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...
BEHIND THE SCENES
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 Rogue Film Festival Earns Respect (Sort Of)
The New York Asian Film Festival has an image to uphold, based on a well-honed story of low-rent beginnings and disreputable...
10th Annual New York Asian Film Festival Preview
For ten years, Subway Cinema has been presenting the best of Asian cinema for two weeks of mayhem to some of...
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...
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...
Professors in Film, The Good, The Great and the Wacky
With school out and many of you done with college or preparing to head there or holding frond memories of your...