A Crispy Review: The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies
Bilbo contemplates wearing the ring of power. In the final installment of The Hobbit we start right where we left off in the previous movie, The Desolation of Smaug, in the Laketown which was set ablaze by the treacherous dragon, Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). People were screaming and running for dear life, and it...Continue reading
Golden Horse Winner “Blind Massage” to Show in Taiwan
Moviegoers in Taiwan will finally get a chance to see “Blind Massage,” the biggest winner at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, when it is released in Taiwan in January, thanks to a new regulation. The Chinese-French drama, by Chinese director Lou Ye, will be released in 11 theaters around Taiwan on Jan. 23. “Blind Massage”...Continue reading
Author of “The Pursuit of Happyness” Chris Gardner to speak in Taipei this Saturday
Chris Gardner, the real life entrepreneur, stockbroker and motivational speaker portrayed by Will Smith in the film The Pursuit of Happyness, will be speaking in Taipei this Saturday. Success Resources Taiwan, the organizer of the event, says Gardner will touch on the true story behind his memoir of the same name, which details his struggles with...Continue reading
The 2015 Golden Globe nominations are finally here!
As Christmas fast approaches, as does Awards season, one of my favourite parts of each year. Things just got serious tonight – the 2015 Golden Globe nominations are finally here! Who will win? Who will lose? Find out on January 11, 2015 when the ceremony will be held. Oh and did I mention this is...Continue reading
Taiwan’s Liuli Art Pieces in Hollywood Movie “Dumb and Dumber To”
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels take the spotlight in this year’s long-awaited sequel to “Dumb and Dumber,” but what viewers may miss in the comedy feature is the presence of art glass from Taiwan’s liuli, or crystal glass, workshop. Two pieces by New Taipei-based Liuligongfang show up as decorative art pieces in “Dumb and Dumber...Continue reading
Watch Colin Firth get his spy game on in Kingsman: The Secret Service international trailer
For the third Monday in a row, I bring forth to you a new trailer for a new movie that I am very excited about. This week it’s the first full-length international trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service, the film that X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn opted to film over X-Men: Days of Future...Continue reading
Director Martin Scorsese in Taichung scouting for new film Silence
#469913993 / gettyimages.com Taichung Mayor Jason Hu says Oscar-winning movie director Martin Scorsese could shoot his new drama “Silence” in the city next year. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Hu said Scorsese visited Taichung Gateway Park — where scenes in Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” were filmed — to inspect a wave pool for use in...Continue reading
Gong Li vows never to return after Golden Horse Awards snub
#459505372 / gettyimages.com Chinese actress Gong Li is vowing never to attend the Golden Horse Awards ever again, calling them “unjust” after she failed to pick-up any awards this past weekend in Taipei. Gong was nominated for best lead actress category in the movie “Coming Home” and was widely tipped as the expected winner. However,...Continue reading
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival recap
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival – the “Asian Oscars” – hosted an array of professional talent, aspiring filmmakers and cinematic achievements this past weekend. Chinese film “Blind Massage” unexpectedly won best feature film at the 51st awards ceremony Saturday. Director Lou Ye used professional and amateur blind actors to chronicle the lives and loves...Continue reading
Listen to Carey Mulligan sing in the teaser trailer for Far From the Madding Crowd
After I heard news that one of my favourite actresses Carey Mulligan would be starring in a film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Far from the Madding Crowd, I went and bought the book. Since then, I’ve been busy working on the book and waiting eagerly for any and all updates about the film...Continue reading
Taiwan Animated Series Nominated for Asian Television Awards
An animated series from Taiwan that highlights the issue of climate change has been nominated as the best 3D animated program for the Asian Television Awards. “Weather Boy!”, produced by director Chiu Liwei at his Tainan-based Studio 2 Animation Lab, follows the adventures of a Taiwan schoolboy who, along with his meteorologist father, is taken...Continue reading
Actress Lily Collins arrives in Taiwan for Golden Horse Film Festival on Saturday
Actress Lily Collins arrived in Taiwan last night to attend the Golden Horse Film Festival awards ceremony, which will take place this Saturday in Taipei. Collins posted on her WhoSay account yesterday a photo of the plane she was aboard with the caption “Ready to get lost in translation” with the hashtag #IwannagotoTaiwan. She was...Continue reading
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