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19 items from 2012
Cannes Promotional Poster for the Steampunk Martial Arts Flick Tai Chi 0
20 May 2012 10:06 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
The last I’d heard, director Stephen Fung’s upcoming steampunk-flavored kung fu outing “Tai Chi 0″ wasn’t expected to arrive until sometime next year. Following a promotional stint at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we’ve learned that this potentially awesome martial arts flick will hit Chinese theaters this fall. Not surprisingly, this news makes me quite happy. 2012 is currently shaping up to be a fantastic year for those of us who live and breathe martial arts movies. Check out the official synopsis: A gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead travels far to learn Tai Chi and eventually becomes a master. He then faces an army of steampunk invaders and protect the villagers. “Tai Chi 0″ stars Yuan Xiaochao, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Angelababy, Eddy Peng, William Feng, Yuan Biao, and Jade Xu Huihui, with fight choreography by none other than Sammo Hung. Awesome? Could be. »
- Todd Rigney
Aaron Kwok and Bald Tony Leung Clash in Cold War Teaser
3 May 2012 3:41 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
One of the most promising Hong Kong prospects for Summer 2012 is Cold War, an action-packed cop thriller from first-time writer/director team Longman Leung and Sunny Luk. The all-star cast includes Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka Fai, as well as Charlie Young, Andy On, Aarif Rahman (Lee), Gordon Lam, Byron Mann and Grace Huang, while the plot centres around a violent hostage situation that quickly spirals out of control. The first teaser trailer has now been released, which boasts a combination of footage, soundbites from the cast and crew (including action director Chin Kar Lok) and behind the scenes footage. For the record, Tony Leung looks like a badass. Check it out below! »
Will We See 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Only God Forgives' & Terrence Malick's Latest & More Before The End Of 2012?
30 April 2012 9:02 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We're almost exactly a third of the way through the year, and thanks to the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival line-up a couple weeks ago, we're now a little clearer on the timetable of some of the most anticipated films of the year. We know that "Cosmopolis," "Killing Them Softly," "On The Road," "Mud," "Rust And Bone," "Amour" and "The Paperboy," among others are done, and will be screening in only a few short weeks for critics, and U.S. releases, if not set already, can't be far behind. And the release schedule for the rest of the year is firming up fast, with films like "The Master" and "Seven Psychopaths" getting added to the calendar.
But what of the question marks that still remain? Of the major movies tentatively set for completion this year, but without firm release dates as yet, which will we actually see in theaters »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ Finally Nabs International Release Date; ‘Compliance’ & Mike Birgiblia’s ‘Sleepwalk’ Arrive in August
17 April 2012 8:47 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
After years of waiting, it looks like we have some news on when we could see Wong Kar-Wai‘s The Grandmaster. Rumors indicate it won’t be ready for Cannes, but LoveHKFilm (via The Playlist) have revealed a December 18, 2012 release date for China. With Megan Ellison‘s Annapurna Pictures holding the rights, we’ll have to wait and see who picks it up for Us distribution, but noting her usual collaborations with The Weinstein Company, they could certainly be a good fit. Starring Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi, the film tells the story of Ip Man, who is best known as the trainer of legendary kung-fu star Bruce Lee. Don’t expect us Americans to get the film until 2013 with that intentional date.
We’ve also got news on releases for two of our favorite Sundance films via a press release. First up, Mike Birbiglia‘s Sleepwalk with Me has been given a August 24th, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Light At The End Of The Tunnel: Wong Kar-Wai's 'The Grandmaster' Gets December 18th Chinese Release Date
17 April 2012 3:53 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It's five years since the last film from the great Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai. It's eight since his last Chinese-language film, "2046." And depending on your tolerance for the latter, it's twelve since his last great film, "In The Mood For Love." But Kar-Wai has such a hugely impressive body of work behind him -- from "Ashes Of Time" to "Chungking Express" -- that anything he does will have a fever-pitch of anticipation behind it, and that only seems to get greater the longer he takes with his latest project, "The Grandmaster."
A biopic of legendary martial artist Ip Man (Tony Leung), a legendary master of Wing Chun who taught Bruce Lee, among many others, the film also stars Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang and Song Hye-Ko and began filming two-and-a-half years ago, in December 2009. But in true Wong fashion, the epic shoot lasted for nearly two years, on-and-off (shooting was still »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Release date of The Grandmasters announced soon!
10 April 2012 12:35 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
So excited we could (well nearly) spit! The release date for - The Grandmasters - Wong Kar Wai's take on the legend who martial arts master Ip Man, is to be announced this very month! The film stars Tony Leung as Ip Man, Zhang Ziyi, Song Hye-kyo, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Julian Cheun Chi-lam and Mma fighter Cung Le. It also features martial arts choreography by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping. As soon as we know the date you will, and if you really do need any more reason to be excited yourself, check out the trailer below. »
Release date of The Grandmasters announced soon!
