Asian Actors: A look at Donnie Yen (Hong Kong)
Asian Actors: A look at Donnie Yen (Hong Kong) When one thinks of Hong Kong actors in action-packed and adrenaline-pumped films,...
Odia film maker Nila Madhab Panda ““ Creating quality cinema from New Delhi
It is not easy not to be based in Mumbai and make a mark in the world of Hindi cinema, but...
Writing The City: Nurturing Singapore’s written voice
What is a writer? "Think of salmon swimming up stream against the current, heading towards home. This is you, the individual...
Final Harry Potter Explodes with US$3m Debut!
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 opens on 107 screens to score an impressive screen average of US$28,227 (S$34,404)...
Korean Film Shooting in Japan Turning Heads
This hotel lobby in Japan's Gumamoto prefecture is bustling with people. They are mostly Japanese extras on the film Gamun 4, or...
Cinemalaya expands its reach
The seventh Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival was so successful that there are plans to expand the screenings next year to...
PiFan’s NAFF gives top prize to Indonesian director Joko Anwar
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped its 4th Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) yesterday (July 20) with the...
It’s Official: Harry Potter Will Screen Before Ramadan
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the final installment of the Harry Potter movie series will be screened in Indonesia by the end...
New importer set to end Hollywood film drought
There is good news for film fans in the country. In a decision likely to end the 7-month drought of major...
Muslim Women Using Pop Culture and Social Media Technology to Effect Change
While President Obama bemoans technology and innovation-those nefarious ATMs and airport kiosks stealing jobs all willy-nilly-moderate Muslims, particularly the women, are...
If Singapore is Rupert Murdoch’s Idea Of “˜Open and Clear,’ That Explains a Lot
Probably the most telling statement the press baron Rupert Murdoch made during his abject mea culpa before the British Parliament this...
Flying here for movies
Indonesian movie buff Ratna Dewi flew twice to Singapore recently for the weekend - just to watch movies. She is among...