Youth-oriented school dramas, crime stories, and teen romances have long been staples of Taiwanese cinema. Andy Tu attempts to combine all three in “Reborn,” a movie that channels the aesthetics of “You Are the Apple of My Eye,” though at times it feels forced. Let us take things from the beginning.
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The story is set in 2010 and follows a group of students at an elite high school. At the start, the “Three Musketeers” , Lo Tung-yu, Chang Chin-sheng, and Chen Ying-jui, suffer a basketball defeat at the hands of Lin Yao-chung, a wealthy student who also happens to be the school bully. As punishment, the trio is forced to strip in front of the entire school, and since Tung-yu isn’t wearing underwear, the boys decide to go all in, exposing themselves in the name of solidarity. Meanwhile, Lo Tung-yu is hopelessly in love with Zhen Zhen,...
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The story is set in 2010 and follows a group of students at an elite high school. At the start, the “Three Musketeers” , Lo Tung-yu, Chang Chin-sheng, and Chen Ying-jui, suffer a basketball defeat at the hands of Lin Yao-chung, a wealthy student who also happens to be the school bully. As punishment, the trio is forced to strip in front of the entire school, and since Tung-yu isn’t wearing underwear, the boys decide to go all in, exposing themselves in the name of solidarity. Meanwhile, Lo Tung-yu is hopelessly in love with Zhen Zhen,...
- 4/21/2025
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Wei Shujun has actually become a Cannes regular, with “Ripples of Life” becoming his third film to screen there. Through an approach that combines intense arthouse aesthetics, the favorite meta concept of the film about film, semi-autobiographical elements, the trademark deadpan sense of humor so many Chinese movies exhibit accompanied by much irony, Wei seems to provide exactly what festivals are looking for in Asian movies.
Ripples of Life is screening at Five Flavours
The story is split into three chapters, all revolving around the production of a highbrow movie in a remote town in Yong'an. Following the way a film is actually shot, the first chapter focuses on the pre-production, although the protagonist is Xiao Gu, a waitress who regularly serves the crew in her in-laws' restaurant. The young woman is quite fed up with her life, since she also has a newborn who her husband does not help raise at all,...
Ripples of Life is screening at Five Flavours
The story is split into three chapters, all revolving around the production of a highbrow movie in a remote town in Yong'an. Following the way a film is actually shot, the first chapter focuses on the pre-production, although the protagonist is Xiao Gu, a waitress who regularly serves the crew in her in-laws' restaurant. The young woman is quite fed up with her life, since she also has a newborn who her husband does not help raise at all,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Ziyi Zhang: Best Actress at the 2013 Golden Horse Awards (photo: Ziyi Zhang in ‘The Grandmaster’) (See previous post: “Golden Horse Awards: Singaporean Movie ‘Ilo Ilo’ Is Surprising Best Picture Choice.”) Although Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo took home the top award at the 50th Golden Horse Awards, Wong Kar Wai’s Berlin Film Festival opening gala film The Grandmaster was this year’s big winner: six awards, including the Best Actress trophy for Ziyi Zhang. That marked Zhang’s first victory, after three previous nominations: Best Actress for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000 and for 2046 in 2004; Best Supporting Actress for Forever Enthralled in 2009. "It was a very long and suffering journey making The Grandmaster, but now I’m very happy," Zhang said in her acceptance speech. In Wong’s Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts drama she plays the daughter of fighting master, who, so as to restore her family’s honor,...
- 11/29/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Golden Horse Awards 2013 winners: ‘Ilo Ilo,’ Singapore’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submission, wins Best Picture (photo: Angeli Bayani and Koh Jia Ler in ‘Ilo Ilo’) Surprisingly, the 2013 Golden Horse Award for Best Picture was given to 29-year-old Singaporean director Anthony Chen’s feature film debut Ilo Ilo at a ceremony held Saturday night, November 23, in Taipei. Four rounds of voting were needed for jury members to reach their decision. (Golden Horse Awards 2013 winners and nominees.) "Singapore is a very little country and we made this film with a small budget," said the London-based Chen in his acceptance speech, "so we never dreamed of winning a Best Picture prize. The other nominees are the masters I learned from when I was in film school, so I’m very honored and thankful to them too." The directors of Ilo Ilo‘s fellow Best Picture contenders — and Anthony Chen’s "masters" — were Johnnie To,...
- 11/29/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Grandmaster wins six awards in Taipei.Scroll down for full list of winners
Celebrating the 50th Taipei Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking film industry was out in full force Saturday night (Nov 23) at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Anthony Chen’s debut film Ilo Ilo took Best Feature with a cash prize of $16,900 (Nt$500,000).
“Singapore is a very little country and we did this on a very little budget and never had we thought of winning Best Feature Film,” said Chen, who thanked jury president Ang Lee and the other nominees in the category, whose works he said he had all studied in film school.
About a Singaporean family and their newly arrived Filipino maid around the time of the Asian Financial Crisis, Ilo Ilo also won Best Original Screenplay, Best New Director, and Best Supporting Actress for Yeo Yann-Yann.
Yeo, who played a beleaguered working mother, thanked the director...
