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Snipers
is a trio of tales set in recession-era Kuala Lumpur. The
protagonists are an ex-military sniper-turned-hitman, a retrenched
middle-class Chinese man and a debt-ridden mamak restaurant
owner whose lives are forever altered through contact with
a prototype suppressed sniping rifle. Linking the tales is
the mysterious gunman who owns the deadly rifle. Read the
full script synopsis here.
James
Lee
was initially inspired by John Carpenter's low-budget "Assault
on Precinct 13", with only one soundtrack through out the
whole movie, and in terms of vision it is a character study
like "Taxi Driver" and "Falling Down".
For the story behind the stories, click here.
Independent
film-making
has enjoyed an extraordinary surge of interest in recent times,
especially with the advent of digital technology. James Lee's
passion for films is reflected in a website he manages called
Doghouse73. Go there.
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Recent media
coverage
on SNIPERS and its creative team (last update 3
April 2001) include the following:
- NEW
i-sinchew.com's Tan Hee Hui attempts to pry
Amir open, part by part. (2 April 2001)
- NEW
Asiaweek's Santha Oorjitham takes a
close-up look at digital movie-making in Malaysia via James and
Amir. (1 April 2001)
- NEW
Singapore Straits Times's expose
on the Amir & James connection. Leslie Lau reporting from Kuala
Lumpur.(31 March 2001)
- James
Lee's forthcoming
stage directorial debut with Pinter's The Dumb Waiter gets a look
in by Rubin Khoo at The STAR. (25 March 2001)
- The STAR's
Daryl Goh tries to work out James Lee in Waiting
for Jimbo. (23 March 2001)
- Finally,
we've unearthed Ashok Soman's (p)review at octopus.com.my.
There's a trailer to download there as well.
- Rizal
Johan of The STAR
reviews the result when James Lee shoots from the hip. (23 March
2001)
- Exec.
producer, Vernon Adrian Emuang, and associate producer, Amir Muhammad,
get featured in a Singapore Straits
Times article on ang-moh-looking (Caucasian-looking) talents
in the mass-media.
(19 March 2001)
- Writer,
photographer, film-maker Bernice Chauly hails
the film as "a turning point in Malaysian indie features."
(16 March 2001)
- "Raw
and authentic" - Christine Kueh reviews SNIPERS at www.klue.com.my
(15 March 2001)
- Gerald
Chuah looks down the barrel of a DV camera in THE
MALAY MAIL preview of SNIPERS. (12 March 2001)
- Snap preview
in The
STAR (12 March 2001)
- Danny
Lim's story
spread in The Sun on Sunday's VOX supplement (Sunday, 11 March 2001).
- An
interview with James by
Tan Hee Hui at sinchew-i.com
- Live
TV interview with James and producer, Amir Muhammad, on RTM2's Moving
On 2 (Friday, 9 March 2001)
- James
Lee, director (left) featured in a
personality profile, among several young Malaysian film-makers of
note in The Sun on Sunday's VOX - 28 January 2001 edition.
Media-Kit
in MSWord file is downloadable by right-clicking here
and saving to your hard-disk.
Photo Files
of a decent size are now available at the Gallery.
Contact us if you require assistance.
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Watch
out for:
World
Premier:
9 April 2001
Movie
Screening:
9 - 21 April 2001
(except Sun. 15 April)
The Filmnet
Equator Club
Lorong Stonor KL.
8 pm nightly.
Entrance with a
RM10 day pass.
Tel: 03-241 9562
James
Lee's stage
directorial debut of
Harold Pinter's
The Dumb Waiter
opens 28 March.
More details here.
Terima
Kasih
to everyone who
attended our
workshop
screenings
at The Actors Studio
Box from 13-16
March 2001.
Recommended
Reading:
The
Sun's VOX:
James Lee reveals
all, and executive
producer, Vernon
Adrian Emuang,
pays for the thrills
(11 March 2001)
Tell
us what's
on your mind!
Spew
your
guts on
SNIPERS
here!
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