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Coweb review
2 hours ago
While recent Chinese and Hk action films are going through an early 90s revival, some film like to travel back even a little further. Coweb is not unlike Hk action films coming from the late 80s, updated to match modern standards. Whether you believe this is a welcome genre reconnaissance or a boring retelling of times past is entirely up to you.
Coweb might be Xiong's first directorial effort, he's not exactly new to the film scene. For years he dabbled in acting and stunt coordination in some of Hk's most prolific action films and built quite a name for himself. For Coweb he called on Jiang Lui Xia, a fresh martial arts talent discovered by a Jacky Chan hosted reality show and on her way to revive the female ass-kicking in action films. This makes Coweb a good companion piece to Pinkaew's Chocolate.
If you want a good storyline Coweb is not your film. »
Zhang Ziyi Wants Shu Qi for Secret Fan Adaptation
3 hours ago
....aaaand she's saying no.
It's a no with a long list of "official" reasons in all likelihood (schedule conflicts and whatnot), but the Chinese press is going straight for the jugular, suggesting that the very revealing, all-nude scenes she would have had to shoot with Zhang Ziyi - including one where the characters write on each other's bodies - were the culprit. Shu notoriously started her career very young with a few Cat. III flicks and a nude photoshoot (Google is your friend, unless you're at work), after which she always tried to distance herself from anything even remotely associated with nudity, so it's understandable. Zhang is still trying to convince Shu and her management, but speculation as to whom will be her next choice should negotiations fail is already heating up, with netizens suggesting names like Fan Bingbing (not a snowball's chance in hell), Ruby Lin, Yao Chen, and »
Lee Byung-Heon, Choi Min-Shik for Kim Ji-Woon's Next?
4 hours ago
The last time we talked about Kim Ji-Woon's upcoming projects, it was regarding his first venture into Hollywood, a remake of Claude Sautet's 70s caper Max et Les Ferrailleurs. Hoping to cast Clive Owen and possibly Sienna Miller in the leading roles, Kim wanted his Max and the Junkmen to start shooting in January, as winter was the perfect atmosphere for his noir ambiance. Seems like the film has hit a snag - we still don't have much in the way of the details, but it might just be casting issues delaying the first shoot past that all important Q1 2010 deadline, pushing things to late next year - so Kim is now focusing on his next project at home, which is tentatively entitled 아열대의 밤 (lit. Subtropical Night).
The film continues the recent noir thriller trend, with a man chasing the serial killer-cum-psychopath who killed his fiancee, and plenty of brutal action ensuing afterwards. »
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