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CSB talks with Goran Topalovic about the 10th Old School Kung Fu Festival in NYC, featuring the films of King Hu and Taiwanese Wuxia, starting this week

Posted on April 20, 2023 by David

Goran Topalovic is a founding member of Subway Cinema, the NYC collective that created and launched the beloved New York Asian Film Festival and the Old School Kung Fu Festival, and has written extensively on Asian cinema for magazines like … Continue reading →

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Ennio Morricone, RIP

Posted on July 6, 2020 by David

Man, what can you say about Ennio Morricone. Man was a legend. When people ask about my favorite film composers, he’s always one of the first couple that come to mind, along with other titans like Bernard Herrmann, Henry Mancini, … Continue reading →

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Chang Cheh at the Quad Cinema in NYC

Posted on May 25, 2018 by David

The Quad Cinema in New York will be continuing its Chang Cheh retrospective – “Vengeance Is His: Chang Cheh’s Martial Lore” – over Memorial Weekend.  There are still lots of great films to see, including the stone cold classic Five … Continue reading →

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Sridevi, Bollywood Queen, Passes Away at 54

Posted on February 24, 2018 by David

Playing everything from the ingenue in Kamal Haasan’s giallo-esque thriller Sigappu Rojakkal (1978), to a whip-wielding bandit queen in Sherni (1988), to a bewitching snake spirit in the supernatural romance/horror Nagina (1986), Sridevi has long laid claim to my heart as … Continue reading →

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Sir Roger Moore, RIP at 89

Posted on May 23, 2017 by David

I don’t think anyone can argue that Roger Moore was the best Bond – Sean Connery was too indelible in the role and Daniel Craig has been giving him a run for his money (though he is too frequently let … Continue reading →

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Tomas Milian, RIP

Posted on March 24, 2017 by David

I never thought he carried poliziotteschi films as well as Maurizio Merli, but he had some superb spaghetti western roles, particularly in Sergio Corbucci’s Companeros.

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Best of 2016 (so far)

Posted on February 26, 2017 by David

So, my thoughts on the year’s best before Oscar anoints La La Land. As noted before, I tend to catch a lot of the late year prestige films … well, late, so my Oscar-time opinions have some caveats. That said, … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding

Posted on February 1, 2017 by David

Please excuse us while we get the site fixed up – we’ve migrated from our original server and need to get the visuals and content in order.

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