2014 CNEX Taipei Documentary Film Festival
Movie goers and documentary aficionados, the CNEX Taipei Documentary Film Festival is coming soon! This year’s theme is titled “Dissolution & Restoration of Love” and many of the films featured show touching stories about hardship and love. Some of the films featured this year are: Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory – A...Continue reading
Luc Besson Praises Partnership with Taiwan During Filming of Lucy
At a press conference on Tuesday, Luc Besson credited the Taiwan people with injecting new life into the island. Luc Besson and his producer wife Virginie Silla visited Taipei in October to shoot the director’s latest film “Lucy.” After returning to the island to attend the film’s premiere at Taipei’s Vieshow IMAX Cinema, the cinematic...Continue reading
Google, Taiwan Tourism Bureau Launch Video Competition
Grab your camera and phone and start recording because the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and Google have launched a one of kind video competition! The contest, dubbed, “[Anytime for Taiwan] Film Taiwan, Action!”, is asking tourists and film enthusiasts to help promote travel in Taiwan by sharing their stories and the majestic beauty of Taiwan. The...Continue reading
Luc Besson and Wife Arrive in Taiwan to Promote “Lucy”
French movie director Luc Besson and his producer wife Virginie Silla have arrived in Taiwan to promote his new action thriller “Lucy.” The French couple arrived at Taoyuan International Airport late yesterday and are scheduled to leave tomorrow. They will attend the film’s premiere at Vieshow Imax Cinemas in Taipei later today and hold a...Continue reading
Director Tsai Ming-liang Made Officer of Order of Arts and Letters of France
Malaysian Chinese film director Tsai Ming-liang has been made an officer, in the Order of Arts and Letters of France. The French representative office in Taiwan says Tsai was recognized for his contributions to the development of cultural cooperation between France and Taiwan. The honor is a step up for Tsai, who was made a...Continue reading
French Director Luc Besson and Wife to Promote Lucy in Taiwan
#491792387 / gettyimages.com French Director Luc Besson and his producer wife Virginie Silla will arrive in Taiwan Sunday to promote Besson’s new action thriller “Lucy“, parts of which were shot in Taipei. The French couple will attend the film’s premiere at Vieshow Imax Cinemas in Taipei the following day. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin, and...Continue reading
Academy Award Winning Actor-Comedian Robin Williams Found Dead at Home
#453496446 / gettyimages.com Actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead Monday at his home in Northern California from an apparent suicide. The 63-year-old was famed for his manic energy in comedic roles such as “Mrs. Doubtfire”, and for more nuanced portrayals such as his empathetic therapist in “Good Will Hunting”, for which the actor won...Continue reading
Review: Hercules
My summer of big-budget action movies continues with Hercules! The title character is played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, my favorite wrestler-turned-actor. Hercules features the titular demigod, but features a cast of other Greek worthies, though it’s hard to really say anything about them without going into spoiler-territory. The trailers that I’ve seen have done...Continue reading
A Crispy Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!!! Growing up as a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I had toys, bedding, sleeping bags, clothes, and the works as a kid), I was excited to hear a new movie was in the works a few years back. However, once learning it was going to be produced by Michael Bay...Continue reading
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Hey all! Eric here with another movie review, this time of the latest Marvel offering: Guardians of the Galaxy! I’m guessing that the vast majority of the movie-watching audience has no idea who this band of merry misfits is. I’ve been reading comic books since I was a kid, and I’m only vaguely familiar with...Continue reading
Marvel’s Goddess of Thunder Thor is Now a Woman
Thor is now the Goddess of Thunder – as Marvel Comics announced Tuesday the hammer-wielding Norse superhero will be a woman in upcoming comic book issues. The publisher says it hopes to attract more girls and women to comic books with this change, which is one of the most shocking to hit the “big three”...Continue reading
Edge of Tomorrow Scriptwriter Dante Harper to Work on Live-Action Akira
Akira has long been one of my favorite Japanese animated films and it was probably one of my first exposures to anime as a child (my first being Project A-ko. Yes, how appropriate for an elementary school kid). I became very excited many years ago when I heard that a live-action version was in the...Continue reading
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