Criticine :: elevating discourse on southeast asian cinema

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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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Love Letters
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.

A Conversation with Lav Diaz
Longer is better: correspondence spanning several months (and several pages); read part of Alexis Tioseco's extended ongoing e-mail interview with Lav Diaz.

Why and for whom do you film today?
Criticine asks the questions and lists the answers. Read responses from a selection of Southeast Asian filmmakers.

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



	Singapore Dreaming The HDB and beyond (or beyond the HDB): Vinita Ramani looks at the latest local film to have made noise in Singapore. Country: Singapore


	Rabun The vision is blurred, but the heart is clear: Hassan Muthalib offers an appreciation of Yasmin Ahmad's "Rabun". 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


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


	Singapore Shorts DVD Do you remember The Class of 2002? Ben Slater does, and tells us about it and its impact while dissecting the freshly released Singapore Shorts DVD compilation. Country: Singapore