TAICHUNG NATIONAL LIBRARY

I've discovered a lot of Taiwan movies at the library.

First let me list what Taiwan movies I've seen so far (I have some copies at home).

January 2006
Double Vision (2002, Taiwan) d. Kuo-fu Chen

September 2005
Cafe Luminiere (2003,Taiwan/Japan) d. Hsiao-hsien Hou

February 2004
Good-bye, Dragon Inn (2004, Taiwan) d. Ming-liang Tsai

October 2003
Siao Yu (1995, TW) d. Zhang Aijia

November 2002
Vive L'Amour (1994, Taiwan) d. Tsai Ming-Liang
The River (1997, Taiwan) d. Tsai Ming-Liang
Shadow Magic (2000, Taiwan, et al) d. Ann Hu

September 2002
at TIFF
The Best of Times (2002, Taiwan) d. Chang Tso-chi
Programme: Contemporary World Cinema  Time: 109 minutes at Varsity 8:45 PM
Drifters (2002, Taiwan/China) d. Wang Xiao-Shuai
2001
Yi Yi (1999, Taiwan)  d. Edward Yang

What Time Is It There? (2001, Taiwan/France) d. Tsai Ming-liang (born in Malaysia, moved to Taiwan in 1977) UPTOWN 3 -116 minutes 10:00 PM

Beijing Bicycle (2001, Taiwan/France) d. Wang Xiaoshuai (born in Shanghai in 1966) UPTOWN 3 - 113 minutes 07:00 PM - really a Taiwan film

Millennium Mambo (2001, Taiwan) d. Hou Hsiao-hsien UPTOWN 2 - 119 minutes 09:15 PM

Also I have the following on DVD or VHS:
20: 30: 40 (2004, HK/Taiwan) d. Sylvia Chang
Lament of Sand River (2000, Taiwan) d. Chi-Yung Chang
Three Times (2005, Taiwan) d. Hsiao-hsien Hou
Tea Fight (2008, Japan,Taiwan) d. Yeming Wang
Home In My Heart (2000 Taiwan) d. (note: movie in Cantonese (dubbed), no English Subtitles)
also
Sandwich Man, The (1983, TW) d. Hou Xiaoxian, Wan Ren, Zeng Zhuangxiang
The Puppetmaster (1993, TW) d. Hou Xiaoxian

THERE'S A REASON WHY WE NEVER WENT BACK

Recent Movies at Taichung Movie Theatre

Within ten minutes walking distance of house in Taichung is the Universal Cinema City (UCC), a second-run/double-feature theater. It is a multiplex (7 screens) and you can sit through two movies for the price of one. The theatre is next door to the church Linda went to as a child and across the street from the National University of Education that my nephew attended. The decor inside has been redone with ten foot movie posters on the walls.

Movies seen last week:
Eat Love Pray (Linda's choice). There were some good performances by the actors.
and Tsui Hark's Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame with Andy Lau and BingBing Li. (English & Chinese subtitles.)