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Anthony Pun’s “One More Chance” – 2023 Busan Film Review
12 October 2023 11:07 AM | No CommentsIf “One More Chance” is, indeed, Chow Yun Fat’s final film – as he suggested (joked?) during his brief appearance in Busan – then what a swansong it is.
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Photos: Niccolò Pasqualetti Spring 2024 – Paris Fashion Week
06 October 2023 4:15 AM | No CommentsShortened inspiration from the press release: "In the white space, you see things for what they are, and you forget where they came from."
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Photos: Clarissa Oliverio sunglasses 2023
23 September 2023 12:50 PM | No CommentsOliverio's sunglasses are sold at boutiques worldwide, including France (where she is based), the United States, Cyprus and Switzerland.
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Giovanni Fumu’s “Abroad” – 2023 BIFAN Review
07 September 2023 5:41 AM | No CommentsAs soon as “Abroad” opens, it’s clear that something is amiss as a Korean couple arrives at a nearly empty airport in the American Midwest.
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Photos: Georges Wendell x La Manso Spring 2024
21 July 2023 4:54 PM | No CommentsPhotos from the collaboration between Wendell and the Barcelona-based accessories designer.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Review: James Lee’s “Before We Fall in Love Again”
Christopher BournePosted on July 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe title of this 2006 film from Malaysian filmmaker James Lee could easily serve as that of a grand romantic epic, or perhaps one of the Korean television dramas extolled […] -
The best films of the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival
Christopher BournePosted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe 15th edition of the Pusan (now Busan) International Film Festival, the largest film festival in Asia, was a transitional year in many senses. First, Kim Dong-ho, the long-time founder […]