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Dan Schindel

Dan Schindel is a copy editor and freelance critic living and working in Brooklyn.

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Getting to Know the King of New Taiwan Cinema

A look back at the works of the Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang

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Wayne Wang Has Seen It All

The director of ‘Chan is Missing,’ ‘Dim Sum,’ and ‘The Joy Luck Club’ reflects on his career and the many ways Asian American films have—and haven’t—changed

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‘Spirited Away’ Takes to the Stage

One of Studio Ghibli’s most popular films has been turned into a riveting live-action theater production—and back into a film

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Director Amanda Kim on Nam June Paik, the ’Father of Video Art’

Writer Dan Schindel chats with the director, whose new documentary examines the works of an artist who was ahead of his time

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Revisiting the Films of One of Japan’s Most Underrated Directors

Shunji Iwai flown under the radar for too long—here are some of our favorites you can watch at home

“Inu-Oh,” is director Masaaki Yuasa’s latest film

For Masaaki Yuasa, Music Makes the Movie

The popular animator’s latest film “Inu-Oh” is about Japanese noh theater, but was inspired by hip hop, glam rock, ballet, and more