10 April 2012 12:35 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
So excited we could (well nearly) spit! The release date for - The Grandmasters - Wong Kar Wai's take on the legend who martial arts master Ip Man, is to be announced this very month! The film stars Tony Leung as Ip Man, Zhang Ziyi, Song Hye-kyo, Chang Chen, Zhao Benshan, Julian Cheun Chi-lam and Mma fighter Cung Le. It also features martial arts choreography by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping. As soon as we know the date you will, and if you really do need any more reason to be excited yourself, check out the trailer below. »
The Great Magician (2011) Movie Review
10 April 2012 10:25 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
“The Great Magician” was one of the more highly anticipated Chinese releases of late, marking actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai’s return to the screen after a break of three years, having presumably been worked in after his turn in Wong Kar Wai’s still unfinished “The Grandmasters” had wrapped. The film also aroused interest for the fact that it saw Leung headlining along with Lau Ching Wan, the two having worked together several times in the past, most notably on Patrick Yau’s classic 1998 noir thriller “The Longest Nite”, with popular and talented actress Zhou Xun as the female lead. Based on a novel by Zhang Haifan, the film was a prestigious, big budget production, with one of Hong Kong’s current top directors at the helm in Derek Yee, best known for recent action hits “Triple Tap”, “Shinjuku Incident” and “One Nite in Mongkok”, and an illustrious supporting »
- James Mudge
Steampunk Martial Arts Mayhem Awaits Those Who Study Stephen Fung’s Tai Chi 0
6 April 2012 6:59 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Steampunk? Martial arts? Fights choreographed by Sammo Hung? Wait for it — yep, my mind just exploded, effectively coating the interior of my skull with icky nerd juice. What more could you possibly want from a kung fu movie? I can’t think of a single thing. The trailer for actor/director Stephen Fung’s upcoming epic “Tai Chi 0″ is all sorts of kick-ass, so it’s a damn shame that we won’t have a chance to see the flick until 2013. Still, I’m willing to wait. Feel free to add this one to the top of my “highly anticipated” list. Feel free. Before engaging the trailer directly, read this: A gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead travels far to learn Tai Chi and eventually becomes a master. He then faces an army of steampunk invaders and protect the villagers. Yuan Xiaochao, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Angelababy, Eddy Peng, »
- Todd Rigney
Adorable Acceptance Speech: Andy & Eugene
26 March 2012 11:01 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Remember last week when we were talking about the Asian Film Awards? Here is Eugene Domingo's acceptance speech for People's Choice Favorite Actress for the Philippines Oscar Submission Woman in a Septic Tank. She and Favorite Actor winner, the Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau really ham it up.
Yes. I am very famous."
Fun. Thanks to Tfe devotee Reign for sending my way.
In other adorability news from Asian cinema, apparently this candid drunken photo of our favorite Asian movie star Tony Leung Chiu Wai was widely circulated on the net. My guess is he's drinking to forget that Wong Kar Wai, the auteur who bolstered Tony's international reputation, is still working on The Grand Masters. Will we ever see it?
They haven't worked together since 2046 (2004) and at the rate Wong Kar Wai is working they'll probably never work together again since Tony turns 50 in June. We'll totally celebrate. »
- NATHANIEL R
Movie Poster of the Week: Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love”
17 February 2012 8:57 AM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
This superb fan poster by Rebecca Leigh for In the Mood for Love fills a void. I felt that there was never a really great poster for Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece which was a crying shame since if ever a film both deserved and lent itself to an extraordinary graphic interpretation it was that one. The posters that do exist, like the American, French and Japanese designs below, all make do with Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung looking beautifully languid, utterly gorgeous and ineffably sad, and perhaps that’s all that one needs, but none of them do anything to quite match the soul and invention of Wong’s film.
Leigh’s poster, however, is something else. In one lovely composite image it captures the solitude, the longing and the impossibility of Wong’s brief re-encounters. The blurred, streaked background, turning half the poster into a purely abstract design (shades »
The top 50 foreign language films of the last decade
8 February 2012 6:26 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
From animation to epic sci-fi to intimate dramas, here’s our pick of the 50 finest foreign language films of the past ten years…
It is quite clear that mainstream cinema no longer applies just to Hollywood blockbusters, or the odd British comedy. With the advent of mass home cinema in the last decade, and the increasing availability of pretty much anything and everything on DVD, Blu-ray, or streaming services like Netflix, world cinema has finally crossed the divide of being the preserve of the connoisseur, or the type of thing you’d stumble on late at night on TV.
