Lake Como Comic Art Festival Reveals the Next Wave of 2024 Guests and Announces Tickets On Sale Now
Lake Como Comic Art Festival Reveals the Next Wave of 2024 Guests and Announces Tickets On Sale Now #lcaf #lcaf2024
The Lake Como Comic Art Festival has announced the next wave of 2024 guests which includes Lucio Parillo, Jim Cheung, Terry Dodson, Carla Cohen, E.M. Gist, and Julian Tedesco and debut three Mattiniero Ticket Packages—Mattiniero is Italian for “earlybird” and all packages feature special earlybird pricing. Tickets are available now at lccaf.com.
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For those who are a bit underwhelmed by the summer drama options or still dreaming about TTEOTM! 😎
Kuk Kok Leung (Lead Director)
Kuk Kok Leung is a veteran director who started his career in Hong Kong's TVB. He's been nominated for the prestigious Magnolia Award and is known for wuxia and serious, warm-blooded historical dramas (he's adapted 7 out of 8 Jinyong novels). His works include...
Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983) as Assistant Director, with Felix Wong and Barbara Yung
The Duke of Mount Deer (1984), with Tony Leung & Andy Lau
Return of the Condor Heros (1983) with Andy Lau & Idy Chan
Legend of the Condor Heroes (2002) with Li Yapeng & Zhou Xun
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003), with Hu Jun, Jimmy Lin, and Liu Yifei
Water Margin (2011), nominated for Magnolia Award
Cool Sword (2013), with Julian Cheung & Wallace Chung
The Patriot Fei Yue (2013), with Huang Xiaoming & Ruby Lin
The Stand-In (2014), with Wallace Chung
The General and I (2016), with Wallace Chung and Angelababy
He's also a frequent collaborator and producer on Johnny To films, including Election, Election 2, Mad Detective.
So you get the picture. He makes TV for men who are ready to bleed for their country. This all makes him a really interesting choice for TTEOTM (and tells you a bit about the ambition and creative vision of the producers), especially since all his more recent idol dramas were widely panned.
Wang Haiqi, Director & Action Director
We don't know too much about Wang Haiqi because TTEOTM is actually his directorial debut. He started his career in stunts and has worked as the action coordinator on Ashes of Love (2018) and Immortality (unreleased) alongside Luo Yunxi. He was also a stunts man/double in a bunch of Hollywood films, including Mulan (2020) and the Foreigner (2017) through the Jacky Chan stunts team.
He's responsible for most of the action/battle scenes in TTEOTM, and his experience working on films probably explains why the fight sequences are unusually cinematic for TV.
Luan Hexin, Art Director
Luan Hexin is a Magnolia Award nominated art director best known for Huanyu productions, including Story of Yanxi Palace, Winter Begonia, and Royal Feast. He's a serious art guy, as you can tell from this interview.
(Note: Huanyu is Bai Lu's management company. There is a rumor that Luan Hexin is part of Bai Lu's "dowry", but the parties have since clarified that Luan was brought in after she was cast.)
He's also an interesting choice, having never worked on costume fantasies before and better known for his authentic representation of the look and feel of bygone eras.
Huang Wei, Costume Designer
Huang Wei is one of the most sought-after costume designers working today, especially for xianxias. She started her career as a Vogue China editor and was in fact the person responsible for TTEOTM's Dunhuang-inspired aesthetics.
Her better known works include A Dream of Splendor (2022), One and Only (2020), Love O2O (2015), Back from the Brink (2023) as well as a bunch of highly anticipated dramas like Immortality and The Last Immortal. (The joke on Chinese internet is that there is an "expensive" vs. "cheap" version of Huang Wei costumes - her design can be much simpler on lower-budget productions.)
I'd like to think that after designing 40 mostly white costumes for Luo Yunxi in Immortality, she decided to go nuts on color with Tantai Jin.
Tsang Ming Fai, Makeup Designer
Tsang Ming Fai is a big name in the xianxia circuit. He and his team of “students" have worked on a large number of costume dramas, including Ashes of Love (2018), Love & Redemption (2020), Under the Power (2019), Noble Aspirations (2016), Sword of Legends (2014), as well as the... wait for it... unreleased Immortality and Luo Yunxi's currently filming drama Follow Your Heart.
