https://www.rti.org.tw/en/program?uid=4&pid=1464 Retro Reels takes a look back at film over the decades — especially what it says about the world back then, and how things have changed since. Join Hanna for a critical look at old movies that recalls the historical events, filmmaking trends, and shifting perspectives that informed their creation.
 

]]> en_US Copyright 2018-2026 Rti - For Personal Use Only Hanna Bilinski,Rti Retro Reels takes a look back at film over the decades — especially what it says about the world back then, and how things have changed since. Join Hanna for a critical look at old movies that recalls the historical events, filmmaking trends, and shifting perspectives that informed their creation.
 

]]> false 中央廣播電臺 RTI Radio Taiwan International rtiwebt@rti.org.tw https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97921 While we're on the subject of British film, I wanted to highlight a couple of my favorite coming of age stories in the same vein. Read Lynn Barber's original essay, An Education, here.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97921 Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 +0800 The History Boys (2006) & An Education (2009) The History Boys (2006) & An Education (2009) While we're on the subject of British film, I wanted to highlight a couple of my favorite coming of age stories in the same vein. Read Lynn Barber's original essay, An Education, here.

]]> false 96 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=100048 A movie my mother recommended to me, that I in turn recommend to you.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=100048 Wed, 20 May 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Secrets & Lies (1996) Secrets & Lies (1996) A movie my mother recommended to me, that I in turn recommend to you.

]]> false 95 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97920 A movie that reminds me of my mom. Thankfully not for any of the reasons you might assume based on the content of the film.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97920 Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +0800 The Hours (2002) The Hours (2002) A movie that reminds me of my mom. Thankfully not for any of the reasons you might assume based on the content of the film.

]]> false 94 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97919 Happy(??) Mother's Day! I'm doing Mother's Day all month, starting with a certain Hollywood legend.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97919 Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Mildred Pierce (1945) & Mommie Dearest (1981) Mildred Pierce (1945) & Mommie Dearest (1981) Happy(??) Mother's Day! I'm doing Mother's Day all month, starting with a certain Hollywood legend.

]]> false 93 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97918 This week I watched a film about a donkey. No, it was not Shrek.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97918 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0800 One Week in the West: Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) One Week in the West: Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) This week I watched a film about a donkey. No, it was not Shrek.

]]> false 92 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97917 A movie about the turn of the milliennium seems a fitting end to this series on the works of Hou Hsiao Hsien.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97917 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Millennium Mambo (2001) Millennium Mambo (2001) A movie about the turn of the milliennium seems a fitting end to this series on the works of Hou Hsiao Hsien.

]]> false 91 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97916 I did a lot of research for this one, enough that you can consider this episode a viewer's guide for the film.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97916 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0800 A City of Sadness (1989) A City of Sadness (1989) I did a lot of research for this one, enough that you can consider this episode a viewer's guide for the film.

]]> false 90 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97915 Yes hello, Hou Hsiao Hsien? Can I get another huge downer of a movie please? Thank you. Happy birthday, by the way.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97915 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0800 The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) Yes hello, Hou Hsiao Hsien? Can I get another huge downer of a movie please? Thank you. Happy birthday, by the way.

]]> false 89 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97914 Just ahead of his birthday, Hanna's kicking off a monthlong series about the works of Taiwanese New Wave director and erstwhile actor Hou Hsiao Hsien.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=97914 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0800 The Boys from Fengkuei (1983) The Boys from Fengkuei (1983) Just ahead of his birthday, Hanna's kicking off a monthlong series about the works of Taiwanese New Wave director and erstwhile actor Hou Hsiao Hsien.

]]> false 88 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96692 Hanna wraps up women's month with a double feature by director Kelly Reichardt.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96692 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Women's History Month: Old Joy (2006) & Wendy and Lucy (2008) Women's History Month: Old Joy (2006) & Wendy and Lucy (2008) Hanna wraps up women's month with a double feature by director Kelly Reichardt.

]]> false 87 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96691 Chantal Ackerman's film illustrates how women's work is never finished, rarely asked for, and hardly noticed or appreciated. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96691 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Women's History Month: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Women's History Month: Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Chantal Ackerman's film illustrates how women's work is never finished, rarely asked for, and hardly noticed or appreciated. 

]]> false 86 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96690 French New Wave? On MY program? It's more likely than you think!

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96690 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Women's History Month: Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Women's History Month: Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) French New Wave? On MY program? It's more likely than you think!

]]> false 85 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96689 Let's give Kinuyo Tanaka her due. You can watch The Eternal Breasts right here on YouTube.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=96689 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Women's History Month: The Eternal Breasts (1955) Women's History Month: The Eternal Breasts (1955) Let's give Kinuyo Tanaka her due. You can watch The Eternal Breasts right here on YouTube.

