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Does he have a "day job" as an academic or whatever? I always love what he has to say about my favorite Japanese films.

2006-12-11 18:33:24 · 1 answers · asked by michinoku2001 7 in Entertainment & Music Movies

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According to "About Midnight Eye [his website]":

"Tom Mes was born in Rotterdam, Holland, in 1974. He has been active as a film critic since 1995, contributing to publications in countries that include the USA, UK, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Holland and Russia. He has provided liner notes and audio commentaries for numerous DVD releases of Japanese films around the world. He also has a background in animation as a scriptwriter and storyboard artist.

Tom is the author of the critically praised books Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike and Iron Man: The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto (both FAB Press) and co-author, with Jasper Sharp, of The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film (Stone Bridge Press).
He is based in Paris, France."

He confirmed that he lives in Paris in an interview: "I live in Paris, which is a unique city in Europe as cinema is taken really seriously, including Japanese animation."

2006-12-12 04:34:55 · answer #1 · answered by sylvar 2 · 0 0

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