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Thailand is my touristic pet peeve, but you have to believe me, they know how to make horror movies

February 19, 2010 By: Monkey Category: Asia, Cinema, English, Thailand, video Visited: 190 views 1 Comment →

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It’s good sometimes to discover that somewhere people are still doing good horror movies. And it’s not America!! This time is Thailand.
In a time when the Star Striped movie industry is dying on its last legs and “borrowing” (to say the least offensive) here and there, especially from the Asian markets, it’s quite inspiring to find that the source of if not original, at least brilliant thrills, is now centered in the East. (more…)

In Shanland Part 4

December 01, 2009 By: Monkey Category: Asia, Cinema, English, Myanmar, Travels, video Visited: 333 views 1 Comment →

I am in Myanmar (Burma) at the moment and probably forced not to work on the site for the whole lenght of my stay.

A few people know about Myanmar and fewer people know about its problems. I am not the first one to talk about this and won’t be the last, and probably not even the most prolific or interesting teller of this country’s unique segregation from the World. But while I am there living my Myanmar experience and writing about it, I want to present some videos contributed by a new friend, and a man I strongly admire.

Antonio Graceffo, an Italian American adventure writer and martial arts enthusiast, left a Wall Street finance background to literally dive into Asian adventures and languages. One of his most recent projects is a documentary called “In Shanland” : defying the Burmese government’s ban on journalists, Antonio crossed the border under the protection of the Shan State Army, and began filming interviews with IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) within the war zone.

I am currently interviewing Antonio for Monkeyrockworld, and I thought this series of posts can be a good introduction to Myanmar, its people, and Antonio to my readers. You will definitely enjoy. (more…)

In Shanland Part 3

November 26, 2009 By: Monkey Category: Asia, Cinema, English, Myanmar, Travels, video Visited: 357 views 2 Comments →

I am in Myanmar (Burma) at the moment and probably forced not to work on the site for the whole lenght of my stay.

A few people know about Myanmar and fewer people know about its problems. I am not the first one to talk about this and won’t be the last, and probably not even the most prolific or interesting teller of this country’s unique segregation from the World. But while I am there living my Myanmar experience and writing about it, I want to present some videoscontributed by a new friend, and a man I strongly admire.

Antonio Graceffo, an Italian American adventure writer and martial arts enthusiast, left a Wall Street finance background to literally dive into Asian adventures and languages. One of his most recent projects is a documentary called “In Shanland” : defying the Burmese government’s ban on journalists, Antonio crossed the border under the protection of the Shan State Army, and began filming interviews with IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) within the war zone.

I am currently interviewing Antonio for Monkeyrockworld, and I thought this series of posts can be a good introduction to Myanmar, its people, and Antonio to my readers. You will definitely enjoy. (more…)

In Shanland Part 2

November 20, 2009 By: Monkey Category: Asia, Cinema, English, Myanmar, Travels, video Visited: 272 views No Comments →

I am in Myanmar (Burma) at the moment and probably forced not to work on the site for the whole lenght of my stay.

A few people know about Myanmar and fewer people know about its problems. I am not the first one to talk about this and won’t be the last, and probably not even the most prolific or interesting teller of this country’s unique segregation from the World. But while I am there living my Myanmar experience and writing about it, I want to present some videoscontributed by a new friend, and a man I strongly admire.

Antonio Graceffo, an Italian American adventure writer and martial arts enthusiast, left a Wall Street finance background to literally dive into Asian adventures and languages. One of his most recent projects is a documentary called “In Shanland” : defying the Burmese government’s ban on journalists, Antonio crossed the border under the protection of the Shan State Army, and began filming interviews with IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) within the war zone.

I am currently interviewing Antonio for Monkeyrockworld, and I thought this series of posts can be a good introduction to Myanmar, its people, and Antonio to my readers. You will definitely enjoy. (more…)

In Shanland Part 1

November 15, 2009 By: Monkey Category: Asia, Cinema, English, Myanmar, Travels, video Visited: 366 views No Comments →

I am in Myanmar (Burma) at the moment and probably forced not to work on the site for the whole lenght of my stay.

A few people know about Myanmar and fewer people know about its problems. I am not the first one to talk about this and won’t be the last, and probably not even the most prolific or interesting teller of this country’s unique segregation from the World. But while I am there living my Myanmar experience and writing about it, I want to present some videos contributed by a new friend, and a man I strongly admire.

Antonio Graceffo, an Italian American adventure writer and martial arts enthusiast, left a Wall Street finance background to literally dive into Asian adventures and languages. One of his most recent projects is a documentary called “In Shanland” : defying the Burmese government’s ban on journalists, Antonio crossed the border under the protection of the Shan State Army, and began filming interviews with IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) within the war zone.

I am currently interviewing Antonio for Monkeyrockworld, and I thought this series of posts can be a good introduction to Myanmar, its people, and Antonio to my readers. You will definitely enjoy. (more…)

Islam explained for dummies

October 20, 2009 By: Monkey Category: Asia, Cinema, English, Malaysia, video Visited: 631 views 5 Comments →

This is amazing. Check 15Malaysia for more great Malaysian film making.

Ping Guo – Lost in Beijing

May 12, 2008 By: Monkey Category: Asia, China, Cinema Visited: 372 views 2 Comments →

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Ieri sera ho finalmente visto Ping Guo e non solo mi e’ piaciuto molto, ma mi ha dato un bello schiaffo in faccia, diretto dal televisore al letto. Mi ha detto: “Svegliati, e’ questo quello che hai intorno”. Stranamente un film cinese che e’ un film, ovvero, che non sembra nemmeno cinese. E che potrebbe aiutarvi a capire un po’ meglio la strana realta’ della megacapitale del Regno di Mezzo alla fine di questi odiosi anni zero, almeno per il sottoscritto. Fa sempre poi un effetto strano vedere un film ambientato a pochi chilometri dalla tua “casa”, una cosa che ti estrania parecchio perche’ la falsezza di una fotografia a 35mm e quindi l’essenza del cinema decade completamente e ti metti a dire, no, questa non e’ la realta’, i colori sono troppo innaturali, manca l’odore di verza e doufu fritti e il cielo di Pechino e’ troppo luminoso in questa scena. Il salone dei massaggi ha colori troppo filmici, manca lo squallore delle pareti scrostate, cosi’ come l’appartamento della coppia e’ certamente molto simile al reale, ma quando quella volta ho visto dove vivevano quei cinesi, l’odore non era mica questo. Insomma, mi ha fatto capire che per tutta la vita non ho capito niente perche’ la fotografia rovina i veri colori del mondo. C’e’ ancora troppa gente che si fa rovinare il cervello da queste cose, troppa, tutta. Questo film mi ha fatto capire che sto facendo la cosa giusta, e che presto sara’ il momento di ripartire, a cercare altri colori e altri odori. Una ricerca senza una fine. Voi intanto cercate di vedere questo film, per capire un po’ meglio, e visivamente, la Grande Babele cinese. E ricordatevi che tutto il mondo ormai e’ filtri, colori, photoshop. Una cosa delirante.