Opening in theaters son. Beyond Events has revealed an official US trailer for Full River Red, one of the latest films from acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who has been on a roll with all kinds of new films. It's opening in the US and Canada in just a few weeks (March 17th) in a few limited theaters around both countries. The title of this film comes from a poem about Yue Fei, "a military general during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), well-known for his patriotism and loyalty to his country, who was framed & executed by Prime Minister Qin Hui, one of the most treacherous officials in China's history." The suspenseful, comedic mystery takes place in 12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion organized by the Jin people against the Imperial Court. After a Jin Ambassador is murdered just hours before an important vote and...
- 3/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Working at a Soderberghian clip, Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s latest epic, Full River Red, arrived in Chinese theaters at the start of the year where it quickly became the number one grosser of the year. Recently supplanting Avengers: Endgame as the seventh highest-grossing film in China of all time, it’s now thankfully getting a North American release much sooner than expected.
Niu Vision Media and Beyond Events announced the film will arrive in over 150 theaters across U.S. and Canada beginning next week, on March 17. One can see the full list of theaters here. Starring Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei, Yunpeng Yue, Jiayi Wang, Binlong Pan, and Ailei Yu, the film clocks in at 159 minutes.
“12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court,” reads the official synopsis. “Two hours before a crucial diplomatic...
Niu Vision Media and Beyond Events announced the film will arrive in over 150 theaters across U.S. and Canada beginning next week, on March 17. One can see the full list of theaters here. Starring Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei, Yunpeng Yue, Jiayi Wang, Binlong Pan, and Ailei Yu, the film clocks in at 159 minutes.
“12th century China, during the Song Dynasty, set against a brewing rebellion by the Jin people against the Imperial Court,” reads the official synopsis. “Two hours before a crucial diplomatic...
- 3/7/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Not only the Communist party and its prominent team of antiques experts Plum Blossom Five is after the jade head of the Bodhisattva statue damaged in the big temple fire in 1910 when the head was severed from the body and vanished, but also some of China’s most dangerous art-dealing gangs. According to the (film) history books, the priceless treasure of Wu Zetian Mingtang in the Tang Dynasty was lost overseas only to re-appear in 1992 in form of a perfectly done copy which one person only was able to uncover as a fake. But, where is a perfectly executed copy, there also must be the original, and the chase it begins.
“Schemes in Antiques” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
1992 is the year the narrative is taking place, which makes it freed of modern gadgets and easy solutions. We are transported immediately to a kind of auction of antiquities controlled by Blossom Five,...
“Schemes in Antiques” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
1992 is the year the narrative is taking place, which makes it freed of modern gadgets and easy solutions. We are transported immediately to a kind of auction of antiquities controlled by Blossom Five,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
‘Black Christmas’ (Photo credit: Universal).
With Disney/Fox’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker invading cinemas this Thursday no distributor was brave – or foolish – enough to launch potentially lucrative titles last weekend.
So, no one could blame cinemagoers for ignoring the new releases which had flopped or under-performed in the Us or the UK, while Universal/Blumhouse’s horror movie Black Christmas was D.O.A here and globally.
Paramount’s family comedy Playing with Fire fared best among the newcomers, but that’s not saying a lot as the top 20 titles generated $10.4 million, down 16 per cent on the previous frame according to Numero.
The Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen II continued its reign, raking in nearly $3.7 million in its third weekend, propelling the total to $22.8 million. The sequel co-directed by the original’s Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee has amassed $1.03 billion worldwide, ranking as the seventh biggest animated release of all time.
With Disney/Fox’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker invading cinemas this Thursday no distributor was brave – or foolish – enough to launch potentially lucrative titles last weekend.
So, no one could blame cinemagoers for ignoring the new releases which had flopped or under-performed in the Us or the UK, while Universal/Blumhouse’s horror movie Black Christmas was D.O.A here and globally.
