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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
Read full article: The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024O.J. Simpsonโs โtrial of the centuryโ over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to turn away from.
Cheng Pei-pei, martial arts actor who starred in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' dies at age 78
Read full article: Cheng Pei-pei, martial arts actor who starred in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' dies at age 78Cheng Pei-pei, a Chinese-born martial arts film actor who starred in Ang Leeโs โCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,โ has died at age 78.
For โLast of Usโ composer Gustavo Santaolalla, silence is key to drawing the audience in
Read full article: For โLast of Usโ composer Gustavo Santaolalla, silence is key to drawing the audience inโThe Last of Usโ composer Gustavo Santaolalla says he never felt like he was โjust writing music" for a video game.
Singer Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral
Read full article: Singer Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeralSinger and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international success.
Fans pay tribute to Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer who had international success
Read full article: Fans pay tribute to Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer who had international successFans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, have gathered with flowers at her funeral in Hong Kong.
Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later
Read full article: Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years laterThis photo released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Chow Yun Fat, left, and Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." (Sony Pictures Classics via AP)NEW YORK โ Itโs physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in โCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonโ and not say out loud โWhoa.โTwenty years later, the exhilarating grace of Ang Leeโs martial-arts masterwork is just as breathtaking. The way you dream about a movie, itโs very difficult to make real.โTuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the release of โCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,โ an occasion being celebrated with a new limited-edition 4K UHD Blu-ray. Arguably more than any other film, โCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragonโ opened mainstream American moviegoers not just to a new genre known predominantly in Asia -- the wuxia tradition -- but to subtitled films in general. It set another record with 10 Academy Awards nominations, a mark since equaled by โRomaโ and โParasite.โ โCrouching Tigerโ took home four Oscars.
'My Missing Valentine' wins big at Golden Horse Awards
Read full article: 'My Missing Valentine' wins big at Golden Horse AwardsTaiwanese actress Chen Shu-fang holds her awards for Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 57th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Billy Dai)TAIPEI โ The Taiwanese film โMy Missing Valentineโ won big Saturday night at the annual Golden Horse Awards, taking five honors, including best feature film. Overall, Taiwanese talent enjoyed a big night at the Golden Horse Awards, considered Asia's equivalent of the Academy Awards for Chinese-language films. Mo Tzu-yi won best actor for his role in โDear Tenant," while Chen Shu-fang won best actress for "Little Big Women." Those tensions have played out at the Golden Horse Awards.
Will Smith battles himself in one-dimensional thriller 'Gemini Man'
Read full article: Will Smith battles himself in one-dimensional thriller 'Gemini Man'Technical wizardry provides the centerpiece of "Gemini Man," a movie whose most kinetic moments approximate a first-person videogame, while giving Will Smith the opportunity to battle himself. (CNN) - Technical wizardry provides the centerpiece of "Gemini Man," a movie whose most kinetic moments approximate a first-person videogame, while giving Will Smith the opportunity to battle himself. Conceptually, "Gemini Man" is basically just another variation on the Jason Bourne formula, casting Smith as Henry Brogan, a government operative/assassin who -- after dozens of missions and assignments -- decides to hang up his guns. "Gemini Man" succeeds mildly on that latter score, but has seemingly embraced those qualities while giving short shrift to more conventional ones. "Gemini Man" premieres Oct. 11 in the US.