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The 10 best Asian films of the year

December 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly 2011 gave us a wide variety of Asian cinema, from sweeping historical epics to smaller, more human-scaled studies of life. Seek out the following films wherever you can. They are ranked in order of excellence.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 13 Assassins, 2012, Chris Cooper, Chuan Lu, Japanese Army, Joel Torre, John Sayles, Khmer Rouge, Mike Ott, Northwest Asian Weekly, Nuon Chea, Philippines, Rio Locsin, Seattle, Takayuki Yamada, Thet Sambath, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Wei Fa, Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao

Review of John Sayles’ “Amigo,” about a war not well-remembered by Americans

September 2, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The American director John Sayles has a long and distinguished history of tackling difficult projects addressing difficult aspects of life and history. His latest film “Amigo,” set in the Philippines, explores a time in history not well-remembered by most Americans, but which remains vivid to Filipinos …

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: Filipino, Joel Torre, John Sayles, Lee Melly, Northwest Film Forum, Philippines, Rafael Dacanay, Seattle, Southcenter Mall, Unlike Colonel Hardacre, language

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