He's sadly been receiving a lot of hate in fan circles over the heavy makeup in TTEOTM (which may or may not have been his call). What I do appreciate is his ability to help actors craft distinct characters with varied hair and makeup choices. For example you can distinguish between different Luo Yunxi characters and their personalities with Runyu's clean cut tie-back half ponytail (ethereal & straight laced), Tantai Jin's slightly brown hair, messy bangs and heavy eye shadow (dark & sickly), Chu Wanning's angular eyebrows and geometric hair puff (strict & proud).
He also excels at creating unusual, iconic looks even for side characters, e.g. Chen Yao's dark lipstick paired with gothic jewelry in Immortality and Chen Duling's retro updo in TTEOTM.
Reviews (summaries) of a few of the drama adaptations for [Legend of the Condor Heroes]/ 「射鵰英雄傳」 from the last three decades:
*Drama posters are from oldest to latest (from left to right, top to bottom)
1983 version (starring Barbara Yung and Felix Wong):
Too young to remember and never rewatched. A feted classic from Hong Kong TVB’s heyday. The only thing I will unequivocally say I love about this version is the iconic theme songs, which are the only musical tracks I can easily recall and identify when it comes to the numerous adaptations.
1994 version (starring Athena Chu and Julian Cheung):
First love. Good performances. Beautiful and ultra-cute JingRong. Favourite balance of visuals for JingRong. Solid production (HK TVB). Newish classic. Faithful to the main storylines. The version which made me fall for Guo Jing and the saga. Sometimes, however, first love only goes so far.
2003 version (starring Zhou Xun and Li Ya Peng):
Gritty. Jiang Hu. Sweeping epic. Mature vibes. Tragic and heartbreak-tinged. Faithful to the main storylines. Brilliant JingRong. Elegantly cultured Huang Rong. Earnestly chivalrous Guo Jing. Love both the portrayals of Guo Jing and Huang Rong (despite the many criticisms received). Loved the veteran gravitas of many of the supporting casts. Performances were fabulous. My only gripe is with Yang Kang (and his actor, Zhou Jie, whose performance I was not especially partial to, but he did okay though). The best Mongolian segment(s) out of all adaptations. Favourite drama adaptation (to date). The main and ending theme songs are fantastic, and the opening track has quite an epic saga feel.
(Some audience disliked ZX’s portrayal, and criticisms abound about her using her own voice during the show - which is a bit husky - but I had absolutely no issues with it. I thought the criticisms weirdly petty, actually. As someone who does not find dubs at all nice, I appreciated her using her own voice/dub for the series. LYP also received his fair share of criticisms for his portrayal. Personally, I enjoyed both tremendously).
2008 version (starring Ariel Lin and Hu Ge):
An adaptation I skipped as neither mains appealed to me, and Liu Shi Shi as Mu Nian Ci was not enough of a draw to make me trudge through an adaption I read was not particularly faithful to the novels. Visuals and vibes wise, I just could not see Hu Ge as Guo Jing - which is simply a personal preference - but I do not doubt that his performance/portrayal would have been fine. That goes for the rest of the cast and their performances.
2017 version (starring Li Yi Tong and Yang Xu Wen):
Pretty. Vibrant aesthetics. Wuxia vibes. Relatively youthful. Commendable production. Sweet, lovey-dovey and affectionate JingRong. Cutie - and handsome - Guo Jing. Excellent Huang Rong. Faithful to the main storylines. Highly enjoyable. Main instrumental track a clever nolstagic callback to the classic Hong Kong songs/themes. Good production. Superb performances overall.
(I found this version’s GJ a bit too prettily handsome, which is lovely but also felt a bit not-GJ. Still enjoyed his portrayal a lot though).
2024 version (starring Bao Shang En and Ci Sha):
Strong Wuxia vibes. Solid aesthetics and production. Youthful. Squee-worthy JingRong. Adorably devious Huang Rong. Favourite Guo Jing and JingRong (to date). Wonderful performances all around. Faithful to the main storylines. Some distinct emotional beats.
Especially noteworthy was the beautifully shot and conveyed scenes from near the end during GJ’s mental and spiritual struggles with his grief and martial abilities. Superbly done and went to the heart of the novel’s themes.
Flaws included pacing and issues with storylines length. Uneven focus. Lack of epic-ness.
