Nong Toom has become one of the very best at his particular discipline, the ancient martial art of Muay Thai, but unlike many of his fellow combatants, Nong is in search of more than just fame and fortune. In the perfection of his art Nong hopes to find the financial means by which he can redefine his very sexuality. Based on a true story, Beautiful Boxer is a bone crunching display of its art, though, perhaps, some of the emotional subtleties have been lost in between the stunningly choreograph find out more...

Recorded in the San Francisco Opera House in 1988, this performance of Puccini's La Boheme contains an international cast of singers and players, including Italo Tajo and Luciano Pavarotti find out more...

A collection of three short(ish) films from three masters of asian extreme cinema. Fruit Chan gives us the 40 minute short that inspired his feature 'Dumplings', a gastronic nightmare about eternal youth and Aunt Mai's special recipe dumplings. Park Chan-Wook's Cut follows the story of a film extra with a serious grudge against a director who is just too 'nice', and Mike Takashi presents a bizarre tale, told with very little dialogue, about a woman haunted by a childhood trauma. A good showcase find out more...