Director Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet, which premiered at the prestigious Venice film festival and screened at many other major festivals, became Hong Kong’s submission to the Oscars this year. This epic features multiple award-winning actor Ge You, Feng’s long-time collaborator, as a cunning emperor. The internationally popular Zhang Ziyi returns to Chinese cinema to portray [...]

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The trend of queer-themed movies featuring young idols seems to be on the rise in Taiwan. After the well-received Eternal Summer about gay love, now comes the lesbian-themed Spider Lilies. Best New Artist winner Isabella Leong and popular Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang portray lesbian lovers in Zero Chou’s Spider Lilies, a breakthrough for both actresses. [...]

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Full House producer Pyo Min Soo delivers another lighthearted romance with What Planet Are You From? (a.k.a. What’s Your Star? and Which Star Are You From?). Korean drama favorite Kim Rae Won (Rooftop Room Cat, My Love Patzzi) stars as the conflicted leading man opposite rising actress and singer Jeong Ryeo Won. Jeong left a [...]

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Directed by Moon Sung Wook, 1999 film Dance Dance stars Ju Jin Mo in his first leading role. The actor, who would later go on to feature in the likes of Musa, Righteous Ties, and 200 Pounds Beauty), is noticeably younger, but his charm and talent is already on full display, as evident by his [...]

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Winner of the Best Actor and Best Director Prizes at the 2005 Blue Dragon Awards and the Best Actress Award at the 43rd Daejong Awards. Is there such a thing as pure love? That’s a question that strikes at the very big heart of You Are My Sunshine, a moving, slightly offbeat romance written and [...]

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A rare Hollywood production that features a Chinese cast, Shanghai Red unveils a complex story of vengeance and deception, starting with a mysterious murder case. Created by veteran TV director/producer Oscar L. Costo, Shanghai Red actually sees his first collaboration with his wife, famous Chinese actress Vivian Wu (The Soong Sisters). The movie also gathers [...]

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Hong Kong’s only public broadcaster, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has created many high-quality TV programs throughout the years, documenting different facets of Hong Kong people’s lives. Among them was the 1981 TV series Faces & Places which featured new actors and actresses who later made their names popular locally or even internationally. This collection [...]

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Sawajiri Erika and Yagira Yuya represent the future of Japanese cinema. Since winning the Japan Academy Award’s Best New Actor award for her role in Pacchigi!, Sawajiri has starred in a number of films, and emerged as one of the most popular young actresses in Japan. As for Yagira Yuya, though only 16 years old, [...]

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SELaplana >> Movie & TV Series >> L – Title >> Widow Ji Young Sun (Han Hye Suk) has had a difficult life, and the only person she has left to count on is her kind-hearted stepson Wang Mo (Lee Tae Gon). Years ago, she heartlessly abandoned her daughter, but now regrets her decision. When [...]

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SELaplana >> Movie & TV Series >> L – Title >> After the runaway success of Lovers in Prague and Lovers in Paris, PD Shin Woo Chul and writer Kim Eun Sook team up once more for the third and final installment in the Lovers franchise. While the previous two dramas were shot in Europe, [...]

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