Rufus de Rham
Writer
Rufus was born in a small town in Connecticut. He lived his young life on his grandparent's couch where he watched movies his parents didn't want him to see. The first film he remembers is Godzilla and he used to argue the finer points of film with the local video store clerk before he was tall enough to even see over the counter (or old enough to rent most of the films he was talking about). His grandfather introduced him to old serials, Seven Samurai, Blade Runner and monster movies. His life would never be the same. He continued on to brave private school as a lowly scholarship-baring day student, but he was (in)famous for his films and his Drawer O'DVDs. Always a fan of Asian film (Japanese New Wave and Chinese Fifth Generation specifically) one day he went to Korea to visit friends. He saw Friend, Shiri, and My Sassy Girl and his interests expanded in a new direction.
He decided to go to NYU where he majored in Cinema Studies and East Asian Studies and talked his way into focusing on Asian film. His Drawer O'DVDs expanded and many more Korean movies were watched when he discovered the wonders of New York video stores. He is now studying at Yonsei University in South Korea trying to learn Korean so he can eventually be the first white Korean filmmaker and from there take over the world. He spends his time watching movies, being hooked intravenously to the Internet, reading comics and books, and playing video games. His lists of favorites change every week but currently he is enjoying books by Haruki Murakami, watching Lost, playing World of Warcraft, and trying really really hard to like Hong Sang-soo.
Film Reviews
Features
Korean Film - Intermediate Level
Lucid Screening's Top 7 Project Episode 1
Rufus' Netflix Pick O'The Week