]]> false 84 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95590 Jane Fonda's performance is unforgettable in this 1969 movie by Sydney Pollack, and somehow its message feels more relevant than ever.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95590 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0800 One Week in the West: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) One Week in the West: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) Jane Fonda's performance is unforgettable in this 1969 movie by Sydney Pollack, and somehow its message feels more relevant than ever.

]]> false 83 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95589 It's been an up and down kind of ride with Mizoguchi, but by the end, Hanna is reminded of why she watches all these old movies in the first place.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95589 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Sansho the Bailiff (1954) Sansho the Bailiff (1954) It's been an up and down kind of ride with Mizoguchi, but by the end, Hanna is reminded of why she watches all these old movies in the first place.

]]> false 82 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95587 Maybe Hanna can squash her beef with Mizoguchi yet.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95587 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Ugetsu (1953) Ugetsu (1953) Maybe Hanna can squash her beef with Mizoguchi yet.

]]> false 81 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95586 The first time in a long time that Hanna is taken aback by how much she disliked a movie.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95586 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0800 The Life of Oharu (1952) The Life of Oharu (1952) The first time in a long time that Hanna is taken aback by how much she disliked a movie.

]]> false 80 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95585 It's real sad girl hours for this week's double feature and introductory episode on the legendary Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=95585 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0800 Osaka Elegy (1936) & The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) Osaka Elegy (1936) & The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) It's real sad girl hours for this week's double feature and introductory episode on the legendary Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi.

]]> false 79 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91883 A mind-blowing pick for this month's installment of One Week in the West.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91883 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0800 One Week in the West: Scanners (1981) One Week in the West: Scanners (1981) A mind-blowing pick for this month's installment of One Week in the West.

]]> false 78 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91882 Where did the social and sexual stereotypes about Asian women played out in movies like Sayonara and The World of Suzie Wong come from, anyway? All roads lead back to Madame Butterfly.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91882 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0800 Madame Butterfly (1995) & M. Butterfly (1993) Madame Butterfly (1995) & M. Butterfly (1993) Where did the social and sexual stereotypes about Asian women played out in movies like Sayonara and The World of Suzie Wong come from, anyway? All roads lead back to Madame Butterfly.

]]> false 77 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91880 Hanna continues to torture herself with shoddy movies featuring Asian stereotypes. Don't worry, there's a point to all of this suffering.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91880 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0800 Sayonara (1957) Sayonara (1957) Hanna continues to torture herself with shoddy movies featuring Asian stereotypes. Don't worry, there's a point to all of this suffering.

]]> false 76 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91881 Ending the year with much less than a bang, Hanna watches a movie so racist and so sexist that she might have hated it even more than she hated Memoirs of a Geisha for similar reasons.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91881 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0800 The World of Suzie Wong (1960) The World of Suzie Wong (1960) Ending the year with much less than a bang, Hanna watches a movie so racist and so sexist that she might have hated it even more than she hated Memoirs of a Geisha for similar reasons.

]]> false 75 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84942 Feeling obligated to make a seasonal choice, but generally allergic to anything billed as a Christmas movie, Hanna goes with the most obnoxious possible option. Yippee-ki-yay...you know the rest.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84942 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0800 One Week in the West: Die Hard (1988) One Week in the West: Die Hard (1988) Feeling obligated to make a seasonal choice, but generally allergic to anything billed as a Christmas movie, Hanna goes with the most obnoxious possible option. Yippee-ki-yay...you know the rest.

]]> false 74 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91879 Over the top is the name of the game when it comes to John Woo. Unbelievably, his 1992 film Hard Boiled technically started out as an effort to tone things down.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91879 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Hard Boiled (1992) Hard Boiled (1992) Over the top is the name of the game when it comes to John Woo. Unbelievably, his 1992 film Hard Boiled technically started out as an effort to tone things down.

]]> false 73 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91878 Hong Kong director John Woo was one of a long list of filmmakers to feel inspired by Jean Pierre Melville's film Le Samourai. His take on it, however, has quite a different vibe. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91878 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0800 The Killer (1989) The Killer (1989) Hong Kong director John Woo was one of a long list of filmmakers to feel inspired by Jean Pierre Melville's film Le Samourai. His take on it, however, has quite a different vibe. 

]]> false 72 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91877 Hanna looked into French director Jean Pierre Melville's take on the samurai warrior so often seen in the films of Akira Kurosawa and finds herself pleasantly surprised, not least of all by how hot the leading man happens to be. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=91877 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Le Samouraï (1967) Le Samouraï (1967) Hanna looked into French director Jean Pierre Melville's take on the samurai warrior so often seen in the films of Akira Kurosawa and finds herself pleasantly surprised, not least of all by how hot the leading man happens to be. 

]]> false 71 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84941 One Week in the West is the program's new series that'll see Hanna spend a week analyzing a film made in the Western world...partly due to realizing that after about a year and a half, she's been working through Asian film so quickly that it's probably best to mix things up a bit. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84941 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0800 One Week in the West: Casablanca (1942) One Week in the West: Casablanca (1942) One Week in the West is the program's new series that'll see Hanna spend a week analyzing a film made in the Western world...partly due to realizing that after about a year and a half, she's been working through Asian film so quickly that it's probably best to mix things up a bit. 

