Contemporary Chinese Cinema is a column devoted to exploring contemporary Chinese-language cinema primarily as it is revealed to us at North American multiplexes.Over the last few years it has become increasingly easy to see mainstream Asian films in North America at the same time they are released in their home countries. Thanks to partnerships with small, international distributors, the major multiplex chains (AMC, Cinemark, Regal) have devoted a handful of screens in major markets to showing new releases from India, Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Most of these titles fall under the radar of both critics and audiences outside the diasporic communities to which they are targeted. They play for a week or two and then disappear, outside of a handful of breakout titles. Last year Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid made headlines for its high per-screen averages in North America as it shattered domestic box office records in China.
- 12/4/2017
- MUBI
Stars: Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung, Christy Chung | Written by Robert Lee, Manfred Wong | Directed by Raymond Yip, Manfred Wong
Review by Baron Fortnightly
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world’s most famous martial...
Review by Baron Fortnightly
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world’s most famous martial...
- 4/2/2017
- by Guest
- Nerdly
Creepy! Our exclusive clip from Phantom of the Theatre reminds me of Nietzsche's witticism: "If you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." Or, perhaps more to the point, the warning in Candyman about looking into a mirror and saying his name five time. The scene features a woman staring into a mirror, and then not liking what she sees. Here's the official synopsis for the movie: A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show...and bring in new victims. From director Raymond Yip (Iceman, The Warlords) the team that thrilled audiences with The House That...
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- 5/4/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Exclusive: Wartime drama stars Zhou Xun [pictured] and Eddie Peng.
Distribution Workshop is launching sales at Hong Kong’s Filmart on Ann Hui’s The Great Escape, starring Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, a war drama set during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
Produced by Bona Film Group and Class Limited, the film is shooting in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Roger Lee is on board as producer and the cast also includes Guo Tao (White Deer Plain).
The story follows a group of plucky youths fighting for Hong Kong’s freedom when Japanese forces occupied the city during the Second World War.
New titles on Distribution Workshop’s slate also include Liu Guonan’s romantic comedy The Wedding Game, starring Sammi Cheng, and Yip Wai Man’s thriller Phantom Of The Theatre, starring Ruby Lin, Tony Yang and Simon Yam. Both films are in post-production.
Distribution Workshop is launching sales at Hong Kong’s Filmart on Ann Hui’s The Great Escape, starring Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, a war drama set during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
Produced by Bona Film Group and Class Limited, the film is shooting in Guangdong and Hong Kong. Roger Lee is on board as producer and the cast also includes Guo Tao (White Deer Plain).
The story follows a group of plucky youths fighting for Hong Kong’s freedom when Japanese forces occupied the city during the Second World War.
New titles on Distribution Workshop’s slate also include Liu Guonan’s romantic comedy The Wedding Game, starring Sammi Cheng, and Yip Wai Man’s thriller Phantom Of The Theatre, starring Ruby Lin, Tony Yang and Simon Yam. Both films are in post-production.
- 3/13/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Plenty of movies here in the States have of course been inspired by allegedly true paranormal events, from The Amityville Horror to The Conjuring.
A sure sign of the success of such films is when the haunted houses at the center of them become tourist attractions in the wake of their release, which is something that's going on big time over in China this weekend.
As reported by The New York Times, this past Thursday night marked the theatrical release of a film called The House That Never Dies (Jingcheng No. 81), which quickly became a smash hit at the Chinese box office. The 3D horror flick has already pulled in $25.7 million, putting it third on the domestic charts.
Like the aforementioned films before it, The House That Never Dies was based on the real-life legend of a mansion in Beijing known as Chaonei No. 81. According to stories, the house was...
A sure sign of the success of such films is when the haunted houses at the center of them become tourist attractions in the wake of their release, which is something that's going on big time over in China this weekend.
As reported by The New York Times, this past Thursday night marked the theatrical release of a film called The House That Never Dies (Jingcheng No. 81), which quickly became a smash hit at the Chinese box office. The 3D horror flick has already pulled in $25.7 million, putting it third on the domestic charts.
Like the aforementioned films before it, The House That Never Dies was based on the real-life legend of a mansion in Beijing known as Chaonei No. 81. According to stories, the house was...
