Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis is acclaimed director Jia Zhang-ke’s haunting and devastating take on how the rapid economic expansion of China is hitting the majority of people in these four separate stories of unparalleled violence. The first tale is of Dahai an ex-miner who goes on a rampage after he fails to report the Village Chief for selling … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhat better way to celebrate Chinese New Year at Sundance than selecting ‘CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT’ as my first movie of the day. Evidently that old curmudgeon Chairman Mao banned boxing in China as he said it was the sport of capitalism and thus very bad. It wasn’t until after Mohammed Ali visited China in 1979 as a goodwill ambassador that … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis ancient Chinese Empire is just about to install its the first ever female Emperor in it’s history which is not going down to well with most of the old guard, and weird things start happening. When two government officials spontaneously combust, the Empress orders Detective Dee to be set free from the prison she … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideEvidently amongst all the other things that the Chinese can claim to have invented/created we can also add BFF as in Best Friends Forever. Back in the 19th Century a woman having a ‘laotong’ was an embedded social custom that bound two friends. known as ‘sisters’, by a written contract and according to the account … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideOne of the real delights of viewing so many (mainly good) movies is that once in a while you find an unexpected real gem that blows you (cinematic) socks off. This is one such rare occasion, and spreading the word about a delicious treat that may never come onto your radar is one the main … Continue reading
