Tag: Film

Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Preview: Golden Village’s 9th Love and Pride Festival

Queer film aficionados listen up! The 9th edition of Golden Village’s annual Love & Pride festival is BACK this September and October! Taking on the theme of  ‘Identity’, the festival will run for 12 days from 27th September to 8th October, with most of the films getting two screenings across Golden Village Grand Great World City and Golden Village Suntec City.  Curated by the Singapore … Continue reading Preview: Golden Village’s 9th Love and Pride Festival

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Arts, Film, Interview, Preview, Singapore

Artist Spotlight: An Interview with 667 Producer Royston Tan

  Missed the chance to catch the newest set of short films from some of Singapore’s very best up and coming filmmakers back in May? No worries, the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) will be bringing back film anthology 667 for a special screening this weekend! 667 is Singapore’s first ever dialect film anthology and made its premiere in May as part of the inaugural Cultural Extravaganza. Commissioned … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: An Interview with 667 Producer Royston Tan

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Arts, Film, London, Preview, Review

Film Review: Our Last Tango dir. German Kral

German Kral’s Our Last Tango is the kind of film that pushes the documentary form towards new heights, imbuing his film was drama and artistry in the pursuit of a familiar story that many viewers will probably relate to. Our Last Tango charts the lives of Argentina’s foremost tango couple – Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes. Over the course of fifty years, the couple … Continue reading Film Review: Our Last Tango dir. German Kral

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Arts, Film, Review, SIFA 2017, Singapore, Singapore International Festival of Arts

SIFA 2017 Finale: Lizard On The Wall

SIFA 2017 drew to a close last Saturday with the premiere of local film director K. Rajagopal’s (A Yellow Bird) latest film: Lizard On The Wall. But the significance of the film was given far greater gravity when you realise what makes the film so special – most of the extras you see in scenes were actually members of the public who participated in the … Continue reading SIFA 2017 Finale: Lizard On The Wall

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Review: Chicken dir. Joe Stephenson

Adapted from Freddie Machin’s play of the same name, Chicken marks a stunning debut for director Joe Stephenson and a powerful start into the realm of indie film. Making the leap in medium from stage to screen can be awkward in the hands of a lesser director, but Stephenson imbues his film with such a keen lust for life and a loving, pastoral beauty that one can … Continue reading Review: Chicken dir. Joe Stephenson

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Arts, Film, London, Preview, Review

Film Review: Dennis Skinner – Nature of the Beast dir. Daniel Draper

“The Beast of Bolsover” gets a media makeover in Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast. This is no nature doc though, and director Daniel Draper succinctly and skilfully peels back the skin of the beast to reveal a surprisingly heartfelt and intimate look at the man behind the Labour politician. Peppering the film with snippets of Skinner’s public appearances and speeches, it’s clear to viewers … Continue reading Film Review: Dennis Skinner – Nature of the Beast dir. Daniel Draper

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Review: The Vault dir. Dan Bush

In a world where originality in horror films has long since died, The Vault is perhaps one of the most fun films of late to mash it up with the heist film to create a truly unique love child that’s both weird and provides enough scares to make this one strange B-movie to catch in cinemas. Two sisters and their brother rob a bank to … Continue reading Review: The Vault dir. Dan Bush

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Arts, Film, Preview, Review, Singapore

Review: In Time To Come dir. Tan Pin Pin

What would filmmaker Tan Pin Pin put in a time capsule? The answer is simple; all you have to do is watch her new film In Time To Come.The latest documentary from the director of Singapore GaGa (2005), Invisible City (2007) and the controversial To Singapore, With Love (2013), In Time To Come continues to chart Tan’s ongoing fascination with memory, documenting the undocumented and national identity, this time zooming in … Continue reading Review: In Time To Come dir. Tan Pin Pin

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Arts, Film, Preview, SIFA 2017, Singapore, Singapore International Festival of Arts

SIFA 2017: Lizard on the Wall by K. Rajagopal – SIFA Closing Film (Red Carpet Gala)

Whether you were lucky enough to be a part of the film itself at the O.P.E.N. earlier this year or are just hearing about it now, come down for the Red Carpet premiere of esteemed local director K. Rajagopal’s (A Yellow Bird) latest short film! Lizard on The Wall is hot off the editing suite, having been freshly shot and fully edited into a complete short … Continue reading SIFA 2017: Lizard on the Wall by K. Rajagopal – SIFA Closing Film (Red Carpet Gala)

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Review: Eat Locals dir. Jason Flemyng

In his directorial debut, actor Jason Flemyng reunites the cast of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to bring us vampire action film Eat Locals. Set in a small English town, a council of eight vampire overlords of England gather to meet, discussing vampire administration every 50 years, as they have for centuries. But this year, things are about to take a turn for the strange as … Continue reading Review: Eat Locals dir. Jason Flemyng

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