Author: Isaac Chambers
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Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Your Name’ crosses 10 billion yen at the Japanese box office
Sep 24, 2016The latest animated effort from director Makoto Shinkai is proving to be hugely popular at the Japanese box office.
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Sun Wukong is the king of the Chinese box office
Sep 21, 2016Last weekend, ‘A Chinese Odyssey: Part 3’ topped the box office in Mainland China, earning over RMB 224 million in its first five days of release.
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Trailer: ‘Mifune: The Last Samurai’
Sep 18, 2016The trailer has been released for a new documentary about Japanese acting giant Toshiro Mifune.
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Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
Sep 16, 2016Filipino director Lav Diaz has won the Golden Lion Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival for his latest, ‘The Woman Who Left’.
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‘Train to Busan’ is unstoppable at the Asian box office
Sep 16, 2016The South Korean zombie thriller is simply unstoppable, at least at the Asian box office.
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Trailer: ‘Birth of the Dragon’
Sep 16, 2016‘Birth of the Dragon’ is a 2017 American martial arts action movie directed by George Nolfi.
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Actor Alex Man announces retirement from acting
Sep 9, 2016Award-winning Hong Kong actor Alex Man Chi-Leung has announced that he will retire from acting when he turns 60 next year.
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Jackie Chan to receive honorary Academy Award
Sep 2, 2016Action movie star Jackie Chan is set to be awarded an honorary Academy Award for his extraordinary achievements in film.
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Francis Ng starts shooting new gangster flick
Aug 26, 2016Actor/director Francis Ng almost ran into trouble when he started shooting for his new gangster movie on the streets of Hong Kong.
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Jazz Boon hits the big time with ‘Line Walker’
Aug 23, 2016You may not know his name yet, but Jazz Boon is probably one of the happiest people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry right now.
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Toho announce new animated Godzilla movie
Aug 19, 2016Japanese film company Toho has announced the production of a feature-length Godzilla animation
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John Woo talks plot details for ‘Manhunt’
Aug 13, 2016Action maestro John Woo says that his new film will focus on the relationship between a fugitive and a detective.