Wong Kar Wai and The Grandmasters

Opening soon with much anticipation ….

The Chinese director Wong Kar Wai is one of the greatest living film directors. His extensive body of work include “ In the Mood for Love “ with the mega star and uber-gorgeous Maggie Cheung and his mainstay leading man,Tony Leung,  “ Eros,”   “My Blueberry  Nights” (with Norah Jones, Natalie Portman and Jude Law, )  “2046” , “Ashes of Time,” “ As Tears Go By  “, and many others. Many of these are some of the best films put out by anyone over the last 20 or so years. Yes, I am a big fan. 

(By the way- many American and western film fans many not be familiar with many of these and that is why we are writing this blog. These are world-class films and the effort to seek them out and see them is very much worthwhile. )

Coming soon I s his highly anticipated, sure-to-be-huge  “ The Grandmasters “. The story centers around 

Ip Man.  Ip Man was Bruce Lee's martial arts teacher ( Seifu ) and one of the greatest martial artists to ever throw a punch. (  "Ip Man " , the movie, which I consider to be one of  the greatest martial arts films of all time, will be reviewed here at a later date. It stars Donnie Yen as the great teacher against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of China. Hear me now and believe me later, I give it 5 out of 5 stars. Seek it out, grasshopper. )

Here is the You Tube trailer for " The Grandmasters ".........

                                                                             

Wong Kar Wai is one of the most important directors in the movies today, we will be posting reviews of his many fantastic films in the near future.

Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung in " In the Mood for Love " by Wong Kar Wai

Maggie Cheung in " In the Mood for Love " by Wong Kar Wai

Donnie Yen in " Ip Man "