The editorial policy of “Kumite” (a quaterly French magazine specialized in Asian cinema - I’m writing in it since 2002) changed radically with this n°34 issue. Apparently, the head(s) of the magazine’s company say(s) something like “we have to talk more about commercials movies”.

And since this company (Seven Sept) is also now releasing in DVD in France the fantasy Hong Kong action movies Twin Effects (2003) & Twins Effect 2 (2004), that’s why we have not less than 18 pages about those movies in this issue - front and back covers included ! – which means, 25% of the magazine.

Anyway, it was a good opportunity for me to dig up my short interviews of cast members Edison Chen & Charlene Choi, done on the set of the first movie in November 2002. But the more interesting are the ones I made recently with Bey Logan (producer of Twins Effect & legendary Hong Kong movie expert) and Dante Lam (co-director of Twins Effects). All the other articles about Twins Effect 1 & 2 (reviews & biographies of the cast & crew ) were written by “Kumite” chief-editor, Charles Ferragut.

Yau Nai-hoi's Eye in the Sky (2007)

• A 2-page interview of Hong Kong diretor Yau Nai-hoi, made in Udine during the 9th Far East Film (April 2007), where he talked about his work as a screenwriter for Johnnie To and about his directorial debut, Eye in the Sky (French theatrical release this month).
• A 4-page interview of wild genius cinematographer Christopher Doyle, done during his tribute by the festival Paris Cinema, in July 2007.
• An article about Cromartie High School (from the manga to the movie) + one page interview of Japanese director Yudai Yamaguchi (Battlefield Baseball, Cromartie High School : The movie, both released in France by WE Productions)

Yudai Yamaguchi's Cromartie High School (2005)