Articles tagged "gong li"![]() Film ReviewHannibal Rising (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Feb.07] :. Hannibal's executions of the "primal scene" cannibals reveal his inclination for bizarre yuckiness. ![]() Film ReviewMiami Vice (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[28.Jul.06] :. Gong Li's face and form are made for this: she absorbs the movie's energies and just like that, it hardly matters what Crockett or Tubbs thinks he's doing. ![]() Film ReviewMemoirs of a Geisha (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Dec.05] :. The fact of Sayuri's stunning blue eyes only underlines the film's refusal to engage with the hardships geishas endure as a matter of course. She is 'special', she is treasured, she is property. ![]() Film ReviewThe Emperor and the Assassin (1999)by P. Nelson ReinschThe Emperor and the Assassin, the latest film from Chinese director Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine) is another wonderful-looking period film, with an epic budget and running time, and a sizable cast of historical (and fictional) figures. |
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