Renowned Chinese director Yimou Zhang’s most recent martial arts film “Shadow” is about to be unleashed to Western audiences. The film looks to expand on the wuxia action film, to create a unique experience for fans of the genre.
Having previously made it’s debut on the Festival circuit to critical acclaim. “Shadow” will see a limited theatrical release May 3rd, 2019, followed by a domestic release on August 13th. A new trailer for the production has been released by Well Go USA, and can be viewed below. The film has already been released in China in September 2018.
Synopsis
With Shadow, director Zhang Yimou once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the...
Having previously made it’s debut on the Festival circuit to critical acclaim. “Shadow” will see a limited theatrical release May 3rd, 2019, followed by a domestic release on August 13th. A new trailer for the production has been released by Well Go USA, and can be viewed below. The film has already been released in China in September 2018.
Synopsis
With Shadow, director Zhang Yimou once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create a film like no other, masterfully painting a canvas of inky blacks and greys punctuated with bursts of color from the blood of the defeated. In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the...
- 4/19/2019
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The best episode of American Gods Season 2 delves deeply into the madness of Mad Sweeney.
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 7
Only two characters have felt completely “on” in American Gods Season 2. Laura Moon is one. The other is her frequent scene partner, Mad Sweeney. I've praised their scenes together this season as some of the better ones thus far, and that praise continues when they're separated from one another, too.
The rest of the ensemble may seem a bit groundless, but Mad Sweeney continues to be the anchor of the second season, keeping American Gods from going adrift in stormy seas. Thankfully, he gets his own episode, highlighting his journey not to America, but how a quasi-mythological king in Ireland became a giant, fist-fighting leprechaun, tracking the various versions and transmutations of the Mad Sweeney myth before settling on the version that best fits American Gods.
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 7
Only two characters have felt completely “on” in American Gods Season 2. Laura Moon is one. The other is her frequent scene partner, Mad Sweeney. I've praised their scenes together this season as some of the better ones thus far, and that praise continues when they're separated from one another, too.
The rest of the ensemble may seem a bit groundless, but Mad Sweeney continues to be the anchor of the second season, keeping American Gods from going adrift in stormy seas. Thankfully, he gets his own episode, highlighting his journey not to America, but how a quasi-mythological king in Ireland became a giant, fist-fighting leprechaun, tracking the various versions and transmutations of the Mad Sweeney myth before settling on the version that best fits American Gods.
- 4/17/2019
- Den of Geek
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe Cannes Film Festival has announced its official poster, a tribute to the late Agnès Varda. The poster depicts Varda on the set of her very first feature, La pointe courte (1955). We are saddened by the news that the brilliant Swedish actress Bibi Andersson died at the age of 83. Best known for her remarkable turns in The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Persona, Ronald Bergan provides a thorough obituary of the timeless artist for The Guardian.Recommended VIEWINGThe first teaser for J.J. Abrams conclusion to the new Star Wars trilogy, Episode IX: The Rise Of Skywalker. We published an extensive 5-part dialogue conducted last year that wrestles with George Lucas's much contested prequels.Kino Lorber's trailer for the re-release of Frank Simon's The Queen (1968), a documentary about the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Contest,...
- 4/17/2019
- MUBI
Starting in just a few weeks, Hollywood will attempt to continually up the ante each summer weekend to deliver popcorn-munching thrills. While a certain third chapter of a franchise will hopefully deliver the goods, one need not look much further the rest of the season for excitement than the first weekend of May, when Zhang Yimou’s wuxia epic Shadow will arrive in theaters.
A mystic thriller that takes place during medieval China and tells the story of a king and his people’s struggle for their rightful land–all told through the perspectives of the king, his sister, his commander, the entrapped women of the palace, and a commoner–this ensemble features Ryan Zheng, Xiaotong Guan, Chao Deng, Li Sun, Qianyuan Wang, Jun Hu, Lei Wu, and Jingchun Wang. Ahead of the U.S. release, Well Go USA has now released the U.S. trailer.
Leonardo Goi said in his review,...
