Reviews
Thursday, August 28 2008
My Blueberry Nights
Wong's films are structured around images of characters in repose, of interactions weighted with desire, and of individual memory and fantasy.
Thursday, April 10 2008
My Blueberry Nights
In Blueberry Nights, attractions are premised on separate losses, cultivations of similar heartaches, and delights in desserts.
Saturday, May 28 2005
Eros (2004)
Wong Kar-Wai's section follows Miss Hua (Gong Li in some of the most gorgeous dresses ever photographed), a sultry but also wistful Hong Kong call girl.
Sunday, January 1 1995
In the Mood for Love (2000)
A swoony, adult film of unexpected restraint, 'In the Mood for Love' shines with radiant color schemes and two devastating central performances, by Maggie Cheung ('Irma Vep') and Tony Leung ('Chungking Express', 'Happy Together').
Blogs
Monday, March 21 2011
Against the Consensus: 'Chungking Express'
This film is a case study in style over substance. This is not always a bad thing. Godard, a master filmmaker, made a career out of this concept. However, when the style offered is derivative, the idiom looms forebodingly.
Sunday, June 29 2008
My Blueberry Nights (2007)
True fans of cinema generally hate dubbed foreign films. Not only do they miss the beauty of the native language, but every rerecording job seems…
News
Thursday, April 10 2008
Norah Jones tries her hand at acting in 'My Blueberry Nights'
It was the kind of offer that most Hollywood A-listers would jump at: a chance to work with Wong Kar-Wai, the critically acclaimed Hong Kong…
