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Issue
2
July 2002
A Letter from the Editor
The first issue has been published. Here's the second. Where do
we go from here? Announcing an important new partnership. more
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Asian Focus Series: The New Korean Cinema
Discovering the East
Our introduction to a new ongoing forum, the Asian Focus Series,
features a discussion with Mhat Bernstein, of HKFlix.com,
about the future of Asian cinema in America. more>>
Passages of Time: Motifs of Past, Present, Future in Contemporary
Korean Films
Rick Curnutte explores the current Korean fascination with time.
more>>
My Beautiful Girl, Mari and the rebirth of Korean animation
Darcy Paquet talks about an industry in flux.
more>>
Sorum
Peter Y. Paik takes a look at Yoon Jong-chan's atmospheric
horror film more>>
Peppermint Candy: redefining Korean masculinity.
Jose Alejandro Perez Eyzell discusses issues of gender roles
in this important Korean work. more>>
To Catch a Whale: A brief History of Lost Fathers, Idiots,
and Gangsters in Korean Cinema
Hyun-Suk Seo looks at representations of masculinity in Korean
cinema more>>
The Asian Focus Series is presented through a partnership
with HKFlix.com. Please show
your support for this endeavor by visiting our new partner and
buying some great dvds of both films featured here and those from
their immense catalog of titles.
Special Feature: The Cinema Poll
In anticipation of the renowned Sight and Sound poll,
The Film Journal presents its very own survey of the best
films in cinema's history. more>>
Essays/Interviews
Making Life
Dave Filipi talks with Bob Sabiston, the art director of Richard
Linklater's Waking Life. more>>
Revisiting Classics
The Politics of Art: Elia Kazan and the Scandal Over On
the Waterfront
Daidria Curnutte takes a look back at a legendary director's
most controversial film. more >>
Reviews - Theatrical
The Believer
by Ian Waldron-Mantgani more>>
The Cat's Meow
by Peter Tonguette more>>
Reviews - DVD/VHS
All home video reviews are by the Editor, except as otherwise
noted. HV reviews are capsulated, rather than full-length.
Amelie
Audition
A Beautiful Mind
Pearl Harbor - Director's
Cut
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Shipping News
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