Hey, AsianPopShock fans!

YAM Magazine's Amy here once again!

I'm really excited because I just got my copy of Taiwan's historical epic Seediq Bale (賽德克‧巴萊), aka. Warriors of the Rainbow. Written and directed by Wei Te-Sheng, this epic production is the most expensive Taiwanese film to date with a budget of $25M USD.


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An email featuring a couple intriguing titles prompted me to take a look at the specials going on over at Amazon, and I managed to find a number of really great films. In particular, if you haven't seen In the Mood for Love or Yi Yi before, I strongly recommend you give them both a chance - they also happen to be Criterion editions, so you know ( Read more... )

Much to my joy (and my wallet's dismay), January was packed with Asian DVD and BD releases! Those who were like me and saddened (though not at all surprised) to see that the Japanese editions of Kokuhaku (a.k.a. Confessions) didn't include subtitles, need shed tears no longer. The English-subbed, Hong Kong Region 3 DVD is available now and my ( Read more... )