Gong Li

...made was leading with Wong's "The Hand," a miniature masterpiece that echoes the hothouse sensuality of In The Mood For Love. Gong Li, a brocaded cheongsam stretched tight over her curves, plays a Hong Kong courtesan who engages tailor...

In this article: Martin Scorsese, Margo Martindale, Paris, Alexander Payne, Edgar Allen Poe, Wong Kar-wai, Jim Jarmusch, Joe Dante, and Eros

Gong Li (; born December 31, 1965) is a China -born film actress with current nationality in Singapore. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping...

In this article: Zhang Yimou, Farewell My Concubine, Ju Dou, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Central Academy of Drama, Singapore, The Story of Qiu Ju, Red Sorghum, and Hollywood

...how to get to Brooklyn. The driver throws them out of his cab. In Chinatown, actor-director Wen Jiang, who co-starred with Gong Li in Red Sorghum and is often called "the Robert De Niro of China," tells the tale of a scruffy slacker...

In this article: Ethan Hawke, Red Sorghum, Irrfan Khan, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, New York, I Love You, Emmanuel Benbihy, John Hurt, and Shunji Iwai

...Marc Jacobs? Singer Katy Perry (with her pornstache stylist Johnny Wujek), Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi, Chinese actress Gong Li and Zoe Saldana (Elle Magazine's November 2009 cover star). 10+ pictures inside of Camilla Belle looking...

In this article: Louis Vuitton, Camilla Belle, Zoe Saldana, E-mail, Katy Perry, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Marc Jacobs, and Rinko Kikuchi

...including "Chicago." The brothers left in 2005 to form The Weinstein Co. </p><p>"Shanghai," starring John Cusack, Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li and Ken Watanabe, is their first Asian production. </p><p>The Weinstein Co. gave the time frame for the...

In this article: Shanghai, The Weinstein Co., John Cusack, Bangkok, London, U.S., Pearl Harbor attack, Hollywood, Shanghai, and Harvey Weinstein

...to actor with a lead role in the 2005 comedy, INITIAL D. In 2006, he appeared in CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER, alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Gong Li. "It's an overwhelming experience to take on a role made famous by Bruce Lee. I won't try to be...

In this article: Jay Chou, The Green Hornet, Kato, Bruce Lee, Neal H. Moritz, Curse of the Golden Flower, Stephen Chow, Seth Rogen, and Chow Yun-Fat

...is the story of a powerful emperor (Chow Yun Fat) and his dysfunctional family. Dad is trying to poison the empress (Gong Li), while she is plotting a palace coup with the help of one of her three sons. Another son - the crown prince - is...

In this article: Iolani Palace, Yves Saint Laurent, Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii, Opium War, King Macbeth, and Pierre Berge

The career of Gong Li (Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of a Geisha, Curse of the Golden Flower), one of China's leading actresses for more than two decades, appeared to be in jeopardy after she renounced her Chinese citizenship...

In this article: Chen Kaige, Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of a Geisha, Singapore, Agence France-Presse, Tobacco, Curse of the Golden Flower, and Red Sorghum

Chinese actress Gong Li, the glamorous siren who made a successful crossover to Hollywood, has become a Singaporean, a local newspaper reported on Monday. Li, 43, rose to fame as a star of lush Chinese moves such as "Red Sorghum," "Raise...

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...great stars, it was more than face alone. Ethereal, beautiful beyond poetry, yet possessing a will of iron and spunk of steel, the great Gong Li made moviegoing an extraordinary pleasure. Her first big film to reach the West came in 1987,...

In this article: Chen Kaige, Red Sorghum, Zhang Yimou, Lecter, Chicago's Rob Marshall, Economics, Cannes Film Festival, Arthur Golden, and Joan Crawford