- 7/26/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Well now we know, as there’s a new trailer out for The House That Never Dies, a spiffy new Chinese horror film directed by Raymond Yip. The plot is apparently based on a “true” story regarding a haunted mansion, Chaonei No. 81, which is located on No.81 Chaoyangmen Street in Beijing. Add a top notch cast (including Francis Ng , Ruby Lin , Tony Yang, Li Ching and Monica Mok) plus the great visuals into the pot, and all in all its looking rather good. The House That Never Dies opens in Hk and China next month. Synopsis: The Chaonei No. 81 was a three-story French Baroque-style house which was built in the 1800s by Qing officials. Legend says that the house became haunted after the end of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, when the wife of a Kuomintang official who once lived there committed suicide. It is believed that her spirit still haunts the house.
- 6/28/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Well now we know, as there’s a new trailer out for The House That Never Dies, a spiffy new Chinese horror film directed by Raymond Yip. The plot is apparently based on a “true” story regarding a haunted mansion, Chaonei No. 81, which is located on No.81 Chaoyangmen Street in Beijing. Add a top notch cast (including Francis Ng , Ruby Lin , Tony Yang, Li Ching and Monica Mok) plus the great visuals into the pot, and all in all its looking rather good. The House That Never Dies opens in Hk and China next month. Synopsis: The Chaonei No. 81 was a three-story French Baroque-style house which was built in the 1800s by Qing officials. Legend says that the house became haunted after the end of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, when the wife of a Kuomintang official who once lived there committed suicide. It is believed that her spirit still haunts the house.
- 6/28/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
In the heart of Beijing, among modern homes and apartment buildings, sits an abandoned Baroque-style mansion, over a century old. No one has lived here for decades, except for ghosts - or so local legend says.
Built around 1910, the building - known as Chaonei No. 81 - had a fuzzy history until mid-century. Allegedly built by the Qing imperial family for use by the British as a church, the property at one time or another was a private residence for a French railway manager and/or a language school for foreign missionaries. In 1949, on the eve of the Communist takeover, the home was in possession of the Irish Presbyterian Mission. A Kuomintang official, in the rush of retreat, left his wife (or concubine) to fend for herself. Distraught, she hanged herself from the rafters. Since then, the place has been under the use (or disuse) of various government agencies.
Currently, the...
Built around 1910, the building - known as Chaonei No. 81 - had a fuzzy history until mid-century. Allegedly built by the Qing imperial family for use by the British as a church, the property at one time or another was a private residence for a French railway manager and/or a language school for foreign missionaries. In 1949, on the eve of the Communist takeover, the home was in possession of the Irish Presbyterian Mission. A Kuomintang official, in the rush of retreat, left his wife (or concubine) to fend for herself. Distraught, she hanged herself from the rafters. Since then, the place has been under the use (or disuse) of various government agencies.
Currently, the...
- 10/3/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Hong Kong — The director of China's biggest box-office hit says "Lost in Thailand" succeeded by showing a rarely seen subject: modern Chinese life.
The historical epic, fantasy, action and thriller genres have long filled China's domestic movie screens. But "Lost in Thailand" was a low-budget and light-hearted road-trip tale about an ambitious executive who goes to Thailand to get his boss's approval for a business deal. Along the way he's pursued by a rival co-worker and encounters a wacky tourist who helps him rethink his priorities.
"There is hunger from the audience for movies that talk about the real-life situation in China. That's why the movie rocked," said Xu Zheng, the film's director, writer and star.
"There is a lack of films that talk about things that are related to the life of ordinary people" in China, he added.
Unusually for a Chinese release, the movie was a moral comedy whose characters reflect stressed-out,...
The historical epic, fantasy, action and thriller genres have long filled China's domestic movie screens. But "Lost in Thailand" was a low-budget and light-hearted road-trip tale about an ambitious executive who goes to Thailand to get his boss's approval for a business deal. Along the way he's pursued by a rival co-worker and encounters a wacky tourist who helps him rethink his priorities.
"There is hunger from the audience for movies that talk about the real-life situation in China. That's why the movie rocked," said Xu Zheng, the film's director, writer and star.
"There is a lack of films that talk about things that are related to the life of ordinary people" in China, he added.
Unusually for a Chinese release, the movie was a moral comedy whose characters reflect stressed-out,...
- 3/29/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Blood Stained Shoes is a upcoming horror movie from director Raymond Yip Wai Man (The Warlords) and starring Shaw Brothers legendary leading lady “Kara Hui”.
Kara Hui plays a vicious widow in the new suspense thriller “Blood Stained Shoes”, she portrays a psychologically disturbed widow who persecutes other women. Set in the Republic of China, the film tells of a series of strange murders revolving around a pair of embroidered shoes.
