How a Chinese story gets told in an int’l way
The new film, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is a cross-cultural hybrid in many aspects: Both producer Wendi Deng Murdoch...
Cinemalaya: Controversies that never were
This year's Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival won't happen until July, but as early as now, people are harping on the controversies...
Indonesia’s movie crisis
At one of Jakarta's biggest movie theaters, Richard Olsen, an Indonesia-based filmmaker, runs down what's playing on the big screens. "A...
Trailer trash
Documentaries are flying high at the box office. Asif Kapadia's Senna achieved a very respectable spot on the grid "“ and...
Govt Signals Plans Over Film Tax Row
An end to the long-running dispute over imported film royalties came a step closer on Sunday as the Finance Ministry signaled...
Internet users unhappy with move to block popular websites: M’sia
Consumers and Internet users have protested strongly against the decision made by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to block 10...
Indian filmmakers under-utilise digital revenue streams: Fox top man
"Each time there has been a doomsday threat to the entertainment business, it has become a great opportunity, and business has...
More treats for Cinemalaya fans
The 7TH Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, which runs July 16-24 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) promises more...
Hank-ering for fishhead noodles
He had charmed a roomful of journalists at a press conference in the morning at Capella Singapore. And two-time Academy Award...
Fox Filmed Entertainment’s Jim Gianopulos: ‘Theft’ Is the Film Industry’s Biggest Problem
The biggest issue the global film industry faces, said 20th Century Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos, is in one word,...
‘I’ve painted myself white & I am Death’ and other lines from the 2011 Singapore Arts Festival
He just stands there, minutes trawling by. A white unmoving thing, er, figure as Bach's Toccata & Fugue ruptures in the...
ScreenSingapore by numbers
Tom Hanks has left, the red carpet has been rolled up and the curtain has come down. The inaugural ScreenSingapore officially...