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A rundown of Wong Kar Wai at LA’s New Beverly Cinema

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Ghost Dragon Triad

Last night, Sunday, January 5th, Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema hosted a screening of Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster as part of The Weinstein Company’s annual awards season publicity blitz. Annapurna Pictures founder Megan Ellison, an executive producer, spoke before the film. Dressed all in black, Ellison stood at front of the small, packed theater, and talked of her longstanding admiration of Wong Kar Wai, and her desire, when she … Continue reading →

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Grandmaster, The (2013) Review

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Ghost Dragon Triad
"The Grandmaster" Theatrical Poster

AKA: The Grandmasters Director: Wong Kar-wai Cast: Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Song Hye Kyo, Zhao Benshan, Max Zhang Jin, Cung Le, Chin Shih-Chieh, Yuen Wo-Ping, Lo Meng, Fang Cheng-Cheng Running TIme: 139 min. Review by Ghost Dragon Triad Wong Kar-Wai’s Ip Man biopic The Grandmaster is a fever dream of a film, a movie as much about the fleeting qualities of love and experience as it is about … Continue reading →

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A rundown of Jackie Chan at the Academy

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Ghost Dragon Triad

This past Monday – June 3rd – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a salute to Jackie Chan. The event began with a conversation between Jackie and Entertainment Weekly’s Geoff Bucher and concluded with a screening of the Academy’s print of Police Story III: Supercop. Boucher provided little introduction, other than to say that watching Chan’s films is like watching Fred Astaire beat the crap out of … Continue reading →

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