Celebrating the 50th Taipei Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking film industry was out in full force Saturday night (Nov 23) at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Anthony Chen’s debut film Ilo Ilo took Best Feature with a cash prize of $16,900 (Nt$500,000).
“Singapore is a very little country and we did this on a very little budget and never had we thought of winning Best Feature Film,” said Chen, who thanked jury president Ang Lee and the other nominees in the category, whose works he said he had all studied in film school.
About a Singaporean family and their newly arrived Filipino maid around the time of the Asian Financial Crisis, Ilo Ilo also won Best Original Screenplay, Best New Director, and Best Supporting Actress for Yeo Yann-Yann.
Yeo, who played a beleaguered working mother, thanked the director...
- 11/24/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Grandmaster wins six awards in Taipei.
Celebrating the 50th Taipei Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking film industry was out in full force Saturday night (Nov 23) at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Anthony Chen’s debut film Ilo Ilo took Best Feature with a cash prize of $16,900 (Nt$500,000).
“Singapore is a very little country and we did this on a very little budget and never had we thought of winning Best Feature Film,” said Chen, who thanked jury president Ang Lee and the other nominees in the category, whose works he said he had all studied in film school.
About a Singaporean family and their newly arrived Filipino maid around the time of the Asian Financial Crisis, Ilo Ilo also won Best Original Screenplay, Best New Director, and Best Supporting Actress for Yeo Yann-Yann.
Yeo, who played a beleaguered working mother, thanked the director who is said to have altered the story to reflect her actual...
Celebrating the 50th Taipei Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking film industry was out in full force Saturday night (Nov 23) at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei.
Anthony Chen’s debut film Ilo Ilo took Best Feature with a cash prize of $16,900 (Nt$500,000).
“Singapore is a very little country and we did this on a very little budget and never had we thought of winning Best Feature Film,” said Chen, who thanked jury president Ang Lee and the other nominees in the category, whose works he said he had all studied in film school.
About a Singaporean family and their newly arrived Filipino maid around the time of the Asian Financial Crisis, Ilo Ilo also won Best Original Screenplay, Best New Director, and Best Supporting Actress for Yeo Yann-Yann.
Yeo, who played a beleaguered working mother, thanked the director who is said to have altered the story to reflect her actual...
- 11/24/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Golden Horse Awards , this year celebrating its 50th anniversary is one of Asians most precious movie awards ceremonies. This year saw some of the biggest names in Asian Cinema attend ; including Ang Lee, Jonnnie To and Peter Chan.
This year saw Jackie Chan win his third Golden Horse Award (previous wins included back to back best actor wins for Crime Story and Police Story 3) for Action Choreography in Chinese Zodiac
Jackie Chan Wins at the Golden Horse Awards
Here’s a clip from the Chinese Zodiac
Other big winners on the night
In a major surprise, Singapore’s Ilo Ilo won Best Film, beating favourites (The GrandMaster and Johnnie Tos ‘Drug War‘), this was only the second time a debut director as taken the award.
The Grandmaster despite missing out on the big prize still walked away with 5 awards in total including Best Actress for star ‘ Zhang Ziyi...
This year saw Jackie Chan win his third Golden Horse Award (previous wins included back to back best actor wins for Crime Story and Police Story 3) for Action Choreography in Chinese Zodiac
Jackie Chan Wins at the Golden Horse Awards
Here’s a clip from the Chinese Zodiac
Other big winners on the night
In a major surprise, Singapore’s Ilo Ilo won Best Film, beating favourites (The GrandMaster and Johnnie Tos ‘Drug War‘), this was only the second time a debut director as taken the award.
The Grandmaster despite missing out on the big prize still walked away with 5 awards in total including Best Actress for star ‘ Zhang Ziyi...
- 11/24/2013
- by Brian Stewart
- AsianMoviePulse
The filmmakers behind the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise made a wise decision: Take a fluffy, lumbering, adorable animal and throw it into a few stylish action scenes. Results: comedy gold!
Since the beginning of YouTube, panda bears have become a go-to animal for entertaining the masses. People love their gracefully chaotic antics. Whether it's making a funny face, rolling around in the grass, dancing to a Top 20 hit, or popping up in unexpected places, an appearance by a panda almost always equates to a positive.
Prep for "Kung Fu Panda 2" by checking out the web's greatest panda videos of all time -- and beware, your face may not be prepared for the amount of smiling it is about to do.
9. The Most Pathetic Baby Panda Ever
We're wholeheartedly against calling a cute animal "pathetic," but it's hard not to laugh at this little panda cub's plight: the painstaking task...
Since the beginning of YouTube, panda bears have become a go-to animal for entertaining the masses. People love their gracefully chaotic antics. Whether it's making a funny face, rolling around in the grass, dancing to a Top 20 hit, or popping up in unexpected places, an appearance by a panda almost always equates to a positive.
Prep for "Kung Fu Panda 2" by checking out the web's greatest panda videos of all time -- and beware, your face may not be prepared for the amount of smiling it is about to do.
9. The Most Pathetic Baby Panda Ever
We're wholeheartedly against calling a cute animal "pathetic," but it's hard not to laugh at this little panda cub's plight: the painstaking task...
- 5/25/2011
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
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