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Articles tagged "michelle yeoh" Film DVD ReviewThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorby Christel Loar[1.Feb.09] :. I've never been so eager to skip past the story to get to the special features.  Short Ends and LeaderSupercop (aka Police Story 3: Supercop)by Bill Gibron[13.Jan.09] :. For a long time, fans of Hong Kong action movies have complained about the “Americanization” of the genre. No, not the obvious bows to Western convention copied by film directors...  Short Ends and LeaderThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorby Bill Gibron[13.Dec.08] :. If aspirations and ambitions were all it took to make a good movie (or at the very least, a merely entertaining one), there’d be no reason for critics. We lowly members of a dying print and...  Film ReviewBabylon A.D.by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Sep.08] :. The fact that Aurora incarnates some extreme other possibility -- be it "light" or darkness, miraculous birth or genocide -- makes her one more "mother of the future."  Short Ends and LeaderBabylon…and Onby Bill Gibron[28.Aug.08] :. Mathieu Kassovitz is livid. Not just angry, mind you, but completely pissed off. After five long years of planning and praying, after months of harsh production elements and massive studio...  Film ReviewThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorby Cynthia Fuchs[1.Aug.08] :. Amid all the poorly edited, atrociously written tumult, the silly CGI and the tragic misuse of Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, Rick remains an appealing throwback hero. Corpse Grindingby Bill Gibron[31.Jul.08] :. It’s never pleasant when something that was lightweight (albeit cheesy) and fun is forced into profit sharing mode. Put another way, when a franchise has to jerryrig its purpose in order to... Tai Chi Master (1993)by Bill Gibron[26.Jul.08] :. It’s incredible when you think of it, but Jet Li’s first Hollywood film (as a villain in Lethal Weapon IV) was a mere 10 years ago. That’s right, back in 1998, few outside... These ‘Children’ Deserve a More Factual Formatby Bill Gibron[1.Jul.08] :. While it may seem sacrilegious to say it, stories of heroic human efforts during the tenuous dangers of wartime appear to be an international dime a dozen. Just when you think all the narrative bases... Children of Huang Shiby Cynthia Fuchs[23.May.08] :. Children of Huang Shi is another movie about a well-meaning white man stumbling into an exotic and unknowable elsewhere where he learns all about himself. The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008by Bill Gibron[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined. A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007by PopMatters Staff[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007. British director gets around to making his own sci-fi adventureby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. Soon after having made his second film, the exuberant drug-addiction drama “Trainspotting,” Danny Boyle got a lucrative offer from 20th Century Fox to direct the fourth installment in the... ‘Sunshine’ star Michelle Yeoh hits the heightsby Ethan Sacks [New York Daily News (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. The world’s most famous female action heroine is deathly afraid of heights. Yet there was Michelle Yeoh, lashed into a nose-diving stunt plane to simulate zero gravity, in preparation for her... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewSunshine (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Jul.07] :. The notion of loss pervades Sunshine, even as calculations of self are increasingly complex. The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Previewby Bill Gibron[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring. Memoirs 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. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)by Lucas HilderbrandThe film's narrative unfolds slowly -- too slowly at first. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)by Oliver WangOne doesn't need a Kung Fu Cinema background to enjoy 'Crouching Tiger', but it helps in appreciating how the movie builds on -- and arguably surpasses -- that rich cinematic tradition. |
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