Sorry for the delay, but here is our Halloween episode!
The Eye is such an underrated horror classic. Made in Hong Kong during the J-horror craze, it may share the visual style of Japanese horror films, but underneath, there is a lot of interesting Chinese concepts.
Let's take a look!
2019-10-27 19:12:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, it has been a while, hasn't it?
For the most part, I'm fully settled in Montreal, now. While there are some other on going projects I'll be working on, the channel should go back to normal.
Let's give our Bruce Lee retrospective an encore. Because how can you resist talking more about the Dragon himself.
I'm sure you also have a lot to share in regards to Bruce Lee. Come and share your fun facts in the comment section!
2019-10-13 05:38:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi, everyone. I just moved back to Montreal and am still in the process of unpacking. It looks like I won't have enough time to finish up our next episode on time. I'll get it done as soon as possible, but realistically, I'll go up Saturday instead of Thursday.
Sorry for the delays. Things should go back to normal by next week.
2019-10-08 23:02:53 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I'm currently moving. Without my work station, there really isn't much to update. So this is just going to be a quick one. Hope you don't mind! Everything will be back to normal in two weeks.
Meantime, enjoy my mediocre Instagram photos.
Did you enjoy our two-part Bruce Lee retrospective? Feedbacks are so far so good! It takes a truly inspirational man to unite so many different people together. Reading your stories on how you first learn about Bruce Lee is ey...
2019-10-01 03:50:33 +0000 UTC View Post
We talked about how Bruce Lee indicated a revolution in cinema, changing its techniques and establishing a new genre. This week, we are going to expand our horizon and examine his impact in pop culture.
2019-09-26 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Bruce Lee Part 2 is almost done! But here's the real news: There will be a Part 3! But it won't come out immediately.
If you haven't already, come join us at our Discord server and have a chat!
Remember to comment below or message me, so I can approve your account.
Someone informed me that if your Discord account is not linked to your Patreon account, I have to manually set up a role for you, otherwise you can't chat in our channel.
If that is the case, please comment below or message me your Discord account name!
I went back and approved everyone who joined. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you have not been invited, please message me!
2019-09-13 17:51:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Bruce Lee.
Just the name gives people chills. How can't you not be excited? Often remembered as an amazing martial artist. But for me, he'll always be an amazing filmmaker.
In this two part retrospective, we are going to talk about all the movies starring Bruce Lee, and see how he first changed Hong Kong, and later, changed the world.
2019-09-12 16:57:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for being so late, I'm still working on the episode as we speak. But still, I'll have to lock the credit before everyone falls asleep and the episode goes live tomorrow.
Anyway, there is one swear made in this episode, as an in joke for long time fans. Since we are talking about Bruce Lee, there is also some talk about Chinese patriotism and racism in Hollywood. Although no real discussion is made, just allusions.
Still, if you'd like to remain anonymous for this episode, or...
2019-09-12 02:40:58 +0000 UTC View Post
So, the discord server is now live. I'll be online when watching movies or working on an episode. Feel free to come and hang out in our chat room.
If there's interests, we can even watch movies together and riff on it, or play games together.
It's connected to this page, so if you are a patron, you should be automatically invited.
If you do not have a discord account linked to your Patreon, you can join us through this link:
2019-09-08 16:52:38 +0000 UTC
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In some why, I consider our episode on In the Mood for Love to be the end of a season. At least, that's how it felt. Don't worry, I'm not quitting just yet. New episode is already in the work.
So this is a test run for the smaller bite size update thingy. Let me know how you feel.
Currently editing this month's bonus video about BlacKkKlansman. Part of the video discusses how people can read any meaning they wish from a film. As many film scholars would say, authorial intent doesn't matter.
One example I used is the cult classic They Live. As you can see from this tweet... yeah.
Knowing this, I hope my bonus video sheds some light on why BlacKkKlansman is...
2019-08-31 00:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post
So, I finally get to talk about my favourite film.
Making this video is quite an experience. Most of the talking points are based on my film study essay in University, so it's not that big of a project.
At the same time, it's hard to do this film justice. No matter how hard I try, there's only so much I can talk about this film. And there's so much more I want to talk about. Maybe someday I'll do an encore and talk about the costume, the sound, the music or the acting.
2019-08-29 16:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostSo I've been thinking of making patron rewards a bit more interesting, and I want to know your opinions.
Outside of the weekly update, I'm thinking I'll start posting small tidbits of behind the scene infos every few days: Pics of editing process, parts of scripts, what's new in the next episode, work in progress thumbnails, etc.