]]> false 70 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84940 This week, Hanna watched Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo, a samurai film so cool that he saw his entire story stolen wholesale. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84940 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Yojimbo (1961) Yojimbo (1961) This week, Hanna watched Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo, a samurai film so cool that he saw his entire story stolen wholesale. 

]]> false 69 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84938 Kurosawa's two for two on works that redefined storytelling as we know it. His 1954 film, Seven Samurai, is rightfully considered one of the greatest movies ever made.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84938 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Seven Samurai (1954) Seven Samurai (1954) Kurosawa's two for two on works that redefined storytelling as we know it. His 1954 film, Seven Samurai, is rightfully considered one of the greatest movies ever made.

]]> false 68 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84939 Several years since her first viewing back in college, Hanna revisits Akira Kurosawa's legendary 1950 film Rashomon...was it quite like she remembered it?

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84939 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Rashomon (1950) Rashomon (1950) Several years since her first viewing back in college, Hanna revisits Akira Kurosawa's legendary 1950 film Rashomon...was it quite like she remembered it?

]]> false 67 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83637 In the days ahead of Halloween (and her son's first birthday), Hanna reflects on the horrors of birth, revisiting Thai horror for just a moment to watch Nang Nak, a 1999 film based on the story of Mae Nak Phra Khanong. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83637 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Nang Nak (1999) Nang Nak (1999) In the days ahead of Halloween (and her son's first birthday), Hanna reflects on the horrors of birth, revisiting Thai horror for just a moment to watch Nang Nak, a 1999 film based on the story of Mae Nak Phra Khanong. 

]]> false 66 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84936 Hanna shares her thoughts on the direction Chinese director Zhang Yimou ended up taking his career in the early aughts when he started making big flashy wuxia productions. Surprising no one, she's not especially impressed.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84936 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 House of Flying Daggers (2004) House of Flying Daggers (2004) Hanna shares her thoughts on the direction Chinese director Zhang Yimou ended up taking his career in the early aughts when he started making big flashy wuxia productions. Surprising no one, she's not especially impressed.

]]> false 65 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84935 This week, Hanna watched Zhang Yimou's 1991 film, Raise the Red Lantern, based on the trials and tribulations faced by women in feudal China.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84935 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Raise the Red Lantern (1991) Raise the Red Lantern (1991) This week, Hanna watched Zhang Yimou's 1991 film, Raise the Red Lantern, based on the trials and tribulations faced by women in feudal China.

]]> false 64 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84934 Hanna decides it's past time she gave some Fifth Generation Chinese directors their due, starting with Zhang Yimou's directorial debut, the 1988 film Red Sorghum.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84934 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Red Sorghum (1987) Red Sorghum (1987) Hanna decides it's past time she gave some Fifth Generation Chinese directors their due, starting with Zhang Yimou's directorial debut, the 1988 film Red Sorghum.

]]> false 63 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84933 Hanna's done with scary movies for now, but seeing as it's October, she can't help but check out a monster movie. THE monster movie, as it were, the 1954 classic Godzilla directed by Ishiro Honda.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84933 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Godzilla (1954) Godzilla (1954) Hanna's done with scary movies for now, but seeing as it's October, she can't help but check out a monster movie. THE monster movie, as it were, the 1954 classic Godzilla directed by Ishiro Honda.

]]> false 62 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84932 Hanna closes out Ghost Month with something that's not so spooky, but perhaps a bit difficult to interpret — Apichatpong Weerasethakul's enigmatic 2010 film and winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=84932 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Hanna closes out Ghost Month with something that's not so spooky, but perhaps a bit difficult to interpret — Apichatpong Weerasethakul's enigmatic 2010 film and winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.

]]> false 61 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83639 This Thai horror anthology is very hit and miss, but some parts still had Hanna at the edge of her seat, watching through her fingers. More than anything though, it was a trip back through memory lane, filled with cultural hallmarks of the recession era.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83639 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0800 4bia (2008) 4bia (2008) This Thai horror anthology is very hit and miss, but some parts still had Hanna at the edge of her seat, watching through her fingers. More than anything though, it was a trip back through memory lane, filled with cultural hallmarks of the recession era.

]]> false 60 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83638 It's Ghost Month again! Hanna's watching Thai horror this time, starting with their very worthwhile 2004 film, Shutter. Unfortunately, there's also the matter of the 2008 American remake.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83638 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Shutter (2004) Shutter (2004) It's Ghost Month again! Hanna's watching Thai horror this time, starting with their very worthwhile 2004 film, Shutter. Unfortunately, there's also the matter of the 2008 American remake.

