The sound of silence
Local band The Observatory has always positioned itself at the vanguard of tearing down the barriers between indie rock and high...
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Chennai International Film Festival Showcasing Global Cinema Selections
The Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), a film society in Tamil Nadu for 33 years, brings the 8th edition of CIFF...
Asia’s cinemas reach world class
Recent huge installation of digital and 3-D equipment, combined with aggressive cinema openings has meant that Asia's cinema exhibition facilities have...
Nobody is early winner at China BO
Kevin Chu's costume comedy Just Call Me Nobody made RMB60.9 million over the three-day weekend in China, keeping Chen Kaige's Sacrifice...
Korea’s untapped animation potential
Many Americans still remember the dancing purple clay animated raisins from the classic California raisin commercials of the late 1980s. At...
Martial arts epic leads feast of Asian cinema at DIFF 2010
The 10 action, drama and comedy films in the 2010 Dubai International Film Festival's Cinema of AsiaAfrica section include some of...
‘The Cove’ Director Fights Japan Scientist Lawsuit
A scientist says his reputation has been tarnished by the U.S. documentary "The Cove," a graphic account of Japanese dolphin-hunting. Film...
Venice fest takes Italo pix to China
The Venice Film Festival is travelling to China with a selection of Italian pics and fest topper Marco Mueller in tow....
Lu Chuan holds auditions for next female lead
Chinese director Lu Chuan is holding open auditions nationwide to find the lead actress for his upcoming film "King's Feast" ("Wang...
Singapore gets animated
Singapore is fast developing into an animation hub and it is in keeping with the vision of the island city-state's government...
Yamato has stellar opening
Distributor Toho has announced that Space Battleship Yamato has grossed ¥944 million in its first five days in Japan on 440...
Shaolin kicked into 2011
Benny Chan's martial arts film Shaolin has had its China release date postponed to 19 Jan 2011. The move was expected...