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filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org - 2/18/2009
Tokyo! - 2009 SFIAAFF
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NOTE: The San Jose screening of TOKYO! has been cancelled. Ah, Tokyo! The capitol of quirk looks even more surreal when envisioned by three of cinema's most inventive directors: Michel Gondry (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND), Leos Carax (POLA X) and Bong Joon-ho (THE HOST). Gondry's ...
festival.asianamericanmedia.org - 2/14/2009
SFIAAFF 2009
— festival.asianamericanmedia.org — splash3.jpg TOKYO SONATA—The Evening Class Interview With Kiyoshi Kurosawa Posted February 18, 2009 Many years ago I... was taught to dream in detail and that such details involve the discipline of placing one foot patiently in front of the other. ... (more) SFIAAFF 2009

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filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org - 2/18/2009
Tokyo Sonata - 2009 SFIAAFF
— filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org — Winner of the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, Kiyoshi... Kurosawa's latest film finds the filmmaker departing from the supernatural terrain of his recent string of horror films to present a piercing, devastating ... (more) Tokyo Sonata - 2009 SFIAAFF

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Three New “Tokyo!” Clips
filmofilia.com - 2/25/2009
Three New “Tokyo!” Clips
— filmofilia.com — The New York release of anthology film called “ Tokyo! ” is right around the corner! In... honor of next week’s release, Liberation Entertainment and Vitagraph Films have just provided three new clips from the film. The film is directed by Michel Gondry (Enternal Sunshine ... (more) Three New “Tokyo!” Clips

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The Evening Class:  SFIAAFF 2009—Michael Hawley Previews the Line-up

YNOT at the Movies:  Korean Cinema at SFIAAFF 2009

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SFIAAFF 2009—Michael Hawley Previews the Line-up
The Evening Class — ... is supposed to be a stylish, balls-to-the-wall thriller about an ex-cop-turned-pimp who goes up against a serial-killer and stars the aforementioned Ha Jung-woo. You'll never find a more unlikely combination of directors than Leos Carax (Pola X), Bong Joon-ho (The Host) and Michel Gondry (The Science of Sleep), but amazingly, all three contribute segments to the omnibus film Tokyo!. Veteran Filipina actress Anita Linda (who has appeared in 176 films according ...

Korean Cinema at SFIAAFF 2009
YNOT at the Movies — Like most years, emerging Korean cinema always has a strong presence at SFIAAFF. In fact, this year's both opening and closing night films are Korean. Korean actor Ha Jung-woo (하정우) is perhaps one of the mostly sought actors these days. While his terrific performance in "Time" (시간) and "Never Forever" (두 ...

Japanese Cinema at SFIAAFF 2009
YNOT at the Movies — Another focus at the 27th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) is Japanese cinema. The festival's Spotlight pays tributes to Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清) and Artist in Focus features experimental media artist Takahiko Limura (飯村隆彦). Seven(!) of Kiyoshi ...

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