The movie will also star Ruby Lin, Monica Mok, Anna Kay,, Michael Tong, Xing Minshan, Daniel Chan, Jing Gangshan, and Daichi Harashima.
Release date: March 8th, 2012
Here is the trailer for the movie and also some promo pictures, enjoy.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Source:Chinesefilms.cn...
Kara Hui plays a vicious widow in the new suspense thriller “Blood Stained Shoes”, she portrays a psychologically disturbed widow who persecutes other women. Set in the Republic of China, the film tells of a series of strange murders revolving around a pair of embroidered shoes.
The movie will also star Ruby Lin, Monica Mok, Anna Kay,, Michael Tong, Xing Minshan, Daniel Chan, Jing Gangshan, and Daichi Harashima.
Release date: March 8th, 2012
Here is the trailer for the movie and also some promo pictures, enjoy.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Source:Chinesefilms.cn...
- 3/9/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
We’ve beaten you profusely about the head and neck with images from Raymond Yip’s upcoming Chinese horror flick “Blood Stained Shoes”, so it’s only appropriate that we deliver an English-subtitled trailer for you to consume, as well. And while I’m still not entirely sure what the film is all about — if anyone has a plot synopsis, feel free to point us in the right direction — the flick certainly looks bloody enough for me to take notice. Not that gore and carnage are essential to my enjoyment, mind you. But when you have little else to go on, it does help grease the wheels of interest just a bit. And, yes, I realize this makes me sound insane. “Blood Stained Shoes”, which stars Ruby Lin, Monica Mok, Anna Kay, Kara Hui, Michael Tong, Xing Minshan, Daniel Chan, Jing Gangshan, and Daichi Harashima, opens on March 8th, 2012. The trailer,...
- 2/23/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Although I still haven’t located a proper synopsis for Yip Wai-man’s “Blood Stained Shoes”, more images from the mysterious Chinese horror flick have emerged online. Who needs a plot summary when you have images taken completely out of context? The film, which stars Ruby Lin, Kara Hui, Monica Mok, Michael Tong, and Xing Minshan, is sure to get a trailer at some point, and as soon as it arrives on the proverbial scene, we’ll let you know. “Blood Stained shoes” opens in China this March. If you missed the first batch of photos, you should probably take a trip to this location...
- 2/20/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
There isn’t a wealth of information surrounding director Yip Wai-man’s forthcoming horror flick “Blood Stained Shoes”, but it’s not that hard to figure out what the film is all about. Ghostly women? Gore-encrusted ladies footwear? This isn’t exactly rocket science. Regardless, some of the recently-released images from the production are certainly intriguing, though looks can definitely be deceiving. However, that’s about all we have to go on at this point, given that there currently isn’t a trailer available for consumption. As soon as one becomes available, we’ll get to embedding. “Blood Stained Shoes” stars Ruby Lin, Kara Hui, Monica Mok, Michael Tong, and Xing Minshan. Look for the film to haunt Chinese theaters this March...
- 2/15/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
China is at it again, with another movie that’s again piqued our horror bone. This time it’s the new stills and promo shots featuring Kara Hui, for Chinese horror...Blood Stained Shoes. Directed by Raymond Yip (who co-directed ‘The Warlords’ with Peter Chan) Shoes stars Hui as a vicious widow who mercilessly persecutes other women – all set against a backdrop of a series of strange murders, revolving around (yeah you guessed it) a pair of embroidered shoes. Check out the poster and pics (but surprisingly no trailer yet) below. Shoes Stills Shoes poster...
- 2/10/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
China is at it again, with another movie that’s again piqued our horror bone. This time it’s the new stills and promo shots featuring Kara Hui, for Chinese horror...Blood Stained Shoes. Directed by Raymond Yip (who co-directed ‘The Warlords’ with Peter Chan) Shoes stars Hui as a vicious widow who mercilessly persecutes other women – all set against a backdrop of a series of strange murders, revolving around (yeah you guessed it) a pair of embroidered shoes. Check out the poster and pics (but surprisingly no trailer yet) below. Shoes Stills Shoes poster...
- 2/10/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Twitch has learned that Mainland actress Fan Bing Bing is in final negotiations to take the female lead opposite Donnie Yen in China 3D Agency's upcoming remake 3D Iceman Cometh. The project, to be shot in 3D and co-directed by Donnie Yen, Raymond Yip and Christopher Sun, is due to start filming in February next year and apparently it was Donnie himself who went after his Bodyguards And Assassins co-star to play the Hong Kong girl who helps his Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard adjust to life in the 21st Century. Fan is not only one of China's most beautiful actresses but she has shown a wonderfully diverse range in films like He Ping's underrated Wheat, to breakout festival hit Buddha Mountain, on which she also served...
