Monday, March 31, 2014

Taiwan Box Office - March 30, 2014 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of March 30, 2014
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (美國隊長2:酷寒戰士) 1
2 嘉農 (Kano) 5
3 Non-Stop (空中救援) 3
4 Need for Speed (極速快感) 3
5 Vampire Academy (吸血鬼學院) 2
6 300: Rise Of An Empire (300壯士:帝國崛起) 4
7 12 Years a Slave (自由之心) 3
8 The Monuments Men (大尋寶家) 3
9 Labor Day (一日一生) 3
10 Frozen (冰雪奇緣) 15
11 The Broken Circle Breakdown (愛的餘燼) 1
12 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街之狼) 7
13 Sunshine on Leith (愛在陽光燦爛時) 1
14 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (皮巴弟先生與薛曼的時光冒險) 5
15 Tiger與Bunny劇場版 (Tiger And Bunny: The Rising) 1
16 山豬溫泉 (The Boar King) 2
17 Nymphomaniac - Part 2 (性愛成癮的女人-下集) 4
18 Nymphomaniac - Part 1 (性愛成癮的女人-上集) 4
19 August: Osage County (八月心風暴) 5
20 Short Term 12 (她和她的小鬼們) 1

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved March 31, 2014

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Update

As I close in on my 1,500 post, I can hardly believe that I've posted as much as I have for the past year. Since January 2013 when I picked up Box Office reporting, I've been pretty consistent. Although I will never reach my 2009 numbers, I'll be consistent with the box office reporting.

I've also added monthly movie guides. They're really a record of things for me to watch. I think I'm at a 25% success rate on the movies that make my guide. Reviews have been far and few and its because they take so darn long to write and I sit on them too.

There's a lot of of good stuff coming out of Asia. All the time. It just takes a little time to make sure you spend it on the quality stuff. Here on North American shores, Asian entertainment has a few bright spots in Steven Yeun and Justin Lin. There are lots of token Asians showing up in general media from commercials to Agents to movie roles. There's a fresh off the boat thing making its way to the small screen too.

Jeremy Lin's season is not Linsanity like unfortunately. I can only dream he'll somehow get traded to the Lakers.

I leave you with the first of a series that I hope will continue to cover lots in Entertainment from the Asian viewpoint.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn At Terminus



Glenn on The Walking Dead, played by Steven Yeun, got back together with Maggie finally. After Glenn's near death experience at the Prison and than searching for Maggie. The experience for Season 4 was two fold. One of sadness and one of urgency. Sadness that sickness was going to end Glenn and than urgency to find Maggie. Now, with the scary Mary character introduction, I am completely thrown off now.

Reports that the "happy ending" of the last episode between Maggie and Glenn was a prelude to a their savage demise in the final episode. They've replaced their minority characters before and they can probably replace their Asian one with new characters next season. I hope they are all WRONG and that Glenn is alive with Maggie!




Friday, March 28, 2014

Hong Kong Box Office - March 23, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 23, 2014

Guess Box Mojo is on Spring Break with its International reporting this. Going with the Ent Group now. Will update post with BMJ stuff when its available.


Weekend of March 23, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 Non-Stop (直航殺機)
2 Divergent (分歧者:異類叛逃)
3 Need For Speed (極速激戰)
4 300: Rise of an Empire (戰狼300:帝國崛起)
5 黑色喜劇 (Black Comedy)
6 The Grand Budapest Hotel (布達佩斯大酒店)
7 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (百寶狗先生與細蚊:時光機大歷險)
8 Her (觸不到的她)
9 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街狼人)
10 北京愛情故事 (Beijing Love Story)

Source: Ent Group and WMOOV - retrieved March 28, 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - 飢餓遊戲:星火燎原



The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (飢餓遊戲:星火燎原) is an 2013 film. The movie is the sequel to The Hunger Games from 2012. The primary cast members return, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. The supporting cast includes Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Lenny Kravitz. For this installment, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman joined the cast along with Sam Claflin and Jena Malone. At the moment, it is the top grossing film in the US for 2013 released movies.



