Curse of the Golden Flower

...1957, co-starred a young Bruce Lee in one of his few non-fighting roles (Lei Yu, dir. Wui Ng). The 2006 movie Curse of the Golden Flower, directed and written by Zhang Yimou, sets the same play in the imperial courts of the late Tang Dynasty.

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...the Beijing Olympics last year. Zhang, whose credits also include "To Live," "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers," last shot the imperial court drama "Curse of the Golden Flower," which was released in 2006. "Blood Simple" is about a Texas...

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...so strong that it's reminiscent of the old school Hollywood spectacle from a bygone era, and expertly composed and controlled by director Zhang Yimou (famed for other sumptuous efforts like Raise the Red Lantern, House of Flying Daggers, and...

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The box office takings beat other previous domestic blockbusters "Curse of the Golden Flower," directed by Olympic opening ceremony mastermind Zhang Yimou, or Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," Xinhua news agency said. "Red...

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...includes a frisky tribute to Tarantino's revenge opus. The movie also bows to Jackie Chan's "drunken master," Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower and the James Bond franchise. (Hojo has an Odd Job hat, while Sakhi acquires nifty...

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...to the care of the auteur of her greatest films in the martial arts -- marital arts! -- spectacular "Curse of the Golden Flower," directed by Zhang Yimou. But the movie is really Gong's: As Empress Phoenix, she is beautiful, suffering,...

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...actor and best newcomer for his role in the downbeat drama. Miami Vice and Memoirs of a Geisha star Gong Li won best actress for imperial epic Curse of the Golden Flower. Gong plays an empress who helps stage a coup in the film, from...

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...June 30 release. The total makes the film comfortably the biggest-grossing Chinese-made film of all time, beating previous record holder Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower," which made $37.5 million in 2006-07. "Red Cliff" bested...

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