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Curse of the Golden Flower by amit

Sony Pictures Classics sent us the following:

Today I have two new trailers for the film CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER. Written and directed by Zhang Yimou, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER stars Chow Yun-Fat and Gong Li.

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER opens December 22nd, 2006.

Visit the official website at www.sonyclassics.com/curseofthegoldenflower

Trailer:
View the trailer here (Quicktime High Quality).

SYNOPSIS

In the spirit of such landmark Asian films as Akira Kurosawa’s RAN from Japan and Zhang Yimou’s own HERO and HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER promises to be Zhang Yimou’s most colorful and biggest production to date, fusing high drama and romantic intrigue with the best of contemporary martial arts. The plot concerns the volatile balance of power between the King (Chow Yun Fat) and the Queen (Gong Li) and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion, pitting the King against Queen and father against sons. The glorious canvas includes many of the creative team behind HERO and HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS: cinematographer Zhao Xiading (Oscar nominated for HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS), production designer Huo Tingxiao, action director Tony Ching Siu-Tung, sound designer Tao Jing and producers Bill Kong and Zhang Wei Ping. The music is composed by Shigeru Umebayashi (HERO 2046, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE) and the costume designer is YEE CHUNG MAN (SO CLOSE).

posted on 3:24 pm 08/30/2006
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Radiohead Bonnaroo DVD To Be Released by amit

One of the best shows C&V attended at Bonnaroo ‘06 was a Saturday night show with Radiohead (setlist). Fans who weren’t lucky enough to attend, stop cutting yourselves. Lead singer Thom Yorke announced on the show “BBC Music 6″ that the epic 2.5 hour concert will be released on DVD soon. He noted,

“We did this festival called Bonnaroo. We did 2.5 hours. And there’s 80,000 people, admittedly they’ve been smoking the sticky green all day– probably wouldn’t go anywhere anyway. It was just amazing. We played loads of new stuff. We did whole sections of quiet piano songs and it sounds like the most grotesque, self-indulgent nonsense, but it probably is my favourite gig for years and years and years. It was a really mellow evening. Actually it’s all being filmed, but we’re sitting on it because there’s loads of new stuff on it. Because we’re mean like that. It will come out eventually.”

Yorke continued to profess his love for Bonnaroo to Pitchfork Media by adding,

“When we played Bonnaroo we got such a nice vibe, a genuine good feeling from the first beat. Things like Bonnaroo give you the hope that you can do it the other way…I dream to take some of that vibe and take it around the country…and then Clear Channel trying to fucking shut the gate down.”

If you’ve subscribed to our iTunes podcast, you can hear the DVD announcement from Thom Yorke on BBC Music 6, or listen to it below.

posted on 3:19 pm 08/28/2006
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More Jackass Two Clips by amit

We’ve got more clips and photos from the upcoming flick Jackass: Number Two.

“Firehouse Rodeo”

“Knoxville vs. Yak”

“Big Tire Race”

“Anaconda Ball Pit”

posted on 12:58 pm 08/26/2006
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Lord of the Rings Limited Edition Clip by amit

There’s yet another edition of the widely popular Lord of the Rings trilogy being released August 29th, and ComingSoon.net has an exclusive behind the scenes clip. The new DVD editions will feature both the extended and theatrical versions of each film as well as a new documentary by filmmaker Costa Botes. Director Peter Jackson gave friend Botes complete access to the sets asking him to cover every aspect of the filmmaking process. Take a look at a clip from one of three feature-length documentaries. The clip, titled “Snow,” gives us insight into the filming of the mountain snowstorm scene in Fellowship of the Ring.

Download the clip in either Quicktime or WMP.

posted on 12:16 pm 08/24/2006
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Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out and C&V by amit

On August 3rd, 2006 C&V was given the opportunity to attend a screening of Stewart Copeland’s rock documentary, Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out, as well as a question and answer session with the drummer afterwards. Copeland’s Everyone Stares is a compilation of home videos he filmed using a Super-8 during the early 1980’s hay day of The Police. In the film, he chronicles the band’s life as hotel nomads and the antics backstage, at music video shoots and recording sessions. Although the film isn’t an in-depth look into the tribulations of The Police, it does illustrate the excitement band members Andy Summers, Sting and Stewart Copeland experienced together as a world-class rock band. Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out will be released on DVD September 25th. More details here.

Join C&V for an informative Q&A with The Police’s Stewart Copeland as he discusses everything from life with band to obtaining music rights for films.

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posted on 12:10 am 08/23/2006
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