Ashes of Time / 東邪西毒 (1994) - Solitary soul(s) on a quest for redemption - 7/10 (15/01/16)

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''Ashes of Time'' is a unique art film which is loosely bound upon Jin Yong's wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. Despite two blurry action choreographies, this movie can't be considered as a martial arts movie at all. Due to its philosophical...

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The Taking of Tiger Mountain / 智取威虎山 (2014) - A certain return to form for legendary director Tsui Hark - 7/10 (13/01/16)

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Tsui Hark movies are always a mixed bag for me. The Vietnamese New Wave director created visually stunning, profoundly philosophical and mostly historically inspired movies like the ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' and ''Once Upon a Time in China'' movie series...

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In memoriam: David Robert Jones alias David Bowie

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In memoriam: David Bowie The year 2015 somehow ended bad with the death of famous rock singer and bassist Ian Fraser ''Lemmy'' Kilmister and it starts on a negative note with the death of famous rock and pop musician David Bowie whose impressive career...

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Black Coal, Thin Ice / 白日焰火 (2014) - Atmosphere alone is not enough - 5/10 (11/01/16)

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''Black Coal, Thin Ice'' is a sinister neo-noir movie by renowned Chinese actor, director and screenwriter Diao Yinan. The film is a mixture of a slow-paced thriller and a depressing drama. The movie received wide critical acclaim and won the Golden Bear...

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My favourite records of the year 2015

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Dear readers of my blog! Today is the day where I would like to share a list of my twenty favourite records of the year 2015 with you. I will also talk about recommendable live albums and compilations as well as about a few upcoming releases I'm looking...

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Christmas vacation

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Dear readers of my blog, I simply wanted to share a few holiday pictures with you. They were taken over the last two weeks in Canada and Germany. The past fifteen days were a great Occasion for me to meet family members, to organize activities with old...

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