(Ci Sha is not really my cup-of-tea visuals wise but he looked and felt like what Guo Jing *should* be and his performance was compelling and layered. His portrayal embodied the 靖 of 郭靖, and I think that meant something significant. He truly came into his own by the last third when the confidence and composure GJ cultivated throughout the series made his nuanced portrayal fangirl-scream worthy. *fainting away* Love his steady, gentle and devoted GJ to bits. The focus and complexity they afforded Yang Kang in this version made him a much more complex and conflicted antagonist, which was fascinating. This Wanyan Hong Lie inspired major feelings for a character I already found especially interesting and tragi-complex since the 2003 adaptation. The soft-spot I have for him is too real).
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor, Chris Barrie, Jon Voight, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Leslie Phillips, Richard Johnson, Robert Phillips, Rachel Appleton, Henry Wyndham, David Cheung, David K.S. Tse, Ayla Amiral, Ozzie Yue, Wai-Keat Lau
Release year: 2001
Genres: adventure, action, fantasy, thriller
Blurb: English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. The archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities, but meets her match in the evil Powell, who's in search of a powerful relic.
EAST HAVEN'S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT: THE WIND STORM
With the 1 year anniversary of East Haven's opening, we have decided to have an event that centers around a wind storm that is blowing it's way through town, inciting chaos where ever it goes. The event will start on January 5th at 12pm (noon) and end on January 15th at 12am (midnight). No new starters should be posted after January 10th.
You were placed into groups that are listed below. You will be expected to write with at least one character in that group that you normally do not write with. You are still free to do other threads with others in the group, but are required to at least one.
Participation for this event will be mandatory. Acceptances and checks will be held as usual. Reminder: Injuries need to be in by January 3rd*. You can find the form here. Details of this will be posted on the 5th.
Characters and locations are listed under the cut and will be updated with acceptances & unfollows. Please use the tag easthavenevent007.
East Haven Memorial - Maple Hills
Stevie Wagner - Kayla
Johnny Wagner - K
Sunny Hussan - Jennie
River Jackson - Star
Sarah Ruiz - El
Gale Peterson - Nadine
Callum Jackson - Madison
Alec Kincade - Justin
Aubrey Miller - Lital
Wesley Levitt - K
City Hall - Downtown
Nate Clairmont - Kayla
Brody Evans - Jackie
Aarin Duskin - K
Chantel Bedford - Katelyn
Ann-Marie Seigert - Jennie
Maggie Sommers - Kayla
Mallory Sinclair - K
Verity Wagner - Mat
Max Diax - Star
Isabella Castro - JimJam
Andrew Jackson - Nadine
Willow Springs Apartments - Downtown
Ashi Hussan - Kayla
Emre Ediz - K
Orion Blakely - Justin
Jude Sanchez-Khalid - Star
Amerie Chen - Mat
Dana Allen-Lopez - K
Apollo Williams - Desi
Riley Day - Marie
Celine Ediz - Gigi
Beyza Senkan - Kayla
Heywood University - Downtown
Liliana Santos-Blake - Nadine
Cami Quintana-Lopez - Marie
Cristian Hernandez - Dix
Asher Spring - Kae
Wyatt Wheeler - K
Prue Cassidy - Kayla
Marcus Reyes - K
Alex Fontenelle - Madison
Frederick Sullivan - Star
Genevieve Hernandez - Beki
Fire Department - Downtown
Connor Bowen - K
Penelope Ruiz - Nadine
Benjamin Jackson - Justin
Harlow Hanlon - S
Eddie Castro - Kayla
Ari Seong-Paterson - Katelyn
Keely Seigert - Desi
Brady Levitt - Jennie
Roman Rhodes - G
Javier Rivera - Dix
Renee Thompson - K
Mount Aston Lodge - Mount Aston
Josiah Huddington - Katelyn
Neena Wagner - Gigi
Dilara Baysal - K
Malik Farouk - Jackie
Travis Jackson - Kayla
Samuel Bradford - S
Cameron Hatcher - Dix
Mason Paterson - K
Josh Pryce - Nadine
Diego Castro - Star
