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Vlog #14: Marvel's Asian Movie, Six French Fries and Top Apple Apps in Taiwan!

Vlog #14: Marvel’s Asian Movie, Six French Fries and Top Apple Apps in Taiwan!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some of the fun aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, Marvel’s Asian Superhero Movie, six french fries ONLY,...Continue reading
"Captain America:Civil War" Tops Taiwan and US Box Office

“Captain America:Civil War” Tops Taiwan and US Box Office

“Captain America: Civil War” is winning the war for top spot at the box office both in Taiwan and in the US. The latest offering from Marvel, and third installment of the Captain America series was released in Taiwan on April 27th, in time for the Labor Day long weekend. And moviegoers flocked to theaters,...Continue reading
Netflix Launches in Taiwan

Netflix Launches in Taiwan

Binge-watching has just gotten a lot easier for Taiwan fans of popular television series. American streaming service provider Netflix launched in Taiwan today, offering a trial month of free access to its library of TV shows and movies. From today until February 5th, those who subscribe get a month of free access to movies and...Continue reading
Lin Chiling and Mickey Huang to Host Golden Horse Awards Ceremony

Lin Chiling and Mickey Huang to Host Golden Horse Awards Ceremony

Model and actress Lin Chi-ling and TV host Mickey Huang will jointly host the 52nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony. It will be the second time that the 40-year-old model hosts the ceremony. She first hosted it in 2004. Huang has won several Golden Bell Awards for best host in a variety program. According to the...Continue reading
Jay Chou to Star in "Now You See Me 2"

Jay Chou to Star in “Now You See Me 2”

  #139163850 / gettyimages.com Taiwan singer-songwriter Jay Chou will star in “Now You See Me 2,” the sequel to director Louis Leterrier’s successful 2013 caper film. An announcement of the film’s Facebook page says the movie, to be directed by Jon M. Chu, will star Chou, Daniel Radcliffe of “Harry Potter” fame and Lizzy Caplan...Continue reading
Chinese actress Gong Li to attend 2014 Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan

Chinese actress Gong Li to attend 2014 Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan

  #490568213 / gettyimages.com Chinese actress Gong Li will be among the stars in attendance at this year’s Golden Horse Awards, one of the most prestigious film awards in the Chinese-speaking world. Gong, who rose to international prominence with roles in Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s films, will attend the award ceremony in Taipei on November...Continue reading
The 10th Taiwan European Film Festival

The 10th Taiwan European Film Festival

Foreign film lovers, the 10th Taiwan European Film Festival (TEFF) will be lighting up silver screens across Taiwan between October 8 and November 9. The film festival will feature recent movies from countries in the European Union such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and more! There will be up to 450 screenings at 30...Continue reading
Hou Hsiaohsien films to be screened at New York museum

Hou Hsiaohsien films to be screened at New York museum

Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture has been working with a New York museum to screen films by Taiwan director Hou Hsiaohsien, starting today. The Museum of the Moving Image in New York will screen 18 films directed by Hou, and five others that he either acted in, wrote the screenplay for, or produced. The international touring...Continue reading
Marvel's Goddess of Thunder Thor is Now a Woman

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
Frank Miller's "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" Looks Sinfully Delicious

Frank Miller’s “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” Looks Sinfully Delicious

It’s been nine years since the first Sin City film was released, but finally the movie sequel to Frank Miller’s classic crime-thriller comic is nearly upon us. The first Sin City film stayed true to Miller’s style, and this film has kept up with the look and feel wonderfully. I really enjoyed the first film...Continue reading
Angelina Jolie Praises Ang Lee's Works

Angelina Jolie Praises Ang Lee’s Works

Actress Angelina Jolie has expressed her admiration for the works of Taiwanese director Ang Lee. While promoting her latest fantasy film Maleficent in Shanghai, Jolie told the Associated Press she admires the work of Ang Lee and hopes to work with Chinese talent. “I’m not sure if you consider Ang Lee Chinese, he’s Taiwanese but he...Continue reading
Review: X-men: Days of Future Past

Review: X-men: Days of Future Past

Over the weekend. a bunch of us here at ICRT went to go see the latest X-men movie: Days of Future Past! Prepare for my spoiler-free review! In this sequel to the prequel to the trilogy, we are initially introduced to a dystopian future, where mutantkind is all but extinct, and humanity is not much...Continue reading