ICYMI from KPBS Midday Edition: PacArts hosts more than two dozen films ranging from animation to documentary, science fiction to lush melodrama.
"At least one of them is a stone-cold masterpiece," Hu insisted.
Tanaka's films rival the lush, elegant melodrama of Hollywood women's pictures by directors such as Douglas Sirk and Max Ophüls. So do yourself a favor and check out this quartet of films for theMystery Kung Fu Theater requires that attendees simply trust artistic director Brian Hu to program an action film that will make your jaw dropped down in awe.
"Asian cinema internationally is built on the reputation of martial arts films. For better or worse, we associate Asian cinema with martial arts films. Before there was an Asian film festival, the martial arts films were kind of the Asian film festival, and you would see them at Chinatown movie theaters or on TV. So we're kind of paying homage to the ways in which Asian cinema became global to begin with," Hu said.
As the program title implies, the films are a mystery and you just have to trust Hu to pick something that kicks ass. And so far, he has not disappointed.Louise Wong plays singer and Hong Kong superstar Anita Mui in the biopic"Anita," which opens this year's Spring Showcase."Anita" is the opening night film on Thursday. Louise Wong plays Cantopop singer and Hong Kong superstar Anita Mui in this new biopic.
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