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MISS SHAMPOO Trailer Reveals The Latest From Director Giddens Ko

The first trailer has arrived for Miss Shampoo, a new romantic gangster comedy out of Taiwan from Mon Mon Mon Monsters and You Are The Apple Of My Eye helmer Giddens Ko. Brunson E&A is currently selling the pic at Cannes via TAICCA Taiwan Pavillion, with a cast led by Vivian Sung, Daniel Hong and Kai Ko. The least innocent romantic comedy this year. Thanks to Feng, Tai barely escaped alive and took over the mafia boss position. Along with his two buddies, Leggy and Fish, they tried to find the murderer of the former boss, while Tai also tried to repay his debt to Feng. Meanwhile, Tai sensed that there was a traitor among his gang. Despite her youth, Feng showed no fear when facing the gangsters, which intrigued Tai. So, to repay her, he ordered all the gang members to have their hair done by Feng. Suddenly, Feng […]

NYAFF 2022 Review: MAMA BOY, A Visually Poetic Tale About Growing Pains

Lee B. Golden III

U.S.-born filmmaker Arvin Chen’s third feature is a profile in coming-of-age hardship amid family drama in Mama Boy, fresh out of Taiwan and currently circulating festivals abroad with its latest movement now at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival. Distribution Workshop is representing the film internationally per its announcement last year with a cast led by Tiny Times franchise actor Kai Ko, and actress Vivian Hsu following their last shared screen credit, Jeff Chang’s 2013 comedy, Machi Action. We meet Xiao Hong (Kai Ko), who’s a bit of a basketcase. He lives with his overprotective and intrusive mother, Meiling (Sara Yu), who insists on coordinating just about every aspect of his life in hopes of securing his future, including his romantic interests. There is just one problem: Xiao has just turned 29. He’s never had a girlfriend, and everytime she sets him up on a date, it ends in […]

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Could Taiwanese Actioner, A CHOO Sneeze Its Way To Cinemas Next Year?

Lee B. Golden III

Directors Kevin Ko and Peter Tsi‘s latest film definitely serves as a ‘couples’ movie while catering just a bit to the action and superhero genre fans as of late, although uncertainty looms regarding its release. Produced by Enlight Media and Star Ritz Productions Co. Ltd., the new film, A Choo, is based on the best-selling work of author Giddeons Ko and stars lead actor Kai Ko, who recently fell ill to one in a handful of drug-related scandals that plagued the industry in China and Taiwan. As such, with the actor facing a harsh media ban this year from any and all television and film appearances, the fate of Ko‘s career remains to be seen. With that in mind, any luck at all may still see the film released either at home or elsewhere by March 2015. SYNOPSIS: Even when they were orphans, Wang Yizhi has always been in love […]