A naff title but this potentially very interesting release sees action choreographer Ching Siu-tung return to the directors chair after many years of collaborations with Zhang Yimou (Hero, House Of Flying Daggers, The Curse Of The Golden Flower) and Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer). (No sign of a DVD with English subs yet!) Kelly Chan, Leon Lai and Donnie Yen star…
With two more Hollywood remakes of Asian Horror’s to (ahem) look forward to, The Eye and One Missed Call, the Guardian’s Joe Queenan looks at the genre, and why American gets it so wrong…
Park Chan-wook’s I’m A Cyborg, But’s It’s Okay is finally on release in the UK.
UK cinema release, Optimum Releasing.
Wong Kar-wai’s first English language film, My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones, gets a UK release on 22 February 2008.
The official site can be found here:
http://www.myblueberrynightsmovie.co.uk/
The new film by director Derek Yee (One Night In Mongkok) and starring Andy Lau and Daniel Wu is released by Liberation Entertainment in the UK.
The Forbidden Kingdom, starring Jakie Chan and Jet Li, is released in UK cinemas on 11 July 2008 by Lionsgate.
Director Wilson Yip and star/action choreographer Donnie Yen have teamed up for a third time after Dragon Tiger Gate and S.P.L. to present Flashpoint. Billed as a ‘back-to-basics’ return to realism in Hong Kong movies, it features full contact combat and use of the ‘Mixed Martial Arts’ style that Bruce Lee pioneered.
The 2-disc DVD is released in the UK by Showbox/Cine Asia on 31 March 2008.
UK DVD release, Axiom Films
Read my review of I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone, or see our exclusive interview with director Tsai Ming-liang.
Park Chan-wook’s I’m A Cyborg is released by Tartan in the UK on 26 May.
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.
UK DVD release, Axiom Films
Read my review of The Wayward Cloud, or see our exclusive interview with director Tsai Ming-liang.
Following on from the recent Tsai Ming-liang season, BFI have another devoted to a respected but often overlooked Asian filmmaker, Jia Zhangke during February. The season includes Platform, The World and and extended run of Still Life.
You can find out more information and book tickets here.
Get the 1954 original of Godzilla free with the Guardian today…
The Guardian are giving away a DVD of the classic original 1954 Godzilla movie this Saturday.
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.
Wong Kar-wai’s first English language film, My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones, is on release in the UK from today.
The official site can be found here:
http://www.myblueberrynightsmovie.co.uk/
The new film by director Derek Yee (One Night In Mongkok) and starring Andy Lau and Daniel Wu is on release in the UK by Liberation Entertainment.
Jackie Chan and Jet Li’s new film has the top spot in the US, which bodes well for it’s performance there and beyond…