Gas n Go - Sutherland Park
Shane Marshall - Jay
Alice Cheung - K
Bridget Levitt - Kayla
James Morrison - Sam
Quentin Levitt - Nadine
Hunter Renner - Star
Bee Bowen - El
Estella Harris - Lital
Julieta Alvarez - K
Alliannah Vaughn - Katelyn
Animal House Shelter - Maple Hills
Evren Osman - Katelyn
Morgan Fontenelle - K
Alaric Farrow - S
Lance Browne - Justin
Roberta Rhodes - Kayla
Gavin Gunther - Jackie
Chanse Ainsworth - Kae
Chloe Austin - Madison
Mateo Torres - K
Isla Ricci - Mat
South Pines - Primrose Heights
Abraham Wilson - K
Julian Heywood - Nadine
Luciana Medina - Kayla
Owen Bentley - Star
Ricky Thompson - Jennie
Luna Morales - Lital
Simon Heywood - Marie
Matt Wheeler - Kayla
Valentina Delgado - K
Rohan Belton-Stone - Justin
Old Maple Way - Maple Hills
Dean Walker - Dix
Nicole Peterson - Kayla
Haven Sinclair - Katelyn
Oliver Hensley - JimJam
Aster Moon - G
Hazal Senkan - K
Kanyon Webb - Jackie
Aindreis Blythe - Marie
Yasmin Ansari - K
Sydney Heywood - Gigi
Demir Ediz - Lisa
Tequila Cowboy - Sutherland Park
Donovan Morgan - Star
Marcel Vaughn - Mat
Amayah Fontenelle - Nadine
Abel Morgan - K
Teagan Weatherford - Katelyn
Jaslene Clairmont - K
Maverick Bennett - Dix
Sofia Carmichael - Kayla
Romeo Clark - Jackie
Graham Winters - JimJam
Maple Hills Mall - Maple Hills
Parker Campbell - K
Xia Huang-Clark - Kayla
Viktor Pierce - Dix
Lenny Clairmont - K
Nancy Lee - Kayla
Nora Sinclair - Beki
Tyler Day - Star
Summer Cassidy - El
Ali Webster - Sam
Daniel Kwon - Nadine
Harrison Lee - Jennie
Moose Lodge Rentals - Primrose Heights
Nick Wagner - Kayla
Eli Browne - K
Vivek Virani - Jackie
Charlie Davis - Star
Waverly Erickson - Em
Cael Montgomery - Nadine
Adem Sahir - Madison
Jeremy Lieberman - Kayla
Jo Spring - Marie
Logan Walker - K
*We did change this so we could have time to talk to and plan these injuries.
El trailer de la serie de Marvel "Agatha en todas partes" ("Agatha All Along") muestra a varios personajes vistos en la anterior producción televisiva de la misma casa, "WandaVision" (2021), y continúa la historia de la bruja Agatha Harkness (Kathrin Hahn), atrapada en el pueblito de Westwiew (Nueva Jersey). El video presenta a un joven, interpretado por Joe Locke, estrella de la serie "Heartstopper", que es un "adolescente gay con un oscuro sentido del humor", según la explicación oficial, y en el futuro se convertirá en el poderoso Wiccan, tal como fue anunciado.
Ya hubo un esbozo del personaje de Billy Maximoff, uno de los gemelos surgidos de la magia de su madre, Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), en "WandaVision". Hijo (¡una hechicera lo hizo!) de Vision (Paul Bettany), la serie mostraba a los pequeños Billy (Julian Hilard) y Tommy (Jett Klyne) en infantil ebullición y portando, a modo de guiño, el vestuario que ambos superhéroes llevan en los comics (Tommy es el alter ego de Speed). A pesar de su destino en el show, los chicos reaparecen en el filme "Doctor Strange en el Multiverso de la Locura" ("Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness", 2022).
Pero, ¿quiénes son Wiccan y Speed? Como se sabe, en el mundo de los comics un superhéroe puede ser la piel de uno o varios personajes y este dúo no es la excepción. Billy y Tommy Maximoff ya habían aparecido en 1986 como los hijos gemelos de Wanda y Vision, pero como dúo superheroico aparecieron en el primer número de "Young Avengers", equipo del que formaron parte, en 2005. Como superhéroes, fueron creados por Allan Heinberg y dibujados por Jim Cheung mientras que Billy y Tommy fueron creados por Steve Englehart y Richard Howell. Desde el vamos se sabía que los poderosos muchachos (Wiccan posee propiedades mágicas, como mamá, y Speed goza de supervelocidad) serían homosexuales, aunque se determinó que Speed fuera bisexual. Es más, en el caso de Wiccan se creó a su pareja, Hulking, superhéroe con quién se casó en 2020, conformando el primer matrimonio LGBTQ de Marvel Comics.
