Lost souls share sweet treats on the road Apr 18, 2008
If you're in the mood for love and for this director's luxuriant self-indulgence, though, it's a tonic nonetheless - a gorgeously shot road-movie trifle that requires some of our better-known actors and singers to swoon through Wong's relocated wonderland ... It's quite possible that if you translated Wong masterpieces like 1991's "Days of Being Wild" and 2000's "In the Mood for Love" into English, they too would sound like the musings of an over-romantic girl diarist. (Boston Globe)
Singer Norah Jones branches out with her acting debut Apr 14, 2008
He is Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, known for sensuous, stylized movies such as In the Mood for Love. The women that he s used are so gorgeous, so I was kind of terrified, Jones said of international beauties Maggie Cheung, Gong Li and Ziyi Zhang. (Boston Herald)
'I Was Terrified' Apr 13, 2008
After watching his previous work and falling in love with the mysterious style of "In the Mood for Love," the singer agreed - even though there was no script to read, no character to study and she had zero acting experience. "I took a few acting classes and asked the director if he could tell me a little something about the film or the character that I could work on in class," she says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Norah's first role: Apr 9, 2008
NEW YORK -- It was the kind of offer that most Hollywood A-listers would jump at: a chance to work with Wong Kar-Wai, the critically acclaimed Hong Kong director of "In the Mood for Love" and "Chungking Express." But the woman that Wong wanted wouldn't call him back ... Finally, Jones watched Wong's lush romance "In the Mood for Love," and that got her to return his call -- but she still didn't know what he wanted. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Audiences keep betting on '21' Apr 6, 2008
The Jude Law-Norah Jones romantic drama should chart just behind the opening of the helmer's February 2001 film "In the Mood for Love" which also bowed at six theaters, racking up an opening day of $31,710 and a three-day of $113,280. Links posted in this story. (Variety)
Wong Kar Whatever Apr 5, 2008
In the spirit of Wong's biggest hit in the United States, In the Mood for Love (2000), this fanciful take on the American road movie is almost militantly romantic ... In the Mood for Love made me covet a closet full of custom-made cheongsams and a recording of Nat King Cole singing "Quizs, Quizs, Quizs," but I can't for the life of me remember anything about the story. (Slate)
'Blueberry Nights': Dark and gooey Apr 4, 2008
The English-language feature debut of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai (In the Mood for Love) is beautifully shot at times, with its neon colors and moody, dreamy style. Other times his photography is off-putting and self-consciously arty. (USA Today -- Life)
Wong Way For Norah Apr 4, 2008
Wong has made some of the most memorable films of the last 20 years, "In the Mood for Love," "Chungking Express" and "2046" among them ... (Do me a favor and rent "In the Mood for Love," in which the two show what screen passion can be. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Norah Jones devotes 'Nights' to her acting Apr 3, 2008
Then she was approached by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love) about starring in his film. "It took me a few weeks to say yes because I was diving into a world I know nothing about and had no real experience in," she says. (USA Today -- Life)
Blueberry Nights: Wong Kar-Wais bad apple Apr 2, 2008
The director of such contemporary masterworks of longing and lost love as 2046, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Happy Together and Days of Being Wild, Wong makes movies where heartache and obsession are communicated through silent stares, pop songs, mood lighting, colorful art direction and even the great hairstyles of the 1960s. And thus it gives me no pleasure to point out that his English-language debut is something of a disaster. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Church Cannon Apr 1, 2008
Weigel is in the mood for love, or at least for interreligious dialogue. He advocates a public policy, to quote the jacket, that meets the challenge of jihadism forthrightly while creating the conditions for a less threatening, more mutually enriching encounter between Islam and the West. (The American Conservative)
This Holi the different hues of life Mar 22, 2008
How would Krzysztof Kieslowski have made Three Colours Blue if the colour blue did not exist, or worse still imagine Wong Kar Wai's In the mood for Love without any red. Colours have immense power, not only to stimulate the human mind but also affect human emotions. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
The 'Eyes' Has It Mar 16, 2008
THE 'EYES' HAS IT - New York Post. (1959), the centerpiece of a tribute. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Look! It's the brand new face of China Mar 9, 2008
Fashion trends have been set in motion by iconic Chinese films such as Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love. Chinese celebrities, led by Zhang Ziyi, the star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the Chinese face of Garnier and Maybelline, occupy the public spaces that Chairman Mao used to dominate. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Senior statesman of scat Mar 4, 2008
