Watch: Wong Kar-Wai Directed A Lunar New Year Short Film For Mercedes Benz
Wong Kar-wai's first directorial project since 2013's The Grandmaster is a Lunar New Year ad for Mercedes Benz. Watch the Wong Kar-wai short here.
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Wong Kar-Wai Sets 'Blossoms Shanghai' As His First TV Series
Wong Kar-Wai is turning his next feature film project into the Blossoms Shanghai TV series in the acclaimed director's upcoming television debut.
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All Of Wong Kar-Wai's Films Getting 4K Restorations
All of Wong Kar-wai's movies are receiving 4K restorations for re-release next year.
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Wong Kar-Wai Is In The Mood To Direct Crime Drama Series 'The Tong Wars' For Amazon
Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar Wai will direct The Tong Wars, a crime drama for Amazon, making the move to TV streaming after years in feature film.
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VOTD: A Visual Comparison Of 'Moonlight' And The Films Of Wong Kar-Wai
Watch this Moonlight and Wong Kar-Wai visual comparison which reveals the influence that filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai had on director Barry Jenkins.
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Wong Kar-Wai Will Direct 'Blossoms'
Wong Kar-Wai was going to make The Ferryman as the follow-up to his movie The Grandmaster, but things changed, and now he'll direct something else. While Wong remains attached to The Ferryman as a producer, he'll put his real energy behind a film called Blossoms. Just as The Ferryman will be an adaptation of a short…
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Check Out New Footage In 'The Grandmaster 3D' Trailers
There is now a fourth version of Wong Kar Wai's most recent film, The Grandmaster. Originally released in 2013 in a 130-minute Chinese version, then a 122-minute "international" version, and finally in a streamlined and substantially-different 108-minute US version, the film has been converted to 3D for re-release in China. This new 3D cut is…
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New 3D Cut Of 'The Grandmaster' Hitting China; US Release Uncertain
Multiple cuts of Wong Kar-Wai's latest film, The Grandmaster, already exist. Primarily, there's the long Chinese cut and the shorter US version, the latter of which excises some characters completely and focuses the story in a slightly different manner. Now there'll be a new version. Wong is prepping a 3D version of The Grandmaster for…
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New Wong Kar-Wai Project Is 'Ferryman'
It was only last week that we heard Wong Kar-wai is now beginning work on his follow-up to The Grandmaster. Now we have more details on the project. The film is said to be a romance, and as it turns out, it will be based on a Zhang Jiajia short story called Ferryman. The story is one of a…
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Wong Kar-Wai Prepping A New Movie To Shoot In 2015
We waited so long for Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmaster that it's easy to stick in the mode of thinking he's still working on The Grandmaster. But that film has been done and out for a year and a half. We're all free to look forward to whatever the next project from the director may be.…
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'The Grandmaster', 'The Hunt', And Seven Others Make Oscar Foreign Film Shortlist
It'll be a while yet before we find out which English-language films are up for the Oscars, but the Best Foreign Language Film category has already been narrowed down to nine contenders. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Scientists has just revealed its shortlist of nine foreign films which will be competing for five…
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The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The Grandmaster (GUEST: David Ehrlich From Film.com)
The /Filmcast is taking a break this week, but that's not stopping Devindra from gushing about Wong Kar Wai's latest film, "The Grandmaster," with Film.com's David Ehrlich. It's far from perfect, but the combination of Wong Kar Wai's visuals, great fight choreography, and Tony Leung's oh-so soulful eyes make The Grandmaster one of the most…
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'The Grandmaster' Trailer: Tony Leung Becomes A Legend
It feels like we've been waiting forever for Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster, but next month our patience will finally be rewarded. To prepare us for the martial arts epic's release, The Weinstein Co. has released a new full-length U.S. trailer. Tony Leung leads the cast as Ip Man, who's probably best known in the…
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'The Grandmaster' US Trailer: The Last Man Standing Is Always Right
We've seen a lot of footage for Wong Kar-Wai's new film, The Grandmaster, but this is the first trailer specifically aimed at a US release. Accordingly, this one features subtitles. It also sports a completely ridiculous voice-over track that explains a rudimentary martial arts morality that may or may not represent what is really in…
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The Weinstein Company Buys 'The Grandmaster;' See The French Trailer
Megan Ellison and Harvey Weinstein have reportedly developed a slightly combative relationship, with some tension arising during the production and promotion of Killing Them Softly and Lawless, and culminating in the lackluster financial performance of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master. But that hasn't stopped Harvey from putting down money for another film that was funded…
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Wong Kar-Wai Schedules 'The Grandmasters' Reshoots; Film's Chinese Opening Delayed To 2013
Here's one reason Wong Kar Wai's new film The Grandmasters doesn't yet have a release date outside of China: it doesn't even have a firm release date inside China. The movie had been scheduled to open on December 18 in the director's home country, but that has been pushed back to January 8. Producers say…
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Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmasters' Trailer, Now With English Subtitles
I'd like to say that an English-subtitled trailer for Wong Kar-Wai's long-awaited new film The Grandmasters means that we've got a US release date. Alas, that isn't the case. This subbed trailer is the same one we ran not long ago, but with the addition of a translation courtesy of Andrew Chan at Film Comment.…
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'The Grandmasters' Trailer: Wong Kar Wai Finally Returns
Feels like we've bee waiting a very long time for The Grandmasters. That's the new film from filmmaking master Wong Kar Wai, and a new telling of the Ip Man story. Over a year ago we saw the first footage from the film, but Wong's long post-production tinkering -- which rivals that of prime-era Terrence…
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Teaser Trailer For Wong Kar Wai Short Film (Actually A Booze Commercial) 'Déjà Vu'
What a wonderful day it is for a wide variety of film lovers: we've had teaser footage for films as disparate as the James Bond film Skyfall, the sequel to Anchorman, and Paul Thomas Anderson's hotly-anticipated film The Master. And now there is new footage from Wong Kar Wai, whose short film Déjà Vu is being…
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North American Rights To Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmasters' Land In Good Hands
It's a good day for great news. First Criterion makes an incredible deal with Hulu Plus. And now Megan Ellison, the heiress who recently came to the rescue of two Paul Thomas Anderson films (The Master and Inherent Vice) is making a deal to buy North American rights to Wong Kar Wai's new film, The…
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Announcement Trailer For Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmasters'
If, like me, you got excited at the very idea of seeing footage from a new Wong Kar Wai film, then dial it down a bit. Because while, yes, this is a brief teaser for the great director's new film The Grandmasters -- his own take on the same story told in the film Ip…
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First Look: Natalie Portman In My Blueberry Nights
We have our first look at Natalie Portman in My Blueberry Nights, thanks to NataliePortman.com. Gotta love Natalie Portman looking all trashy. The upcoming film directed by Wong Kar Wai (his first English language film) also stars Norah Jones, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, David Strathairn and Ed Harris. Nights is a road movie loosely based…
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Greatest Living Directors Collaborate On Movie
Some of the greatest living filmmakers have gotten together to make a feature film which will be shown at the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. Festival president Gilles Jacob and artistic director Thierry Frémaux have attempted to get as many of the living "Golden Palm" filmmakers to contribute to this surprise project. What…
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