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The Wedding Banquet: release date, reviews, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Bowen Yang comedy

The Wedding Banquet is a modern update to a classic rom-com from Ang Lee. Here’s everything you need to know.

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‘Friends keep me tethered’: actor Joe Alwyn on fame, dating Taylor Swift and keeping his feet on the ground

Joe Alwyn has had an astonishing rise. After his breakthrough with Ang Lee, he wowed in Conversations with Friends and now stars in The Brutalist. Throw in his ex, Taylor Swift, and you have a redhot A-lister ready to go

The Guardian - UK

Ang Lee To Receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Renowned filmmaker Ang Lee to be honored with DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to cinema.

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Ang Lee feels 'honoured' to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Ang Lee is set to be recognised at the Directors Guild of America Awards in February.

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Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive the Directors Guild of America’s lifetime achievement award

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Star Wars star Kelly Marie Tran comes out publicly as queer: ‘I’ve never truly felt this accepted before’

The actor plays a queer character in Andrew Ahn’s remake of the 1993 Ang Lee film ‘The Wedding Banquet’

The Independent UK

5 Years Ago, Will Smith Made an Unwatchable Sci-Fi Thriller That Almost Ended His Career

There's an off-chance you may have heard about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but his career was already on shaky ground thanks to some truly terrible genre flicks.

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Kate Winslet calls out ‘abusive’ comments claiming she was ‘overweight’ in early career

‘Exercise is not actually about looking a certain way,’ the actor said

The Independent UK

George Clooney returns to the Venice Film Festival with ‘Wolfs’ — and Brad Pitt

No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney

The Independent UK

For the love of cinema: what we’re missing from At The Movies, 10 years after its last season

At the Movies was first broadcast on the ABC on July 1 2004, with the final episode broadcast on December 9 2014. Hosted and conceived by Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, they first began presenting together on SBS’s The Movie Show on October 30 1986, inaugurating one of the most…

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Cheng Pei-pei obituary

Actor who was considered the first female action hero, best known for her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

The Guardian - UK

Cheng Pei-pei, martial arts actor who starred in 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' dies at age 78

Cheng Pei-pei, a Chinese-born martial arts film actor who starred in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” has died at age 78

The Independent UK

If Fallout games were films, who'd direct them and which one would be best?

Why stop at the Fallout TV show?

PC Gamer

Life without Bruce and Brandon: Shannon Lee on losing her superstar father and brother

How do you survive when the two most important men in your life die at a tragically young age? The daughter of martial arts hero Bruce Lee describes what kept her going – and how she is preserving the family legacy

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Streaming: The Taste of Things and the best films about food

Tran Anh Hung’s simmering gastro-romance is the latest dish in a cinematic feast ranging from The Godfather to The Lunchbox

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Director Ang Lee Critiques 3D Filmmaking In Industry Today

Ang Lee critiques 3D filmmaking, highlighting challenges and potential for immersive storytelling.

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Ang Lee Believes Discrimination Affected Brokeback Mountain's Oscar Loss

Director Ang Lee believes discrimination cost Brokeback Mountain the Best Picture Oscar. The film's exploration of love and societal norms continues to res...

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Ang Lee Reflects On Brokeback Mountain's Best Picture Loss

Ang Lee reflects on Brokeback Mountain's best picture loss to Crash at the 2006 Oscars, addressing potential discrimination and industry recognition.

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Iraq War Veteran Praises Realism Of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Explore the realistic portrayal of combat and PTSD in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk despite critical reception. Directed by Ang Lee, the film resonates w...

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Director Pedro Almodóvar explains decision to turn down Brokeback Mountain: ‘I was insecure’

Groundbreaking gay Western starred Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger

The Independent UK

Singer Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral

Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international success

The Independent UK

Fans pay tribute to Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer who had international success

Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, were gathering with flowers to pay their respects at her funeral in Hong Kong

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'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' singer CoCo Lee dies at 48

The Hong Kong-born vocalist and songwriter became the first person of Chinese descent to perform at the Oscars with a nominated song from the popular martial arts film.

The Independent UK

Coco Lee death: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon singer dies by suicide aged 48

Chinese-American star also voiced titular heroine in the Mandarin version of Disney’s ‘Mulan’

The Conversation

Ang Lee and six other filmmakers on how Ingmar Bergman inspired them

While writing our book, Ingmar Bergman at the Crossroads: Between Theory and Practice, several filmmakers shared stories with us of the impact the legendary Swedish director had on their own work.

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