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Vietnamese movie ousted from Oscar 2012 -VietNamNet BridgeVietnamese movie ousted from Oscar 2012VietNamNet BridgeIt is a surprise when the list does not have the name of China's “Flowers of War”, by famous director Zhang Yimou, “Le Havre”, a Finland's film which won the FIPRESCI award at the Cannes Film Festival or “Where Do We Go Now?” of Lebanon, which took the ...and more »Posted on 20 January 2012 | 4:50 am
Taiwan Stands Tall as 'Warriors of theMiamiHerald.comTaiwan Stands Tall as 'Warriors of the Rainbow' Earns Foreign-Language Oscar ...Hollywood ReporterNoticeably absent among Asia's contenders is Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War starring Oscar winner Christian Bale, China's most expensive production to date and its highest-grossing Chinese film for 2011. Zhang was looking for his fourth ...9 Films Advance in Best Foreign Language Film Oscar CategoryCollider.comAn Oscar Shortlist Tilts EastNew York TimesOscars: How to find 'A Separation,' other foreign-language filmsLos Angeles Timesall 389 news articles »
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 4:02 pm
'Magician' sneaks into top spot -China.org.cn'Magician' sneaks into top spotChina.org.cnBy Wu Jin Tung-Shing Yee's "The Great Magician" replaced Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" as last week's top earning blockbuster. The tightly-paced film adaptation of the novel with the same name, starring Tony Leung, Zhou Xun and Ching Wan Lau, ...
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 2:02 am
Zhang Yimou in Beijing on Dec. 12 - WallWall Street Journal (blog)Zhang Yimou in Beijing on Dec. 12Wall Street Journal (blog)“Chinese movies make up a tiny portion of the US market,” Zhang Yimou told China Real Time as his film “Flowers of War” was set to open in New York, Los Angeles and 11 other US cities on Friday. “Basically, if you get the opportunity just to attract ...Zhang YimouScreen InternationalREVIEW: Christian Bale May Be the Star, But Zhang Yimou Puts Women at Heart of ...MovielineNi Ni blossoms in 'Flowers'Boston HeraldBoston.com -The Boston Globe -Philadelphia Inquirerall 25 news articles »
Posted on 18 January 2012 | 10:11 pm
Tsui Hark's 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'Hollywood ReporterTsui Hark's 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' Leads Asian Film Awards NominationsHollywood ReporterWei Te-sheng's "Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale" and Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" follow with six each. HONG KONG – Director Tsui Hark's 3D extravaganza The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate leads the Sixth Asian Film Awards nominations with ...'Flowers,' 'Flying Swords' Lead Asian Film Award NominationsWall Street Journal (blog)all 14 news articles »
Posted on 18 January 2012 | 10:19 am
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No go for China's top-grossing filmThe Zhang Yimou-directed film, starring Christian Bale, was the top-grossing Chinese film of last year. -mypPosted on 26 January 2012 | 4:05 am
"The Flowers Of War" to release inZhang Yimou's Golden Globe-nominated latest starring Christian Bale has been scheduled for a U.S. release date.
Posted on 23 January 2012 | 2:32 am
Compromised epic on Rape of NankingThe Rape of Nanking, the 1937 rape and murder rampage by Japanese troops, comes so vividly to life in The Flowers of War that you wish the great Chinese director Zhang Yimou had a better movie to put in front of it. Japan, both officially and informally, has spent the intervening 74 years ignominiously denying that this slaughter of Chinese women and children in that city ever happened.
Posted on 21 January 2012 | 8:05 am
Indifferent to censors, Christian Bale lendsLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Christian Bale says he isn't concerned with what Chinese government censors approved or cut from his new film "The Flowers of War."
Posted on 20 January 2012 | 3:22 pm
Unusual twists mark Zhang Yimou'sTHE LORD works in mysterious ways in "Flowers of War," the story of a scoundrel who shields Chinese hookers and orphans from invading Japanese in 1937 Nanking.
Posted on 20 January 2012 | 8:47 am
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Shreveport-made 'Morris Lessmore' plays thisFor more on the Oscar shorts program, visit the Prytania Theatre web site. Christian Bale teams up with director Zhang Yimou for a period epic about a Westerner -- an unlikely hero -- who finds refuge with a group of women in a church during ...Posted on 7 February 2012 | 10:15 pm
Hart makes strings sing pop - DentonIn “God of Small Things,” Hart channels filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s soundscapes, warping his violin around rests and setting the scene for the song’s reverb-filled remains. He explores the details that make for ecstatic discovery but that are buried by ...
