Firecracker. 05.

With its fifth issue, Firecracker, a magazine devoted to East Asian cinema, goes online. Let me rephrase that: With issues 01 through 05. That means, quite suddenly, there's a deluge of Asian cinematic goodness to wallow in gleefully.

The interviews alone. Park Chan-wook. Tartan Film's Hamish McAlpine. Zhang Yimou. "Four of the leading lights in Singapore." Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Gu Changwei. E-J Yong.

Not to mention features, ranging from the Beginners'/Blaggers' Guide to the current overview of Im Kwon-taek's life and work, festival reports, and of course, theatrical and DVD reviews galore.

With support from the UK Film Council, Firecracker Media Ltd is also up to more than the magazine. Besides the Showcases, they're planning a major event for London in September, the city's first full-fledged East Asian Film Festival.

Posted by dwhudson at April 12, 2005 8:49 AM