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SMMF News 138 -
SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Gets MTV Nomination
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May 7,
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MTV 2005 Movie Awards:
Best Fight - Zhang Ziyi vs. The Emperor's Guards
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SMMF News 137 -
SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE
OF FLYING DAGGERS' Cinematography Nominated For The Oscar
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January 25, 2005 |
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(Elite Group (2003) Enterprises INC.) |
Cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding's work for
House of Flying Daggers has been nominated for the coming
Oscar. Sharing the same category with The Aviator, gets 11
nominations in fact, House of Flying Daggers' chance of
winning is very slim. Ten years ago, director Zhang Yimou's another
film Shanghai Triad was also nominated for that year's Oscar
in the same category.
The film failed to show up in other
categories, including Best Foreign Language Film. The
cinematographer for it was Lü Yue. Zhang Yimou's Jü Dou,
Raise the Red Lantern and Hero have been nominated for
the Best Foreign Language Film previously.
Click here for the complete list.
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SMMF News 136 - SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
Receives Nine BAFTA Nominations (BAFTA)
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January 18, 2005 |
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The nominations are:
Film not in the English Language
Actress in a Leading Role (Zhang Ziyi)
Cinematography (Zhao Xiaoding)
Editing (Cheng Long)
Production Design (Huo Tingxiao)
Costume Design (Emi Wada)
Sound
Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Make Up & Hair (Kwan Lee-Na, Yang Xiaohai,
Chau Siu-Mui)
Click here for detail.
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SMMF News 135 - US Box
Office Report: No. 25 (Box
Office Mojo)
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January 10, 2005 |
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SMMF News 134 - US Box
Office Report: No. 21 (Box
Office Mojo)
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January 3, 2005 |
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Times And MSN Pick HERO And
DAGGERS As This Year's Best
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December 30, 2004 |
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TIME 2004 best and worst,
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine (Thanks to liling chen.)
Best & worst movies of 2004,
Dave McCoy, MSN (Thanks to liling chen.)
The best films of 2004, Roger
Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Best and worst films of 2004,
San Jose Mercury News
Rewinding the best and worst films of 2004,
Jack Garner, Lansing State Journal
Patriots and partisans: Gibson and Moore
grabbed the spotlight in 2004, Milan Paurich,
Cleveland Free Times
Zeros and heroes: all cinema wasn't merely
mass marketing in 2004, Charles Cassady, Jr.,
Cleveland Free Times
Best and worst films of 2004,
Bruce Newman, Tallahassee Democrat
The best films of 2004, Louis
B. Hobson, Calgary Sun
Reasons to disbelieve, Susan
Gerhard, San Francisco Bay Guardian
Not another 10 movies, Richard
von Busack, Metro Santa Cruz
Top 10 films of 2004, Matt
Zoller Seitz, New York Press
The most memorable movies of '04,
Bruce Kirkland, Toronto Sun
Sequels, documentaries make their mark
this year in cinema, Christopher Borrelli, Toledo
Blade
A rather animated year at the movies,
Bob Strauss, U-Redlands Daily Facts
AP reviewers' favorite movies
of 2004, Associated Press (Thanks
to "Bangkok Bobby".)
Good movies score in 2004, Bob
Tremblay, MetroWest Daily News
The directors, the actors, the issues, the
cameras, discuss, The New York Times
Denerstein: bios, politics color big screen,
Robert Denerstein, Rocky Mountain News
The best movies of 2004,
Joseph Cunneen, National Catholic Reporter
Barely legal,
Melora Koepke, Hour.ca
Top ten best & worst movies of 2004,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Thanks to liling chen.)
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SMMF News 132 - US Box
Office Report: No. 20 (Box
Office Mojo)
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December 21, 2004 |
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One More
The
SHI MIAN MAI FU /
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Cut
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December 23, 2004 |
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Aside from the three cuts:
1) Jin slitting the throat of a fellow officer.
2) Jin cradling Mei before his fight with Leo.
3) The removal of blood from Mei's wound.
Before Jin slashes Leo's helmet from his head, the shot of Jin's belly
being slashed is gone. The prior shot of Leo swinging is there but the
after shot is removed.
Sincerely,
Daniel Tayag
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More Reader Response To
The
SHI MIAN MAI FU /
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Cuts
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December 22, 2004 |
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Hi, this is Kash. I am a regular reader from the UK. I've seen an
uncut version of 'The House of the Flying Daggers', and with all the
talk of the US version cuts, I thought I'd inform you of the UK
ones. The movie has been rated a 15, but has had 18 seconds of cuts. All
cuts relate to the stunts sequences with the horses. Supposedly, these
sequences contravene the strict guidelines set out by the BBFC,
regarding treatment of animals. What a bunch of idiots!! I hope that
you this information of some use.
- Kash
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SMMF News 129 - US Box
Office Report: No. 15 (Box
Office Mojo)
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December 21, 2004 |
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Reader Response To
The
SHI MIAN MAI FU /
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Cuts
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December 21, 2004 |
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I saw the post about the two other cuts in House of Flying Daggers
before I saw it again today. I can confirm that he is correct about both
of them.
I had a French visitor tell me that the throat-cutting shot was not
removed from the French release.
