THREE TIMES US TRAILER

A sharp-eyed reader passes along a link to the American trailer for Hou Hsiao-hsien's THREE TIMES.

That Jim Jarmusch quote at the front is part of a Jarmusch on Hou essay they're sending to everyone who might possibly know someone who may be friends with someone who might write a review of the film. They use a lot of quotes (and does anyone else find A.O. Scott talking about making love kind of ooky?) and you can feel them desperately flogging American viewers who are notoriously uninterested in Asian films with them: "Entertainment Weekly likes it! Why can't you?"

My prediction? Rave reviews and under $100,000 at the box office.