Things categorized as 'Film News'
John Woo: Red Cliff must go on…
Browsing Eachnet for headlines I came across some news regarding an accidental fire on the set of John Woo's upcoming historical action film Red Cliff. One person died and six were ...
Jia Zhangke, Jet Li, and the Sichuan Earthquake
A quick post about some earthquake and film related news: first off, Jia Zhangke, at the Cannes Film Festival where his new film 24 City was recently screened, lead a moment ...
Jia Zhangke 24 City official movie poster
According to the Chinese media, France's MK2 has secured theatrical rights for the new Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯) film 24 City (24城记), which is going to ...
Kostya Tszyu v. Jackie Chan, Woodstock, and 24 City
Think Rocky V, but during the Olympics. Jackie Chan, 54, will engage in some kind of fighting? boxing? kung fu? exhibition against Tszyu, 38, a welterweight boxer from Russia ...
Cannes, SARFT, Americans in China and other movie news
Ang Lee, in a recent trip to Vancouver BC, talks with the mayor and Vancouverites about a proposed bill that would deny tax money to filmmakers whose content ...
The new Le Cercle Rouge, Ang Lee’s autobiography and other movie news
Fans of French film might be interested to know that Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 classic Le Cercle Rouge (starring Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte and Yves Montand) is being ...
Shu Haolun releases new film about Shanghai
Shanghai filmmaker Shu Haolun (舒浩仑） made a name for himself a few years back with his personal documentary Nostalgia 《乡愁》, an exploration of the nong tangs where he grew ...
Today’s Movie Links
A Chinese movie about an Olympic sprinter who escaped from the Japanese to take part in the 1932 Olympics will be released in May. ...
Expensive My Blueberry Nights T-shirts, Jackie Chan stunts and other movie news
Wong Kar-wai is celebrating the opening of his shit movie My Blueberry Nights in the US this Friday by selling some merchandise – most notably, $95 t-shirts, $50 posters, and $25 ...