A mystic thriller that takes place during medieval China and tells the story of a king and his people’s struggle for their rightful land–all told through the perspectives of the king, his sister, his commander, the entrapped women of the palace, and a commoner–this ensemble features Ryan Zheng, Xiaotong Guan, Chao Deng, Li Sun, Qianyuan Wang, Jun Hu, Lei Wu, and Jingchun Wang. Ahead of the U.S. release, Well Go USA has now released the U.S. trailer.
Leonardo Goi said in his review,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A sickly commander uses his doppelgänger to wage war in the new trailer for martial arts master Zhang Yimou’s new movie, Shadow. The film debuted in China last year and will open in American theaters May 3rd.
Blending palace intrigue and stunning fight sequences, Shadow stars Deng Chao as Commander Yu, the top counsel to the cowardly king of the Pei Kingdom (Zheng Kai), who’s willing to do whatever it takes to avoid actual war with an invading force, including offering his sister in marriage. Yu, however, is...
Blending palace intrigue and stunning fight sequences, Shadow stars Deng Chao as Commander Yu, the top counsel to the cowardly king of the Pei Kingdom (Zheng Kai), who’s willing to do whatever it takes to avoid actual war with an invading force, including offering his sister in marriage. Yu, however, is...
- 4/15/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The master of artful combat, Zhang Yimou, is ready to rebound with his next film, “Shadow.”
After the disastrous and disappointing “The Great Wall,” Yimou seems to be going back to his roots, bringing an elegantly crafted martial arts movie that we’ve seen in more of his promising projects such as “House of Flying Daggers” and “Hero.” We can definitely expect plenty of period drama and action, as Zhang brings in a reimagining of the ancient classic tale of the “Three Kingdoms.” Not to mention, the philosophical archetype of a body double.
Continue reading ‘Shadow’ Trailer: Director Zhang Yimou Returns With Grace And Action In Beautiful New Film at The Playlist.
After the disastrous and disappointing “The Great Wall,” Yimou seems to be going back to his roots, bringing an elegantly crafted martial arts movie that we’ve seen in more of his promising projects such as “House of Flying Daggers” and “Hero.” We can definitely expect plenty of period drama and action, as Zhang brings in a reimagining of the ancient classic tale of the “Three Kingdoms.” Not to mention, the philosophical archetype of a body double.
Continue reading ‘Shadow’ Trailer: Director Zhang Yimou Returns With Grace And Action In Beautiful New Film at The Playlist.
- 4/15/2019
- by Janet Lee
- The Playlist
"A duel between our chief commanders... means war." Well Go USA has debuted a brand new, official Us trailer for Zhang Yimou's latest film, a historical fantasy drama titled Shadow - originally Ying in Chinese. This premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals last fall, and also stopped by Fantastic Fest, Busan, and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. The film is a re-imagining of the classic Three Kingdoms story from Chinese history, and is another martial arts epic. The story is about a king and the people's struggle for their rightful land, as told through the perspectives of the king, his sister, his commander, the entrapped women of the palace, and a commoner. It's filmed in a unique "Chinese watercolor" style with a muted style resembling a B&W look (though it does have some color). The cast includes Ryan Zheng, Chao Deng, Qianyuan Wang, Jun Hu, Xiaotong Guan,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The first trailer for the new martial acts drama Shadow looks absolutely stunning. The eye-catching color palette, featuring a rich mixture of inky blacks and shimmering greys, punctuated by splashes of deep red as battles break out and warriors are engaged in combat, is definitely intoxicating. The story sounds equally intriguing, following a military commander who makes devastating use of his "shadow," a look-alike warrior who is capable of deceiving everyone, not only enemy...
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- 4/15/2019
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
On American Gods, the only thing that can kill a God is another God, but the only thing that truly kills a God is lack of believers.
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 6
It's hard to see the true person behind the character being played by Wednesday. He talks fast, he's charming, he's glib, and he’s funny. But behind that mask of humor is a core of what seems to be actual pain, as Odin's time in America isn't without trouble and loss. Granted, it's trouble of his own making, but at the same time, the Allfather's experiences as an actual father have brought him significant pain, as explicitly shown during “Donar the Great” and hinted at in previous episodes.
Wednesday's past as a burlesque leader named Al Grimnir is an amusing nod to both one of Odin's many names (Grimnir) and Ian McShane's most famous non-Lovejoy character,...
