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Movies I’m watching: JCVD

February 4, 2009 peijin

I’ve been waiting for this film for a long time. It’s a film where Van Damme plays himself, or rather, a version of himself. There are plenty of things taken from his real life–his career as an action star, his … Continue reading →

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Movies I’m Watching: Hell Ride

September 13, 2008 peijin

Ugh. Roger Ebert thought this movie was shit and I am inclined to agree … it’s too bad, since in some way, the biker western genre is fascinating to me, if only because I have had so little exposure to … Continue reading →

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Movies I’ve watched: Lars and the Real Girl

July 14, 2008 peijin

Manohla Dargis of the New York Times thought that this film was a bit hokey because it takes the issue of mental health and makes something Capra-esque out of it. Lars was abandoned and abused when he was young and … Continue reading →

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Movies that I’ve watched: La Pointe Courte

July 6, 2008 peijin

It’s amazing the kind of stiuff that you find at your local DVD shops in Shanghai especially if that shop., like the one that I go to, is run by a guy that is into art films and therefore stocks … Continue reading →

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Movies I’ve watched: Youth Without Youth (2007, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

July 2, 2008 peijin

This was certainly one of the more thought-provoking films that I’ve seen in awhile. Made in a sort of magical realist style, the film tells the story of an aging Romanian professor Dominic Matei (Tim Roth) who miraculously becomes rejuvenated … Continue reading →

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