Wong Kar-wai

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director. 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)