The “Soul of Bread” (愛的麵包魂) is a light-hearted romantic comedy directed by Sean Kao (高柄權) and Lin Chun-yang (林君楊), whose award-winning screenplay granted high anticipations for the movie after an equally successful TV version in 2006.

During China's Beiyang period (北洋時期) in the 1920s, warlords vie for power over the newly formed Republic while remnant powers wish to restore the Qing Dynasty.

In “Man on a Ledge,” a man named Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) checks into the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, orders a champagne lunch and then climbs out of the window of his room on the 21st floor, threatening to jump.

"Bang Bang Formosa” (寶島大爆走), directed by Andy Luo An-de (羅安得), is a delightful road movie that moves boisterously through contemporary Taiwan.

"Din Tao: Leader of the Parade” (陣頭) is about renewing the spiritual credibility of “Din Tao” by filling traditional symbols with new inspirations, and about reconciling rifts between generations, between rival troupes, and between cosmopolitan and homegrown cultures.

Yes, “Contraband” follows the tried-and-true One Last Job formula. Yes, Mark Wahlberg is nestled deep within his comfort zone as a former master criminal who's lived a dangerous life and gone straight.

A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he has demonstrated repeatedly throughout his career, he is keen to experiment with every genre imaginable.

After scrutinizing Taiwanese funeral customs in the 2010 comedy “Seven Days in Heaven” (父後七日), director Wang Yu-lin (王育麟) now offers “Flying Dragon, Dancing Phoenix” (龍飛鳳舞) ...

From the opening moment when a bomb explodes and annihilates everything in sight, “Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault” (痞子英雄首部曲：全面開戰) makes clear its intention to claim all the tropes of Hollywood action films.

Hollywood has commandeered Sweden's big literary export, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” without compromising the story's Scandinavian roots or its sense of barrenness, even hopelessness.