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INTRODUCTION
Welcome
to my website. It is dedicated to the work of one of the world’s
greatest directors, Wong Kar-Wai. Since seeing his films I have
been hypnotised by the beauty, vision and scope of his work, not
just technically, but emotionally too. How should I put this? Let's
just say that I have seen cinema in a whole new light since seeing
WKW's films - they redefined the way I watch films, or even more
generally the way I perceive and appreciate anything which might
be called art.
In this website you will find reviews, and longer reviews which
shade into (highly subjective and entirely non-scholarly) essays
(which of course contain SPOILERS) - all of which I have been inspired
to write due to the brilliance of depth and scope I have found in
WKW’s films. I hope you have enjoyed, or will enjoy his films
as much as I have, and that you will find this website has at least
some useful ideas worth exchanging.
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LATEST UPDATE (27 February 2008):
Updates to WKW's biography to bring things up to date. I have yet to see the recently released My Blueberry Nights, but will report back with a review when I do.
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Update (15 December 2005)
A new review - this time of the documentary, Buenos Aires Zero Degree (the making of Happy Together).
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Update (30 July 2005):
I have added a review of 2046, and have altered several related pages, such as photos.
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Update (04 December 2004):
I have updated several sections, including changing a few words in Wong Kar-Wai's biography. In the Long Reviews section I've extended the Ashes of Time subtitle piece, and added a new page on the people around WKW (Unsung heroes and other 'playaz').
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2046 is now complete and has premiered in several countries around the world. The UK premiere was at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London, as part of a special gala screening for the London Film Festival, on 29 October 2004.
Though I didn't possess tickets, I went along to watch the arrivals... it turned out only WKW arrived (i.e. I didn't see any of the main stars) and I picked a bad spot (he got out the other side of the car). Anyway, here is the best shot I could take (yeah, it was pretty bad). He's the guy with the shades in the middle of the picture facing the left.
Too bad I didn't pick up a hardboard 2046 poster (i.e. steal one from the crowd barriers they were tied to) either. I'm sure they'll be collectors items before long. I will watch 2046 soon.
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Update (30 December 2003):
Please check out a medley I recorded and bodged together based on the soundtrack of Ashes of Time. Any feedback welcome. Happy New Year! Click here to download (3.4 MB)
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At the start of 2004, due to difficulties in listing with Google, this site was mirrored so as to exist at two locations (one of which you'll probably be at now):
mysite.freeserve.com/wkwfansite.html and
www.wkw.freeuk.com
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