]]> false 59 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83636 After watching a couple of movies treat the subject of geisha with sensitivity and humanity, Hanna takes in a movie about geisha that manages to do pretty much everything wrong.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=83636 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) After watching a couple of movies treat the subject of geisha with sensitivity and humanity, Hanna takes in a movie about geisha that manages to do pretty much everything wrong.

]]> false 58 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81840 For the last episode of her series on Mikio Naruse, Hanna watches the always radiant Hideko Takamine in his 1960 film, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs. She also gets a view in to the rarefied world that is the upscale Japanese hostess club, the popularity of which ultimately boxed out geishas in mid-century Japan.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81840 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0800 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) For the last episode of her series on Mikio Naruse, Hanna watches the always radiant Hideko Takamine in his 1960 film, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs. She also gets a view in to the rarefied world that is the upscale Japanese hostess club, the popularity of which ultimately boxed out geishas in mid-century Japan.

]]> false 57 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81838 Continuing the Naruse series, Hanna reads up on geisha and how the profession has changed throughout the decades in order to better understand his 1956 movie Flowing.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81838 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Flowing (1956) Flowing (1956) Continuing the Naruse series, Hanna reads up on geisha and how the profession has changed throughout the decades in order to better understand his 1956 movie Flowing.

]]> false 56 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81836 Working her way through a few of Naruse's movies this month, Hanna watches his 1954 film Late Chrysanthemums, which was adapted from three short stories by lauded female author Fumiko Hayashi.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81836 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0800 Late Chrysanthemums (1954) Late Chrysanthemums (1954) Working her way through a few of Naruse's movies this month, Hanna watches his 1954 film Late Chrysanthemums, which was adapted from three short stories by lauded female author Fumiko Hayashi.

]]> false 55 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81835 Hanna pivots back to Japanese cinema to cover the works of the lesser known but no less great Japanese director, Mikio Naruse, starting with his 1954 drama based on a novel by the same name, Sound of the Mountain.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81835 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0800 Sound of the Mountain (1954) Sound of the Mountain (1954) Hanna pivots back to Japanese cinema to cover the works of the lesser known but no less great Japanese director, Mikio Naruse, starting with his 1954 drama based on a novel by the same name, Sound of the Mountain.

]]> false 54 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81834 Hanna watches King Hu's 1971 movie A Touch of Zen, a sprawling epic based on an old folklore tale and filled with symbolism from Chan Buddhism.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=81834 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0800 A Touch of Zen (1971) A Touch of Zen (1971) Hanna watches King Hu's 1971 movie A Touch of Zen, a sprawling epic based on an old folklore tale and filled with symbolism from Chan Buddhism.

]]> false 53 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79272 After feeling less than impressed by Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hanna decides now's as good a time as any to go back to watching wuxia films made by the late great King Hu. You can always count on the classics.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79272 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:20:00 +0800 Come Drink With Me (1966) Come Drink With Me (1966) After feeling less than impressed by Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hanna decides now's as good a time as any to go back to watching wuxia films made by the late great King Hu. You can always count on the classics.

]]> false 52 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79271 This week, Hanna invited Amanda Stephens, her cohost from The Doomscroll News Report, to talk about one of her favorite retro anime films from the turn of the millennium. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79271 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:20:00 +0800 Metropolis (2001) Metropolis (2001) This week, Hanna invited Amanda Stephens, her cohost from The Doomscroll News Report, to talk about one of her favorite retro anime films from the turn of the millennium. 

]]> false 51 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79270 Wrapping up a quick series on the movies of Ang Lee, Hanna watches his 2000 wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which captivated American moviegoers despite being a foreign-made film.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79270 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:20:00 +0800 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Wrapping up a quick series on the movies of Ang Lee, Hanna watches his 2000 wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which captivated American moviegoers despite being a foreign-made film.

]]> false 50 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79269 Hanna watches one of Ang Lee's first three feature films, and his only film set entirely in his home country of Taiwan.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79269 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:20:00 +0800 Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) Hanna watches one of Ang Lee's first three feature films, and his only film set entirely in his home country of Taiwan.

]]> false 49 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79268 Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's film adaptation of Annie Proulx's short story by the same name still moves one to tears twenty years down the line.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79268 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:01:00 +0800 Brokeback Mountain (2005) Brokeback Mountain (2005) Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's film adaptation of Annie Proulx's short story by the same name still moves one to tears twenty years down the line.

]]> false 48 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79267 Remember last July's series on the movies of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai? Hanna's been keeping her favorite one from him in her back pocket, just for June.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79267 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0800 Happy Together (1997) Happy Together (1997) Remember last July's series on the movies of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai? Hanna's been keeping her favorite one from him in her back pocket, just for June.

]]> false 47 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79266 Notable for being the first Chinese film to ever win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine weaves a tale of friendship, unrequited love, jealousy, betrayal, and retribution spanning five decades of Chinese history.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79266 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:58:00 +0800 Farewell My Concubine (1993) Farewell My Concubine (1993) Notable for being the first Chinese film to ever win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine weaves a tale of friendship, unrequited love, jealousy, betrayal, and retribution spanning five decades of Chinese history.

