Crime beat in Singapore
T he story opens on a Monday at the Changi Prison in Singapore. A woman, the mother of two young boys,...
Chinese Period Film ‘Empire of Silver’ Melds History, Art, Business Ethics
Christina Yao's "Empire of Silver" is a foreign-language financial drama about the challenges that war and political turmoil pose to ethical...
Stefan Says So: [Media Fiesta 2011] Dynamite Johnson
The Media Fiesta this year has a Singapore Movies under the Stars highlight where films get played in the open air...
Richard Leacock dies at 89; documentary filmmaker pioneered cinema verite technique
Richard Leacock, a documentary filmmaker and pioneer of the unobtrusive cinema verite camera technique, has died. He was 89. Leacock died...
Filmmakers: Indian market not ready for animation films
Filmmakers feel that there is no viable market for animation films in India and it is difficult to market them abroad...
China misses WTO deadline
China appears to have missed the deadline to comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) decision that it must loosen controls...
Antoine Fuqua to Direct Chinese Concubine Love Story
Training Day director Antoine Fuqua has signed on to direct a 200 million yuan (US $30 million) biopic on legendary Tang...
Singapore’s Gurushetram Opens to Positive Reviews
Singayil Gurushetram will always remain a landmark in Kollywood as it is the first Tamil movie to be produced in Singapore....
New Super 35mm & rain-proof camcorders launched
On March 23rd, 2011, Sony revealed two new professional camcorders in the "NXCAMâ„¢" line-up - each developed in response to extensive...
Fukunaga pins his future on love of past
Cary Joji Fukunaga, the 33-year-old director of this year's adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - the book's 28th adaptation to...
The Chaser writer now based in Singapore
The man responsible for the nail-biting, blood-chilling 2008 South Korean blockbuster The Chaser, Lee Shinho, now lives in Singapore. A renowned...
Q&A: Yoon Sung-Hyun
Yoon Sung-Hyun's Bleak Night opens with teenage schoolboys beating their friend in an empty lot near an urban train track. In...