Dustin Chang
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MARY MARIE Review
In the beginning of the film, Mary (Alana Kearns-Green) and Marie (Alexandra Roxo) spend the night at the grandpa's house at the wake of their mother's passing. Mary insists on sleeping in the same bed with the old man. This... More »
  

MARY MARIE: Interview with Director/Stars Alexandra Roxo & Alana Kearns-Green
[Mary Marie, a no budget, erotically charged, DIY style new film by talented young filmmaker Alexandra Roxo, is premiering at the Brooklyn Film Festival on the 4th of June. I sat down with director/actor/writer Roxo along with the film's co-star... More »
  

Korean Movie Night: MISSING PERSON Review
Missing Person is screening for free tuesday, May 24 at 7:00 PM, as part of Korean Movie Night at Tribeca Cinemas. You can find more details and information on the Subway Cinema site.Milan Kundera once said, "Mankind's true moral test... More »
  

CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH Review
Tackling a heavy subject matter, such as the rape of Nanking on film, is not an easy task. In City of Life and Death, director Lu Chuan (Mountain Patrol: Kekexili) does a skillful balancing act in this narrative treatment of... More »
  

THREE Review
I can't find any news article that says Tom Tykwer, the German director known for his celestial, kinetic action films, had a breakdown or went through traumatic events in his life. But I'm assuming he had to have been, because... More »
  

CHILDREN OF HIROSHIMA Review
[Never before seen in the US, Kaneto Shindo's Children of Hiroshima, a searing anti-nuclear war film gets a theatrical release in a new 35mm print for a week (April 22nd through 28th), as a part of the traveling retrospective- The... More »
  

What Does Benicio Del Toro Have in Common with the Atomic Bomb? Kaneto Shindo Retrospective!
To celebrate the prolific Japanese master filmmaker Kaneto Shindo's 99th birthday and to help Japan disaster relief efforts, The Urge for Survival: Kaneto Shindo Retrospective, with 11 of his finest films will kick start its traveling show at the Brooklyn... More »
  

ND/NF 2011 Review: Summer of Goliath
The film starts with our unseen filmmaker interviewing bunch of kids in gorgeous close ups. Among them is Oscar, a handsome, sullen teenager. Everyone calls him Goliath because he is said to have killed his girlfriend. The details of Oscar's... More »
  

ND/NF 2011 Review: Microphone
Watching Microphone now, which is basically a love letter to Alexandria, is all the more poignant considering what's been happening in Egypt for the last few months. Director Ahmad Abdalla succeeds in capturing the essence of the youth culture in... More »
  

KAFFNY 2011: Korean Diaspora- films of Dai sil Kim-Gibson
KAFFNY 2011 is hosting the first retrospective of Dai sil Kim-Gibson, the pioneering Korean woman documentary filmmaker as a part of their 5th Annual film festival. Varied in length, 5 of her docs feature Korean experiences overseas. Anthropological, yet highly... More »
  

ND/NF 2011: Curling Review
Jean-François (Emmanuel Bilodeau), a shy middle aged divorcé and his twelve year-old bespectacled daughter, Julyvonne (Philoméne Bilodeau) arrive in the snow swept small town near Quebec. For some reason, JF is deathly afraid for his daughter's safety: he won't let... More »
  

KAFFNY 2011: Peter Bo Rappmund Interview
[Psychohydrography, a high-res, time-lapse HD project surveying the Los Angeles water system; from the Eastern Sierra Nevada to the LA river to the Pacific ocean, is truly one of a kind visual & aural experience. I had an opportunity to... More »
  

Mark Your Calendars, the 5th Annual Korean American Film Festival NY (KAFFNY) is Here!
In its fifth year, the 2011 Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) is bigger than ever. While mainly showcasing films that illustrate Korean American experiences, this year's program is as diverse as it is ambitious in its scope. Highlights... More »
  

UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES Review
A ghost, a monkey spirit with glowing red eyes and a talking catfish all inhabit Apichatpong Weerasethakul's latest film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. This disjointed and time transcending narrative follows Boonmee at his farm in... More »
  

Cinema Reborn: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Interview
[Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, the latest from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, is a personal, gentle and playful contemplation of reincarnation and transmigration of souls. I got a chance to sit down for an interview (via skype) with the... More »
  

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE Review
[After being screened at several film festivals since its debut at the Cannes 2010, We Are What We Are is coming out in theaters via IFC on Feb 18th and available On Demand on Feb 23rd]The film starts with... More »
  

Berlin 2011: CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS 3D Review
[With Werner Herzog's Cave Of Forgotten Dreams now screening in Berlin it seems a good time to revisit Dustin Chang's previous review.]This History Channel funded Werner Herzog's foray into 3D filmmaking is a pretty straightforward documentary. Only it's in 3D.... More »
  

Kim Tae-gyun talks A BAREFOOT DREAM
In 2002, East Timor (officially Timor Leste), a tiny island nation 400 miles north of Australia, became the first independent nation of the 21st century. A former Portuguese colony and invaded and annexed in 1975 by Indonesia with the... More »
  

WHITE MATERIAL Review
Claire Denis (Trouble Everyday, Beau Travail) goes back to the colonial Africa and tells a story of a coffee plantation owned by a white family caught in a civil war. Maria Vial (Isabelle Huppert), a matron of the family is... More »
  

Claire Denis Interview
Whether it's about a disco dancing French legionnaire, underworld organ trafficking or vampires, Claire Denis's enigmatic films have been enrapturing cinephiles around the world since her debut feature Chocolat (1988). With her thrilling new film White Material opening statewide on... More »
  
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