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 6
It's hard to see the true person behind the character being played by Wednesday. He talks fast, he's charming, he's glib, and he’s funny. But behind that mask of humor is a core of what seems to be actual pain, as Odin's time in America isn't without trouble and loss. Granted, it's trouble of his own making, but at the same time, the Allfather's experiences as an actual father have brought him significant pain, as explicitly shown during “Donar the Great” and hinted at in previous episodes.
Wednesday's past as a burlesque leader named Al Grimnir is an amusing nod to both one of Odin's many names (Grimnir) and Ian McShane's most famous non-Lovejoy character,...
- 4/12/2019
- Den of Geek
South African producers have struck a string of international co-production deals in recent months that are poised to push scripted drama series from the Rainbow Nation onto the global stage.
“We’re very excited about the opportunity to take African stories to the world,” says Yolisa Phahle, CEO for general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, which includes pay-tv heavyweight DStv and the M-Net group of channels. “It’s all about finding the biggest, best and leading producers of drama in the world to help us distribute our stories.”
MultiChoice is planning to develop three to four scripted drama series with international partners per year. In development are “Trackers,” a six-part TV adaptation of the novel by bestselling South African author Deon Meyer, which is being produced with German broadcaster Zdf; and “Reyka,” a crime series it’s producing with the U.K.’s Serena Cullen Prods. and Emmy-nominated South African production company Quizzical Pictures,...
“We’re very excited about the opportunity to take African stories to the world,” says Yolisa Phahle, CEO for general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, which includes pay-tv heavyweight DStv and the M-Net group of channels. “It’s all about finding the biggest, best and leading producers of drama in the world to help us distribute our stories.”
MultiChoice is planning to develop three to four scripted drama series with international partners per year. In development are “Trackers,” a six-part TV adaptation of the novel by bestselling South African author Deon Meyer, which is being produced with German broadcaster Zdf; and “Reyka,” a crime series it’s producing with the U.K.’s Serena Cullen Prods. and Emmy-nominated South African production company Quizzical Pictures,...
- 4/8/2019
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
It's an understood pitfall to complex narratives that, somewhere in a season, the writers are forced to jam several disparate plots into a single hour.
I'd say it has everything but the kitchen sink except that there is a kitchen sink so, yeah, there's a Lot to keep track of here.
If I were to hazard a guess at a unifying theme, I'd say it's one of questing, searching for something. Ruby, Salim, Wednesday, Laura, and Shadow are All on the hunt.
Meanwhile, Mad Sweeney and Mr. Nancy find things they never expected.
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It's the outcomes that set the stories apart.
Starting from the most peripheral, Ruby Goodchild is looking for something to believe in as Christianity's mantra of long-suffering patience hasn't been properly rewarding her faith.
In an unexpected finesse, Bilquis doesn't encourage her to jump ship blindly.
I'd say it has everything but the kitchen sink except that there is a kitchen sink so, yeah, there's a Lot to keep track of here.
If I were to hazard a guess at a unifying theme, I'd say it's one of questing, searching for something. Ruby, Salim, Wednesday, Laura, and Shadow are All on the hunt.
Meanwhile, Mad Sweeney and Mr. Nancy find things they never expected.
Related: Get Starz via Prime Video Channels for Captivating Original Series & Hit Movies!
It's the outcomes that set the stories apart.
Starting from the most peripheral, Ruby Goodchild is looking for something to believe in as Christianity's mantra of long-suffering patience hasn't been properly rewarding her faith.
In an unexpected finesse, Bilquis doesn't encourage her to jump ship blindly.
- 4/8/2019
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
American Gods leans into weirdness and political statement in equal measure, in an episode that travels from Illinois to Louisiana and back.
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 5
“The Ways of the Dead” is a tale of two dead girls, all centered around a man who gets them into trouble. One of these dead girls is an anonymous white woman found dead at the turn of the 20thCentury, who gets a man into trouble and then gets a man killed. The other woman cheated on her husband, was killed, and came back driven by a mission to save and protect a man from danger.