Posted on 26 January 2012 | 8:28 pm
Oscars Snub Asia as Taiwan’s ‘SeediqAnother high-profile blockbuster, mainland China’s “The Flowers of War” (金陵十三钗) from director Zhang Yimou (張藝謀) and starring Christian Bale didn’t make the short list. But “Seediq Bale” and “The Flowers of War ...
Posted on 25 January 2012 | 7:21 am
Christian Bale Needs Help in The Flowers ofThis is his effort to give Miller the tools he needs to get the girls out of harm's way. Crafted by master filmmaker Zhang Yimou, The Flowers of War takes the plotline of Yan Geling's tearjerker novel The 13 Women of Nanjing and makes it a ...
Posted on 24 January 2012 | 6:25 am
Unusual twists mark Zhang Yimou's 'FlowersTHE LORD works in mysterious ways in "Flowers of War," the story of a scoundrel who shields Chinese hookers and orphans from invading Japanese in 1937 Nanking. The movie is a massive clash of content and tone, a strange hybrid of "City of Life ...
Posted on 21 January 2012 | 8:02 am
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Zhang wraps up World War II-era epic '13He's tackled rural drama, kung fu choreography and period epic over a 23-year career that has made him Chinese cinema's top names. But Zhang Yimou says his recent production starring Christian Bale has been one of his toughest.Posted on 23 June 2011 | 5:07 am
China's Zhang says Bale to star in NanjingChristian Bale will star in Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's new project about 13 young prostitutes who help save compatriots from Japanese troops rampaging Nanjing, the latest film exploring a World War II-era atrocity that stirs nationalism in China.
Posted on 22 December 2010 | 8:41 am
Zhang calls new film a back-to-basicsVeteran Chinese director Zhang Yimou unveiled his new romance to foreign audiences at Asia's leading film festival on Wednesday, calling it a simple love story that sheds the bright colors and epic scale of his recent productions.
Posted on 7 October 2010 | 12:16 am
Zhang Yimou romance to open Pusan FilmZhang Yimou's new romance will kick off the 15th edition of Asia's leading film festival, and Oliver Stone and Juliette Binoche will be among the event's guests, organizers said.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 4:22 am
Zhang Ziyi stars as AIDS patient in newActress Zhang Ziyi says she signed on to play an AIDS patient in her new movie because she's a big fan of the director, a frequent collaborator with well-known Chinese directors Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.
Posted on 18 May 2010 | 11:53 am
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Zhang Yimou's War Epic The Flowers of WarZhang Yimou's War Epic The Flowers of War Truly Blossoms http://t.co/4CaP8Ty2 via @aarisingsPosted on 8 February 2012 | 10:21 pm
DANGEROUS BEAUTY: The Kung Fu Fantasies ofDANGEROUS BEAUTY: The Kung Fu Fantasies of Zhang Yimou http://t.co/bQozjRuC #film
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 3:08 pm
New blog post: DANGEROUS BEAUTY: The Kung FuNew blog post: DANGEROUS BEAUTY: The Kung Fu Fantasies of Zhang Yimou http://t.co/QeV9i4AC
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 6:28 am
I want to make beautiful films like ZhangI want to make beautiful films like Zhang Yimou. Everything he shoots is decadent.
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 4:03 am
My appreciation of Zhang Yimou's masterfulMy appreciation of Zhang Yimou's masterful kung fu flicks: http://t.co/tIkoTSgX
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 3:31 am
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The Kung Fu Masterpieces of ZhangMy latest article over at Black Gate is an appreciation of Chinese director Zhang Yimou's amazing “wuxia” trilogy–a trio of kung fu films that revolutionize the genre and re-invent the martial arts movie in the same way that Ang ...Posted on 8 February 2012 | 3:24 am
Repost: Zhang Yimou, 'Flowers ofI'm not a big fan of Zhang Yimou either… he's got talent but I guess he's just not my style. My favorite Chinese direction is Ang Lee. Flowers of War sounds pretty interesting and I'm especially interested in how Christian played ...
Posted on 28 January 2012 | 3:10 pm
REVIEW: Christian Bale in ZhangThe great Fifth Generation filmmaker Zhang Yimou has gone from having films like Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern banned in his homeland of China to directing the lavish opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing ...
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 3:00 pm
China Speakers Bureau Why ZhangI don't think it is a propaganda film but rather China's effort in pushing its film industry onto the world stage and more importantly, director Zhang Yimou's bid for Oscar, something he got his eyes on for a while. When he read ...
Posted on 16 January 2012 | 8:00 am
Zhang Yimou and Impressions of WestZhang Yimou is China's most internationally renowned film director; he is best known for the epic wuxia films Hero and House of Flying Daggers. Zhang's cinematic output includes the acclaimed art house productions Raise ...
Posted on 11 January 2012 | 6:54 am