]]> false 46 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79257 Hanna kicks off Pride Month with a strange and groovy avante-garde flick from the late sixties that depicts a side of Japan very seldom seen. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=79257 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:32:00 +0800 Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) Hanna kicks off Pride Month with a strange and groovy avante-garde flick from the late sixties that depicts a side of Japan very seldom seen. 

]]> false 45 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76019 Hanna wraps up the anime film series with a few choice words about her biggest problem with the genre, as illustrated through the 1995 scifi cult classic, Ghost in the Shell. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76019 Wed, 28 May 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Ghost in the Shell (1995) Ghost in the Shell (1995) Hanna wraps up the anime film series with a few choice words about her biggest problem with the genre, as illustrated through the 1995 scifi cult classic, Ghost in the Shell. 

]]> false 44 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76045 Hanna revisits Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk classic, Akira, which reshaped anime film as we know it today. Like so many movie adaptations, though, she maintains that the book—or in this case, the manga—is better.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76045 Wed, 21 May 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Akira (1988) Akira (1988) Hanna revisits Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk classic, Akira, which reshaped anime film as we know it today. Like so many movie adaptations, though, she maintains that the book—or in this case, the manga—is better.

]]> false 43 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76068 This week, Hanna watches Paprika, the last movie Satoshi Kon made and a dreamy flick that will leave you scratching your head. She has a few choice words for another copycat of Kon's, as well.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76068 Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Paprika (2006) Paprika (2006) This week, Hanna watches Paprika, the last movie Satoshi Kon made and a dreamy flick that will leave you scratching your head. She has a few choice words for another copycat of Kon's, as well.

]]> false 42 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76091 Hanna talks Satoshi Kon, Japanese idol culture, and the cowardice of a certain copycat in this episode on 1997 psychological drama anime film, Perfect Blue.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=76091 Wed, 07 May 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Perfect Blue (1997) Perfect Blue (1997) Hanna talks Satoshi Kon, Japanese idol culture, and the cowardice of a certain copycat in this episode on 1997 psychological drama anime film, Perfect Blue.

]]> false 41 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66848 Hanna watches half-Japanese American director Karyn Kusama's first two movies, both worthy contributions to the 2000s era of American independent film.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66848 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Girlfight (2000) & Jennifer's Body (2009) Girlfight (2000) & Jennifer's Body (2009) Hanna watches half-Japanese American director Karyn Kusama's first two movies, both worthy contributions to the 2000s era of American independent film.

]]> false 40 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66878 Closing out her series on Akira Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptations, Hanna watches Ran, his take on King Lear and one of the greatest films in his oeuvre. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66878 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Ran (1985) Ran (1985) Closing out her series on Akira Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptations, Hanna watches Ran, his take on King Lear and one of the greatest films in his oeuvre. 

]]> false 39 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66912 Out, damned spot! Hanna gets everything she wanted and more out of Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66912 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Throne of Blood (1957) Throne of Blood (1957) Out, damned spot! Hanna gets everything she wanted and more out of Akira Kurosawa's 1957 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Tragedy of Macbeth.

]]> false 38 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66946 Hanna watches legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's take on Shakespeare's Hamlet, a 1960 neo-noir crime mystery entitled The Bad Sleep Well.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66946 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0800 The Bad Sleep Well (1960) The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Hanna watches legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's take on Shakespeare's Hamlet, a 1960 neo-noir crime mystery entitled The Bad Sleep Well.

]]> false 37 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66983 Bidding farewell to Tsai Ming-liang and his favorite actors for now, Hanna watches his 2003 movie Goodbye, Dragon Inn.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=66983 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) Bidding farewell to Tsai Ming-liang and his favorite actors for now, Hanna watches his 2003 movie Goodbye, Dragon Inn.

]]> false 36 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67015 Hanna watches Tsai Ming Liang's oddly prescient movie The Hole (1998), which follows the lives of two tenants' experience living under quarantine as a strange pandemic affects Taiwan. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67015 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0800 The Hole (1998) The Hole (1998) Hanna watches Tsai Ming Liang's oddly prescient movie The Hole (1998), which follows the lives of two tenants' experience living under quarantine as a strange pandemic affects Taiwan. 

]]> false 35 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67045 This week, Hanna follows the three lonely characters of Tsai Ming Liang's 1994 movie Vive L'Amour as they go about their quirky, aimless, and sad days.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67045 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Vive L'Amour (1994) Vive L'Amour (1994) This week, Hanna follows the three lonely characters of Tsai Ming Liang's 1994 movie Vive L'Amour as they go about their quirky, aimless, and sad days.

