As some of the lists of the previous years were not on par with the ones we have been publishing lately, we decided to take a closer look at some of the years that were not as covered at the time. In that fashion, here is a list with the 50 of the Best Asian movies of 2015, in completely random order.
1. Monster Hunt
Raman Hui evidently shot a film to indulge every demographic category in the country. In that fashion, the movie entails elements of RPGs, comics, martial arts, comedy, musicals, romance, some drama and a plethora of action scenes. (Panos Kotzathanasis)
on Amazon by clicking on the image below 2. Spl 2: A Time for Consequences
The action scenes are magnificent, with Tony Jaa as Chatchai and Wu Jing as Kit giving their best selves. Furthermore, the film excels in the technical department, both in cinematography and special effects,...
1. Monster Hunt
Raman Hui evidently shot a film to indulge every demographic category in the country. In that fashion, the movie entails elements of RPGs, comics, martial arts, comedy, musicals, romance, some drama and a plethora of action scenes. (Panos Kotzathanasis)
on Amazon by clicking on the image below 2. Spl 2: A Time for Consequences
The action scenes are magnificent, with Tony Jaa as Chatchai and Wu Jing as Kit giving their best selves. Furthermore, the film excels in the technical department, both in cinematography and special effects,...
- 4/1/2024
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Hansel and Gretel, the two German kids who nearly became somebody’s meal, need little introduction. The characters in this Brothers Grimm classic have been used as a lesson about stranger danger and resilience for years. And while Hansel and Gretel’s ordeal has been put on screen multiple times — both faithfully and loosely — Yim Pil-sung’s 2007 movie is one of the more distinct adaptations. This Korean reimagining retains the essence of the influential fairy tale while also adding its own unique twists.
Hansel and Gretel was one of several movies from the golden age of South Korean Horror — often referred to as “K-Horror” in the West — to be based on fairy or folk tales. While Arang and A Tale of Two Sisters dug into local Korean lore, other movies drew from European narrations. However, much like Cinderella and The Red Shoes, Hansel and Gretel’s interpretation of its basis is rather liberal.
Hansel and Gretel was one of several movies from the golden age of South Korean Horror — often referred to as “K-Horror” in the West — to be based on fairy or folk tales. While Arang and A Tale of Two Sisters dug into local Korean lore, other movies drew from European narrations. However, much like Cinderella and The Red Shoes, Hansel and Gretel’s interpretation of its basis is rather liberal.
- 2/7/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car was awarded best feature at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 12), along with prizes for best editing and best original music. The multiple award-winning Japanese film premiered at Cannes film festival in 2021 and also won the Oscar for Best International Feature last year.
Another Japanese filmmaker, Hirokazu Kore-eda, took best director for Broker, the Korean-language film that has also been on an awards streak since premiering at Cannes film festival last year.
Best actress went to Chinese actress Tang Wei for her role in Korean director Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave, while Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Chiu-wai took best actor for Philip Yung’s Where The Wind Blows and was also presented with the Asian Film Contribution Award. Decision To Leave was also awarded best screenplay, for a script written by Park and Chung Seo-kyung, as well as best production design.
Another Japanese filmmaker, Hirokazu Kore-eda, took best director for Broker, the Korean-language film that has also been on an awards streak since premiering at Cannes film festival last year.
Best actress went to Chinese actress Tang Wei for her role in Korean director Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave, while Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Chiu-wai took best actor for Philip Yung’s Where The Wind Blows and was also presented with the Asian Film Contribution Award. Decision To Leave was also awarded best screenplay, for a script written by Park and Chung Seo-kyung, as well as best production design.
- 3/13/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Decision To Leave’ won three and Hirokazu Kore-eda named best director.
The Asian Film Awards (Afa) celebrated its comeback edition in Hong Kong tonight (March 12) and named Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car best film.
The Japanese film, which premiered at Cannes in 2021 and won best international feature at last year’s Oscars, won a further two awards at the AFAs: best editing for Azusa Yamazaki and best original music by Eiko Ishibashi.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave went into the night as the favourite, with a leading 10 nominations for the South Korean film,...
