Review: CZ12 (Chinese Zodiac)
When the first promo/trailer hit for CZ12 (aka Chinese Zodiac), I bought into the hype and the possibility of the film. When news ...
Tag: China
Interview: Jia Zhangke & Zhao Tao (A Touch of Sin)
Jia Zhangke has been called one of the most important filmmakers in the world by Richard Brody of The New Yorker and John ...
Jackie Chan planning a theme park called JC World
During an event in Beijing, Jackie Chan said he’s interested in creating his own theme park in Yizhuang. According to the Malaysia Times, ...
Reviews
Review: A Touch of Sin
It’s remarkable what a little context can do. My initial impressions about A Touch of Sin were generally positive but also ambivalent. I ...
Chinese PLA officer claims Pacific Rim is propaganda
According to a statement in People’s Liberation Army Daily, Zhang Jieli (a PLA officer), wrote that Hollywood uses movies as a way to convey ...
Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster cut by 20 mins for US
Wong Kar Wai’s long-in-the-making Ip Man film The Grandmaster finally hits the US next week, and it will be about 20 minutes shorter ...
Pacific Rim opens well in China, sequel more likely
While Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim has been a bit of a bust at the box office domestically, it’s been doing quite well overseas. ...
Trailers
Brutal, badass first trailer for Donnie Yen’s Special ID
Martial arts superstar Donnie Yen has been keeping busy. He’s got The Monkey King and Iceman 3D coming out soonish, there’s the Crouching ...
Features
Flixist Discusses Review: Double Xposure
Whenever News Editor Hubert Vigilla and I see a film together, we follow it up with a discussion about what we just saw, ...
Reviews
NYAFF Review: Tales from the Dark Part 1
Tales from the Dark Part 1 had its world premiere last Friday at the New York Asian Film Festival. It’s an anthology horror ...
NYAFF Review: The Bullet Vanishes
There’s an observation in This Is Spinal Tap that sums up the dilemma of many detective stories: there’s a fine line between clever ...
Reviews
NYAFF Review: The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Ip Man starring Donnie Yen and directed by Wilson Yip is one of the best martial arts films of the last 10 years. It ...