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When Escapism Becomes a Crutch in Storytelling
In late 2020, Netflix delivered us two irredeemably bad, inexplicably successful shows: Emily in Paris and Bridgerton. With their bizarre...
Anthony Chen Re-Teams With ‘Wet Season’ Actors On Pandemic-Set Drama
Filmmaker Anthony Chen is re-uniting with his Ilo Ilo and Wet Season stars Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler on the third...
Film Review: ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train’ Dazzles with Captivating Fight Sequences and Pristine Animation
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and...
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Anthony Chen Re-Teams With ‘Wet Season’ Actors On Pandemic-Set Drama
Filmmaker Anthony Chen is re-uniting with his Ilo Ilo and Wet Season stars Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler on the third film in his ‘growing up’ trilogy, We...
Gold Open Teams With CAPE For Inaugural Gold List To Honor Asian And Pacific Islanders In Film
Gold Open has partnered with the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment CAPE to launch the inaugural Gold List which honors the most outstanding Asian and...
BAFTA Extends Awards Eligibility Period Through 2021 Calendar Year
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has extended its eligibility period for the 2021 Film Awards. On Monday, BAFTA’s film...
New Film Mentorship Programme Will See Internationally-Renowned Filmmakers Mentor Past NYFA Winners
The National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) is celebrating National Mentoring Month this January with the introduction of its mentorship initiative - the Film...
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Commentary: Why ‘Fast and Furious’ Is Bigger Than ‘Star Wars’ in China
Starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, 1993 action-thriller The Fugitive would be the first fresh major Hollywood blockbuster screened in China in...
Commentary: How Godzilla Trampled Over Whitewashing To Become A Global Icon
In recent decades, Hollywood’s long-standing habit of appropriating and whitewashing Asian stories have been rightfully called out. Adaptations of Asian films often turn...
A Look Back At Sinema Media’s Past Decade
Starting out as an independent blog in 2006 by Originasian Pictures, Sinema.SG declared: Sinema gives a greater voice to all Singapore filmmakers to...
Staff Picks: Our Favourite Films of 2020
To say that the global pandemic has brought a sea-change to films would be an understatement. It’s been a year without any Marvel...
Four Halloween Watch Party Additions Featuring Southeast Asian Supernatural Beings
With every other celebration and party giving this year a miss, Halloween may feel a little more muted than usual this time around....
What Keeps Singaporeans up at Night? – Story Ideas to Get You Started on the Horror Round of The Inciting Incident
The paranormal must have a tough time getting under the skin of Singaporeans. There are little to no dark alleys, abandoned buildings or...