Web ratings prohibited for new Chinese movie
BEIJNG--At least two major entertainment websites in China have stopped allowing users to review the country's newest propaganda blockbuster on the...
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The science of martial arts
Veteran Hong Kong director Peter Chan's latest film aims to demystify martial arts, while also tackling moral dilemmas. Liu Wei reports. It...
Epic films a record of revival
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has been prominent in Chinese cinema, both onscreen and offscreen, almost since the very beginning....
Tim Burton: Nine monster movies that inspired him
Tim Burton's gleefully macabre aesthetic is currently on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art - the exhibition that...
Multicultural film fest beckons foreign residents
Though some 1.2 million foreigners reside in Korea, amenities for non-natives are still deemed insufficient. In hopes of filling in the...
A void the ‘Void’ if you’re squeamish
Just a few minutes into Gaspar Noe's pretentious but absorbing Enter the Void, its hero is shot dead during a drug...
Filmmaker-MTRCB board member Milo Sogueco remains hopeful for PNoy
MANILA, Philippines "“ While some are alarmed with the fluctuating approval rating of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, there are those...
Machete Maidens Really Edutainment?
Aussie documentarian Mark Hartley returns with another exploitation expose for the discriminating connoisseur of crap. Only this time around he emigrates...
Mother’s non-show biz address
What makes Mother Lily run? Every day, Regal Films producer Lily Monteverde takes a walk or jogs around a park adjacent...
Thriller Spiller: Joko Anwar Drops Hints About His Upcoming Movies
The Indonesian film industry is certainly not dead - especially not in the horror and thriller departments. Acclaimed director Joko Anwar...
Indonesians bemoan Hollywood blockbuster blackout
Indonesian moviegoers are facing a bleak year of second-rate foreign releases and lowbrow local productions as Hollywood studios, the government and...
Misfires and a ‘Fart’ in Local Holiday Films
With the school holidays in full swing and the usual flood of Hollywood blockbusters out of the picture with the ongoing...