The Fangirly Diary of a Geek Girl: And none for Leo DiCaprio, bye!
The week we had the announcement of the 2013 Academy Awards nominations, and with them came the snubs. Like Leonardo DiCaprio, who must be used to this by now.
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Race, Minorities, Entertainment and Political Correctness
Amy and Camiele had a very interesting conversation about the historical ramifications of racism and its impact on entertainment and mainstream media’s treatment of ethnicity as a whole.
Five Asian Movies that Should Be Released in Peru
My latest post on Asian movies that should be released in Peru by local distributors is up on Cinencuentro.
YAM – Issue 012
Our latest and last issue as a PDF. This marks a new beginning for us, and marks the actual 2-month countdown for the opening of yam-mag.com. In this issue, McNeil from The Dark of the Matinee gives us a look at what was the Toronto Film Festival this year, and gives his thoughts on Let Me In, Black Swan, and Norwegian Wood.
Norwegian Wood
Based on the much beloved novel by Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood is the story of Watanabe and Naoko. The common bond between them is Kizuki, Watanabe’s best friend and Naoko’s first boyfriend.
YAM – Issue 007
On this issue we’ve got a special coverage on the Stockholm Film Fest, including a Q&A with Sin Nombre director Cary Fukunaga, and several reviews from the festival’s films like Precious, Up in the Air, and The Cove which will play a big part on the coming award shows…
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
Had I written a script today, Map of the Sounds of Tokyo would had been my end result. The kind of script that is amateurish, trying too hard to build this intriguing atmosophere with a mysterious character that is complex and abnormal.
Stockholm Film Festival 2009
This year was the festival’s 20th anniversary, so it was supposed to be a good one. Looking at the movie list, I must say that they didn’t disappoint. There was a great mix of movies from all over the world, although Africa was underrepresented and Asia got a bigger representation.
YAM – Issue 004
On this issue?
The Brothers Bloom, Tsumiki no Ie (La Maison en Petits Cubes), Tea Date, Up, and a bunch of blockbuster films – on the music front? The Sounds, Shiina Ringo, SNDS, 2PM, Green Day and Shinee. Plus, Yu Aoi, Life on Mars and House M.D.
