Norman Yusoff, PhD., teaches Film Theory and Appreciation at the Faculty of Film, Theatre, and Animation, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. Norman has written for Asian Cinema and International Film Guide. He is also a film columnist with Mingguan Malaysia and curates the fortnightly Wayang Budiman programme.

Norman Yusoff

Indonesian Film Culture in 1970s and 1980s Malaysia

Norman Yusoff·20 September 2019

The Indonesian film culture of 1970s and 1980s Malaysia is but one example of how cinema can transcend its national-cultural borders by sharing, exchanging and mobilising culture(s).

International Perspective

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Focus

Measuring the Heartbeat of Indonesian Film Industry

Power and Adaptation: Film Adaptations from Novels in 1950s Indonesia

When East Meets West: American and Chinese Influences on Early Indonesian Action Cinema

Perspective

Looking for Blind Pigs in a Zoo: On Edwin’s Short Films

National Superheroes Out of Work: Dealing with Indonesia’s Colonial Legacy through the Cinematic Superhero

Indonesian Film Culture in 1970s and 1980s Malaysia

Wide Angle

Film Projectionist at the End of the Reel

The Slow Death of Cinema in Aceh

Sinematek and Film Preservation in Indonesia

Review

Like & Share: It’s Time to Not Be Subtle

Beranak dalam Kubur: Sjumandjaja’s Revisionist Horror

Lewat Djam Malam: For a Nation of Dreams and Dead Ends

Norman Yusoff

Indonesian Film Culture in 1970s and 1980s Malaysia