“Shonagon had a passion for lists… … One day she got the idea of drawing up a list of things that quicken the heart. Not a bad criteria when I realize what I am filming. I bow to the economic miracle, but what I want to show you are the neighborhood celebrations.” A quote from Sans Soleil, a film by Chris Marker from 1983. Sans Soleil is a meditation on the nature of human memory … Continue reading
ROTTERDAM – This week we sent our Dutch correspondent in Rotterdam to see the movie Avatar, the latest spectacle in 3D by director James Cameron. Exclusively for Nippon Oranda Times a special 3D-review of Avatar by our Dutch reporter Simon Scheelkijker. After having directed such movies as Titanic and Terminator 1 and 2, James Cameron is back with the 3D spectacle Avatar. Watching Avatar in 3D is a whole new experience, the biggest novelty being … Continue reading
TOKYO – The new year saw British alternative rock band Muse come to Japan for the first time in a long while for their Resistance Japan Tour 2010. After having kicked the new year off with a performance at the Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea on January 7, Muse traveled to the country of the rising sun for three concerts in three days. On January 9 the Jo Hall in Osaka hosted Muse for their … Continue reading