East Screen / West Screen #15 – Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go
on December 7th, 2009Click to Play
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It’s the first show of December and the weather calls for Rain with chance of scattered ninjas…Kevin and I are here to try and make sense of the re-emergence of the iconic assassin of ’80s. We also talk about the recent Golden Horse awards, the use of digital video vs. film, and Alec Baldwin’s self-debasement…among other things.
NEWS:
46th Golden Horse Awards (LoveHKfilm.com)
Ben Kingsley seeks money to make the Taj Mahal…on film (Reuters)
Alec Balwin blasts own career (Reuters)
EAST SCREEN:
Love at Seventh Sight (Hong Kong/China 2009)
WEST SCREEN:
Ninja Assassin (US 2009)
FLYING BUDDHA (賣飛佛):
Azumi 1&2 (Japan 2003)
Speed Racer (USA 2008)
Running Time (00:58:47)