Το 2023 ήταν ένα παράξενο έτος για το ασιατικό σινεμά. Παρόλο που οι “συνηθισμένοι” Ιάπωνες δεξιοτέχνες ήταν πάλι εδώ, η βιομηχανία του κορεάτικου κινηματογράφου φαίνεται να πήγε ένα σημαντικό πίσω βήμα με την απουσία έργων από τα δικά της μεγάλα ονόματα, ενώ οι δημιουργικές δυνάμεις που ήταν περιορισμένες για πολλά χρόνια σε χώρες της Asean και γενικότερα της νοτιοδυτικής Ασίας, φαίνεται να έχουν βρει πολλαπλές διεξόδους αυτήν τη στιγμή, σε ένα σημάδι πως το επίκεντρο του ασιατικού σινεμά ίσως αλλάξει σύντομα. Εκτός από αυτα, Ιράν, Ταϊβάν και η ενδοχώρα της Κίνας συνέχισαν στον ίδιο δρόμο ποιότητας, το Χονγκ Κονγκ φαίνεται να βρίσκει ένα νέο δρόμο με κοινωνικά/οικογενειακά δράματα, ενώ η μεγαλύτερη έκπληξη φαίνεται να έρχεται από τη Σρι Λάνκα, με τη χώρα να παράγει φέτος αρκετές πραγματικά εξαιρετικές ταινίες.
Χωρίς περαιτέρω καθυστέρηση, ακολουθούν οι καλύτερες ασιατικές ταινίες του 2023, σε αντίστροφη σειρά. Κάποιες από τις ταινίες έκαναν πρεμιέρα το 2022, αλλά επειδή...
Χωρίς περαιτέρω καθυστέρηση, ακολουθούν οι καλύτερες ασιατικές ταινίες του 2023, σε αντίστροφη σειρά. Κάποιες από τις ταινίες έκαναν πρεμιέρα το 2022, αλλά επειδή...
- 1/15/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
"Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series", Season 25, streams February 24, 2023 on Netflix:
"...The stakes are higher than ever for 'Ash', 'Goh' and 'Chloe' as they advance toward their goals! As the 'Pokémon World Coronation Series' tournament heats up, intensive training is in store for Ash, 'Pikachu' and their 'Pokémon' friends.
"Meanwhile, Goh embarks on a series of challenging trial missions to become a member of 'Project Mew'. And as Chloe and 'Eevee' learn about the different evolutionary paths that Eevee can take, will they be able to come to a decision about its future?
"Get ready for nonstop action, familiar faces from journeys past and more Pokémon discoveries to be made..."
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"...The stakes are higher than ever for 'Ash', 'Goh' and 'Chloe' as they advance toward their goals! As the 'Pokémon World Coronation Series' tournament heats up, intensive training is in store for Ash, 'Pikachu' and their 'Pokémon' friends.
"Meanwhile, Goh embarks on a series of challenging trial missions to become a member of 'Project Mew'. And as Chloe and 'Eevee' learn about the different evolutionary paths that Eevee can take, will they be able to come to a decision about its future?
"Get ready for nonstop action, familiar faces from journeys past and more Pokémon discoveries to be made..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
After 25 years as the headliner of the Pokémon series, Ash Ketchum is on his way out. The Pokémon Company has announced that Ash's story will end in a special mini-series starting in January 2023 with an all-new cast taking over the series that spring. Whether Ash will truly disappear for good or be demoted to mentor or side-character status is currently unclear. I certainly couldn't imagine that the eminently marketable Pikachu would disappear from the screen for very long. Regardless, this is a turning point. Ash and his Pikachu have been the main characters of the anime series since 1997, and multiple generations have grown up with him as their protagonist. His departure would be the greatest change to the status quo in the history of the Pokémon anime.
Or would it?
The Pokémon anime franchise has been busy experimenting for the past few years. The mainline anime redesigned Ash and the...
Or would it?
The Pokémon anime franchise has been busy experimenting for the past few years. The mainline anime redesigned Ash and the...
- 12/21/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Talks ongoing this week on Warning From Hell, Takut Ke Tak.
Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales outfit Est Studios has announced a partnership with Malaysia’s Jazzy Pictures to represent a pair of horror titles and is launcing sales at AFM this week.
Under the deal Est can sell exclusively to North America. and to other international territories outside Malaysia and Singapore on a non-exclusive basis.
The first title in the partnership is Warning From Hell (pictured) which received its world premiere at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in July and screened at London East Asian Film Festival this month.
Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales outfit Est Studios has announced a partnership with Malaysia’s Jazzy Pictures to represent a pair of horror titles and is launcing sales at AFM this week.
Under the deal Est can sell exclusively to North America. and to other international territories outside Malaysia and Singapore on a non-exclusive basis.
The first title in the partnership is Warning From Hell (pictured) which received its world premiere at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in July and screened at London East Asian Film Festival this month.
