#FILMTALKwPOPCORNX (2.12.2021)
So I begun the first episode of FILMTALKwPOPCORNX Season 2, with sharing 4 of my VCDs. Instagrammed Live and subsequently uploaded and watchable here on my InstagramVideo channel (Embedded below). You can scroll thru for edited versions of the nearly 43-minuter chunk of video embedded below, cheers:
The films shared are:
- Chungking Express (1994)
- The Game (1997)
- Volcano High (2001)
- Forever Fever / "That's The Way I Like It" (1998)
Scroll thru for edited FILMTALK sharing sessions, film trailers and links to watch+buy them, thanks!
ABOVE: TRAILER for Chungking Express
BELOW: My Edited FILMTALK Session
WHAT-IS: "Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.". (IMDb / WATCH on AMAZON).
Written & directed by Wong Kar-Wai, cinematography by Chris Doyle and Andrew Lau, this 1994 film stars Brigitte Lin (Lin Ching Hia), Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung and Faye Wong!
BUY ON AMAZON.SG:
Chungking Express (Special Edition) DVD
Chungking Express [DVD]
Studying Chungking Express - Instructor`s Edition (Paperback)
ABOVE: Trailer for THE GAME
BELOW: My edition FILMTALK
WHAT-IS: "The Game is a 1997 American thriller film directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, and produced by Propaganda Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. It tells the story of a wealthy investment banker who is given a mysterious gift by his brother—participation in a game that integrates in strange ways with his everyday life. As the lines between the banker's real life and the game become more uncertain, hints of a large conspiracy become apparent." (Wiki / WATCH on AMAZON)
BELOW: Movie Clip (switch off the subtitles, as they seem to be off-sync).
BUY ON AMAZON.SG:
THE GAME [Blu-ray]
ABOVE: International Trailer for Volcano High
BELOW: Another trailer
ABOVE: My edited FILMTALK
BELOW: My previously filmed video (pre-FILMTALK)!
WHAT-IS: "Volcano High (Korean: 화산고; RR: Hwasango) is a 2001 South Korean martial arts action comedy film. It revolves around a troublemaking high school student named Kim Kyung-soo (portrayed by Jang Hyuk) who finds himself transferred to the last school that will take him, the prestigious Volcano High, an institution whose students display an incredible talent in martial arts, with a few demonstrating even more mysterious psychic powers. Kyung-soo is drawn into fights between different clubs, a manuscript that is told to hold great power, and a group of teachers that will do whatever possible to keep the students in line.". (Wiki / )
Directed by Kim Tae-gyun, written by Kim Tae-kyun, Seo Dong-heon, and Jeong An-cheol. Stars Jang Hyuk, Shin Min-a, Kwon Sang-woo, Gong Hyo-jin, Heo Joon-ho and bygawds so many KDrama faces from the "early days"...!
BONUS: Volcano High ~ Shin Min Ah & Cast Interviews, Premiere (2001) NO SUBS tho...!
ABOVE: Trailer for That's The Way I Like It
BELOW: My Edited FILMTALK
WHAT-IS: "Forever Fever (released as "That's the Way I Like It" in the US) is a 1998 Singaporean musical comedy film written and directed by Glen Goei. It stars Adrian Pang as a man who becomes interested in disco once he sees Saturday Night Fever. As he competes in a local disco contest, John Travolta's character enters the real world and gives him advice. The film was released internationally by Miramax and was the first Singaporean film to perform well internationally."Wiki / WATCH on AMAZON)
PLOT: "In 1977, Ah Hock, a supermarket employee in his 20s, desires to buy a new motorbike, though he does not have enough money. When Saturday Night Fever is released in Singapore (under the title Forever Fever), he is inspired to enter a dance contest to raise the money. Guided by his heroes, John Travolta and Bruce Lee, Hock competes in the contest and fights against local bullies."
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