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BIFF Oct. 8

Posted on October 8, 2011 by philipbrasor

When I told the foreign press liaison that my flight would be arriving at Busan at 9:30 p.m. she said the film festival counter at the airport might be closed by then, so could I please take a limousine bus … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Oct. 2, 2011

Posted on October 2, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about coverage of the Sept. 19 antinuke demonstration in Tokyo. That the column is next to a long interview with journalist Satoshi Kamata, who talks about the same thing, is more or less … Continue reading →

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October 2011 movies

Posted on September 30, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the movies I reviewed for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Sunday. L’age de raison Sophie Marceau is Margaret, a go-go executive for a French nuclear plant manufacturer who, whenever she suffers … Continue reading →

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October 2011 albums

Posted on September 28, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the CD reviews I wrote for the October 2011 issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Mirror Traffic -Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks (P-Vine) Wild Flag (Merge/Hostess) Though the most emblematic band of the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 25, 2011

Posted on September 25, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about welfare rolls swelling with large numbers of unemployed men who seem to have no will to work. One of the implications of the NHK special from which much of the column was … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 18, 2011

Posted on September 18, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about Yoshio Hachiro’s resignation as Minister of Trade, Economy and Industry, though it’s mainly about the enduring dominance of “elites” in all aspects of Japanese life. As I implied in the column, elites … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 11, 2011

Posted on September 11, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the death of 3-year-old Miyuki Watanabe in August 2010 while she was in the foster care of voice actress Shizuka Suzuike, who was arrested a few weeks ago for causing the injuries that led … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Sept. 4, 2011

Posted on September 4, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about actress Hisako Manda’s inheritance problems following the death of her common-law husband in June. The piece is a rehash of all the different elements of the story that have come out in the weeklies … Continue reading →

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September 2011 movies

Posted on August 31, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the September issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. The movies open in Tokyo from late August through mid-September. Battle: Los Angeles It would be easy to blame … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Aug. 28, 2011

Posted on August 28, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the retirement of comedian Shinsuke Shimada. The story continues to develop, and while nothing particular has been added to the case that I didn’t already outline in the column, some of the … Continue reading →

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