Takahashi Gen
Since his debut in 1992, Heartless, Takahashi Gen has become a pivotal figure within the independent Asian film scene. Living between...
Japan’s Long Nuclear Disaster Film
Peering at the post-tsunami devastation in Japan on miniature YouTube windows or video-streaming displays from Japanese news outlets provokes not only...
Made-for-Internet movie debuts on YouTube
YouTube on Friday began showing what it said was the first feature-length Hollywood movie created specifically for the Internet. "Girl Walks...
H.K.’s Filmart gets Beijing accent
The 15 years of Hong Kong Filmart have been a busy and transformative decade and a half in the territory, a...
About a Boy
She was "Little Papaya" in the musical movie 881 who made aunties (and uncles) cried in her death scene and traumatised...
3D’s future eyed in Asia
Hong Kong is aiming to keep ahead of the game in areas like 3D technology to make sure it retains its...
“˜The Kids Grow Up’ turns the lens on home videos and the right to privacy
Early in "The Kids Grow Up," Doug Block's captivating documentary about his teenage daughter's final year at home before leaving for...
Viacom backs Kashyap’s Project 18
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures has given the green light to Project 18, the next directorial outing for Abhinav Singh Kashyap (pictured),...
Japan’s Earthquake Crushes International Box Office, Down 60% From Last Year
In a drab box office stanza on the foreign theatrical circuit "“ down a full 60% from the 2010's comparable weekend...
Taiwanese dementia documentary captures essence of life
"The Long Goodbye," a documentary film on senile dementia by Golden Horse Award director Yang Li-chou, was a hit among cinemagoers...
‘Carbon Nation’ offers odd, upbeat take on global warming
Piecing together a patchwork in which resourceful rustics and high-rise sophisticates alike take action to create clean energy, "Carbon Nation" might...
South filmmakers hooked to Hindi cinema
Bollywood films that are remakes of South Indian blockbusters are widely read and written about. However, its not just Hindi filmmakers...