Drawing inspiration from his 2006 documentary “Doctor”, “The Fourth Portrait” cemented Chung Mong-hong's prowess as one of the most significant Taiwanese contemporary directors, screening in festivals all over the world, and earning him numerous awards, both locally and internationally.
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Ten-year-old Xiao Xiang finds himself on his own when his father passes away. His sorrow and overall perplexion regarding his future, as much as a broken promise to the deceased lead him to create the first of the four portraits that give the movie its title. Soon, he finds himself under the wing of old janitor Chang, who tries to teach him proper manners, while pilfering from abandoned buildings in order to sustain himself and the boy. While Xiao Xiang finds some sort of balance, his estranged mother, Chun-Lan, appears out of nowhere to take him to live with her and her new husband.
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Ten-year-old Xiao Xiang finds himself on his own when his father passes away. His sorrow and overall perplexion regarding his future, as much as a broken promise to the deceased lead him to create the first of the four portraits that give the movie its title. Soon, he finds himself under the wing of old janitor Chang, who tries to teach him proper manners, while pilfering from abandoned buildings in order to sustain himself and the boy. While Xiao Xiang finds some sort of balance, his estranged mother, Chun-Lan, appears out of nowhere to take him to live with her and her new husband.
- 2/27/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
As the wave of J-horror was slowly dying down with the last of the Us-American remakes making their way to the cinemas, of course, other film industries wanted to get their hands on the commercial opportunities. However, apart from copying the usual formula, adding a creepy, long-haired girl as the monster and relying on the early 2000s skepticism towards modern technology, others wanted to go different ways. One of those examples is Leste Chen’s 2005 effort “The Heirloom”, or “Zhai bian” which is its original title, that tells a story defined mostly by the use of an uncanny atmosphere, dread and impressive visuals. Even though the film has its narrative flaws, the overall outcome is quite interesting as it points at a tradition of horror that goes as far back the stories of a family curse, which lie at the heart of “Fall of the House of Usher” and other...
- 6/30/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Popular Taiwanese television action drama “Black and White” makes it to the big screen in suitably bombastic fashion with feature “Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault”, co-written and directed by series originator Tsai Yueh Hsun. Interestingly, the huge-budgeted film is actually a prequel to the show, losing one of the leads in Vic Chou and seeing Mark Chao’s wildcard cop teaming with top Mainland character actor Huang Bo (“Guns and Roses”) instead, joined by a star studded supporting cast that includes Angelababy (“First Time”), Alex To (“Hit Team”), Leon Dai (“Reign of Assassins”), Terri Kwan (“Prince of Tears”), and Dino and Julio Acconci from the Hong Kong band Soler. Set prior to his partnering with Vic Chou’s Pi Zi, the film opens with daredevil cop Ying Xiong (Mark Chao), running into trouble with his superiors after yet another bust turns into carnage. Though in the bad books and undergoing psychological evaluation,...
- 12/14/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
The acclaimed Taiwanese Police Drama TV series, Black & White is making the jump from the small to the big screen in Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault (痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰) which promise to have more bang for your buck on the production scale. The $12 million budgeted film is helmed by writer/director Yueh-Hsun Tsai with the stunt team from Luc Besson's Taken and the special effects supervisor from Kill Bill onboard. Returning lead roles from the original include Mark Chao (Monga), Janine Chang and Ivy Chen while the supporting cast include Terri Kwan, Huang Bo, Angela Baby, Simon Yam, Hsiu Chieh-Kai, Alex To, Ken Lin and Na Dou. It supposedly tie-in to the TV series as a prequel while a film sequel of...
- 10/22/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Maggie Cheung alert!
She walked the Taiwanese red carpet today in this white number to your left. She was presenting Best Picture at the Golden Horse Awards. The Golden Horse is Taiwanese in origin but it's for Chinese language films regardless of country of origin so it's very competitive now. Warlords and Lust, Caution, which both had international releases, were recent winners of Best Picture.
This year, Maggie handed the trophy to No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti which, if we ever see it in the States, might be called I Can't Live Without You or Not Without You. That's Taiwan's submission for this year's Foreign Language Film Oscar race. The film is from actor/director Leon Dai and it's about a poor man who loses his daughter once the government learns of their illegal living conditions.
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (2009) from Taiwan
Winners
Best Picture: No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti
Best Director: Leon Dai,...
She walked the Taiwanese red carpet today in this white number to your left. She was presenting Best Picture at the Golden Horse Awards. The Golden Horse is Taiwanese in origin but it's for Chinese language films regardless of country of origin so it's very competitive now. Warlords and Lust, Caution, which both had international releases, were recent winners of Best Picture.
