Hieu Chau, Author at Filmed in Ether

Video Essay: SPL – Action as Conversation

Hieu ChauDecember 26, 2017

We talk about the effectiveness behind SPL's legendary fight between Donnie Yen and Wu Jing and explore why it remains the best example of how to shoot a clean fight scene....

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Interview: Makoto Nagahisa talks ‘And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool’

Hieu ChauDecember 7, 2017

Hieu Chau speaks with Makoto Nagahisa, the filmmaker behind one of this year's most captivating short films: And So We Put Goldfish in The Pool....

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Review: Tokyo Vampire Hotel

Hieu ChauNovember 22, 2017

Sion Sono turns his nine-part vampire mini-series Tokyo Vampire Hotel for Amazon into a feature-length film, resulting in a messy experience....

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All About Coming-of-Age: The films of Yu Aoi

Hieu ChauNovember 19, 2017

Popular Japanese actress Yu Aoi has embodied the coming-of-age film for years. We look back at her best performances on screen and preview her new film....

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MIFF 2017 Review: Japanese Girls Never Die

Hieu ChauAugust 21, 2017

Daigo Matsui directs Yu Aoi in Japanese Girls Never Die, the filmmaker's new and unapologetic assault on misogyny and the patriarchy in modern-day Japan....

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MIFF 2017 Review: On the Beach at Night Alone

Hieu ChauAugust 13, 2017

Hong Sang-soo crafts what may be his masterpiece with On the Beach At Night Alone, starring Kim Min-hee in an equally perfect performance....

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Review: The Villainess

Hieu ChauJuly 12, 2017

Kim Ok-bin stars as a trained assassin turned undercover government operative in the extreme and outlandish South Korean action film, The Villainess....

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Review: The Merciless

Hieu ChauJune 5, 2017

Fresh from its 'out of competition' screening at Cannes, The Merciless is yet another South Korean crime film. Stars Sol Kyung-gu and ZE:A's Siwan. ...

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Review: Chang-ok’s Letter

Hieu ChauMarch 1, 2017

Japanese writer-director Shunji Iwai directs Bae Doo-na in a heartfelt four-part web series Chang-ok's Letter, produced by Nescafe....

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Video Essay: Suzy – ‘Yes No Maybe’ x Wong Kar-wai

Hieu ChauFebruary 7, 2017

How much does the music video for Bae Suzy's 'Yes No Maybe' actually borrow from the cinema of Wong Kar-wai? We explore!...

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The Best of 2016: Our Favourite Asian Film Discoveries

Hieu ChauDecember 15, 2016

The Filmed in Ether team reveals its best Asian films of 2016 and talk about their favourite new discoveries in Asian cinema both past and present. ...

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Interview: Indonesian filmmaker Kamila Andini on ‘Following Diana’

Hieu ChauNovember 29, 2016

Hieu Chau speaks with Indonesian writer-director Kamila Andini about Indonesian filmmaking, feminism and her outstanding short film, Following Diana....

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