One of these women is, of course, Laura Moon, who features prominently in the episode as her trip to New Orleans with Mad Sweeney starts getting out of hand. The other isn't named, and her story doesn't particularly matter in the grand scheme of things,...
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 5
“The Ways of the Dead” is a tale of two dead girls, all centered around a man who gets them into trouble. One of these dead girls is an anonymous white woman found dead at the turn of the 20thCentury, who gets a man into trouble and then gets a man killed. The other woman cheated on her husband, was killed, and came back driven by a mission to save and protect a man from danger.
One of these women is, of course, Laura Moon, who features prominently in the episode as her trip to New Orleans with Mad Sweeney starts getting out of hand. The other isn't named, and her story doesn't particularly matter in the grand scheme of things,...
- 4/7/2019
- Den of Geek
In the beginning... there were some ungodly expectations for the Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman's epic novel.
How were they going to take a story involving nearly Every god in human history and contain it in a television series?
Sacrifices got made, and prayers got answered and American Gods Season 1 knocked it out of the park with phenomenal effects, stellar casting, and an admirably-controlled unreeling of the tangled web of narratives.
And it was good. Man, oh man, was it ever good.
But then ... silence.
Well, not silence since we kept getting more information about the real-life drama going on in the production department.
But the new season kept getting delayed and all the changes behind the scenes amped up the concerns that the bar had been set too high for a second season to aspire.
First, there was the messy departure of both showrunners -- Bryan Fuller and...
How were they going to take a story involving nearly Every god in human history and contain it in a television series?
Sacrifices got made, and prayers got answered and American Gods Season 1 knocked it out of the park with phenomenal effects, stellar casting, and an admirably-controlled unreeling of the tangled web of narratives.
And it was good. Man, oh man, was it ever good.
But then ... silence.
Well, not silence since we kept getting more information about the real-life drama going on in the production department.
But the new season kept getting delayed and all the changes behind the scenes amped up the concerns that the bar had been set too high for a second season to aspire.
First, there was the messy departure of both showrunners -- Bryan Fuller and...
- 3/30/2019
- by Diana Keng
- TVfanatic
Need to catch up? Check out the previous American Gods recap here.
There’s an upside and a downside to giving the TV version of Laura Moon more presence, personality and spunk than she has in the Neil Gaiman novel on which American Gods is based. The plus side? She’s far more interesting, live (well, sort of) and in technicolor than she is on the page. The minus? Now that I’m invested in her, all I want is for Laura and Mad Sweeney to ditch the rest of these celestial crazies and hoard off to a tropical island somewhere.
There’s an upside and a downside to giving the TV version of Laura Moon more presence, personality and spunk than she has in the Neil Gaiman novel on which American Gods is based. The plus side? She’s far more interesting, live (well, sort of) and in technicolor than she is on the page. The minus? Now that I’m invested in her, all I want is for Laura and Mad Sweeney to ditch the rest of these celestial crazies and hoard off to a tropical island somewhere.
- 3/25/2019
- TVLine.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including American Gods, The Resident, Riverdale and Schitt’s Creek!
1 | How did Arrested Development‘s Portia de Rossi maintain second billing on Season 5 when she only appeared in four episodes of the first half, and a single scene in the second half (at the tail end of the finale)?
2 | Did Hawaii Five-0 catch you off guard with how emotionally powerful that final scene between Junior and his dad was?
3 | Dare we theorize that Blue Bloods...
1 | How did Arrested Development‘s Portia de Rossi maintain second billing on Season 5 when she only appeared in four episodes of the first half, and a single scene in the second half (at the tail end of the finale)?
2 | Did Hawaii Five-0 catch you off guard with how emotionally powerful that final scene between Junior and his dad was?
3 | Dare we theorize that Blue Bloods...
- 3/22/2019
- TVLine.com
Matthew Byrd Mar 21, 2019
Google Stadia wants to change the way we play games, but there are plenty of reasons to doubt the streaming service.
As just about everyone in the video game industry suspected, Google finally unveiled a cloud-based streaming service that represents the company's most substantial video game project to date. Leading up to this announcement, many people speculated that the reveal of Google's streaming project would not only shed light on the future of Google's interests in the video game industry but also the future of cloud-based gaming and an industry that is rapidly moving away from the physical and embracing the digital.
