Hollywood Looks to Tap Asian Growth
When "Thor," the Marvel superhero action film directed by Kenneth Branagh, opened in theaters in North America on May 6, the...
CLASSROOM
ScreenSingapore Finds its Emissaries
The initial wave of the creme de la creme of the world's film business has signed on as ambassadors for ScreenSingapore,...
Cannes films dare to ask big questions
After a midfest conversation about artistic considerations (Cannes Show Daily, May 18), Variety's senior film critics compare notes on a festival...
No Asian winners at Cannes
There were no prizes for Asian films at last night's awards ceremony for Cannes' main competition. The Palme d'Or was awarded...
Korean Director Kim Ki-duk’s “˜Arirang’ wins prize at Cannes
World renowned Korean film director Kim Ki-duk's wrenching movie "Arirang," has won the top prize for the "Un Certain Regard" category...
South Korean films inundate Manipur market
Talk about films in Manipur, and you are most likely to hear them drop names like Lee Min Ho, Ha Ji...
theartsdesk in Western Sahara: The World’s Most Remote Film Festival
During the 1960s when decolonisation movements were sweeping the world, it was joked that, after achieving independence, a country had to...
Not Coming Soon to a Screen Near You
Going to the movies has traditionally been an exciting ritual for Chitra Anggraini. The 25-year-old animatedly describes settling back into plush...
The NR Eye: NRI tales to be told on film
The tale of the traveller has always interested people. More so, if the "˜boy next door' grows up to be a...
Coco Martin: the Prince of Indie Films
For someone who only dreamt of "going abroad" for a better life, Coco Martin, otherwise known as Rodel Nacianceno, expressed how...
Pinoy film receives standing ovation in Cannes
GMA News reports that the lone Filipino entry in the Cannes International Filmfest, "Busong," premiered last Monday at the Cannes Directors'...
In Bhushan’s world
Bheja Fry returns to the screens, bigger in many ways than its shoestring-budget original. Veenu Sandhu digs out the behind-the-camera nuggets...