The Chinese have a long history of censoring films and punishing filmmakers for going against the government and it seems like it’s only getting worse.
Though he’s now generally embraced after nationalist epics like Hero, Zhang Yimou (Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern) once routinely ran afoul with Chinese censors. He was barred from entering his [...]

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I linked to the red band trailer for The Foot Fist Way a couple of days ago because it made me laugh. It’s way too early for an actual review, but I’m happy to report that if you enjoyed the trailer, you’ll probably like the movie when it hits New York and LA on May [...]

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