Raiding the Set of “˜Serbuan Maut’
In a run-down building in Pasar Senen, a violent battle between police and criminals was being waged. Tall, grim-faced men in...
BEHIND THE SCENES
‘Touch my heart,’ says China’s master and film festival judge
YOUNG filmmakers need to believe in themselves and their ideas instead of simply knowing how to please an audience, says the...
Low-key Asian film business heads to Cannes
Cannes, France - The Asian movie industry is likely to be in a rather subdued mood when it arrives in Cannes...
KL date for Hong Kong film
KUALA LUMPUR: Scenic Kuala Lumpur will soon be featured in Hong Kong director Dante Lam's new action thriller, tentatively titled Against...
Tatsumi: A Life in Animation
In "Tatsumi," an animated retelling of the real life of Japanese graphic novelist Yoshihiro Tatsumi is interwoven with five of his...
‘Ice Kacang’ director now Singapore movie’s lead star
KUALA LUMPUR: After making his film directorial debut on hit romantic comedy Ice Kacang Puppy Love last year, Penang-born Tan Kheng...
Top Tribeca awards go to ‘Monkeys’ and ‘Beach’
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival heads into its final weekend with Swedish narrative pic "She Monkeys" and doc "Bombay Beach" crowned...
Boxing pretty
Born in Thailand but based in Singapore, movie and theatre director Ekachai Uekrongtham has a knack for presenting Thai culture with...
Play spooky for me
In his new film, director Sophon 'Jim' Sakdaphisit says he treads the fine line between fear and horror His nickname is...
“I go to Toys “R” Us and pretend to be the good father”: Eric Khoo
Singaporean film-maker Eric Khoo, whose award winning films such as Mee Pok Man and 12 Storeys talk to us in an...
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...
Product placement guru explains his business with films
If you've seen Steve Carell drink a cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee on "The Office," Zach Galifianakis strap on a Baby...