Most recent stories
-
POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Tatiana Suarez
13 May 2022 8:23 PM | No CommentsTatiana Suarez's mural is located next to Lana Lane Studios in Kaka'ako.
Read More -
POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: MelónJames
01 May 2022 12:15 AM | No CommentsChicago native MelónJames has called Hawai'i his home since 2001.
Read More -
POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Kai’ili Kaulukukui
29 April 2022 8:03 PM | No CommentsKai'ili Kaulukukui's mural, "Hilo Honu," was painted on Auahi Street in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kaka'ako.
Read More -
POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Kaplan Bunce
21 January 2022 10:55 AM | No CommentsKaplan Bunce (Instagram: @kapache1) is a Native American artist based in Hawai'i.
Read More -
POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Michelle Hoogveld
14 January 2022 10:41 AM | No CommentsCanadian artist Michelle Hoogvelt has painted murals across the world, from Art Basel Miami to Peru to Germany.
Read More
-
Singapore Archive
-
Busan 2019: Eric Khoo reflects on “Mee Pok Man” 24 years later
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsKhoo shared his thoughts on his debut film, his upcoming HBO series on food and other topics at the Busan International Film Festival. -
SGIFF Q&A: Director of “Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 6, 2019 | No CommentsLeonardo Cinieri Lombroso spoke to attendees at the 2014 Singapore International Film Festival about his documentary featuring four Asian directors. -
Yeo Siew Hwa’s “A Land Imagined” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 31, 2019 | No Comments"A Land Imagined" tries too hard to showcase a side of Singapore that is the polar opposite of the squeaky clean image advertised in tourism brochures. -
“Lang Tong” (靚汤) – 2014 Singapore Film Review
Meniscus MagazinePosted on December 10, 2014 | No CommentsThe question should not be how "Lang Tong" managed to get past Singaporean censorship regulators, but how the film managed to even get past pre-production. -
Review: “Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsThe documentary, which screened in Busan and Singapore, focuses on four directors: Brillante Mendoza, Pen-Ek Ratanaraung, Garin Nugroho and Eric Khoo. -
“Ms J Contemplates Her Choice” – 2014 SGIFF Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on December 7, 2014 | No CommentsJason Lai's debut feature is an ambitious mystery-thriller that doubles as a critique on the uneasy melange of cultures in Singaporean society. -
“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. -
Anthony Chen’s “Ilo Ilo” – 2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 11, 2013 | No CommentsChen, who won the Camera D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, set his semi-autobiographical story "Ilo Ilo" in Singapore circa the 1997 Asian financial crisis. -
![On Thursday, August 11, the Asian American International Film Festival presents LBGTQ (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer) Cinema Night at the Clearview Chelsea on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. “Tales […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/when-hainan-meets-teochew-115x115.jpg "Reviews: “Tales of the Waria” and “When Hainan Meets Teochew”")
Reviews: “Tales of the Waria” and “When Hainan Meets Teochew”
Eric HungPosted on August 9, 2011 | No CommentsOn Thursday, August 11, the Asian American International Film Festival presents LBGTQ (Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, Queer) Cinema Night at the Clearview Chelsea on West 23rd Street in Manhattan. “Tales […] -
![“Be With Me,” a film by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, was my personal favorite of the 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival. Despite its complex interweaving of three […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/chiew01-115x115.jpg "Eric Khoo’s “Be With Me” – 2006 AAIFF Review")
Eric Khoo’s “Be With Me” – 2006 AAIFF Review
Christopher BournePosted on July 16, 2006 | No Comments“Be With Me,” a film by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, was my personal favorite of the 2006 New York Asian American International Film Festival. Despite its complex interweaving of three […]