Category I. Is it the end of the world, when a puling Hollywood brat dictates what we should worry about? That’s one cheap shot many will doubtless be taking at “The 11th Hour,” a documentary on global warming co-written, co-produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio. They’d...
The Japanese can start a craze over anything mundane. Katsuyuki Motohiro’s “Udon” captures this uncanny ability at both its most admirable and its most tedious. The film takes a commonplace dish that an entire nation’s been snacking on for a millennium, and then depicts said...
Category IIA. Are we at the end of the road for road movies? It’s a question that’s hard not to ask after viewing Wong Kar-wai’s English-language debut, which swaps the cramped confines of Hong Kong for the American open road with mixed results. On the one hand, watching the...
Local IT consultant Tom Nunan has a confession to make: “When I go out dancing at night, I don’t want to hear jazz. I want to hear something easier to listen to, something repetitive and recognizable.” Sounds like you won’t be seeing him on April 21, when jazz regulars Allen...
When a lone copy of “Cold Blade,” a 1970 film directed by legendary Hong Kong director Chor Yuen, quietly surfaced in Hong Kong a few years ago, local cinephiles were caught off guard. Here was a martial arts flick they had long given up on as a casualty lost to the ravages of time. For...
Easter; a celebration of the changing of the seasons, and a perfect time to stop fooling yourself about that New Year’s resolution diet you’re supposedly on. You don’t need to be a glutton to gorge on Easter; everybody knows it’s a time for family, friends, food, and more...
