The Wonderful Days of Korean Animation

Review: Sky Blue (Kim Moon-saeng / 2003)

Sky Blue is a Korean animated science fiction film that was simply not as big a hit as it should have been. Released in 2003 and with a $30 Million budget, it disappointingly mostly just did the festival circuit, before finding somewhat of a home on DVD. There is no doubt it deserves to find an audience, for being a revolutionary piece of cinema for its visuals, with a fairly solid story backing up its presentation. Labelled as “Akira for the 21st Century”, fans of Cyberpunk, Anime and Sci-Fi will find it a short and sweet ride into the future.

Ideas about Editing: El Chop

(Note: An edited version of this post was previously submitted for my AFTRS Screen Culture course, Ideas about Editing, October 2010)

When I think editing, I think Robert Rodriguez. Not just because he does his own editing, but for the rhythm and flow he creates through his editing methods. There is no doubt that his films would be completely different with a different editor. I decided to analyse the origin of his technique by looking closely at his debut feature "El Mariachi", to see how it came about and what impact it has on story and style.

Rodrigues Film School: Part 1

Korean Film Downunder 1: Genre and Distribution

This post was originally published over on the KOFFIA Blog, Hungry for Drama?, as part of the Korean Blogathon. I've replicated it here as I feel its quite an interesting time to take a look at the state of Korean cinema in Australia, given it's presence here has not always been as good as it looks today. In this 1st edition I look at Korean DVDs, Genre and Co-productions. At this point in time almost 50 Korean films have been released on DVD, which may not be anywhere near the amount of Japanese films, but is gradually improving. 

 

2010 Year in Review: Film Log

Every film (that I can remember) that I watched in 2010 is listed below in the order that I watched them. This includes films seen in the theatre, at festivals, on screeners or any other method. You can also find my analysis of the films I watched in the theatre in 2010, and My Top 10 of 2010. Below is a more complete list with all ratings.

Films Watched: 125. Films Seen in the Theatre: 58 (46%)

The list includes films seen in the theatre or festivals which are bolded, as well as those seen on screeners or any other method. Red highlights are for films of ratings of 8 or higher out of 10 and are my highlights of the year. Enjoy!

2010
31/12. Take Off! - 7/10
24/12. The Host - 8/10
23/12. The Messenger - 8/10
17/12. Duk Dum Dui - 2/10
12/12. Winter's Bone - 3/10
05/12. The Social Network - 6/10
18/11. Rare Exports - 1/10
17/11. The Loved Ones - 2/10
14/11. Leap Year - 4/10
14/11. Gasland - 6/10
08/11. A Brand New Life - 6/10
06/11. Hello Stranger - 8/10
06/11. Summer Coda - 2/10
02/11. The Red Chapel - 7/10
20/10. Hanamizuki - 5/10
19/10. Villion's Wife - 7/10
18/10. Zero Focus - 5/10
17/10. Kyoto Story - 8/10
17/10. Box! - 6/10
16/10. Flowers - 6/10
16/10. The Summit - 3/10
15/10. About Her Brother - 6/10
15/10. Solanin - 8/10
14/10. A Lone Scalpel - 8/10
13/10. Flavour of Happiness - 5/10
12/10. Shodo Girls - 4/10
11/10. Wish You Were Here - 6/10
11/10. Precious - 4/10
11/10. Oblivion Island - 7/10
10/10. Time of Eve - 4/10
10/10. Tokyo Marble Chocolate - 5/10
07/10. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Kim Ki-young - 6/10
13/09. Confessions - 7/10
06/09. The Snowman - 4/10
05/09. Tomorrow When the War Began - 4/10
28/08. Lou - 4/10
08/08. I Killed My Mother - 8/10
06/08. 1981 - 5/10
01/08. Greenberg - 7/10
30/07. Small Soldiers - 8/10
30/07. Taqwacore - 7/10
30/07. The Well - 3/10
29/07. Cell 211 - 7/10
29/07. The Juche Idea - 4/10
29/07. Karaoke - 1/10
29/07. A Time to Love - 6/10
28/07. Kanikosen - 1/10
28/07. Four Lions - 8/10
28/07. Boy - 8/10
28/07. Mai Mai Miracle - 8/10
27/07. Beeswax - 7/10
27/07. Ha Ha Ha - 8/10
21/07. Inception - 5/10
18/07. Predators - 5/10
09/07. Toy Story 3 - 8/10
08/07. Toy Story 2 - 8/10
07/07. Toy Story - 8/10
05/07. Animal Kingdom - 4/10
04/07. Hot Tub Time Machine - 5/10
03/07. Kickass - 5/10
03/07. Sherlock Holmes - 3/10
02/07. Blowout - 7/10
01/07. Brick - 8/10
30/06. Bangkok Dangerous - 6/10
07/06. Elmer Gantry - 6/10
07/06. Treasure Hunter - 2/10
06/06. Happiness of Kati - 5/10
06/06. Dear Galileo - 6/10
06/06. Youth in Revolt - 3/10
04/06. Il Mare - 5/10
01/06. The Hangover - 3/10
25/05. Mother - 9/10
22/05. Rough Cut - 7/10
21/05. 200 Pounds Beauty - 6/10
19/05. A Million - 5/10
15/05. Paju - 4/10
15/05. Forever the Moment - 5/10
09/05. Dream - 4/10
09/05. Address Unknown - 7/10
08/05. Thirst - 8/10
08/05. Secret Sunshine - 8/10
07/05. Castaway on the Moon - 9/10
04/05. The Show Must Go On - 7/10
04/05. Like a Virgin - 7/10
02/05. Same Same But Different - 6/10
22/04. Tandoori Love - 5/10
14/04. Accident's Happen - 1/10
13/04. Rushmore - 9/10
12/04. Dodesukaden - 6/10
11/04. Christmas in August - 8/10
01/04. Rear Window - 6/10
29/03. Fahrenheit 451 - 4/10
27/03. A Single Man - 5/10
19/03. Shutter Island - 7/10
13/03. Raging Phoenix - 7/10
11/03. Welcome - 7/10
09/03. Please, Please Me - 6/10
04/03. The Blues Brothers - 8/10
28/02. LOL - 5/10
25/02. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - 8/10
23/02. Sleepy Town - 1/10
22/02. From Paris with Love - 5/10
18/02. Gamer - 3/10
17/02. Red Cliff - 4/10
16/02. Zombieland - 5/10
15/02. Daybreakers - 4/10
11/02. Battle for Terra - 4/10
10/02. Crazy Heart - 6/10
09/02. Bran Nue Dae - 4/10
08/02. Rec - 7/10
07/02. A Serious Man - 6/10
02/02. The Road - 8/10
27/01. Precious - 6/10
26/01. Disturbing Behaviour - 6/10
26/01. I Heart Huckabees - 4/10
25/01. Once upon a Time in the West - 10/10
23.01. The Girl Next Door - 8/10
22/01. Where the Wild Things Are - 6/10
18/01. Old School - 7/10
11/01. The Silence - 3/10
09/01. The Princess and the Frog - 6/10
07/01. Se7en - 7/10
06/01. The 400 Blows - 6/10
02/01. Fantastic Mr. Fox - 6/10

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