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Cannes Buzz: Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’; A Return To Form? Is That A Good Thing?

May 17, 2010 9:12 pm

When "Fireworks" set off, well, fireworks at the Venice Film Festival way back in 1997, the audacious, brutal, and beautiful film introduced the world to its auteur -- "Beat Takeshi" Kitano.Since taking home t...

Cannes Sneak Peeks: Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ & Nikita Mikhalkov’s ‘Burnt By The Sun 2’

Kevin Jagernauth

April 18, 2010 12:40 pm

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While we won't have the opportunity to attend the Cannes Film Festival this year, we're in the same boat as our readers in taking whatever glimpses of the films we can get until they (hopefully) get a release o...

Takeshi Kitano Returns to the Gangster Movie; First Look at Justin Timberlake in “The Social Network”

Oliver Lyttelton

December 2, 2009 3:30 pm

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— Japanese superstar Takeshi Kitano has spent much of the decade experimenting, away from the gangster genre in which he made his name, with the likes of "Hana-bi" and "Sonatine" - excellent ninja movie "Zatoic...

Tony Leung Breaks His Arm On Set Of Wong Kar-Wai’s Martial Arts Biopic, ‘The Grandmaster’

Simon Dang

July 16, 2009 1:19 pm

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Bad, bad news for Wong Kar-Wai fans eagerly anticipating what feels like a major creative detour from the Hong-Kong filmmaker.Kar-Wai, the slow-moving director behind such stylish and expressionistic masterpie...

Wong Kar-Wai’s Film About Bruce Lee’s Teacher, ‘The Grandmaster’ Shooting This Summer

Gabe Toro

February 13, 2009 4:22 pm

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Notably slow-working genius Wong Kar-Wai is returning to Chinese language cinema with his next effort. He'll be reteaming with frequent collaborators Tony Leung Chiu-wai as his lead actor for "The Grand Master...

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