Two-time Golden Bell Best Actress winner Ariel Lin. That has a nice ring to it. I’ve always thought Ariel Lin was a fantabulous actress, but when she first started out she looked like a little girl and played cute so much I never thought I would see the day she would turn into a fashion plate. It’s been slowly happening … Continue reading →
Before Ethan Ruan went off to enlist in Taiwan’s mandatory service, he filmed a big-budgeted wuxia movie that will shortly be released. The Guillotines is based on a Qing dynasty urban legend weapon called the Xue Di Zi that supposedly could sever a head from its body from a thousand steps away. In wuxia lore this mythical weapon was never … Continue reading →
Okay, I’m either getting easier to please or I’m just desperate for a good drama adaptation of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils since the last one I liked was the now completely out-dated 1982 TVB version. I’ve tried three times to watch the Zhang Ji Zhong 2003 version and I fall asleep each time. Maybe I need more cheesy in my wuxia. … Continue reading →