Culture NEWSSouth Korean musical ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ tops Broadway’s Tony AwardsAEAƎJune 10, 2025 by AEAƎJune 10, 20250 The awards celebrated Broadway’s biggest year since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020....
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Culture NEWSTruth is slippery in ‘Suspicion,’ a detective story based on a true crimeAEAƎMay 25, 2025 by AEAƎMay 25, 20250 Seicho Matsumoto’s mystery novella is based on 1974’s “Beppu 300 million yen insurance murder.”...
Culture NEWSSix short films that capture our world in mere minutesAEAƎMay 23, 2025 by AEAƎMay 23, 20250 The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia proves that less time doesn’t have to mean a lack of substance....
Culture NEWS‘I Still Want To Do It With My Wife’: Hapless husband’s self-pity wears thinAEAƎMay 22, 2025 by AEAƎMay 22, 20250 Actor Megumi stands out as the much better half of a sex-starved man-child in Shin Adachi’s autobiographical film....
Culture NEWSAdaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel premieres at CannesAEAƎMay 21, 2025 by AEAƎMay 21, 20250 The author says that adapting the novel — which he wrote when he was 25 — was different from bringing his other books to the...
Culture NEWSWomen fight for the spotlight in India’s macho movie industryAEAƎMay 20, 2025 by AEAƎMay 20, 20250 Women filmmakers in India are reshaping cinema with authentic, female-led stories, challenging outdated stereotypes and finding box office success....
Culture NEWS‘Kaneko’s Commissary’ explores prison culture from the outside inAEAƎMay 15, 2025 by AEAƎMay 15, 20250 First-time director Go Furukawa’s heartfelt film stands out from the genre crowd for its informed examination of how the prison complex operates....
Culture NEWS‘Jumbo’: the animated Indonesian film smashing recordsAEAƎMay 8, 2025 by AEAƎMay 8, 20250 A hit at home, Indonesian cinema watchers are hoping the family-friendly movie will appeal to neighboring countries and markets farther abroad....
Culture NEWSSasuke Haraguchi’s provocative soundtracks for digital nativesAEAƎApril 25, 2025 by AEAƎApril 25, 20250 The 21-year-old electronic producer and artist taps into the chaotic nature of modern online life....