Ep 116 | Anthony Kao of Cinema Escapist Often First Publication to Cover Taiwanese Films

15/02/2021 35 min Episodio 116
Ep 116 | Anthony Kao of Cinema Escapist Often First Publication to Cover Taiwanese Films

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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   Anthony Kao is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Cinema Escapist, which is often the first or only publication that covers Taiwanese film or television shows. I've found it has some really great reviews and recommendations of films from and about Taiwan. Cinema Escapist also covers films from all around the world and takes a look at their social and political context. Anthony spoke with me about how he started Cinema Escapist and their unique approach to discussing film. Next week we'll have Anthony back to recommend films about Taiwan that represent different decades or historical events significant to Taiwan.   Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   Where Anthony's interest in film comes from Film as a way to explore the world Cinema Escapist's focus on international films and the social and political context of films Anthony's interest in Taiwanese film and television How Cinema Escapist is often the first or only publication that covers Taiwanese film or television shows Publications about Taiwan recommended by Anthony Anthony's approach to writing about film When and why Anthony started Cinema Escapist How Cinema Escapist has changed over time What's behind the name "Cinema Escapist" The challenges of running Cinema Escapist which has a completely volunteer staff The interesting experiences and people that Anthony has met through Cinema Escapist Cinema Escapist's plans to go into podcasting   Related Links:   Cinema Escapist: https://www.cinemaescapist.com/   Cinema Escapist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cinemaescapist   Cinema Escapist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinemaescapist   Goodbye Lenin (film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301357/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye,_Lenin!   Yi Yi (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Yi   New Bloom Magazine: https://newbloommag.net/ CommonWealth Magazine: https://english.cw.com.tw/   The News Lens: https://international.thenewslens.com/   Talking Taiwan Episode 91 about the Austin Asian American Film Festival: Prismatic Taiwan: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/austin-film-festival-prismatic-taiwan-a-series-celebrating-queer-taiwanese-cinema-ep-91/   Film Director Jean Luc Godard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000419/   Cinema Escapist articles on The News Lens: https://international.thenewslens.com/author/Cinema%2520Escapist   The Great Buddha+ (film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Buddha%2B https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7010412/   The 10 Best Taiwanese Movies of 2019: https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2019/12/best-taiwanese-movies-2019/

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