Looking at his IMDB, he’s been in so many movies. Insanely prolific
One of my main takeaways from watching all these Johnnie To movies is that Lam Suet and Simon Yam should show up in all movies.
I finally read Lonesome Dove and it’s one of the best books I’ve read. The way it so effortlessly switches between laid back and funny, harrowing, unbearably sad, and so warm, sometimes over the course of a single chapter. Beautiful work.
The Johnnie To series at MOMA begins this week. Tickets for EXILED, THE MISSION, and SPARROW secured. I haven’t seen any of them. Never been more back
watched this again last night and it’s the best looking film I’ve seen this year. Both overwhelmingly lush and sinister. Tourneur’s sensibilities as a western and horror director really shine through. This, CANYON PASSAGE and STARS IN MY CROWN make for a hell of a triple feature.
GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING: Another elegant, nuanced examination of a frontier town on the brink of violent conflict (Denver at the start of the civil war). All about shifting loyalties. Multifaceted. Enthralling. Gorgeous location photography and production design. Great movie
MAN WITHOUT A STAR (1955): holy cow!! A major work. For the first 30 minutes or so it was already terrific and then Jeanne Crain shows up (as a ruthless ranch owner from the east) and the movie goes up like 2 or 3 more levels. A new favorite
Makes you wonder when or if they were planning to make a more formal announcement
Of the many HK movies I binged last year, RIGHTING WRONGS was (and still is) my favorite. Equally exhilarating and bleak as hell. RIP Corey Yuen!