Member Drunken Monk Posted May 22, 2018 Member Share Posted May 22, 2018 Since we don't have a thread for this, I thought I'd start one. Yimou hit a stumbling block with "The Great Wall" (although I didn't hate it) but it looks like he's returning to his wuxia roots with "Shadow." The stills that have been released look very pretty so the film seems to have his usual visual flare. Although, there seems to be a distinct lack of colour this time around. you can view the images here. Ku Huen-Chiu is on action duties. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted May 23, 2018 Member Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) All I could find out about the plot of Shadow is "the story of a great King and his people who have been displaced from their homeland and long to win it back. The King is wild and ambitious, but his motives and methods are mysterious. His great general is a visionary who fervently desires to win the ultimate battle, but needs to lay his plans in secret. The women of the palace struggle to find redemption in a world in which they have no place. And then there is a commoner, the 'everyman' around whom the inexorable forces swirl, always ready to swallow him up." From http://www.bloom-media.com/shadow/ Zhang Yimou also co-wrote the story. Cast includes Deng Chao (Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame), Sun Li (The Lost Blademan), Ryan Zheng (The Great Wall), Guan Xiaotong (Painted Skin: The Resurrection), Wang Qianyuan (Sky Hunter), Hu Jun (My Beloved Bodyguard), Wu Lei (Asura), and Wang Jingchun (Time Raiders). Shadow had its premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Edited April 18, 2019 by whitesnake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted May 24, 2018 Author Member Share Posted May 24, 2018 Another poster for the film... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted June 1, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 1, 2018 First trailer can be viewed here... http://video.mtime.com/70753/?mid=242119 Very little action on display. Although it is interesting to see Yimou go the opposite route to his usual stuff. There's practically no colour here at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted July 18, 2018 Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) Shadow - Trailer #2 - More Action. The movie is set during the Three Kingdom's period (AD 220 - 280). Looks like it opens in China on September 30, 2018. Oops, the trailer disappeared. I'll find a replacement. Edited January 18, 2019 by whitesnake 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted July 18, 2018 Author Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 This film looks absolutely beautiful. I love how Zhang Yimou has gone from the most vibrant use of color possible to no color at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted August 6, 2018 Author Member Share Posted August 6, 2018 A new behind the scenes video can be seen here... http://video.mtime.com/71502/?mid=242119 There looks to be some interesting choice in weaponry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted August 27, 2018 Member Share Posted August 27, 2018 Some new character posters for Shadow were posted on https://twitter.com/AsianFilmStrike on August 27, 2018. Here one - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted September 5, 2018 Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) Well Go USA bought the distribution rights to Zhang Yimou's new "action-epic" Shadow, in North America, UK and Australia/New Zealand. Shadow had its world premiere at the 2018 Venice Film Festival. Well Go USA will give Shadow a theatrical release in early 2019. Story from https://deadline.com/2018/09/zhang-yimou-shadow-well-go-usa-venice-film-festival-toronto-1202457428/ Edited September 6, 2018 by whitesnake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted October 11, 2018 Member Share Posted October 11, 2018 Australians get a chance to win a ticket to see Zhang Yimou's new film, Shadow, playing in Australian theaters starting today, October 11, 2018. Giveaway for 5 double passes to Shadow at - https://screenanarchy.com/2018/10/hey-australia-win-tickets-to-see-zhang-yimous-shadow-in-cinemas.html The info on the opening date for Shadow in Australia and New Zealand (October 25th) is on the Magnum Films Global website - http://magnumfilmsglobal.com/shadow/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted October 22, 2018 Author Member Share Posted October 22, 2018 Very positive review... https://theplaylist.net/shadow-lff-review-20181022/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted November 18, 2018 Member Share Posted November 18, 2018 At the Golden Horse film awards in Taiwan on November 17, 2018, Zhang Yimou's Shadow film won the most awards, four, for best director, best art direction, best makeup and costume design, and best visual effects, out of 12 nominations. More news and other results at https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d77636a4e30457a6333566d54/share_p.