Thread: The 2nd *Official* Asian film thread

CANNES REVIEW: Miike's 3-D Hara-Kiri Takes Its Sweet Time Dying a Very Slow Death | Movieline

Streamlined a bit, Hara-Kiri could have made a perfectly acceptable 2-D drama; instead, it’s a heavy-handed novelty that’s a trial to watch — a bit like committing ritual suicide with a weapon that just isn’t sharp enough.

Michele Reis (Fallen Angels, City Of Lost Souls) on the cover of Elle in China:



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Michele Reis Covers "Elle" Magazine

China Lion to Release Chinese Communist Party Epic in North America, Australia, New Zealand - The Hollywood Reporter

Interesting.

From Cannes:





High hopes for this one.

A couple stills:

First Look: Derek Yee’s “Great Magician” Starring Tony Leung & Zhou Xun | One Asian World

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand more from Cannes:







Jet Li sure has a lot of movies coming out soon.

Wu xia - Entertainment News, Film Reviews, Media - Variety

The repressed return with a vengeance in "Wu xia," a satisfyingly sinewy fusion of martial-arts actioner and brain-tickling noir from busy producer-director Peter Ho-sun Chan. Channeling David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" by way of 1917 China, this clever if over-amped thriller tackles themes of identity, honor and the latent killer instinct with a playful spirit that's never at odds with its underlying seriousness. Pleasurable pairing of Donnie Yen's stoic heroics and Takeshi Kaneshiro's droll detection should woo local auds on August release, while offshore acquisition by the Weinstein Co. all but ensures Chan's widest exposure yet in Western markets.

Wu Xia (Dragon): Cannes Review - The Hollywood Reporter

Bursting with light and color, and a torrent of martial arts action both swift and savage (arguably the best that lead actor Donnie Yen has choreographed for years), Wu Xia is coherently developed and stylishly directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan to provide unashamedly pleasurable popular entertainment. Wu Xia created buzz before its premiere with acquisition by The Weinstein Company, which will release the title stateside as Dragon. Almost as picturesque as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the film has a chance of expanding overseas audience base beyond Asian genre ghettos.

I don't know why anybody thinks this will get any kind of actual exposure over here with the Weinsteins distributing it. Speaking for myself, I'm really looking forward to getting the import Blu so I can watch it sometime this decade AND NOT UNDER A RIDICULOUS NEW NAME.

LOL, for BoobyTrap.

Takeshi Kaneshiro: Still single and waiting for love - *Celebrity Gossip on xinmsn Entertainment

China's 3-D porn hit to penetrate America | Film | Newswire | The A.V. Club

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yyyyyyyyyyyyeah.

Intriguing New Clip from Director Na Hong-jin's 'The Yellow Sea'

Playing at the LA Film Festival...