Criticine :: elevating discourse on southeast asian cinema

Today is Friday, September 03, 2010

08.31.10
In Alexis's last blog entry on August 29 2009 he wrote:

DEAR FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES

You have the mandate to start the National Film Archive. I have heard ...
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Ben and May

08.03.10
Criticine contributor. academic and critic Benjamin McKay died of a cardiac arrest on the 18th July. Much-loved by students and friends Benjamin will be sorely missed.

Ben and May

07.02.10
Hello.

We've just posted an update to Criticine: Love Letters. Four new letters declare love to objects of desire from the Phillipines, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Then we have a wide-ran...
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Ben and May

01.29.10
Welcome to Criticine. Welcome to Love Letters.

Criticine was founded in October 2005 by Alexis A. Tioseco and was "dedicated to pushing forth intelligent discourse on Southeast Asian cinema". ...
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May Ingawanij

01.05.10
Update coming soon...

Ben Slater

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Love Letters (*updated)
For this special issue of Criticine, writers, film-makers, academics and curators from Southeast Asia were asked to write a passionate love letter to some aspect of cinema.

Words from that day
An extensive interview with Alexis Tioseco by Davide Cazzaro, recorded in Manila in November 2008.

Alexis links
To mark the anniversary of Alexis' death, Ben Slater searches the web for his writing. He finds blogs, journals, articles, essays, fragments and memories.

MORE FEATURES / INTERVIEWS
A Conversation with Sasithorn Ariyavicha pt.1 A Conversation with Ato Bautista Words from that day A Conversation with Edwin A Conversation with Amir Muhammad A Conversation with Faozan Rizal A Conversation with Kong Rithdee A Conversation with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang A Conversation with the Editors of Bioscope Magazine A Conversation with Sasithorn Ariyavicha pt.2 A Conversation with Philip Cheah A Conversation with Apichatpong Weerasethakul A Conversation with Lav Diaz A Conversation with John Torres Art, Entertainment and Politics Mysterious Objects: On the early works of Apichatpong Journal Entry No.3: End Credits Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song* Uruphong Raksasad: Self-sufficiency moviemaking Journal Entry No.1: Anticipations of Light Whose Terror Is It Anyway? Singapore GaGa Tours Singapore Voices of Malaysian Cinema Reimagining Moroland: A tale of accidental filmmaking Notes Made in the Dark Coming Out of the Film School Closet Speech Acts – Censorship and Documentary Filmmaking in Singapore Plural Identities: Reinventions & Revisions in Malaysian Cinema Why and for whom do you write/work today? Love Letters (*updated) Rethinking Cinemas of Asia: Preliminary Thoughts Cinema Regained: Classic Filipino Films in Rotterdam Indonesian Cinema: A Year in Review Alexis links Gazing with Fresh Eyes Journal Entry No.2: Wherever You Prosper Monster!: I survive through other people’s memories. Why and for whom do you film today? Toward New Ways of Seeing Southeast Asian Cinema The Trail of A Million Flowers
last updated: December 15, 2009



	Chemman Chaalai Deepak Kumaran Menon's "Chemman Chaalai": Beyond the Gravel Road. Country: Malaysia


	Sanctuary Ho Yuhang's "Sanctuary": The Other Side of Malaysia. Country: Malaysia


	Book: Critic After Dark "Cinema is his love; Philippine cinema his steady girlfriend." Alexis Tioseco reviews Filipino film critic Noel Vera's collected writing, "Critic After Dark". Country: Philippines


	Min Min: Everyday life and Thirdspace. Khoo Gaik Cheng journeys inside the meanings found inbetween. Country: Malaysia


	Bakit Bughaw ang Langit? The court of public opinion: Lost O'Hara masterpiece is both a love story and an examination of a small Filipino community. Country: Philippines