- 11/24/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The latest project with Donnie yen attached to it is the classic 1989 movie “The Iceman Cometh” which starred kung fu legend Yuen Biao and the beautiful Maggie Cheung. When i first heard about this, i wasn’t sure how to take it as im a big fan of the original and thought Yuen Biao and Maggie Cheung did a fantastic job.
The movie will once again be shot in 3D, why? im not to sure, it seems this is the way they want to make movies from now on, but i feel it only works on big blockbuster movies and this movie doesn’t need it. Raymond Yip and Christopher Sun will both co-direct the movie with Stephen Shiu returning once again as the producer of the movie.
Plot – from the original movie
Yuen Biao plays a Ming Dynasty guardsman who is sent to take down a notorious murderer and rapist,...
The movie will once again be shot in 3D, why? im not to sure, it seems this is the way they want to make movies from now on, but i feel it only works on big blockbuster movies and this movie doesn’t need it. Raymond Yip and Christopher Sun will both co-direct the movie with Stephen Shiu returning once again as the producer of the movie.
Plot – from the original movie
Yuen Biao plays a Ming Dynasty guardsman who is sent to take down a notorious murderer and rapist,...
- 11/23/2011
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Young Bruce Lee (aka Bruce Lee, My Brother)
Stars: Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung, Christy Chung | Written by Robert Lee & Manfred Wong | Directed by Raymond Yip & Manfred Wong
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world...
Stars: Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung, Christy Chung | Written by Robert Lee & Manfred Wong | Directed by Raymond Yip & Manfred Wong
“Known as ‘The Little Dragon’ to legions of adoring fans, Bruce Lee is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts legend who ever lived. From his birth on November 27th 1940 to his departure for San Francisco in 1959, discover how Bruce Lee lived through war and persecution and survived the brutal street-gangs of 1950′s Hong Kong before going on to live his dreams.”
Young Bruce Lee is a Hong Kong biopic based on the recollections of Bruce Lee’s siblings, mainly the first-hand experiences of his younger brother Robert Lee, author of the book “Bruce Lee: My Brother”. From the opening credits you can tell this film has high production values, and why not, it’s an incredible look at the world...
- 5/27/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
Director: Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong. Review: Adam Wing. Young Bruce Lee takes us back to the early days of a martial arts legend, seen through the eyes of his younger brother Robert. Robert Lee participated in the production of the film, which focuses primarily not on the fighting, but on the Lee family growing up. Produced by Manfred Wong (The Storm Riders) who also co-directed with Raymond Yip, Young Bruce Lee casts Aarif Lee as the legend-to-be. Aarif is no stranger to success either, having taken home the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer for his scene-stealing debut in the period drama Echoes of the Rainbow. He is joined by the likes of Tony Leung, Christy Chung, and Jennifer Tse (Nicholas Tse's sister) appearing in her big screen debut. Bruce Lee was still a baby when his famous father, Cantonese opera artist Lee Hoi Chuen (Tony Leung...
- 5/16/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
I always thought that Manfred Wong and Wai Man Yip’s “Bruce Lee, My Brother” (going under the title of “Young Bruce Lee” in the UK) worked better as a coming-of-age drama starring some guy who happened to be named Bruce Lee, instead of being about That Bruce Lee. As a movie that chronicles the early years of the legendary martial artist, the film probably takes more than a little bit of creative license (despite the fact that Bruce Lee’s little brother Robert produced the film, which is also based on Robert’s memoirs on his big bro), and yes, there is a reason why the trailer below only seems to show two action scenes — one in a darkly lit warehouse, and one in a boxing ring. Simply put, that’s pretty much the only two real action scenes in the whole movie. But as a film about a...
- 4/18/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Hong Kong – The Hong Kong Entertainment Expo gets enormous this year, as its line-up boasts 10 international events in film, television, music, and digital entertainment, all to be held from March 21 to April 17, 2011.
The growth reflects the development of the entertainment industry in the region, director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Service Promotion William Chui told The Hollywood Reporter. “Cross-sector expansion across the film, television, music and digital entertainment industries has seen a marked growth in recent years,” said Chui. “A number of new elements at the Expo, such as the greater focus on animation and digital entertainment, are utilized by the film, television and advertising industry.”
The Expo also emphasizes a pan-Asia and Greater China vision. “We are positioning Hong Kong as the distribution hub of Asian entertainment products, many of which might not be originated in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong has a long history of being...
