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Monthly Archives: November 2011
December 2011 movies
Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the Dec. issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Nov. 25. The movies open in Japan between late Nov. and mid-Dec. The Adventures of Tintin Herge’s boyish Belgian reporter-adventurer … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventures Of Tintin, Andy Serkis, Aziz Ansari, Chen Kaige, Edgar Wright, Gus Van Sant, Jesse Eisenberg, Sarah's Key, Steven Spielberg, Tintin, Wang Bing
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Media Mix, Nov. 27, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is mainly about eBooks, though near the end I also comment on newspaper companies’ relationships with their delivery agents. I talk about digital newspaper subscriptions in more detail in our Yen for Living blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Tagged Delivery Agent, E-book, Newspaper, oshigami, Publishing, Shincho
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Media Mix, Nov. 20, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the B-kyu Gourmet boom. In the piece I try to make the case that the movement is, in a sense, an indirect rejection of the kind of food-centered promotional gambits that the … Continue reading
This is what I know: A tale of two press conferences
Like Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt would like you to admire him for more than his casual good looks and acting ability. He wants you to appreciate his mind, which is why Moneyball is such a gift for him as both … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Movies
Tagged Bennett Miller, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Contagion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Moneyball, Steven Soderbergh
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Media Mix, Nov. 6, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about two child abuse cases that have been covered extensively in the media in recent months. As I imply, there are many other similar cases reported on an almost daily basis, and most … Continue reading
November 2011 movies
Here are the reviews I wrote for the November issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Nov. 25. The movies open in Tokyo from late October to mid-November. Another Year Much has been made of Mike Leigh’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Hathaway, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jim Broadbent, Jon Favreau, Mike Leigh, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Sheen, Valerie Plame
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TIFF interviews
Here are links to the interviews I did for the Tokyo International Film Festival website. This year they wanted to concentrate on films in the Japanese Eyes section, for obvious reasons, but in any case the selection wasn’t that good. … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Winterbottom, Tokyo International Film Festival, Trishna
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