The Red Cockatoo

It’s remarkable to see how German filmmakers, faced with such overdone subject matter as the political horrors of their past, keep their films interesting. The Red Cockatoo is yet another take on this theme.It’s 1961 in Dresden and 20-year-old Siggi (Max Riemelt, Napola) is an aspiring artist working as a scenery painter. He soon meets […]

The Number 23

The most exciting thing about The Number 23 isn’t the movie itself, but how all your friends are going to start looking for hidden meanings in their IC and mobile phone numbers after watching it. The show itself, oddly enough the 23rd film helmed by director Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth), is pretty standard fair, with […]

Cool Things You Don’t Need

Live a little, and get your hands on these coveted cool things. So what if you don’t really need them? All items are not to scale.

Time Flies

Belinda Wan spends a day at work with a man who knows how to keep his cool.

Isabella Chiam from The Swimming Instructor

Resident rich babe Jan (played by Isabella Chiam) is caught in a steamy love triangle with her hunky swimming instructor and a nice, sweet boy-next-door in the play The Swimming Instructor. We have a poolside tête-à-tête with the bikini-clad hottie.

Wayang percussionist Johnson Yee

While others his age are busy climbing up the social ladder, 27-year-old Johnson Yee opts to remain a full-time wayang (Hokkien street opera) percussionist. We sit down with him to learn more about his love for the dying art form that is so often associated with aunties and ah peks.

Turntablist, Kid Koala

Canadian-born Kid Koala, a.k.a. Eric San, is a brilliant turntablist signed to the record label Ninja Tunes.