- 10/31/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
New Delhi, Sep 28 (Ians) Once part of our private lives as virtual assistants, more than 35 smart speaker models have now been discontinued (as of April 2022), 46 brands haven’t released a new smart speaker since 2019 and 34 companies haven’t released a new smart speaker since 2018, a new report said on Wednesday.
Although Amazon-branded smart speakers grew 33 per cent during the during the second quarter (Q2) compared to last year, other brands like Google and Apple were down 31 per cent and 57 per cent, respectively.
The US smart speaker market continued to contract during Q2 2Q22, posting a decline of 14 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to global market research firm Omdia.
“With the number of smart speaker releases fading, Omdia believes new use cases will be introduced to the market, now that there is a sizable installed base,” said research analyst Teik Chuan Goh.
The high penetration rate could reduce demand for replacement...
Although Amazon-branded smart speakers grew 33 per cent during the during the second quarter (Q2) compared to last year, other brands like Google and Apple were down 31 per cent and 57 per cent, respectively.
The US smart speaker market continued to contract during Q2 2Q22, posting a decline of 14 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to global market research firm Omdia.
“With the number of smart speaker releases fading, Omdia believes new use cases will be introduced to the market, now that there is a sizable installed base,” said research analyst Teik Chuan Goh.
The high penetration rate could reduce demand for replacement...
- 9/28/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Life for many can appear simple. But, in reality, it is full of complications. Cinema is a great outlet for exploring said details of people’s lives. There is quite a lot of human exploration within indie filmmaking. Sometimes, mellow storytelling can make for a marvelously engaging viewing experience. Lower budgets can be an opportunity to explore drama more personally. Look no further than the endearing set of films known as “The Surrogate Valentine Trilogy.”
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
The trilogy, while small in scale, brings together many creative minds. Directing “Surrogate Valentine” and “Daylight Savings” is filmmaker Dave Boyle, who notably began his directorial career with quirky comedies such as “Big Dreams Little Tokyo” and “White on Rice.” However, many viewers probably know him best for his thriller “Man from Reno,” a gripping feature about a Japanese crime novelist who becomes...
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
The trilogy, while small in scale, brings together many creative minds. Directing “Surrogate Valentine” and “Daylight Savings” is filmmaker Dave Boyle, who notably began his directorial career with quirky comedies such as “Big Dreams Little Tokyo” and “White on Rice.” However, many viewers probably know him best for his thriller “Man from Reno,” a gripping feature about a Japanese crime novelist who becomes...
- 9/27/2022
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
Prolific Singapore-based production company Akanga Film Asia, led by producer Fran Borgia, has revealed a robust film slate, including several global co-productions.
Borgia and filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua teamed on 2018 film “A Land Imagined,” which reaped a rich haul of awards around the world, including top prizes at Locarno, Golden Horse, El Gouna, Pingyao, Singapore and Valladolid. They have now re-teamed on “Stranger Eyes,” which is selected at the ongoing Venice Production Bridge’s gap financing market.
The film follows master of surveillance Inspector Goh, who, as he keeps a close eye on a suspected credit card thief, is drawn into the suspect’s world and starts to see himself in the skin of the perpetrator. As it sets him to question the true meaning of his work, Goh is tasked to track down a serial voyeur on the loose who has been videotaping people’s most private moments.
“It...
Borgia and filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua teamed on 2018 film “A Land Imagined,” which reaped a rich haul of awards around the world, including top prizes at Locarno, Golden Horse, El Gouna, Pingyao, Singapore and Valladolid. They have now re-teamed on “Stranger Eyes,” which is selected at the ongoing Venice Production Bridge’s gap financing market.
The film follows master of surveillance Inspector Goh, who, as he keeps a close eye on a suspected credit card thief, is drawn into the suspect’s world and starts to see himself in the skin of the perpetrator. As it sets him to question the true meaning of his work, Goh is tasked to track down a serial voyeur on the loose who has been videotaping people’s most private moments.
“It...
- 9/2/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Yoji Yamada’s 92nd film, which is based on the novel “Kinema no Kamisama” by popular multiple prize-winning novelist Maha Harada, inspired by her own family and experiences, is also a commemoration of Shochiku Films’ centennial, and particularly its trademark style, ‘Bright and Cheerful Shochiku Cinema’
“It’s a Flickering Life” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Goh is an elderly man who has always had problems with gambling, forcing his wife Yoshiko and daughter, Ayumu, to bail him out a number of times, despite the fact that he had repeatedly promised not to do it again. This time, however, neither his daughter nor his wife are willing to help once more, with the latter taking over all his financial matters on her hands, and sending him back to deal with his second big passion, cinema. Goh now has to go back to his old friend and associate from...
“It’s a Flickering Life” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Goh is an elderly man who has always had problems with gambling, forcing his wife Yoshiko and daughter, Ayumu, to bail him out a number of times, despite the fact that he had repeatedly promised not to do it again. This time, however, neither his daughter nor his wife are willing to help once more, with the latter taking over all his financial matters on her hands, and sending him back to deal with his second big passion, cinema. Goh now has to go back to his old friend and associate from...
- 6/17/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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