Time for a post about three films I'm looking forward to seeing.
On with the films:
Love In A Puff
Directed by Edmond Pang Ho-cheung, starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue.
What it is:
The latest feature from Edmond Pang Ho-cheung.
Why I'm excited:
He's one of my favorite directors. I've at least liked all of his films, and I've really enjoyed most, including Isabella, which is one of my favorite films. He hasn't released a new film since '07, so I can't wait for Love In A Puff to come out on dvd. If that weren't enough (it is), Pang has another feature, Dream Home, coming out this year as well. It's a good year.
Go Lala Go!
Directed by Xu Jinglei, starring Xu Jinglei, other people.
What it is:
The latest, and fourth, film from Actress-Writer-Director-Super-Blogger Xu Jinglei.
Why I'm excited:
Xu is one of my favorite directors. Her second feature, Letter From An Unknown Woman, is one of my favorite stories by Author Stefan Zweig, and an excellent film. Xu followed up her touching debut, My Father & I, with the Zweig adaptation, and then followed with her third feature, Dreams may come.
Back in July of '08, during this blog's infancy, I wrote the following about Xu's third film:
"Director/Writer/Actress/Super-Blogger Xu Jinglei's third feature , Dreams May Come is an amazing film, in which nothing really happens. Xu stars as an actress in a television series, who goes to the series' director's hotel room to tell him she wants to quit the show. What follows is roughly 100 minutes of conversation, during which both characters comment on how they see themselves, each other, and the world.
Its a deceptively simple film that manages to engage and even enthrall, in spite of the seemingly pretentious concept. I had been looking forward to seeing this film for a long time, having liked Xu's first film, My Father and I, and loved her second film, Letter From an Unknown Woman. Fortunately, my high expectations were exceed, and I was treated to one of the best films I've seen this year, and probably ever."
It is safe to say I'm a pretty big fan of Xu's work. So it's fairly obvious that I'd be excited to see her latest film.
Crossing Hennessey
Directed by Ivy Ho, starring Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei.
What it is:
Ivy Ho's second feature film.
Why I'm excited:
Back when I posted the first "Something to Look Forward to" I listed Ho's debut feature, Claustrophobia, as one of the films I was looking forward to seeing. As with her first film, Ho is taking on the writing duties in addition to sitting in the director's chair. For Crossing Hennessey, she re-teams with July Rhapsody star Jacky Cheung. She also works with Tang Wei, who was propelled high into the world of film following her great performance in Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution."
Although I wasn't blow away with Ivy Ho's Claustrophobia the first time I viewed the film, subsequent viewings proved to be much more engaging. After seeing it a few times, I came to appreciate Ho's ability as a director. So, I'm pretty excited about seeing her newest film.
Check back relatively soon for more thoughts from me about film(s).