‘New Finas head should pay more attention to interests of local film makers’
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31, 2015: The new Finas (National Film Development Corporation) chairman should put the needs of local film makers ahead of their own political interests, said Creative Writers Guild...
View ArticleWork on ‘Ada Apa Dengan Cinta’ sequel starts in October
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9, 2015: In 2002, the Indonesian teenage love story Ada Apa Dengan Cinta took Malaysia by storm, after being a hit in its own country. Starring Nicholas Saputra and Dian...
View ArticleSchools in Australia barred from showing gay film
SYDNEY, Aug 27, 2015: A film about children with same-sex parents has been barred from being shown in public schools throughout Australia’s most populous state, despite the documentary makers on...
View ArticleCharity accuses Bollywood film ‘Phantom’ of ‘endangering staff’
LONDON, Aug 29, 2015: Aid charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) said it is taking legal action over a Bollywood film it claims could endanger its staff in conflict zones. MSF said the film Phantom...
View ArticleCritics vote ‘Mad Max’ best movie of the year
MADRID, Sept 1, 2015: International critics have voted “Mad Max: Fury Road” as their best film of the year, their main federation said Tuesday. The action movie shot by Australian director George...
View ArticleSaudi top ulama slams Iran prophet movie
RIYADH, Sept 2, 2015: Saudi Arabia’s top ulama hit out at Iranian film Muhammad on Wednesday describing its portrayal of the prophet’s childhood as a “hostile act” and a “distortion” of Islam. Iran’s...
View ArticleHollywood pilot on Tom Cruise film killed in Colombia crash
BOGOTA (Colombia), Sept 13, 2015: A small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring Tom Cruise crashed in the Colombian Andes on Friday, killing two people, including a Los Angeles-based film...
View ArticleIndian composer A. R. Rahman says music for Prophet film done in good faith...
NEW DELHI, Sept 16, 2015: Hugely popular Indian musician and composer A.R. Rahman has said that he did not intend to offend anyone when he composed the music for an Iranian film on the Prophet...
View ArticleChina to execute three over grisly mine murder scams
BEIJING, Sept 29, 2015: Three miners have been sentenced to death in China for brutally murdering their coworkers before posing as relatives to claim compensation in a grisly series of scams,...
View ArticleAsia’s largest movie festival set to kick off in Busan
Live Broadcast of the 20th Busan International Film Festival ASIA’S largest movie festival kicks off Thursday at a time when the region’s influence on the global movie industry is on the rise. Entering...
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Thai Buddhist monk horror film banned on fears it could ‘destroy’ faith
BANGKOK, Oct 13, 2015: A Thai horror film about Buddhist monks has been banned over fears it could "destroy" the kingdom's majority faith, authorities said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Culture has...
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Alice returns with new ‘Through the Looking Glass’ teaser
WONDERLAND is beckoning once again, thanks to Disney, which has released a new teaser for its upcoming movie Alice Through the Looking Glass. The clip, which was revealed on Twitter, sees Mia...
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On trail of reporters, film puts ‘Spotlight’ on journalism
NEW YORK, Nov 3, 2015: A group of Boston Globe reporters and editors recently gathered in New York to celebrate the premiere of Tom McCarthy's drama about their Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting of the...
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Rajinikanth tells off security who reprimanded fans, win hearts of Malaysians...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3, 2015: Indian film Superstar Rajinikanth is turning heads wherever he goes in Malaysia. The South Indian actor, who has a cult-like following, is in the country to film his movie,...
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Man arrested for trying to film woman while bathing
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4, 2015: An alleged attempt by a 40-year-old man to record the action of a woman bathing failed when the victim realised the existence of a mobile phone on recording mode on the...
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Dying ‘Star Wars’ fan gets early screening
CHICAGO, Nov 6, 2015: A terminally ill Star Wars fan whose dying wish went viral was granted an early screening of the latest installment of the sci-fi blockbuster and a phone call from director J.J....
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Hard-hitting Will Smith drama sounds alarm on US football
WILL Smith hopes his new film Concussion will jolt parents into realizing their kids' health could be at serious risk when they sign them up to play American football. The hard-hitting sport drama,...
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Jihadist thriller pulled from cinemas after Paris attacks
PARIS, Nov 18, 2015: A film about a wave of jihadist attacks on Paris due out on Wednesday has been pulled from cinemas, with the release of a string of others also touching on terrorism now being...
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Audience losing faith in local films, says Finas chairman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24, 2015: The local film industry is now in critical condition and in need of a drastic change in terms of quality, not quantity. According to the National Film Development...
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Low-quality Malaysian films won’t get compulsory screening benefit from July...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8, 2015: Looks like the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) is serious about its call to improve the quality of locally-produced movies. Starting July 1, 2016, movies that...
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