Serenity on the Silver Screen
The 2nd Asian Buddhist Film Festival will take place in Singapore from May 5-8, 2011 at Golden Village, Great World City. Ten inspiring films from around the world...
Japan’s fantasy films act as a buffer against the reality of the natural world
In September 2008, Hayao Miyazaki, the author of Spirited Away, attended the Venice festival to present his most recent full-length film, Ponyo. In this city so closely connected...
Content can stop Indian film industry’s flops
The $2 billion Indian film industry is facing tough times with most movies falling flat at the box office. Experts say it is high time the industry focused...
Why the Mosaic? – The Origins of Censorship in Japanese Pornography
It may surprise you to know that Japan, home to hentai, tentacle porn and bukakke, has had strict laws censoring its pornographic films for decades. In spite of...
Chinese box office predicted to exceed North American within decade
At the opening day of the annual CinemaCon annual conference for theater owners in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. international executives noted the 65% expansion of the Chinese film...
Astro Shaw ups ante with production, pickups
Malaysian film and TV conglomerate Astro Shaw has picked up rights in several territories to upcoming action film Bunohan (formerly Bunga Lalang). It has also backed supernatural horror...