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Move Over 'Field of Dreams,' Here Comes 'Kano'

Movies
 July 2, 2012 By Dan Bloom 50 weeks ago

Guest blog: Upcoming baseball movie "Kano" tells story of how a group of Taiwanese island teens took on the mighty Japanese in 1931 and became a part of their country's lore

  

Hit Chinese Teen Movie More Than 'Taiwanese Pie'

Movies
 March 29, 2012 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

Guest Blog: "You Are the Apple of My Eye" has more than its share of high-school raunch, but offers a poignant look at coming-of-age in Taiwan

  

Fake Steve Jobs Ad in Taiwan Gets Clobbered by Bloggers

Media
 February 12, 2012 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

East is East and West is West, particularly when it comes to American icons like Steve Jobs, even if he is portrayed as an angel

  

Matchmaker Ang Lee Introduces Rhythm & Hues to Taiwan

Movies
 January 5, 2012 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

After shooting 'Life of Pi' on the Chinese island, the director has paved the way for the Hollywood effects company to open an office there

  

Translating 'Colombiana': How Not to Include 'Penis' in Your Movie Title Overseas

Movies
 August 29, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

In Taiwan, the local translation team innocently decided to call "Colombiana" "Hei-lan-jiao" -- the local pronunciation for penis!

  

New Steve Jobs Fake Surfaces -- as a Taiwan Bestseller

Media
 August 25, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

A whole legion of young Jobs fans in Taiwan have read a book that he never wrote

  

Ang Lee Has Something in Common With a Pair of YouTube Toddlers

Movies
 August 12, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

Why the video "Lo Lat Song" may resonate with the southern Taiwanese director

  

In Taiwan, a Negative Restaurant Review Can Get You in Hot Water

Media
 August 5, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

Restaurant bloggers of the world, and Pulitzer-winning food critics of Los Angeles and Manhattan, be very careful when you come here

  

No, It's Not Steve Jobs Hawking Tea in Taiwan

Media
 August 2, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

Brook Hall, has a story to tell -- and it's much bigger than one 21-second TV ad

  

Green Hornet Café Capers Hit Taipei

Movies
 July 26, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

An American comic-book film brings fame to a Taiwanese actor, and a Canadian ex-pat pays homage

  

'Night Market Hero' Offers Critics the Smells and Sounds of Taiwan

Movies
 July 21, 2011 By Dan Bloom 1 year ago

A colorful portrayal of Taiwanese culture and the minds behind local delicacies, the film is being gobbled up across Asian markets

  
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