Cinemas of Old Had Their Own Identity and Architectural Design
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Wong Chun Wai
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Making Movie-watching Mobile – and Safe
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IT WAS ONE of the first to close and among the last few to reopen. Such was the fate that befell Malaysia’s cinema industry during the many MCO phases over the...
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Penning for the Pictures
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“SO MUCH OF being in the movie industry comes down to pure luck, of your being at the right place at the right time,” says Chi-Ren Choong. He is the screenwrite...
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