The catch up with Katniss and Gale in the woods hunting game. The head back to the projects before splitting up. Katniss has a victory tour to make. During this tour, the different districts start to act up. This prompts President Snow to put in motions a plan to eliminate the species of The Hunger Games victors. Snow takes the Quarter Quell event as a way to make a special games made up of former victors. Thus, eliminating a huge chunk of their species. Katniss is the only female victor of her district and would be chosen for sure. Peeta and Haymitch make the other half, but Peeta volunteers when Haymitch is chosen. The training period starts and Katniss makes friends with the others and tries to survive. But she has every intention of helping Peeta survive to be the victor. This however take a turn. A twist if you will for continuation for the Mocking Jay book.

This movie is well made. Pace is good and it gets us on the side of the victors. Even though they won the lottery, they are trapped. We as "free" people want to see them free and able to decide their fate. As such, we wait and see if their fate will be positive. But we know this is the middle book of a trilogy and will have to wait for the ending. We also know that the book leads to a rebellion and revolution, ala USSR. Jennifer Lawrence doesn't have to do much, she just has to look conflicted. The character development is there, but in essence, anyone could be in those roles and make us feel for them. Looking forward to the next two. Sad it beat my Iron Man 3 for first place in 2013.



Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Zhong Guo Box Office - March 23, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: March 23, 2014


Weekend of March 23, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 Need For Speed (极品飞车)
2 Snowpiercer (雪国列车)
3 白日焰火 (Black Coal, Thin Ice)
4 英雄之战 (Fighter)
5 盗马记 (Horse Trader/Horseplay)
6 绝命航班 (Last Flight)
7 Homefront (家园防线)
8 RoboCop (机械战警)
9 Free Birds (火鸡总动员)
10 化妆师 (Hua Zhuang Shi)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved March 25, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn and Maggie Unite



Glenn and Maggie reunite again on the second to last episode of the show. Tara plays for the same team as herself and isn't interested in Glenn. Yahoo! No Korean drama type love triangle to deal with. Glenn's already had the terminal illness he escaped. As long as Maggie isn't some long lost relative, we're all good with avoiding the stereotypical Korean drama stuff.

We're also getting to the end of the line with Terminus. On the Inside The Dead notes, Terminus was the 1800s name for Atlanta. ATL! ATL!

Monday, March 24, 2014

Taiwan Box Office - March 23, 2014 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of March 23, 2014
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 嘉農 (Kano) 4
2 Non-Stop (空中救援) 2
3 Need for Speed (極速快感) 2
4 300: Rise Of An Empire (300壯士:帝國崛起) 3
5 Vampire Academy (吸血鬼學院) 1
6 The Monuments Men (大尋寶家) 2
7 12 Years a Slave (自由之心) 2
8 Labor Day (一日一生) 2
9 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街之狼) 6
10 Frozen (冰雪奇緣) 14
11 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (皮巴弟先生與薛曼的時光冒險) 4
12 山豬溫泉 (The Boar King) 1
13 Dallas Buyers Club (藥命俱樂部) 5
14 Nymphomaniac - Part 1 (性愛成癮的女人-上集) 3
15 One Chance (翻聲吧!保羅) 1
16 Oldboy (復仇) 1
17 Nymphomaniac - Part 2 (性愛成癮的女人-下集) 3
18 August: Osage County (八月心風暴) 4
19 Only Lovers Left Alive (噬血戀人) 2
20 做你愛做的事 (Kaisu) 1

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved March 24, 2014

Sunday, March 23, 2014

做你愛做的事 - Kaisu - Upcoming



做你愛做的事 (Kaisu) is being released in Taipei this weekend. The story of a dental practitioner that seeks a life as an entertainer. But not just any kind of entertainer, but an "extra"! Yah, follow your dreams.

