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  • April 27, 2013

    grandmaster_imageAnticipating certain films, Kar Wai Wong’s film The Grandmaster has been near the top for two years now.  Being distributed by the Weinstein Company, this  upcoming film tells the story of Ip Man, the martial artist that trained Bruce Lee.  Thanks to Sasha Stone for pointing uploading, the film has just released a teaser trailer.  I can only hope its as good as I think it can be in my head.  It looks stylistically brilliant.

    The film stars Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang and is co-written by Kar Wai Wong, Haofeng Xu, and Jingzhi Zou. The Grandmaster is scheduled to be released August 23, 2013.
    Read more on Kar Wai Wong’s Style Suits the Teaser for ‘The Grandmaster’…

    Davis Awards 2000 Announced!

    What are your favorites from Year 2000?

    July 19, 2012

    Taking a break from all this Bat-talk.  Trekking through the year 2000 was a daunting task.  There were many films I hadn’t seen in years, while others I’ve never feasted my eyes on before.  Naturally this brings on a dilemma.  A 15-year-old Clayton watching movies is very different from a now, 28-year-old Clayton.  I like to think there is a maturity there that lacked before.  I realized that after re-watching Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.  In 2000, I found the film immensely overrated and couldn’t understand what people were so mesmerized by.  Naturally, I’ve never officially appreciated it or thought it to be among Ang Lee’s best.  Enter last weekend.  Talk about being fantastic a second-time around, the film was nearly hypnotic in its style and approach.  Do I consider it the best of the year?  Not really.  One of the best?  Definitely so.

    With our ACCA 2000 closing up on Friday, and winners being announced on Sunday’s podcast, I have to let you in on my favorites of the new millennium.  Please include yours in the comment section and let’s see what commonalities or differences we have.  Bold denotes winner.  Enjoy after the jump: Read more on Davis Awards 2000 Announced!…

    Author: Mark Johnson
    May 9, 2012

    Directed By: Kar Wai Wong
    Written By: Kar Wai Wong, Haofeng Xu, and Jingzhi Zou

    Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang

    Synopsis (via IMDB): The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.

    Read more on Awards Profile: The Grandmasters…

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