Interviews
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When director Tsou Shih-ching was a child in Taiwan, her grandfather scolded her for using her left hand, calling it “the devil’s hand”. She vividly remembers the “sense of guilt”,… Read More
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Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans burst onto the action scene with The Raid (2011) and The Raid 2 (2014), a bone-crushing brace of visceral Indonesian martial arts films that propelled its… Read More
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It is no exaggeration to say that Sakura Ando is one of the most important actresses of contemporary Japanese cinema. A winner of numerous accolades, including five Japan Academy Film… Read More
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At October’s Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, Netflix dominated the headlines as it premiered a number of upcoming films and TV shows. Among the offerings was Beyond Goodbye, a… Read More
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The 29th Busan International Film Festival opened last week with the world premiere of the period action epic Uprising, written by Park Chan-wook and Shin Chul, and starring Gang Dong-won. Questions… Read More
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Mattie Do is making history. Since emigrating from the United States in 2010, she has become Laos’ only female filmmaker. Her debut, Chanthaly, was the first ever Laotian horror film,… Read More
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This week sees the release of Ip Man 4: The Finale, the last instalment in Donnie Yen Ji-dan’s blockbuster action franchise. After squaring off against the Japanese military, British colonialists… Read More
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Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang was the toast of northern Italy this month, when he received the Golden Mulberry award for outstanding achievement at the 21st Far East Film… Read More
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We are joined by Alexandre Philippe, director of the new documentary Memory: the Origins of Alien, and in-depth look at Ridley Scott’s 40-year-old science-fiction horror masterpiece. Download the podcast Read More
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After 40 years and close to 100 acting credits, Nicolas Cage is more prolific than ever. The Oscar winner, who turns 55 next month, was in Macau last weekend serving… Read More
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“I like horror; it’s been very good to me,” says veteran actress Lin Shaye, 74. It is perhaps the understatement of her recent visit to Hong Kong to promote Insidious:… Read More
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“A haircut is a haircut”, Jeremy Renner says with a shrug. Arriving fresh from the set of Avengers 4, the two-time Oscar-nominated American actor is sporting a bold mohawk that… Read More
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Jean-Luc Godard, the French New Wave architect regarded by many as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, is the subject of a new film by Oscar-winning director Michel… Read More
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Nicolas Winding Refn was just 26 years old when his debut, Pusher, caused a stir both in his native Denmark and further afield. Refn’s grim portrayal of Copenhagen’s criminal underworld… Read More
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