Juno Mak’s directorial debut is a moody revivial of the quintessentially Hong Kong hopping vampire films of the 1980s. Assembling a cast of horror veterans, headed by Chin Siu Ho, Anthony Chan Yau and Paw Chee Hing, the film is the story of a washed up actor who moves into a dilapidated apartment building, intent […] Read more »
Rigor Mortis is Juno Mak’s debut as a feature film director. Mak, known for acting in and co-writing Revenge: A Love Story (2010) has chosen to make a homage to the 80s Chinese “geung see” (Mr Vampire) films. Mak also wrote the film and co-produced it alongside Takashi Shimizu, director of Ju-on and it’s English […] Read more »
In this week’s podcast we take a look James’ picks from Fantastic Fest before discussing Alfonso Cuarón’s long anticipated space drama, Gravity, Woody Allen’s latest, Blue Jasmine, the challenging Blue Is The Warmest Colour and Ron Howard’s Rush. Oh and we also talk about Diana. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Read more »