It’s called the Malaysian Independent Music Fesival but it features locals as well as South India’s Top 50 musicians and vocalists. One of the bands is Kerala’s Thaikkudam Bridge. According to thehindu, Govind Menon had… Read More
Category: Arts
The cult of Captain Fantastic
IT’s a cult. No, a modern Swiss Family Robinson. Nah, this dad – even if it’s Viggo “Aragon” Mortensen — is just nuts! But Captain Fantastic is both exciting – you should see the sporting… Read More
The man who knew infinity, with love
This no typical Hollywood portrayal with licence taken to “sell” the story. The script, written by director Matt Brown based on the biography by Robert Kanigel, instead offers fodder for those who like meat in… Read More
Japan Film fest 2016 in Malaysia
Three-time Japan Academy prize-winning actress Kiki Kilin will be in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 6-7 for the special preview of An, one of two movies that features her in this year’s Japanese Film Festival lineup.… Read More
Hamlet in Malay in Malaysia
“SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Denmark.” “To be or not to be, that is the question.” “The lady protests to much, methinks.” These some examples of lines in Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet which… Read More
Opium in Malaysia thrills theatre fans
Opium by Hands Percussion was a wow! Fans of Edith Piaf would have been thrilled. First we were separated into “red” and “green” groups, then we followed the person holding the red or green Chinese-lettered… Read More
Freedom in films for Malaysia 2016
Malaysia’s leading annual film festival on human rights, the FreedomFilmFest, returns to PJ Live Arts with a lineup of 30 cutting edge films that offer heart-stopping and rare views into the most gripping global issues… Read More
Bad moms sheer entertaining
My review appeared in the new straits times http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/08/162978/angry-moms-loose THE movie is based on the premise that it is impossible to be a good mother today because of the myriad things she has to do for… Read More
Swinging good entertainment with Tarzan
THE story can get confusing but this movie is completely entertaining. The Legend of Tarzan is now a comic-book hero, on par with Superman and those other Marvel-lous heroes. And the hero is a smoking… Read More
Titus Andronicus in Malaysia
AN eye for an eye, a murder for a murder. “It’s not a deep play,” says director Chris Ling of Theatrethreesixty’s latest Shakespeare production, Titus Andronicus. One of Shakespeare’s most popular works, the first to… Read More