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Art/Film Picks - DDR and Rouge
Sunday, July 09, 2006

Ok, I'm a year late but it's only because I never get a chance to go to the Tribeca Film Festivals, thanks to being in Syracuse. I watch a lot of TV and do way too much channel surfing but have found that the local channel 25, NYC TV, is a great source to expanding art/film/music intake. Sunday night, I caught a portion of Backdrop NYC, a show that features short films made and shot by "New Yorkers", and watched Sasie Sealy's (I love her name!) short film, "Dance Mania Fantastic." It is about the pressure of being a salaryman and the sudden lay off from a job makes the main character continue to pretend to his family and fiancee that he is still going to work. Dressed for work and with too much time til 5pm, he wanders into an arcade and discovers Dance Dance Revolution. This 12 minute short has some beautiful cinematography, using a lot of bright colors and lighting to reflect Japanese city life. It also has a great sense of dark humor with his dance steps and short conversations with an arcade attendant. She could be the next Sophia Coppola.

I downloaded a bunch of Anita Mui music for my mom lately and it also got transferred onto my ipod. Very rare for a young 20 year old to be listening to what Chinese people call "classics" in Cantonese pop music. My mom also introduced me to "Rouge" (1987) featuring Anita and Leslie Cheung, both big names in Cantonese culture. The film jumps back and forth from the 1930s to the late-1980s, telling a tragic love story about a prostitute's love and devotion to a rich heir. Anita Mui plays the ghost that returns to the modern world to find her rich lover who never made it to the other side with her. There were some questionable scenes; like the modern couple's need to have a sex scene, but this was made in the 80s so eh. Other than that, the scenes from the 30s were great in terms of costume and authencity. One of my top "romance" films.
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Watch Backdrop NYC on Wed at 9pm, w/ repeats on Sun at 8pm. (Local channel 25)

Buy Rouge on DVD on Amazon

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Art/Film Picks - DDR and Rouge Sunday, July 09, 2006 Ok, I'm a year late but it's only because I never get a chance to go to the Tribeca Film Festivals, thanks to being in Syracuse. I watch a lot of TV and do way too much channel surfing but have found that the local channel 25, NYC TV, is a great source to expanding art/film/music intake. Sunday night, I caught a portion of Backdrop NYC, a show that features short films made and shot by "New Yorkers", and watched Sasie Sealy's (I love her name!) short film, "Dance Mania Fantastic." It is about the pressure of being a salaryman and the sudden lay off from a job makes the main character continue to pretend to his family and fiancee that he is still going to work. Dressed for work and with too much time til 5pm, he wanders into an arcade and discovers Dance Dance Revolution. This 12 minute short has some beautiful cinematography, using a lot of bright colors and lighting to reflect Japanese city life. It also has a great sense of dark humor with his dance steps and short conversations with an arcade attendant. She could be the next Sophia Coppola. I downloaded a bunch of Anita Mui music for my mom lately and it also got transferred onto my ipod. Very rare for a young 20 year old to be listening to what Chinese people call "classics" in Cantonese pop music. My mom also introduced me to "Rouge" (1987) featuring Anita and Leslie Cheung, both big names in Cantonese culture. The film jumps back and forth from the 1930s to the late-1980s, telling a tragic love story about a prostitute's love and devotion to a rich heir. Anita Mui plays the ghost that returns to the modern world to find her rich lover who never made it to the other side with her. There were some questionable scenes; like the modern couple's need to have a sex scene, but this was made in the 80s so eh. Other than that, the scenes from the 30s were great in terms of costume and authencity. One of my top "romance" films. ----- Watch Backdrop NYC on Wed at 9pm, w/ repeats on Sun at 8pm. (Local channel 25) Buy Rouge on DVD on Amazon posted by Jane Tam at 11:45 PM ......................................................................................................... 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home					About Jane Tam has moved to a different domain. Please forward your links to http://janetam.com. Jane is a 21 year old Photography student placed in Syracuse University but originally from New York City. She enjoys all sorts of music but you can classify her as the stereotypical indie kid. Slightly offensive and bitter sometimes, this blog is a place to vent frustrations but also a blog to display current photo/art projects as well as encourage new talent from music to art to films; basically whatever tickles Jane's fancy. Archives 12/2004 01/2005 02/2005 03/2005 04/2005 05/2005 06/2005 07/2005 08/2005 09/2005 10/2005 11/2005 12/2005 01/2006 02/2006 03/2006 04/2006 05/2006 06/2006 07/2006 08/2006 09/2006 10/2006 11/2006 12/2006 01/2007 02/2007 03/2007 04/2007 05/2007 06/2007 08/2007 09/2007 10/2007 11/2007 www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from thejane. Make your own badge here.