The growth reflects the development of the entertainment industry in the region, director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Service Promotion William Chui told The Hollywood Reporter. “Cross-sector expansion across the film, television, music and digital entertainment industries has seen a marked growth in recent years,” said Chui. “A number of new elements at the Expo, such as the greater focus on animation and digital entertainment, are utilized by the film, television and advertising industry.”
The Expo also emphasizes a pan-Asia and Greater China vision. “We are positioning Hong Kong as the distribution hub of Asian entertainment products, many of which might not be originated in Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong has a long history of being...
- 2/16/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Produced to coincide with the 70th anniversary of his birth, “Bruce Lee, My Brother” is a part-fictionalised biopic of the legendary star, based upon the memoirs of his younger brother Robert Lee, who was himself involved with the writing of the script. The film was directed by Manfred Wong (“The Storm Riders”) and Raymond Yip (“Anna in Kung Fu Land”), and endeavours to tell the story of Lee’s generally less well known early years. Charged with doing justice to the weighty role of one of the most popular and internationally recognisable stars of all time is Aarif Lee, who recently impressed with his award winning turn in “Echoes of the Rainbow”, with a supporting cast that includes Tony Leung Ka Fai, Christy Chung, and Jennifer Tse. Beginning from the very beginning with his birth in San Francisco in 1940, the film follows Bruce Lee, or Phoenix (Aarif Lee) as he was then nicknamed,...
- 2/15/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Chinese director Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010) is not the high kicking martial arts amalgamation one might expect from the title, but instead takes a sentimental journey from the renowned actor's childhood through to his late teen years, and is adapted from a book written by his younger brother, Robert Lee. Told with intimate detail only a family member could recount, we are shown the untold story of Asia’s most cherished martial artist.
Born to a wealthy mother Grace Ho (Christy Chung), and fathered by the famous Chinese opera performer Lee Hoi Cheun (Tony Leung Ka-fai), Bruce Lee - played here by Aarif Lee - grew up under the name "Phoenix", after his grandmother decided upon a name which would rise out of the fire of war-ravaged Hong Kong.
Constantly in trouble for his confrontational nature and consequently disciplined by his despairing parents, Bruce spent his youth...
Born to a wealthy mother Grace Ho (Christy Chung), and fathered by the famous Chinese opera performer Lee Hoi Cheun (Tony Leung Ka-fai), Bruce Lee - played here by Aarif Lee - grew up under the name "Phoenix", after his grandmother decided upon a name which would rise out of the fire of war-ravaged Hong Kong.
Constantly in trouble for his confrontational nature and consequently disciplined by his despairing parents, Bruce spent his youth...
- 1/15/2011
- by Cine-Vue
- CineVue
Even though it will be arriving in both the U.S and UK later this year, if you fancy catching some Bruce Lee (early years) biopic action now rather than later, then you can pick up the English subtitled Hong Kong disc of Raymond Yip’s Bruce Lee My Brother from next week. Bruce Lee, My Brother provides a rounded portrayal of the man behind the myth with detailed and authentic tales from his childhood and adolescence, complete with anecdotes never revealed before. Born in San Francisco on November 27, 1940, Bruce Lee was still a baby when his father, Cantonese opera artist Lee Hoi Chuen brought his wife Grace Ho and the children back to Hong Kong to stay close to his mother and sister on the eve of the outbreak of WWII. Bruce the little brat starred in his first film, Fung Fung's ‘The Kid’ at the tender age of nine,...
- 1/7/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Bruce Lee's family is "very pleased" with a new biopic about the late martial arts star, according to director Raymond Yip. "Bruce Lee, My Brother" tells the life story of the movie legend, who died at the age of 32 in 1973.
It has been put together with the authorization of Lee's relatives, including his siblings Phoebe, Agnes and Robert, who all contributed their memories and personal stories to help filmmaker Yip tell the truth about Lee's early years. And Yip reveals the family is very happy with the final result.
He tells the Hollywood Reporter, "The Lee family supplied us with all the details and the tidbits (sic) of their family life. So we took great care to be loyal to the truth and avoid anything that felt fake, which made it rather difficult for us in terms of creating the structure of the script. But the Lee family was very pleased with the result,...
It has been put together with the authorization of Lee's relatives, including his siblings Phoebe, Agnes and Robert, who all contributed their memories and personal stories to help filmmaker Yip tell the truth about Lee's early years. And Yip reveals the family is very happy with the final result.
