Congratulations, Gouw Ian Iskandar and to the filmmakers of After This Our Exile!

April 16, 2007 in Film Reviews, Stuff about Child Actors

Malaysian-born pint sized actor, 10-year-old Gouw Ian Iskandar (Chinese Indonesian name), added two more awards to his name when he won Best Supporting Actor and Best New Performer at the recently concluded Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong. He had won the Golden Horse award for Best Supporting Actor a month ago at the [...]

Did any of you read the news today about…

July 29, 2006 in Blogathon 2006, Stuff about Child Actors

…Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe to perform nude in a London stage play??
That story almost made my heart jumped out in shock and I nearly choked on my breakfast (had tau foo fa). I immediately got online to check out whether this story is for real and it seems like it is for real…well, the [...]

Oh, gosh! Haley Joel Osment hurt in car crash!!

July 22, 2006 in Stuff about Child Actors

Was browsing through the latest entertainment news on CNN and came across this shocking piece of news.
I’m just so glad that he’s conscious and still talking. Being one of my favourite young actors, I shudder to think that he’s short, successful life will be cut short just like that, like what happened to James Dean.
And, [...]

Child Actors - What have we done to these kids?

April 6, 2006 in Stuff about Child Actors, Youth & Children's Issues

Where do I even begin to explain the feelings deep inside me? Where do I even start? To explain what we have done to our children when we put them in the spotlight and give them false hopes that they are great actors and will one day be a big star.
Who is to blame when [...]