The only reason for me to watch this is 豆花妹 蔡黃汝. I first saw mini boom on Jacky's Wu's Guess varity show back int he late 80s. A segment to find "hot" guys working the hawker stands of Taipei, produced her as the winner and launched her career.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

山豬溫泉 - The Boar King - Upcoming



山豬溫泉 (The Boar King) is being released this weekend in Taipei. The movie follows the lives of a family in the mountains of Kaohsiung during the 2009 Typhoon Morakot.

The previews look really interesting.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Hong Kong Box Office - March 16, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 16, 2014


Weekend of March 16, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 Non-Stop (直航殺機)
2 300: Rise of an Empire (戰狼300:帝國崛起)
3 Need For Speed (極速激戰)
4 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (百寶狗先生與細蚊:時光機大歷險)
5 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街狼人)
6 Her (觸不到的她)
7 Lone Survivor (絕地孤軍)
8 12 Years A Slave (被奪走的12年)
9 Pompeii (龐貝末日:天火焚城)
10 August: Osage County (一個葬禮四個失禮)
... ...
21 金雞sss (Gam Gai 3/Golden Chicken 3/Golden Chickens)
... ...
22 等風來 (Up In The Wind)
... ...
29 甜蜜殺機 (Sweet Alibis)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved March 18, 2014

Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn And ..... Tara?!



WTH?! The sneak peak for the second to the last episode of Season Four of The Walking Dead. Abraham Ford and Tara Chambler are on watch and chatting while Glenn, Eugene Porter, and Rosita Espinosa are sleeping by the tracks. Abraham challenges Tara about her fondness of Glenn and the dilemma she's in helping Glenn find his wife. WTH?!!!!!!!

Dood, I've only gotten up to issue 48 of the comic series and stopped on purpose. I don't want to know too much more!

Glenn and Maggie 4-eva!

I am also very happy to hear of this annoucement, "Talking Dead Is All-New This Sunday With Guests Steven Yeun and Josh McDermitt"


Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Zhong Guo Box Office - March 16, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: March 16, 2014


Weekend of March 16, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 Need For Speed (极品飞车)
2 RoboCop (机械战警)
3 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (霍比特人2:史矛革之战)
4 Malavita/The Family (别惹我)
5 脱轨时代 (The Old Cinderella)
6 Homefront (家园防线)
7 甜蜜杀机 (Sweet Alibis)
8 Free Birds (火鸡总动员)
9 Frozen (冰雪奇缘)
10 完美假妻168 (Lock Me Up,Tie Him Down)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved March 18, 2014

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The Walking Dead - Steven Yeun On Conan

The Walking Dead was void of Glenn this past week. The previews for the next episode suggest more of the group will get some play.

To give us some more Glenn, going back into the time machine, here's a clip of Steven Yeun on Conan from last fall.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Taiwan Box Office - March 16, 2014 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of March 16, 2014
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 嘉農 (Kano) 3
2 Non-Stop (空中救援) 1
3 Need for Speed (極速快感) 1
4 300: Rise Of An Empire (300壯士:帝國崛起) 2
5 The Monuments Men (大尋寶家) 1
6 12 Years a Slave (自由之心) 1
7 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街之狼) 5
8 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (皮巴弟先生與薛曼的時光冒險) 3
9 Frozen (冰雪奇緣) 13
10 Only Lovers Left Alive (噬血戀人) 1
11 Nymphomaniac - Part 1 (性愛成癮的女人-上集) 2
12 Dallas Buyers Club (藥命俱樂部) 4
13 August: Osage County (八月心風暴) 3
14 Pompeii (龐貝) 4
15 Nymphomaniac - Part 2 (性愛成癮的女人-下集) 2
16 Gravity (地心引力) 10
17 The Past/Le Passé (咎愛) 3
18 Saving Mr. Banks (大夢想家) 4
19 Blue Jasmine (藍色茉莉) 13
20 Philomena (遲來的守護者) 4

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved March 17, 2014

Sunday, March 16, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn and Tara



I am on the West Coast so The Walking Dead hasn't broadcast yet officially. The HD channel does at 6:00 PM, but I am never able to watch with my two kids running around eating dinner. As such, I don't know what's going on.