Paramount’s family comedy Playing with Fire fared best among the newcomers, but that’s not saying a lot as the top 20 titles generated $10.4 million, down 16 per cent on the previous frame according to Numero.
The Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen II continued its reign, raking in nearly $3.7 million in its third weekend, propelling the total to $22.8 million. The sequel co-directed by the original’s Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee has amassed $1.03 billion worldwide, ranking as the seventh biggest animated release of all time.
- 12/15/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
This energetic, pan-Pacific adventure lurches from one exotic location to another, jettisoning logic at every turn
At once wild and hopelessly clunky, this prospective pan-Pacific blockbuster about skulduggery in the mining industry proves far less notable for what it has to say about business than for the kind of business it represents. A Chinese-Australian co-production, Xue Xiaolu’s thriller aims to sell back to the west what traditionally gets exported east: pricey locations, filled with actors from both countries of origin, one in 10 of whom speaks English with any degree of naturalness. Watching it is like trying to interpret a trade agreement run through Google Translate; what money can’t buy, in this instance, is coherence or finesse.
The plot doesn’t so much trot as lurch violently around the globe, jettisoning logic at each turn. It opens in a Malawi composed of equal parts stock footage and green screen,...
At once wild and hopelessly clunky, this prospective pan-Pacific blockbuster about skulduggery in the mining industry proves far less notable for what it has to say about business than for the kind of business it represents. A Chinese-Australian co-production, Xue Xiaolu’s thriller aims to sell back to the west what traditionally gets exported east: pricey locations, filled with actors from both countries of origin, one in 10 of whom speaks English with any degree of naturalness. Watching it is like trying to interpret a trade agreement run through Google Translate; what money can’t buy, in this instance, is coherence or finesse.
The plot doesn’t so much trot as lurch violently around the globe, jettisoning logic at each turn. It opens in a Malawi composed of equal parts stock footage and green screen,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Chuxiao Qu, Jing Wu, Guangjie Li, Man-Tat Ng, Jin Mai Jaho, Mike Kai Sui, Hongchen Li, Jingjing Qu, Yichi Zhang, Haoyu Yang, Zhigang Jiang, Huan Zhang, Jiayin Lei, Arkadiy Sharogradskiy, Hao Ning | Written by Gong Geer, Junce Ye, Yan Dongxu, Frant Gwo, Yang Zhixue | Directed by Frant Gwo
The sun was dying out, people all around the world built giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and to sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500 years journey came with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth came out boldly and fought hard for everyone’s survival.
The Wandering Earth (Liu Lang Di Qiu), directed by Frant Gwo, is based on award-winning novelist Cixin Liu’s novel of the same name and at this moment in time stands as the largest scale...
The sun was dying out, people all around the world built giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and to sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500 years journey came with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth came out boldly and fought hard for everyone’s survival.
The Wandering Earth (Liu Lang Di Qiu), directed by Frant Gwo, is based on award-winning novelist Cixin Liu’s novel of the same name and at this moment in time stands as the largest scale...
- 2/25/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
“How Long Will I Love U” is one of those movies that overflow with personality and joy just from the beginning. You may or may not like romantic comedies at all, but it is undeniable that “How Long Will I Love U” is a film made with much love, care and with a lot of attention to detail. If you really are a devotee to this kind of movies, you will definitely love this film and you will have a very pleasant time with it. “How Long Will I Love U” is the latest Chinese romcom by Lun Su, starring Liya Tong and Jiayin Lei.
The plot mixes fantasy with drama, romance and humor. Right from the start, we get to see the beginning credit titles, represented in funny and stylish drawings that will define the mood of the film. Afterwards, we meet one of our main protagonists: Xiaojiao, played by Liya Tong.
The plot mixes fantasy with drama, romance and humor. Right from the start, we get to see the beginning credit titles, represented in funny and stylish drawings that will define the mood of the film. Afterwards, we meet one of our main protagonists: Xiaojiao, played by Liya Tong.
- 8/26/2018
- by Pedro Morata
- AsianMoviePulse
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