Plot: Love and war conspire to create a romantic triangle in this lavish historical epic from director Chen Kaige. A young girl who has lost her parents to the violence of war bravely refuses to obey the orders of a warrior's son, and is approached by a ... Read More
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On the strength of an 11-minute trailer that earned a standing ovation at Cannes, as well as the chaotic story of its distribution here -- rights were snatched up by The Weinstein Company, only to be dropped after a re-edit and re-naming; Warner...
According to Asian film website MonkeyPeaches, a large group of American studio representatives were recently invited to the set of Zhang Yimou's latest epic, The City of Golden Armor (MP's extensive archive of stories on the film is here). In addition to...
Hey Karina and Chris--While I agree with both of you that the desperate desire on the part of Tribeca's organizers to have A Really Big Festival! has resulted in the presence of some truly horrible movies, I have to say that doesn't (at least for me) make...
When I was in high school, there was this kid named Frank that everyone thought looked exactly like me. Or maybe they thought I looked like him. Regardless, on a daily basis, I would pass people in the hall who would say, "Hey Frank!" or...
We've posted a lot here about Chen Kaige's new film, The Promise. First the long trailer sent Cannes into an early frenzy, and then the completed film set box office records in China. Now, however, things have started to go a bit south. Recut, retitled,...

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