A: In addition to “Mission: Impossible 8,” what other new movies are in theaters?
B: “Final Destination: Bloodlines” and “The Wedding Banquet” are out. The French film “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” will also open soon.
A: The Final Destination horror movie series is so scary that I don’t dare watch it.
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B: Then how about “The Wedding Banquet,” which is a 2025 remake of the 1993 classic of the same title? Oscar-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung’s performance in it is highly anticipated.
A: But as a fan of British writer Jane Austen, I’m more interested to see how her works can wreck my life.
A: 除了《不可能的任務8》，最近還有什麼新電影？
B: 《絕命終結站：血脈》、《囍宴》已上映了，法國片《珍奧斯汀誤了我一生》 快上映了。
A: 恐怖片《終結站》系列實在太可怕，我完全不敢看。
B: 那翻拍自1993年經典的2025年新版《囍宴》呢？奧斯卡最佳女配角尹汝貞的演出真令人期待。
A: 身為英國作家珍奧斯汀的書迷，我倒想看她會如何誤了我一生！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: Apart from the musical Sunset Boulevard, Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki is also touring Taiwan after a 17-year wait. She’s holding two concerts starting tonight. B: Ayu has the most No. 1 hits of any Japanese solo artist, with 33 total. A: “Time” magazine even crowned her as “The Empress of Pop.” B: She staged shows in Taipei back in 2007 and 2008, causing an “Ayu fever” across Taiwan. A: Unfortunately, the singer has been deaf in her left ear since 2008, and is gradually losing hearing in her right ear. I’m so excited to see her singing in Taipei again. A: 除了音樂劇《日落大道》，日本歌后濱崎步睽違17年，今晚起在台北熱唱兩場。
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A: After touring Taipei, the play Life of Pi is now heading to Taichung. You wanna go? B: Did you forget? We’re going to Taipei this weekend to see the musical Sunset Boulevard and go to Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki’s concert. A: Oh yeah, that’s right. The classic composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber is touring Taiwan for the first time. B: I heard that it’s adapted from a 1950 film with the same title. A: And the show will feature legendary soprano Sarah Brightman, who is finally returning to the musical stage after 30 years. We can’t miss it. A: 在台北巡演後，戲劇《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》本週起將移師台中。要去嗎？
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