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Chow Yun Fat Goes Home

July 17, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Chow Yun Fat Goes Home

Screen star CHOW YUN-FAT has agreed to work on a movie in his native Hong Kong for the first time in a decade after he fell in love with film-maker ANN HUI’s script. Screen star CHOW YUN-FAT has agreed to work on a movie in his native Hong Kong for the first time in a …

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Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle

June 11, 2005 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle

LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) “Howl’s Moving Castle,” one of Japan’s most successful films ever, opened Friday in New York and Los Angeles, giving American audiences their first big-screen view of the latest work from acclaimed animation

An Odd Couple

June 3, 2005 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on An Odd Couple

3-IRON (‘Bin-jip’, Korea, 2004, colour), Directed by Ki-duk Kim and starring Seung-yeon Lee, Hee Jae, Hyuk-ho Kwon, Jin-mo Ju and Jeong-ho Choi. Anamorphic widescreen transfer, 90 min. In Korean with optional Korean and English sutbtitles. Extras

Zhang Yimou Talks to CNN

May 14, 2005 • Film, ProfilesComments Off on Zhang Yimou Talks to CNN

My guest this week is one of China’s most famous and influential film directors, Zhang Yimou — the man behind such visually opulent period films as Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern. cnn.com by Lorraine Hahn LH: Lorraine Hahn ZY: Zhang Yimou LH:

Silence Par For The Course

April 29, 2005 • Film, ReviewsComments Off on Silence Par For The Course

South Korea’s Exploding film scene has a self-taught genius in Kim Ki-duk. His latest, “3-Iron,” may not be as painterly perfect as the earlier “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … And Spring,” but its amazing visual sense of

Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005

March 30, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005

HONG KONG – The Entertainment Expo Hong Kong 2005 has drawn additional film buyers and dealers to the city, giving a boost to the Hong Kong movie market. Asia Times The Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (Filmart), which is incorporated as part

Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi

March 7, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi

(Kyodo) _ Japan’s first subway hijacking movie, now nearing completion, would have been derailed if it had not been for the efforts of local groups called film commissions, which help moviemakers find extras and locations. The movie, “Koshonin

Chinese Opera Making A Comeback

March 5, 2005 • Film, NewsComments Off on Chinese Opera Making A Comeback

Mao banned traditional Chinese opera and put on propaganda musicals instead. Now, according to a new film, they’re making a comeback, reports Geoffrey Macnab. Guardian Unlimited Like almost every art form, traditional opera was banned during