Pinoy Sunday – Walking a Mile in Their Shoes
A touching movie that lets us vicariously walk several miles in two Filipino migrant workers’ shoes.
AU WAIPANG
Kim Ki-duk Wins Cannes Prize for “Arirang”
The South Korean filmmaker’s auteur project topped the Un Certain Regard category, though not all critics were impressed.
BERNICE TANG
More Than the Money: China’s Short Films Take on the Existential
If the popular success of China’s made-for-the-web short films is anything to go by, the Chinese post-80s generation may be doing serious soul-searching in a time of unprecedented economic growth.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
Asian Films at Cannes 2011
Takashi Miike, Hong Sangsoo, Kim Ki-duk and Eric Khoo are amongst the heavyweights competing at the prestigious film festival this year.
BERNICE TANG
Cleopatra Wong: So Bad it’s Good?
This 1978 James Bond-meets-Bruce Lee movie has corny dialogue and bizarre dubbing, but the visual collage of 1970’s Manila, Singapore and Hongkong make it worthwhile. For a while, at least.
DARIUS SIT
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
For curious, open-minded filmgoers out there in search of poetry and innovation in the seventh art, Uncle Boonmee will no doubt be a gem.
BERNICE TANG
Asian Films at Venice Film Festival 2010
Big names like John Woo, Tsui Hark, Tran Anh Hung and Takashi Miike are leading the Asian contingent at the Venice Film Festival this year.
BERNICE TANG
Shyamalan Blockbuster Misses the Mark
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest big-budget blockbuster eschews one too many elements of its animated original TV series. But all is not lost.
JON CHENG
“Sandcastle”: Both Sides Now
A conversation with Boo Junfeng and Joshua Tan, the director and male lead, respectively, of the made-in-Singapore feature film.
LIM JIN LI
A Story in a Sandcastle
asia! sits down with the director and lead actor of "Sandcastle" - fresh from the Cannes Film Festival and premiering in Singapore this August - for a conversation about history, films, passion and art.
LIM JIN LI
Sanglaan (The Pawnshop)
“Are you willing to lose what you value most?”
CARMELA MENDOZA
Cannes Film Festival: Reviews Round-up
Here’s a round-up of some of the reviews of the Asian movies competing at Cannes.
BERNICE TANG
Asian Films Competing at Cannes 2010
The Cannes Film Festival starts today! More updates will come your way.
BERNICE TANG
Like You Know It All
A film by Hong Sang-soo
BERNICE TANG