Zhang Yimou

Masterpiece Theatre fans might get a kick out of Curse of the Golden Flower

We Heart Huckabees!

The Everything Movie lands on all four of our film critics' top 10 lists

The Accidental Tourist

Surveying China with Hero cinematographer Christopher Doyle

Fighting The Good Fight

With arrows flying and swords clanking, Jet Li holds Out for a Hero

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival's Middle Week Has Hits, Sleepers, and Snoozers

Returning to Earth

The Road Home leads director Zhang Yimou back where he started

Do That to Me One More Time

Once is never enough: Try another tryst with world cinema in week two of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

Ashes of Time

New films from Hong Kong and mainland China stoke the fires of discontent

Eastern Standard Time

While Western art cinema draws the flashbulbs at Cannes, contemplative works from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong leave the festival glowing in klieg lights from the East

The Price of Knowledge

With Not One Less, director Zhang Yimou calculates the human costs of the new China

Temptress Money

Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige meets the changing market halfway

The Sundance Shuffle

Hollywood shifts to the slopes for another week of reeling opportunities

The Year in Film

1999 brought a cinematic bounty to the art house and the multiplex alike

Face Off

Director Wu Tianming hides a subtle social critique behind the veil of a melodramatic fable

Inspecting the Cannes

In its 50th year, is the world's most prestigious film festival showing its age?

Showgirl's End

In its 50th year, is the world's most prestigious film festival showing its age?

Reeling in the Apple

In its 50th year, is the world's most prestigious film festival showing its age?