John Lui

5 days ago | straitstimes.com | John Lui

A made-with-Singapore short film has been selected to screen at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival’s independent sidebar event, the Directors’ Fortnight. Before The Sea Forgets is directed by Vietnamese film-maker Le Ngoc Duy and produced by Singapore production houses 13 Little Pictures and WBSB Films. The film, set in Vietnam, is a magical realist story of a young man who suspects his lover of infidelity.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | John Lui

SINGAPORE – For the last couple of decades, there has been a trickle of Singaporeans heading to Hollywood to pursue their dreams of making music, acting, animating, producing and cinematography. Actress and writer Lydia Look faced the old boys’ network that was the writers’ room. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | John Lui

SINGAPORE – The movie sequels to the hit romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) might be in a legal and financial limbo, but the Broadway musical and TV show based on the stories are going ahead. American film-maker Jon M. Chu, who helmed the film, will make his Broadway directing debut with the musical, which does not yet have an opening date. The creative team includes Singaporean Tat Tong and American co-lyricist Amanda Green.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | John Lui

SINGAPORE – In 2015, actress-screenwriter Lydia Look was brought in to play crime boss Selina Wu on General Hospital (1963 to present). With more than 15,000 episodes aired, it has become the longest-running American soap opera still in production. Her role was to be an “under five”, which in industry parlance means under five lines. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | John Lui

SINGAPORE – Browsing the Instagram posts of Leonard “Lenny” Wee, one will see him mingling with the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Hudson – the big names he has collaborated with. Most recently, the 41-year-old musician wrote the orchestral arrangements for pop star Lady Gaga’s performance at the Coachella music festival in California in April – what he calls a “dream gig”. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.