Mother’s Day 2017 was nothing if not filled with social media posts from parents everywhere — including celebs!
Famous mamas like Hilary Duff, Gisele Bündchen, Jennifer Lopez and more got real on Instagram and Twitter, sharing snaps of themselves with their kids alongside heartfelt messages about what being a mom has meant to them.
Not absent from the mom tributes were tons of celebrity dads, like Justin Timberlake, Orlando Bloom and Thomas Rhett, expressing their gratitude to the women who helped make them fathers.
“To the multitasking moms out there making it all work #HappyMothersDay!” Nicole Richie posted a hilarious throwback...
Famous mamas like Hilary Duff, Gisele Bündchen, Jennifer Lopez and more got real on Instagram and Twitter, sharing snaps of themselves with their kids alongside heartfelt messages about what being a mom has meant to them.
Not absent from the mom tributes were tons of celebrity dads, like Justin Timberlake, Orlando Bloom and Thomas Rhett, expressing their gratitude to the women who helped make them fathers.
“To the multitasking moms out there making it all work #HappyMothersDay!” Nicole Richie posted a hilarious throwback...
- 5/15/2017
- by Jen Juneau
- PEOPLE.com
The five award-winning directors will each make a short film inspired by a piece of art from their region.
National Gallery Singapore has announced an unprecedented collaboration with five award-winning Southeast Asian filmmakers – Apichatpong Weerasethakul [pictured] (Thailand), Brilliante Mendoza (Philippines), Eric Khoo (Singapore), Ho Yuhang (Malaysia) and Joko Anwar (Indonesia).
The five directors will create Art Through Our Eyes, an omnibus for which the directors each pick a masterpiece from the region to inspire their short films.
Initiated by Khoo with the Gallery, the project of dramatized interpretations aims to connect with audiences worldwide to deepen their appreciation for Southeast Asian art.
The directors are all festival favorites. Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives won the Palme d’Or in 2010 in Cannes while his Tropical Malady won a jury prize in 2004.
Mendoza won the Best Director at Cannes in 2009 for Kinatay; Khoo’s My Magic was in Cannes competition in 2008 and his Be With Me opened...
National Gallery Singapore has announced an unprecedented collaboration with five award-winning Southeast Asian filmmakers – Apichatpong Weerasethakul [pictured] (Thailand), Brilliante Mendoza (Philippines), Eric Khoo (Singapore), Ho Yuhang (Malaysia) and Joko Anwar (Indonesia).
The five directors will create Art Through Our Eyes, an omnibus for which the directors each pick a masterpiece from the region to inspire their short films.
Initiated by Khoo with the Gallery, the project of dramatized interpretations aims to connect with audiences worldwide to deepen their appreciation for Southeast Asian art.
The directors are all festival favorites. Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives won the Palme d’Or in 2010 in Cannes while his Tropical Malady won a jury prize in 2004.
Mendoza won the Best Director at Cannes in 2009 for Kinatay; Khoo’s My Magic was in Cannes competition in 2008 and his Be With Me opened...
- 5/17/2016
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Channing Tatum plays a stripper in the Magic Mike franchise – but based on the title alone, he could have also been a wizard or a magician. Using that silly theme as a catalyst, The Tonight Show recruited a group of elementary school students to write scenarios based on the character "Magic Mike," unaware of the film's actual plot. In the above segment from Tuesday's episode, Tatum and Jimmy Fallon dramatize those stories with a game dubbed "Kid Theater."
The first story finds Mike (Tatum) using his "magic" to help Josh...
The first story finds Mike (Tatum) using his "magic" to help Josh...
- 6/24/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
- 8/22/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Seven award-winning directors led by Royston Tan are set to create an omnibus film celebrating the 50th anniversary of Singapore and its people.
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
Tan is joined by Eric Khoo, director of films such as of My Magic, Jack Neo of Ah Boys To Men, Kelvin Tong of The Maid, Boo Jun Feng of Sandcastle, Tan Pin Pin of Singapore GaGa, and K Rajagopal of I Can’t Sleep Tonight.
“I like to think that the project is a microcosm of the Singapore story,” said Tan. “We all have diverse filmmaking styles, we all see different aspects of Singapore and its 50-year journey in our unique ways, yet it has given us a common sense of purpose. We hope this will shine through in the final cut
The jubilee omnibus is set for a release in the middle of 2015, and is looking to confirm an “iconic venue” for its premiere.
“Singapore and our people have influenced so many...
