Ashes of Time

From Director Wong Kar Wai comes the definitive version of Ashes of Time, an epic martial ar...

Giveaway — Ashes of Time Redux 2009

I love some of Wong Kar-Wai's films, too -- 2046, In the Mood for Love, and especially Happy Together, though My Blueberry Nights proved nearly unwatchable and Ashes of Time, in either version, left me cold.

Archive 2009-12-01 2009

From Director Wong Kar Wai comes the definitive version of Ashes of Time, an epic martial ar...

Winner — ‘Ashes of Time Redux’ 2009

I love some of Wong Kar-Wai's films, too -- 2046, In the Mood for Love, and especially Happy Together, though My Blueberry Nights proved nearly unwatchable and Ashes of Time, in either version, left me cold.

Directors of the Decade 2009

With the advent of DVD, Ashes of Time received awful treatment with the poor quality of materials and degradation of prints leading to shocking cropped and chopped presentations with illegible burnt-in subs.

DVD Times 2009

The Making Of Ashes of Time (14: 05) is an EPK summary made up of snippets from each of the above mentioned interviews with the addition of Sammo Hung and some clips of reshooting linking sections with the director provides some narration.

DVD Times 2009

With the advent of DVD, Ashes of Time received awful treatment with the poor quality of materials and degradation of prints leading to shocking cropped and chopped presentations with illegible burnt-in subs.

DVD Times 2009

Shot while Ashes of Time sat in post-production, Chungking Express received praise from critics and audiences alike.

The Diamondback 2008

But Wong should have been asking himself why bother with Ashes of Time when the film has been rightfully forgotten in place of his finer works.

The Diamondback 2008

Perhaps then I'm also mistaken in the belief that Ashes of Time has been simplified in its new Redux version, since anyone viewing it for the first time is likely to find that it is almost impossible to unravel the complex levels of characterisation and emotions that are presented with in the opening storyline (I was still finding new aspects and emotional depths after a third viewing of this new version), specifically those of the conflicted Princess of the Murong (Brigitte Lin), a woman haunted by the memory of Huang Yaoshi (Tony Leung Ka-Fai), a passing swordsman through her kingdom who she believes was sincere in his love for her.

DVD Times 2009