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• Will Ang Lee Give China More Caution, Less Lust?

  Published: September 4, 2007, 9:02 am

  Tags: Ang Lee, Chinese Censorship, Cinematical, Film, James Schamus, Lust Caution, Movies

  and executive producer James Schamus said at the time: "When we screened the final cut of this film, we knew we weren't going to change a frame. Every moment up on that screen works and is an integral part of the emotional arc of the characters." Schamus is also CEO of US distributor Focus Features, so that sounded like the final word. But maybe

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• Review: Lust, Caution

  Published: September 28, 2007, 10:02 am

  Tags: Ang Lee, Cinematical, Eileen Chang, Film, James Schamus, Joan Chen, Lust Caution, Movie, Tang Wei, Tony Leung, Wang Hui Ling, Wang Leehom

  Filed under: Drama, Foreign Language, New Releases, Theatrical Reviews, Focus Features, Cinematical Indie In the first minutes of Lust, Caution, we get one of those shots where the camera swish-pans quickly to the side to reveal a guy looking through binoculars; the effect, used in countless Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme movies, is as if

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• Want 'Lust'? Use Caution or Get Virus, Say Chinese

  Published: November 19, 2007, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Ang Lee, Anglee, Cinematical, Computer Virus, James Schamus, Lust Caution

  Focus Features) James Schamus that the filmmakers "weren't going to change a frame" to avoid the dreaded NC-17 rating, Ang Lee decided to cut about 1,000 frames from Lust, Caution in order to gain approval for distribution in Mainland China. The film has been a big hit, earning more than US$12 million in its first two weeks of release

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• Ang Lee`s steamy spy thriller sweeps Chinese-language "Oscars"

  Published: December 10, 2007, 4:02 am

  Tags: Asia, Film, Golden, Lust, Taipei, Taiwan, Tang, Actor, Actress, Ang, Awards, Caution, Chinese, Chinese Language, Director, Entertainment, Erotic, Ese, Honours, Horse, James, Long Time, Maker, Oscars, Performer, Schamus, Spy, Swept, Thriller, Weie

  ""Lust, Caution," took home seven awards, including the coveted best film, best director, and best actor accolades. Lee was also recognised as the outstanding Taiwanese filmmaker of the year at the 44th edition of the awards in a glittering ceremony in the Taipei Arena. "I am...read more

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• Great Guys Dominate Miss Pettigrew Premiere [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly]

  Published: March 3, 2008, 10:30 am

  Tags: Amy Adams, Bharat Nalluri, Carol Alt, Frances Mcdormand, Getty, James Schamus, Janes Alexander, Jo Andres, Lee Pace, Michael Kors, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, Morgan Freeman, Rom Payne, Rufus Wainwright, Steve Buscemi, The Good The Bad Amp The Ugly

  The commercials for the Amy Adams-Frances McDormand vehicle Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day are just about all we saw on TV this weekend. And though the movie is supposedly good the trailer did... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Ang Lee to Direct Adaptation of Elliot Tiber's Taking Woodstock

  Published: April 23, 2008, 12:56 pm

  Tags: Deals, Romance, Focus Features, Around The Web, The Buzz, Musical, Independent, Rumors, Release Dates, Comedy, Drama, Screenwriting, A Concert, And A Life, Ang Lee, Elliot Tiber, James Schamus, Taking Woodstock A True Story Of A Riot

  Lee collaborator, James Schamus, on board to write and produce. Like the book, Woodstock will not be the main focus of the adaptation; instead it will tell the tale of Tiber’s involvement in organizing the 1969 concert, his stay at his parents’ eccentric Catskills motel, encounters with personalities like Truman Capote and Mark

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