The Ultimate Winner yet another awful local film
There is little satisfaction in watching The Ultimate Winner, except in noting the irony of its own title. The film winds up,...
Iwai heads Shanghai’s New Talent jury
Japan's Iwai Shunji will head the Asian New Talent Award jury at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival (11-19 June 2011)....
Mixed bag – and some surprises – as Asia gets ready for Cannes
Given the recent success of Asian productions at the Festival de Cannes, it came as little surprise to find that this...
Korea film fests buy in on pics
The move into film acquisition and distribution is paying off for South Korea's biggest film festivals. Last year, the Jeonju Film...
“˜Any Old Loser Can Find a Man Here’
In the documentary "Bachelor Mountain," San Liangzi is a middle-age, divorced logger living in China's snowy northeast province of Heilongjiang. Excessive...
Canned show stirs TV debate in the Philippines
Fast-talking comedian Willy Revillame is one of the most popular television personalities in the Philippines with a legion of poor fans...
‘Three Cups of Tea’. One big lie? Author accused of fudging facts
A mountaineer-philanthropist who shot into the best-seller lists with a book detailing his efforts to build girls' schools in remote villages...
Lessons from blockbusters
The Robot, which drew more than 15 lakh people nationwide on the opening day, has now made it to the curriculum...
Production Talk – “Flux” by Nigel Heng
FLUX is a dance film that basically has this housewife-alien-dancer-person that performs a set of movements for the camera. The film...
Eatrip: A Delicious Culinary Journey Through Japan
NEW PEOPLE Entertainment, a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. that focuses on the licensing and distribution of Japanese films and...
Salman Khan Kicks Ass In His New Trailer
With Ra.One not coming out till October and Superstar Rajnikanth's new film, Rana, not due until 2012, India has a bit...
Cannes announces minor-key Asian line-up
Two Japanese films represent Asia in the main competition section of the Cannes festival (11-22 May). They are joined by first...