Eastern Premise #54 – Kuroi ame (Black Rain)
Not to be confused with the Ridley Scott movie of the similar name, Jason Julier this week takes a look at a work from Hope Lies favourite Shohei Imamura. Call it an oversight or an overdose of Master of Cinema releases, for whatever reason Eastern Premise has yet to spotlight the undoubted talents of Shohei … Read more
Eastern Premise #53 – Scout♀Man
Jason Julier remains in Japan, and takes a look at Masato Ishioka’s Scout♀Man. This week in Eastern Premise we delve into the darker side of city life with Masato Ishioka’s disturbing and unshakable Scout♀Man, released in Japan as Pain. Each city across the world has a seedy aspect to its structure, often hidden away from … Read more
Eastern Premise #52 – Angel Dust
Jason Julier takes a look once again at Japan, with a mid-90′s thriller from Sogo Ishii. Enjeru dasuto otherwise known as Angel Dust, is a gripping Japanese thriller released in 1994, it is a favourite of mine and a film that is often overlooked along with its director. There is no phencyclidine usage or message about … Read more
The Sunday Sermon
It’s Oscar Sunday! And with that, we would like to welcome you to Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second’s alternative Academy Awards coverage. We’ve got a couple of things lined up for today, including a brave attempt by one contributor to defend the film that we have declared to be the single worst Best … Read more
Rediscovering Michael Powell’s The Queen’s Guards
We here at Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second are really excited to introduce a new contributor to our ranks. Yusef Sayed takes a rare look at Michael Powell’s until-recently-thought-lost The Queen’s Guards, the filmmakers follow-up to Peeping Tom. For Hope Lies the relationship between this particular film and the site goes back some … Read more
Eastern Premise #51 – Umarete wa mita keredo lit (I Was Born But…)
This week Jason Julier introduces Ozu to Eastern Premise, with an early silent, I Was Born, But…. Otona no miru ehon – Umarete wa mita keredo lit otherwise known as I Was Born, But… is an early silent film from Yasujiro Ozu. Filmed in late 1931 until early 1932, it represents one of his most beloved … Read more
Eastern Premise #50 – Ai no Mukidashi (Love Exposure)
In the landmark 50th edition of his Eastern Premise column, Jason Julier takes a look at Sion Sono’s Love Exposure. Normally Eastern Premise kicks off with an immediate hook to snare unaware passers-by. Not this week and not for this film. Ai no Mukidashi or Love Exposure is a viewing experience that divides opinion, even … Read more
Eastern Premise #49 – Villain
This week Jason Julier turns his attention to his most contemporary work in quite some time, Lee Sang-il’s Villain. 2011 was an eventful year for Third Window Films with releases including Confessions of a Dog, Cold Fish and Confessions. The London riots may have threatened the future of this enterprising DVD label but it is bouncing … Read more
Eastern Premise #48 – Kurutta Ippeiji (A Page of Madness)
This week Jason Julier takes a look at a piece of silent cinema from Japan. Japanese films from the silent era are a rare breed thanks to a combination of natural disasters particularly the Kanto Earthquake of 1923, war and the problems associated with old film stock. In the West despite the lists of ‘missing … Read more
The Sunday Sermon
Recognition among like-minded individuals is a key component in development. If we know that which we do is considered not just right and proper, but also exceptional, by those who share most closely that frame of mind, then this will inform how we continue. Awards perform a very real and tangible recognition of skills, so … Read more
