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Ride With the Devil DVD Review

By Andy Beta at 3:00 PM on July 9, 2010

Release Date: Available Now Director: Ang Lee Writers: James Schamus (screenplay), Daniel Woodrell (novel) Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes Starring: Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright Studio/Run Time: Criterion, 148 min. Re-cut Ang Lee Civil War epic still suffers blood loss In a video interview—part of bonus footage accompanying the Criterion director’s cut of Ang Lee’s epic Ride With the Devil—supporting actor Jeffrey Wright surmises that this forgotten picture is “the last film about the Civil War of the 20th century; that arc from Birth of a Nation to Ride is an evolution in our ways of portraying this critical defining... read more

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Ride With the Devil DVD Review

By Andy Beta at 9:15 AM on June 25, 2010

Director: Ang Lee Writers: James Schamus (screenplay), Daniel Woodrell (novel) Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes Starring: Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright Studio: Criterion... read more

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Ten Filmmakers Who Rocked the Ad World

By Lindsay Eanet at 7:00 AM on May 29, 2010

The film is a high-octane epic full of fast-paced shots, thrilling pursuits and a heart-pounding score... read more

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Life of Pi Movie Going 3-D?

By Lindsey Lee at 5:00 PM on May 3, 2010

Fox acquired the film rights to Yann Martel’s book Life of Pi shortly after its release. But now, seven years later, the movie has yet to go into production and still doesn’t have a definite director. According to the film-blog aggregator Indiewire.com, Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee is still attached to the project. The strange story that details a young boy’s harrowing time on a lifeboat with a tiger and other animals is apparently looking to get a big budget and lots of CG animation for the animals. Studio execs also hope to release the film in 3-D. “It has... read more

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The Best Feature Films About Food

By Emily Riemer at 7:00 AM on January 4, 2010

Many excellent films have been made in honor of the preparation, celebration and eating of food... read more

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Taking Woodstock

By Andy Beta at 8:00 AM on August 27, 2009

In the middle of this true story about rundown motel employee Elliot Tiber... read more

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Cannes 2009 Lineup Set, Includes New Michel Gondry Film

By Sean Gandert at 10:00 AM on April 24, 2009

Cannes, the premier worldwide film festival, has finally announced the lineup for its 2009 event. Before we begin analyzing the choices, let's take a look at this year's selections:... read more

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Ang Lee may direct Life of Pi film adaptation

Ang Lee may direct <em>Life of Pi</em> film adaptation

By Matt Goodlett at 10:03 AM on February 24, 2009

Ang Lee has had a spotty directorial resume, but he may be a decent choice to direct the adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi (a book whose popularity can be indicated by the 1,866 customer reviews on Amazon). As a matter of fact, he's in talks to do just that.... read more

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Ang Lee, James Schamus re-team for Taking Woodstock

By Meghan Jones at 12:50 PM on April 23, 2008

If we were to say that some Hollywood director and writer were teaming up to make yet another movie about the Summer of Love’s most adapted festival, Woodstock, would you turn on your favorite Grateful Dead album in anticipation or shrug with utter indifference? Okay, well, what if we were to say that Ang Lee and James Schamus —the same team responsible for Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon—would be the ones behind the film? And that while retaining the word "Woodstock" in its title, it would not be about the festival proper, but how it came to be?... read more

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