Otra encarnación de Wiccan es Billy Kaplan (¿el personaje de Locke?), que en el papel es un hijo de cirujanos acosado por su homosexualidad que recibe sus poderes de la Bruja Escarlata. La otra versión de Speed es Thomas Shepherd, hijo de padres divorciados y reclutado por los Jóvenes Vengadores. Los ya mencionados Heinberg y Cheung concibieron a Kaplan y a Shepherd. En el casod e éste último, aún se desconoce si aparecerá o no en "Agatha All Along" o en proyectos posteriores. Esta cuestión sólo está en la mente de los hacedores del Universo Cinemático de Marvel.
Tommy y Billy descubriendo sus poderes en "Wandavision" (2021):
youtube
Escena de "Doctor Strange en el multiverso de la locura" (2022):
earlier when i opened my weibo notifications and saw that julian cheung had a thing on some show and i went to the page to see what the show is and immediately got distracted because "hey i recognize that face, it's the main guy from mlc that that one person on my dash is obsessed with" my blorbo-in-law if you will
anyway hope you're going well, looking forward to scrolling through more of that dude
ahaha my influence <333 i'm so glad i'm not just someone you follow but also someone who's clearly not normal about a specific man on your dash
(also thank you, and i hope you're doing well too!!)
NIKE - AWAKEN YOUR MADNESS from Sam Pilling on Vimeo.
STARRING:
ERLING HAALAND
VINI Jr.
KYLIAN MBAPPE
and RONALDINHO
with:
Mousa Mballo as YOUNG VINI
Algirdas Varzgalys as YOUNG HAALAND
Ichie Reich Reid as YOUNG MBAPPE
Kweku Katabra-Ansah - VINI’s DOUBLE
Ben Fitchett - HAALAND’s DOUBLE
Henry Ikeije - MBAPPE’s DOUBLE
Miqueias Souza - RONALDINHO’s DOUBLE
CREW:
Client: Nike Football | Agency: W+K | CDs: Becca Pottinger & Albert Pukies | Creatives: Adam Crockett, Will Wells & Sammy Watts Stanfield | Agency Producer: Chloe Bradley | Agency Production Assistant: Lea Georgiev | Director: Sam Pilling | Director’s Assistant: Maxi McLachlan | Production: Magna Studios | EPs: James Sorton & Davud Karbassioun | Producer: Neil Andrews | DoP: Norm Li | 1st AD: Julian Richards | Production Designer: Marco Puig at LUX | Sports Choreography: Bohdan Pylypchuk, Zak Ansah & Andy Ansah at Sports on Screen | PM: Ben Burdock | Production Coordinator: Michelle Cheung | Service Company - Madrid & Paris: 24/7 | 24/7 MD: Ivo | 24/7 EP: Lole | 24/7 Ambassador: Jordi Molla Castillo | 24/7 Producer: Nayla Soffita | Paris Producer: Benjamin Zorilla | Service Company - Manchester: LS Productions | EP: Sarah Drummond | Producer: Emma Hughes | Art Director: Sami Khan | Casting: Kharmel Cochrane | Wardrobe: BRATSK | Playback: Celitoncia | 2nd Ad: Catalina Parra | 2D VFX: Miguel Wratten | 3D VFX: Sam Osborne | Lighting: Mad crew | Camera: EPC cameras | Gaffers: Alex Garlhop & Sergio Fuidia | Key Grips: Alfonso Lujan & Leandro Iruzan | 1st AC: Felipe Larrondo | 2nd AC: Joel Jpg | Loader: Vivian Yann | Location Manager: Miguel Pareja | SFX: Cesar Alcaide and Pau Costa | Special Props UK: Machine Shop | Rain SFX: Richard Van Den Bergh at Evolution SFX | Stunt Coordinator: Cuco Usin | Chaperone: Nuri Di Moles | Edit: Fouad Gaber at TRIM | Colour: Simone Grattarola | VFX: Time Based Arts | Film Analogue Effects: Peter Hagge at Film House Canada | Film: Kodak | Film Lab: Cinelab London | Sound: Sam Ashwell at 750mph | Music Supervision: Sunny at Curation | Additional Music: Mr Pape and London Contemporary Voices Choir
Music track: Screaming Jay Hawkins “There’s Something Wrong With You” licensed by Sony Music
Ip Man’s peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family’s honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.
Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
Ip Man: Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Gong Er: Zhang Ziyi
Razor: Chang Chen
Ding Lianshan: Zhao Benshan
San Jiang Shui: Xiao Shenyang
Zhang Yongcheng: Song Hye-kyo
Master Gong Yutian: Wang Qingxiang
Ma San: Jin Zhang
Jiang: Shang Tielong
Gong Er Di Zi: Song Tao
Uncle Deng: Lo Hoi-pang
Iron Shoes: Cung Le
Gong Clan Elder: King Shih-Chieh
Chan Wah-shun: Yuen Woo-ping
Master Yong: Lau Ga-Yung
Master Rui: Shun Lau
Primo: Julian Cheung
Sister San: Zhou Xiaofei
Brother Sau: Berg Ng
Dark Spirit: Lo Meng
Gong Er Stand-in: Fang Chengcheng
Women of the Gold Pavilion: Jeana Ho
Young Gong Er: Wu Yixuan
Gong Clan Elder: George Wang
Mr. Hung: Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Master Ba: Wang Man-Cheng
Cho Man: Cho Man-Keung
Brother Ping: Siu Ping-lam
Foshan Martial Artist: Tony Ling Chi-Wah
Peking Opera Singer: Li Jing
Brother Shui: Water Hung
Funeral Procession Leader: Tong Han
Ma San’s Disciple: Ni Haifeng
Gold Pavilion Client: Yuen Cheung-Yan
Razor’s Disciple: Yin Chunxiong
Zhang Yongcheng (voice): Charlie Yeung
…: Benz Kong To-Hoi
Film Crew:
Screenplay: Wong Kar-wai
Director of Photography: Philippe Le Sourd
Original Music Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi
Producer: Jacky Pang
Music: Nathaniel Méchaly
Compositors: Erik Classen
Screenplay: Xu Haofeng
Executive Producer: Dai Song
Executive Producer: Chan Ye-cheng
Martial Arts Choreographer: Yuen Woo-ping
Executive Producer: Megan Ellison
Co-Producer: Cheung Hong-Tat
Co-Producer: Ng See-Yuen
Story Consultant: Ip Chun
Co-Producer: Ren Yue
Music Consultant: Steve Macklam
Co-Producer: Michael J. Werner
Screenplay: Zou Jingzhi
Makeup Artist: Kwan Lee-na
Associate Producer: Johnnie Kong
Art Direction: William Chang Suk-Ping
Art Direction: Alfred Yau Wai-Ming
Costume Design: Shandy Lui Fung-Shan
Movie Reviews:
CinemaSerf: I’m a fan of Wong Kar-Wai’s films but I reckon that I still prefer Wilson Yip’s 2008 version of the Ip Man story. Set amidst the turbulent times in China that saw the end of the rule of Manchu dynasty, the embryonic republic established and then the Japanese invasion, we meet a man (Tony Leung) who lives peacefully in the small town of Foshan until he meets Wing Chun grand master Gong Yutian (Qingxiang Wang) who is looking for a successor. That is the beginning of a journey that will see him become a grand master of the martial art himself, whilst meeting, marrying and surviving! It’s a superb looking film but for me just a little too over-stylised. The combat scenes are creatively choreographed but the use of the slowed-down visual effects didn’t always work. Leung and the director are clearly on the same wavelength, and the story itself is a fascinating look at the rise of one culture through the wreckage of an ancient one. It’s also clear that women too had their place in this society – and it wasn’t always where stereotype might assume. A strong contribution from the adept and nimble Ziyi Zhang (Gong Er) demonstrates that well as battle lines between the old and new, the powerful and the aspirational are drawn and a good old dose of ancient tribal warfare sets up a proud story of heritage, loyalty and skill. Though a little soporifically scored at times, this is an enjoyable mix of history with touch of romance and plenty of action, and is well worth a couple of hours.
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Dear Missy ~
Death Note
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The I.T. Crowd
Los Espookys ~
Money Heist
Naruto
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Psych
Psycho-pass
Psychopath Diary
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Concerning the Spiritual In Art by Wassily Kandinsky
Kandinsky Und Ich by Nina Kandinsky ~
Hunter x Hunter (I have read everything past where the anime stops)
No. 6 (book or manga idk)
The Souls of White Folk: African American Writers Theorize Whiteness from Veronica T. Watson
Stories of the Sahara by Sanmao
(tbd) various horror/sci-fi short stories
- looking for a book tracker that's not goodreads/amazon
- manga section of anime planet