]]> false 34 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67076 Hanna circles back to Taiwanese New Wave to watch the movies of Tsai Ming Liang, starting with his first feature film, Rebels of the Neon God. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67076 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Rebels of the Neon God (1992) Rebels of the Neon God (1992) Hanna circles back to Taiwanese New Wave to watch the movies of Tsai Ming Liang, starting with his first feature film, Rebels of the Neon God. 

]]> false 33 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67107 Hanna rewatches one of her favorite movies featuring actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away suddenly on February 26 at the age of 39: Gregg Araki's 2004 coming-of-age drama, Mysterious Skin.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67107 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Mysterious Skin (2004) Mysterious Skin (2004) Hanna rewatches one of her favorite movies featuring actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who passed away suddenly on February 26 at the age of 39: Gregg Araki's 2004 coming-of-age drama, Mysterious Skin.

]]> false 32 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67139 Following her series on martial arts movies, Hanna can't help but cover one particular American movie that happened to draw a lot of inspiration from East Asia's wuxia and kung fu flicks.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67139 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0800 The Matrix (1999) The Matrix (1999) Following her series on martial arts movies, Hanna can't help but cover one particular American movie that happened to draw a lot of inspiration from East Asia's wuxia and kung fu flicks.

]]> false 31 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67165 This week, Hanna watches the last movie Bruce Lee ever made in his tragically short life, and reflects on the lasting influence martial arts movies have had on popular culture.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=67165 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Enter the Dragon (1973) Enter the Dragon (1973) This week, Hanna watches the last movie Bruce Lee ever made in his tragically short life, and reflects on the lasting influence martial arts movies have had on popular culture.

]]> false 30 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62767 Hanna revisits Jackie Chan, this time watching the movie that catapulted him to stardom in 1978, Drunken Master, as well as the frankly insane sequel from 1994 that showcases some of the most explosive fight scenes of his career.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62767 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Drunken Master (1978) Drunken Master (1978) Hanna revisits Jackie Chan, this time watching the movie that catapulted him to stardom in 1978, Drunken Master, as well as the frankly insane sequel from 1994 that showcases some of the most explosive fight scenes of his career.

]]> false 29 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62793 Hanna highlights Bruce Lee and discusses his role as the character Chen Zhen in the 1972 kung fu movie Fist of Fury, mentioning Jet Li's take on the same character in the 1994 remake Fist of Legend, as well.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62793 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Fist of Fury (1972) & Fist of Legend (1994) Fist of Fury (1972) & Fist of Legend (1994) Hanna highlights Bruce Lee and discusses his role as the character Chen Zhen in the 1972 kung fu movie Fist of Fury, mentioning Jet Li's take on the same character in the 1994 remake Fist of Legend, as well.

]]> false 28 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62825 For the next theme, Hanna has chosen to cover old school martial arts movies, her favorite kind of pure entertainment flick. First up is director King Hu's classic Dragon Inn, a keystone of the wuxia genre.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62825 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Dragon Inn (1967) Dragon Inn (1967) For the next theme, Hanna has chosen to cover old school martial arts movies, her favorite kind of pure entertainment flick. First up is director King Hu's classic Dragon Inn, a keystone of the wuxia genre.

]]> false 27 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62863 Hanna gets around to watching Takeshi Kitano's 1993 crime drama Sonatine, a refreshing departure from the typical crime drama fare. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62863 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Sonatine (1993) Sonatine (1993) Hanna gets around to watching Takeshi Kitano's 1993 crime drama Sonatine, a refreshing departure from the typical crime drama fare. 

]]> false 26 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62899 For the final episode of the "evil babies" series commemorating the birth of her son, Hanna watches yet another movie about the son of Satan, The Omen, which rode the cosmic horror trend started by Rosemary's Baby to major box office success.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62899 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0800 The Omen (1976) The Omen (1976) For the final episode of the "evil babies" series commemorating the birth of her son, Hanna watches yet another movie about the son of Satan, The Omen, which rode the cosmic horror trend started by Rosemary's Baby to major box office success.

]]> false 25 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62933 Hanna rewatches the classic psychological horror flick Rosemary's Baby, one of the first movies to successfully deploy demons and Satanism as a scare tactic.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62933 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Rosemary's Baby (1968) Rosemary's Baby (1968) Hanna rewatches the classic psychological horror flick Rosemary's Baby, one of the first movies to successfully deploy demons and Satanism as a scare tactic.

]]> false 24 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62966 As a way of celebrating(?) her foray into motherhood, Hanna kicks off a special series on movies about evil and accursed babies. First up is David Lynch's famously strange first movie, Eraserhead.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62966 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:00:00 +0800 Eraserhead (1977) Eraserhead (1977) As a way of celebrating(?) her foray into motherhood, Hanna kicks off a special series on movies about evil and accursed babies. First up is David Lynch's famously strange first movie, Eraserhead.

