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There are many reasons to go to the theater; Reason is one of them. As I sat in the audience at the premiere performance of Reason, Ping Chong and Michael Rohd’s new production, my fascination with the plush red seats and quaint elegance of the Market Theater faded as soon as the lights dimmed. The ferocity with which the audio and visual onslaught began radiating from the stage was surprising and satisfying...
...Stephen Chow, cast her for a part in Shaolin Soccer, Hong Kong's top-grossing film of all time. Corey Yuen's So Close is in the can. She's on screens now in Jeff Lau's Chinese Odyssey 2002, and has just finished working on Chinese director He Ping's Warriors of Heaven and Earth. She might even appear in Wong Kar-wai's as yet unfinished...
...Hero, Hong Kong actor/director Donnie Yen, the high-flying martial artist known for his rhythmic, graceful style, pits his gravity-defying leaps against Jet Li in a scene that will have kung fu fans roaring for more. Yen is fresh off success in the U.S. where Yuen Wo-ping's 1993 classic Iron Monkey, in which Yen plays a lead, was rereleased by Miramax and made $10 million at the box office. He spoke to TIME Asia entertainment correspondent Stephen Short. Edited excerpts...
...couple of months ago. Harvey had bought some of my films from Media Asia in Hong Kong a while back. I knew years ago, even when I moved to Los Angeles, that Harvey loved Iron Monkey. And in that respect, I've nothing but praise for Yuen Wo-ping, who made it. That's how I got the gig. The choreography in Iron Monkey was so advanced that I think it still wears well today...
...with him, and told him how we used to make films. I think he's a bit confused; he finds action films take a lot of time and so much effort, but for very little screen time. I told him that's the way we were taught. Yuen Wo-ping would spend a whole month with no props, no tracking, not even sets sometimes, just to get one scene right. Zhang found that very amazing. The good thing with Hero is that Zhang has Jet Li, who has given him lots of help with suggestions and advice. But there...