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Nanjing
Massacre Film PURPLE MOUNTAIN Now in Production
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July 31, 2007 |
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A sign showing the beginning of the set construction for Purple
Mountain. (Image: Yangtze Evening Post) |
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Today is
the first production day of Purple Mountain, formerly known
as the project inspired by Iris Chang's
The Rape of Nanking,
the Chinese press reports. The story is focused on, during the the
early few months of Japanese occupation of Chinese capital city of
Nanking (now translated as Nanjing), from December 1937 to spring of
1938, how the live of tens thousands of Chinese were saved by a safe
haven voluntarily established by a group of foreigners, including
German businessman and Nazi member John Rabe and American missionary
Minnie Vautrin. The story is largely based on news reports,
witnesses' memoirs and survivors' personal stories. Purple Mountain,
in short for Purple-Golden Mountain, is located just outside of the
city.
The scene,
done at
Pukou Train Station in the north of
Nanjing, is about a group of Japanese soldiers setting up a
blockade on the city rail line. These shots, reportedly would be
used for the trailer.
The cast list has not been released.
Jeffrey Caine (The Constant
Gardener, Golden Eye) penned the final script, which was
probably based on an early draft by William J. MacDonald (Rome the
TV series). Simon West
(Con
Air,
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,
When a Stranger Calls)
serves as the director and Robert Fraisse (Hotel
Rwanda,
The Notebook,
Enemy at the Gates,
L' Amant)
is the cinematographer. This project is produced by China's
Jiangsu Cultural
Industry Group and US-based Viridian Entertainment, with partial
funding from the UK. This $US53
million film is scheduled
for a worldwide release next year. The original plan was to released
it by December this year, to mark the 70th anniversary of the
massacre.
There several other movie projects featuring the
massacre are in various stage of preparation, including Lu chuan's
Nanking! Nanking!, Stanley Tong's The Diary (literal)
and Yim
Ho's
Christmas, 1937, Nanking.
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film, July 31, 2007, Reuters (Thanks to "Da :-)".)
There Is another Nanjing/Nanking Massacre
Project CHRISTMAS, 1937, NANKING
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 13, 2007
Cast Choice for Lu Chuan's NANJING! NANJING!
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
February 15, 2007
Three Nanjing Massacre Projects Running in
Parallel
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
December 14, 2006
RAPE OF NANKING Adaptation Reassumed
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 15, 2006
Hollywood to Tell a Rape of Nanking Story
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
April 1, 2006
Stanley Tong Wants to Tell His Nanjing Massacre
Story with THE DIARY
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
May 21, 2006 |
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WAR Clips
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July 29, 2007 |
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(Image:
Lionsgate.) |
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Click
here and
here. (Thanks
to Jet Liang.)
Related stories:
More Shots of Jet Li in WAR
(IGN)
July 7, 2007
More Shots of Jet Li in WAR
(BlackFilm.com)
July 5, 2007
WAR's New Poster
(Comingsoon.net)
June 30, 2007
WAR Poster with Jet Li and Jason
Statham
(IGN)
May 31, 2007
THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC GOURD's
After-Credit Bloopers
(Sina.com)
June 21, 2007
More Stuffs from THE SECRET OF
THE MAGIC GOURD
(...)
May 26, 2007
THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC GOURD
Full Trailer
(Sina.com)
May 17, 2007
THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC GOURD
Official Website
(MagicGourd.cn)
May 9, 2007
Trailer: THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC
GOURD
(Sina.com)
April 28, 2007 |
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NIGHT
ATTACK Trailer
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July 28, 2007 |
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(Image:
Shanxi Film Studio, CCTV, August 1st Film Studio..) |
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This is a Chinese made low budget WWII movie. How low? Less than 1
million US dollars, low even in Chinese standard. It tells a true
story - in the fall of 1937, Japan sent its entire military force to
China, hoping for a quick victory. A few hundred of Chinese
soldiers, led by 22 year old Chen Xilian, leader of the 769th
Regiment, took a surprise night raid on a Japanese airport and
destroyed all 24 military aircrafts. The film is produced by
Shanxi Film
Studio, CCTV and August 1st Film Studio, a direct subsidiary of the
Chinese military. The director is An Lan and the crew includes Wang
Ting, Jin Liang, Liu Tianzuo, He Dandan and Xu Honghao.
(Thanks to the anonymous.)
Trailer
Posters and stills.
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Opening
This Week: July 21 - 27
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
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July 27, 2007 |
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Mazu |
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(Image:
Twenty Century Fox Taiwan.) |
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Mazu, a Taiwan-made new animated film has been released in
the island. It tells the tale of how a little grows up to be the Sea
Goddess, popular in the southeastern Chinese coast...
Click here for detail |
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Official Site of Jiang Wen's
THE SUN ALSO RISES, with a Brand New Trailer
(Sohu.com) |
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July 26, 2007 |
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(Images:
Buyilehu Films, Emperor Motion Pictures,
Taihe Films) |
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Click here.
Menu (left to right):
Trailer - Embedded. Better turn the site music off.
Synopsis - Chinese only.
