Official remake of Han Dong-wook's 2014 homonymous film, “Man in Love” was also a success in Taiwan, retaining the number one spot in the local box office for three weeks, while netting the protagonist, Roy Chiu, a Best Leading Actor Award from the 23rd Taipei Film Awards. Also of note is that the second lead role is held by his wife, Tiffany Hsu.
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A-Cheng is a violent debt collector with a good heart, which essentially means that he beats the people who try to antagonize him, but feels sorry for the ones who tell him of their problems and the reasons they cannot pay. This second aspect of him is frequently bringing him trouble with his boss, Madam Chai, who retains him on payroll, though, due to his force. A Cheng is living with his brother's family, who owns a barber shop,...
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A-Cheng is a violent debt collector with a good heart, which essentially means that he beats the people who try to antagonize him, but feels sorry for the ones who tell him of their problems and the reasons they cannot pay. This second aspect of him is frequently bringing him trouble with his boss, Madam Chai, who retains him on payroll, though, due to his force. A Cheng is living with his brother's family, who owns a barber shop,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong drama “Drifting” leads Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Awards race with 12 nominations including best narrative feature and best adapted screenplay, organizers announced on Tuesday.
The film that revolves around the tragedy of homeless people in Hong Kong also earned a nomination for Jun Li in the best director category. Veteran actor Francis Ng, who plays a homeless drug addict battling for justice, was also nominated for best leading actor.
Since 2019, Beijing has operated a mainland Chinese boycott of the awards that for many years were seen as the highest accoladed for Chinese-language filmmaking. And in 2019 and 2020 most Hong Kong films and filmmakers also stayed away. This year’s list sees an uptick in the Hong Kong participation, but only in the cases of films that are unlikely ever to receive a release in mainland China.
The domination of “Drifting” in the race, however, is closely challenged by “The Falls,...
The film that revolves around the tragedy of homeless people in Hong Kong also earned a nomination for Jun Li in the best director category. Veteran actor Francis Ng, who plays a homeless drug addict battling for justice, was also nominated for best leading actor.
Since 2019, Beijing has operated a mainland Chinese boycott of the awards that for many years were seen as the highest accoladed for Chinese-language filmmaking. And in 2019 and 2020 most Hong Kong films and filmmakers also stayed away. This year’s list sees an uptick in the Hong Kong participation, but only in the cases of films that are unlikely ever to receive a release in mainland China.
The domination of “Drifting” in the race, however, is closely challenged by “The Falls,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Star-powered propaganda flick “1921â€. hit number one at the Chinese box office this week, bringing in $11.6 million from pre-screenings ahead of its July 1 debut, according to Maoyan data.
The historical drama debuted earlier this month as the opening night title of the Shanghai Intl. Film Festival. Backed by Tencent Pictures and Shanghai Film Group, the film was created as a tribute to the country’s ruling Communist Party on the July 1 occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding.
The drama is co-directed by Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng. It features a long list of some 100 celebrities who star or appear in cameos as key figures in Communist party history,, including Liu Haoran, and many others.
The second most popular title this weekend was the holdover Taiwanese rom-com “Man in Love.â€. It grossed a further $5.35 million to bring its cume up to $27.6 million. Starring Roy Chiu and Tiffany Hsu, it...
The historical drama debuted earlier this month as the opening night title of the Shanghai Intl. Film Festival. Backed by Tencent Pictures and Shanghai Film Group, the film was created as a tribute to the country’s ruling Communist Party on the July 1 occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding.
The drama is co-directed by Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng. It features a long list of some 100 celebrities who star or appear in cameos as key figures in Communist party history,, including Liu Haoran, and many others.
The second most popular title this weekend was the holdover Taiwanese rom-com “Man in Love.â€. It grossed a further $5.35 million to bring its cume up to $27.6 million. Starring Roy Chiu and Tiffany Hsu, it...
- 6/28/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Anthony Hopkins-starring Oscar winner “The Father” debuted in China to a $1.21 million opening weekend, coming in eleventh despite a slow box office weekend, according to data from the Maoyan platform.
The first feature from helmer Florian Zeller received six Academy Award nominations and two wins — one for Hopkins as best actor and one for best adapted screenplay. It has grossed $12.6 million so far globally, according to Box Office Mojo, with France its biggest market so far with a $3.11 million gross and N. America coming in second at $2.12 million.
Meanwhile, local drama “On Your Mark” came in first with $8.8 million, according to the consultancy Artisan Gateway. Produced by Maoyan Media, the emotional story of a father and his blind son was directed by Malaysia’s Chiu Keng Guan (“Ola Bola”) and stars Wang Yanhui (“Dying to Survive”) and Zhang Youhao.
In second was the Taiwanese romantic drama “Man in Love,...
