film features/Amy’s Movie Alphabet
posted Thursday, November 8th, 2012
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Mettel Ray is having a Movie Alphabet blogathon! So I thought it’d be fun to participate with my own mix… which proved to be varied. I wonder… will you find any surprise?

film reviews/Memories of Matsuko
posted Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
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A woman’s violent misadventures cast with a colorful and quite shimmering clout that was Matsuko’s life of giving without ever taking.

film features/YAM Magazine’s Top12 Film Villains of the Noughties
posted Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
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There were thousands of movies, but we decided to take it easy. No rules applied. Just good old fashion voting for your favorite villain regardless of original medium.

film features/Five Film Directors and Their Olympic Opening Ceremony Concepts
posted Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
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Danny Boyle’s highly-awaited Opening Ceremony at the London 2012 has come and gone, and I sat there thinking what other directors’ Olympic ceremonies would look like.

film features/The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment: It’s All About Japan: Part III
posted Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
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Greetings, YAMMies! We are on the third part of my Japanese entertainment journey of a series on the Banana views on Asian entertainment.

film features/YAM’s Favorite Films Starring Moms
posted Sunday, May 13th, 2012
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Moms are often the engine of the family, always pushing forward when we seem to be running out of fuel. So this post is dedicated to all the moms around the world!

film features/Amy: A Life in Movies
posted Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
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Amy’s Life in Movies

film reviews/Paco and the Magical Book
posted Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
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Tetsuya Nakashima’s Paco and the Magical Book tells the story of grumpy old Okunuki (Yakusho) as he enters a board meeting and is sent to a hospital, in which he meets a whole bunch of picturesque characters, including a little girl named Paco who can only retain memories for a day.

film features/Stockholm Film Festival 2010
posted Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
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Ten days of films from all around the world, getting to fall in love with more directors and actors, indulging in interesting and heartbreaking stories. Ten days of film-loving, running around trying to watch as many as possible.

film reviews/Confessions
posted Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
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Confessions tells the story of a high school teacher that loses her child. Seeing as she is a very smart woman, she comes to the conclusion that her daughter has been murdered by one of her students.