“Art films” and the nature of boredom
An exchange between critics and readers in the NYTimes prompts some thoughts about the nature of boredom and why so many people get defensive about “art […]
Review: West of the Tracks (2003)
Director: Wang Bing
Plot: The third part, "Rails" narrows its focus to a single father and son who scavenge the rail yards in order to sell raw parts to the factories. With the factories closing however, their future suddenly becomes uncertain. In Chinese, this section is called 铁路 (tiělù), meaning "railway."
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DVD of the week: West of the Tracks (Tie Xi Qu)
West of the Tracks (Tie Xi Qu) would be a remarkable film under any circumstances. But the fact that it was the first project of a young filmmaker, Wang Bing, essentially working alone with a digital video camera, shooting over a period of two […]