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— Sigourney Weaver, Alien Resurrection

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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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Zhang Yimou

  • Coming Home (2014)

    Daoming is Coming Home to Li Review by Robert Denerstein: Director Zhang Yimou again unites with actress Gong Li for a look at China's Cultural Revolution

  • House of Flying Daggers (2004)

    Small Zhang Ziyi has great power in her House Review by Marty Mapes: See it in a theater on the biggest screen you can find

  • Hero (2004)

    Jet Li: ancient Chinese Hero Review by Marty Mapes

    DVD review by Marty Mapes: Yimou exposes the limits of DVD with his amazing color and detail

  • A Woman, A Gun, and a Noodle Shop

    Yimou tells of A Woman, a Gun, and a Noodle Shop Review by Robert Denerstein: Lacks the essential ingredients of film noir