#Andrew lau

[sesiondemadrugada]

As Tears Go By (Wong Kar-wai, 1988).

[orpheuslookingback]

100 Essential Films: Honorable Mentions

Infernal Affairs (2002), dir. Andrew Lau & Alan Mak

[peterpumpkinhead]

about yibo's recent controversy

it's bad!!!!!

I'm a black fan of his and needless to say, I'm devastated lol

Yes, I fully understood the context of the scene. Yes, I also understand there were many black people on set (and I will not hold them responsible or use them as tokens to justify what cannot be justified). Yes, I get that actors have contractual obligations and have limited say in what makes it in the film, in spite of what people might think.

That being said, there's a reason why blackface is 99% of time and abhorrent practice in the arts. I leave 1% out because, in certain instances, like in the show Mad Men, it appears for the sake of historical accuracy and it is MEANT to cause revolt and disgust in the audience.

The fact is - as much as the plot of the film is based in real life, blackface, as an aesthetic instrument, reinforces many negative stereotypes, it perpetuates itself in the collective imagination and is more so a tool of dehumanization and naturalization of the relegation of black bodies to the category of costumes, props, tools.

I don't even need to get into the paternalistic approach of foreign law enforcement, coming from powerful countries of the global north, working in developing countries and portraying themselves solely as heroes - which is the storyline of a film that has no main black characters and relegates the black cast to either victims, criminals or extras in the background.

The entire cast, crew and production company should be held responsible for this enormous error, so I won't single one person out.

Being critical and demanding a response is not the same as being a hater. I'm nobody's hater, or anti and I believe in measured, strategic responses to a situation like this. But being angry is a very, very valid feeling right now.

I myself work on television and ~believe it or not, am a socialist. You don't need to explain away the inner workings of the entertainment industry or the complexities of cultural impact and ongoing symbols of oppression. I'm *quite* aware.

But, as a good old socialist, I must ask the question: what do we do? My thought process is: I fear that the Chinese audiences will not give two damns about this, which does not mean we shouldn't mobilize ourselves to demand change, an apology and consequences.

Being someone's fan is not the same as joining a cult and my admiration for the actor involved is not larger than my responsibility to social justice and to my people.

So I suggest we contact and comment on posts made by international brands endorsed by the talents in this film - like Dior, Chanel, Lacoste, Pantene, etc. We need to ask them if they're ready the back actors who have agreed to this outdated, highly insulting practice.

This film will not be getting my support and I will not defend actions that need no defense. I'm nobody's attorney, I'm a working class artist and I know better than to infantilize a grown man, as much as I've a history of admiring him.

[may8chan]

Lucy Liu in Rhythm of Destiny 1992

[lifestill]

無間道 / Infernal Affairs (2002) dir. Andrew Lau & Alan Mak

[fdo7]

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Andrew Lau, Alan Mak

[valkaryah]

Infernal Affairs ‘無間道’ (2002) dir. Andrew Lau, Alan Mak

[cinemaronin]

Infernal Affairs (2002)

無間道 Infernal Affairs (2002) directed by Andrew Lau , Alan Mak

[llpodcast]

(Literary License Podcast)

Internal Affairs (2002) (Hong Kong)

 Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer who is secretly a spy for the same Triad. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004. 

  The Departed (2006)

 The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan.  It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger.  The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.

 Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (11.49); Infernal Affairs (2002) Film Trailer (14.13); The Original (16.13); Let's Rate (34.13); Introducing the Double Feature (39.43); The Departed (2009) Film Trailer (41.58); The Attraction (44.22); How Many Stars (1:13.11); End Credits (1:20.49); Closing Credits (1:21.54)

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 Closing Credits:  Believer by The Imagine Dragons. Taken from the album Evolve.  Copyright 2017 Interscope Records.

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[randomrichards]

INTERNAL AFFAIRS:

Two moles on both sides

After Hong Kong’s handover

Hiding in plain sight

[adaptations-polls]

Which version of this do you prefer?

Further notes:

Infernal Affairs is part of a trilogy, but The Departed is only, to my knowledge, remaking the content of the first film, so the rest of the trilogy is not counted on the poll

Infernal Affairs famously has two endings, one that was part of its original release in Hong Kong, and a revised ending that was part of its release in mainland China. The Hong Kong ending is the more "original" one in that I believe it came first, but it should be noted that The Departed's ending matches more closely with the revised ending.

There have been other remakes, but I can't find great info on their accessibility and so have chosen to just focus on these two films

[sesiondemadrugada]

As Tears Go By (Wong Kar-wai, 1988).

[moviecinepelis]

[graphicpolicy]

SDCC 2024: BOOM! reveals Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter Convention Exclusives

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[redsnerdden]

What is the Ghost Planet? Space Ghost Issue Two Offers A Hint

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