film reviews/Ugly Duckling, The (Russian Animation)
posted Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
by amy | Comments (0)

The story is simple — is there anyone in the world who’s not familiar with it??? — a baby swan is born to the wrong family and he’s ostracized for being different.

music features/Oh La La Hu Hu: Interview with Crowd Lu
posted Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
by amy | Comments (0)

Taiwan’s favorite geek boy, Crowd Lu, took some time off his busy schedule before he leaves to do his military service to answer some of my questions.

film reviews/Misérables, Les
posted Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
by Juan Barquin | Comments (4)

Tom Hooper’s ambitious edition of the musical brings with it some amazing performances and some terrible camera work.

music features/Ode to the Doom: Briefing with Laure Shang
posted Friday, August 24th, 2012
by amy | Comments (6)

Laure Shang has taken a long time in releasing her latest album titled Ode to the Doom. Taking some time off her busy schedule, she answered some of our questions~

product reviews/Farewell my Concubine – China Bluray
posted Friday, June 22nd, 2012
by amy | Comments (2)

Home releases for Chen Kaige’s contemporary classic, the tragic Chinese opera tale of Farewell my Concubine (霸王别姬), is a tricky buy… so does this China Bluray release do the movie justice?

trailers/Les Miserables (2012) Trailer
posted Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
by yam magazine | Comments (0)

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.

film reviews/Happy Feet Two
posted Monday, February 6th, 2012
by amy | Comments (0)

Admit it, Happy Feet set itself a pretty damn high standard, however, this sequel isn’t awful. It’s not perfect, but it’s incredibly entertaining.

tv reviews/Chouchou-san
posted Saturday, December 31st, 2011
by amy | Comments (0)

Chouchou-san is Japan’s NHK’s take on the famous Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly.

trailers/Happy Feet 2 Trailer
posted Thursday, October 6th, 2011
by yam magazine | Comments (2)

The tip-tapping master Mumble is back with his son Erik, who seems averse to dancing.

music features/Beginner’s Guide to Leehom’s Chinked-Out
posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
by amy | Comments (13)

You are looking to get yourself into the world that is CPop — Chinese Pop Music, for those not in the lingo yet — what better way to get into it than Leehom Wang?