But that's not what happened. We walked away from Google's presentation with more questions than answers. The true shame of it all is that the answers to these looming questions are the same answers that will determine just how excited you should be about Google's Stadia and cloud-based gaming.
Google Stadia wants to change the way we play games, but there are plenty of reasons to doubt the streaming service.
As just about everyone in the video game industry suspected, Google finally unveiled a cloud-based streaming service that represents the company's most substantial video game project to date. Leading up to this announcement, many people speculated that the reveal of Google's streaming project would not only shed light on the future of Google's interests in the video game industry but also the future of cloud-based gaming and an industry that is rapidly moving away from the physical and embracing the digital.
But that's not what happened. We walked away from Google's presentation with more questions than answers. The true shame of it all is that the answers to these looming questions are the same answers that will determine just how excited you should be about Google's Stadia and cloud-based gaming.
- 3/19/2019
- Den of Geek
American Gods Muninn Trailer Starz‘s American Gods: Season 2, Episode 3: Muninn TV show trailer has been released and stars Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane. American Gods Muninn Synopsis American Gods: Season 2, Episode 3: Muninn‘s plot synopsis: “As he is tracked by Mr. World, Shadow makes his way to Cairo, thanks [...]
Continue reading: American Gods: Season 2, Episode 3: Muninn TV Show Trailer [Starz]...
Continue reading: American Gods: Season 2, Episode 3: Muninn TV Show Trailer [Starz]...
- 3/18/2019
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
It was another successful night for Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Shoplifters“, which won Best Picture at the 13th Asian Film Awards, beating the likes of Lee Chang-dong’s critically acclaimed “Burning” and the hugely successful Chinese film “Dying to Survive” to the prize. The film also won Best Original Music for Haroumi Hosono’s wonderful music.
Director Lee Chang-dong, who returned with “Burning” after an eight years’ absence, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also awarded Best Director on the night for “Burning”.
The Best Actor/Actress Awards were evenly shared between productions of different countries, with Koji Yakusho replicating his win at the Japan Academy Awards with a Best Actor win for “The Blood of Wolves“, Zhang Yu winning Best Supporting Actor for the Chinese film “Dying to Survive”, Samal Yeslyamova winning Best Actress for the Russian-German-Polish-Kazakh-Chinese joint production “Ayka” and Kara Hui winning Best Supporting Actress for...
Director Lee Chang-dong, who returned with “Burning” after an eight years’ absence, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also awarded Best Director on the night for “Burning”.
The Best Actor/Actress Awards were evenly shared between productions of different countries, with Koji Yakusho replicating his win at the Japan Academy Awards with a Best Actor win for “The Blood of Wolves“, Zhang Yu winning Best Supporting Actor for the Chinese film “Dying to Survive”, Samal Yeslyamova winning Best Actress for the Russian-German-Polish-Kazakh-Chinese joint production “Ayka” and Kara Hui winning Best Supporting Actress for...
- 3/18/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The $120 million multinational disaster movie “Inversion” leads a slate of two feature films and a TV series from Hong Kong-Chinese producer and financier Sun Entertainment Culture (Sunec). The two movies mark Sun’s English-language film debut.
Founded in 2011, Sunec has been involved in Hong Kong-Chinese co-productions such as 2017’s “Paradox” and 2015’s “Spl II: A Time for Consequences,” starring Wu Jing. But with the Chinese entertainment industry currently in turmoil after new tax rules have created hurdles for local financing and production, the company is looking to move in a more international direction, expanding into producing content in different languages as it becomes more difficult to produce in the mainland.
Disaster thriller “Inversion” tells the story of a Chinese scientist and an American pilot who must work together to save the world when gravity suddenly disappears. The project originally was set to be written by a team comprised of screenwriter,...
Founded in 2011, Sunec has been involved in Hong Kong-Chinese co-productions such as 2017’s “Paradox” and 2015’s “Spl II: A Time for Consequences,” starring Wu Jing. But with the Chinese entertainment industry currently in turmoil after new tax rules have created hurdles for local financing and production, the company is looking to move in a more international direction, expanding into producing content in different languages as it becomes more difficult to produce in the mainland.
