Want more film news?
Sign up for our newsletter!
What's On Now
Blog
Let’s Get Physical (with safe-distancing measures)
TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL 2020 SETS THE BAR FOR PHYSICAL EVENTS IN PRESENT COVID-TIMES The new normal has us at our laptops at odd hours, attending more film festivals, music gigs, classes and webinars from the safety of our own homes than we ever did back In Real Life (the unplugged, offline world, a.k.a. IRL). Just…
Bright, bittersweet love in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and La La Land (2016)
Designed by: Nurin From the bright pastel umbrellas in motion to that jazzy score by Michel Legrand in the opening scene, fans of La La Land (2016) would not be remiss to feel a sense of déjà vu. It’s a well-documented fact that The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) was one of the main inspirations behind…
Let’s Get Physical (with safe-distancing measures)
TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL 2020 SETS THE BAR FOR PHYSICAL EVENTS IN PRESENT COVID-TIMES The new normal has us at our laptops at odd hours, attending more film festivals, music gigs, classes and webinars from the safety of our own homes than we ever did back In Real Life (the unplugged, offline world, a.k.a. IRL). Just…
Film Journals #5 – YouTube: The New French New Wave
It’s easy to nit-pick at the flaws of YouTube videos and label them as “trashy” or “low production value”. But in this episode, we will compare YouTube’s history to that of the French New Wave and realise that… YouTube could actually be the French New Wave of our age. ABOUT FILM JOURNALS Film journals…