He tells the Hollywood Reporter, "The Lee family supplied us with all the details and the tidbits (sic) of their family life. So we took great care to be loyal to the truth and avoid anything that felt fake, which made it rather difficult for us in terms of creating the structure of the script. But the Lee family was very pleased with the result,...
- 11/27/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Bruce Lee's family is "very pleased" with a new biopic about the late martial arts star, according to director Raymond Yip.
Bruce Lee, My Brother tells the life story of the movie legend, who died at the age of 32 in 1973.
It has been put together with the authorisation of Lee's relatives, including his siblings Phoebe, Agnes and Robert, who all contributed their memories and personal stories to help filmmaker Yip tell the truth about Lee's early years.
And Yip reveals the family is very happy with the final result.
He tells the Hollywood Reporter, "The Lee family supplied us with all the details and the tidbits (sic) of their family life. So we took great care to be loyal to the truth and avoid anything that felt fake, which made it rather difficult for us in terms of creating the structure of the script. But the Lee family was very pleased with the result, especially with how close it was to what actually happened."
The moviemaker also claims Robert was stunned by how much actor Aarif Rahman, who plays the lead role in the biopic, looks like his late brother.
Yip adds, "(Everybody) including Lee's brother Robert... (was) quite amazed by how much Aarif resembles Bruce. No one can say for sure whether an actor really embodies Bruce's spirit except for his family. So it was a go from then on."
The film is released this month to mark what would have been Lee's 70th birthday on Sunday.
Bruce Lee, My Brother tells the life story of the movie legend, who died at the age of 32 in 1973.
It has been put together with the authorisation of Lee's relatives, including his siblings Phoebe, Agnes and Robert, who all contributed their memories and personal stories to help filmmaker Yip tell the truth about Lee's early years.
And Yip reveals the family is very happy with the final result.
He tells the Hollywood Reporter, "The Lee family supplied us with all the details and the tidbits (sic) of their family life. So we took great care to be loyal to the truth and avoid anything that felt fake, which made it rather difficult for us in terms of creating the structure of the script. But the Lee family was very pleased with the result, especially with how close it was to what actually happened."
The moviemaker also claims Robert was stunned by how much actor Aarif Rahman, who plays the lead role in the biopic, looks like his late brother.
Yip adds, "(Everybody) including Lee's brother Robert... (was) quite amazed by how much Aarif resembles Bruce. No one can say for sure whether an actor really embodies Bruce's spirit except for his family. So it was a go from then on."
The film is released this month to mark what would have been Lee's 70th birthday on Sunday.
- 11/26/2010
- WENN
Who wouldn't want to see a biopic about the early life of Bruce Lee? Nearly 40 years after his death, Lee remains not only the most influential screen martial artist of all time, but the world's most famous Asian actor, period. Lee's trademark shriek, yellow jumpsuit & scratched face and torso made him a cultural icon of the 20th Century. His untimely death in 1973 at the age of just 32 only served to add to his mystique. However, while millions of fans have watched and re-watched his five kung-fu movies, quoted them ad infinitum and probably attempted to re-enact a sequence or two, Lee's early life, along with the dozens of films he made as a child & teenager, is considerably less well known. What directors Raymond Yip and Manfred Wong set out to do in their new film, Bruce Lee, My Brother is shed some light on who Bruce Lee was before he became a legend.
- 11/22/2010
- Screen Anarchy
American independent film and television companies will for the first time in March have their own pavilion at the Hong Kong Filmart thanks in part by a U.S. government grant awarded Thursday at the American Film Market.
At a ceremony on Afm's first Hong Kong Day where Raymond Yip, assistant executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Afm president Jonathan Wolf highlighted Filmart's status as the "gateway" to China's booming entertainment market, Barbara Rawdon of the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a $248,000 grant to the Independent Film & Television Alliance.
"At film markets around the world it's always expected to see Spanish, French and German pavilions," Ifta President Jean Prewitt said. "This grant will allow American independent companies to create a solid Filmart presence."
Additionally, Yip said that a new Pacific Bridge Initiative from the Hong Kong government would foster more U.S. business in support...
At a ceremony on Afm's first Hong Kong Day where Raymond Yip, assistant executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Afm president Jonathan Wolf highlighted Filmart's status as the "gateway" to China's booming entertainment market, Barbara Rawdon of the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded a $248,000 grant to the Independent Film & Television Alliance.
"At film markets around the world it's always expected to see Spanish, French and German pavilions," Ifta President Jean Prewitt said. "This grant will allow American independent companies to create a solid Filmart presence."
