by Kelly Vance
A few quick notes on the late Hara Setsuko, but first a little context:
The actresses of Japanese cinema’s golden age were quite a company of heartbreakers. Three of Japan’s most internationally renowned filmmakers got the lions’ share of the talent: Kurosawa Akira, Mizoguchi Kenji, and Ozu Yasujirô. Continue reading
by Kelly Vance
Try to picture a diminutive man in a tiny all-white suit and matching white shoes, hurtling around Manila on a pint-sized motorcycle and packing an appropriately dainty submachine gun, as an agent of the Philippine government on the trail of a mysterious gang of villains. Continue reading
by Kelly Vance
Even as film noir has gained popularity with audiences recently, an old complaint about it surfaces from time to time: That it’s more or less a “boys’ club,” Continue reading
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