Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate
''Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'' is a 2011 wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Li Yuchun, Gwei Lun-mei, Louis Fan and Mavis Fan. The film is a remake of '' Dragon Gate Inn'' (1966) and '' New Dragon Gate Inn'' (1992) but takes place three years after. Production started on 10 October 2010 and was filmed in 3-D. The film screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. The film was nominated for eight awards at the 2012 Asian Film Awards and won two: Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design. Plot The Emperor's eunuchs have gained power and influence; the East Bureau and West Bureau spy and police the nation. They visit the shipyards, but only as a cover to execute those who would try and report their taking of bribes to the Emperor. Wandering hero Zhao Huai'an fights the leader of the East Bureau, defeating him and putting his head in a box and hanging it as a warning to other corrupt of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the Once Upon a Time in China (film series), ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series (1991–1997), Green Snake (1993 film), ''Green Snake'' (1993), ''The Lovers (1994 film), The Lovers'' (1994), and ''The Blade (film), The Blade'' (1995). His credits as a writer and producer include ''A Better Tomorrow'' (1986), ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' (1987), ''The Killer (1989 film), The Killer'' (1989), ''Swordsman II'' (1992), ''New Dragon Gate Inn'' (1992), ''The Wicked City (1992 film), The Wicked City'' (1992), ''Iron Monkey (1993 film), Iron Monkey'' (1993), and ''Black Mask (film), Black Mask'' (1996). Amid the Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong handover, Tsui briefly pursued a career in the United States, directi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dragon Gate Inn
''Dragon Inn'' (, also known as ''Dragon Gate Inn'') is a 1967 Taiwanese ''wuxia'' film written and directed by King Hu. The story of eunuch from the imperial court who orders the execution of the respected General Yu and then tries to wipe out the last vestiges of his family. A small, disparate band of warriors engage the tyrant's secret police force at a far away isolated inn. King Hu had recently left Hong Kong to Taiwan where he set-up the short-lived Union Film Company. The film was shot in 1966. The film was released in 1967, and set box‐office records in Taiwan, Korea, and the Philippines. ''Dragon Inn'' received positive retrospective reviews in ''Empire'', ''Radio Times'' and ''Sight & Sound'', with critic Michael Brooke of the latter magazine referring to the film as "one of the most important ''wuxia pian'' films to emerge from the Chinese-speaking world prior to the great martial arts boom of the turn of the 1970s." The film was remade in 1992 as ''New Dragon Gate In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010s Action Adventure Films
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2011 3D Films
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Avatar (2009 Film)
''Avatar'' is a 2009 Epic film, epic science fiction film co-produced, co-edited, written, and directed by James Cameron. It features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. The first installment in the Avatar (franchise), ''Avatar'' film series, it is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing Fictional universe of Avatar#Astronomy and geology, Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the valuable Unobtainium, unobtanium, a room-temperature superconductor mineral. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Fictional universe of Avatar#Na'vi, Na'vi, a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to a Genetic engineering, genetically engineered Na'vi body Brain–computer interface, operated from the brain of a remotely located human that is used to Telep ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker, who resides in New Zealand. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a Classical Hollywood cinema, classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing ''The Terminator'' (1984), and found further success with ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' (1986), ''The Abyss'' (1989), ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), and ''True Lies'' (1994), as well as ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009) and Avatar (franchise)#Films, its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' (1997), winning Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of List of awards and nominations received by James Cameron, various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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All About Women
''All About Women'' (), originally titled ''She Ain't Mean'' and ''Not All Women Are Bad'', is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Tsui Hark. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film stars Zhou Xun, Zhang Yuqi, and Gwei Lun-mei. It tells a series of interwoven stories focusing on the lives of three women and their romantic relationships. Zhou plays a clumsy woman who secretly develops a pheromone drug patch, which serves as a plot device for the film; Kwai plays a punk rock band singer, who is also a boxer and novelist; and Zhang plays a wealthy attractive woman. Originally set to be an updated version of Tsui's ''Peking Opera Blues'', ''All About Women'' was shot in Beijing, China, and was released in China and Hong Kong on 11 December 2008. The film was later released in Singapore on 8 January 2009. Plot Three women, none of them bad, but one calls herself "invincible"—31-year-old Tang Lu. Her beauty makes men fall for her like moths to a flame, and it is also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viann Zhang
