House of Flying Daggers

...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...

In this article: Zhang Yimou, Blood Simple, Stephen Chow, Beijing Olympics, Coen brothers, Raise the Red Lantern, China, Hong Kong, Sundance Film Festival, and To Live

...parade of athletes from 204 countries. The show was delivered with cinematic panache and a cast of 14,000 by "House of Flying Daggers" director Zhang Yimou, whose work was once banned in China. "This job is both glorious but arduous," he...

In this article: China, Confucian, Zhang Yimou, Sarah Brightman, and Terracotta soldiers

...fairly disintegrates under the fervid weight of it all. Normally this wouldn't really be an issue, as late period Yimou films like House of Flying Daggers and Hero have been perfectly acceptable as period-piece baubles, rife with dynamic...

In this article: Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Hero, Phoenix, Emperor Ping, DVD, Anxiety, Marie Antoinette, Zhang Ziyi, and Chow Yun-Fat

...the world were unfurled on parasols. The show was delivered with cinematic panache and a cast of 14,000 by "House of Flying Daggers" movie director Zhang Yimou, whose work was once banned in China. "This job is both glorious but arduous,"...

In this article: China, Gymnast, Confucian, Beijing Olympics, Zhang Yimou, and Sarah Brightman

...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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...with a bit of lionized folklore. That trend seemed to have diminished in the face of overdone stylizations of martial arts such as Hero and House of Flying Daggers (both directed by Zhang Yimou). But I, for one, have always preferred...

In this article: Ip Man, Wing Chun, Ip Man, Donnie Yen, Bruce Lee, Buddhist, Dartmouth Medical School, and Sino-Japanese War

...hours," said Pepin, who masterminded the opening of the 1998 soccer World Cup in France. Zhang, who has directed films like "Raise the Red Lantern" and "House of Flying Daggers," has spent three years working on the production, looking to...

In this article: Zhang Yimou, Beijing, China, Yao Ming, Steven Spielberg, Nicolas Sarkozy, The St. Petersburg Times, and Democracy

...old-fashioned thrills and even dancing. With an endless supply of imagination and a kinetic force of nature in its amazing star Zhang Ziyi, House of Flying Daggers cuts all other films to shreds." Desson Thomas of the Washington Post...

In this article: Zhang Yimou, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Ziyi, Metacritic, Anita Mui, and Roger Ebert

...NBC Olympics anchor Bob Costas in the stadium. The ceremony, footage of which had been leaked on You Tube before being taken down, was created by "House of Flying Daggers" filmmaker Zhang Yimou. Ebersol said that it was the best he'd seen...

In this article: Dick Ebersol, NBC Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Zhang Yimou, Cris Collinsworth, You Tube, NFL, and Al Michaels