Oscar Awards Ceremony 2018 奧斯卡頒獎典禮
One year after the biggest mistake in Oscars history where La La Land was wrongly named the Best Picture winner, viewers are expecting to see some biting political satire during the Academy Awards ceremony this time around. Slated for Monday morning Taipei time, the ceremony will be hosted by American TV talk show host Jimmy...Continue reading
Jessica Chastain to Present Award at Golden Horse Ceremony
Oscar-nominated American actress and film producer Jessica Chastain will be one of the presenters at the 54th Golden Horse Awards Ceremony in Taipei next month.Continue reading
2016 Oscar-winning Films Showing in Taiwan
So you’ve watched the 2016 Academy Awards, but have you seen the major Oscar-winning films? Here’s your checklist of the Oscar-winners showing NOW in Taiwan: 1.”Spotlight” Best Picture Best Original Screenplay A team of journalists (Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo) from The Boston Globe investigate allegations against an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than...Continue reading
Director Ang Lee to Announce Oscar Nominations
Oscar-winning Taiwan-born director Ang Lee will be among those to announce the nominees for the 2016 Oscar awards on Jan. 14. Lee will join the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro and American actor John Krasinski in making the announcement. Lee and del Toro will unveil...Continue reading
‘The Assassin ‘ Voted Best Movie of 2015 by BFI
Martial arts film “The Assassin” by Taiwan director has been voted the best movie of 2015 by British and international critics, according to the British Film Institute (BFI). The movie, for which Hou won the award for best director at Cannes in May, was favored by 38 out of a total of 168 critics as...Continue reading
The Complete List of the 2015 Oscar Nominations
Yes, yes, yes, tis the season again! Here are your nominations for the 2015 Oscars, mostly as predicted but with a few snubs and surprises nonetheless. So did your film, director or actor make it? The 87th awards ceremony will be held on February 22, 2015, and it will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris....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
“Ice Poison” to represent Taiwan at next year’s Academy Awards
The Ministry of Culture has announced that Burmese-Taiwanese director Midi Z’s film “Ice Poison” will represent Taiwan to vie for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Academy Awards. The film, shot in Myanmar, charts the economic despair in the rural and developing parts of the South Asian country. It centers on a poor farmer...Continue reading
Taiwanese Singer-Songwriter Jonathan Lee Performs at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater
Singer-songwriter and record producer Jonathan Lee has become the first Taiwanese singer to perform at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Lee performed his most popular songs on Sunday at the 3,400 seat venue, which was 90 percent full. During the concert, Lee shared a video clip of him recording music in Los Angeles 30...Continue reading
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