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Edward Yang

A collection of 6 posts

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How the Gospel brightens "A Brighter Summer Day"

More than fifteen years ago, reviewing Edward Yang's masterpiece Yi Yi, I wrote that I "couldn't wait" to see a film he had made nine years earlier — another highly praised epic about generations of one Taiwanese family: A Brighter Summer Day. Well, I did

Through a Screen Darkly - Bonus Chapter - The Whole Wide World

Through a Screen Darkly

Through a Screen Darkly - Bonus Chapter - The Whole Wide World

[A consideration of Crash, Gosford Park, and Yi-Yi] - Eight-year-old Yang-Yang, in the film Yi Yi (A One and a Two) - U2, "When I Look at the World" A Crash-Course in Cultural Prejudice When writer-director Paul Haggis's film Crash won Best Picture at the 75th

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Yi-Yi (A One and a Two) (2000)

2007 Update: In honor of the recently departed Edward Yang, let me nudge you toward picking up Criterion's glorious edition of the late filmmaker's masterful film Yi-Yi (A One and a Two). Here's a look back at my original response to the film from

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Specials: Rata-trouble? Remembering Yang.

Jeff Berryman the power of a rat in the kitchen Sean Gaffney points out three serious problems with Ratatouille. Who can argue with such scathing criticism? Okay, enough kidding around. Carissa Turner Smith really does have a problem with Ratatouille, even though she enjoyed it. * J. Robert Parks has posted

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Tonight, the World has Lost a Great Artist

For the last few years, I have been hoping and hoping for another film by Edward Yang, who directed what has become one of the greatest treasures in my film library: Yi-Yi (A One and a Two). But tonight, Edward Yang passed away. Cancer. The news breaks my heart. He

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Yi-Yi (A One and a Two) from Criterion

If you haven't seen Yi-Yi (A One and a Two), you're in for a treat. It's been out on DVD before, but not like this. The full Criterion treatment has arrived, and I encourage you to check it out as soon as you can.