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This article contains some minor The Marvels spoilers.

The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have visited some fantastic planets. The deadly and mystical Vormir, the rat-tag assemblage on Nowhere, and Ego the Living Planet have all offered exciting new storytelling possibilities. But none capture the imagination like Aladana, visited by Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) in The Marvels. After Carol dons a striking headpiece and warns her compatriots about the planet’s oddness, a representative arrives to greet the heroes… in song.

What follows is a brief musical number, borrowing equally from Bollywood blockbusters and technicolor musicals of a bygone age. Director Nia DaCosta floats her camera around and above the dancers, taking in the luscious colors popping against the bleached white backgrounds. At the climax of the scene, Carol’s costume transforms into an elegant dress befitting a Disney princess,...

Independent distributor Film Movement has picked up all North American rights to award-winning folk horror film “Seire.” The Korean chiller will be released theatrically in 2022, followed by launches on home entertainment and digital platforms.

The film takes as its central premise the Korean superstition that nobody in the family of a baby less than three weeks old – the ‘seire’ period – should attend a wake. And that failure to take precautions risks misfortune.

The story, penned by writer and first-time feature director Park Kang, sees the father of a newborn attend the funeral of an ex-girlfriend. His encounter with her twin sister is followed by a series of unexplained and discomforting episodes.

Park previously dipped his toe in the horror genre with short film “Deal” in which a man tries to trade away his nightmares with someone reputed to be a buyer.

The cast of “Seire” is headed by Seo Hyun-woo...

Asian films about LGBT are on the rise the latest years, with films like “Our Love Story”, “Close-Knit“, “Die Beautiful” and “Fathers“. However, Takuro Nakamura takes the concept a bit further, as he combines it with the issue of cultural differences, while he also offers a rather artistic visage to the subject.

“West North West “screened at Japan Cuts

Naima is a rather shy, socially incompatible exchange student from Tehran living in Tokyo, where she studies art. Her life, though, seems to change when she attracts the interest of Kei, a radically different woman who works in a bar and has a relationship with a fashion model, Ai. Kei, however, has some troubles with her tumultuous relationship, and the somewhat morose and quiet nature of Naima draws her, with the girls quickly becoming friends. Kei seems to want more from Naima, who does not seem to share the same sentiments.

Lgbt films seem to spur from every corner of Se Asia during the latest years with films like “Close-Knit” (Japan), “Our Love Story” (S. Korea) and “Fathers” (Thailand), for example. However, and although these films are good, none of them seems to be great. “Small Talk” comes to fill this gap, in a process that netted it the Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film at the Berlin Film Festival, among other local and international awards, and made it the official Taiwanese entry for the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

“Small Talk” is screening at Queer East HomeSexual Edition on Demand 18 April – 17 May

The documentary revolves around Huang and her mother A-nu’s relationship, and by revealing the latter’s past, sheds light in the events that have led them to alienation, despite the fact that they have been living under the same roof, for years. A-nu’s...

Lgbt films seem to spur from every corner of Se Asia during the latest years with films like “Close-Knit” (Japan), “Our Love Story” (S. Korea) and “Fathers” (Thailand), for example. However, and although these films are good, none of them seems to be great. “Small Talk” comes to fill this gap, in a process that netted it the Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film at the Berlin Film Festival, among other local and international awards, and made it the official Taiwanese entry for the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

“Small Talk” screened at San Diego Asian Film Festival

The documentary revolves around Huang and her mother A-nu’s relationship, and by revealing the latter’s past, sheds light in the events that have led them to alienation, despite the fact that they have been living under the same roof, for years. A-nu’s life story is filled with drama,...

Lgbt films seem to spur from every corner of Se Asia during the latest years with films like “Close-Knit” (Japan), “Our Love Story” (S. Korea) and “Fathers” (Thailand), for example. However, and although these films are good, none of them seems to be great. “Small Talk” comes to fill this gap, in a process that netted it the Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film at the Berlin Film Festival, among other local and international awards, and made it the official Taiwanese entry for the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

“Small Talk” is screening at Taiwan Film Festival UK 2019

The documentary revolves around Huang and her mother A-nu’s relationship, and by revealing the latter’s past, sheds light in the events that have led them to alienation, despite the fact that they have been living under the same roof, for years. A-nu’s life story is filled with drama,...

South Korean filmmaker Lee Hyun-ju announced that she is retiring from the industry in the wake of being convicted of sexual assault.

"I admit and regret that my actions have caused great pain," Lee said in a statement released to the local press on Thursday. "I take responsibility for this incident and will no longer work in the film business."

In December, the director of 2016's multiple award-winning lesbian drama Our Love Story was found guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow alumna of the Korean Academy of Film Arts back in 2015. She was given a two-year suspended sentence and...