Book your calendar from 15-26 May for a delightful sojourn in Europe! Unfortunately, we can’t actually take you to Europe but the films in the 23rd European Union Film Festival can transport you there…
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Maybe the real love story here is the one between a man and his director. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Wong Kar-Wai have made seven films together over a period of almost twenty years, and now their seventh film – The Grandmaster – is battling its way into cinemas. It was a long, arduous shoot, with Leung training for three years before a single frame of footage was even shot. The two men, both acknowledged to be at the very top of their game in their respective careers, talk candidly about their love for kungfu movies, the challenges involved in making a the film, and give us a little insight into a friendship that’s yielded the dreamy, artistic likes of 2046 and In The Mood For Love.
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Not so Jackie Chan. The action mega-star, who’s busted heads and suffered injuries in just over a hundred movies, is perfectly candid and happy to share his thoughts on pretty much anything – be it the state of action movies today (anyone can be an action star in Hollywood); how much he dislikes making the Rush Hour movies; and how he heads to the West to make “easy money”. Read more...
