Mubi’s spending spree is rolling on.
The art house film streaming platform and theatrical distributor has added yet another buzzy title to its library following a very active few months, buying all rights for renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s period drama One Second, this year’s Toronto Film Festival closer, for the U.K., Ireland, Germany and Turkey.
The Cultural Revolution-set film, written by Zhang — best known for films such as Raise the Red Lantern, Hero, and House of Flying Daggers, and the the first Chinese filmmaker to receive Oscar recognition (for 1990’s Ju Dou) — along with Zou Jingzhi and ...
The art house film streaming platform and theatrical distributor has added yet another buzzy title to its library following a very active few months, buying all rights for renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s period drama One Second, this year’s Toronto Film Festival closer, for the U.K., Ireland, Germany and Turkey.
The Cultural Revolution-set film, written by Zhang — best known for films such as Raise the Red Lantern, Hero, and House of Flying Daggers, and the the first Chinese filmmaker to receive Oscar recognition (for 1990’s Ju Dou) — along with Zou Jingzhi and ...
- 7/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Let’s get this out-of-the-way. This new film from China has nothing to do with the Oscar-winning 1970’s classic Coming Home from director Hal Ashby. Mind you, there have been Asian remakes of English language films such as the Blood Simple (the Coen brothers’ first flick) inspiring A Woman, A Gun, And A Noodle Shop. This cinematic adaptation of a celebrated novel begins during the most repressive era of the Mao regime (perhaps when “Red China” was the most crimson), when the country had cut almost all ties with the West. It looks back at how the political climate was tearing families apart as the trio at this story’s center learns that all their problems do not end after the reunion in Coming Home.
The film begins sometime during those turbulent 1960’s. Teenager Dan Dan (Huiwen Zhang) is focused on rehearsing for the upcoming auditions for the ballet celebrating the military,...
The film begins sometime during those turbulent 1960’s. Teenager Dan Dan (Huiwen Zhang) is focused on rehearsing for the upcoming auditions for the ballet celebrating the military,...
- 10/1/2015
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director: Kar Wai Wong; Screenwriters: Kar Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu; Starring: Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi; Running time: 108 mins; Certificate: 15
There's plenty to recommend about Wong Kar-wai's martial arts drama, the Hong Kong auteur's long-awaited return to cinema after the disappointment of his first English language feature My Blueberry Nights in 2007. Yet The Grandmaster still falls far short of its potential, with the mesmerising visual sequences counterbalanced by the muddled and self-defeating narrative structure.
The sprawling tale is based on the true story of Ip Man (Tony Leung), the famous practitioner of close-range Chinese combat style Wing Chun, who once trained the great Bruce Lee. It chronicles his battles amidst the turbulent 1930s, rife with conflict between North and South China, through his flight to Hong Kong and relationship with the hugely skilled female fighter Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi).
Bursting with thematic potential about the dueling paths of happiness and vengeance,...
There's plenty to recommend about Wong Kar-wai's martial arts drama, the Hong Kong auteur's long-awaited return to cinema after the disappointment of his first English language feature My Blueberry Nights in 2007. Yet The Grandmaster still falls far short of its potential, with the mesmerising visual sequences counterbalanced by the muddled and self-defeating narrative structure.
The sprawling tale is based on the true story of Ip Man (Tony Leung), the famous practitioner of close-range Chinese combat style Wing Chun, who once trained the great Bruce Lee. It chronicles his battles amidst the turbulent 1930s, rife with conflict between North and South China, through his flight to Hong Kong and relationship with the hugely skilled female fighter Gong Er (Zhang Ziyi).
Bursting with thematic potential about the dueling paths of happiness and vengeance,...
- 12/8/2014
- Digital Spy
An epic action deserves an epic poster, right? Actually, we’re talking about two (mondo) posters for The Grandmaster, which opens in limited theaters this month. Directed by Wong Kar Wai, the movie will tell us the story of martial-arts master Ip Man (aka the man who trained Bruce Lee), and as you already had a chance to see from the official trailer – it definitely looks promising. Head inside to check out the latest posters… Wong Kar Wai, Haofeng Xu and Jingzhi Zou stand behind the script which chronicles the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man from the 1930s in Foshan, his flight...
Click to read original and full article: Check Out: 2 Great Mondo Posters For The Grandmaster (In Theaters This Month!) on http://www.filmofilia.com...
Click to read original and full article: Check Out: 2 Great Mondo Posters For The Grandmaster (In Theaters This Month!) on http://www.filmofilia.com...
- 8/14/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
The Grandmaster
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Writer(s): Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu
Producer(s): Kar-Wai and Jacky Pang Yee Wah
U.S. Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang
First reviews are out: here is Variety’s take: “Venturing into fresh creative terrain without relinquishing his familiar themes and stylistic flourishes, Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar Wai exceeds expectations with “The Grandmaster,” fashioning a 1930s action saga into a refined piece of commercial filmmaking. Boasting one of the most propulsive yet ethereal realizations of authentic martial arts onscreen, as well as a merging of physicality and philosophy not attained in Chinese cinema since King Hu’s masterpieces, the hotly anticipated pic is sure to win new converts from the genre camp. Wong’s Eurocentric arthouse disciples, however, may not be completely in tune with the film’s more traditional storytelling and occasionally long-winded technical exposition.
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Writer(s): Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu
Producer(s): Kar-Wai and Jacky Pang Yee Wah
U.S. Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang
First reviews are out: here is Variety’s take: “Venturing into fresh creative terrain without relinquishing his familiar themes and stylistic flourishes, Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar Wai exceeds expectations with “The Grandmaster,” fashioning a 1930s action saga into a refined piece of commercial filmmaking. Boasting one of the most propulsive yet ethereal realizations of authentic martial arts onscreen, as well as a merging of physicality and philosophy not attained in Chinese cinema since King Hu’s masterpieces, the hotly anticipated pic is sure to win new converts from the genre camp. Wong’s Eurocentric arthouse disciples, however, may not be completely in tune with the film’s more traditional storytelling and occasionally long-winded technical exposition.
- 1/15/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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