Frustratingly deliberate in its pacing, yet one draws contemplation from the film’s unique stillness, all from one of the most formidable artists of ‘slow cinema’ of our time.
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Stray Dogs (2013)
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Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
An elegy to the demise of the ‘cinema’—both films and spaces—of the 20th century as we had experienced it, all to the pedestrian if oddly haunting pacing of Tsai’s delicate craft.
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BAFTAs 2020 Prediction
As per tradition, here are my predictions for the BAFTAs 2020!
WW: Will Win
DH: Dark Horse
Results: 16/25 (21/25 if include dark horses)
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Waves (2019)
At times intoxicating, the film’s kaleidoscopic approach to exploring the depths of human emotions is invigorating and refreshing.
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Outguess ET 2020 – Oscar Prediction Contest
The 7th edition of my annual Oscar prediction contest is back!
I will share my predictions on the weekend of 8-9 Feb. The Oscars ceremony will happen on the morning of 10 Feb (SGT).
Instructions:
- The contest is open to people residing in Singapore only.
- Copy and paste the below categories onto a Word document.
- Indicate clearly for each category whom you think will win the Oscar (‘WW‘) and one dark horse (‘DH‘).
- Submit the Word document to eternalitytan@gmail.com with the subject header ‘Outguess ET 2020’ latest by 7 Feb, 11:59pm (SGT).
How to win:
- Predicting correctly ‘Will Win’ earns you 3 points per category
- Predicting correctly ‘Dark Horse’ earns you 1 point per category
- Score more points than me – a tie doesn’t count
- If there is more than one winner, the participant who submitted his or her predictions earlier (based on email time-code) will win.
If you win, choose one of the following prizes:
- Prize A (worth USD20) – 1x Amazon Gift Card
- Prize B (worth SGD30) – 1x Criterion Collection Blu-ray
- Prize C (worth SGD25-35) – up to 5x DVDs from my Carousell page
Here are the categories in contention:
Best Picture
Best International Feature
Best Animated Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Director
Best Leading Actor
Best Leading Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Hair & Makeup
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Live Action Short
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short
Have fun and good luck!
Officer and a Spy, An (2019)
Polanski doesn’t seem interested to push his film past the second gear, but it is a stately and handsome work about the Dreyfus Affair.
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Liberte (2019)
If you enjoy slow arthouse cinema that is also extremely perverse, then this new tableau-styled film by Albert Serra about libertinism in 18th century France may be your cup of tea.
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River, The (1997)
Tsai solidifies his oblique, slow-paced style with this odd, and at times, shocking meditation on the incommunicability of humans through a family of loners.
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Vive L’Amour (1994)
Tsai’s Venice Golden Lion-winning second feature may be sparse and silent, but it remains to be one of the deepest portrayals of existential loneliness in the director’s singular filmography.
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Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Still one of Tsai’s very best, this is a solid feature debut that grapples with the ennui of ‘90s youth listlessness with stylistic aplomb.
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