The Asian Film Awards (Afa) celebrated its comeback edition in Hong Kong tonight (March 12) and named Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car best film.
The Japanese film, which premiered at Cannes in 2021 and won best international feature at last year’s Oscars, won a further two awards at the AFAs: best editing for Azusa Yamazaki and best original music by Eiko Ishibashi.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave went into the night as the favourite, with a leading 10 nominations for the South Korean film,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The much-decorated Japanese drama “Drive My Car” was named the best film Sunday at the Asian Film Awards, defeating hot favorite “Decision to Leave.”
Other notable awards went to Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda whose “Broker” debuted at Cannes, but which was largely shunned in his home country.
“Decision to Leave,” which started the evening with ten nominations, was nevertheless rewarded with three awards, best screenplay, best production design and best actress for China’s Tang Wei.
While nominations were geographically diverse, the awards on Sunday skewed heavily towards North East Asia –Japan, Korea and Greater China – to the total exclusion of films from India, Indonesia and The Philippines. Snubs included the exclusion of Indonesia’s “Autobiography” and Happy Salma, both of which have been widely lauded on the festival circuit.
The awards ceremony returned to Hong Kong after detours to Macau and Busan and a Covid hiatus in previous years.
Other notable awards went to Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda whose “Broker” debuted at Cannes, but which was largely shunned in his home country.
“Decision to Leave,” which started the evening with ten nominations, was nevertheless rewarded with three awards, best screenplay, best production design and best actress for China’s Tang Wei.
While nominations were geographically diverse, the awards on Sunday skewed heavily towards North East Asia –Japan, Korea and Greater China – to the total exclusion of films from India, Indonesia and The Philippines. Snubs included the exclusion of Indonesia’s “Autobiography” and Happy Salma, both of which have been widely lauded on the festival circuit.
The awards ceremony returned to Hong Kong after detours to Macau and Busan and a Covid hiatus in previous years.
- 3/12/2023
- by Patrick Frater and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2016 St. Louis Film Critic Association Awards:
Best Film: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Best Actor: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Fences
Best Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan
Best Adapted Screenplay: Love and Friendship - Whit Stillman (Screenplay); Jane Austen (Novel)
Best Editing: Jackie - Sebastián Sepúlveda
Best Cinematography: La La Land - Linus Sandgren
Best Production Design: The Handmaiden - Seong-hie Ryu
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Best Music Score: La La Land - Justin Herwitz
Best Soundtrack: Sing Street
Best Song: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land
Best Action Film: Captain America: Civil War
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia
Best Comedy: Hail, Caesar!
Best Documentary Feature: I Am Not Your Negro...
Best Film: La La Land
Best Director: Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Best Actor: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Fences
Best Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan
Best Adapted Screenplay: Love and Friendship - Whit Stillman (Screenplay); Jane Austen (Novel)
Best Editing: Jackie - Sebastián Sepúlveda
Best Cinematography: La La Land - Linus Sandgren
Best Production Design: The Handmaiden - Seong-hie Ryu
Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book
Best Music Score: La La Land - Justin Herwitz
Best Soundtrack: Sing Street
Best Song: "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land
Best Action Film: Captain America: Civil War
Best Animated Feature: Zootopia
Best Comedy: Hail, Caesar!
Best Documentary Feature: I Am Not Your Negro...
- 12/21/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Chicago – The poignant identity film “Moonlight” was named the 2016 Best Picture by the Chicago Film Critics Association (Cfca), in an announcement on December 15th. The film also took home the Best Director (Barry Jenkins) and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) honors. “Manchester by the Sea” got the most honors, with four, from a voting survey of the Cfca.
’Moonlight,’ Honored as 2016 Best Picture by the Chicago Film Critics Association
Photo credit: A24
There were 17 categories of film excellence selected by the Cfca, including acting, directing, screenplay, production elements and score, plus documentary, animated and foreign language films. Two of the more unique categories are Most Promising Performer and Filmmaker, which honors outstanding newcomers. The Cfca honored Robert Eggers of “The Witch” for filmmaker, a testament to the association’s ability to find and nurture up-and-coming film artists. Lucas Hedges, of “Manchester by the Sea,” was Most Promising Performer.
