Zhang Yimou

Rushes

Quiet epic

To Live is an intimate historical melodrama

Women, on the verge

Studios and audiences are embracing an overdue trend: female-empowerment films

Asian invasion

As the Hong Kong movie industry collapses, scads of Chinese filmmakers and actors are landing big jobs in Hollywood

Brave face

Hiding behind Masks is a poignant film about an old man and a child

Spectacular Rat

New Tang celebrates at Nokia

Greetings from Toronto...

Where old masters, drunk teenagers and Asia Argento make the fest's first week a blast

Technicolor Yuan

China's most expensive film looks lovely but feels empty

Jaa Rules

Martial arts sensation Tony Jaa makes the most of his screen debut

Lean Sideways

In a year when small movies came up big, picking the best was a Payne

Jet Propelled

Zhang Yimou makes a soaring, mythic Hero out of Jet Li

Kung Fu'd

Or, what does Miramax have against Asian films?

Vittorio Victorious

In this Beijing, a Bicycle is never just a bicycle

Culture Clash

Documentarian takes a backstage look at Turandot

Savage love

The Emperor and the Assassin is an epic film worth fighting for

The lady from Shanghai

Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad is part Goodfellas, part Cabaret

Simple Woman

Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad is part Goodfellas, part Cabaret