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42nd annual Golden Horse Film Awards

November 13, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on 42nd annual Golden Horse Film Awards

Hong Kong blockbusters swept the major prizes of Taiwan’s 42nd annual Golden Horse Film Awards, considered the ” Oscars” of the Chinese-language film industry. KEELUNG, Taiwan (AFP) Stephen Chow (“Kung Fu Hustle”) became the biggest winner of the event, rewarded with the best picture and best director awards, his first Golden

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Chow Yun Fat Goes Home

July 17, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Chow Yun Fat Goes Home

Screen star CHOW YUN-FAT has agreed to work on a movie in his native Hong Kong for the first time in a decade after he fell in love with film-maker ANN HUI’s script. Screen star CHOW YUN-FAT has agreed to work on a movie in his native Hong Kong for the

Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005

March 30, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005

HONG KONG – The Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005 has drawn additional film buyers and dealers to the city, giving a boost to the Hong Kong movie market. Asia Times The Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (Filmart), which is incorporated as part

Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi

March 7, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi

(Kyodo) _ Japan’s first subway hijacking movie, now nearing completion, would have been derailed if it had not been for the efforts of local groups called film commissions, which help moviemakers find extras and locations. The movie, “Koshonin

Chinese Opera Making A Comeback

March 5, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Chinese Opera Making A Comeback

Mao banned traditional Chinese opera and put on propaganda musicals instead. Now, according to a new film, they’re making a comeback, reports Geoffrey Macnab. Guardian Unlimited Like almost every art form, traditional opera was banned during

Indian Crossover Films

March 3, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Indian Crossover Films

Besides the typical Bollywood candyfloss romances doing rounds, a new breed of offbeat films are wooing India’s growing English-speaking urban elite. India News: New Delhi Besides the typical Bollywood candyfloss romances doing rounds, a new breed of

British Asian Actors

September 17, 2004 • Film, NewsComments Off on British Asian Actors

The popularity of Bollywood in Britain has seen several British Asian actors travel to India to act in Indian films… Glamsham The popularity of Bollywood in Britain has seen several British Asian actors travel to India to act in Indian films and return

Korean TV dramas

August 12, 2004 • Film, NewsComments Off on Korean TV dramas

“Autumn Fable” and “Winter Sonata,” the two local TV dramas which have been leading the Korean Wave in Asia, will be broadcast throughout the Middle East, including Egypt and Iraq, beginning Saturday. Korean Culture & Content by