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Watch Taylor Swift’s New Music Video ‘Cardigan,’ Shot By Scorsese Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto

July 24, 2020 9:30 am

Accompanying the surprise release of her new album Folklore (the visual art for which has some Robert Eggers-esque leanings), Taylor Swift released a new music video for her song “Cardigan” last night. Direct...

Ang Lee’s Science Experiment, ‘Gemini Man,’ Might Lose $75 Million After Chinese Audiences Don’t Save The Day

Charles Barfield

October 23, 2019 1:34 pm

Box Office, News

Ang Lee knew, coming into the release of “Gemini Man,” that he was taking a big risk. Even before the film’s launch in theaters, the filmmaker talked about how he is willing to take a critical beating in favor ...

‘Avatar’ Sequels Won’t Use High Frame Rate Technology Because James Cameron Doesn’t Think It’s “The Next Big Thing”

Charles Barfield

October 22, 2019 1:45 pm

News

Ang Lee is a filmmaker that takes chances. He really swings for the fences with each and every project he releases, much like his peer, James Cameron. And lately, the films that Lee is releasing, though ambitio...

‘Gemini Man’: Ang Lee Makes A Motion-Smoothing, Fresh Prince Deep Fakes, Dad Jokes Sci-Fi Actioner With Will Smith

Rodrigo Perez

October 9, 2019 5:01 pm

Features, News, Reviews

Given how he can expertly craft beautifully detailed and intimate dramas when he wants, it does a disservice to describe filmmaker Ang Lee as an Asian analog to James Cameron. That said, there's a similar prose...

No U.S. Theaters Will Have The Ability To Show Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ As The Director Intended

Charles Barfield

October 8, 2019 2:14 pm

News

Honestly, you wouldn’t be blamed if all you know about Ang Lee’s upcoming film, “Gemini Man,” is that it stars Will Smith and is using some crazy mixtures of technology to bring a whole new level of immersion t...

Ang Lee Is Determined To Show “Brainwashed” Audiences That High Frame Rate Films Are The Future

Charles Barfield

October 3, 2019 2:27 pm

News

When you look at the filmography of Ang Lee, it paints a bit of a confusing picture. The Oscar-winning director has done everything from “Sense and Sensibility” and “Lust, Caution” to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden D...

Ang Lee Says The 3D And High Frame Rate Used In ‘Gemini Man’ Is A “New Kind Of Filmmaking”

Charles Barfield

September 19, 2019 3:15 pm

News

At this point, the main discussion surrounding director Ang Lee’s upcoming film, “Gemini Man,” is less about the content of the film and more about all the technological wizardry that went into its creation. Fa...

Will Smith Reveals Younger Version Of ‘Gemini Man’ Character Is Completely CGI & Doesn’t Use De-Aging Tech

Charles Barfield

September 11, 2019 2:47 pm

News

If you watch the first trailer for “Gemini Man” without knowing much about the production, you may just write it off as another Will Smith action film, but this time with the actor fighting a younger version of...

‘Gemini Man’ Trailer: Young Will Smith Takes On Old Fart Will Smith For Director Ang Lee

Brynne Ramella

July 25, 2019 9:07 am

News, Trailers

Audiences are no stranger to de-aged actors in films. Brad Pitt, Patrick Stewart and a whole host of MCU actors have appeared as younger versions of themselves on screen. What we don’t see quite as often as a p...

‘Gemini Man’ Trailer: Ang Lee & Will Smith Team Up for Visionary Sci-Fi Thriller

Cory Woodroof

April 23, 2019 9:20 am

News, Trailers

When you think of visionary cinema, you think of director Ang Lee. The Oscar winner has spent the last decade or so of his career pushing the limits of camera technique, high-speed frame rates, and optical poss...

Will Smith & Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ Feels Lost From The ’90s [CinemaCon]

Gregory Ellwood

April 4, 2019 5:00 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

LAS VEGAS - Just two films after his groundbreaking and Academy Award-winning work in "Life of Pi" is it out of bounds to suggest director Ang Lee might need a career intervention? After the shockingly bad mis...

Paramount Is Preparing Theaters For Extra-High Frame Rate/3D Versions Of Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’ Starring Will Smith

Charles Barfield

March 12, 2019 12:52 pm

News

Ang Lee, much like Peter Jackson and James Cameron, is a filmmaker that is always pushing the limits of the medium. Whether it’s using CGI in the film “Life of Pi” or 3D in his most recent “Billy Lynn’s Long Ha...

Scorsese, Tarantino Protest Oscars Telecast Changes But Academy Won’t Budge

Gregory Ellwood

February 14, 2019 2:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

The furor over the Academy's note to members detailing the decision to hand out four Oscars off-air has not died down. On Wednesday afternoon, some of the most respected and acclaimed filmmakers, cinematographe...

‘Brokeback Mountain:’ Matt Damon And Joaquin Phoenix Were Originally Courted For Leading Roles

Charles Barfield

April 6, 2018 12:55 pm

News

"Brokeback Mountain" is viewed as a masterpiece for filmmaker Ang Lee. Nominated for countless awards, and winning three Oscars, the film about two men falling in love in the American West is looked at today as...

Will Smith To Battle His Younger Clone In Ang Lee’s ‘Gemini Man’

Oliver Lyttelton

April 26, 2017 9:30 am

News

When he’s not being a renowned cinephile who’ll spend most of May on the Cannes jury debating the merits of the new Andrey Zvyagintsev with Alain Resnais’ muse Agnès Jaoui, Will Smith is also a movie star. But ...

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