Tag: The Assassin
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Chinese Director Bi Gan Sets Sci-Fi Movie ‘Resurrection,’ With Jackson Yee and Shu Qi (Exclusive)
Chinese director Bi Gan, whose 2018 film “Long Day’s Journey into Night” played at Cannes, will next direct “Resurrection.” The ambitious sci-fi detective movie is to be headlined by Chinese superstar Jackson Yee (“Better Days”) and actor Shu Qi (“The Assassin”) who sits on this year’s Venice jury.Boasting Bi’s edgy aesthetic and narrative style, the…
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Jane Campion, Laura Poitras, Martin McDonagh Set for Venice Film Festival Jury Duty
Jane Campion, Laura Poitras, Martin McDonagh and Mia Hansen-Løve have joined the main jury of the upcoming Venice Film Festival.The prominent directors, most of whom are Venice regulars – Poitras last year scored the Golden Lion with documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” – will be joined by fellow jury members including Palestinian actor…
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Venice film festival unveils full juries for 2023 edition
Among those selected, Laura Poitras won the Golden Lion at the festival last year.Jane Campion, Mia Hansen-Løve, Laura Poitras and Martin McDonagh have joined the main Competition jury of the 80th Venice Film Festival (August 30-September 9).The filmmakers will be joined by Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri (Wajib); Italian director Gabriele Mainetti, who was in Competition…
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Film Review: ‘Savage’
An above-average action thriller set in the snow-covered environs of Baekdu Mountain on the China-North Korea border, “Savage” marks a confident directing debut for Chinese screenwriter Cui Siwei (“The Island”). This no-nonsense affair about a dogged detective squaring off with a trio of vicious crooks packs plenty of excitement and visual splendor into a familiar…
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Filmart: First look at Wi Ding Ho’s ‘Cities Of Last Things’
The pan-Asian co-production stars Taiwan’s Lee Hong-Chi and French actress Louise Grinberg.Malaysia-born, Taiwan-based filmmaker Wi Ding Ho has wrapped his latest feature, Cities Of Last Things, starring Lee Hong-Chi, Jack Kao and French actress Louise Grinberg (The Class).The film tells the story of a man and his relationships with different women through three vignettes told…