]]> false 23 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62992 Hanna finishes her series on Taiwanese director Edward Yang with her personal favorite from his filmography. She also has a bit of a confession to make regarding what's really been going behind the scenes.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=62992 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Yi Yi (2000) Yi Yi (2000) Hanna finishes her series on Taiwanese director Edward Yang with her personal favorite from his filmography. She also has a bit of a confession to make regarding what's really been going behind the scenes.

]]> false 22 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=63002 For this episode, Hanna takes on one of Edward Yang's most highly acclaimed films, A Brighter Summer Day, one of several extra long movies that she's now attempted to fit into a 20-minute program slot.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=63002 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0800 A Brighter Summer Day (1991) A Brighter Summer Day (1991) For this episode, Hanna takes on one of Edward Yang's most highly acclaimed films, A Brighter Summer Day, one of several extra long movies that she's now attempted to fit into a 20-minute program slot.

]]> false 21 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=63003 Hanna talks about Terrorizers, which strays a bit off the path of what one might typically expect from director Edward Yang.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=63003 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Terrorizers (1986) Terrorizers (1986) Hanna talks about Terrorizers, which strays a bit off the path of what one might typically expect from director Edward Yang.

]]> false 20 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=29994 In honor of his birthday month of November, Hanna finally has the opportunity to talk about a Taiwanese director — the one and only Edward Yang.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=29994 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Taipei Story (1985) Taipei Story (1985) In honor of his birthday month of November, Hanna finally has the opportunity to talk about a Taiwanese director — the one and only Edward Yang.

]]> false 19 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=9807 To finish out the Ozu series, Hanna covers An Autumn Afternoon, the last film he made before he died on his 60th birthday in 1963.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=9807 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0800 An Autumn Afternoon (1962) An Autumn Afternoon (1962) To finish out the Ozu series, Hanna covers An Autumn Afternoon, the last film he made before he died on his 60th birthday in 1963.

]]> false 18 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=32222 Hanna talks Ozu's 1953 movie Tokyo Story, which is widely considered the crowning jewel of his career and one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=32222 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Tokyo Story (1953) Tokyo Story (1953) Hanna talks Ozu's 1953 movie Tokyo Story, which is widely considered the crowning jewel of his career and one of the greatest films in the history of cinema.

]]> false 17 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=20979 In memory of her late friend Drew, Hanna introduces a special series on the movies of Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu, starting with the 1949 movie Late Spring. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=20979 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Late Spring (1949) Late Spring (1949) In memory of her late friend Drew, Hanna introduces a special series on the movies of Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu, starting with the 1949 movie Late Spring. 

]]> false 16 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=11692 Hanna talks about the character Charlie Chan, the actor Warner Oland, and fake Chinese accents, and shares her final thoughts about yellowface and whitewashing in the American film industry.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=11692 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) Hanna talks about the character Charlie Chan, the actor Warner Oland, and fake Chinese accents, and shares her final thoughts about yellowface and whitewashing in the American film industry.

]]> false 15 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=12461 Just for the excuse to talk at length about Anna May Wong, one of America's first film stars of Asian descent, Hanna deigns to watch Daughter of the Dragon, another problematic pre-Code Hollywood movie this time directed by Lloyd Corrigan and produced by Paramount studios.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=12461 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Daughter of the Dragon (1931) Daughter of the Dragon (1931) Just for the excuse to talk at length about Anna May Wong, one of America's first film stars of Asian descent, Hanna deigns to watch Daughter of the Dragon, another problematic pre-Code Hollywood movie this time directed by Lloyd Corrigan and produced by Paramount studios.

]]> false 14 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=29480 In a discussion on Josef von Sternberg's award-winning 1932 movie Shanghai Express, Hanna makes her case for watching these nearly 100-year-old movies that isn't based purely on seeking out the shock factor of old-fashioned Hollywood racism.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=29480 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Shanghai Express (1932) Shanghai Express (1932) In a discussion on Josef von Sternberg's award-winning 1932 movie Shanghai Express, Hanna makes her case for watching these nearly 100-year-old movies that isn't based purely on seeking out the shock factor of old-fashioned Hollywood racism.

]]> false 13 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=31143 Hanna begins a series analyzing the representation of Asian people in old Hollywood with a laughably offensive pre-Code movie, The Mask of Fu Manchu, directed by Charles Brabin and produced by MGM.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=31143 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0800 The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) Hanna begins a series analyzing the representation of Asian people in old Hollywood with a laughably offensive pre-Code movie, The Mask of Fu Manchu, directed by Charles Brabin and produced by MGM.

]]> false 12 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=25008 Although it's not quite to her taste, Hanna endeavors to cover the 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy, which helped establish director Park Chan-wook outside of his native South Korea.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=25008 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Oldboy (2003) Oldboy (2003) Although it's not quite to her taste, Hanna endeavors to cover the 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy, which helped establish director Park Chan-wook outside of his native South Korea.