- 8/22/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
Singapore-France-Germany co-production set to shoot in September.
Singapore-based Zhao Wei Films and Peanut Pictures have announced Boo Junfeng, director of the 2010 Cannes Critics Week entry Sandcastle, will start shooting his Singapore/France/Germany co-production Apprentice this September with locations in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
Produced by Singapore’s Zhao Wei Films, Peanut Pictures and Akanga Film Asia, the project previously confirmed Germany’s augenschein Filmproduktion and France’s Cinéma Defacto as co-producers at the European Film Market (Efm).
Attached as associate producer, Rachel Higgins’ Birdcage Films will coordinate the Australian shoot.
Described as “a tense psychological drama”, Apprentice takes place in the territory’s top prison where Aiman, a newly transferred correctional officer happens to befriend Koon, who turns out to be the chief executioner there. When Koon’s assistant suddenly quits, he asks Aiman to work under him with implications that he might succeed him.
Singapore’s Eric Khoo (My Magic) is attached as executive producer...
Singapore-based Zhao Wei Films and Peanut Pictures have announced Boo Junfeng, director of the 2010 Cannes Critics Week entry Sandcastle, will start shooting his Singapore/France/Germany co-production Apprentice this September with locations in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
Produced by Singapore’s Zhao Wei Films, Peanut Pictures and Akanga Film Asia, the project previously confirmed Germany’s augenschein Filmproduktion and France’s Cinéma Defacto as co-producers at the European Film Market (Efm).
Attached as associate producer, Rachel Higgins’ Birdcage Films will coordinate the Australian shoot.
Described as “a tense psychological drama”, Apprentice takes place in the territory’s top prison where Aiman, a newly transferred correctional officer happens to befriend Koon, who turns out to be the chief executioner there. When Koon’s assistant suddenly quits, he asks Aiman to work under him with implications that he might succeed him.
Singapore’s Eric Khoo (My Magic) is attached as executive producer...
- 2/26/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
You think you know everything about Kenichi? Prepare to have your mind blown!
After four long months of competition, dancer Kenichi Ebina was crowned the winner of America’s Got Talent on Sept. 18 – but who is this man, really? HollywoodLife.com did a little digging into the season eight champion to uncover some facts you might not know about the Japanese native.
5 Interesting Facts About Kenichi Ebina
1. He’s been on TV before! Not only did Kenichi’s dance crew BiTriP win first place at Showtime at the Apollo‘s amateur night in 2001, but he also returned in 2006 and 2007 to win on his own. Currently, he’s the only person to be named Showtime at the Apollo‘s grand champion twice.
2. He’s a public speaker! Dancing is one thing, but being able to discuss the technique behind your dance is a whole different ball game. Kenichi has managed to accomplish both feats,...
After four long months of competition, dancer Kenichi Ebina was crowned the winner of America’s Got Talent on Sept. 18 – but who is this man, really? HollywoodLife.com did a little digging into the season eight champion to uncover some facts you might not know about the Japanese native.
5 Interesting Facts About Kenichi Ebina
1. He’s been on TV before! Not only did Kenichi’s dance crew BiTriP win first place at Showtime at the Apollo‘s amateur night in 2001, but he also returned in 2006 and 2007 to win on his own. Currently, he’s the only person to be named Showtime at the Apollo‘s grand champion twice.
2. He’s a public speaker! Dancing is one thing, but being able to discuss the technique behind your dance is a whole different ball game. Kenichi has managed to accomplish both feats,...
- 9/19/2013
- by Andy Swift
- HollywoodLife
Downton Abbey's resident revolutionary may have come in from the cold in last night's final episode - with Thomas Branson even donning cricket whites to prove his establishment credentials in the final reel - but actor Allen Leech has revealed he was just as intimidated when he first turned up on set.
The actor told a packed crowd last week how intimidating it was, as a young Irishman, to film his first 'Downton Abbey' scenes in the presence of the acting legend that is Dame Maggie Smith.
Leech, who plays chauffeur Tom Branson, explained to the crowd at the Apple Store in London how he learned something in every scene he shared with the double Oscar winner, even though, when asked to share some magic, the much-loved actress told the director, "My magic ran out three years ago."
Thomas Branson's (Allen Leech) fate changed when he fell...
The actor told a packed crowd last week how intimidating it was, as a young Irishman, to film his first 'Downton Abbey' scenes in the presence of the acting legend that is Dame Maggie Smith.
