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Christmas Break basically DEMANDS a break, so your favorite trifecta returns this week for a Criterion Break! We finally wrap up our year long stroll through The World of Wong Kar Wai boxset with the last two films, In the Mood For Love and 2046. Hear us praise the lush cinematography and deep, recurring sense of longing, while also pondering how two people — Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung — can be so damned beautiful!

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Delve into the beauty of Wong Kar-wai's cinema with the fellas this week via CHUNGKING EXPRESS, an instant classic from early 90s Hong Kong. Prominently featuring music (originally) by The Cranberries and The Mama's & the Papa's, this split narrative confounds traditionally held notions of cinema and sinks its teeth into the human experience. Joined by Wong Kar-wai superfan Ryan, Charlie and Antonio explore the elusive nature of love and the moving picture.

Intro/outro music: 'Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' BWV 639 by Johann Sebastian Bach from Tarkovsky's 'Solaris'.

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994), Hong Kong, written by Wong Kar-wai, directed by Wong Kar-wai, cinematography by Christopher Doyle and Andrew Lau, featuring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Brigitte Lin Chin-Hsia.

Hit Factory's heroic duo take on Johnnie To's 1993 Honk Kong action spectacular, 'The Heroic Trio'. It's a super hero origin story featuring three of Hong Kong cinema's most remarkable leading women - Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh, & Maggie Cheung - and a wellspring of imagination & style unrivaled by western action movies of the era.

We discuss the dynamic burst of imagination at the center of Hong Kong's Golden Era of action cinema that birthed the talents of To, Tsui Hark, John Woo and countless others, the film's nuanced and progressively feminine approach to its storytelling, the brilliant costume design...and the movie's commendable contempt toward children. 

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The Criterion Breaks returns this week, continuing our miniseries on the films of Wong Kar Wai. This week, before diving into the next film in the Hong Kong auteur’s filmography, we chat about the legacy of Roger Ebert on the tenth anniversary of his passing. We also offer up a handful of recommendations from the Criterion Channel’s April line-up. The trio of hosts then chat about Wong Kar Wai’s tale of toxic love, Happy Together.

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The Criterion Break is back again, continuing our miniseries on Wong Kar-Wai. The next films in the beautiful World of Wong Kar-Wai box set are Chungking Express and Fallen Angels. Blake discusses his deep affection for the auteur’s 1994 crossover smash, while the other two chat about whether or not the film clicked for them. We then dive into 1995’s companion piece and determine that it is most definitely a vibe.

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Producer's note: When we prepped Jordan's new intro to this amazing interview from April of '22, I had jotted something down like, "who could have dreamed back then that he'd go on to win all the awards." Jordan rightly called this out, because (as she says here) she, and other critics, DID dream that. What I'd meant was: it seemed like one of those performances and films that you hope will be both lauded AND awarded, but you aren't holding your breath for the latter. How thrilling to be wrong sometimes.

Watch Ke Huy Quan accept his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

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As a kid, he was Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies. But as he got older, Ke Huy Quan began to feel that there wasn't really a place for him in front of the camera. After decades of telling himself he didn't miss acting, Crazy Rich  Asians made a splash, and Ke began to think that maybe it was time to get back to acting. Ke opens up about all of that, and landing in the perfect threefold role of Waymond, Alpha Waymond, and CEO Waymond in Everything Everywhere All At Once. 

And then, Jordan has one quick thing about Bend it Like Beckham's 20th anniversary.

With Jordan Crucchiola and Ke Huy Quan

Jackie and Greg revel in the sumptuous vibes that are Wong Kar Wai's IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE from 2000. Topics of discussion include the film's controversial new restoration, how it slots into WKW's filmography, its use of shorthand and subtle visual cues to convey the story, and how the extensive deleted scenes re-frame the events of the film.

#24 on Sight & Sound's 2012 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
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#5 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time" list.  bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

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As a kid, he was Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies. But as he got older, Ke Huy Quan began to feel that there wasn't really a place for him in front of the camera. After decades of telling himself he didn't miss acting, Crazy Rich  Asians made a splash, and Ke began to think that maybe it was time to get back to acting. Ke opens up about all of that, and landing in the perfect threefold role of Waymond, Alpha Waymond, and CEO Waymond in Everything Everywhere All At Once. 

And then, Jordan has one quick thing about Bend it Like Beckham's 20th anniversary.

With Jordan Crucchiola and Ke Huy Quan

The Film Detectives bring you an educational episode delving into the cinema of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai. In this episode we discuss two of his films, In the Mood For Love and My Blueberry Nights. Hosted by Elliot Herman and Trevor Newlin

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We go behind the scenes on The Crown with Jessica Hobbs, a NZ-Australian director in demand in the UK TV industry, and a preview of a retrospective coming to Australia this summer, on the lush cinematic worlds of one of Hong Kong’s and the world’s greatest filmmakers.