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DVD Review: The Sword Identity (2011)

Posted on August 25, 2012December 10, 2022 by Kenneth George Godwin

Sometime during the Ming Dynasty, two wandering soldiers arrive in the southern city of Guancheng. Armed with unusually long swords, they fight their way past the four martial arts schools which reign in the city. One of the pair is captured, while the other escapes and goes into hiding. He is Liang Henlu (Song Yang), […]

DVD of the week: West of the Tracks (Tie Xi Qu)

Posted on March 7, 2011December 8, 2022 by Kenneth George Godwin

West of the Tracks (Tie Xi Qu) would be a remarkable film under any circumstances. But the fact that it was the first project of a young filmmaker, Wang Bing, essentially working alone with a digital video camera, shooting over a period of two years, then editing over several more years (the film appeared at […]

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