Tag: Arnolfini

• March 15, 2010

  NON-KO, a reflection

  I have long given up on building expectations around Japanese movies but I was still surprised by Non-Ko. Opening scene. A woman sits at a bar drinking whiskey from a glass filled with an impressive amount of ice (think –berg). She downs the drink and asks for a refill. She’s been there a while and […]
• March 10, 2010

  Girls on Film at the Arnolfini

  A touring festival dedicated to contemporary Japanese films about women is making its way around the UK. In Bristol, the Arnolfini will screen the following six movies from 13 to 21 March: Non-Ko (2008) 13 March ASYLE (2007) 14 March Kamome Diner (2006) 18 March How to Become Myself (2007) 19 March German plus Rain […]
• March 2, 2010

  Somewhere, softly, someone is speaking with a lilting accent (it’s not me)

  In a time where global battles with recession are swiftly translated into job cuts and unemployment rates, the government’s news of funding cuts in higher education wasn’t exactly surprising. While science subjects are promoted and at times ring-fenced, the people and institutions involved with the arts and humanities are getting increasingly worried. In Sunday’s Observer, […]
• February 8, 2010

  Girls on film

  As mentioned in Saturday’s Guardian, a touring festival dedicated to contemporary Japanese films about women is making its way around the UK. After Sheffield, Belfast, London and Edinburgh it also makes its way to Bristol. The Japan Foundation’s 2010 touring film programme looks at contemporary Japanese cinema made about and, in some cases, by women. […]