In the last ten years, world cinema has made a massive impact on film-of-the-year lists, and many people’s personal favourites. Starting from 2002 and ending here in 2012, it’s safe to say that you’ll have seen many of the films below, and enjoyed them simply as great pieces of filmmaking, »
Hong Kong set to bring us a Cold War
31 January 2012 7:00 AM, PST | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »
The other day we were bemoaning the fact that Hong has been letting us down a tad on the horror movie front, but the same sure can’t be said for the number of top flight action thrillers coming from there of late. Police action flick...Cold War, is the latest to add to list, and we’ve just turned up the teaser poster and finally nailed down a plotline. CW is directed by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk and they’ve assembled themselves a Top cast including; Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung, Eddie Peng, Aarif Rahman and Charlie Yeung. Cold War opens in May, so trailer time any day now we reckon! Synopsis: In Asia’s safest city, the police have long been untouchable. Approaching midnight in Hong Kong, police headquarters receives an anonymous call: a fully-loaded police van carrying the forces, most advance equipment and five highly »
Tony Leung and Donnie Yen Talk About The Grandmasters
12 January 2012 3:08 PM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Wong Kar Wai's take on the story of Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man, The Grandmasters, has appeared in many film critics' lists of most anticipated films of 2012. But the question is: are we really going to get to see the film in 2012? It has been a long time (or 'forever') in the making, but the latest reports from Hong Kong seem to suggest that the answer to the above question is probably 'yes'. The film's main actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai confirmed during promotion of his new film The Great Magician that The Grandmasters is now 'close to completion'. Presumably this is by normal standards and not Wkw's, which means it may be a matter of months, and not years, before the »
Review: The Great Magician leaves the rabbit in the hat
12 January 2012 2:02 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
It seems like a number of years since Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung Chiu Wai graced our screens, but in fact it was only 2009 when the second installment of John Woo's epic Red Cliff was doing the rounds. Perhaps because many A-list Chinese actors feature so regularly in major releases - Leung's co-stars Lau Ching Wan and Zhou Xun have each had two other films released in the past six months - that two years feels like an eternity. Leung has spent the majority of that period participating in the still unfinished The Grandmasters for Wong Kar Wai, and it was in fact during one of the numerous breaks in production that Leung starred in this comedy thriller from director Derek Yee.Yee has enjoyed »
Top 40 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #11-20
9 January 2012 8:55 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Most Anticipated Films of 2012 #11-20
Today I offer my next batch of ten films I am anticipating over the course of this next year as we make our way to my top ten, which I will be publishing tomorrow, but this batch of ten may stand just as good a chance as the tomorrow's ten of offering up some of the year's best films, though there are a few in here that may not be able to hit theaters by year's end. Among the names included in today's ten you have directors such as Chan-wook Park, Andrew Dominik, Wong Kar-Wai, Derek Cianfrance, Joe Wright and a few I'll leave unnamed so as not to spoil the entire list along with actors such as Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Ben Affleck, Sean Penn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tony Leung, Brad Pitt and Sam Rockwell. Yeah, 2012 has no shortage of big films and big stars to anticipate, »
- Brad Brevet
The Cinematic Conflict Between East and West
8 January 2012 7:46 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Late last week, the production of the long-debated live action adaptation of Akira was again put on hold due to ‘budgetary and script differences’. The decision wasn’t surprising – since Warner Bros. announced their intention to release a Westernised version of the beloved anime in 2002, Akira fans have vocalised their concerns and generally protested the idea. The decision to cancel production ends years of development hell and a lot of debate amongst fans, but it is also something else. It’s another adaptation saved from having its ‘plus-points’ being Westernised just for the sake of it.
It’s a cultural aspect that has bothered me for years. Ever since the book Memoirs of a Geisha was remade by Chicago director Rob Marshall, it is a creative idea that I find quite infuriating. I am a big fan of the book, so I was excited about news of its initial production. »
- Katie Wong
January Sees Blockbuster Line-up Of Hong Kong Films In Australia And New Zealand
7 January 2012 4:48 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
The good news for all Asian film lovers in Australia and New Zealand (myself included) is that the year is off to a flying start with the upcoming releases of two of the latest and biggest Hong Kong blockbusters in Australian and Nz cinemas. The first is The Great Magician from director Derek Yee with Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Lau Ching Wan and Zhou Xun in the cast. While director Yee's last film Triple Tap was very much a disappointment, when he is in good form, he gives us films like One Nite In Mongkok and (my favorite film) C'est La Vie, Mon Cheri. Plus this time, he is working with a top cast. So hopefully this will be another great film from the »
‘Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame’ a Sherlock-Holmes-like martial arts extravaganza
4 January 2012 1:01 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Directed by Hark Tsui
China, 2011
More Sherlock Holmes than Guy Ritchie’s current slow-motion brawler, Detective Dee (Andy Lau) is a 7th century Chinese sleuth with a faithful bird for a sidekick instead of a doctor.
When a series of mysterious spontaneous combustions threaten to derail the inauguration of China’s first Empress, Wu (Carina Lau), the long-exiled Detective Dee is called back into action.
Ordered to closely follow and assist Dee is the mysterious Jing’er (Bingbing Li), the Empress’ right-hand woman, and Pei Donglai (Chao Deng), a stoic albino in the Silas/Da Vinci Code model. Each have their own agendas according to the controversy surrounding the first-ever female ascendance, and Dee must play both sides skillfully to solve the crime.
A gleeful work of historical fiction, Detective Dee mixes classic martial arts sequences with plenty of deduction to »
- Neal Dhand
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