Leech, who plays chauffeur Tom Branson, explained to the crowd at the Apple Store in London how he learned something in every scene he shared with the double Oscar winner, even though, when asked to share some magic, the much-loved actress told the director, "My magic ran out three years ago."
Thomas Branson's (Allen Leech) fate changed when he fell...
- 11/5/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Another day, another controversy. This time around, it was all about the highly anticipated Melancholia, from Danish provocateur Lars von Trier. Looking well fed and in good spirits, this time he was all jokes, including saying that his next film is religious porn starring Kirsten Dunst and the he understands Hitler. That was enough for some people to tune him out, as if they had never seen or heard the man.
And there were some others that really hated his new movie, Melancholia. It contains with enough beauty, intensity and compelling ideas to earn a recommendation. Actually, in a way, it turned out to be what The Tree of Life was aiming for; an intimate portrait of the complex and difficult way many families function, in the forefront of the largest scheme of things. The movie starts with the end: everybody dies when a giant planet crashes into Earth. A...
And there were some others that really hated his new movie, Melancholia. It contains with enough beauty, intensity and compelling ideas to earn a recommendation. Actually, in a way, it turned out to be what The Tree of Life was aiming for; an intimate portrait of the complex and difficult way many families function, in the forefront of the largest scheme of things. The movie starts with the end: everybody dies when a giant planet crashes into Earth. A...
- 5/18/2011
- by Ed Lucatero
- SoundOnSight
Somewhere, Tom Arnold's head just popped up like a groundhog emerging from his hidey hole on February 2nd.
Word breaks that James Cameron is following up his post-Avatar success with a proposed weekly television series based on his 1994 movie True Lies.
Cameron would get executive producer credit on the show, which is being shopped to potential networks. It's a creation between Lightstorm Entertainment, Cameron's company, and 20th Century Fox Television...which is a little strange, but not unheard of, that it's not going directly to Fox the television network.
Rene Echevarria, producer/writer of The 4400 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as a producer/writer on Cameron's Dark Angel TV series, wrote the pilot and will be the showrunner (i.e. call the shots) if the series gets sold.
For those of you that grew up after parachute pants were a popular fashion accessory, True Lies...
Word breaks that James Cameron is following up his post-Avatar success with a proposed weekly television series based on his 1994 movie True Lies.
Cameron would get executive producer credit on the show, which is being shopped to potential networks. It's a creation between Lightstorm Entertainment, Cameron's company, and 20th Century Fox Television...which is a little strange, but not unheard of, that it's not going directly to Fox the television network.
Rene Echevarria, producer/writer of The 4400 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as a producer/writer on Cameron's Dark Angel TV series, wrote the pilot and will be the showrunner (i.e. call the shots) if the series gets sold.
For those of you that grew up after parachute pants were a popular fashion accessory, True Lies...
- 9/14/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
It's Sci-Fi Day here at the Film Experience. 4 Days until Oscar
Alexa here. I have to admit that I will spend most of Oscar night rooting against Avatar. Despite the amazing view, I had trouble seeing past the clunky dialogue and metaphysical clichés. That said, Avatar seems to have inspired a hell of a lot of people out there (even Oprah is on the bandwagon). So here's some help for those of you dying to take a trip to Pandora yourself.
If you want to see your own Na'vi doppelgänger, you can have a custom portrait made (although with adequate Photoshop skills you can probably do this yourself). My Magic Me charges $16. Is it just me, or does this kid already look like he is from another planet?
The Photo Lab charges $25 to see your Na'vi self, but you get all kinds of Pandora atmosphere for your extra money:
Instead of a mere image,...
Alexa here. I have to admit that I will spend most of Oscar night rooting against Avatar. Despite the amazing view, I had trouble seeing past the clunky dialogue and metaphysical clichés. That said, Avatar seems to have inspired a hell of a lot of people out there (even Oprah is on the bandwagon). So here's some help for those of you dying to take a trip to Pandora yourself.
If you want to see your own Na'vi doppelgänger, you can have a custom portrait made (although with adequate Photoshop skills you can probably do this yourself). My Magic Me charges $16. Is it just me, or does this kid already look like he is from another planet?
The Photo Lab charges $25 to see your Na'vi self, but you get all kinds of Pandora atmosphere for your extra money:
Instead of a mere image,...
- 3/3/2010
- by Alexa
- FilmExperience
A record 67 countries have submitted films for consideration for best foreign-language film for the 81st Academy Awards, Academy president Sid Ganis said Friday. Nominations will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, and the awards will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The complete list of foreign-language submissions follows. For more details on some of the films, visit THR.com/foreignoscars.
