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CONTAINS SPOILERS — If to represent something is to give it power, then we can understand why some audiences have been sceptical about Film and TV’s latest preference for spotlighting the uber-rich. This movement, termed “Eat-the-Rich” cinema, has been heralded by movies and shows such as HBO’s...
Let’s talk about sound. Although it was not the first film to incorporate synchronised sound (that distinction belongs to The Dickson Experimental Sound Film from 1894, despite its flaws), The Jazz Singer (1927) marked the shift from silent films to ‘talkies’. Its immense popularity opened the cinematic landscape to...
The prestigious Perspectives Film Club is opening their applications for film tastemakers and creatives. This episode, we’re speaking with ET and Daryl. As professionals in the film industry, they’re about to spill the beans on what it’s really like being film programmers and critics. We also hear about the...
This year’s Perspectives Film Festival introduced a new video series that aimed to broaden the discourse and appreciation for films. By connecting individuals in the Singaporean film industry with the international programmed films at the festival, conversations were sparked. Concurrently, a deeper appreciation for the works of these outstanding individuals...
For many Singaporean filmgoers, we might not be familiar with the iconic Scala Cinema in Thailand that was demolished during the pandemic. Despite that, any audience member watching the film Scala would relate to the communal sense of loss from that historic site. Like all old landmarks that were torn...
In this new age of streaming and dwindling cinema patrons, there is a growing sentiment that cinema is dead. With mm2 shutting down The Cathay Cineplex or Filmgarde closing the Bugis Plus branch, cinematic spaces are threatened by changing financial and viewership landscapes. Why should we not believe that cinema...