Additionally, Yip said that a new Pacific Bridge Initiative from the Hong Kong government would foster more U.S. business in support...
- 11/4/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Updated with higher quality trailer and official poster art]
Ladies and gentlemen, Bruce Lee is back on the big screen.
Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother arrives on screens in November to tell the story of the martial arts icon as recounted by Lee's brother Robert.
Cast as Lee himself - no pressure in filling those shoes, surely - is newcomer Aarif Li who will be judged and judged harshly both for his skills as an actor and as a fighter. So when do we get to see how he stands up to a legend? Right about now.
The full trailer for Bruce Lee, My Brother arrived online a couple days back and though I missed it at the time while in transit home from the Sitges Festival I'm putting that right now. Check it out below.
Ladies and gentlemen, Bruce Lee is back on the big screen.
Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother arrives on screens in November to tell the story of the martial arts icon as recounted by Lee's brother Robert.
Cast as Lee himself - no pressure in filling those shoes, surely - is newcomer Aarif Li who will be judged and judged harshly both for his skills as an actor and as a fighter. So when do we get to see how he stands up to a legend? Right about now.
The full trailer for Bruce Lee, My Brother arrived online a couple days back and though I missed it at the time while in transit home from the Sitges Festival I'm putting that right now. Check it out below.
- 11/1/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Last week we had a first peek at the mainland Chinese trailer for Raymond Yip’s upcoming biopic of the (early) life of Bruce Lee, now its Hong Kong’s chance to have a go….with more action, more young Bruce and more 50s rock? Bruce Lee, My Brother arrives on screen next month. Synopsis: He is a legend known by everyone in the world… but not everyone knows about his family… his parents’ story, his childhood, his first film, his youth, his first love and how he became…The Dragon. Bruce Lee, My Brother is a movie of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. It revolves around Bruce Lee’s life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong until he sets off for the Us and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only Us$100 in his pocket. Bruce Lee, My...
- 10/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Last week we had a first peek at the mainland Chinese trailer for Raymond Yip’s upcoming biopic of the (early) life of Bruce Lee, now its Hong Kong’s chance to have a go….with more action, more young Bruce and more 50s rock? Bruce Lee, My Brother arrives on screen next month. Synopsis: He is a legend known by everyone in the world… but not everyone knows about his family… his parents’ story, his childhood, his first film, his youth, his first love and how he became…The Dragon. Bruce Lee, My Brother is a movie of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. It revolves around Bruce Lee’s life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong until he sets off for the Us and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only Us$100 in his pocket. Bruce Lee, My...
- 10/20/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Ladies and gentlemen, Bruce Lee is back on the big screen.
Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother arrives on screens in November to tell the story of the martial arts icon as recounted by Lee's brother Robert.
Cast as Lee himself - no pressure in filling those shoes, surely - is newcomer Aarif Li who will be judged and judged harshly both for his skills as an actor and as a fighter. So when do we get to see how he stands up to a legend? Right about now.
The full trailer for Bruce Lee, My Brother arrived online a couple days back and though I missed it at the time while in transit home from the Sitges Festival I'm putting that right now. Check it out below.
Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother arrives on screens in November to tell the story of the martial arts icon as recounted by Lee's brother Robert.
Cast as Lee himself - no pressure in filling those shoes, surely - is newcomer Aarif Li who will be judged and judged harshly both for his skills as an actor and as a fighter. So when do we get to see how he stands up to a legend? Right about now.
The full trailer for Bruce Lee, My Brother arrived online a couple days back and though I missed it at the time while in transit home from the Sitges Festival I'm putting that right now. Check it out below.
- 10/20/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Chicago – In the opening moments of Peter Ho-Sun Chan’s “The Warlords,” martial arts superstar Jet Li performs one of his bravest physical feats yet. He breaks into tears. This comes as a bit of a shock, considering Li’s status as one of China’s most formidable onscreen ass-kickers. Yet it’s in keeping with Chan’s uncommonly emotional approach to depicting historical events often drained of humanity.
“Warlords” debuted in China one year before the release of John Woo’s overblown epic “Red Cliff.” Both films purport themselves to be antiwar pictures, yet in the case of Woo’s epic, the expensive spectacle is romanticized to such a degree that it fails to impact the audience on a visceral level. When arrows are shot through the sky, Woo follows the arrows from their point of view, evoking the tone of a video game rather than actual warfare. There...
