Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Winds of September 九降风

 

 

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非一般臺灣青春片,因爲不是講同性愛,講的是一身義氣,或是孬的,男孩子都長成男人了。只有,深夜游水池,泛起來的閃光,還記得那些輕狂的嬉笑。

不看電影,就去和導演講戯,不是大不敬,是大後悔。然而,聼老闆言,去看戯,果然是沒有錯的。此乃,看過九降風后之大醒悟。Point在於,有機會,要去看。

本來以爲,又是一部,臺灣青春片,新導演,曾志偉監製,我以爲林書宇是台版黃精甫。訪問止,我還是這樣的認爲。直到我看過電影,因爲人家堅持說是不同 藍色大門 或是 盛夏光年 的。

新導演,半自傳,講自己的高中時代,少年情懷,兄弟情,初戀云云。他說:“楊和侯都拍他們的青春,我有機會儅導演,也要如此,不過講我的時代。”

故事講 九個高中生,七男二女,交通意外,合法前的啤酒和煙,鎖起來的天台,臺灣職棒簽賭案。

用了9個新演員,Literally的新,是沒有拍過戯的孩子,他說,自己也變年輕了呢。然後,很高興,自己可以成爲一些改變的起因,在他們彼此的生命裏面。

儅了很多年副導演以後,他說:“我想做足了準備以後才開自己的戯,長片也很熟悉了,你看,也不會覺得是好像第一次拍戲的吧,我希望。”

當然也不是完美的,只是讓我有一點新鮮的感動關於很久以前的事情,多少推翻了我的STEREOTYPE。

他喜歡的 岩井俊二 , 有機會在東京影展遇到,因爲大家都要趕下場,原本以爲錯過了,卻又搭上同一部的Lift,於是像小Fans樣的要簽名合照。“那個是緣阿。”

他說,那個時候看完 沽嶺街少年殺人事件 以後覺得怎麽會有這樣的電影啊,怎麽一個電影會這樣子拍啊,這樣子不想讓他結束。

不停地播 張雨生 的 我期待,我開始期待,他的下一部,于此同時。

我老是耿耿於懷的,中學美工科上,老師播的 疑似 臺灣新浪潮 的戯,是不是叫作, 我們都是這樣長大的。

我也老是耿耿於懷,我中學美工科的老師,舊舊的毛衣,和眯起眼看畵的樣子。

scmp extract: Sunday December 14 : Tom Lin

Vivian Chen

Tom Lin Shu-yu's feature-length directorial debut Winds of September is the first part of a trilogy produced by veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Eric Tsang Chi-wai. Filmed in the 32-year-old Taiwanese writer-director's hometown of Hsinchu, it portrays nine high school students' bitter-sweet adolescent lives.

What are the 'winds of September'?

My hometown Hsinchu is also called 'the wind city'. Strong winds from the China Sea blow across the city every September. For me, Hsinchu and the winds are inseparable and are connected to my teenage years. I always knew I was going to make a film about Hsinchu. I decided on the title even before I started writing the script in 2004. Youth is like the invisible and uncontrollable winds in Hsinchu, the soft and gentle breeze can become strong and harsh.

Is the story based on your own experiences at high school?

Edward Yang De-chang and Hou Hsiao-hsien, directors from the Taiwan New Wave, are great sources of inspiration - in terms of their spirit and ideology, rather than technique and visual styles. Both made films about their teenage lives. When I got the chance to make a film of my own, I wanted to tell a similar story - an updated version for my generation.

How is Winds of September different from other Taiwanese youth-oriented films?

Many of the others focus on romance, especially homosexual love as seen in Blue Gate Crossing and Eternal Summer. I think Winds of September is more ambitious in the way it depicts the teenagers' friendships against the background of an evolving society - Taiwan in the 1990s. The film is all about how the young build their self-esteem and lose their innocence.

When did you realise you wanted to be a filmmaker?

Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day was so influential on me, it was the reason I first got interested in making films. After watching it, when I was about 14 years old, I wanted to make a film just like that. The film was three hours long, and, for the first time, I didn't want it to stop. I am the same age as Chang Chen who starred in the film, and that's maybe another reason why I felt so connected to the film. I couldn't stop thinking of the plot and the characters even days after I had watched it.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

OnPedder Kansas Project

 

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J'adore the McQueen Chinese inspired red sequin shoes! and the Jimmy Choo.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Shoes on Wheel

 

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Phew, can't believe I really ignored the application deadline for school dorm, and actually start having a place of my own, yeah yeah, for the next few weeks I'm gonna be eyeing fancy little furnitures all around, wahahaa, just got this in, cute huh? It claims I can trust my Loubs with it.........figure crosses....

www.rakkudesigns.com

Available in Hong Kong: G.O.D

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Mus-ive dress: Maggie wears Fur

 

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Isn't she gorgeous? Though I love her most in Secretary, she was more than a beauty vase in Batman also~ Just thought she was a vegan....

