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Double romance

Tue, 15 May 2012 05:01:52 GMT

NUNi - that's short for "Never Underestimate New Ideas" - is teaming up with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra in a new production of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas". "We worked with the BSO before bu .....

A cinematic journey

Sat, 12 May 2012 04:28:46 GMT

Bangkok cineastes enjoyed the French Film Festival in March, then were spoilt for choice earlier this month when movies from Spain and Hong Kong showed simultaneously at two venues. Now there's more f .....

The famed waterfalls of Antipolo

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:37:49 GMT

Professional photographers and photo enthusiasts in Rizal province have taken up a cause: To expose both the beauty and the appalling state of Hinulugang Taktak, the famed waterfalls in Antipolo Cit .....

The Trocks rock again

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:03:10 GMT

What a drag: the three-part programme of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo for Bangkok is the same as last weekend's in Singapore and next weekend's in Hong Kong. It will begin with their most pop .....

The buzz about 'The Bee'

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:06:20 GMT

Hideki Noda - the Japanese playwright-director whose "Yak Tua Dang" ("Red Demon") more than a decade ago fostered collaborations that spawned the Bangkok Theatre Network and Bangkok Theatre Festival - .....

The Soul of Bread

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:36:24 GMT

The Soul of Bread is a light-hearted romantic comedy directed by Sean Kao and Lin Chun-yang, whose award-winning screenplay granted high anticipations for the movie after an equally successful TV vers .....

Getting it together

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:02:35 GMT

Just when party people are starting to get bored and looking for a fun event to go to, not one but four great acts come to town for a one-night blast. Next week Retox Session and AG Productions get a .....

A simply inspiring film

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:19:51 GMT

As its title implies, A Simple Life is far removed from the extravagant blockbusters that have prevailed in the Chinese film market in recent years. The 65-year-old Hong Kong director Ann Hui does a .....

Heavy-colour paintings

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:39:32 GMT

Artist couple Cai Xiaoli and Wang Jia'nan will hold a joint exhibition of their innovative zhongcaihua, heavy-colour ink paintings at the National Art Museum of China in downtown Beijing. On show wil .....

Love's naked truth

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:25:26 GMT

There is a cynical, gold-digging type of girl who gives Chinese women a bad name, and you will know her when you see her in Naked Wedding. There she is in the Chinese drama, getting ready for a date .....

Return Ticket

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:20:34 GMT

Directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Teng Yung-shin, Return Ticket is the kind of film about Shanghai that rarely plays in a theatre near you. In a step away from New Women and Shanghai Baby, the stars o .....

Film festivals celebrate human rights

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:15:38 GMT

Two human rights-themed film festivals open in Seoul this month â a rare opportunity to experience a wide range of socially conscious documentaries and feature-length films. The first North Korean .....

Photo surreal

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:23:27 GMT

The field of photography in Malaysia has been expanding rapidly over the years with new technology becoming affordable and more spaces springing up to showcase works. Despite the advent of sophistica .....

Mayday 3DNA

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:12:30 GMT

Billed as the first 3D concert feature film made in the pan-Chinese community, Mayday 3DNA interweaves select footage from the band's DNA World Tour with three narrative vignettes. The film took two .....

Bestseller-turned-movie reveals real-life case of widespread child abuse

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:06:24 GMT

When popular novelist Gong Ji-young started publishing her online serial novel âDoganiâ (The Crucible) in 2008, readers were shocked that it was based on a real-life story. Inspired by the mass se .....

A tale of forbidden love

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:40:13 GMT

With such an ominous sounding title, The Sorcerer And The White Snake is actually a love story packaged in an action-packed fantasy epic. Formerly known as Itâs Love and Madame White Snake, The Sor .....

Pixar shows cartoons can have Chinese characteristics

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:06:08 GMT

Although Chinese elements are very much in evidence in Cars 2, the sequel to Pixar's 2006 box office hit, the animation studio says it has no immediate plans to set a story in China. Shortly after t .....

Bonanza for film buffs

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:27:52 GMT

It is five months late, but when the 24th annual Singapore International Film Festival finally comes next month, it will be worth the wait, according to founder and festival chairman Geoff Malone. "I .....

Jump Ashin!

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:37:20 GMT

A story about loss, redemption and coming-of-age, Jump Ashin! split its soul into so many pieces for maximum commercial appeal that it eventually reminds us of Harry Potter's Voldemort, whose soul deg .....

The making of a kungfu star

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:50:06 GMT

Actor-turned-producer Daniel Wu promises that Chinese cinema's next martial arts hero will come out of his studio. Liu Wei reports. He may be one of China's most enduring sex symbols, but actor Dani .....

MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Killer Who Never Kills'

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:28:26 GMT

Another Taiwanese singer has made his movie debut: Jam Hsiao. The popular entertainer stars as a sympathetic contract killer who saves lives, but fails short of saving his first feature film The Kille .....

Formosa Mambo

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:55:01 GMT

Telephone and Internet frauds are so pervasive in Taiwan that people have become numb and indifferent to such illegal activities. Yet, Formosa Mambo draws attention to this social problem in a brillia .....

Tang art goes pop

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:02:09 GMT

The enduring appeal of Chinese 'shan shui' (water and mountain) paintings is given a contemporary twist in an exhibition now on by a Shanghai-based art collective. Spring Floods And Peach Petals, fea .....

A Beautiful Life

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:06:34 GMT

Don't be fooled by the title of Taiwanese actress Shu Qi's latest film A Beautiful Lifeâ, a romantic tragicomedy that lures you into a false sense of security before pulling the chair from under you .....

The science of martial arts

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:16:58 GMT

It requires courage to name a film after its genre, as audiences will expect it to be all encompassing. But that does not seem to worry veteran Hong Kong director Peter Chan whose latest film is titl .....