The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival has come to an end with the announcement of the various prize winners. It’s been a fabulous event, with an astonishingly good selection of films on offer. A total of 35,139 people saw 97 films across 303 screenings. The winners, in their various categories are as follows, Tokyo Sakura […] Read more »
The full programme for this year's Tokyo International Film Festival was unveiled today in a well attended press conference in Roppongi Hills. The organisers had already announced the opening and closing films and today we were introduced to the other sections of the festival, including the main competition choices and the up and coming directors chosen for Asian Futures programme. Read more »
The show is about to begin, the stars are on the red carpet, so here are our final, last-minute Oscar predictions (* denotes winner) Achievement in Visual Effects The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey *Life of Pi - James’ pick & Fernando’s pick Marvel’s The Avengers Prometheus Snow White and the Huntsman Achievement in Sound Mixing […] Read more »
I figured as the Golden Globes were happening in a few short hours, I’d quickly jot down my predictions. I’m only bothered about the film categories, but here’s who I think will win: Best Motion Picture – Drama – Lincoln Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Les Misérables Best Performance by an Actor […] Read more »
I always struggle writing a best films of the year post. Partly it’s because I don’t see anywhere as many films as I used to. My friend, James Marsh will end up seeing more than 675 films this year. Every year his top ten includes films I simply haven’t had the chance to see. Moreover, […] Read more »
Before anyone posts comments about the films that were originally released before 2009, let me remind you that I live in Hong Kong, which means some films only open here long, long after they opened in their home markets. Moreover many of the films making other writer’s lists (like The Road, The Hurt Locker and […] Read more »