Putting the magic back in movies: Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’

Indian actor Suraj Sharma, right, playing the character Pi, stands near a tiger in Ang Lee’s new film Life of Pi. Photo: Reuters The special effects company that relocated to Taiwan to work on the ‘Life of Pi,’ Ang Lee’s latest outing, should provide a much-needed boost to Taiwan’s film industry By Trista di Genova…

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Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ a triumphant tale of ‘man vs. nature’

The best fillum to come out in ages. By Trista di Genova, The Wild East / Entertainment Five stars: ‘One of the best films of the year’, even Roger Ebert agrees, and perhaps one of the only movies that is even better than the book. A beautiful tale, well told in this magical example of…

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