Criticine :: elevating discourse on southeast asian cinema

Today is Thursday, May 17, 2012

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

07.01.10
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...

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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.

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 the Editors of Bioscope Magazine A Conversation with Faozan Rizal A Conversation with Sasithorn Ariyavicha pt.2 A Conversation with Philip Cheah A Conversation with John Torres A Conversation with Ato Bautista Only light and memory Continuities: Philippine cinema yesterday and today A Conversation with Edwin A Conversation with Lav Diaz Words from that day A Conversation with Kong Rithdee A Conversation with Sasithorn Ariyavicha pt.1 A Conversation with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang A Conversation with Amir Muhammad A Conversation with Apichatpong Weerasethakul Rethinking Cinemas of Asia: Preliminary Thoughts Mysterious Objects: On the early works of Apichatpong Monster!: I survive through other people’s memories. Why and for whom do you write/work today? Whose Terror Is It Anyway? Love Letters Journal Entry No.2: Wherever You Prosper Art, Entertainment and Politics Journal Entry No.1: Anticipations of Light The Face of Auntie Jen Why and for whom do you film today? Singapore GaGa Tours Singapore Uruphong Raksasad: Self-sufficiency moviemaking Alexis links Plural Identities: Reinventions & Revisions in Malaysian Cinema You can never go home Voices of Malaysian Cinema Cinema Regained: Classic Filipino Films in Rotterdam The Trail of A Million Flowers Indonesian Cinema: A Year in Review Toward New Ways of Seeing Southeast Asian Cinema Coming Out of the Film School Closet Reimagining Moroland: A tale of accidental filmmaking Journal Entry No.3: End Credits Speech Acts – Censorship and Documentary Filmmaking in Singapore Notes Made in the Dark Gazing with Fresh Eyes Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song*



	Not profound, just waiting to be found: Aaron Chung Hassan Muthalib introduces us to the works of this short film maestro. Country: Malaysia


	Uhaw Na Pag Ibig Forgotten Silver: Critic Noel Vera continues his chronicles of little known gems from the quiet man, Mario O'Hara. Country: Philippines


	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


	Be With Me Khoo Gaik Cheng samples Cannes favourite Eric Khoo's lastest, "Be With Me" Country: Singapore


	On The North Diversion Road Before Abbas. 10 conversations, 10 characters, 2 actors, 1 car: Dennis Marasigan adapts Tony Perez's infamous play on infidelity. Country: Philippines