Park Chan Wook Discusses Genre Twists in THIRST – Jennifer Merin interviews

park chan wook jerusalem ff cropped160At his Jerusalem Film Festival Masterclass, Korean filmmaker Park Chan Wook focuses on his genre bending storytelling and cinematic trickery in Thirst, which is, he says, his personal favorite of all the films he’s made to date. He comments that he identifies with the film’s central character, a priest-turned-vampire, because he’s always trying to justify his actions. He revelations about audience manipulation through sound design are particularly fascinating. Read more>>

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, April 7-11: ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE

Opening April 11, Only Lovers Left Alive is the AWFJ Movie of the Week. AWFJ Movie of the Week panelists found Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive to be deeply romantic, stylishly delicious, gloriously photographed, sublime and a bitingly perfect fresh take on a worn our genre. All that, and vampires. This is one for the ages!

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