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



	Village People Radio Show Confessions, Testimonies and Social Memory: Vinita Ramani listens on Amir Muhammad's Village People Radio Show. Country: Malaysia


	The Last Communist Amir Mummad, touted in Film Comment magazine as "the world's funniest Muslim filmmaker", delivers his latest essay film, "The Last Communist", on Chin Peng. Country: Malaysia


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


	The Amber Sexalogy Malaysia indie cinema staple Azharr Rudin is a name to watch. Benjamin McKay unravels his sophisticated experimental sextet, "The Amber Sexalogy" Country: Malaysia


	Bona Bona: martyr or monster? Noel Vera revisits Lino Brocka's classic tale of obsession and stardoom. Country: Philippines