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3 October 2011 10:30 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

[Us readers are reminded that Detective Dee is in limited theatrical release in the Us Right Now and this is a film that greatly benefits from being seen in as large a format as possible. Watch Andy Lau punch a deer in the face on the big screen! Find the complete list of theaters screening the film here.]Much has been made about Detective Dee being Tsui Hark's return to form after a largely shaky 15 year run of mediocrity.  I must say, he delivers the goods here in a way I was not expecting.  Hark used to be the king of Hong Kong action, with films like The Blade and Peking Opera Blues in his satchel, it used to be that a film with his »

30 September 2011 12:00 PM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »

Tonight, you can catch a special free screening of Amélie as part of the Whole Foods Sunset Supper Cinema; seating is limited, and starts around 6:30 pm. I'm seriously thinking of going to try some of the food specials, which include a crème brûlée shake.

Then get a triple-shot of filmmaker Ti West, who's been in town for Fantastic Fest. On Saturday he's doing a Moviemaker Dialogue over at the Afs screening room, on Sunday The Roost and The House of the Devil play Alamo Drafthouse Village, followed by an Afs Best of the Fest screening on Monday of The Innkeepers.

On Tuesday, check out the lastest Essential Cinema screening Peking Opera Blues over at Alamo South Lamar. And apparently Afs is kicking of a new "season pass" option -- Season Pass holders get into the Essential Cinema screenings for free.

Now on to the films opening in Austin today, »

- Jenn Brown

6 September 2011 1:18 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

Detective Dee and Mystery of the Phantom Flame is yet another magical adventure from Hong Kong action maestro Tsui Hark (Peking Opera Blues, Seven Swords). The $20-million film was funded entirely in China--as opposed to his old friend John Woo's $80 million Red Cliff, which was backed by a pool of investors from several Asian countries. This entertaining big-scale epic is packed with action and visual effects, including a towering hollow statue that is central to the mystery in the movie. Tsui would like to see more movies like his cross over with American audiences, who seem oddly culturally constrained, he says. "It's always a problem, the culture barrier, which becomes a separating factor, categorizing audiences." He realizes that educating audiences in eastern traditions is »

17 August 2011 11:02 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

There's more than a whiff of Tsui Hark's Peking Opera Blues in Gao Xiaosong's My Kingdom, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Four years in the making, with action choreography from Sammo Hung and a role for the rarely seen Yuen Biao, this could end up being a lot of fun. The producers have assembled a young, attractive cast in the form of Wu Chun, Han Geng and Barbie Hsu and seem determined to underline that this is a film with modern sensibilities, even though it features old school cultural elements like traditional Chinese opera. A fan-subbed version of the film's trailer has popped up online and certainly boasts a colourful blend of operatics and martial arts. Whether it succeeds in being an entertaining »

31 May 2011 3:40 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

The lineup of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema's 2011 New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), which runs July 1 -14, includes 45 features and one short film each from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Among the world premieres are Takashi Miike's Ninja Kids!!! and Eiji Uchida's The Last Days of the World. American premieres include the fest opener, Yoshimasa Ishibashi’s Milocrorze: A Love Story. This year's Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award is going to Hong Kong auteur Tsui Hark (Peking Opera Blues); the Rising Star Award goes to Japanese actor Takayuki Yamadass. More highlights, details and the complete lineup is listed below: In addition, 2011 Nyaff will feature 12 films making their North »

5 items from 2011