" Hendricks wasn't the first to write lyrics to jazz instrumental solos. Eddie Jefferson had notable success with a vocal version of James Moody's I'm in the Mood for Love (released as Moody's Mood for Love), and Ross had made a splash with a solo version of a Wardell Gray tune called Twisted (which Lambert, Hendricks and Ross rerecorded, and Joni Mitchell eventually covered). But his ability to find a story in the twists and turns of an improvised melody remains second to none, and he has... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
My Blueberry Nights - the Sunday Times review Feb 24, 2008
Directed and co-written by Wong Kar Wai, who made In the Mood for Love, My Blueberry Nights is a road movie that takes us down the highways and byways of broken hearts. But instead of the great open spaces beneath big American skies usually found in road movies, this is mostly set in the grimy interiors of diners and the booze-fumed dankness of barroom dives. (Times Online)
Lessons in love Feb 18, 2008
In the Mood for Love Wong Kar Wais cult hit delivers exactly what its title suggests a mood so thick and lustrous, you could serve it with chocolate. Although the film is borderline art-house, with dragging, sometimes tediously-slow frames, the visuals and haunting soundtrack carry the storyline of a constipated, pregnant love to almost masterful perfection. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
`Fool's Gold' Nets $21M in Treasure Feb 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES - Audiences were in the mood for love as the romantic comedy "Fool's Gold" pulled in $21. 6 million to lead the weekend box office. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Ad schedule for Sunday's Super Bowl Feb 1, 2008
Adriana Lima holds a football as Doris Day croons I'm in the Mood for Love. 30. (USA Today -- Money)
In The Mood For Love Jan 9, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Doug Anderson, reviewerJanuary 9, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* Golden oldies take on a new luster Jan 4, 2008
" The ability to balance a sharp tongue and an easy smile are something that she and her character certainly do share in common. Liu, who prior to The Last Night of Taipan Chin worked mostly in cinema, has already made her mark with her stage debut. She commanded the stage for nearly the whole two-hour-plus show, during which time she acts, sings and performs a number of ballroom dance set pieces. This tour de force has somewhat overshadowed other members of the production team. Xie Jin (),... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Made in China Dec 22, 2007
A total newcomer, she acts opposite Tony Leung Chiu Wai, the Asian matinee idol famous for his collaborations with Wong Kar Wai in films like the exquisite "In the Mood for Love" (2000. Lee describes him as a man "looking like a mouse" and used his delicacy to create sympathy with an idealistic man who has become a monster. (CNN -- International)
Kenny G in love with Starbucks Dec 21, 2007
His last album, "I'm in the Mood for Love: The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time" debuted at No. 37 when it was released in mid-November, but has yet to top 250,000 in sales. His "Miracles: The Holiday Album" from 1994 has sold 7. (Variety)
A Different Assam Nov 30, 2007
While i was making a choice between Amores Perros and In the Mood for Love, a young man standing next to me whooped at having made prized discoveries - Conrad Rooks's Siddhartha and a posse of Satyajit Ray's films, the names of which he pronounced in impeccable Bengali. I asked him if he was one. (India Times, India)
Moser Baer partners Palador to enter Premium DVD Mkt Nov 28, 2007
The tie-up with Moser Baer Entertainment will now allow Indians from across the country to legally own a Bergman or Kurosawa or any of the other masters and be suitably awed by their art, craft and wizardry over the cinematic medium. I sincerely hope this rejuvenates a cult kind of movement for World Cinema and foreign films in smaller cities in addition to the metros. (Moneycontrol.com)
Artificial reef fitting tribute to Langford Nov 12, 2007
In Martin County, the 60-year Jensen Beach resident is remembered as an avid angler and boater as much as for singing her trademark song, I'm in the Mood for Love, to war-weary troops on USO tours with Bob Hope. For decades, the petite blonde hosted Martin County's annual blessing of the fleet aboard her 108-foot yacht, the Chanticleer. (The Palm Beach Post)
A summer of love Oct 30, 2007
Woman's Day is also in the mood for love, devoting four pages to the wedding of 2003 Big Brother winner, Reggie Bird, who the magazine seems to have mistaken for someone with the same celebrity status as Princess Diana. The Day offers an exhaustive account of Bird's "big day", which is guaranteed to put you to sleep faster than Temazepam, given that no one actually cares about the former reality TV star. (Sydney Morning Herald)
East-West attraction Oct 30, 2007
