Are You Lonesome Tonight?

DVD Features

Bonus Short Film:

Killing Time
Directed by Wen Shipei
China
Mandarin with English subtitles
27 minutes

A futuristic super assassin meets his match in this mind-blowing multidisciplinary pop art explosion.

Discs: 1

• Highest Rating
  "A striking, impressive debut from an up-and-coming talent."
  Louisa Moore, Screen Zealots
• Highest Rating
  "First-time director Wen Shipei demonstrates a ... flair for heightened atmospherics and off-kilter details. "
  John Berra, Screen Daily
• Highest Rating
  "Part exploration of the ravages of guilt, part homage to the stylish Hong Kong gangster flicks of the 1990s, “Lonesome” (written by Wen with Noé Dodson, Wang Yinuo and Zhao Binghao) wears its influences on its sleeve but is a stylish and sophisticated debut feature."
  Austin Considine, The New York Times
• Highest Rating
  "Director Wen Shipei strikes an oddly satisfying balance between broody Neo-noir and simmering romance with his debut Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
  Nicholas Bell, Ion Cinema
• Highest Rating
  "Combining the enigmatic manner and lush visual stylings of Wong Kar-Wai with a number of classic film noir tropes, this works both as a thriller and as a character study and shows Shipei to be a director with a lot of promise."
  Peter Sobczynski, eFilmCritic.com
• Highest Rating
  "Great subtle performances from Eddie Peng and Sylvia Chung."
  Jack Cameron, One Room with a View
• Highest Rating
  "Director Wen Shipei makes an impressive debut with this short neo-noir thriller set in Guangzhou in the 1990s.. "
  Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
• Highest Rating
  "Are you Lonesome Tonight? is a brilliant exercise in aesthetics. "
  Meredith Taylor, Filmuforia
• Highest Rating
  "10/10; Are You Lonesome Tonight? is a masterclass of cinematic storytelling. Every element works together to enhance and build up each other. This might be Wen’s first feature film, but it heralds a top-notch director with a lot of swagger and much to say. "
  Bobby LePire, Film Threat
• Highest Rating
  " It’s a dazzling neon-noir that packs plenty of panache...."
  J Paul Johnson, Film Obsessive
• Highest Rating
  "[A] five-star, smart and elegant, bloody and intriguing, outstanding socioeconomic thriller."
  Roger Costa, Brazilian Press
• Highest Rating
  "[T]he picture looks beautiful, and at its best recalls the genre-bending, uniquely personal work of Wong Kar-wai."
  Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times
• Highest Rating
  "[O]ne of the most invigorating debuts you’re likely to see this year."
  Randy Myers, The Mercury News