Words of the Director -
Characters
Stills
Downloads - Wallpapers and posters
Crew
News - by Sohu.com
More posters:
A
B
C
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Wen's THE SUN ALSO RISES
(Sohu.com)
July 15, 2007
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(Variety Asia Online)
A New Round of THE SUN ALSO RISES
(Movie World Magazine's Blog)
April 23, 2007
More Stills from Jiang Wen's THE SUN
ALSO RISES
(Sina.com)
February 13, 2007
China Okayed the Content of Jiang
Wen's THE SUN ALSO RISES
(MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive)
February 12, 2007
SUN RISES AGAIN Promotional Stills
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 29, 2006
Jiang Wen's SUN RISES AGAIN in
Production
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 1, 2006
Jiang Wen's WHERE THE SUN RISES to Be
Filmed in Shangri-La
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
September 30, 2005
Wong Chau-Sang Joints THE PAINTED
VEIL Remake and Jiang Wen's THE SUN RISES AGAIN
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
August 13, 2005
Actor Director Jiang Wen Plans His
Third Directorial Effort - THE SUN RISES AGAIN
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
June 30, 2005 |
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Venezia 64 Lineup
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July 26, 2007 |
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(Image:
la Biennale di Venezia
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The full lineup of the 64th Venice International Film Festival has
been announced today.
In Competition:
The Sun Also Rises
(China / Hong Kong) - by director JIANG Wen
Help Me Eros
(Taiwan) - by director LEE Kang-sheng
Lust, Caution (China
/ USA) - by director Ang LEE
Sukiyaki Western Django
(Japan) - by director
MIIKE Takashi
Out of Competition:
Beyond the Years (South
Korea) - by director IM Kwon-Taek
Glory to the Filmmaker! (Japan) - by director KITANO Takeshi
Blood Brothers (Taiwan / China / Hong Kong) - by director Alexi
TAN
Orizzonti:
Sad Vacation (Japan) - by director AOYAMA Shinji
With the Girl of Black Soil (South Korea / France) - by director
JEON Soo-il
The Obscure (China) - by director L?Yue
Orizzonti Doc:
Umbrella (China) - by director DU Haibin
Useless (China) - by director JIA Zhangke
Corto Cortissimo - In Competition:
Fish (South Korea) - by director JUHN Jaihong
Guo dao (China) - by director ZHANG Yue
The complete lineup. |
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BLOOD
BROTHERS Theme Song by Shu Qi
(Sina.com) |
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July 25, 2007 |
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Director
Alexi Tan on the set inside Shanghai Film Studios. (Image: HY.
Brothers) |
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Click here for the video.
Characters Posters:
A
B
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D
E
F
G
H
I
Related Stories:
BLOOD BROTHERS Production Stills
(Xinhua News Agency)
July 9, 2007
HY. Brothers Launches Official
Site with Trailers for ASSEMBLY, BLOOD BROTHERS...
(...)
June 19, 2007
Posters - THE WARLORDS, THE
ASSEMBLY, BLOOD BROTHERS
(movieXclusive.com /
Sina.com)
June 18, 2007
BLOOD BROTHERS Poster
(Sina.com)
June 7, 2007
Newer, Bigger and QuickTimer Trailer of BLOOD BROTHERS
(Twitch)
May 30, 2007
BLOOD BROTHERS Stills
(...)
May 24, 2007
Fortissimo to Sell BLOOD BROTHERS outside of Asia
(MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive)
February 2, 2007
Fortissimo bonds with 'Blood Brothers'
(Variety)
February 1, 2007
John Woo
Produced BLOOD, BROTHERS Meets the Press
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
November 13, 2006
BLOOD
BROTHERS Poster
(Twitch)
November 15, 2006
John Returns Home to Produce GATE TO
HEAVEN
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
May 24, 2006 |
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First Trailer
of Ang Lee's LUST, CAUTION Released Officially
(Focus Features) |
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July 24, 2007 |
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(Image:
Focus Features, Shanghai Film Group Corp.) |
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It is the same trailer, showed up on Focus Features' website almost
a month ago and was removed shortly after.
QuickTime:
High
Low
Windows Media:
High
Low
(Thanks to Focus Features and Mighty Ganesha.)
More about Lust, Caution.
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Magnolia Got
Johnnie To's EXILED in America
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July 24, 2007 |
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(Image:
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Hong Kong director Johnnie To's stylish and exiting actioner
Exiled is ready for a limited release in America, presented by
Magnolia Pictures. Released last year in some areas of Asia, the
story of this Hong Kong film is set in 1998 in Macao. Two hitmen
quietly arrived at this little Portuguese colony, soon to be
returned to China, to kill a man in exile. Then two other men shows
up to stop their job. It turns out, a few years ago, they worked
together once, of which the story is told in Johnnie To's The
Mission.
Schedules:
8/31/2007 New York, NY: Angelika Film Center (6)
9/7/2007 Chicago, IL: Music Box
11/27/2007 Boulder, CO: International Film Series
Official website by Magnolia.
(Thanks to Magnolia Pictures)
Related Stories:
Someone Wants to Remake Johnnie To's EXILED
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