Disaster thriller “Inversion” tells the story of a Chinese scientist and an American pilot who must work together to save the world when gravity suddenly disappears. The project originally was set to be written by a team comprised of screenwriter,...
- 3/18/2019
- by Patrick Frater and Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film also took best original music, while Zhang Yimou’s Shadow won four awards in technical categories.
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters won best film at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 17), although Zhang Yimou’s Shadow took home the biggest haul of prizes with four awards in the technical categories.
Shoplifters was also presented with the award for best original music for its score by Haruomi Hosono.
Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong took best director for Burning and was also presented with the lifetime achievement award. Japan’s Koji Yakusho won best actor for The Blood Of Wolves...
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters won best film at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 17), although Zhang Yimou’s Shadow took home the biggest haul of prizes with four awards in the technical categories.
Shoplifters was also presented with the award for best original music for its score by Haruomi Hosono.
Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong took best director for Burning and was also presented with the lifetime achievement award. Japan’s Koji Yakusho won best actor for The Blood Of Wolves...
- 3/18/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film also took best original music, while Zhang Yimou’s Shadow won four awards in technical categories.
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters won best film at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 17), although Zhang Yimou’s Shadow took home the biggest haul of prizes with four awards in the technical categories.
Shoplifters was also presented with the award for best original music for its score by Haruomi Hosono.
Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong took best director for Burning and was also presented with the lifetime achievement award. Japan’s Koji Yakusho won best actor for The Blood Of Wolves...
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters won best film at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 17), although Zhang Yimou’s Shadow took home the biggest haul of prizes with four awards in the technical categories.
Shoplifters was also presented with the award for best original music for its score by Haruomi Hosono.
Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong took best director for Burning and was also presented with the lifetime achievement award. Japan’s Koji Yakusho won best actor for The Blood Of Wolves...
- 3/18/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong’s Sun Entertainment Culture is producing Inversion, a $120 million, English-language sci-fi epic produced by The Revenant’s Markus Barmettler and Philip Lee and directed by Mean Girls helmer Mark Waters. Hong Kong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures is also onboard to invest in the project.
Described as an “epic in a global scale told from a Chinese perspective,” Inversion is about the frantic globetrotting mission carried out by a Chinese physicist and an American conman to solve a global gravity anomaly that led to catastrophes around the world. The screenplay will be written by Zhang Yimou’s Shadow scribe ...
Described as an “epic in a global scale told from a Chinese perspective,” Inversion is about the frantic globetrotting mission carried out by a Chinese physicist and an American conman to solve a global gravity anomaly that led to catastrophes around the world. The screenplay will be written by Zhang Yimou’s Shadow scribe ...
- 3/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hong Kong’s Sun Entertainment Culture is producing Inversion, a $120 million, English-language sci-fi epic produced by The Revenant’s Markus Barmettler and Philip Lee and directed by Mean Girls helmer Mark Waters. Hong Kong’s Pegasus Motion Pictures is also onboard to invest in the project.
Described as an “epic in a global scale told from a Chinese perspective,” Inversion is about the frantic globetrotting mission carried out by a Chinese physicist and an American conman to solve a global gravity anomaly that led to catastrophes around the world. The screenplay will be written by Zhang Yimou’s Shadow scribe ...
Described as an “epic in a global scale told from a Chinese perspective,” Inversion is about the frantic globetrotting mission carried out by a Chinese physicist and an American conman to solve a global gravity anomaly that led to catastrophes around the world. The screenplay will be written by Zhang Yimou’s Shadow scribe ...
- 3/18/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Need to catch up? Check out the previous American Gods‘ recap here.
Though Shadow Moon is American Gods‘ protagonist, he’s also the character we comparatively little about… at least, until this week’s episode.
The hour, titled “The Beguiling Man,” uses Shadow’s torture at the hands of new character Mr. Town to delve into Moon’s memories. Many of these deal with Shadow’s mother, his frustration with her for not telling him much about his absent father, and his grief over her death. “Now we get an insight into why he’s so pure and good and moral,...
Though Shadow Moon is American Gods‘ protagonist, he’s also the character we comparatively little about… at least, until this week’s episode.
