Comments on: Best foreign movies

By: bannister

bannister — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:59:33 +0000

best : sideways & a taste of tea
worst : alone in the dark

they’re foreign for me, of course !

By: aoi

aoi — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:07:26 +0000

Oh, I don’t remember the titles of the b/w movies but on 2005 I have seen Zatoichi (2003 movie) for the first time and it’s worth watching (the tip tap in the end is amazing!)

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 05:23:56 +0000

Nobody Knows (english translation of a Japanese title). I think it was made in 2004, but I saw it this year…

and Intacto, a film from Spain.

By: nicole

nicole — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:28:04 +0000

Could anybody explain the word ‘gems’ ….. I am feeling that I might be into some kind of discussion or subject I do not get (yet)…. ai….
Today 5×2 (a french movie) came up - no focus on asian yet but maybe a new field to explore

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:15:09 +0000

Enrico, a good website for foreign/art house releases with a focus on asian films is Twitch. It’s not too well organized but boy can you find some gems there.

There’re still too many movies from this year I haven’t caught up on yet, but I will say this is the year I discovered Kim Ki-Duk.

By: Enrico

Enrico — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:46:55 +0000

aoi- neat, any titles ?

nicole - excellent … this is a great way to share the gems we found this past year and thus discover some new films we’d miss otherwise …

Here’s a few “must see movie” of 2005 from me:
MindGame, Masaaki Yuasa.
Vital, Shinya Tsukamoto.
Taste of Tea, Katsuhito Ishi.
Sympathy from Lady Vengeance, Chan-wook Park.
2046, WKW.

more to come.

By: nicole

nicole — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:35:51 +0000

Not japanese but belgian: “Any way the wind blows…..” (with subtitles)

By: aoi

aoi — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:40:33 +0000

I have this site linked in my blog, it’s useful and interesting check it now or then! In 2005 I have seen some samurai movies on IFC channel (always worth to see!)