Comment on Taiwan’s Oscar Hopeful ‘Old Fox’ Explores Economic Inequality Through Child’s Eyes: ‘Freedom Is Our Opportunity’

While Tuesday may have been the biggest news day in several years for the U. S. (and, arguably, the world), over at the American Film Market in Las Vegas, guests would have been forgiven for not knowing a presidential election was actually taking place. Despite Nevada being a battleground swing state, screens across the city’s casino […]

“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light” producer Colin Callender has blamed the influx of U. S. streamers for driving up the cost of drama production in the U. K., saying it has “caused us a real problem.” “In the 10 years since we made the first show [“Wolf Hall”], the cost of producing drama in the […]

The tricky things about defining moments is that they’re only clear in retrospect. Partisans of Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s election might, before the outcome became suddenly and crushingly clear on Tuesday night, have thought the campaign was defined by her romp over former President Trump in their one debate together, or by […]

Tom Hanks launched into a playful tirade on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast in which he took listeners through the long and winding road that is a movie’s reception. At one point, the two-time Oscar winner humorously referred to movie critics as “cocksuckers” as it’s ultimately time that is the decider of a […]

Taiwan’s submission for the 97th Academy Awards international feature race, “Old Fox,” emerged from director Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s own parental challenges in explaining fairness and justice to his children. “About 10 years ago, when my kids were around the same age as the children in the film, they started asking me difficult questions, such as whether […]

Philippines filmmaker Joel Ruiz and producer Maria Madonna Tarrayo are pitching their anthology series “Love at 310” at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), bringing an intimate look at relationships through stories set in a Manila love motel. “All the stories in ‘Love at 310’ are inspired by real stories from people in my life,” […]