The Straits Times

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The Straits TimesSingaporeHollywood closes best summer since Covid-19 as younger audiences return to theatres An eclectic mix of blockbusters, sequels and original films wooed moviegoers back.

September 4

The Straits TimesSingaporeGateway Arts’ The Parting Glass aptly sets men’s mental health drama in a gastrobar Director Samantha Scott-Blackhall's choice is inspired for this intimate two-hander.

September 4

The Straits TimesSingaporeDon’t let China row distract from art: Artistic director of Gwangju Biennale Ho Tzu Nyen The biennale with over 25 national and institutional pavilions begins receiving visitors on Sept 5 and runs through Nov 15.

September 4

The Straits TimesSingaporeBeyond teak: Singapore’s Scanteak opens furniture megahub and lifestyle sandbox in Genting Lane Also check out Paragon's adorable rabbit sculptures celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.

September 4

The Straits TimesSingaporeCoachella reportedly pursuing BTS for 2027 line-up The group’s potential appearance has drawn particular attention after the festival organiser's CEO visited Seoul.

September 3

Cinepuuulse is a magazine, a radar and a diary about Asian cinema — Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand — read from Tokyo.

Our mark is 銀幕, ginmaku, the old word for the silver screen; it is the same two characters in Japanese, Chinese and Korean. A magazine, because every week one film is worth reading about slowly. A radar, because we count what the region's screens are talking about — box office, festivals, directors, anime, streaming — and show it as it moves. A diary, because a seal is set each day in that day's colour, and the days add up.

We read the local press in its own languages and bring it over in English: the Japanese film sites, the Korean trade papers, the Chinese culture desks, the Vietnamese and Thai entertainment pages. Everything here links back to the people who made it; the images belong to their authors.

Cinepuuulse will keep changing. New sources, new signals, new ways of looking — a little better each week, never finished. If a film here made you want to buy a ticket, that is enough.

Thank you for reading. ありがとうございます。