Tag: qiangli

THE GRANDMASTER Sweeps Asian Film Awards

Wong Kar Wai's martial arts bio-pic of Ip Man, The Grandmaster, took home seven awards including Best Film at the 8th Asian Film Awards, hosted in Macau last night. Wong was named Best Director, while Zhang Ziyi collected the Best...

Review: SO YOUNG Is (Mostly) An Endearing Nostalgia Trip From Zhao Wei

For her directorial debut, mainland actress Zhao Wei employs a vivacious cast of mostly unknown youngsters for a spirited adaptation of Xin Yiwu's best-selling novel. The resulting film has proved a box office sensation in China, despite major dramatic missteps...

Vicki Zhao's Directorial Debut SO YOUNG Is Breaking Box Office Records in China

Popular Chinese actress Vicki Zhao Wei (Painted Skin 1 & 2, Red Cliff 1 & 2, Shaolin Soccer) is enjoying great success with her directorial debut, So Young. The film surpassed Stephen Chow's Journey to the West in advanced sales,...

INVISIBLE KILLER review

It seems as if Wang Jing's third film Invisible Killer ought to be a government-backed 'main melody' propaganda effort; a mainland Chinese police procedural about the unforeseen consequences of internet hate-mongering? The PRC has long struggled to contain the...

ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND review

one foot off the ground chen da-ming peking opera ensemble comedy drama non-professional actors