Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)

Chinese martial arts films had found a market in the West during the Kung Fu boom initiated by Bruce Lee in the early 1970s… But "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" represents a new departure, an attempt to produce a sophisticated, big-budget Chinese... Full review

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is one of two Ang Lee movies I've seen. One, "The Ice Storm," takes place a couple of towns up the parkway from where I live. This one is set half a world away, yet watching it... Full review

Crouching Tiger is Ang Lee's take on the Wu Xia tradition of film making. Wu Xia, for those not familiar with the style, evolved out of popular Chinese fiction. It contains formulaic elements such as honourable warriors, powerful swordswomen, powerful swords,... Full review

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is, quite simply, a stunning film and a real breath of fresh air in a genre that was previously somewhat stagnant. Kung-fu films were on a very steady decline, with only Jet Li making a valid effort... Full review

I just saw this film today. I was totally captivated... when it was all over, and the credits began to run, it took me a couple of seconds to realize where I was. I didn't want to get out of my... Full review

There's a telling moment near the beginning of Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." In closeup, we see the rough-hewn, heavy wooden wheels of a peasant cart. They nestle in deep ruts worn into the stone paving blocks of a roadway... Full review

As Ang Lee, I grew up reading wuxia novels in Taiwan. Those novels usually mixed engrossing history, thrilling action, enchanting romance. But when these novels were made into movies or TV series, none of them could match my imagination. It's either... Full review

I gave a wry chuckle when the opening credits pronounced Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a Sony Cinema Classic in the year of its release. However, I too would not have hesitated to brand this film such. It is a cinematic masterpiece... Full review

What Crouching Tiger does so well is in the approach to telling the story.....full of wondrous locations, acting and some of the best martial-arts choreography of the decade -.... ... Full Review

Coreographed by the great Yen Wo Ping (The Matrix, Fist of Legend), Crouching Tiger#39;s fights incorporate intricate wirework that adds an element of flight to the already fluid movements.....Directed by Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain), the Chinese film not only stands on its own as one of the best films of....The Beauty of Ang Lee#39;s MasterpieceCrouching Tiger:....Lee employs a number of subtle techniques to capture beauty in even its most minute forms.For a martial arts film, Crouch ... Full Review

Schamus said, "I'm delighted that Ang is back with all of us here at Focus, and he's going to be making a very exciting film that's unlike anything he's done before. Lust, Caution is being adapted from a short story by the late Chinese author Eileen Chang. ... Full Review

Speaking of the project, executive producer James Schamus said 'Ang is going to be making a very exciting film that's unlike anything he's done before. Based on Eileen Chang's short story of the same name, the action takes place in Shanghai in the early 1940s and will be adapted by 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' screenwriter Wang Hui-Ling. ... Full Review

In "Crouching Tiger", happily back using his native language, he is the epitome of honor and strength. Mr. Lee has always populated his films with strong female characters and "Crouching Tiger" is no different. ... Full Review

HONG KONG - SHU Qi has rejected a role in an English-language movie being produced by Zhang Ziyi which features a nude scene between two women. ... Full Article

The closing of Miramax-because that's what has effectively happened by shutting its New York office and letting Daniel Battsek go-is appalling, sad, practically devastating from a historical view of American independent cinema, and not entirely surprising. ... Full Article

HONG KONG - Fox Filmed Entertainment says it has invested in its first Chinese film, becoming the latest Hollywood studio to enter the booming mainland movie market. ... Full Article

Hong Kong - Farewell My Concubine director Chen Kaige, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Zhang Ziyi and director John Woo were among the filmmakers honoured at China's government-organized Huabiao film awards in Beijing. ... Full Article

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star Zhang Ziyi is trying her hand at romantic comedy after a series of dramas. In " Sophie 's Revenge," the 30-year-old actress will play a comic book artist who plots to get her fiance back... ... Full Article

Shaolin Monks tickets guarantee you an amazing spectacle that Westeners never seem to tire of, as the Kung Fu Masters live show returns to London again this autumn. ... Full Article