Afghanistan, "Opium War," Siddiq Barmak
Albania, "The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider," Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani
Algeria, "Masquerades," Lyes Salem
Argentina, "Lion's Den," Pablo Trapero
Austria, "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann
Azerbaijan, "Fortress," Shamil Nacafzada
Bangladesh, "Aha!," Enamul Karim Nirjhar
Belgium, "Eldorado," Bouli Lanners
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Snow," Aida Begic
Brazil, "Last Stop 174," Bruno Barreto
Bulgaria, "Zift," Javor Gardev
Canada, "The Necessities of Life," Benoit Pilon
Chile, "Tony Manero," Pablo Larrain
China, "Dream Weavers," Jun Gu
Colombia, "Dog Eat Dog," Carlos Moreno
Croatia, "No One's Son," Arsen Anton Ostojic
Czech Republic, "The Karamazovs," Petr Zelenka
Denmark,...
The complete list of foreign-language submissions follows. For more details on some of the films, visit THR.com/foreignoscars.
Afghanistan, "Opium War," Siddiq Barmak
Albania, "The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider," Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani
Algeria, "Masquerades," Lyes Salem
Argentina, "Lion's Den," Pablo Trapero
Austria, "Revanche," Gotz Spielmann
Azerbaijan, "Fortress," Shamil Nacafzada
Bangladesh, "Aha!," Enamul Karim Nirjhar
Belgium, "Eldorado," Bouli Lanners
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Snow," Aida Begic
Brazil, "Last Stop 174," Bruno Barreto
Bulgaria, "Zift," Javor Gardev
Canada, "The Necessities of Life," Benoit Pilon
Chile, "Tony Manero," Pablo Larrain
China, "Dream Weavers," Jun Gu
Colombia, "Dog Eat Dog," Carlos Moreno
Croatia, "No One's Son," Arsen Anton Ostojic
Czech Republic, "The Karamazovs," Petr Zelenka
Denmark,...
- 10/17/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bangkok -- The Bangkok International Film Festival's sixth edition kicked off Friday with some officials seeing red, and it had nothing to do with the carpet.
An organizer who asked to remain anonymous expressed annoyance that one of the festival's international judges, Singapore director Eric Khoo, had bolted already, choosing to watch the competition films on DVD instead.
It wasn't readily apparent why Khoo, helmer of Singapore's foreign-language Oscar entry "My Magic," left just as the festival was officially getting under way.
Despite Khoo's absence, the jury snafu failed to dampen opening-night ceremonies, which featured a screening of Thai action-fantasy "Queens of Langkasuka" from director Nonzee Nimibutr.
Industry notables walking the red carpet included veteran director-producer Roger Corman, Hong Kong helmer Andrew Lau ("Infernal Affairs"), U.K. film producer Iain Smith ("Wanted"), the Weinstein Co.'s vp Asian acquisitions Bey Logan and Jean Claude Van Damme, whose latest film, self-parody "Jcvd,...
An organizer who asked to remain anonymous expressed annoyance that one of the festival's international judges, Singapore director Eric Khoo, had bolted already, choosing to watch the competition films on DVD instead.
It wasn't readily apparent why Khoo, helmer of Singapore's foreign-language Oscar entry "My Magic," left just as the festival was officially getting under way.
Despite Khoo's absence, the jury snafu failed to dampen opening-night ceremonies, which featured a screening of Thai action-fantasy "Queens of Langkasuka" from director Nonzee Nimibutr.
Industry notables walking the red carpet included veteran director-producer Roger Corman, Hong Kong helmer Andrew Lau ("Infernal Affairs"), U.K. film producer Iain Smith ("Wanted"), the Weinstein Co.'s vp Asian acquisitions Bey Logan and Jean Claude Van Damme, whose latest film, self-parody "Jcvd,...
- 9/26/2008
- by By Joel Gershon
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eric Khoo’s new film was one of the many movies shown at Cannes last year that got really mixed reviews. Some where praising it for it’s pure beauty, some were wondering why it was even part of the competition. After seeing it at the World Film Festival, it’s easy to see why it divided the audience. My Magic doesn’t have the prestige of a Clint Eastwood film, it’s a film shot in only nine days on a tiny budget and unprofessionnal actors. That doesn’t stop this quickie from carrying a lot of charm mixed with some truly gruesome images. Who would have thought a film about a magician doing his comeback could be so exploitative ? I sure as hell didn’t.
