‘Shake It Off’ gets surreal
What do you get when you have 49 animation students from the University of Newcastle Australia, give them a 52-frame rotoscoping assignment and a catchy Taylor Swift tune? You get this wonderfully weird animated version of “Shake it Off.” Happy Friday, everyone! Continue reading
Japanese Composer Joe Hisaishi to Hold Concert in February
Japanese composer and musical director Joe Hisaishi, best known for composing the scores of many of Hayao Miyazaki’s animations, will hold a concert in Taipei in February. Hisaishi will collaborate with the National Symphony Orchestra in the “Maestro of the Century – Joe Hisaishi” concert at the National Concert Hall on Feb. 25. Promoters say...Continue reading
Gau’s Gaming and Geekery: Big Hero 6 Review
Hi everyone, and welcome to my first movie review for 2015! We’re kicking things off with Big Hero 6! Now, I know, the movie has been out a while in the US, but it only arrived in Taiwan at the tail end of the year. I managed to go see it this past weekend, and...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
Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Several of us ICRT Movie Crew (TM) members managed to snag tickets to the Taiwan sneak preview of Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon 2, and I’m pleased to be able to offer you this review before the movie becomes widely available! The main parts of this review will be spoiler-free, but there may be...Continue reading
National Taiwan University of Arts Graduates’ Short Film is “Out of Sight”
A few years ago I stumbled upon a charming student film from three National Taiwan University of Arts graduates. And while this isn’t really new news, I still wanted to share with you how amazing this student short is. The animated short is about a sight impaired girl named Chico and her dog Gogo. Chico’s...Continue reading
Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya
For those that know me well, I’m a huge Studio Ghibli fan. I’ve seen just about every film the studio has put out except for a select few due to unavailability in the states. A week or so ago some of the ICRT gang and I saw the latest X-Men movie, and as we were...Continue reading
Disney and Marvel’s Big Hero 6
Marvel fans, rejoice! Big Hero 6 is hitting the big screen this fall! The Walt Disney Animation Studios is bringing this semi-obscure franchise to life, and by the looks of it it’s got that cute Disney-Pixar flare that we all adore. The story follows Hiro Hamada and his squishy robot pal, Baymax, in San Fransokyo....Continue reading
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