Gala premieres in Singapore are becoming big affairs. Even the President was invited to one this year. And our home-made self-styled movie stars are teasing the audience more than before with show-stopping appearances. We take a serious, deep, hard, insightful look at gala behaviour and misbehaviour over the year. Here's presenting a year at local movie galas....
Taxi Taxi
'Lucky I am wearing
a skirt, god knows what the director will make me do.'
Adults and one hipster kid
They don't have this level of swag in Tekong.
The 2013 Star Awards was graced by several overseas
celebrities who came as far as from Pulau Tekong.
Four soldiers and their espionage specialist.
Red Numbers
‘We were looking for Chinese food.’
That hair is the actual protagonist of this movie.
Ghost Child
Jayley Woo re-enacts her winning audition move for movie.
‘Bobby Tonelli, you played me out, told me it was casual
dress so I came straight from the shoot.’
‘I am so inspired to make horror after watching Ghost
Child, just between the three of us, I started work on my new film ‘My Black
Magic’.’
The Girl in Pinafore
She has no idea what this gesture signifies in European
societies, please excuse her.
‘Darren may have many female fans, but only I share the
right shade of bleach.’
More people should know the brutal history of the
backwards V sign.
All actors need to love the camera. Some are in love with it more than others.
Ilo Ilo
‘Sorry ah, Mediacorp Star Awards is next month, I think
you got the dates wrong la.’
‘My mum is getting too much attention. I want some too!’
‘I think you stole some fabric from my mum. Give it back.’
‘All the tickets to the Chocolate Factory are in my
hands.’
‘I have arrived to tell everyone pink is the next big
thing,’says Elim Chew, Founder of 77th Street
Auntie Terry at the screening of Ilo Ilo confesses,’I
left the job because Jolibee paid better.’
Director Anthony Chen thinks hard about casting the lady behind
him on his next film.
3 Peas in a Pod
According to scientists, the pink jelly-fish responds to
bright lights and rears its head once in a while to mark its territory.
Annyeonghaseyo! We present the new 5-member band,
Shinee-est
Subjects of the Godmother
If you know the answer to the signs, email us at sindie@sindie.sg, you stand to win a limited-edition
handshake with Calvin Chen, Jae Liew and Alexander Lee Eusebio
‘Dear Minister Wong, You can be assured there are no
kissing scenes between the two men in the movie.’
Everybody's Business
This particular
Miss Singapore competition saw a WIDE range of contestants.
A 16 year-old secondary school student won the ‘Doing my
business’ Face-of-the-Year contest.
‘Sometimes I use toilet paper. Sometimes I use my
finger.’
‘I think my wig just fell off.’
Hands-only Harlem Shake
Screen Singapore
Andy Lau’s note to himself: ‘Better flash a nice genuine
smile, I’m going to have to work for one of these Singapore directors soon.’
'Wah Lau eh Minister, how can you tell us about this
licensing scheme after we invested in this business?’
Minister of Information, Communication and the Arts
Yacood Ibrahim demonstrates what he means by the government maintaining a
‘light touch’ on local media