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Ang Lee to head Venice festival

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Director of Lust, Caution and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee, is to head the jury this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers have said. The festival takes place from 2 to 12 September.

Read more on this story on BBC News Online »

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Lust, Caution released on DVD today

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Tang Wei, is released by Universal Pictures in the UK today. You can read our review, along with an insightful Q & A session, here.

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DVD: Lust, Caution

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Tang Wei, is released by Universal Pictures in the UK on 28 March 2008. You can read our review, along with an insightful Q & A session, here.

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Lee slates China ‘ban’ on actress

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Director Ang Lee has criticised a reported Chinese media ban on the leading actress, Tang Wei, in his award-winning erotic spy thriller Lust, Caution.

Read more on this story on the BBC News Online »

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Three films by Tsai Ming-liang

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

An introduction to the work of director Tsai Ming-liang, both beautiful and confrontational. We look at I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone, The Wayward Cloud and Goodbye Dragon Inn. Just don’t expect a lot of dialogue… (more…)

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Lust, Caution: a preview and Q & A with Ang Lee

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

A special preview of Ang Lee’s latest film, Lust, Caution, followed by a conversation with the director himself… (more…)

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Learning to see again: an interview with Tsai Ming-liang

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

easternKicks talks Tsai Ming-liang about the retrospective of his work at the BFI Southbank, London and the release of his two most recent films around the UK… (more…)

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Double Vision

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

It’s Seven meets Ring in a supernatural horror from Peony Pavilion director Chen Kuo-fu – starring Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Ka-fai and America’s David Morse… (more…)

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