Sector 7’s watery grave
Han Ji-won is the Korean version of "Sigourney Weaver in Alien" (1979). That's because "Sector 7 (Korean sci-fi thriller)" has been...
OPINION
Movie review: One Day
Some viewers might compare One Day to the 2008 Singapore film, The Leap Years, since the stories in both films straddle...
October Twin Treats – Fairytales & The Sea Inside
This October, we bring you some treats! Don't miss 'The Sea Inside' and latest Singapore film, 'Fairytales' by Kelvin Sng! Click...
Yet another romantic comedy
No, "What's Your Number?" isn't about a guy and his cheesy pick up lines. Instead, it is about a woman, and...
VIFF 2011: Gay Asian films explore world of prostitution
Quite a number of queer-interest films at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival hail from Asia as part of the 'Dragons...
Too much computer graphics for its own good
"The Sorcerer and the White Snake" brings the old Chinese fable Madam White Snake to the big screen once more. The...
Movie Talk: Understanding and learning myths and legends through Asian films
Filmmakers have always put in dedicated efforts in espousing social messages through their films, and this practice is especially prevalent in...
Singapore rewrites funding rules
Singapore is to tear down its government film financing infrastructure and replace it with five simplified schemes that cross all aspects...
MDA streamlines funding schemes
Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) has streamlined its suite of funding programmes to provide a more systematic approach to support an...
Fewer media schemes, but more great ideas, please
To have a great idea, have a lot of them, American inventor Thomas Edison once said. That is probably what the...
DVD Review: “Buddha Mountain / 观音山” (2010 / China) by Li Yu (李玉)
Swaying to the heartbeat of pub music, Nan Xing transforms herself into her alter ego in the beginning sequence of the...
Dunst not ‘bothered by negative reviews’
The 29-year-old actress has revealed that she doesn't mind receiving negative reactions from critics, as she would rather her work be...