There is nothing more exciting than discovering that a favorite book/webtoon/manga is getting an on-screen adaptation, whether it be a drama, film, or anime. The anticipation of seeing characters you’ve grown to love on the page come to life is an incredible experience. Join us at the BL Xpress as we share our favorite screen adaptations and why.
Tag Archives: Chinese BL
“Mermaid’s Jade” Movie Review
No matter the century, humanity, in some form or fashion, has a need to destroy and subjugate beautiful things. The mentality applied is that the people doing the oppression “hate” the uniquely beautiful culture, skin tone, race that isn’t them.
“In Your Heart” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
This is an astonishing and brilliant exercise in cinematic adroitness that has been, unfortunately misunderstood and misinterpreted, but not necessarily incorrectly. Does that sound like an oxymoron? Perhaps.
Best Cinematography Choices- Part IV
A lot of cinematography is intuition. It’s an art, not a formula- Reed Morano
Best Cinematography Choices- Part III
“A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist – moving an audience through a movie … making them think the way you want them to think, painting pictures in the dark”- Gordon Willis
“Under The Skin” Series Review (Ep.1 to 20)
If I were to describe “Under The Skin” in one word, it would be- “Compelling”
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Best Cinematography Choices
Cinematography is the art and technology behind film photography.
“Rebirth” Series Review (Ep.1 to 6)
It does say that it’s based on an unknown king in the past—so fascinating.
“The Dumb Husky and his White Cat Shizun” by Meatbun Doesn’t Eat Meat
While the social media handles are rift with tweets and posts about popular Chinese adaptation “Immortality”, the probability of this show ever making it to the silver screen seems dim.
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My Watchlist: Current Favorites of February, 2022
My watch list is overflowing with BL dramas. This is a statement that I never thought would be feasible.
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