Dan Bloom
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Jerry Lewis Wants to Outlive George Burns!
“I told him I was going to,” the comedian said in a GQ sit-down with Amy Wallace
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In Taiwan, a Negative Restaurant Review Can Get You in Hot Water
Restaurant bloggers of the world, and Pulitzer-winning food critics of Los Angeles and Manhattan, be very careful when you come here
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When Movies Mattered — and Dialogue Reigned Supreme
My day gig at the American Film Institute plugged me in to the early days of Hollywood writing — where conversation sizzled
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No, It’s Not Steve Jobs Hawking Tea in Taiwan
Brook Hall, has a story to tell — and it’s much bigger than one 21-second TV ad
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Jerry Lewis on ‘American Idol’: ‘They’re All McDonald’s Wipeouts’
He doesn’t spare the “The Biggest Loser,” either: “Who cares? The [television] industry has destroyed itself”
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Tora-san Films Deserved to Be Revived After Japan’s Tragic Year
if Yoji Yamada was not the Sholom Aleichem of Japan, he came pretty close to being an epic storyteller
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Green Hornet Café Capers Hit Taipei
An American comic-book film brings fame to a Taiwanese actor, and a Canadian ex-pat pays homage
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Godard Talks Hollywood, Auteurs and Anti-Semitism
I love Godard — From “Breathless” to “Weekend” … he’s nuts, but so is the world we live in
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‘Night Market Hero’ Offers Critics the Smells and Sounds of Taiwan
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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A Musical Obituary to My Daily Snailpaper
I can imagine the day when “Front Page” will be remade as “Screen Grab”
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A Few Centuries After ‘The Day After Tomorrow’
It’s everything Roland Emmerich and James Cameron and Steven Spielberg warned us against — and yet, here we go…
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Steve Jobs as the TV Face of Taiwan Tea?
While we still don’t know the name of the Taipei expat who was hired by a Taiwanese advertising firm to play the role of “Steve Jobs” in this tea drink commercial, he’s almost a dead ringer for the tech icon
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Sarah Palin: Plain and Simple, She’s Got ‘Dysfluency’
I have suffered my own speech problems, and the way Palin’s speeches sometimes defy logic or grammar gives me a sneaking suspicion she does too
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7 Reasons to Lowercase ‘Internet’
When the New York Times and the Associated Press finally issue the press release, we will no longer be behind the curve
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Let’s Stop Pretending Getting a Star on the Walk of Fame Is a Real Honor
News outlets should stop playing along with the charade
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