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Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang to Star in Remake of Ang Lee’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’

Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang have been selected to star in an upcoming remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 romcom The Wedding Banquet. The reboot will be directed by Andrew Ahn from a screenplay by Ahn and James Schamus. The screenplay for the 1993 movie had been co-written by Lee, Schamus, and Neil Peng. According to…

Ang Lee Talks Homophobia Might Cost the Oscar for ‘Brokeback Mountain’

©Brokeback Mountain/Focus Features Director Ang Lee suggests that homophobia was a prime reason why his 2006 film Brokeback Mountain did not win a Best Picture Oscar. It lost out to the crime drama Crash, which has been called one of the worst films to win the award. Lee’s groundbreaking film about a love relationship between two…

Ang Lee to Direct Son Mason Lee in Bruce Lee Biopic at Sony’s 3000 Pictures

Ang Lee has signed on to direct Bruce Lee, a biopic about the eponymous legendary martial arts legend, for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The Oscar-winning filmmaker will work with his son, Mason Lee, who has been cast in the titular role, Deadline is reporting. Dan Futterman, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original…

Kokuho : Q&A with Actor Ryo Yoshizawa and Director Lee Sang-il

©Courtesy of GKIDS Kokuho : Nagasaki, 1964 — After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men…

Lee Sang-il’s Kabuki Drama ‘Kokuho’ is the Winner of Japan’s Oscar Submission

©Courtesy of Toho The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan has chosen Kokuho, a film that depicts a Japanese traditional theater (“Kabuki”), to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards next year. Nine Japanese films were submitted to be taken into consideration for the international category. The life…

‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie Eyes Jamie Lee Curtis for Angela Lansbury’s Iconic Role

Jamie Lee Curtis, who won an Oscar, is the favored choice to star in the upcoming Murder, She Wrote film at Universal, as Deadline reported. Although no deal has been reached, it is believed that she will be playing the role of Jessica Fletcher, which was popularized by Angela Lansbury in the hit series that…

Netflix’s “Doona” : Press Conference with Actors Suzy, Yang Se-jong, and Director Lee Jung-hyo

Synopsis : A college student navigates life and school while dealing with the unique predicament of living with a former K-pop idol. Starring: Bae Suzy, Yang Se-jong, Park Se-wan, Ha Young, Kim Do-wan TV Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Oct 20, 2023 Genre: Romance Press Conference with Actors Suzy, Yang Se-jong, and director Lee Jung-hyo   Q…

The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Lee Daniels’ Exegesis of Strange Fruit – Film Review

“Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees” This is the first verse of the song Strange Fruit sung by Billie Holiday, that has become the true protagonist of Lee Daniel’s latest cinematic oeuvre….

“Beef” Season 2 : Exclusive Interview with Writer/Director/Creator Lee Sung Jin

©Courtesy of Netflix Get ready to air your grievances: Beef Season 2 is now  streaming on Netflix. As you prepare for the full vengeance-filled course, get a taste of the Emmy-winning show’s return by watching the trailer now. So who has the beef this season of the anthology series, from creator and showrunner Lee Sung…

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Review

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers  There will be no treasure hunting or tomb raiding in this Egyptological horror film. The Cannon family never tempted fate or defied any ancient inscriptions warning them to turn back, lest they be cursed. Instead, evil goes out of its way to find them in director-screenwriter Lee Cronin’s possessively-titled Blumhouse-produced Lee…