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Film Review: The Seashore Village (1965) by Kim Soo-yong
Life by the seaside on a remote island community is richly explored through the women’s perspective in director Kim Soo-yong’s 1965 classic “The Seashore Village”. The film, based on a novel and noted...
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Interview with Meng Huo: “It was necessary to set up an old man and a child...
Huo Meng was born in Taikang County, Henan Province in 1984. He is a screenwriter, director and independent producer. graduated from the Communication University of China. His short film “Hongguang’s...
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Film Review: Night Light (2018) by Kim Moo-young
Movies focusing on family issues tend to be either extremely serious in tone or, on the contrary, very light-hearted. It is quite rare to see a motion picture centring on the father-son relationship...
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Film Review: Crossing the Border – Zhaoguan (2018) by Huo Meng
Huo Meng graduated from the Communication University of China. Before trying his hand in a long form, he made a short film “Hongguang’s Holiday” (2008), which won the Best Short Film award at the 15th...
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Interview with Yonfan: Because you struggle for freedom, we are losing all...
The Hong Kong- Taiwanese director Yonfan was awarded the Best Script Award for his first animation feature-length film “N°7 Cherry Lane” at the 76th edition of the Venice International Film Festival,...
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Film Review: Namdev Bhau: In Search Of Silence (2018) by Dar Gai
The human mind is always in search of peace. For few this peace could be inside the corner of their home, for others might be in creativity and for few might be in tranquility. And again, peace can be...
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Film Review: The Sweet Requiem (2019) by by Ritu Sarin and Tenzig Sonam
The sophomore fiction of documentarist husband-and-wife duo Tenzig Sonam and Ritu Sarin is a compelling drama that unfolds in the private lives of the characters but that is also very much rooted in...
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Pakistani short film “Darling” wins best short film at Venice Film Festival 2019
Director Saim Sadiq, whose short film “Darling” premiered at Venice Film Festival 2019, has won the award for best short film. SYNOPSIS:SHANI, a sixteen-year-old background dancer at an erotic dance...
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Documentary Review: Time to Leave (2018) by Orhan Tekeoglu
An old man narrates the reason for visiting his native village. He takes us through this personal life which is about half the documetary’s content. The other half is left to the scenic hillocks and...
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Short Film Review: The Fox (2018) by Sadegh Javadi Nikjeh
On the occasion of his short film “The Fox” being screened at international festivals, such as this year’s Ulju Mountain Film Festival, Iranian director briefly described what he explained was the...
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Short Film Review “Ciku Hana” (2019) by SK Temong
Two students are transported into the past in order to learn about their country’s history. Through this journey they learn about events that helped shape their current lives. “Ciku Hana” boasts...
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Movies That Motivate You to Get Education
Producers and directors make movies for different reasons. Some of them make movies for the sole purpose of entertainment. Others make movies to inform and include sections that help people learn....
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Film Review: Whale Hunting (1984) by Bae Chang-ho
Legendary director Bae Chang-ho hit the ground running with his debut film “People in the Slum” in 1982, but it wasn’t until two years later that he announced himself as a very successful director...
View ArticleTrailer for Upcoming Chinese Film “The Wild Goose Lake” by Diao Yinan
Ever since “Black Coal, Thin Ice” won the Golden Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival back in 2014, one of the most anticipated Chinese films for fans has been director Diao Yinan’s...
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Film Review: It Was a Faint Dream (1974) by Akio Jissoji
After the completion of his Buddhist trilogy, Japanese director Akio Jissoji followed up with a period drama set in the 13th century. Even though it is not counted as part of the trilogy, the film,...
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Short Film Review: Aunty Ji (2018) by Adeeb Rais
Human mind creates a path of aspiration in its own way. The strength of mind creates the willful wish to overcome the obstacles of life to achieve something. The achievement may not be Himalayan...
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Film Review: The Long Walk (2019) by Mattie Do
The US-born Laotian filmmaker Mattie Do is back on the festival circuit with her third feature “The Long Walk”. This arthouse-genre hybrid premiered at Venice Days sidebar of 76th Venice International...
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The Best Cinema Halls in the World
Introduction Cinema halls or movie theatres as most people know them around the world serve to make the whole experience of watching a film to be a moment to cherish. There is no denying...
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Interview with Gitanjali Rao: “If I let the fear taking over the film, that...
Gitanjali Rao’s hand-painted feature length animation “Bombay Rose” was the opening film of the Critics Week sidebar of the Venice International Film Festival, and one of the two long-awaited...
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Film Review: Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) by Herman Yau
“Ip Man : The Final Fight” is a kung fu melodrama following Ip Man’s move to Hong Kong in 1949. The story is told in a series of vignettes, sketching out incidents and dramas of Ip Man’s time in Hong...
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