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    By on May 5, 2010 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
    By Anna Nguyen When my beloved Wong Kar-wai made “2046”, he said the idea for the film came from the promise the Chinese government gave to people of Hong Kong, a promise of 50 years of no change after the1997 handover ...
    By on February 24, 2010 at 12:04 am • 0 Comments •
    By: Anna Nguyen  As indicated by the moon phase and the time of the solar year, another Lunar New Year has passed and now begins the Year of the Tiger.  The festivities are all a blur to me now (my memory has ...
    By on January 27, 2010 at 6:01 am • 0 Comments •
    By: Anna Nguyen I remember I once liked going to the movies, but my trips to the cinema have significantly declined in recent years. Perhaps it is because I mainly long to see obscure or international films that are not as ...
    By on December 9, 2009 at 12:33 pm • 0 Comments •
    By Anna Nguyen Chameleon-like chic happens, and it’s happening again on Dickson Street, the epicenter of local businesses, as it houses another swanky bazaar. Monroe Boutique complements equally dashing neighbors Private Gallery and Something Urban, offering more of an elegantly affordable clothing ...
    By on November 18, 2009 at 11:05 pm • 0 Comments •
    By Anna Nguyen Mr. Chow Wo-man’s transformation from a charmingly brooding chap in “In the Mood for Love” to a deplorable aging Don Juan in “2046” is simple to explain, as perfectly stated by Wong Kar-wai: “We love what we can’t ...
    By on October 21, 2009 at 10:41 am • 0 Comments •
    By Anna Nguyen During the youth of our friendship, I remember my now good friend Erica telling me, “I feel that you’re always dressed up whenever we go out, and I’m underdressed.” We were sitting outside of Starbucks, I’m sure. A ...
    By on September 25, 2009 at 12:44 am • 0 Comments •
    The end of the ‘60s may have very well birthed one of the most exciting times in the world of music – the Woodstock Festival of 1969. How Ang Lee managed to make a film about Woodstock be almost amazingly ...
    By on September 2, 2009 at 5:09 pm • 0 Comments •
    By: Anna Nguyen By: Anna Nguyen Many, many years ago, I embraced a rather hedonistic lifestyle, dining ceaselessly at restaurants, going to the cinema to watch “Kung Fu Hustle” some several times, and buying whatever films, albums and books caught my ...
    By on April 27, 2009 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
    After realizing that "Chungking Express" was newly released on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection a year ago, I've finally purchased it. It was my friend from Nevada who informed me of such good news - my friend who has been, perhaps, my most loyal reader during my tenure as a column writer for the cinematic flapper series.
    By on April 22, 2009 at 12:00 am • 0 Comments •
    A series of oil paintings that portray interiors from Kyle McKenzie's childhood home is the artist's subject for his master of fine arts thesis exhibition. Five large multi-paneled paintings make up McKenzie's "Empty Walls" exhibit and depict the vacancy of his parent's former house in Webb City, Mo.
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