LOVE LOST "失去愛"

Following three successful sold out screenings at the recent 22nd SIFF, Leonard Lai Yok Wai’s latest short film "失去愛" (LOVE LOST) had won the "SPECIAL AWARD" at the recently concluded Timishort FIlm Festival in Romania which was held from 6~10 May 2009. The Director previous full-length feature film The High Cost of Living had won the “Best Feature Film” prize at the 9th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in Greece in 2007. The short film features the director himself who is acting for the 1st time as the male lead. The talented Singapore singer Faith Yang – 楊馥蔚（楊孝芬) who was a part of the Regional duet ‘2 Gals’ (2個女生)” is the Female Lead. The film was filmed in Taiwan on a shoe-string budget and is partly based on the director’s real life experiences there. It tells the story of a relationship coming to an end between Wai and his girlfriend Faith, who is in Taiwan. Wai travels from Singapore to Taiwan to meet Faith for one last time. It is a last journey of past memories as he finds shadows of their love and time spent together. The film is the 1st of a planned trilogy of short films exploring 3 different stages of love – losing love, finding love and maintaining love. You can check out the festival website for more details: http://www.timishort.ro/

DVD...DVD...DVD...DVD...DVD...

Possibly the lowest rated horror thriller in our reviewing history, Amusement is about 3 longtime friends who share a horrific destination when a seemingly innocent incident from their school days comes back to terrify them. Red Sands follows the story of a group of U.S. soldiers who face a deadly supernatural force after they destroy an ancient statue. If you missed the theatrical run, the Mexican horror Hell's Highway KM31 holds the dubious honour of being the country’s highest grossing genre film. Check these thrillers out. Available at all good video retail stores and rental outlets.

No UP in June

Perhaps the most depressing news today, the Disney/Pixar animated UP will not be shown here in June. Instead it has been pushed back to 3 September. Hanna Montana The Movie on the other hand is scheduled to open on 4 June.

MTV Movie Awards Nominees Announced!

MTV has announced the nominees for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and Disney Channel star Miley Cyrus is up for two awards!


BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FEMALE - Miley Cyrus in "Hannah Montana The Movie"


BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE - Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" from "Hannah Montana The Movie" Original Soundtrack


For a complete list of nominees go to: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2009/categories.jhtml


This year's MTV Movie Awards will be hosted by Andy Samberg of SNL (Saturday Night Live) and aired live from the Gibson Amphitheatre on 31 May 2009.


"Hannah Montana The Movie" opens 18 June and the OST is reviewed here. Also, look out for our promo to win a copy of the soundtrack album (thanks to the kind folks at Universal Music!)

Happy Mother's Day!

With Mother's Day round the corner, take this opportunity to express your heartfelt thanks. And what better way to do it than to bring Mummy to watch Kabei - Our Mother, the latest film by the renowned Japanese director Yoji Yamada?

It opens this Thursday (7 May), and is showing exclusively at GV VivoCity Cinema Europa. If you want to give Mum a real surprise, you can treat her to an afternoon at the Gold Class Lounge, followed by a screening in the plush Cinema Europa. You will also receive specially prepared vouchers so you may take mum for a spot of shopping and foot reflexology after the movie. More details can be found here.

And while you are still at it, maybe you would like to try your luck at winning a pair of in-season passes (thanks to the kind folks at Golden Village) here?

Also, with every two or more movie tickets purchased online at http://www.gv.com.sg/ from 7 May 09 – 20 May 09, you will stand a chance to win attractive prizes! The more often you purchase GV movie tickets online, the higher the chance of you becoming the winner!

And if Mummy is savvy enough, why don't you send her a Mother's Day E-Card? You can download the E-card at: http://www.gv.com.sg/moviedetails/gv_moviedetails_2698.jsp.

Enjoy that special day with Mummy!