Wong Kar-wai

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: 2046; In the Mood for Love.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (2) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Christopher Doyle → Wong Kar-wai. Doyle is named as the regular cinematographer of a director the transcript renders as 'Long car wise' (Wong Kar-wai), and called one of the great DPs who rarely makes American movies.
    “Long car wise, regular cinematographer, one of the great DPs for sure.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Lady in the Water with Richard Lawson · 0:50:26 · Richard Lawson (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Wong Kar-wai → George Lucas. Wong's recolorizing of his own films is compared to George Lucas special editions.
    “He's going George Lucas, maybe.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:16:33 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Wong Kar-wai → Steve McQueen. Wong Kar-wai beat McQueen 55-45; voters worried McQueen's films are heavy for the podcast.
    “I think a lot of people were hesitant to vote McQueen because the episodes on 12 years of slave and hunger.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:15:02 · Ben Hosley (0.40 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): Richard Linklater → Wong Kar-wai. Linklater beat Wong Kar-wai in the closest matchup of the round.
    “So Richard Linklater beat Warn Car Why.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1 · 0:38:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Wong Kar-wai → Danny Boyle. Wong could win it all but may lose to Boyle in sweet 16.
    “I think he might lose to Danny Boyle”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:16:46 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Wong Kar-wai: He is recolorizing his films for Criterion editions.
    “him doing all the special editions has like pushed him into the forefront”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:16:22 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)