Wong Kar-Wai
More stories
-
VOTD: 20-minute documentary examines the making of ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’
Ever wonder how this Iranian film was made? Now you can learn from director Ana Lily Amirpour as she discusses her influences and what attached her to this story in a 20-minute documentary on the making of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. In the video, Amirpour discusses with Elijah Wood why she […] More
-
Wong Kar-Wai’s Portrayal of Human Desire in “In the Mood For Love”
In the Mood For Love Written and Directed by Wong Kar-Wai Hong Kong, 2000 A film centered on the human desire for affection, Wong Kar-Wai utilizes his poetic filmmaking style to construct In the Mood For Love, a movie that follows two individuals in their struggling marriages. Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) and Mr. Chow (Tony […] More
-
Saturday Shorts: ‘The Follow’, starring Clive Owen
Today’s film is the 2001 short The Follow. The film, which was part of BMW’s The Hire series, is written by Andrew Kevin Walker, and directed by Wong Kar Wai. It stars Adriana Lima, Forest Whitaker, Mickey Rourke, and Clive Owen. Over the course of a career spanning nearly 30 years, Owen has been seen […] More
-
Ranking the Films of Wong Kar-Wai
As one monthly theme begins, another ends. The former is, of course, Sound on Sight’s monthlong dedication to all films that scare, terrify, or spook us in conjunction with October being the scariest month of the year. (That’s a scientific fact, folks.) The latter is our look at the works of Wong Kar-Wai, inspired by […] More
-
U.S. cut of ‘The Grandmaster’ mostly thrilling, despite excessive audience hand-holding
It’s almost impossible to consider the U.S. cut of The Grandmaster without wondering what’s been lost, to the point of regretting that either Harvey Weinstein or director Wong Kar-Wai (depending on which story you read) doesn’t trust American audiences to pick up on simple nuances, character titles and motivations, and historical context. More
-
The Grandmaster is More Art Film than Action, and a Beautiful One at That
In the last several years, Hong Kong cinema has had a fascination with legendary Wing Chun martial artist Ip Man that borders on manic obsession, to the point where it wouldn’t be surprising to find out that Hong Kong cinema spent a week secretly living in Ip Man’s pool house and going through his garbage. More
-
Wong Kar Wai’s latest feature, ‘The Grandmasters’, gets a new full-length trailer
Chinese director Wong Kar Wai has made a name for himself on the international film stage over the years, with movies such as Chungking Express and 2046 transcending language barriers to find fans all over the world. He has been notably absent from theatres since 2007, however, with his last feature, My Blueberry Nights, having […] More
-
Ten Filmmakers Who Should Have Directed The Great Gatsby
Though time will only tell if Baz Luhrmann is the right filmmaker to tackle The Great Gatsby, I remain a skeptic. The material may suggest a certain grandiosity that Luhrmann has proved to be able to bring to life but the story remains fundamentally simple and down to earth. The novel is highly critical of […] More
-
Amazing Trailer For Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘The Grandmasters’
It’s a big week for trailers. First The Avengers leaks online. A little while later, we get the official trailer for The Dark Knight Rises and now we have a trailer for Wong Kar-Wai long anticipated The Grandmasters, and it looks simply incredible. A while back, we posted a teaser trailer, but it didn’t really […] More
-
Predicting the 20 Best Films of 2011
Every year in January or February I put together a predicted list of my favourite films of the year. Not only am I usually completely wrong, but about half of my predicted picks never even see a release. It is, nonetheless, a fun little project and is a good exercise in getting a sense of […] More
-
Poster and Teaser for Wong Kar-Wai’s “The Grand Master”
In the grand scheme of competing Ip Man bio-pics, director Wong Kar-Wai is almost done completing his martial arts film, The Grand Master. At last a teaser has been released and but isn’t guaranteed to impress any lovers of martial arts movies since it features no footage but just lots of dramatic text.. The biopic […] More