Zhang Yimou’s The Great Wall is the first Chinese big budget movie that is targeted at a global audience. It has a number of Chinese stars and one major American star and tells a story that brings East and West cultures together in an uncomfortable co-operation against a foe that, should it feed enough, could […]
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A 19th Century China Remake Of Blood Simple? Crazy I Calls It!
To be completely honest, when I first heard there was going to be a Chinese remake of the Coen Brothers brilliant first film, Blood Simple, I thought it was a crazy – and completely idiotic – idea. Even after I learned that it would be directed by Zhang Yimou [Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, […]