We try to be fair and cover all genres from all the countries we cover. Please note that these are the films we discover in so there could be productions from As always we hope you like our selection. Please feel free to share this article with your cinephiles friends and leave a comment below. Known as the birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini, Nepal, is a famous pilgrimage site with more than 40 Buddhist temples. In the temples, hundreds of children, mostly orphans, receive care and education as trainees.
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What happens when a major studio, successful with films both high artful social allegories and low angsty youth dramas and gangster flicks , runs into hard times? In America, the possibilities might include seeking a Chinese investor or selling yourself to Disney. It bet the studio on soft-core pornography. The result, over 17 years, was more than 1, studio-backed sex films that adhered to a firm set of guidelines: low budgets, short running times, one-week shooting schedules and female nudity at least four times an hour.
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Even without the ban, Chinese artists might have found it difficult to make it to the ceremony on 23 November. Beijing recently issued a ban on solo travel to the island beginning on 1 September as part of measures to inflict an economic cost for its failure to obey. In her acceptance speech, she called on the world to recognise Taiwan as an independent country, something only a handful of nations currently do.
By Rebecca Davis. Its launch comes a week before the one-year anniversary of the day Taiwan became the first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. All films currently are equipped with English and Chinese subtitles, with other languages pending as the company monitors content popularity in different regions. It debuts in the U. Although a bit player compared to the other giants in the global streaming wars, Portico Media CEO Jay Lin says he feels his platform has a niche.
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