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Jan 14, 2005 - 01:58 PM |
 
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| ...Visual orgasm. |
You are right, LF: it should be "Zhaojiabang Rd.". BTW: do you have the exact address or tel number of that place? Hate to try those buildings one after another... |
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niko
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Jan 17, 2005 - 08:06 PM |
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| Niko, I've watched untold scandal, beautiful camera work and I love the color used in the movie. Visual orgasm. |
ya,a very beautiful movie with sad endding:cry: The guy lost his beloved woman when he realized that he loved her,the woman got her beloved man when she realized that she lost him.
what a world! |
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FooJay
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Jan 18, 2005 - 09:07 AM |
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Saw another good Chinese movie, "Cry Woman". It's about a woman from Guizhou who lost her husband to a gambling brawl in Beijing, came home, and found a "career" in being a "crier" at funerals. Many biting observations on Chinese society at the moment.
PS: have you heard of "Spring in a Small Town" ("Xiao Cheng Zhi Chun") by Tian Zhunagzhuang, a remake of a 1940 classic? For those of you who enjoy "In the Mood for Love" ("Hua Yang Nian Hua"), this movie uses the same cinematographer. Beautiful imagery---though naturally very different from that of Singapore in the 60s... |
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littlefox
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Jan 20, 2005 - 11:15 AM |
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Sorry, serend, I don't know this DVD store mentioned by oiboy. But I was on Xianxia Lu the other day and found this place called Music Express Delivery, they sell cd, vcd and dvd, I just flipped through the dvd collection since I didn't have much time, it seems not bad. 171 Xianxia Lu, 6228 2794. Hope it helps.  |
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FooJay
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Jan 20, 2005 - 01:36 PM |
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Thanks, LF! Just added it to my ever increasing pool of sourcing.
BTW: I saw a documentary from China, called "Bumming in Beijing". About life of Bohemians in the Capital. Very moving. Controls the self-consciousness, as is usual with this kind of projects, to a minimum.
There's another documentary I am set to watch tonight, called "Old Guys" (Lao-Tou"). Also set in Beijing. Didn't realize that there's such a lively indie documentary scene outside of Yun'nan Province. |
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littlefox
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Jan 20, 2005 - 04:21 PM |
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I definitely need to check your dvds if I met you! I found one strange Chinese movie starring Qin Hailu in the DVD store I mentioned. And another strange french movie themed with Egyptian legend...God, I keep buying DVDs but have little time to watch.
Btw, if you go there, do NOT forget check up upstairs, they have a whole set of Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky works, I couldn't even breath when I see the nice pack! The price is reasonable, around 50-80 for a pack. There are also some classic rock and alternative rock CD. Unfortunately I was in a hurry and didn't have time to check through.  |
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FooJay
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Jan 20, 2005 - 05:13 PM |
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Which movie with Qin Hailu? Is that the one about artists on a chicken farm, or a hooker from Harbin in HK (by Fruit Chen)? I like the latter very much.
Good to know that they have Classical CD sets, too. Now I definitely do need to visit the place, don't I? |
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littlefox
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Jan 20, 2005 - 09:57 PM |
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Yes, it's the Fruit Chan movie, named Durian Durian (榴莲飘飘)
The french movie is Immortel, ever heard about that?
PM me if you want to give it a go, I would like to revisit the place as well.
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niko
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Jan 20, 2005 - 10:03 PM |
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| PS: have you heard of "Spring in a Small Town" ("Xiao Cheng Zhi Chun") by Tian Zhunagzhuang, a remake of a 1940 classic? For those of you who enjoy "In the Mood for Love" ("Hua Yang Nian Hua"), this movie uses the same cinematographer. Beautiful imagery---though naturally very different from that of Singapore in the 60s... |
i saw "spring in a small town",a kind of subtle mood between a girl and a boy.it's a typical expression of chinese people in 40s-70s,very indirect,they just guess what each other think.mmm...sometimes it's very romantic.
btw,i bought "old man"(lao tou) and "coffee and cigarette" yesterday.and i dont like Bunuel's movie. |
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FooJay
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Jan 21, 2005 - 12:23 AM |
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Did you see other Chinese documentary titles? |
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FooJay
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Jan 21, 2005 - 12:28 AM |
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Yes, it's the Fruit Chan movie, named Durian Durian (榴莲飘飘)
The french movie is Immortel, ever heard about that?
PM me if you want to give it a go, I would like to revisit the place as well.
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Isn't 'Durian Durian' great? The mediocre first half was brought to life by the unexpected second half, when she picked up her life in Harbin.
Considering your avatar, I have to give the idea of a co-visit some pause... I am pretty thick-skinned, but slaps at that frequency...yuck...  |
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littlefox
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Jan 21, 2005 - 11:37 AM |
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I haven't watched Durian Durian yet. Don't spoil the fun. But judging from the DVD cover, it seems to be a good one.
bugger the avatar! That's what I employ on fukheads like, errr, I think we all know who they are...
Anyways, happy shopping. |
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FooJay
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LF: I was teasing... 
I did go to the Xian'xia Rd place yesterday. The DVD selection is less than rewarding, but their classical CDs rock! There are a lot of very fine titles from great publishing houses, and the selection is not large but of surpringly high quality. Say, who would have thought one can find Lutawski's partitas played by Mutter! Thanks for the tip! |
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littlefox
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Jan 28, 2005 - 03:59 PM |
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Glad it's not a fruitless visit.
Watched half of 7 samurai by Akira Kurosawa the other day, truely is a classic. the acting skill level is average high in the movie and the story cut is neat. Can't wait to finish it. |
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niko
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Jan 28, 2005 - 04:54 PM |
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[quote="serend"BJ Bicycle" is one of the most lyrical films from China in recent decades. It's sentimental without being cloy, and beautiful without being over-decorative. But the most extraordinary thing about it is its success in completely staying away from fetishizing the young virility of early manhood. This fetish for the child brute tainted many coming-of-age films from all over the world, incl China's very own "The Days of Sunshine". Wang's steering away form it is all the more admirable in a male director growing up in CR.[/quote]
i saw "BJ bicycle" yesterday,was touched.it recalled my memory about young times.in the movie,i saw some familiar scenes,for example,10years ago,owning a cool bicycle is a fashionable thing.(so it' easy to understand why the poor school boy loved the second-hand bike so much);another scene,many country girls love imitating city girl's dressing etc,they're very sensitive if somebody look down them,the beautiful girl(zhou xun) is a housemaid finally....
Wang xiaoshuai showed a conflict between modern and lagging civilization,between poor people and rich people,he showed a pure memory ,a growth record...
btw,long time no see,hello,everybody |
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littlefox
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Jan 31, 2005 - 01:02 PM |
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why you changed your avatar, niko? I quite like the old one. |
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niko
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Jan 31, 2005 - 03:23 PM |
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| why you changed your avatar, niko? I quite like the old one. |
which one? |
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blibby
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Oct 24, 2005 - 03:35 PM |
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found this one the other day, tiny shop but has a reasonable selection of movies and tv series sets at 7 rmb each, small discount with haggling. has seinfeld, south park, simpsons, curb your enthusiam, friends, etc.
72 xiangyang lu, no sign at front but it's the first (east most) shop in the lane that is no. 72.
also, someone mentioned a good shop on hongmei lu. does anyone have the exact shop number?
note to admin...entering my post in the quick reply opened a new reply window with my message gone. backspacing also reloaded the page which meant I had to retype the whole message. that pissed me off. |
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