The first feature from helmer Florian Zeller received six Academy Award nominations and two wins — one for Hopkins as best actor and one for best adapted screenplay. It has grossed $12.6 million so far globally, according to Box Office Mojo, with France its biggest market so far with a $3.11 million gross and N. America coming in second at $2.12 million.
Meanwhile, local drama “On Your Mark” came in first with $8.8 million, according to the consultancy Artisan Gateway. Produced by Maoyan Media, the emotional story of a father and his blind son was directed by Malaysia’s Chiu Keng Guan (“Ola Bola”) and stars Wang Yanhui (“Dying to Survive”) and Zhang Youhao.
In second was the Taiwanese romantic drama “Man in Love,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Man In Love, a Taiwanese remake of the 2014 Korean romantic drama has been winning hearts locally, grossing $11.3M through Sunday, and remaining No. 1 for three weeks in a row, despite holdover competition from Godzilla Vs Kong and Mortal Kombat. The debut feature from Yin Chen-Hao is coming out of its fourth frame and is currently the top local title of the pandemic era as well as moving up on the all-time chart for Taiwanese films at home.
Taiwan’s movie theaters were affected by Covid, but were never forced to close, and as capacity restrictions eased, a project titled Local Films Taking Off saw a number of Taiwanese titles hit theaters every month until April this year. That included a rewards system incentivizing moviegoers out to cinemas, the Straits Times reported in January. Through end-2020, local films had garnered 18% of the market, versus just over 8% in 2019.
The trend appears to...
Taiwan’s movie theaters were affected by Covid, but were never forced to close, and as capacity restrictions eased, a project titled Local Films Taking Off saw a number of Taiwanese titles hit theaters every month until April this year. That included a rewards system incentivizing moviegoers out to cinemas, the Straits Times reported in January. Through end-2020, local films had garnered 18% of the market, versus just over 8% in 2019.
The trend appears to...
- 4/26/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy is a very serious business, as director Kao Pin-chuan finds out the hard way with his third feature film “The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead”, a film whose title sadly ends up being the most interesting part of it.
“The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
This is the story of Bs and Wenxi, two childhood friends and self-professed film nerds. The two dream of making a film that will take them to the Oscars, a project for which Wenxi thinks he has the perfect zombie story and storyboards ready for and wants to direct and which Bs hopes to produce. However, their film projects so far have amounted to nought and have led to the two being knee-deep in debt with mob boss Brother Long, for who they do odd jobs when called upon. After being impressed with...
“The Gangs, the Oscars, and the Walking Dead” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
This is the story of Bs and Wenxi, two childhood friends and self-professed film nerds. The two dream of making a film that will take them to the Oscars, a project for which Wenxi thinks he has the perfect zombie story and storyboards ready for and wants to direct and which Bs hopes to produce. However, their film projects so far have amounted to nought and have led to the two being knee-deep in debt with mob boss Brother Long, for who they do odd jobs when called upon. After being impressed with...
- 3/15/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
In celebration of the Chinese New Year, Warner Bros. Pictures will invite audiences throughout the U.S. and Canada to experience the newest chapter in the hugely popular international franchise with the domestic theatrical release of “Detective Chinatown 3.” The action-comedy-mystery sequel is set to open in more than 150 theaters and limited IMAX engagements in major cities across North America, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Vancouver, on January 24, 2020, day-and-date with the film’s much-anticipated release in China by Wanda Pictures. “Detective Chinatown 3” is one of the widest releases among all Mandarin language films in North America in recent years.
Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran reprise their roles as a mismatched crime-solving duo in the film, again written and directed by Chen Sicheng. Set in Tokyo, where the pair embarks on their latest misadventure, the film also features Thai martial arts superstar Tony Jaa...
Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran reprise their roles as a mismatched crime-solving duo in the film, again written and directed by Chen Sicheng. Set in Tokyo, where the pair embarks on their latest misadventure, the film also features Thai martial arts superstar Tony Jaa...
- 1/19/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed details of its wide specialty release of “Detective Chinatown 3” in North America. The film will reach American theaters on Jan. 24, coinciding with a huge outing handled by Wanda Pictures in China at the beginning of Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival).
The mainland Chinese-produced franchise movie is pitched as an action-comedy-mystery sequel that is once again written and directed by Chen Sicheng. Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran reprise their roles as a mismatched crime-solving duo. Third time out, the action shifts to Tokyo, after previous excursions to Thailand and New York.
Warner reports that it will open the film “in more than 150 theaters and limited IMAX engagements in major cities across North America, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Vancouver.”
Releases of most Chinese films in North America target the Chinese diaspora, rather than crossover audiences. And they...