-Chris (HelloZiyi.us)
I can verify those cuts ... I saw the uncut version at the Toronto
Film Festival and then caught it in the theater a couple days ago. They
definitely removed the whole cradling scene ... which was a good move,
in my opinion. The Many Deaths of Zhang Ziyi drew a lot of unintentional
laughs at the film festival screening and this one cut fixed almost all
of that ...
- Todd (www.twitchfilm.net - movie news and discussion)
I saw the film here in Toronto, CANADA during the 29th Toronto
International Film Festival and attended the wide release screening a
few days ago. The film is the same print shown during the festival. From
what I read on monkeypeaches.com, the US release was indeed cut.
- Hin Jang
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Two More Cuts
Discovered in The US Release Of
SHI MIAN MAI FU /
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
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December 20, 2004 |
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"Bangkok Bobby" just dropped me two notes today:
In addition to the cut of Jin slitting
the policeman's throat, they also cut the part where Jin gets back and
finds Mei with a dagger in her, cradles her in his arms, and she warns
him to turn around. In the movie, Jin comes back looks down at Mei and
then they cut directly to a shot of Leo attacking from behind. Maybe
this was done because they didn't want Mei's dying to be too
protracted. I saw the movie four times yesterday and every audience
liked it, except for Mei taking so long to die. The cut was probably
made to appease American audiences.
In addition to the throat slashing cut
and the cut where Jin cradles Mei while she tells him to look behind
him, there is a digital erase on the scene where Mei pulls out the
dagger. In the Chinese version, blood pours out of the wound when she
pulls the dagger put, but even though Jin tells her the blood will
drain, in the US Version you see her pull the dagger out but the blood
doesn't pour out. The scene is intact, but they erased the blood
pouring out.
Anyone wants to verify his story?
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Sony Deleted 10
Seconds From
SHI MIAN MAI FU /
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
For US Release
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December 19, 2004 |
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"Chris" from
HelloZiyi.us just discovered that there was a 10 second shot
missing from the US release of Shi Mian Mai Fu / House
Of Flying Daggers (click
here
for the missing shot.) The issing shot features Jin slitting the
throat of a fellow police officer during the wild flower field
fight. The deletion was most likely for getting a PG-13 rating
in the US. I have not seen the US release, therefore I cannot
personally verify it. Also, since the film is released in Canada
by a separate distributor, I am also not sure whether the
Canadian release is intact or not. I you have seen the film in
the US or Canada, please tell the answer.
(Thanks to
"Chris" from
HelloZiyi.us.)
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SMMF News 125 - US Box
Office Report: No. 20 (Box
Office Mojo)
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December 13, 2004 |
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SHI MIAN MAI FU /
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS Reviews
(Various)
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December 3, 2004 |
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"The most gorgeous movie of
the year.", Jami Bernard, New
York Daily News
"Eye-popping accuracy and
sonic elan",
Derek Elley, Variety
"An outrageously gorgeous spectacle
of balletic aggression.", Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly
"A gem in House of Flying Daggers.",
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
"An absolute must-see.",
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
"Eye candy at its thickest, richest
and exotically spiciest., Gene Seymour, Newsday
"An emotion-charged epic of style and
sophistication that is exciting and at times humorous.",
Kevin Thormas, Los Angeles Times
"Prepare your eyes for popping." ,
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Fanciful flights of blood and passion",
A.O. Scott, New York Times
"Dazzling acrobatics, mesmerizing martial arts,
sumptuous settings and resplendent costumes.", Claudia Puig,
USA TODAY
More reviews from RottenTomatoes.
Showtimes:
New York City
Los Angeles (and surrounding area)
(Thanks to the anonymous.)
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SMMF News 120 - SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
Showtimes (Hollywood.com)
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December 3, 2004 |
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Shi Mian Mai Fu / House Of Flying
Daggers will be shown in New York and southern
California today. Here are the showtimes:
New York City
Los Angeles (and surrounding area)
(Thanks to Ardent
Quach for the
suggestion.)
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SMMF News 119 - SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
North American Full Trailer (Sony
Pictures Classics / Apple.com)
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November 24, 2004 |
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Full Trailer:
Shi Mian Mai Fu / House Of Flying Daggers
(1:55)
From Apple.com
From Sony Pictures:
QuickTime:
56k
300k
Windows Media:
56k
300k
Real:
56k
300k
(Thanks to "Chris" from
HelloZiyi.us and Alexis Moore
from Sony Pictures Classics.)
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SMMF News 118 - SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
European Poster (?)
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November 21, 2004 |
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This poster is exclusively designed for
European market.
(thanks to the anonymous)
((Beijing
New Pictures Films / Elite Group (2003) Enterprises Inc.)
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SMMF News 117 - SHI
MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS North American Teaser Poster (Sony
Pictures Classics)
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November 13, 2004 |
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The one-sheet was first shown at the
film's premiere at AFI Festival (click
here).
(Thanks to Alexis from Sony Pictures
Classics and Eric
Lavallée from IONCINEMA.com.)
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SMMF News 116 -
North American Teasers (Sony
Pictures Classics)
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October 21, 2004 |
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DVD - HOUSE OF FLYING
DAGGERS / 2046
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October 14, 2004 |
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These DVDs were released in China (mainland)
on October 8, 2004.
Click here for details.
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