Rough Groove

Movies watched: June 08, 3

40! That’s how many movies and a short I’ve watched in June! The following are non-US productions. The six films below were those seen in theater screenings.

Caregiver - Chito Rono, 2008 (Philippines)
The Incredible Hulk - Louis Leterrier, 2008 (US)
Kung-Fu Panda - Mark Osborne & John Stevenson, 2008 (US)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Andrew Adamson, 2008 (UK)
The Happening - M. Night Shyamalan, 2008 (US)
Wanted - Timur Bekmambetov, 2008 (US)

Movies watched: June 08, 2

40! That’s how many movies and a short I’ve watched in June! The following are non-US productions.

Karaula, Adams Aebler and Drama/Mex are good while Seven Swords is gory but the effects and stunts are great. As for The Science of Sleep, well, I’m not too fond of real life and animation mixed together but its kind of interesting as to how the concept of reality and dreams mix together. Gael Garcia Bernal is such a wonderful actor here.

Chat gim (Seven Swords) -Tsui Hark, 2005 (China)
Adam’s Aebler (Adam’s Apples) -Anders Thomasjensens, 2005 (Denmark)
Drama/Mex - Gerardo Naranjo, 2006 (Mexico)
Karaula (Border Post) - Rajko Grlic, 2006 (Slovenia)
La Science des rêves (The Science of Sleep) - Michel Gondry, 2006 (France)

Short: Clara - Van Sowerwin, 2005 (Australia)

Movies watched: 13th French Film Festival, June 08

40! That’s how many movies and a short I’ve watched in June!

The 13th French Film Festival was held at the Shangri-la Plaza in Mandaluyong last month. Of the 10 movies on offer, one didn’t make it due to permit problems. Entrance was free but unfortunately, as the tickets were given two hours before the start of the movie, I’m often left with no tickets once the preceeding one finished that it was around 4 days I’ve been going to this mall just to watch it. I was able to watch 7 of the nine films.

Qui m’aime me suive ( If You Love Me Follow Me) - Benoit Cohen, 2006
Roman de Gare (Crossed Tracks) - Claude Lelouche, 2007
Ah! Si j’etais riche (If I Were a Rich Man) - Gerard Bitton, Michel Munz, 2002
Changement d’adresse (Change of Address) - Emmanuel Moiret, 2006
Clean - Olivier Assayas, 2004
La Mome (La vie en rose) - Olivier Dahan, 2007
Je crois que je l’aime (Could This Be Love?) - Pierre Jolivet, 2007

Movies watched: May 08, part 3

This post wraps up the movies I’ve watched for the month of May. Except for the French film, the other three were seen at theaters.

Regarding the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, what a let down. The previous installments were much better. Come to think of it, aliens? What Happens in Vegas, however was way better for a light and mindless comedy.

Iron Man - Jon Favreau, 2008 (US)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Steven Spielberg, 2008 (US)
What Happens in Vegas - Tom Vaughn, 2008 (US)
Combien tu m’aimes (How Much Do You Love Me) - Bertrand Blier, 2005 (France)

Movies watched: May 02, part 2

For the month of May, I was able to watch 22 films of which I focused more on works specifically in South East Asia and China. The Asian countries covered: China, one each from the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam, three from Thailand, and two from South Korea. This also includes work by Zhang Yimou (3 films) and Wong Kar Wai (4 films).

Part 3 of May movies watched will list non Asian films.

Ploning - Dante Nico Garcia, 2008 (Philippines)
Da hong deng long gao gao gua (Raise the Red Lantern) - Zhang Yimou, 1991 (China)
Qian li zou dan qi (Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles) - Zhang Yimou, 2005 (China)
Ying xiong (Hero) - Zhang Yimou, 2002 (China)
The Legend of Suriyothai - Chatrichalerm Yukol, 2001 (Thailand)
Ploy - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, 2007 (Thailand)
Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (Last Life in the Universe) - Pen-ek Ratanaruang, 2003 (Thailand)
Bin-jip (3-Iron) - Kim-Ki Duk, 2004 (South Korea)
Mu Sa - Sung-su Kim, 2001 (South Korea)
Xich lo (Cyclo) - Anh Hung Tran, 1995 (Vietnam)
Tai yang yue (Rain Dogs) - Ho Yuhang, 2006 (Malaysia)
Sheng si jie (Stolen Life) - Li Shaohong, 2003 (China)
Ping guo (Lost in Beijing) - Yu Li, 2007 (China)
Wu Ji (The Promise) - Chen Kaige, 2005 (China)