But I did come across this promo pic of the people that play Glenna and Tara. Nice funny picture.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Hong Kong Box Office - March 9, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 9, 2014


Weekend of March 9, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 300: Rise of an Empire (戰狼300:帝國崛起)
2 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (百寶狗先生與細蚊:時光機大歷險)
3 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街狼人)
4 Lone Survivor (絕地孤軍)
5 12 Years A Slave (被奪走的12年)
6 Pompeii (龐貝末日:天火焚城)
7 August: Osage County (一個葬禮四個失禮)
8 The Lego Movie (LEGO英雄傳)
9 Dallas Buyers Club (續命梟雄)
10 The Lunchbox (美味情書)
... ...
15 金雞sss (Gam Gai 3/Golden Chicken 3/Golden Chickens)
... ...
21 甜蜜殺機 (Sweet Alibis)
... ...
23 金剛王 死亡救贖 (The Wrath Of Vajra)
... ...
25 六福喜事 (Hello Babies)
... ...
27 賭城風雲 (From Vegas To Macau/The Man From Macau)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved March 12, 2014

Friday, March 14, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn and Daryl Find Bob



Glenn wasn't in the episode much. But he was for a brief minute. Even Rick's been gone for 2 full episodes. The episode from this past weekend, Glenn was in the prologue and the epilogue of the episode. We start with a short vignette of Bob being alone before going to the prison. Bob hears the roar of a hog approaching and sees Glenn and Daryl pull up. Glenn is the gun man while Daryl does the talking. The very last scene of the episode is with Glenn finding the map of terminus.

Here's the hoping that the last 3 episodes of season 4 will bring Maggie and Glenn back together.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Zhong Guo Box Office - March 9, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: March 9, 2014


Weekend of March 9, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 RoboCop (机械战警)
2 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (霍比特人2:史矛革之战)
3 Malavita/The Family (别惹我)
4 脱轨时代 (The Old Cinderella)
5 Free Birds (火鸡总动员)
6 完美假妻168 (Lock Me Up,Tie Him Down)
7 甜蜜杀机 (Sweet Alibis)
8 北京愛情故事/北京爱情故事 (Beijing Love Story)
9 Frozen (冰雪奇缘)
10 澳门风云 (The Man From Macau)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved March 12, 2014

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Taiwan Box Office - March 9, 2014 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of March 9, 2014
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 300: Rise of an Empire (300壯士:帝國崛起) 1
2 嘉農 (Kano) 2
3 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街之狼) 4
4 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (皮巴弟先生與薛曼的時光冒險) 2
5 Pompeii (龐貝) 3
6 August: Osage County (八月心風暴) 2
7 Gravity (地心引力) 9
8 Frozen (冰雪奇緣) 12
9 Dallas Buyers Club (藥命俱樂部) 3
10 Nymphomaniac - Part 1 (性愛成癮的女人-上集) 1
11 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (無厘取鬧:祖孫卡好) 1
12 Nymphomaniac - Part 2 (性愛成癮的女人-下集) 1
13 Saving Mr. Banks (大夢想家) 3
14 The Lego Movie (樂高玩電影) 5
15 凶地 (Still 2) 2
16 3 Days To Kill(特務殺很大) 4
17 天注定 (A Touch Of Sin) 1
18 Philomena (遲來的守護者) 3
19 魔兵驚天錄:噬血宿命 (Bayonetta: Bloody Fate) 1
20 大稻埕 (Twa-Tiu-Tiann) 6

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved March 10, 2014

Monday, March 10, 2014

The Walking Dead - Glenn



The Walking Dead returned last night with only 1 scene of Glenn. But it was a good one. The rest of the episoded focused on Maggie, Sasha, and Bob as they head to Terminus. The the other half was Beth and Daryl's "love" relationship that has an epic turn.



