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TJFF 2024: ‘Egoist’ Trades a More Powerful Story for Self-Serving Sentiment
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Portrayals of Sapphic Love in Early Turkish Cinema
Exploring the landmark kiss in Arakon’s 'Ver Elini Istanbul (Istanbul Come My Way)' and its problems in retrospect.
Almost 30 Years Later, ‘Fire’ Still Blazes as a Seminal Text in Queer Cinema
'Fire' doesn’t hold its legacy merely on its milestone status, Deepa Mehta's film transmutes traditional female spaces into sensual moments.
The Dostoevskian Poetics of ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’
'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' contains the desolation and whirling madness of life that Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote about so often.
Justinian Huang: From Film Studio Exec to Published Novelist — And Just Getting Started
Studio executive turned author Justinian Huang discusses his potentially daunting career pivot.
HKIFF 2024: ‘All Shall Be Well’ Until Tragedy Strikes
'All Shall Be Well' displays a calmer, more stable stasis of being an older couple.
A Moment of Reflection with ‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Writer-Director Fawzia Mirza
Speaking with director Fawzia Mirza about her film 'The Queen of My Dreams.'
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