Will this ‘devil’ reel in money?

AFTER Shrek Forever After, The Incredible Hulk, The Green Hornet and The Green Lantern, local moviegoers will get to see another green creature and no, it is not Kermit The Frog from The Muppets.

In fact, this little green monster is Malaysian-made and well known among the Malays for being a mischievous ch...Read more

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 founded on a similar premise as the American sci-fi horror film.

Ji-won is a familiar face to most KBS followers because of her regular appearance on K-dramas. The two most notable ones are “Hw...Read more

An ocean of cancellations

Thailand’s worst flooding in decades has affected every industry and the entertainment business is no exception. That old adage, the show must go on, doesn’t apply in this case, especially now that Bangkok has also been hit by the floods and residents of several districts have been told to evacuate.

With many venues fa...Read more

KRU Studios produces movie with all-Hollywood cast

Malaysian production house, KRU Studios Sdn Bhd chalked up a milestone when they managed to sell their movie  Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa to more than 70 countries.

Now, KRU Studios is taking another giant leap. They are producing a Hollywood movie with an all-Hollywood c...Read more

The London Korean Film Festival

Korean film has always been an important player on the World cinema scene with many of the most acclaimed and successful directors and films coming from the country. Over the last ten years the industry has exploded with films from directors, Park Chan-wook ( Oldboy), Bong Joon-ho ( The Host) and Kim Jee-woon ( I S...Read more

Kids make film to fight smoking

The three-minute film Thuoc La va Nguoi Lon (Tobacco & Adults), made by ninth graders from the Le Quy Don Secondary School, won first prize at the fifth filmmaking contest for Vietnamese students.

This is the second time that Nguyen Lam Tuyen, Nguyen Hoang Du, and Tran Nguyen Tuong Vi have received awa...Read more

Here comes the Singapore Fashion Film Festival

As far as niche film festivals go in Singapore, the debut of the  Singapore Fashion Film Festival is more niche than most.

For that reason alone it might be worth checking this film fest out. 

The organize...Read more

MDA approves screening of 6 Malaysian films

Singapore’s official censor, Media Development Authority (MDA), has approved and rated all six films submitted for Singaporeans For Democracy’s (SFD) annual human rights event – Freedom Film Fest.

Three films were rated M18 (Mature 18) and another three NC16 (No children under 16). T...Read more

Vancouver film producer promotes Asian talent

After more than a decade in show business, Vancouverite Andrew Ooi has become one of the most influential personalities in Asia’s expanding entertainment world.

Working out of his unassuming offices on Oxford Street, the thirtysomething manager and film producer has been promotin...Read more

Films that stand out

“Two in one” is not the name of a miraculous beauty cream for women. “2-in-1” is an international festival for modern film fans.

It has opened with Cut from celebrated Iranian director Amir Naderi with Japanese actors in the lead. 

Described as a love poem to Japanese films of the past, as well as a protest at the presen...Read more