]]> false 11 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=28965 To finish out the ghost month series, Hanna tries a bit of comparative analysis between Japan's classic horror film Ring, made in 1998, and America's take on the same movie, made in 2002. The results are more than a little embarrassing.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=28965 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Ring (1998) & The Ring (2002) Ring (1998) & The Ring (2002) To finish out the ghost month series, Hanna tries a bit of comparative analysis between Japan's classic horror film Ring, made in 1998, and America's take on the same movie, made in 2002. The results are more than a little embarrassing.

]]> false 10 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=20538 Four separate stories comprise the 1964 anthology horror film Kwaidan, directed by Masaki Kobayashi. Hanna makes her best effort to squeeze it all in one episode.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=20538 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Kwaidan (1964) Kwaidan (1964) Four separate stories comprise the 1964 anthology horror film Kwaidan, directed by Masaki Kobayashi. Hanna makes her best effort to squeeze it all in one episode.

]]> false 9 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=25049 Hanna talks wartorn Japan, ethics and morality, and deep dark holes in this episode on Kaneto Shindo's 1964 movie Onibaba, the second in a series of four Japanese horror episodes for Ghost Month.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=25049 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Onibaba (1964) Onibaba (1964) Hanna talks wartorn Japan, ethics and morality, and deep dark holes in this episode on Kaneto Shindo's 1964 movie Onibaba, the second in a series of four Japanese horror episodes for Ghost Month.

]]> false 8 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=18128 In celebration of Ghost Month, Hanna launches a series about Japanese horror, starting with a discussion about the strange and cartoonish cult classic House (1977) by director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=18128 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0800 House (1977) House (1977) In celebration of Ghost Month, Hanna launches a series about Japanese horror, starting with a discussion about the strange and cartoonish cult classic House (1977) by director Nobuhiko Obayashi.

]]> false 7 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=34035 Hanna attempts to tackle a long avante-garde film from 1964 by director Hiroshi Teshigahara that's filled with symbolism from beginning to end, coming away from the analysis feeling like she just barely scratched the surface.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=34035 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Woman in the Dunes (1964) Woman in the Dunes (1964) Hanna attempts to tackle a long avante-garde film from 1964 by director Hiroshi Teshigahara that's filled with symbolism from beginning to end, coming away from the analysis feeling like she just barely scratched the surface.

]]> false 6 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=18375 Finishing out the Wong Kar Wai series of episodes (for now), Hanna talks about the 2000 romantic drama In the Mood for Love, which many consider the very best from his filmography. She also touches on 2046, which was released four years later, to complete the "Love" trilogy.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=18375 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0800 In the Mood for Love (2000) and 2046 (2004) In the Mood for Love (2000) and 2046 (2004) Finishing out the Wong Kar Wai series of episodes (for now), Hanna talks about the 2000 romantic drama In the Mood for Love, which many consider the very best from his filmography. She also touches on 2046, which was released four years later, to complete the "Love" trilogy.

]]> false 5 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=12475 Hanna shares her thoughts on Days of Being Wild, a 1990 drama set in 60s Hong Kong, which comprises the first part of the informal "Love" trilogy of movies by Wong Kar Wai, .

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=12475 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Days of Being Wild (1990) Days of Being Wild (1990) Hanna shares her thoughts on Days of Being Wild, a 1990 drama set in 60s Hong Kong, which comprises the first part of the informal "Love" trilogy of movies by Wong Kar Wai, .

]]> false 4 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=11825 In the second part of a series on director Wong Kar Wai, Hanna covers both Chungking Express and Fallen Angels, which he thankfully decided against releasing as one 3-hour movie. 

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=11825 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 22:00:00 +0800 Chungking Express (1994) & Fallen Angels (1995) Chungking Express (1994) & Fallen Angels (1995) In the second part of a series on director Wong Kar Wai, Hanna covers both Chungking Express and Fallen Angels, which he thankfully decided against releasing as one 3-hour movie. 

]]> false 3 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=10075 Hanna kicks off a series on Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's movies with a discussion of his 1988 directorial debut, As Tears Go By, a gangster flick inspired by Martin Scorsese's 1973 movie Mean Streets.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=10075 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:55:00 +0800 As Tears Go By (1988) As Tears Go By (1988) Hanna kicks off a series on Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's movies with a discussion of his 1988 directorial debut, As Tears Go By, a gangster flick inspired by Martin Scorsese's 1973 movie Mean Streets.

]]> false 2 1 full https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=25619 On the debut episode of Retro Reels, Hanna talks about Jackie Chan's 1985 movie Police Story, a feat in action filmmaking that could never be replicated today. At least, not without incurring a lot of lawsuits.

]]> https://www.rti.org.tw/en/programnews?uid=4&pid=25619 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:55:00 +0800 Police Story (1985) Police Story (1985) On the debut episode of Retro Reels, Hanna talks about Jackie Chan's 1985 movie Police Story, a feat in action filmmaking that could never be replicated today. At least, not without incurring a lot of lawsuits.

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