The Grandmaster
- Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- Writer: Wong Kar Wai, Haofeng Xu, Jingzhi Zou
- Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
- Language: Mandarin
- Theatrical Release Date:
- Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Synopsis: Wong Kar Wai's martial arts tale of Ip Man, master to the legendary Bruce Lee
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The Playlist News
U.S. Poster For Wong Kar-Wai's 'The Grandmaster' Plus 3-Minute VFX Reel
Listen, we understand that foreign language films need to be marketed to U.S. audiences, but we're sure a better tagline for Wong Kar-Wai's "The Grandmaster" could've been created. Because, "Once Upon A Time In Kung Fu"? Really? Though, yeah, working Bruce Lee's name onto the domestic poster for Won...
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The Playlist News
New Photos Of Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmaster'
After the tepid reaction to his last film, "My Blueberry Nights," it's no surprise that Wong Kar-Wai chose not to hold his latest "The Grandmaster" for Cannes. Instead, the auteur released the film at home in China and Hong Kong at the very end of last year, before giving the picture its internation...
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Thompson on Hollywood News
Wong Kar-wai Receives Top French Cultural Prize
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, whose "The Grandmaster" is gearing up for US release later this year by TWC, has received one of the French government's highest honors.
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Thompson on Hollywood News
WATCH: Tony Leung Slices and Dices in Wong Kar-wai's 'The Grandmaster' (TRAILER)
The martial arts epic "The Grandmaster," Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai's first feature since the disastrous "My Blueberry Nights" in 2007, finally has a proper US trailer but still no official release date.
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The Playlist News
Watch: First U.S. Trailer For Wong Kar-Wai's 'The Grandmaster' Features Hilariously Awful Car Commercial Voiceover
Listen trailer-makers. We get it. Movies in a foreign language are a tough sell the minute you throw subtitles up on the screen. In North America (so their marketing bods tell them), it's likely nine tenths of viewers will tune out at the first sight of a subtitle. But working with an auteur the lev...
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The Playlist Reviews
Berlin Review: Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmaster' Is Occasionally Mesmerizing, Mostly Muddled
Perhaps the best place to begin a review of Wong Kar Wai’s “The Grandmaster” is at the end -- or a few minutes after. An epilogue of sorts, which happens suddenly and far enough into the credits that maybe half the audience was watching it from the stairs, serves as a pretty representative microcosm...
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Indiewire Reviews
Berlin Review: Is Wong Kar Wai's 'The Grandmaster' Really a Martial Arts Movie?
In the years leading up to its completion, the prospects of a kung fu movie directed by Chinese art house auteur Wong Kar Wai have fascinated those familiar with his distinct blend of lush images and poetic encounters simply because "The Grandmaster" sounded so unlike him. However, the finished prod...
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Thompson on Hollywood Reviews
Early Review Roundup: Wong Kar-wai's 'The Grandmaster' Strikes a Balance Between Haunting Style and True Kung Fu
Two early reviews for Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai's highly anticipated and long-gestating "The Grandmaster" have hit the web, both praising the film's deft balance between being a "beautiful" kung fu genre movie and a stylish exploration of many of the director's career-long themes. Complaints inc...
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