Saturday, March 8, 2014

The Walking Dead - Keep Hope Alive for Glenn



Glenn was absent in last week episode and also absent from the trailer for tomorrow's episode. Even The Walking Dead facebook page ask if they will be reunited. Better. Better.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Hong Kong Box Office - March 2, 2014 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: March 2, 2014


Weekend of March 2, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街狼人)
2 Lone Survivor (絕地孤軍)
3 Pompeii (龐貝末日:天火焚城)
4 August: Osage County (一個葬禮四個失禮)
5 The Monuments Men (古文明救兵)
6 RoboCop (鐵甲威龍)
7 The Lego Movie (LEGO英雄傳)
8 12 Years A Slave (被奪走的12年)
9 I, Frankenstein (妖魔行者)
10 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (百寶狗先生與細蚊:時光機大歷險)
... ...
11 金雞sss (Gam Gai 3/Golden Chicken 3/Golden Chickens)
... ...
15 賭城風雲 (From Vegas To Macau/The Man From Macau)
... ...
20 六福喜事 (Hello Babies)

Source: Box Office Mojo and WMOOV - retrieved March 4, 2014

Thursday, March 6, 2014

The Walking Dead - No Glenn This Past Week



The Walking Dead had a new episode. BUT it only featured Daryl Dixon and Beth Greene. No word on if Glenn gets any closer to finding Maggie! NOOOOOOO. But the preview has Maggie in it. I'll guess that we'll get a little more of Rick and the three person group of Maggie, Sasha, and Bob.

Come on mang, Glenn and Maggie! Together forever!

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Zhong Guo Box Office - March 2, 2014 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: March 2, 2014


Weekend of March 2, 2014
Rank Film Title
1 The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (霍比特人2:史矛革之战)
2 RoboCop (机械战警)
3 北京愛情故事/北京爱情故事 (Beijing Love Story)
4 澳门风云 (The Man From Macau)
5 Frozen (冰雪奇缘)
6 西游记之大闹天宫 (The Monkey King)
7 前任攻略 (Ex Files)
8 爸爸去哪儿 (Dad, Where Are We Going)
9 闪魂 (Shining Soul)
10 李可乐寻人记 (People Searching Story Of Cola Lee)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved March 4, 2014

Monday, March 3, 2014

Taiwan Box Office - March 2, 2014 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of March 2, 2014
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 嘉農 (Kano) 1
2 The Wolf Of Wall Street (華爾街之狼) 3
3 Pompeii (龐貝) 2
4 Mr. Peabody And Sherman (皮巴弟先生與薛曼的時光冒險) 1
5 August: Osage County (八月心風暴) 1
6 3 Days To Kill(特務殺很大) 3
7 Saving Mr. Banks (大夢想家) 2
8 Frozen (冰雪奇緣) 11
9 凶地 (Still 2) 1
10 The Lego Movie (樂高玩電影) 4
11 Dallas Buyers Club (藥命俱樂部) 2
12 Lone Survivor (紅翼行動) 4
13 The Book Thief (傑克萊恩:詭影任) 3
14 大稻埕 (Twa-Tiu-Tiann) 5
15 Philomena (遲來的守護者) 2
16 Blue Is The Warmest Colour (藍色是最溫暖的顏色) 3
17 Robocop (機器戰警) 5
18 Gravity (地心引力) 8
19 The Past (咎愛) 1
20 郊遊 (Stray Dogs) 2

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved March 3, 2014

Sunday, March 2, 2014

嘉農 - Kano - Upcoming



嘉農 (Kano) is being released in Taipei this weekend. Acclaimed director, Wei Te-sheng, takes another foray into the relationship between Taiwan and Japan. This time in the form of a 1931 baseball team.

I really like Cape No. 7 but was only so-so on Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale. And sports movies in general are quite boring for me. But this movie will dive into the cultural aspects of two very different countries.