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

I love your time, I don't like your time, just the way you fold'em- Erwin Wurm

 

 

 

I've got this growing suspicion about what is real art, what is fashion, what is not and what is not. So when I got Erwin's I love my time, I don't like my time, the paranoia stuck me even more. I may have no  idea what this Vienna-base conceptualist was trying to do, it's a love at first sight. Very much intriguing, fashion-wise, is his Dress Collection. Reminds me of the non-wearable-high-conceptual-MMM. It's not alone the fabric and structure of a garment that counts, the way being worn, the way being folded, shipped and appreciated. 

DeJaVu: Polka dots love

 

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Yeah, I'm getting tired of myself indulging in the polka dots pattern of the CDG H&M line, which I didnt go line up for the chaos. One funny thing I dug up, from my favorite shelf at school library, a Balenciaga book, was this Pillbox hat draped with pink and black dotted silk scarf by Balenciaga in 1960. Just how similar between these, half a century ago, bet there hadnt been as many queued up for B's haute couture.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Mus-ive Dress: Anna Karina

 

 

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Ok, I'm gonna start this, finding inspirations from the timeless fashion icons. So I was told to watch 50+ french films can help healing from bad relationships....not sure if I can ever make it 50+, yet, I was quite sure, I fell in love again, with Anna Karina, in Jean Luc Godard's Une Femme Est Une Femme et Le Petit Soldat-which is a black and white in the '50s. Agnes b got a line inspired by Anna, and here I go, it's my twisting dress wardrobe, episode one this week. I'll put up the photos first and see what I can do over the week. Go, tres chic!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Kate Moss in Lane Crawford

 

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Kate Moss and Topshop Lane Crawford Hong kONG on 11.11, Universal Singleton's day, Nov 11th. At least we got Kate.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Party is over

 

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I know this is so very very very last week. But Daniel is simply too Geek to be missed out at the Dead not Alive Party. With Lisa and Ana.

Over the rainbow-Fred Butler

 

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Who: Fred Butler

What she does: London-based Stylist and Accessory Designer

How she rocks: Hand-made art pieces for body, signature rainbow colours, storybook animals and geometric shapes.

Love Her: Simply too cool for school colors, shapes and patterns. Twists and repetitions, exquisite details, funny and vibrant. Makes you smile~

fredbutlerstyle.com

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Chocolate Rush: Royce Kokutoh

 

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I know it's usually considered a sin even talking about Chocolate in a fashion world....A sweet and killing one that I'm aware, especially after I consumed a whole box of See's last week and peaked my weight range over the past 21 years....

But this is Japanese chocolate: made of Kokutoh, Black Sugar, in a plain translation...less sugar, relatively speaking and really adds up to the smoothness and aroma. And most importantly, these come in tres slim slices.

FYI, that I'm not behind the selling of Royce, but simply a fan. And in celebrating their 25th anniversary, launched plenty of limited chocos!!!!

City super holds Royce in Hong Kong. Their eshops click here.

The Chanel Money Squeezer

 

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eRH....I've been craving for my one and first 2.55 for months...aCtually I've been craving for a Chanel purse for months regardless of the size or styles....yeah....that's quite a slave's statement. Untill, I saw this....their newly launched label Chanel Unlimited/ bags and accessories.

Here's how they describe The Bag:

"glossy grey canvas material embossed with the words "Paris", "31, rue Cambon" "Coco" and "Chanel", which come repeated like the ultimate fashion mantra on both the inside and outside of each piece."

I however especially prop Hayley Phelan's description on: LeSportsac with Chanel price tags. LOL.

But still, spread the words out, for good or for bag~

Post-Halloween-sales: CK / DKNY

 

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Sale and Buy! That's what they say one day after Halloween.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Layer up and lace down

 

Yes, I'm going a lil bit leg wear obssessed.....not that a got my top drawer stuffed with leggings, tights and stockings....blahs....I have no Socks!!!!! not a single pair until I work out how to wear them, not to go with my sneakers...that are clumsy enough just to hide them up....Spot this on the Tokyo Street Style 4th week of Oct. And this girl totally works it out with the lace knit socks+ leggings+beige flats, resonating her silk dress, and cardigan palette. And love her Marni statement necklace. Balancing and stunning....

Find me where all the socks are.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Butterfly Effect: Felipe Oliveira Baptista

 

So I was digging last month's UK ELLE during my research for a floral silk dress. And this little typo caught my attention, they spelled it Batista instead of Baptista on page 151(not that someone's really gonna turned the pages and chek), well da point is this dress, that symmetrical pattern is amazing, silk and wool dress, with all the subtle colors, resembles butterflies add up a sense of mystery. And the designers with a were kinda bold in colors and silhouettes. Check out thier cross over with the NIKE AW77, transformed a track suit in to adorable skirt that practically works.

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