The mainland Chinese-produced franchise movie is pitched as an action-comedy-mystery sequel that is once again written and directed by Chen Sicheng. Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran reprise their roles as a mismatched crime-solving duo. Third time out, the action shifts to Tokyo, after previous excursions to Thailand and New York.
Warner reports that it will open the film “in more than 150 theaters and limited IMAX engagements in major cities across North America, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Vancouver.”
Releases of most Chinese films in North America target the Chinese diaspora, rather than crossover audiences. And they...
- 1/16/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
- 9/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Taiwan’s Motion Picture and Drama Association has selected gay drama Dear Ex as its submission for the international feature film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
Co-directed by veteran TV writer Mag Hsu and newcomer Hsu Chih-yen, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Dear Ex premiered at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, last April. It ...
- 9/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taiwan has chosen the 2018 film “Dear Ex” as its submission for the upcoming Oscar race for Best International Feature Film.
Directed by newcomers Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen and starring Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-hsuan and Chen Ru-shan, it was nominated for eight Golden Horse Awards last year and won three, including best actress for leading lady Hsieh.
The drama tells the story of a woman who discovers that her late ex-husband’s life insurance policy is to be collected by his male lover, driving a further wedge between her and her son. It has been available to stream on Netflix since earlier this year.
Tensions are at a high between the democratic, independently governed island of Taiwan and Communist Party-ruled mainland China, which considers it a renegade province. The two are prepared to butt heads in late November, when the mainland’s Golden Rooster Awards has been scheduled for...
Directed by newcomers Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen and starring Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-hsuan and Chen Ru-shan, it was nominated for eight Golden Horse Awards last year and won three, including best actress for leading lady Hsieh.
The drama tells the story of a woman who discovers that her late ex-husband’s life insurance policy is to be collected by his male lover, driving a further wedge between her and her son. It has been available to stream on Netflix since earlier this year.
Tensions are at a high between the democratic, independently governed island of Taiwan and Communist Party-ruled mainland China, which considers it a renegade province. The two are prepared to butt heads in late November, when the mainland’s Golden Rooster Awards has been scheduled for...
- 9/13/2019
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
by Nathaniel R
With 45 films announced thus far for the Best International Feature race at the 92nd Oscars, we have another gay entry. This one is Taiwan's Dear Ex (2018). You might remember the title because it won three Golden Horse Awards last year including Best Actress for the Hsieh Ying-xuan as the widow who realizes her husband had a male lover. It's currently available to stream on Netflix.
That brings the total of Lgbtq-centric films to six (thus far).
Bolivia - I Miss You Panama - Everybody Changes Peru - Retablo Spain - Pain & Glory Sweden - And Then We Danced Taiwan - Dear Ex...
With 45 films announced thus far for the Best International Feature race at the 92nd Oscars, we have another gay entry. This one is Taiwan's Dear Ex (2018). You might remember the title because it won three Golden Horse Awards last year including Best Actress for the Hsieh Ying-xuan as the widow who realizes her husband had a male lover. It's currently available to stream on Netflix.
That brings the total of Lgbtq-centric films to six (thus far).
Bolivia - I Miss You Panama - Everybody Changes Peru - Retablo Spain - Pain & Glory Sweden - And Then We Danced Taiwan - Dear Ex...
- 9/12/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Taiwan-based company has also added true-life romance Three Makes A Whole to its slate.
Taiwan-based MandarinVision is launching sales of The 9th Precinct, starring Taiwanese actor Roy Chiu who shot to fame in last year’s comedy drama Dear Ex.
The new fantasy thriller, which is scheduled for release this August, follows a newbie cop from a secret police department for the supernatural who has to uncover the truth about a mysterious pink purse which has a vengeful spirit attached to it. Yeh Jufeng is producing for debut director Leo Wang. Veteran actor Peng Chia Chia and rising actress...
Taiwan-based MandarinVision is launching sales of The 9th Precinct, starring Taiwanese actor Roy Chiu who shot to fame in last year’s comedy drama Dear Ex.
The new fantasy thriller, which is scheduled for release this August, follows a newbie cop from a secret police department for the supernatural who has to uncover the truth about a mysterious pink purse which has a vengeful spirit attached to it. Yeh Jufeng is producing for debut director Leo Wang. Veteran actor Peng Chia Chia and rising actress...
- 3/18/2019
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Taiwanese black comedy Dear Ex, a sleeper hit on the Asian film festival circuit, will soon be available in living rooms worldwide. Netflix revealed Thursday that it has acquired global digital rights to the film and plans to release it online on Feb. 1.
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
- 1/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taiwanese black comedy Dear Ex, a sleeper hit on the Asian film festival circuit, will soon be available in living rooms worldwide. Netflix revealed Thursday that it has acquired global digital rights to the film and plans to release it online on Feb. 1.
