If the past two decades have taught us anything then it is that modern cinema is currently in the age of the “Superhero”. With both Marvel and D.C. cinematic universes dominating box office figures, it is perhaps inevitable that others would follow suit. Comic books have proven popular in most cultures and provide a wealth of source material as well as storyboarding shorthand. Therefore, we eventually got the announcement in 2019 of the Bumilangit cinematic universe in Indonesia using the Marvel model of interconnected stories and media to tell their own stories. Following “Gundala” in 2019 came a delay due to the pandemic. With “Sri Asih: The Warrior” comes an attempt to regain momentum and unleash comic book action Indonesian style on a global audience as Shout Factory releases it on Blu-ray.
A volcanic eruption sees the tragic loss of Alana’s parents and she grows up in an orphanage along with her friend Tangguh.
A volcanic eruption sees the tragic loss of Alana’s parents and she grows up in an orphanage along with her friend Tangguh.
- 10/17/2023
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
In 2000, Garin Nugroho gave birth to A Poet: Unconcealed Poetry, the first film to revisit the 1965 massacres perpetrated by the Suharto regime—a bloodbath the Indonesian dictator touted as “anti-communist purges,” and which claimed between 500,000 and 2,000,000 lives. Entry point into that unspeakable horror was poet Ibrahim Kadir, an Indonesian artist whom Nugroho filmed as he performed didong ballads, the sung poetic duels known for their humor, word-play, and not-so-veiled political satire. An artist and an art-form a political elite grew increasingly suspicious of served as a vessel to dissect a whole country’s unresolved past, and on-going mourning. Nearly two decades later, Nugroho’s Memories of My Body feels like a long overdue sequel. Another meta-fictional biopic, this time zeroing in on Javanese-born, Japan-based dancer and choreographer Rianto, Nugroho’s latest offering unfurls as a portrait of an Indonesian artist as a young man, a journey of creative initiation where...
- 9/13/2018
- MUBI
The 75th Venice International Film Festival has finally announced the line-up in a press conference in Rome, hosted by the President of the Biennale di Venezia Paolo Baratta and by the Director of the Cinema department Alberto Barbera.
The Venice International Film Festival has been welcoming in the past many Asian movies especially under the previous Director Marco Muller (2004-2011), a dedicated advocate and promoter of Asian Cinema, but this year the Asian presence is particularly poor. A bit surprising after the success in Cannes of Palme d’Or director Hirokazu Kore’eda with “Shoplifters” and Lee Chang-dong with “Burning”.
Only one film – Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto’s new movie “Zan” – is in the Official Competition and few more “usual suspects” are scattered in the other sections. Chinese director Tsai Ming-Liang – a regular of the festival – is in the Out of Competition Section with his “Ni De Lian“, where other...
The Venice International Film Festival has been welcoming in the past many Asian movies especially under the previous Director Marco Muller (2004-2011), a dedicated advocate and promoter of Asian Cinema, but this year the Asian presence is particularly poor. A bit surprising after the success in Cannes of Palme d’Or director Hirokazu Kore’eda with “Shoplifters” and Lee Chang-dong with “Burning”.
Only one film – Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto’s new movie “Zan” – is in the Official Competition and few more “usual suspects” are scattered in the other sections. Chinese director Tsai Ming-Liang – a regular of the festival – is in the Out of Competition Section with his “Ni De Lian“, where other...
- 7/31/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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