In the past, I avoided spoiling the topic for upcoming episodes. But I honestly don't think many peo...
2019-08-29 00:16:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Alright, I'm back. That was an exhausting month, but things so go back to normal this September, updates should be regular, and episode teases should go up on the channel community tabs as usual.
So, I'm in the Bay areas in California. Just took this picture.
Since I won't be in the office for another week or so, there's not gonna be much of an update. I'll be kicking back and working on my long term project for now.
You'll get to know this long term project eventually.
Hey everyone. I'm currently in San Francisco recharging my sanity meter.
This is one of two pre-recorded episodes I made for you. It's less analytical than our usual episodes, but I'm still proud of it. A bit of a different direction, I hope you'll enjoy.
And if you want more analytical stuff, don't worry. Watch to the end of the episode and you'll know what I mean.
2019-08-15 16:22:38 +0000 UTC View Post
As mentioned in the weekly update post, I'll be going away for 2 weeks. That's why I have to pre-record the next 2 episodes. As such, I'll have to lock the credit for episode 21 this early. Since there won't be much time for me to edit afterward.
This episode is focus solely on one single Hong Kong movie. It's an aesthetic analysis.
I'll keep the film under wrap for now, but you'll get to know it soon, as it is teased in the next episode, coming out this Thursday. There is no swea...
2019-08-12 03:45:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's update is a bit different. I'll focus less on the work stuff and more on personal experiences and things. Skip to the other bolded text to see the details.
I'm thinking of changing up the weekly updates to include more interesting info than... a work report. Something more interesting. I don't know what I can add, though. Any ideas?
Anyway, here is the update:
Update: Turns out, there is one single instant of swear. Once again, censored. Similar context to the swearing in the Sholay episode.
Backlog content building continues, which is why I'm locking episode 20's credit so early.
Patrons who join us after this post will have their name appears starting episode 21 instead.
Episode 20 is in a different format, in which I recommend a large amount of movies at once. There is no analysis in this episode and everything is...
2019-08-05 03:12:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Took my forever to cover a Hindi movie but here we are, one of the best and certainly the most epic and badass movie in any cinema: Sholay.
In this episode, we learn to appreciate the masala film genre. One thing I didn't mention, is that I have a sneaking suspicion that, the masala genre has much further reaching impact that one may think.
Before this film leads masala into the mainstream, genre in Hong Kong cinema is fairly well split. Kung Fu movies are badass Comedy movies are...
2019-08-01 16:13:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I have been working for two days from morning to night straight now. I need a poutine.
In case you don't know, poutine is a Canadian dish that looks awful but tastes like pure calories.
Since the channel is currently behind schedule and are in the process of building back up a backlog of content, we'll be locking the credits a bit earlier for the next few episodes.
Patrons who join us after this post will have their name appears starting episode 20 instead.
Episode 19 will focus on appreciating a Bollywood classic. Full disclosure, I'm not the most informed person about cinema in India, or the culture. So the analysis may be somewhat surface level.
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2019-07-28 18:01:15 +0000 UTC View Post
We are approaching the end of July, and Ip Man 4 has yet to be released. That is not worrying at all.
I don't think I've properly celebrated this, but a few weeks ago, our channel broke the 30K subscriber mark. We have more subscribers than some of the channels I followed for years. That is insane. Thank you for all the support! I'll be sure to continue improve the channel content.
Yes, you read that right, Superman!
While length wise, this is not the longest video I've done, in terms of production time, however, this one takes the cake. Rewatching Ip Man series and researching the history of Superman is quite a set of tasks. I hope the final product justifies the time spend.
This episode also sees some aesthetic change, mainly the graphic design elements. I'll continue to improve them gradually. If you have any suggestions, feel free to let...
2019-07-18 16:15:38 +0000 UTC View Post
While the editing for the next episode continues, I'll be locking the credit names early. The main reason being that I'm keeping track of everyone's name through Patreon's internal benefits tracker, which I have to keep things on a regular schedule for it to function properly.
That the tracker updates once every month, but I upload once every two weeks. I'm still trying to figure out how to finesse this. So if your name is missing or wrong, please message me.
In a...
2019-07-16 14:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, what is this new black and red design? That's right, the entire Accented Cinema brand got a bit of a style update, Facebook, Twitter, Patreon and the channel page itself got a bit of an update. The color theme is now black and red, bolder and sleeker.
The YouTube channel has been changing slowly, and by now, new video thumbnails don't use that old white on red banner design any more. As most thumbnails trends to dark backgrounds, I find this new design a bit more a...
2019-07-15 04:23:44 +0000 UTC View Post