How can something so brilliant also be so fun?
Pixar brought the animated feature to new amazing levels. It trumped Disney, which for many years set the standards by which...
OPINION
X-Men, First Class is not quite first-class
Just when you thought it was the end to the X-men series, another one comes along. Unfortunately, too much of a good...
Of lost dreams and angst-ridden characters in “˜Third World Happy’
EJ Salcedo's Cinema One Originals 2010 film "Third World Happy" has more to offer than the presence of mainstream movie and...
Tetsuya Nakashima’s “˜Confessions’
Confessions (Kokuhaku) is another example to the world that the Far East has taken revenge cinema to a whole new level...
Exit Ghost Monkey
Until movies can cure acne and anxiety disorders, praising a film as "life-changing" will remain the sneakiest and saddest kind of...
Making 3d films more possible for independent film-makers with Sony’s new professional 3d camcorder
For many years, the creativity of independent film-makers have been very constricted by budget problems and lack of funding, especially so...
Production Talk – “Tabula Rasa” by Malcolm Ong
The film was originally made to compete in the 2010 Creative Video Awards organised by SMA, to fit the competition theme...
Stefan Says So: Dum Maaro Dum
Item girls are back with a vengeance given the much talked about Sheila Ki Jawani with the midriff baring Katrina Kaif...
The Ultimate Winner yet another awful local film
There is little satisfaction in watching The Ultimate Winner, except in noting the irony of its own title. The film winds up,...
Production Talk – “Flux” by Nigel Heng
FLUX is a dance film that basically has this housewife-alien-dancer-person that performs a set of movements for the camera. The film...
Stefan Says So: Bangkok Knock Out Knocked Out in Singapore
For those not in the know, I am an action junkie, and have always kept my eyes peeled for straight up...
Sony Creative to announce groundbreaking film and sound software at 2011 NAB Show
Independent film production took another giant step forward this week at the National Association of Broadcasters Show, with a pair of...