Is it December already? We can practically hear the Sleigh Bells ringing as we come running full speed ahead into the busiest holiday season of all, as people plan holidays and shop for last minute gifts. Family time can be a nightmare if you plan on heading down to particularly crowded areas, but perhaps the key to that is to head on down to Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Wonderland 2017 at Gardens By The Bay
Oh Lucy! is a road trip film with an improbable premise – middle-aged office worker Setsuko (Shinobu Terajima) agrees to her niece Mika’s (Shioli Kutsuna) request to take over her position at an English class, only to fall in love with the charming American English teacher John’s (Josh Hartnett) unconventional methods. But her happiness is short-lived when both Mika and John elope to America in a … Continue reading Review: Oh Lucy! dir. Atsuko Hirayanagi (SGIFF 2017)
In 2001, Geneva-based, Tanzanian-born director Anup Singh made waves around the film festival circuit with his debut feature film The Name of a River. His exploration of Indian culture and mythology through oneiric cinematography and mythic narratives continued in his sophomore feature Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost in 2013 and marked his first collaboration with Indian film actor Irrfan Khan. Anup’s latest film The Song … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Anup Singh, Director of The Song of Scorpions (SGIFF 2017)
Hailed as one of the great musical classics, The Sound of Music has returned to Singapore’s shores to bring back all your favourite songs and more! Last seen here in 2014, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s unforgettable and arguably, most successful musical features an all new cast with all of the same favourite elements. This is a production that knows exactly what it’s doing, … Continue reading Review: The Sound of Music at Mastercard Theatres
The hills are alive once again as The Sound of Music returns to Mastercard Theatres this November! Winning six Tony Awards in its original 1959 Broadway run, including Best Musical, The Sound of Music is arguably the biggest success story of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The Sound of Music is best known to audiences through the critically and commercially acclaimed 1965 film starring Julie Andrews, nabbing five Oscars and still … Continue reading Preview: The Sound of Music at Mastercard Theatres
Saturday Night Fever used to be one of our favourite films as a child, and we remember our parents dancing and jiving to entire Bee Gees albums in the living room. So it excited us to no end to find out that one of the very best Bee Gees tribute bands is flying down straight from Las Vegas this December! Celebrate the holidays in style and … Continue reading Preview: Bee Gees Gold presented by Base Entertainment Asia
Daniel Boey, Singapore’s very own Godfather of Fashion, knows a thing or two about haters. In the many years he’s been involved as a producer, he’s received no shortage of ignorant comments and snide remarks. Just take a look at some of the comments on a recent Channel News Asia article: To them, Boey responds nonchalantly: “If they don’t get it, that’s their problem. They … Continue reading The Godfather Speaks: WTA Gala Night Shines A Spotlight On Singaporean Talent
Ever watched Moulin Rouge! and wondered “Damn, I wish I could see Nicole Kidman do that in real life”? Well, this isn’t Nicole Kidman, and it’s certainly not Moulin Rouge – it’s way better. This October, Base Entertainment Asia brings back Paris’ foremost cabaret: Crazy Horse! Seen by over 15 million worldwide, Forever Crazy promises a night of carefully choreographed sequences with only the very best … Continue reading Preview: Forever Crazy by Crazy Horse Paris and BASE Entertainment Asia
60 years is a long time for a musical to still go strong, but there’s a timeless charm to West Side Story that keep audiences coming back each and every time for another dose of Tony and Maria’s epic love story. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story shifts the setting to the Upper West Side of New York City, where two rival immigrant … Continue reading Review: West Side Story by BASE Entertainment Asia
West Side Story opened last night to resounding applause, and we can’t wait to catch it tonight! We’ll of course be letting you guys know what we thought of it in our review (stay tuned for that), but before the big night, we got a chance to meet the cast and catch a preview of some snippets of tonight’s gala performance at a media call … Continue reading Meeting the Cast of West Side Story!
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