SDAFF 2011: Aftershock, Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, & Norwegian Wood

I’m already deep into this year’s San Diego Asian Film Festival and the reviews are stacking up. While I haven’t seen anything great just yet, the movies have been good on the whole and the festival has been running very smoothly. Those in the know weren’t lying when they told me that this was the city’s preeminent film gathering. My only complaint thus far has been the marginal projection — the shutter-timing and focus on the 35mm setup in the main house could use… [Read more]

SDAFF 2011: Preview

Tomorrow marks the start of the 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival, my first time covering the event. Given that this is generally considered the crown jewel of the three festivals in town–the plain ‘ol San Diego Film Festival, run by different folks, is notorious for its awful selections–it is about time that I participate. Restricted somewhat by my studies, I will review about a dozen movies over five of the festival’s nine days. By all means, feel free to double my tally if you… [Read more]