She is a Hong Kong-born, British-raised, French-speaking actress whose layered turns in arthouse flicks like Wong Kar Wais In the Mood for Love (2000) and ex-husband Oliver Assayas Clean (2004) have made her an international critics darling many times over. Hes an acclaimed German architect whose ambitious projects include the avant-garde landmark China Central Television headquarters in Beijing two towers which lean and fold through 90 at the top and bottom to form a giant loop and which... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Movie review: Political debate center stage in ‘Rendition’ Oct 24, 2007
The film s signature twist did surprise me, though it is derivative of an editing technique used in Quentin Tarantino s Pulp Fiction and Wong Kar-Wai s In the Mood For Love. The device lends a definite rewatchability factor to the movie. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Electrifying, elusive Tony Oct 24, 2007
In 2000s In the Mood for Love, he is a married but lonely newspaperman sending his feelings for a married female friend in furtive glances. In 2002s Infernal Affairs, he is a policeman who has been undercover in a triad for too many years. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Lust, Cautionunfolds smoothly Oct 24, 2007
Leung (In the Mood for Love) is a minimalist actor who conveys menace meticulously. He is well-paired by newcomer Wei, who becomes the focus of audience empathy. (The Palm Beach Post)
The week's best films Oct 20, 2007
This much-anticipated sequel to In The Mood For Love has Tony Leung's writer returning to Hong Kong and the scene of his poignant, unconsummated affair with a married woman (Maggie Cheung). Holed up in the decrepit Hotel Oriental, his obsession switches to room 2046, and the women who stay there (Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Carina Lau), while he writes a sci-fi story, set in the year 2046. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
'Lust, Caution'starSearch("4.0") Oct 13, 2007
Leung, best known as a swoony icon in art-house romances such as 2046 and In the Mood for Love, is cast wonderfully against type. Suddenly his delicate, almost feminine features are fraught with menace. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Lust, Caution': Slow Boat, By Kurt Loder Oct 6, 2007
Since Yee's presumably brutal depredations are never specified, the character remains something of a cipher throughout the film a waste of Tony Leung's charismatic warmth, so memorably deployed by director Wong Kar Wai in such pictures as "In the Mood for Love" and "2046." This leaves 27-year-old movie first-timer Tang Wei, a Chinese stage actress and onetime Miss Universe contestant, to carry the film with her exquisite beauty (its mesmerizing effect not unlike that of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden... (MTV.com)
Hard-boiled on screen, but charming in person Oct 5, 2007
Half of his long acting career is defined by signature tough guy performances in bloody Hong Kong crime films (the Infernal Affairs trilogy, Hard Boiled, War of the Underworld and Bullet in the Head, among many others) while he has spent the other half smouldering in everything from swirling historical fantasies such as Hero and Flowers of Shanghai to the art-house hits Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, 2046, and Ashes of Time (possibly one of the most opaque movies ever made). Leung's... (Globe and Mail)
War, Sex ... Zzzzz Sep 28, 2007
The performances - even by Leung, the suave, accomplished star of Wong Kar-Wai's "2046" and "In the Mood for Love" - are so flat that you don't really much care what happens to anybody. Though Leung and Wei go full frontal for some extremely acrobatic sadomasochistic sex scenes, they're such ciphers, their encounters lack any genuine heat. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Mylos Kylie Mystery Sep 27, 2007
The track titled In The Mood For Love was recorded for the Aussie popstars new album X but was rejected by the star and her label. Drop The Pressure producer Mylo was one of a host of electro artists roped into recording with Kylie. (MTV.uk)
Overlong Lust, Caution has beautiful moments Sep 27, 2007
And Leung, the Asian film icon, functions here as a much darker figure than weve ever seen from him in such films as Hero, Infernal Affairs and In the Mood for Love. He can be tormented, sadistic and violent, especially during Yees first sexual interlude with the duplicitous Mrs. Mak. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Asian spirit through the camera of a photo artist Sep 27, 2007
He is well known for working with the highly acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai and was exclusive photographer and graphic designer for Wong's films "Happy Together," "In the Mood for Love," "2046" and "Eros.". "Unlike many other filmmakers, Wong is a thoughtful and creative person," Shya says. (Xinhuanet, China)
Film weekly in Venice Sep 9, 2007
Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love comes close to being a food film, and is great. The site of those pendulum hips swinging on the way to the canteen as the heroine carries her stacking lunch contraption to be filled with delectables. (The Observer)
TIFF '07: The buzz Sep 3, 2007
It stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, who finally gets it on after the enforced chastity of Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love. Following close behind, and breathing almost as heavily, are two films that received three votes apiece: horror king George Romero's 21st-century zombie rekindling Diary of the Dead; and Sean Penn's wilderness adventure Into the Wild, based on the true story of a city boy who braved Alaska's feral beasts on a dangerous solo hike. (Toronto Star)
Spies, lies, and enough sex to frighten the reindeer Sep 2, 2007
After an ecstatic reception to a political play, he convinces the troupe they should put their thespian skills to a more subversive test - to kill a wealthy Hong Kong businessman (the magnificent Tony Leung, from In the Mood for Love) they're convinced is a spy. In a succession of charming scenes, the innocent Wei has to learn about sex (and lose her virginity) before she's ready to seduce Leung. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
When the spotlight fades Aug 24, 2007
It's In the Mood for Love meets The Year My Voice Broke, perhaps, featuring a careful resurrection of the costumes and decor of the early '70s, from its suburban Chinese restaurants to its long white socks. Tom is a Chinese-Australian in his forties who returns to his childhood to tell the story of his mum, Rose (Joan Chen), a sultry singer who moves to Melbourne from Shanghai after meeting a sailor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pulse-pounding thrillers Aug 24, 2007
That bodes well for this film, which has a stellar leading man in Leung (In the Mood for Love). Lee has never been one to let foreign language keep him from Oscar nominations (his Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon received both best foreign-film and best-picture nods, winning for foreign film). (MSNBC -- Movies)
Sharks turn noses up at Britney Aug 9, 2007
Long considered simply as aquatic killing machines, big band leader James Last, teen idol Justin Timberlake and hip hop trio Salt-N-Pepa are among the crooners who get them in the mood for love beneath the waves while Britney Spears left them as lifeless as day-old salmon on a slab. Ever since Steven Spielberg made his 1970s movie about a great white shark terrorising a beachside community in America, the shark has been in need of some serious public relations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Sony wants humanity in its big picture Aug 9, 2007
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Read on... Aug 7, 2007
Three films that mean a lot to me: In the Mood for Love, directed by Wong Kar-waiOnce Upon a Time in the West, directed by Sergio LeoneCity of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. Last CD I bought: Food r, Lupe Fiasco. (Variety)
No fade to black Aug 1, 2007
Hong Kong's Wong Kar Wai, director of "In The Mood For Love," cited Antonioni's directorial style as a key influence. Representatives from the Brattle, Coolidge Corner Theatre, and Harvard Film Archive were discussing yesterday the best way to pay tribute to the directors. (Boston Globe)
Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Aug 1, 2007
The Dream Begins Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Gridiron Gang Grudge 2, The Guardian, The Guinevere He Got Game Head Case Hellraiser: Bloodline Holiday, The Horse Whisperer, The House on Haunted Hill Howl's Moving Castle Hunt for Eagle One, The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point, The I'll be Home for Christmas Illusionist, The In the Mood for Love Independence Day Irish Jam Issues Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade John Carpenter's Village of the Damned Jumanji Jump Tomorrow Keeping... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Infotainment Jul 5, 2007
Scientists are playing romantic songs in German aquariums to try and get sharks in the mood for love. All ten Sea Life aquariums in Germany are taking part in the project because they say the sharks have so far not produced enough offspring. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Was the last decade of movies THAT bad? Jun 23, 2007
Walter Salles' "Central Station" and "The Motorcycle Diaries," the co-directed "City of God," Park Chan-wook's "Oldboy," Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others," Wong Kar Wai's "In the Mood for Love" and Pedro Almodovar's "All About My Mother" all rival - if not surpass - American releases. So rather than mope about AFI's treatment of the last 10 years in movies, it's worth expanding our view to the wider world of film. (The Advocate -- Entertainment)
Norah back in Valley Jun 16, 2007
Jones says she enjoyed working with director Wong Kar Wai (In the Mood For Love, 2046) and might be ready for more movie work. "If it's the right situation, I would definitely consider doing more," she says. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Frears defends absence of Brits Jun 5, 2007
