Imran Jaffery

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NYAFF 2008: Sad Vacation

Like Aoyama’s previous efforts Sad Vacation operates at its own leisurely pace, slowly working its way into the viewer’s mind and heart. Using clever editing techniques and immaculate compositions to engage the audience, the film is a surprising model of efficiency given the long runtime.

NYAFF 2008: Sukiyaki Western Django

Crafted with the sweep of Leone, the artistry of Peckinpah, and the sheer glee of the aforementioned Tarantino; the picture is ballet of genre-excess and ultra-violence.

NYAFF 2008: Action Boys

...a get-well letter to stuntmen the world over who take a licking and keep on ticking so we can enjoy a good ass kicking.

NYAFF 2008: This World of Ours

...an intensely affecting drama that plays like A Clockwork Orange by way of All About Lily Chou-Chou. This World of Ours is what truly independent cinema is all about – profound, unfiltered, inspired.

NY Asian Film Fest 2008 Kicks Off

Asian cinema fans rejoice, the New York Asian Film Festival is back with a vengeance! Every summer since 2002 Grady Hendrix and the fine folks over at Subway Cinema roll out a collection of some 30 films representing the best Asia has to offer. Now in its 7th year, the NYAFF has established itself as one of the very best Asian film fests going anywhere, with a cross-section of art-house, big budget, and plain weird pictures abound.

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