Zhang Xinyu (, born 28 March 1987), also known as Viann Zhang, is a Chinese actress, singer and model. Biography Early life Zhang was born and raised in Kunshan, Jiangsu. She graduated from Wuxi institute of Commerce. Acting career Zhang began her career by acting in the historical drama ''Banner Hero''. In 2009, she became the spokeswoman for a national contest of football babes for the 2010 World Cup, and rose to fame in China. In 2010, Zhang made her film debut in the romance film ''If You Are the One 2''. Some of her notable film roles are in wuxia film ''Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'', and comedy film ''I Love Hong Kong 2012''. In 2013, Zhang starred in historical drama ''The Patriot Yue Fei'' as Liang Hongyu, a Chinese general of the Song dynasty. That same year, she starred in the wuxia television series ''The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2013 TV series), The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'', based on the novel by The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, the same name by Jin Yong. In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu Chia-hui (born Sin Kam-hei, 22 August 1955) is a retired Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and filmmaker, best known for his roles in martial arts films. He was one of the biggest male stars of Shaw Brothers Studio's martial arts cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Guangdong, Liu studied Hung Ga kung fu at the school founded by Lau Kar-leung's father, Lau Cham. He entered the Hong Kong film industry as a stuntman. His early acting credits include minor roles in several Hong Kong kung fu films, including the Shaw Brothers-produced '' 5 Shaolin Masters'' (1974). He went on to appear in many Shaw Brothers films, such as '' Challenge of the Masters'' (1976), in which he portrayed the folk hero Wong Fei Hung, '' Executioners from Shaolin'' (1977), ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (1978), in which he played the lead role as Shaolin hero San Te, '' Dirty Ho'' (1979), '' Return to the 36th Chamber'' (1980), ''Martial Club'' (1981), '' The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wan Zhen'er
Imperial Noble Consort Wan () (1428 – 1487), born Wan Zhen'er (), was an imperial consort during the Ming dynasty. She is sometimes known as Consort Wan or Lady Wan and was the favorite consort of the Chenghua Emperor. She was approximately 15 to 17 years older than the emperor. Biography Wan Zhen'er's father, Wan Gui, was a county official. During the Xuande period, he was sent to Bazhou in Shuntian Prefecture for breaking the law. Therefore, when Wan Zhen'er was four years old, she was selected to serve as the maid of one of the Xuande Emperor's grandsons of the Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of .... In 1449, Emperor Yingzong of Ming was captured after his army lost the Battle of Tumu Fortress against the Mongols. His capture by the enemy force shoo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chenghua Emperor
The Chenghua Emperor (9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xianzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Jianshen, changed to Zhu Jianru in 1457, was the ninth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1464 to 1487. He succeeded his father, Emperor Yingzong. Zhu Jianshen was born in 1447 as the son of Emperor Yingzong. When he was only two years old, his father was captured by the Mongols during the Battle of Tumu Fortress, and his uncle ascended the throne as the Jingtai Emperor. During this time, Zhu Jianshen was appointed as crown prince, but later his uncle removed him from the position. Zhu Jianshen was not restored as crown prince until 1457, when Emperor Yingzong overthrew the ill Jingtai Emperor in a coup and reascended the throne. The Chenghua Emperor began his reign at the age of sixteen. During the initial years of his reign, he implemented a new policy that included tax cuts and a focus on strengthening the state's power. Howe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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6th Asian Film Awards
The 6th Asian Film Awards is an intra-continental annually-presented award ceremony hosted during the Hong Kong International Film Festival to honour the best Asian films of 2011. Awards were presented in 14 general categories. People's Choice Awards were also presented for Favorite Actor and Favorite Actress. In addition, three special awards were also given, the Lifetime Achievement Award, The Edward Yang New Talent Award and The Asian Film Award for 2011's Top Grossing Asian Film. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2012 and the ceremony took place on March 19, 2012. The awards were held at the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center as part of the Entertainment Expo's Opening Gala. It was broadcast in aTV World on March 20 and in aTV Asia on March 22. Jury The jury for the awards consisted of 12 members from various countries; filmmakers, producers, critics and delegates from other international film festivals were a part of the jury. * Eri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |