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Ang Lee

Ang Lee
Filmmaker Interview
"You cannot blame audiences for not liking it because it's bad," Lee told IndieWire of 3D filmmaking, which he's abandoning for his next project after the poor receptions for "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" and "Gemini Man."
Ang Lee
Filmmaker Interview
Lee tells IndieWire that he was asked to wait in the wings at the 2006 Oscars after accepting Best Director because it was "assumed" by all "Brokeback Mountain" would win — then Jack Nicholson read the envelope: "Crash."
Eric Bana in "Hulk" (2003)
"He was swinging for the rafters," actor Josh Lucas recalled of "genius" director Lee. "I don’t think the technology was quite where his brain was."
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, 2005, (c) Focus Features/courtesy Everett Collection
"Not quarreling, but a clash of styles," Lee recalled of Ledger and Gyllenhaal's respective approaches to their roles.
Ang Lee, Bruce Lee, Mason Lee
Mason Lee will play the martial arts icon in his Oscar-winning father's upcoming "Bruce Lee" at Sony's 3000 Pictures.
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, (aka WO HU CANG LONG), Michelle Yeoh, 2000. ©Sony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett Collection
Former ballerina turned martial arts icon Yeoh tore a knee ligament while filming the Oscar-winning classic, complicating the production.
Ang Lee's Bruce Lee Biopic Won't Be 3D: 'Whole Ecosystem' Bad for It
Chung likens his collaboration with screenwriter Chang Yao-sheng to that of a doctor or psychologist — someone who listens to solve a problem.
Ang Lee's Bruce Lee Biopic Won't Be 3D: 'Whole Ecosystem' Bad for It
The program, which launched this fall, features NYU faculty, industry veterans, and filmmakers such as Ang Lee and Judd Apatow.
Ang Lee and Judd Apatow
The third module, focused on the production process, is now available.
Brokeback Mountain
Daniels, who currently has a Billie Holiday biopic up for sale at Cannes, also said he couldn't watch Ang Lee's version for 15 years.
Taiwanese director Ang Lee poses on the red carpet at the 56th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, . Lee is the guest at this year's Golden Horse Awards, one of the Chinese-language film industry's biggest annual eventsGolden Horse Awards, Taipei, Taiwan - 23 Nov 2019
The lack of film talent at Taiwan’s version of the Oscars this weekend did not go unnoticed by chairman Ang Lee.
Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee Filmmakers Martin Scorsese, left, and Ang Lee pose for a photo after discussing the use of 3D in movies during the CinemaCon convention, in Las VegasCinemaCon, Las Vegas, USA
Between "The Irishman" and "Gemini Man," it's no contest: Chasing the latest tech innovations only works in service of strong storytelling.
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