The hour, titled “The Beguiling Man,” uses Shadow’s torture at the hands of new character Mr. Town to delve into Moon’s memories. Many of these deal with Shadow’s mother, his frustration with her for not telling him much about his absent father, and his grief over her death. “Now we get an insight into why he’s so pure and good and moral,...
- 3/18/2019
- TVLine.com
Shadow, by China’s fifth generation heavyweight Zhang Yimou, topped the list of victors at the 13th Asian Film Awards (Afa) with four wins, all in the technical categories.
The awards were otherwise rather evenly distributed with no clean sweep.
The visually stunning martial arts epic Shadow won best cinematography, costume design, production design and sound.
Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes winner Shoplifters took home the best film award. South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award this year, was named best director with Burning.
The best actor award went to Japanese thespian Koji Yakusho for The Blood of Wolves; he ...
The awards were otherwise rather evenly distributed with no clean sweep.
The visually stunning martial arts epic Shadow won best cinematography, costume design, production design and sound.
Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes winner Shoplifters took home the best film award. South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award this year, was named best director with Burning.
The best actor award went to Japanese thespian Koji Yakusho for The Blood of Wolves; he ...
- 3/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Shadow, by China’s fifth generation heavyweight Zhang Yimou, topped the list of victors at the 13th Asian Film Awards (Afa) with four wins, all in the technical categories.
The awards were otherwise rather evenly distributed with no clean sweep.
The visually stunning martial arts epic Shadow won best cinematography, costume design, production design and sound.
Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes winner Shoplifters took home the best film award. South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award this year, was named best director with Burning.
The best actor award went to Japanese thespian Koji Yakusho for The Blood of Wolves; he ...
The awards were otherwise rather evenly distributed with no clean sweep.
The visually stunning martial arts epic Shadow won best cinematography, costume design, production design and sound.
Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes winner Shoplifters took home the best film award. South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award this year, was named best director with Burning.
The best actor award went to Japanese thespian Koji Yakusho for The Blood of Wolves; he ...
- 3/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Shoplifters” and “Burning” were the big winners at the 13th Asian Film Awards, with Hirokazu Kore-eda’s family drama winning Best Picture and Lee Chang-dong being named Best Director for his cerebral thriller. “Shadow” led all films by taking home four prizes, with Zhang Yimou’s epic period piece winning four technical awards: Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.
Samal Yeslyamova received Best Actress laurels for her performance in “Ayka,” just as she did at Cannes last year, with “The Blood of Wolves” star Yakusho Kōji joining her as Best Actor. “Burning” only left the ceremony with one of the eight prizes for which it was nominated, but Lee received a Lifetime Achievement award as well. Full list of winners:
Best Picture
“Shoplifters”
Best Director
Lee Chang-dong, “Burning”
Best Actor
Yakusho Kōji, “The Blood of Wolves”
Best Actress
Samal Yeslyamova, “Ayka”
Best Supporting Actor
Zhang Yu,...
Samal Yeslyamova received Best Actress laurels for her performance in “Ayka,” just as she did at Cannes last year, with “The Blood of Wolves” star Yakusho Kōji joining her as Best Actor. “Burning” only left the ceremony with one of the eight prizes for which it was nominated, but Lee received a Lifetime Achievement award as well. Full list of winners:
Best Picture
“Shoplifters”
Best Director
Lee Chang-dong, “Burning”
Best Actor
Yakusho Kōji, “The Blood of Wolves”
Best Actress
Samal Yeslyamova, “Ayka”
Best Supporting Actor
Zhang Yu,...
- 3/17/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Zhang Yimou’s highly stylized period epic “Shadow” was the numerical winner at Sunday’s Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. It bagged four technical awards. But the major prizes went to Japanese and Korean filmmakers.
Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Shoplifters,” a Japanese drama about a family surviving on shoplifting, was named best picture. The film had been the surprise Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes festival last year, but has since won wide acclaim and achieved record scores at the Japanese and Chinese box office.“Shoplifters” also won best original music with Japanese music pioneer Hosono Haruomi’s score.