The festival opened last night with Jude Law gracing the red carpet: he stars in this year's opening film, My Blueberry Nights, the first English-language movie by the acclaimed Wong Kar-wei, the Chinese director behind 2046 and In the Mood for Love. The film's female lead is Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Norah Jones, making her acting debut as a heartbroken young New Yorker who forms a friendship - sealed over large portions of blueberry pie - with Law, who plays a Mancunian cafe... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Choose your Howard and Rudd theme songs May 28, 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: News Blog. Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cinefile: 'Waitress': In memoriam May 27, 2007
The opening night movie, Wong (In the Mood for Love) Kar-Wai's My Blueberry Nights, drew lukewarm reviews. The film, which stars singer Norah Jones in her acting debut, tells the story of a woman on the rebound who goes on a road trip and is the director's first English-language film. (Jerusalem Post)
Scorsese begins effort to restore films from around the world May 24, 2007
"Scorsese said filmmakers have a "tenacity and obsession" for saving their favorite movies. The goal is to get restored pictures from around the world more exposure, whether on DVD, in cinemas or on the Internet."Preserving films is preserving cultural identity," said Brazil's Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries), a board member. "We're talking here about preserving diversity and plurality, and the possibility to know one each other better. "Scorsese, fresh from best-picture and best-director... (The Morning Star)
Cannes: Wong Kar-wai: Exploring displaced people and foreign lands May 24, 2007
The actors, too, become fetishes, objects of desire, like Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung did in "In the Mood for Love," as they sidled down hotel corridors, she in her sultry clinging cheongsams ... "My Blueberry Nights" was created out of leftovers from "In the Mood for Love," with Cheung and Leung, a segment that the director put aside with a notion of using it later. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Martin Scorsese goes global May 23, 2007
He's backed by an advisory board of prominent directors, including Mexico's Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth ) and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel ); China's Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood For Love ) and Britain's Stephen Frears (The Queen. . (USA Today -- Life)
Scorsese preserving films May 23, 2007
He's backed by an advisory board of prominent directors, including Mexico's Guillermo Del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth") and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Babel"); China's Wong Kar-wai ("In the Mood For Love") and Britain's Stephen Frears ("The Queen."). The idea stemmed from the work of The Film Foundation in the United States, which Scorsese founded in 1990 along with Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford and... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Campion laments lack of female directors May 22, 2007
When the group went onstage together Sunday, Campion was the lone women in a sea of male directors that included Roman Polanski ("The Pianist"), Gus Van Sant ("Elephant"), Wong Kar-wai ("In The Mood for Love"), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Babel") and Atom Egoyan ("The Sweet Hereafter"). Egoyan told Campion afterward that he admired the female vantage point in her movies' sex scenes - especially the steamy scenes from the Meg Ryan thriller "In the Cut," which he called "some of the most erotic... (FOX 11, AZ)
Asian Directors Fo West May 21, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007. Asian directors go West at Cannes Posted: 21 May 2007 1144 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
The Brits sneak in, but Jude and Norah go badly Wong May 20, 2007
His films have always been delicate, tone pieces - In the Mood for Love could hardly put it plainer - but were always likely to collapse with one false artistic move, and here he makes a pieful of them. Rupturing relations with his regular cinematographer Chris Doyle was, I think, mistake number one. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
`Blueberry Nights,' With Norah Jones, Is Syrupy: Cannes Review May 20, 2007
In the Mood for Love'' (2000), where a man and a woman each learn of their spouse's infidelity, is a masterpiece of understatement and grace. So is Wong's segment in the triple bill ``Eros'' (2004), where a tailor's apprentice falls in love with a kept woman. (Bloomberg)
Movies to watch out for at Cannes May 20, 2007
My favourite Wong Kar Wai film is In the Mood For Love which is just one of the most poetic romances I've ever seen. Now this year Wong Kar Wai makes his English language debut with My Blueberry Nights which is the story of a heartbroken young woman played by Norah Jones, who discovers that her boyfriend's been cheating on her. (CNN-IBN)
Norah swaps blues for a red carpet May 18, 2007
"He knocked on my door. Then I watched his film In the Mood for Love and thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, so I thought, 'OK, let's have lunch. Maybe he would like some music.' But then he said, 'Do you want to be in a movie?". The result is My Blueberry Nights, a gentle romance that opened the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
