Previously, we banged on about news from Hollywood, so it’s only more than fair to give just as much attention to the goings on in the Malaysian film industry in this episode. From top to bottom, from the sad to the sweet, it’s all here as Fikri and Muz sat down, hit record and hammered out the world’s only film podcast to be locked in their own studio (seriously)!

Dan Lain Lain

• This episode is recorded live from Akademi Semesta
• The big man that is Jeremy Little, friend of the Malaysian independent arts scene, who passed away recently
• The boys and special guest Diaz Hernawan talked about his film ‘KIL’ for the very first episode
• The return of Starlight Cinema! Check out the official website here
• Apparently, ‘The Vanishing Act’ is a film based on the missing MH370 flight
• Would you like to learn from Ahmad Idham at the Ahmad Idham Film Academy?
• While you’re at it, have a listen to our interview with Ezzah Mahmud and consider the relevance of formal film education
• Good luck trying to find the website for that one, because this one certainly isn’t
• Indulge yourself at TGV 1 Utama: what is the cinematic experience evolving to?
• Give up, though, Malaysians, and submit to the Indonesians, for we’ll probably never have beds in our cinemas
• Antara KL and Jakarta, Dain Said’s Apparat and Rupakata Cinema got a deal done for a co-production
• They’re not the first, though, as the aforementioned Ahmad Idham did ‘Gerimis Mengundang’ some years ago
• Check out Al Jafree Mohd Yusop’s article ‘Job Vacancy: The Gravedigger of Malaysian Cinema’, and consider how much should context be involved in film reviews

Download the episode in MP3 format here. Special thanks to Wubcat for letting us use ‘Mind Tricks’. Drop a line at mail@thoughtsonfilms.com, or check out our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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