ooohhh... i love my neighbour totoro, it's the greatest anime ever... i also love spirited away and princess mononoke.
i also grew up with japanese anime series like candy candy, lulu, ikyuu san, megaloman, ultraman, goggle v and the legendary voltus v. they're amazing, although i admit, some robot series kinda too rough for a 6 year olds

Sorry flux- i thought my friend had it but he doesnt.

To swiftly change the subject- does anyonyone remember when Mr.Wong Kar Wai joined the forum to mention his like for Sean Ellis? I distinctly remember someone from Hongkong retorting "YOU ARE NOT THE REAL W.K.W!" This amused me and although I thought the accuser was just another nutter i remembered this today,and decided to check the user profile. The link was for www.wkw2046 which is an excelent website and if this person is an imposter posing as W.K.W. hes doing a damn good job of promoting him.

Hello Asian Films fans.... I have a website that maybe of an interest to you. The website lets you know of the latest releases within the S.E Asia region and any Wong Kar Wai film notes or news....

http://www.monkeypeaches.com

Enjoy.

I'd also recommend http://www.twitchfilm.net/ which is "a film news / review / discussion site that pays particular attention to independent, cult, foreign and genre film"

They cover a nice diverse range of films.

My memes are slackers. Seemingly, I don't watch TV enough because, though I seem to have picked up on the 'Asian Invasion' BBC Ross thing regardless, I've then missed it all! And even if I'd seen it I'd still be no closer to finding the film I'm still desperately looking for (see above) - help?

Breaking News for WKW fans:

Wong Kar-Wai Will Do Hurricane Katrina Inspired Movie (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

Hong Kong's Apple Daily reports that Wong Kar-Wai is planning to make a drama based on moving true events in New Orleans when the city was attacked by hurricane Katrina last year. Wong is hoping to cast Adrian Brody as the leading man but Brody will not make the commitment before reading the final script, which Wong is still working on. Wong just completed a location scout in and around New Orleans but producers of the film concluded that the damage in New Orleans was still too severe and decided to shoot the $50 million project largely in New York with a small number of shots to be made in the real New Orleans. Wong Kar-Wai is famous for shooting movies with briefly written scripts or even no script at all. He is also known for finalizing movie projects at painfully low speeds. He spent almost five years on the production and post-production of his last movie, 2046. Wong Kar-Wai is still attached to make The Lady from Shanghai with Nicole Kidman and a biopic of Ye Wen, Bruce Lee's trainer, with Leung Chou-Wai.

what? i doubt he can make movie with scripts ha ha ha... why not making tsunami? it's more devastating than hurricane katrina...

I agree Flux, the m Tsunami would make an intersting humanitarian film.
Almost sicence fiction looking

It's interesting you say that Sebastion,

I went to see Munich the other night, which incidentally is rather good. I'm like Eric Bana, and would reccomend Chopper if you haven't seen it.

Before the film started there were the obligitary trailers, some spy kid film, a rather shit looking love story with some girl from freinds, and one for a film called flight 937 (?).

The latter was for a film based on the 9/11 attacks. I've found out since that Oliver Stone is currently in production for a similar movie based on these attacks too.

I'm confused about how I felt about that. I know people personally affected by the 9/11 attacks and on one hand find it really fucking out of order that Hollywood is doing a cash in of them, controversial maybe, but that will probably guarantee good ticket sales.

On the other hand, except for the fact that it all happenned so recently whats the difference between making a film about 9/11, or making a film about the Munich terrorist attacks or even a World War 2 epic?

I have seen a speight of utter shite films recently and have read many articles about the demise of Hollywood but I just wonder where the penny drops? I also know that currently in production is a Bollywood film about the July 7th attacks in London. Something I was personally affected by, as I was in a car next to the bus when it exploded.

Thoughts on the matter?

its like the world cant handle reality and wants to sweep it under the carpet.....wow...chopper- what a film!reminds me of people i went to school with..the film is so understated,so sedate...eric bana great actor but as mark brandon read said..
...."a top fella,but get your ears off mate....whatever happened to method acting?"