The teaser trailer for the film Bellflower which captured a lot of attention at SXSW last month was released today. Wow. It looks very dark & mad max-y. Films like this one tend to scare & fascinate me. I don't personally possess the necessary swagger to watch them without my hands up near my eyes. However, I suspect that's the whole point; this film wasn't made for me & my delicate sensibilities. It was made for firebreathers & aspiring firebreathers.I've been fascinated by two period piece films out of Asia that look like they would also appeal to the firebreathing population. One is the film Legend of the Fist the Return of Chen Zhen which is a new take on the popular fictional Chinese hero Chen Zhen who was first brought to life by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury. This film looks beautiful & thrilling.
The other one is the Japanese festival favorite, 13 Assassins about a team of 13 unemployed samurais who come together to assassinate an evil lord.
Now the past may have been bloody & the future terrifying, but don't worry; the present is pretty thrilling as well. The film The Bang Bang Club, which is based on a group of real life war photographers who risk their lives to bring images from the most dangerous parts of the world to risk averse people like me, is coming out soon. Terrifying & inspiring, this film looks interesting.
-Phoebe
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