South Korean director Lee Chang-dong won the best director prize for the psychological drama “Burning”, which Lee also co-wrote as an adaptation of a Murakami Haruki short story. Going into the ceremony, “Burning” was the favorite, having been nominated in eight categories. Lee was also presented with a lifetime achievement award,...
Kore-eda Hirokazu’s “Shoplifters,” a Japanese drama about a family surviving on shoplifting, was named best picture. The film had been the surprise Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes festival last year, but has since won wide acclaim and achieved record scores at the Japanese and Chinese box office.“Shoplifters” also won best original music with Japanese music pioneer Hosono Haruomi’s score.
South Korean director Lee Chang-dong won the best director prize for the psychological drama “Burning”, which Lee also co-wrote as an adaptation of a Murakami Haruki short story. Going into the ceremony, “Burning” was the favorite, having been nominated in eight categories. Lee was also presented with a lifetime achievement award,...
- 3/17/2019
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
The Gods have spoken. Starz just announced they've renewed American Gods for a third season.
Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, the supernatural drama centers on Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), who accepts a job offer from the enigmatic conman known as Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane). What Shadow discovers is world where Old and New Gods exist and are at odds.
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Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, the supernatural drama centers on Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), who accepts a job offer from the enigmatic conman known as Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane). What Shadow discovers is world where Old and New Gods exist and are at odds.
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- 3/16/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Will American Gods Season 2 remain as dramatic and enthralling in front of the camera as it has been behind the camera?
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 1
American Gods has been off television for a very long time. By the time American Gods Season 2 debuts, it will be roughly a month shy of two years since the first episode bowed on television, and since then, there hasn't been a lot of good publicity from the show's production.
The creative team of Michael Green and Bryan Fuller left, replaced by Jesse Alexander. Gillian Anderson and Kristin Chenoweth left, with Media to be recast and Easter to be forgotten about, despite her explosive and memorable debut. Old Gods, new directions, with new showrunner Jesse Alexander promising to skew the series closer to Neil Gaiman's original source material while maintaining the Fuller lushness that made the first season stand-out visual television.
This American Gods review contains spoilers.
American Gods Season 2 Episode 1
American Gods has been off television for a very long time. By the time American Gods Season 2 debuts, it will be roughly a month shy of two years since the first episode bowed on television, and since then, there hasn't been a lot of good publicity from the show's production.
The creative team of Michael Green and Bryan Fuller left, replaced by Jesse Alexander. Gillian Anderson and Kristin Chenoweth left, with Media to be recast and Easter to be forgotten about, despite her explosive and memorable debut. Old Gods, new directions, with new showrunner Jesse Alexander promising to skew the series closer to Neil Gaiman's original source material while maintaining the Fuller lushness that made the first season stand-out visual television.
- 3/7/2019
- Den of Geek
John Saavedra Mar 20, 2019
Team Sonic Racing is a formidable karting game with a lot of potential. Here are our hands-on impressions!
For the last few years, Mario Kart 8 has been the undisputed champion of video game kart racing. It's for good reason: the game is basically perfect, a showcase of everything the series has done right since it first appeared on the Snes. But that doesn't mean there haven't been other landmark karting games to give Mario a run for his money. Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Team Racing specifically come to mind, and now Sega's latest Sonic endeavor, Team Sonic Racing, may be joining that list.
It's difficult not to make the obvious comparison. On the surface, Team Sonic Racing may very well be a Mario Kart clone with all the bells and whistles offered by Nintendo's racer -- including power-ups, weapons, and even a drifting ability...
Team Sonic Racing is a formidable karting game with a lot of potential. Here are our hands-on impressions!
For the last few years, Mario Kart 8 has been the undisputed champion of video game kart racing. It's for good reason: the game is basically perfect, a showcase of everything the series has done right since it first appeared on the Snes. But that doesn't mean there haven't been other landmark karting games to give Mario a run for his money. Diddy Kong Racing and Crash Team Racing specifically come to mind, and now Sega's latest Sonic endeavor, Team Sonic Racing, may be joining that list.
It's difficult not to make the obvious comparison. On the surface, Team Sonic Racing may very well be a Mario Kart clone with all the bells and whistles offered by Nintendo's racer -- including power-ups, weapons, and even a drifting ability...
- 6/12/2018
- Den of Geek
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