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Photos: Coach Spring 2023 – New York Fashion Week
27 September 2022 7:23 PM | No CommentsThe inspiration for the collection was American heritage, reimagined and evolved to adapt to "the next generation's fluid approach to fashion."
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“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” – 2021 Tokyo FILMeX Review
05 September 2022 7:18 AM | No CommentsThe literal Japanese-to-English translation Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s unfortunately named anthology is the more appropriate title of a sharp unapologetic work navigating the twists and turns of life.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s lone surviving Tokyo building: The Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
24 August 2022 5:51 AM | No CommentsThe American architect designed 14 buildings in Japan. However, only one of Wright's Tokyo structures remains fully intact.
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Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Illustrators
12 August 2022 9:12 PM | No CommentsA few illustrators decided to feature food and fashion in visually creative ways.
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Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Travelogues
10 August 2022 7:29 AM | No CommentsPersonal travel diaries were aplenty at Comiket 99. Some were straightforward, detailing a destination(s) and daily random musings. Others, however, went a step further. Our recommendations follow that latter approach.
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Malaysia Archive
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“Crossroads: One Two Jaga” – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsThe latest by Malaysian screen veteran Namron is an interesting, though occasionally uneven, take on culpability, civil discontent, and the plights of those trying to survive in a broken system. -
刘成达的《口袋里的花》
Christopher BournePosted on October 31, 2016 | No Comments你可以把这部电影看成是马来西亚版的《400击》。 《口袋里的花》，刘成达的处女作，于2008年在美 国亚裔国际电影节上崭露头角，也是目前马来西亚涌 现出来的多产的电影之星中另一个绝好的典范。 -
Stars hit the 2015 Silver Screen Awards red carpet
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 10, 2015 | No CommentsFilm talent and VIPs from Asia and beyond attended the 2015 Silver Screen Awards in Singapore, including Michelle Yeoh and David Beckham. -
Meniscus Magazine asks Michelle Yeoh about…stunts
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 9, 2015 | No CommentsAt the Singapore International Film Festival, we asked Cinema Legend Award honoree Michelle Yeoh about the stunts of today versus yesteryear. -
Namewee’s “Banglasia” – 2015 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 30, 2015 | No Comments"Banglasia" is the latest film by Namewee that was promptly banned in his home country of Malaysia. A look at the cast quickly reveals why. -
“Letters From the South” – 2014 Asian American Int’l Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 31, 2014 | No CommentsAn eclectic anthology of six short films dramatizes the experiences of the Chinese diaspora in southeast Asia. -
On the red carpet: Michelle Yeoh (楊紫瓊) – 2013 Asian Film Awards
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 30, 2013 | No CommentsMichelle Yeoh, the final celebrity to arrive on the red carpet, won the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award and told Meniscus how stunts have changed. -
Review: Liew Seng Tat’s “Flower in the Pocket”
Christopher BournePosted on July 6, 2012 | No CommentsLiew Seng Tat’s debut feature, "Flower in the Pocket," is yet another great example of the fecundity of cinematic talent currently coming out of Malaysia. -
![Tan Chui Mui’s remarkable debut feature Love Conquers All (2006) is a beautiful, unsettling, baffling, and subtly surreal work that confirms the considerable talent to be found in contemporary Malaysian cinema. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Love-Conquers-All-2-115x115.jpg "Review: Tan Chui Mui’s “Love Conquers All”")
Review: Tan Chui Mui’s “Love Conquers All”
Christopher BournePosted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsTan Chui Mui’s remarkable debut feature Love Conquers All (2006) is a beautiful, unsettling, baffling, and subtly surreal work that confirms the considerable talent to be found in contemporary Malaysian cinema. […] -
Yeo Joon Han and Peter Davis “Sell Out!” Q&A – 2011 NYAFF
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 5, 2011 | No CommentsPart-musical, part-social commentary on Malaysia, and part-cynical view of capitalism, the duo talk about how difficult it was to get their film screened.