Dan Bloom
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Ang Lee Opens Film Studio, ‘Life of Pi’ in His Native Taiwan
Guest Blog: Director Ang Lee returns to his homeland Taiwan for the premiere of "Life of Pi" and the opening of a new film studio
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Taiwan’s Golden Horse Filmfest Invites Controversy With Chinese Host
Founded in 1962, the Golden Horse Film Festival — often called the Oscars of Asia — is an annual fixture on Taipei’s cultural calendar. For directors, producers, actors and fans of Chinese-language cinema, the festival — scheduled this year for Nov. 24 — gets better every year. And if you're wondering why it's called…
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‘Spielberg of Motorcycle Movies’ Building Bridges with Taiwan
Guest Blog: Peter Starr was beaten to the punch on his plan to make a movie about the 700-mile motor scooter trip taken by a group of Taiwanese octogenarians, but he's still revved up
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First Ricky Gervais’ Anne Frank Jokes, Now a ‘Hymie’ Joke Book
A new book in England compiles the "Hymie" jokes that appear in Sunday Times writer Michael Winner's food column
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Taiwanese TV Program Puts Spotlight on Israel
Guest Blog: When Taiwanese reporter and producer Claire Su arrived in Israel, she had no idea what to expect from her first visit to the Holy Land
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‘The Odd Couple’ Just Got Odder – in China
Guest Blog: Neil Simon's Broadway play has hit the Chinese stage, featuring a cast of Western actors performing an all-Mandarin version
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Ricky Gervais Won’t Let Up With the Anne Frank Jokes
Guest Blog: Having defended himself against earlier criticism, comedian Ricky Gervais is back in hot water with Jewish groups after a recent tweet
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China’s ‘Soft Opening’ to the West? Wake Up, Hollywood
Guest blog: China's huge markets beckon, but Hollywood must realize that this is not your grandfather's Marxist-Leninist regime and that there is real risk and responsibility involved
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Move Over ‘Field of Dreams,’ Here Comes ‘Kano’
Guest blog: Upcoming baseball movie "Kano" tells story of how a group of Taiwanese island teens took on the mighty Japanese in 1931 and became a part of their country's lore
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Lee Harvey Oswald Tried to Prevent JFK Assassination, Manuscript Says
Guest Blog: Lee Harvey Oswald was framed with a surgically created double, and inspired to try to save JFK by Frank Sinatra in "The Manchurian Candidate," author claims
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A European Actor in Beijing
Meet Georg Anton, a 29-year-old native of Austria who is now hitting his marks — and making his mark — in Beijing
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Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Causes Culture Clash in Taiwan
Guest Blog: Politicians in Taiwan got into some hot water by complaining about lousy product placement in the film helmed by their hometown boy
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A Second ‘Open Letter’ to Ricky Gervais on His Anne Frank Jokes
Guest Blog: Ricky, you must be careful when you joke about the Holocaust — go to Google and see how many people who still feel the Holocaust didn’t go far enough
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Ricky Gervais, Please Stop the Tasteless Anne Frank Jokes (Video)
When did the Holocaust diarist become a subject for mirth?
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When Did Opening Credits Turn Into Closing Credits at the Movies?
Guest Blog: Determining when Hollywood shifted from credits at the start of films to credits at the end of them isn’t easy. Have any ideas?
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