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted November 22, 2018 Member Share Posted November 22, 2018 "Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for Zhang Yimou's action epic Shadow. The album features the film's original music composed by Lao Zai (Mountain Patrol, Police Story: Lockdown, Railroad Tigers). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples." From http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/10/05/soundtrack-album-for-zhang-yimous-shadow-released/ Under 'Digital Music' on Amazon, search for "Shadow (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". "The movie's soundtrack earned a nomination for best original score for composer Loudboy (it did not win). But another composer has now accused 'Shadow' producer Le Chuan Entertainment of stealing her work, alleging that it had been plagiarized in the film and used without credit in trailers. Dong Yingda, a professor of film music at China's Central Conservatory, wrote in a long statement on Weibo, China's Twitter, that Zhang had commissioned her to develop the movie's soundtrack in February of last year. She assembled a team of music history experts and top performers of classical Chinese instruments, such as the zither and pipa (a four-stringed lute), to create a score befitting the third-century Three Kingdoms period, during which the film is set. After eight months of effort, the team was told its work wouldn't be used in the final version of the movie and so would not be credited. But Dong said she and other team members were surprised to find upon its release that the final soundtrack sounded very familiar and the parts of their original score appeared in promotional videos." More at https://variety.com/2018/film/news/zhang-yimou-shadow-music-copyright-lawsuit-1203033347/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted January 18, 2019 Member Share Posted January 18, 2019 Well Go USA still doesn't seem to have an official trailer for Shadow. Here's a trailer with English subtitles - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted March 29, 2019 Member Share Posted March 29, 2019 Still no official trailer, but here's the poster for Shadow that is on the Well Go USA website - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted April 10, 2019 Member Share Posted April 10, 2019 (edited) Well Go USA releases Zhang Yimou's film, Shadow, in North America on 4K HDR/2K Blu-ray and on Blu-ray/DVD on August 13, 2019. There is still no official Well Go USA trailer that I can find. Info at https://www.rightstufanime.com/Shadow-4K-HDR-2K-Blu-ray and https://www.rightstufanime.com/Shadow-Blu-ray-DVD Edited April 10, 2019 by whitesnake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Ramji Posted April 10, 2019 Member Share Posted April 10, 2019 Nice! 4k release! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted April 15, 2019 Author Member Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted April 18, 2019 Member Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Silver Spleen's comments about an art film like Shadow made me laugh. Edited April 18, 2019 by whitesnake 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member reason108 Posted April 21, 2019 Member Share Posted April 21, 2019 It`s playing locally here starting at the end of next month. I will be going. The movie looks interesting enough. Not a huge Zhang Yimou fan but I liked Hero well enough that I would give this a chance. And, I want to do my part to help my local arthouse cinema to show more martial arts movies. Plus, it looks like the kind of movie one should see on the big screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted April 24, 2019 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2019 I got through watching this one recently, best movie I've seen in a long time, there's really not a whole lot to fault. I gave it the full review treatment over at COF - http://cityonfire.com/shadow-2018-review/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted April 26, 2019 Author Member Share Posted April 26, 2019 Now available for pre-order at DDDHOUSE... https://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=17001&LanguageID=0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted May 2, 2019 Member Share Posted May 2, 2019 Full-length review up: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted May 3, 2019 Member Share Posted May 3, 2019 As Zhang Yimou's Shadow gets its North American limited theatrical release today (but never in my city), an artsy new trailer appears on the HK Cinema Youtube Channel for Red Eye Demon, which show an obvious Shadow influence. Ironically, an actress in Red Eye Demon is named Rain Zhang. The poster is also artsy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted May 9, 2019 Moderator Share Posted May 9, 2019 On 4/10/2019 at 10:04 AM, whitesnake said: Well Go USA releases Zhang Yimou's film, Shadow, in North America on 4K HDR/2K Blu-ray and on Blu-ray/DVD on August 13, 2019. I just pre-ordered mine (4K UHD). I want to see how good of a job Well Go USA do on their first 4K UHD release. It got a decent theater release here in the NYC area (4 theaters in NYC & 3 more in the surrounding area - NJ & Yonkers). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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