Tag: Life of Pi

  • ‘Gemini Man’ Director Ang Lee on 120 Frames Per Second and Staying Edgy [Interview]

    ‘Gemini Man’ Director Ang Lee on 120 Frames Per Second and Staying Edgy [Interview]

    Gemini Man is a globetrotting 3D action movie with assassins, motorcycle chases, and that emphasizes the value of life, so it’s no surprise that it’s directed by Ang Lee. The visionary director behind Life of Pi and Brokeback Mountain once again pushes the envelope with his high-frame-rate and Will Smith-headlined cinematic experiment. Similar to many…

  • ‘Life of Pi’ Dp Claudio Miranda to Receive Visionary Achievement Award at Cine Gear Expo

    ‘Life of Pi’ Dp Claudio Miranda to Receive Visionary Achievement Award at Cine Gear Expo

    Cinematographer Claudio Miranda, who won an Oscar for his imagery of magical realism on Ang Lee’s 2103 “Life of Pi,” will be honored with the Visionary Achievement Award at Cine Gear Expo, the artisans-oriented trade show and conference that will take place at the Paramount lot from May 30 through June 2.A pioneer in digital…

  • ‘Wife’ and ‘Widow’ Win Kolkata Festival Prizes

    ‘Wife’ and ‘Widow’ Win Kolkata Festival Prizes

    Ash Mayfair’s Vietnamese film “The Third Wife” won best film at the 24th Kolkata international film festival’s international competition on Saturday. Mayfair’s debut feature previously won awards at Toronto, San Sebastian and Chicago. Mayfair was present to collect her award, presented by actress Tabu (“Life of Pi”) and filmmaker Shoojit Sircar.Kolkata’s international competition is known…

  • Alan Yang Sets Supporting Cast for Netflix Original Film ‘Tigertail’ (Exclusive)

    Alan Yang Sets Supporting Cast for Netflix Original Film ‘Tigertail’ (Exclusive)

    A multi-generational family drama from “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang has added several key cast members to its ensemble, TheWrap has exclusively learned.“Tigertail,” currently in production in New York and Taiwan, has added Joan Chen, Hayden Szeto (“The Edge of Seventeen”), Hong-Chi Lee, Yo-Hsing Fang, Fiona Fu, Margot Bingham, Kuei Mei Yang, and James…

  • The explosive film lifting the lid on sex trafficking between India and La

    The explosive film lifting the lid on sex trafficking between India and La

    Love Sonia is the shocking tale of a young woman caught up in the global sex trade. Its director and stars, including Demi Moore and Freida Pinto, on the true stories that inspired itIn the decade it took Tabrez Noorani to get Love Sonia made, he was leading a double life. By day, he was…

  • Indian Actor Irrfan Khan Reveals Tumor Diagnosis

    Indian Actor Irrfan Khan Reveals Tumor Diagnosis

    Actor and producer Irrfan Khan, known around the world for his roles in such films as “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Life of Pi” and “The Darjeeling Limited,” has been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor, a rare kind of growth that can metastasize into cancer.One of India’s most popular and bankable stars, the 51-year-old Khan revealed the diagnosis…

  • Indian actor Irrfan Khan suffering from ‘rare disease’

    Indian actor Irrfan Khan suffering from ‘rare disease’

    Life Of Pi star reveals news on Twitter.Indian actor Irrfan Khan has revealed on Twitter that he is suffering from a “rare disease”.Khan, who won a Viewers’ Choice Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in The Lunchbox, said: “The last fifteen days, my life has been a suspense story. Little had I…

  • Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ Starts Filming as Will Smith Shares First Set Photo and Video

    Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ Starts Filming as Will Smith Shares First Set Photo and Video

    Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee has begun rolling cameras on his next feature. The director took some time in choosing his follow-up project to Life of Pi, for which he won the Best Director Oscar, and he settled on the war drama/satire Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, which he shot entirely at High Frame Rate. The…

  • Film News Roundup: Production Starts on Will Smith’s Thriller ‘Gemini Man’

    Film News Roundup: Production Starts on Will Smith’s Thriller ‘Gemini Man’

    In today’s film news roundup, Ang Lee starts shooting Will Smith in “Gemini Man,” “I Think We’re Alone Now” gets U.S. distribution and Liz Biber leaves Global Road.Production StartsAng Lee has begun shooting on the long-delayed thriller “Gemini” Man, starring Will Smith as an elite assassin targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative who…