When: 21 August 2010
Where: Silverfish Books, KL, Malaysia
Details:
You are cordially invited to a talk by Amir Muhammad on his book 120 MALAY MOVIES. The event will include the screening of a hour-hour DVD of some of his favourite scenes. It will end in time for buka puasa, when the gastronomic delights of Bangsar beckon!
The book will, of course, be sold. For any enquiries, do call Silverfish at (03) 22844837 or email Amir at info@mataharibooks.com
SYNOPSIS:
120 MALAY MOVIES is a romp through the films that were made in Singapore and then in Kuala Lumpur from 1948 to 1972. (120 represents about a third of all Malay-language films during that period, and this book features most of the famous titles as well as some overlooked gems.) Malaysian writer and filmmaker Amir Muhammad watched them in chronological order and responds to the stories in his own contemporary context. How was the world depicted in those films different from the one we live in today? This book is a serio-comic interrogation into how the iconic fantasies of the past might have unexpected reverberations in the present.
The book will, of course, be available for sale. The first edition will not be sold in chain bookshops.
Book Details
Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Matahari Books; 1st edition
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-9834484545
Price: RM60
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Amir Muhammad is a Malaysian writer, publisher and movie-maker. His films include the banned-in-Malaysia documentaries LELAKI KOMUNIS TERAKHIR and APA KHABAR ORANG KAMPUNG. He set up Matahari Books in 2007 to publish non-fiction and film-related books. His other books for 2010 are the mirofiction collection ROJAK (ZI Publications) and the text for the photography book KUALA LUMPUR PANORAMA (Editions Didier Millet).
More information here.
Where: Silverfish Books, KL, Malaysia
Details:
You are cordially invited to a talk by Amir Muhammad on his book 120 MALAY MOVIES. The event will include the screening of a hour-hour DVD of some of his favourite scenes. It will end in time for buka puasa, when the gastronomic delights of Bangsar beckon!
The book will, of course, be sold. For any enquiries, do call Silverfish at (03) 22844837 or email Amir at info@mataharibooks.com
SYNOPSIS:
120 MALAY MOVIES is a romp through the films that were made in Singapore and then in Kuala Lumpur from 1948 to 1972. (120 represents about a third of all Malay-language films during that period, and this book features most of the famous titles as well as some overlooked gems.) Malaysian writer and filmmaker Amir Muhammad watched them in chronological order and responds to the stories in his own contemporary context. How was the world depicted in those films different from the one we live in today? This book is a serio-comic interrogation into how the iconic fantasies of the past might have unexpected reverberations in the present.
The book will, of course, be available for sale. The first edition will not be sold in chain bookshops.
Book Details
Hardcover: 432 pages
Publisher: Matahari Books; 1st edition
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-9834484545
Price: RM60
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Amir Muhammad is a Malaysian writer, publisher and movie-maker. His films include the banned-in-Malaysia documentaries LELAKI KOMUNIS TERAKHIR and APA KHABAR ORANG KAMPUNG. He set up Matahari Books in 2007 to publish non-fiction and film-related books. His other books for 2010 are the mirofiction collection ROJAK (ZI Publications) and the text for the photography book KUALA LUMPUR PANORAMA (Editions Didier Millet).
More information here.
