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Film studio forms joint venture with distribution

August 11, 2004 • Film, NewsComments Off on Film studio forms joint venture with distribution

Mandarin Entertainment (Holding), a movie studio controlled by local comedy producer Wong Pak-ming, has agreed to form a joint venture to expand its media production and distribution network on the mainland. Hong Kong Standard by Eli Lau Mandarin Entertainment (Holding), a movie studio controlled by local comedy producer Wong Pak-ming, has agreed to form a

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Japan Times: Udine Festival 2004

May 23, 2004 • Film, NewsComments Off on Japan Times: Udine Festival 2004

The Japan Times by Mark Schilling Who are film festivals for, really? The biggest of all, Cannes, is strictly for industry professionals (or rather, anyone with enough connections to wangle accreditation). But many other festivals have turned in a more

Sony Classics Acquires Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers

May 14, 2004 • Film, NewsComments Off on Sony Classics Acquires Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers

Sony Pictures Classics today announced the acquisition of the North American rights to Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers. Press Release Sony Pictures Classics today announced the acquisition of the North American rights to Zhang Yimou’s House

Chasing the Dragon

July 30, 2003 • Film, NewsComments Off on Chasing the Dragon

You can’t walk into a multiplex these days without seeing the impact of the martial arts film. From “The Matrix” to “Charlie’s Angels” to Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming homage to the genre, “Kill

Reel Rewind

May 5, 2003 • Film, NewsComments Off on Reel Rewind

2000: A year of profits and accolades for Korean films. Korea Now The incredible success of Korea’s film industry in 1999 was called many things – historic, miraculous, surprising – but not trendsetting. After all, “Swiri,” the

The Ring has made Japan hot in Hollywood

November 2, 2002 • Film, NewsComments Off on The Ring has made Japan hot in Hollywood

Japanese movies eyed for makeover. ‘The Ring’ has made Japan hot in Hollywood Japan Times With “The Ring,” the horror film based on the 1998 Hideo Nakata hit “Ringu,” sailing past the $100 million mark in the United States,

Heroic Grace at UCLA Film and Television Archive

February 2, 2002 • Events, Film, NewsComments Off on Heroic Grace at UCLA Film and Television Archive

Editor’s Introduction to the catalog of the landmark touring film series curated by Cheng-Sim Lim for the UCLA Film and Television Archive, 2003. It’s pointless to dispute the fact that the Chinese martial arts movie has a chronic image problem in