This year, Maggie handed the trophy to No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti which, if we ever see it in the States, might be called I Can't Live Without You or Not Without You. That's Taiwan's submission for this year's Foreign Language Film Oscar race. The film is from actor/director Leon Dai and it's about a poor man who loses his daughter once the government learns of their illegal living conditions.
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (2009) from Taiwan
Winners
Best Picture: No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti
Best Director: Leon Dai,...
- 11/30/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Grim crime drama “Buttonman” is the latest offering from rising Taiwanese director Chien Ren Hao, previously responsible for “The Underground Order”. The film is the first from Taiwan to be produced by Hong Kong company Mei Ah, and boasts a suitably impressive cast which includes Francis Ng, Leon Dai, Huang Yue, Terri Kwan and Janet Lee. Although its premise, revolving around a body disposal man, may suggest the potential for a grisly suspense thriller, the film earns kudos for taking a very different and far less conventional route. Hong Kong veteran Francis Ng stars as Wei, the titular Buttonman, a man who works freelance for the gangs, cleaning up after murders, and who apparently earned his name for his habit of always buttoning up the top buttons of the dead. His work can include anything from wiping down rooms to chopping up bodies, and he certainly seems to be good at it,...
- 9/6/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Toronto -- The Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday (August 20) unveiled its final selections, including international premieres for South Korean director Lee Hey-jun's "Castaway on the Moon" and Mike Sandejas' "If I Knew What You Said," from the Philippines.
And the Masters sidebar added the latest work by veteran auteurs Lars von Trier, Amos Gitai, Francois Ozon, Michael Haneke and Margarethe von Trotta.
Hey-jun's offbeat romantic drama will unspool as part of the Contemporary World Cinema sidebar, which added 34 titles as Toronto finalized a September slate that comprises 335 films from 64 Countries.
The Cwc program also booked international premieres for two Australian films, Rachel Perkins' "Bran Nue Dae" and Robert Conolly's "Balibo," Cesc Gay's "V.O.S.," from Spain, Italian director Giuseppe Capotondi's "The Double Hour" and Henrique Goldman's "Jean Charles," a British/Brazilian co-pro.
North American premieres fill out the rest of the Cwc sidebar, which includes a...
And the Masters sidebar added the latest work by veteran auteurs Lars von Trier, Amos Gitai, Francois Ozon, Michael Haneke and Margarethe von Trotta.
Hey-jun's offbeat romantic drama will unspool as part of the Contemporary World Cinema sidebar, which added 34 titles as Toronto finalized a September slate that comprises 335 films from 64 Countries.
The Cwc program also booked international premieres for two Australian films, Rachel Perkins' "Bran Nue Dae" and Robert Conolly's "Balibo," Cesc Gay's "V.O.S.," from Spain, Italian director Giuseppe Capotondi's "The Double Hour" and Henrique Goldman's "Jean Charles," a British/Brazilian co-pro.
North American premieres fill out the rest of the Cwc sidebar, which includes a...
- 8/20/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hong Kong movie star Francis Ng heads to Taiwan for the dark gangland thriller Buttonman by up-and-coming director Chien Ren Hao. Ng plays a cleaner for the mob, who end up on the wrong side of the tracks. The first Taiwan film produced by Hong Kong film company Mei Ah, the film brings together actress Terri Kwan (The Heirloom), Leon Dai (Parking), Taiwan’s Janet Lee in her film debut, and Mainland star Huang Yue. Synopsis: When the mob kill, someone has to clean up the mess. That person is Wei (Francis Ng). Known as the "Buttonman", low-ranking gangster Wei specializes in cleaning crime scenes. He comes and goes without a trace, disposing of dead bodies without leaving any evidence behind. Lately Wei's been thinking of calling it quits. He's in trouble with the syndicate because his assistant (Leon Dai) secretly sold organs on the black market, and his girlfriend...
- 8/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
Hong Kong movie star Francis Ng heads to Taiwan for the dark gangland thriller Buttonman by up-and-coming director Chien Ren Hao. Ng plays a cleaner for the mob, who end up on the wrong side of the tracks. The first Taiwan film produced by Hong Kong film company Mei Ah, the film brings together actress Terri Kwan (The Heirloom), Leon Dai (Parking), Taiwan’s Janet Lee in her film debut, and Mainland star Huang Yue. Synopsis: When the mob kill, someone has to clean up the mess. That person is Wei (Francis Ng). Known as the "Buttonman", low-ranking gangster Wei specializes in cleaning crime scenes. He comes and goes without a trace, disposing of dead bodies without leaving any evidence behind. Lately Wei's been thinking of calling it quits. He's in trouble with the syndicate because his assistant (Leon Dai) secretly sold organs on the black market, and his girlfriend...
- 8/17/2009
- 24framespersecond.net
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