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“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”

October 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Frequently in “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” anime director Isao Takahata’s first film in 14 years, the edges of the frame seem unfinished, fading into white.  This directs the viewer’s attention to the center of the frame, to whatever action, in whatever colors.  Then gradually, the frame fills […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2014, Aki Asakura, Andrew Hamlin, Capitol Hill, East Roy Street, Harvard Exit Theatre, Isao Takahata, Kazuo Oga, Lady Sagami, Northwest Asian Weekly, Princess Kaguya, Princess Little Bamboo, Seattle, Shogo Furuya, Vol 33 No 45 | November 1 - November 7, attention

A controversial artist revealed in “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”

August 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly When Alison Klayman headed to China for an “adventure,” as she puts it, she got what she was expecting, and more. While studying history at Brown University, Klayman did a lot of radio work for NPR. She then went on to work for Global Radio News while in Beijing, […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Ai Weiwei, Alison Klayman, Andrew Hamlin, Beijing, Brown University, Bureau Chief, Capitol Hill, China, Chinese language, East Roy Street, Happy Birthday, NPR, New York City, Seattle, Stephanie Tung, United States, Vol 31 No 32 | August 4 - August 10

Understanding passion and perfection through ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’

March 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly David Gelb’s remarkable documentary film “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” opens quietly with images of a peaceful restaurant, white gloves, and a man explaining the importance of falling in love with one’s work. We soon learn that the man is 85-year-old Jiro Ono, the founder and head chef of the […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2012, Andrew Hamlin, Capitol Hill, David Gelb, East Roy Street, Filmmaker Gelb, Harvard Exit Theatre, Masuhiro Yamamoto, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Sukiyabashi Jiro, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, japan

Put ‘A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop’ together, and it’s confusing

September 9, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop,” the new film from Chinese director Yimou Zhang, is his first film adapted from a Western source.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2010, Andrew Hamlin, Blood Simple, Capitol Hill, China, Chinese, East Roy Street, Harvard Exit Theatre, Mao Mao, Ni Yan, Noodle Shop, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Vol 29 No 37 | September 11 - September 17, Ye Cheng, Yimou Zhang

Goro Miyazaki follows proudly in his father’s footsteps with “Earthsea”

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Tales from Earthsea” is the first feature film directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of master Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. The film had a tough time making it to American screens. First, the father disagreed with the son over the film’s animation techniques. Eventually, they stopped speaking to each other during its production. Then, the film’s USA distribution got held up due to copyright issues …

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: Andrew Hamlin, Blaire Restaneo, Capitol Hill, East Roy Street, Goro Miyazaki, Harvard Exit Theatre, Hayao Miyazaki, Seattle, USA

Who doesn’t want to be millionaire?

November 22, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Slumdog Millionaire” opens with our hero, Jamal (Dev Patel), getting smoke blown into his face by a police interrogator. Then he gets his head slammed into a bucket of water, and electrical shock is applied to his feet. English director Danny Boyle always makes Jamal’s fast grin, quick mind and mischievous pranks fun to follow. However, he never reconciles this fun with the film’s often-devastating spin throughout India.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies Tagged With: 2008, Andrew Hamlin, Danny Boyle, East Roy Street, Harvard Exit Theatre, India, Mumbai, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Slumdog Millionaire, vol 27 no 48 | November 22 - November 28

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