- 8/28/2008
- by Simon Laperriere
- Screen Anarchy
- As usual, Wild Bunch comes to Cannes this year loaded up in film offerings with most notably three antcipated titles in post production status: Aronofsky's The Wrestler, Belge helmer Jaco Van Dormael's Mr Nobody and Claire Denis' White Material. The Paris-based company has a heavy slate which is comprised of Cannes selected films and market projects. A Complete History Of My Sexual Failure by Chris Waitt - Completed Afterwards by Gilles Bourdos - Post-Production Buddhas Collapsed Out Of Shame by Hana Makhmalbaf - Completed Camino by Javier Fesser - Post-Production Che - Part 1 by Steven Soderbergh - Completed Che - Part 2 by Steven Soderbergh - Completed Chelsea On The Rocks by Abel Ferrara - Completed Don't Look Back by Marina De Van - Post-Production Dorothy Mills by Agnès Merlet - Completed Downloading Nancy by Johan Renck - Completed Hollywood : I'm Sleeping Over Tonight by Antoine De Maximy
- 5/15/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Here is the complete 2008 Cannes Line Up. Main Competition: Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Three Monkeys (Turkey-France-Italy) Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne - Le Silence De Lorna (France-Belgium)Arnaud Desplechin - A Christmas Story (France) Clint Eastwood - Changeling (Us)Atom Egoyan - Adoration (Canada) Ari Folman - Waltz With Bashir (Israel) Philippe Garrel - La Frontiere De L'Aube (France) Matteo Garrone - Gomorra (Italy)Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York (Us) Eric Khoo - My Magic (Singapore) Lucretia Martel - La Mujer Sin Cabeza (Argentina-Spain) Brillante Mendoza - Serbis (The Philippines) Kornel Mondruczo - Delta (Hungary-Germany) Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas - Linha de Passe (Brazil) Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo (Italy) Pablo Trapero - Lion's Den (Argentina-South Korea) Wim Wenders - The Palermo Shooting (Germany) Jia Zhangke - 24 City (China)Steven Soderbergh - Che (Us-Spain-France) -- one four-hour competion title comprised of The Argentine and Guerrilla Out of competitionSteven Spielberg -
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- The heavyweights category (main comp) this year has a slew of great filmmakers - but it is the last experienced filmmakers that might make more of a splash. I'm guessing that the below five will send the buyers and critics into a frenzy...as well as get a sure shot at the Palme D'or... . Adoration (Atom Egoyan)Egoyan continues exploring themes of identity with a coming-of-age film in the age of the internet. Adoration may just be his best work since The Sweet Hereafter. La Mujer Sin Cabeza (The Headless Woman) (Lucrecia Martel) Remaining with the theme of identity (a device found in her last picture Holy Girl, Argentinean director Lucrecia Martel brings a dramatic character study about a woman who believes to be guilty of something – but she is not sure what. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman)The only directorial debut given a slot in the prestigious section
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Surprise, surprise! Last week’s misleading speculations of titles pulling out and the odd closer for the 61st edition of the Cannes film festival were indeed debunked. Soderbergh's pair of Che films (The Argentine and Guerrilla) come as a possible four-hour epic (hopefully with at least one pee break), Woody Allen takes another out of comp slot with Vicky Cristina Barcelona and so far, there are no opening or closing titles announced. Unlike last year’s edition, this is a loaded with world preems year with the exception being Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanski docu. Films that were to be expected were confirmed, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s comes with a differently titled film that will take some getting used to from the former "Daydreams" to Three Monkeys, Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York was a shoe-in since it was first introduced at last year’s Cannes, native Arnaud Desplechin
- 4/23/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Following the announcement of the lineup for the 61st Festival de Cannes, one thing stuck out to me: where are the Japanese films? A year after Naomi Kawase took home the Grand Prix for The Mourning Forest, not a single Japanese film was selected for the Palme D’or, despite new films by such auteurs as Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Tokyo Sonata) and Hirokazu Koreeda (Still Walking), both of whom have previously been up for the major award. Asian cinema in general made out well with three films being selected for the Palme. Socially conscious filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to Cannes with 24 City, representing the sole major Chinese film playing at the fest in any category. This can be attributed primarily to China’s stringent censorship laws, which notably flared up in 2006 when Lou Ye’s Summer Palace screened in competition at the fest over objections by the Chinese government (the
- 4/23/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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