Apocalypse tomorrow
Watching Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now Redux," the director's cut which contained a sequence not originally shown in Cannes, gave me...
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Film incentive given in 1Malaysia spirit, not to fish for Chinese votes – Heng
Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie today stressed that the government's decision to provide tax incentives...
Showbiz: Films to mark Italy’s 150 years
TO mark the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy from eight independent states to the country we know today, an...
Indonesian teen star filming in Sabah
Indonesian teen star Olivia Jensen, who has starred in six Indonesian movies, is filming in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, alongside local actor...
Bollywood Buzz: World waits while Rajini rests…
Do you know why there have been no major activity in the world in the recent past? That is because Rajinikanth...
Search for “˜lost’ Filipino films intensifies
Sofia, the Filipino film archivists' group, should be congratulated for successfully making the search for "lost" movies currently trendy and important....
Directors pick the mighty pen, scriptwriters wonder why!
New Delhi: A war over words - that`s what it is between Bollywood directors and scriptwriters! Directors, tired of complaining about...
Cannes’ Cyber Grand Prix Trio: Arcade Fire Burns Bright; Old Spice’s “Responses” Resonate; R/GA’s “Tweet” Pays Off
CANNES, France, June 22, 2011, --- Three Grand Prix honors were bestowed today in the Cyber competition at the Cannes Lions...
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New TV series portrays youthful patriotic fervor My Life in Yan'an, a TV series to commemorating the 90th anniversary of the...
Aliens, Operas and a Blank Slate of Documentaries
So much of what you need to know about Les Blank can be found in the titles of his documentaries: "God...
A Capital Effort: Jakarta’s Complex Nature, on Film
To many Indonesians, Jakarta is much more than just the capital. It is the land of opportunity, where anybody can become...
Charlie Chaplin’s first attempt at ‘talkie’ is discovered
A manuscript revealing Charlie Chaplin's first shot at a "talkie" has come to light in the family archives. Fifty handwritten pages...