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
Co-directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu, Dear Ex follows a recently bereaved widow who discovers that her late husband left his inheritance to a gay lover. The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides. The film stars Roy Chiu, Ying-Xuan Hsieh, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
Netflix ...
- 1/24/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix has added to its roster of Mandarin-language content with the acquisition of rights to Taiwanese dark comedy “Dear Ex.” The award-winning film will play out from Feb. 1.
The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...
The story involves a recently bereaved widow and a gay man fighting over a dead man’s inheritance, with the woman’s teenage son caught in the middle. It was directed by Hsu Chih-yen and Mag Hsu from a script by Mag Hsu and Lu Shih-yuan. The cast includes Roy Chiu, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Spark Chen and Joseph Huang.
The picture premiered in April at the Festival of Far East Film in Udine and began its commercial release through Warner Bros. in Taiwan from Nov. 2. Along the way it appeared at the Taipei Busan and Macau festivals. It picked up awards for best actress for Hsieh at the Golden Horse Awards; best feature film, best actor, best actress, and media recommendation at the...
- 1/24/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
One Cut Of The Dead Wins Audience Choice At The 22Nd Edition Of Reel Asian
The festival announces its 2018 award winners including Finding Big Country, Dead Pigs, A Time To Swim and Menkes Audience Award winner
(Toronto – November 20, 2018) The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) closed its 22nd edition on Friday, November 16 following a successful 9 day run in downtown Toronto and North York. As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian continues to celebrate Asian representation in film and media and fuel the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada. This year, the festival took place from November 8 to 16 with 62 titles from 17 regions, over 50% of which directed by women. Reel Asian announced the award winners for the juried features and shorts prizes, the So You Think You Can Pitch? live competition, and the Menkes Audience Award.
Feature films honoured include the dark comedy Dead Pigs, the debut...
The festival announces its 2018 award winners including Finding Big Country, Dead Pigs, A Time To Swim and Menkes Audience Award winner
(Toronto – November 20, 2018) The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) closed its 22nd edition on Friday, November 16 following a successful 9 day run in downtown Toronto and North York. As Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival, Reel Asian continues to celebrate Asian representation in film and media and fuel the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada. This year, the festival took place from November 8 to 16 with 62 titles from 17 regions, over 50% of which directed by women. Reel Asian announced the award winners for the juried features and shorts prizes, the So You Think You Can Pitch? live competition, and the Menkes Audience Award.
Feature films honoured include the dark comedy Dead Pigs, the debut...
- 11/21/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
“Adults are the stupidest creatures on earth”
Unsurprisingly, a large part of the most inspired art comes from a source of pain and suffering. Or at least this is what the stereotype of the tortured artist makes us want to believe. However, we cannot completely abolish the thought that whether we think of literature, films or music, some of the best works deal with issues such as a broken heart, the end of a relationship or, even worse, the teenage romance. The most corny variation comes with a pink ribbon and a box of chocolates consumed at the same time as the story, the music or the movie. Nevertheless, sometimes even the most intellectual and chauvinistic kind of person needs a little of that kind of entertainment in his/her life.
Regarding her feature debut “Dear Ex”, writer Mag Hsu was inspired by such a situation. However, it was not...
Unsurprisingly, a large part of the most inspired art comes from a source of pain and suffering. Or at least this is what the stereotype of the tortured artist makes us want to believe. However, we cannot completely abolish the thought that whether we think of literature, films or music, some of the best works deal with issues such as a broken heart, the end of a relationship or, even worse, the teenage romance. The most corny variation comes with a pink ribbon and a box of chocolates consumed at the same time as the story, the music or the movie. Nevertheless, sometimes even the most intellectual and chauvinistic kind of person needs a little of that kind of entertainment in his/her life.
Regarding her feature debut “Dear Ex”, writer Mag Hsu was inspired by such a situation. However, it was not...
- 11/9/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Father To Son and The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful were also big winners at awards held during Taipei Film Festival.
Sung Hsin-yin’s animated feature On Happiness Road won the $33,000 (Nt$1m) Grand Prize at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Dear Ex was the biggest winner overall with four prizes.
On Happiness Road, the story of a young woman reminiscing about her childhood after returning to Taiwan from the Us, also picked up the audience award and shared the Best Animation prize with Pan Sz-yu’s musical animation Neon.
Dear Ex (pictured), about a woman feuding...
Sung Hsin-yin’s animated feature On Happiness Road won the $33,000 (Nt$1m) Grand Prize at this year’s Taipei Film Awards, while Dear Ex was the biggest winner overall with four prizes.
On Happiness Road, the story of a young woman reminiscing about her childhood after returning to Taiwan from the Us, also picked up the audience award and shared the Best Animation prize with Pan Sz-yu’s musical animation Neon.
Dear Ex (pictured), about a woman feuding...
- 7/18/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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