Asian Cinema Scene: Zhang Ziyi as Peking Opera Star
cinematical.com 12/11/2008 — Eight years ago, Zhang Ziyi soared into public consciousness as the tempestuous heroine in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . She's continued to score in sumptuous epics like Hero , House of Flying Daggers , and The Banquet , as well as ...

Zhang Ziyi...Again - Asia entertainment news from Variety
varietyasiaonline.com 1/15/2009 — It's a Zhang Ziyi scandal again. China's least-liked celebrity, ace actress Zhang Ziyi, may have impressed foreigners but local Chinese like to slow down as they drive by and throw beer cans at her head. Now she's stepped into a hornet's nest with ...

MonkeyPeaches
monkeypeaches.com 1/27/2009 — . The Official Zhang Ziyi Website Official Ziyi Zhang / Zhang Ziyi Website ZiyiFilms.com Jet Li's One Foundation Exclusive Interview with Wong Kar-Wai Exclusive Interview with NANKING Producer Ted Leonsis The Forbidden Kingdom Review (AICN) Does ...

Sony Classics Releasing Zhang Yimou's 'Blood Simple'
getthebigpicture.net 7/29/2009 — I was at first very skeptical of the news that there would be a new version of Blood Simple . It's the first movie by the Coen Brothers, a significant film in the history of not only independent film but also the Sundance Film Festival, and it's a great modern film noir movie. Then ...

First Images From Zhang Yimou’s Blood Simple Remake, Three Guns
slashfilm.com 9/17/2009 — Imagine, if you will, a film by the director of House of Flying Daggers or Red Sorghum that has been remade from a picture by the directors of Raising Arizona or The Big Lebowski . What would such a thing look like? Courtesy of the first three ...

Zhang Yimou’s Baffling Blood Simple Remake Trailer
rowthree.com 27 days ago — Not exactly what one would expect, and a little context may help on this one. Earlier this year the news broke that after producing the spectacle of the Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, Chinese auteur, Zhang Yimou was already shooting a loose ...

Sony Backing Zhang Yimou Remake of “Blood Simple”
indiewire.com 7/29/2009 — Director Zhang Yimou’s remake of the Coen Brothers’ 1984 debut feature, “Blood Simple,” is being backed by Sony Pictures Classic. Today the specialty distributor announced its production partnership in addition to rights for the untitled film in North ...

Trailer for Zhang Yimou's 三枪拍案惊奇 (Amazing Tales: Three Guns) is Out
twitchfilm.net 25 days ago — We recently mentioned Zhang Yimou's latest adaptation of Blood Simple , 三枪拍案惊奇 (Amazing Tales: Three Guns) . The film stars Sun Honglei and Yan Ni of the lovely 斗牛 (Cow) , and the peculiarity here was that one half of the film would be a comedy, the ...

Zhang Yimou Remaking the Coen Bothers’ Blood Simple?
slashfilm.com 4/30/2009 — Variety have announced a new project from Zhang Yimou , director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers . They call it Amazing Tales - Three Guns and describe it as having two separate parts, one a thriller and the other a comedy. It’s hard ...