“Warlords” debuted in China one year before the release of John Woo’s overblown epic “Red Cliff.” Both films purport themselves to be antiwar pictures, yet in the case of Woo’s epic, the expensive spectacle is romanticized to such a degree that it fails to impact the audience on a visceral level. When arrows are shot through the sky, Woo follows the arrows from their point of view, evoking the tone of a video game rather than actual warfare. There...
- 7/5/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Bruce Lee fans will soon have a new film treatment of the screen icon's life to sink their teeth into.
Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother will begin shooting at the end of this month with Aarif Li cast in the role of Lee. Media Asia are one of the production companies backing the film, which generally bodes pretty well as Media Asia are one of the most consistent producers in Hong Kong.
Raymond Yip's Bruce Lee, My Brother will begin shooting at the end of this month with Aarif Li cast in the role of Lee. Media Asia are one of the production companies backing the film, which generally bodes pretty well as Media Asia are one of the most consistent producers in Hong Kong.
- 6/21/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Magnolia Pictures just released this new movie clip from the upcoming film “The Warlords” from directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Synopsis: Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, Warlords stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death, but [...]...
- 3/25/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Magnolia Pictures released this featurette with the cast and crew from the upcoming film “The Warlords” from directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Synopsis: Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, Warlords stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until [...]...
- 3/6/2010
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
There's no predicting when international films will find their way to American audiences. It really doesn't matter if it's the next film from a high profile director like Zhang Yimou or a nasty horror title from an unknown director in Thailand, they can arrive six months or six years after their domestic releases. Take The Warlords, for example. One would think that a large scale, historical war epic from mainland China starring Jet Li, Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers) would be a shoe-in for a prompt release in the United States.
But hey, since the roughly two-year gap could have been a lot worse, I suppose stateside fans of Asian cinema should be grateful it's even getting a release. Magnolia films will be putting the film, co-directed by Peter Chan (Perhaps Love) and Wai Man Yip (Anna in Kung-Fu Land), in theaters April 2nd following an On-Demand release platform.
But hey, since the roughly two-year gap could have been a lot worse, I suppose stateside fans of Asian cinema should be grateful it's even getting a release. Magnolia films will be putting the film, co-directed by Peter Chan (Perhaps Love) and Wai Man Yip (Anna in Kung-Fu Land), in theaters April 2nd following an On-Demand release platform.
- 3/3/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
Directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip have made what is easily one of the biggest, most epic stories in the history of modern Chinese cinema. The true story of a 19th century General Pang (Jet Li) and his blood brothers, is beautifully shot, incredibly moving, and has as much action as any one could ever want.
When The Warlords starts General Pang is playing dead on the battlefield surrounded by the bodies of his brothers and soldiers. His army was tasked with wiping out another, and the Kui army was supposed to back him up. Instead, the Kui army stood and watched as Pang’s army was wiped out completely. Pang, shamed with his loss hides out for a while, before running into some bandits and joining their ranks.
Pang and the bandit leaders Xiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Er-Hu (Andy Lau) become blood brothers out of revenge for an...
When The Warlords starts General Pang is playing dead on the battlefield surrounded by the bodies of his brothers and soldiers. His army was tasked with wiping out another, and the Kui army was supposed to back him up. Instead, the Kui army stood and watched as Pang’s army was wiped out completely. Pang, shamed with his loss hides out for a while, before running into some bandits and joining their ranks.
Pang and the bandit leaders Xiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Er-Hu (Andy Lau) become blood brothers out of revenge for an...
- 1/4/2010
- by Kent
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Magnet Releasing recently released this killer new movie trailer for the upcoming film “The Warlords” from directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Synopsis: Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, Warlords stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death, [...]...
- 12/27/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Magnet Releasing just sent us this brand new movie poster for the upcoming film “The Warlords” from directors Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip, starring Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro. “The Warlords” premieres on VOD, Xbox Live and Amazon on March 3rd and In Theatres April 2nd. Synopsis: Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, Warlords stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, [...]...
- 12/7/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
It is strange how one can stumble upon a certain film. Sometimes all the posters, teasers, trailers and good reviews in the world can’t get me to watch a film, other times all I need is a quick glance at a single image to get fully hooked. Such was the case with Wai Man Yip’s Fate. I can’t even remember where it was, but after bumping into the poster online I just knew I had to see it. I didn’t bother to find out more about the plot, director or cast and went in with no expectations. Just a single hope that Fate would prove worthy of its promotional artwork.
My thoughts on the film are after the break.
My thoughts on the film are after the break.
- 3/31/2009
- by Onderhond
- Screen Anarchy
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