Rounding out...
’Moonlight,’ Honored as 2016 Best Picture by the Chicago Film Critics Association
Photo credit: A24
There were 17 categories of film excellence selected by the Cfca, including acting, directing, screenplay, production elements and score, plus documentary, animated and foreign language films. Two of the more unique categories are Most Promising Performer and Filmmaker, which honors outstanding newcomers. The Cfca honored Robert Eggers of “The Witch” for filmmaker, a testament to the association’s ability to find and nurture up-and-coming film artists. Lucas Hedges, of “Manchester by the Sea,” was Most Promising Performer.
Rounding out...
- 12/16/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
2016 StLFCA Annual Award Nominees
[Nominations Announced December 12, 2016.]
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Actress
Amy Adams - Arrival
Issabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Great Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris...
[Nominations Announced December 12, 2016.]
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Actress
Amy Adams - Arrival
Issabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Great Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris...
- 12/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
This appears as though it will be a much more competitive Costume Design category than we’ve seen in recent years. There are at least 13 films that could easily be nominated and not a single “lock” among them. [Nov. 29]
Top Five
Colleen Atwood, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
Consolata Boyle, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Madeline Fontaine, “Jackie”
Sandy Powell, “Silence”
Mary Zophres, “La La Land”
Almost There
Sharen Davis, “Fences”
Johanna Johnston, “Allied”
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus, “Hidden Figures”
Seong-hie Ryu, “The Handmaiden”
Jacqueline West, “Live by Night”
Albert Wolsey, “Rules Don’t Apply”
Mary Zophres, “Hail, Caesar!”
Longshots
Colleen Atwood, “Alice Through The Looking Glass”
Colleen Atwood, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
Erin Benach, “Loving”
Alexandra Byrne, “Doctor Strange”
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, “Love & Friendship”
David Crossman, Glyn Dillon, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Gregory Ellwood’s Current Oscar Predictions:
Best Picture
Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best...
Top Five
Colleen Atwood, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
Consolata Boyle, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Madeline Fontaine, “Jackie”
Sandy Powell, “Silence”
Mary Zophres, “La La Land”
Almost There
Sharen Davis, “Fences”
Johanna Johnston, “Allied”
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus, “Hidden Figures”
Seong-hie Ryu, “The Handmaiden”
Jacqueline West, “Live by Night”
Albert Wolsey, “Rules Don’t Apply”
Mary Zophres, “Hail, Caesar!”
Longshots
Colleen Atwood, “Alice Through The Looking Glass”
Colleen Atwood, “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
Erin Benach, “Loving”
Alexandra Byrne, “Doctor Strange”
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, “Love & Friendship”
David Crossman, Glyn Dillon, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Gregory Ellwood’s Current Oscar Predictions:
Best Picture
Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best...
- 11/30/2016
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
With a jury headed up by George Miller, the 2016 Cannes Film Festival delivered their awards this weekend, giving Ken Loach his second Palme d’Or, this time for I, Daniel Blake. Meanwhile, Xavier Dolan get the runner-up for It’s Only the End of the World and Olivier Assayas tied with Cristian Mungiu for Best Director for Personal Shopper and Graduation, respectively. Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman picked up two awards, for Best Screenplay and Best Actor, while Jaclyn Jose rounded out the top winners for Best Actress in Ma’ Rosa and American Honey grabbed the Jury Prize.
Disappointingly, some of our favorites of the festival (including Toni Erdmann, Elle, Paterson, Staying Vertical, and Sieranevada) went home empty-handed. Ahead of our personal wrap-up arriving shortly, check out the full list of winners below, including reviews where available and a 30-minute talk with the jury regarding their decisions.
Competition
Palme d’or
I,...
Disappointingly, some of our favorites of the festival (including Toni Erdmann, Elle, Paterson, Staying Vertical, and Sieranevada) went home empty-handed. Ahead of our personal wrap-up arriving shortly, check out the full list of winners below, including reviews where available and a 30-minute talk with the jury regarding their decisions.
Competition
Palme d’or
I,...
- 5/23/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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