Criticine :: elevating discourse on southeast asian cinema

Today is Saturday, January 28, 2012

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

01.28.10
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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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.2 A Conversation with Apichatpong Weerasethakul Words from that day A Conversation with the Editors of Bioscope Magazine A Conversation with Philip Cheah A Conversation with Amir Muhammad A Conversation with Sasithorn Ariyavicha pt.1 A Conversation with Edwin A Conversation with Ato Bautista A Conversation with Lav Diaz A Conversation with Faozan Rizal A Conversation with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang A Conversation with John Torres A Conversation with Kong Rithdee Why and for whom do you write/work today? Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song* Monster!: I survive through other people’s memories. The Trail of A Million Flowers Uruphong Raksasad: Self-sufficiency moviemaking Toward New Ways of Seeing Southeast Asian Cinema Gazing with Fresh Eyes Plural Identities: Reinventions & Revisions in Malaysian Cinema Voices of Malaysian Cinema Whose Terror Is It Anyway? Journal Entry No.2: Wherever You Prosper Singapore GaGa Tours Singapore Journal Entry No.1: Anticipations of Light Mysterious Objects: On the early works of Apichatpong Letters (*updated) Alexis links Reimagining Moroland: A tale of accidental filmmaking Rethinking Cinemas of Asia: Preliminary Thoughts Why and for whom do you film today? Notes Made in the Dark Art, Entertainment and Politics Speech Acts – Censorship and Documentary Filmmaking in Singapore Coming Out of the Film School Closet Journal Entry No.3: End Credits Indonesian Cinema: A Year in Review Cinema Regained: Classic Filipino Films in Rotterdam



	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


	Book: Singapore Cinema Benjamin Mckay serves as our critical guide through Raphael Millet's handsomely produced book, "Singapore Cinema" Country: Singapore


	Syndromes and A Century Kong Rithdee describes Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Cinema of Impermanence. Country: Thailand


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