Memoirs of a Geisha

Boris Johnson and Gordon Brown joined celebrity guests including the actors Jude Law and James 'Atonement' McAvoy; actresses Gong Li, star of 'Memoirs of a Geisha', Mischa Barton and the Eastenders star turned Bionic Woman, Michelle Ryan, last...

In this article: Marchesa, Britain, Georgina Chapman, Keren Craig, Mischa Barton, Gordon Brown, ITV, and The Walkers

...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...

In this article: Gong Li, Curse of the Golden Flower, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, Yuen Wo-ping, Shaw Brothers, Miami Vice, Jackie Chan, and Exiled

...the newspaper said. Gong, who starred in 2005's 'Memoirs of a Geisha' and in 'Miami Vice' a year later, had been scheduled to be sworn in as a Singapore citizen in August, but failed to attend the ceremony. China does not recognize...

In this article: Gong Li, Singapore, Straits Times, Miami Vice, and China

...Hour" trilogy), Chow ("Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"), Yeoh ("Tomorrow Never Dies"), Zhang Ziyi ("Memoirs of a Geisha") and Gong ("Miami Vice") have all starred in Hollywood films as well as toplining Asian pictures. The studios...

In this article: China, Red Cliff, John Woo, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rob Cohen, Chow Yun-Fat, Shanghai, and Sony

Outrage as China's leading lady defects to Singapore Gong Li, star of Memoirs of a Geisha, is married to Singaporean tobacco tycoon Ooi Hoe Seong China's leading lady Gong Li, best known in Britain for her role in Memoirs of a Geisha, is...

In this article: Gong Li, China, Singapore, China Film Group, Catherine Deneuve, Tobacco, Zhang Yimou, Helen Mirren, and Raise the Red Lantern

Li, 43, rose to fame as a star of lush Chinese moves such as "Red Sorghum," "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Farewell my Concubine" before earning wider fame in Hollywood films such as "Memoirs of a Geisha," "Miami Vice" and "Hanibal Rising."

In this article: Gong Li, Hollywood, Tobacco, Miami Vice, Raise the Red Lantern, Red Sorghum, and Reuters

...Boy" and other Lewis novels. Rob Marshall's "Memoirs of a Geisha," starring Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh as Japanese geishas (discuss), is based on Arthur Golden's best-selling novel. Having seen this, we can tell...

In this article: Who's Who, Ann Darrow, Steven Spielberg, Jack Black, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Heath Ledger, Jennifer Aniston, Sienna Miller, and Kevin Costner

...cause. Memoirs of a Geisha, a Hollywood movie starring Gong and another major Chinese star, Zhang Ziyi, as Japanese entertainers, wasn't shown in China amid speculation officials feared the film would spark a major backlash. Earlier,...

In this article: John Cusack, China, Shanghai, Gong Li, Mikael Hafstrom, Oscar, Hollywood, USA Today, Casablanca, and Ang Lee

...Olympic ceremonies and international hit films such as Hero and The House of Flying Daggers - and actress Gong Li (Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of a Geisha) both made their feature debut with this peculiar tale of a beautiful woman who is...

In this article: Red Sorghum, DVD, Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Farewell My Concubine, House of Flying Daggers, and Hero