Some people are just so talented that it really isn't fair. Cj Wallis is one of those people. You probably haven't heard of him, but Wallis is an enormously gifted director, actor, cinematographer, producer, editor, writer and musician. And to top it all off, I have it on good authority from a certain female FanGirlTastic staffer that he's cute too. Totally not fair.
I first became of aware of Wallis when I saw Jen and Sylvia Soska's Dead Hooker in a Trunk. As the character called Goody Two-Shoes, Wallis has a starring role in the Twisted Twins' exploitation sensation, but he also shot and edited the flick, composed the score and worked on the effects team. It could be said that while the Soska sisters built the Dead Hooker car, Wallis was clearly the motor that made it run as well as it does.
As a good-looking, one-man entertainment machine,...
I first became of aware of Wallis when I saw Jen and Sylvia Soska's Dead Hooker in a Trunk. As the character called Goody Two-Shoes, Wallis has a starring role in the Twisted Twins' exploitation sensation, but he also shot and edited the flick, composed the score and worked on the effects team. It could be said that while the Soska sisters built the Dead Hooker car, Wallis was clearly the motor that made it run as well as it does.
As a good-looking, one-man entertainment machine,...
- 3/14/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Note: This review is re-published from Nyaff earlier this year and the film is showing at Tiff this week.
Over the past week I have seen some excellent films at the Nyaff, everything from epic kung-fu fighting in Ip Man 2 to psychedelic madness in Blood of Rebirth and heartfelt comedy with amazing Japanese freestyle rapping in 8000 Miles. But nothing could have prepared me for Confessions, easily the most brilliant and disturbing film I’ve seen all year. This film is like nothing you ever experienced, it’s a whirlwind of emotion wrapped in a tightly knit package of suspense, mystery and murder. That said, it’s also one of the more depressing films you’ll see, in that the subject matter its dealing with is the bizarre suicide culture that permeates in Japan, particularly in young teens. Director Tetsuya Nakashima (Kamikaze Girls, Memories of Matsuko) uses interesting visceral cinematic techniques...
Over the past week I have seen some excellent films at the Nyaff, everything from epic kung-fu fighting in Ip Man 2 to psychedelic madness in Blood of Rebirth and heartfelt comedy with amazing Japanese freestyle rapping in 8000 Miles. But nothing could have prepared me for Confessions, easily the most brilliant and disturbing film I’ve seen all year. This film is like nothing you ever experienced, it’s a whirlwind of emotion wrapped in a tightly knit package of suspense, mystery and murder. That said, it’s also one of the more depressing films you’ll see, in that the subject matter its dealing with is the bizarre suicide culture that permeates in Japan, particularly in young teens. Director Tetsuya Nakashima (Kamikaze Girls, Memories of Matsuko) uses interesting visceral cinematic techniques...
- 9/14/2010
- by Raffi Asdourian
- The Film Stage
Over the past week I have seen some excellent films at the Nyaff, everything from epic kung-fu fighting in Ip Man 2 to psychedelic madness in Blood of Rebirth and heartfelt comedy with amazing Japanese freestyle rapping in 8000 Miles. But nothing could have prepared me for Confessions, easily the most brilliant and disturbing film I’ve seen all year. This film is like nothing you ever experienced, it’s a whirlwind of emotion wrapped in a tightly knit package of suspense, mystery and murder. That said, it’s also one of the more depressing films you’ll see, in that the subject matter its dealing with is the bizarre suicide culture that permeates in Japan, particularly in young teens. Director Tetsuya Nakashima (Kamikaze Girls, Memories of Matsuko) uses interesting visceral cinematic techniques that will leave you dazzled and distraught by the sheer escalation of a simple day in a school classroom.
- 7/2/2010
- by Raffi Asdourian
- The Film Stage
While checking YouTube for the much ballyhooed next TV spot for Tetsuya Nakashima's "Confessions", something infinitely more interesting popped up: 18+ minutes of PR for the film, complete with interviews, behind the scenes clips, and tons of footage. Unfortunately there are no subtitles, but it's worth watching even without knowing what's going on; it looks incredible.
The film stars Takako Matsu as a junior high school teacher whose daughter is killed. Suspecting two of her own students were responsible, she enacts a cruel plan for revenge.
Toho will be releasing it in Japan on Saturday, but those in NYC can catch it at this year's New York Asian Film Festival (June 25 - July 8); it's the Centerpiece Presentation. Check their blog on Monday for the screening schedule.
And since 10-second samples are not enough, here's the theme song used in the film, "Last Flowers" by Radiohead:...
The film stars Takako Matsu as a junior high school teacher whose daughter is killed. Suspecting two of her own students were responsible, she enacts a cruel plan for revenge.
Toho will be releasing it in Japan on Saturday, but those in NYC can catch it at this year's New York Asian Film Festival (June 25 - July 8); it's the Centerpiece Presentation. Check their blog on Monday for the screening schedule.
And since 10-second samples are not enough, here's the theme song used in the film, "Last Flowers" by Radiohead:...
- 6/4/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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