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"...watching Peelander-Z perform on ABC’s absurdist talent competition The Gong Show last night. “And I just didn’t want to..."
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Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
The Gong Show
Anything goes at the Alamo's Open Screen Night.
"...The audience boos, hisses. The woman at the gong stands there, waiting. The boos get louder, meaner. It's..."
May 16, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola
Bang the Gong and Bury the Constitution, Only I Know the Truth
Feb. 22, 2006 Postmarks
Temptress Moon
"...Directed by: Chen Kaige. Starring: Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei, Zhang Shi, Lin Lianqun,..."
July 4, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Coming Home
Zhang Yimou's latest is a family drama set against the winds of history
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Gong Li, Chen Daoming, Zhang Huiwen, Guo Tao, Yan Ni,..."
Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Curse of the Golden Flower
The rather emotionally insignificant melodrama at the center of this film is given only minimal cover from scrutiny by Zhang Yimou’s visual virtuosity.
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Ni Dahong,..."
Jan. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt
Memoirs of a Geisha
Well, we’re not in Chicago anymore, or even its soundstage approximation, but that hasn’t stopped Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall from fashioning another epic spectacle out of two squabbling women in (a sort-of) show business.
"...Directed by: Rob Marshall. Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh and Cary-Hiroyuki..."
Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
To Live
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Ge You, Gong Li, Niu Ben, Guo Tao, Jiang Wu and Liu..."
Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Grandmaster
Visual master Wong Kar-Wai tells the story of the legendary martial-arts practitioner and teacher Ip Man.
"...and the retiring Northern grandmaster dally, the latter’s daughter, Gong Er (the tiny, potent Zhang Ziyi), challenges Ip to..."
Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Dragon Chronicles
"...Directed by: Andy Chin Wing-Keung. Starring: Brigitte Lin, Gong Li and Cheung Man. Two superstar leads and lavish..."
May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith
The Story of Qiu Ju
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Gong Li, Lei Lao Sheng, Liu Pei Qi, Ge Zhi..."
July 23, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Ju Dou
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Gong Li, Li Baotian and Li Wei. Delirious melodrama, Chinese..."
May 10, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
"...Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and, most tellingly, The Gong Show, a program so divinely warped and sporting such..."
Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Not One Less
"...made palpably evident onscreen and always starred the fabulous Gong Li. With Not One Less Zhang turns his attention..."
March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Eternal Spring
China's religious oppression explored through the art of Daxiong
"...oppression is what has happened for decades to Falun Gong. For American audiences, it's most commonly associated with watching..."
Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Searing Memories
On the occasion of the 15th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival, some chile-pepper reflections
"...of Taipei's ubiquitous beer houses. Kung Pao chicken, or gong bao ji ding, as it is more properly called,..."
Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by Rachel Feit
Shanghai Triad
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Gong Li, Wang Xiao Xiao, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian and..."
March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Eight International All-Stars at SXSW Music
"...Gong Gong GongFri. 15, Hotel Vegas Annex, 11pm; Sat. 16,..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Smallfoot
Furry animated antics as yetis find proof: Humans exist!
"...needs to be wakened every morning by a giant gong). The opening tune attests to their “perfect” lives but..."
Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Brain Behind Ambient Trio Dallas Acid
Exploring the oscillators, envelope generators, and filters that create the band’s pastoral, spacey sound
"...Beecroft scraping her fingers across the rim of a gong. Her two bandmates Michael Gerner and Christian Havins played..."
Oct. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile
Qmmunity: Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes
The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!
"...Silk Club x Gong Cha Asian women, nonbinary, and genderqueer creative group Silk..."
Sept. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott
Mulan
Forget the cartoon, Disney goes back to the source for the Chinese warrior legend
"...Directed by: Niki Caro. Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Tzi..."
Sept. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
16 Experimentalists to Help You Get Weird at SXSW
"...Gong Gong GongFri. 15, Hotel Vegas Annex, 11pm; Sat. 16,..."
March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver
SXSW Music Adds 80 Acts
Steve Earle and Easy Life highlight sixth list
"...Gong Gong Gong (Beijing, China)..."
Jan. 31, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Chasing Teen Coin
"...“You’re the Boss.” The Ikettes' tart “I’m Blue (the Gong-Gong Song)” then bangs a gong. The ceremony has begun...."
Dec. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
2046
At once tremendously dense and gossamer-thin, this period romance/sci-fi hybrid from Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai is a riot of sight and sound that has an irresistible, elemental pull.
"...Directed by: Wong Kar-Wai. Starring: Tony Leung, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Faye Wong, Carina Lau, Siu Ping..."
Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Miró Quartet
For their second concert of the season, the lavish tone
and flawlessness of the Miró Quartet served
Beethoven better than Ives and Crumb
"...that sound coming from? When will they hit the gong? When will they stop hitting the gong?..."
Feb. 20, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young
The Great Conqueror's Concubine
"...Directed by: Stephen Shin. Starring: Sung Young Chen, Gong Li, Rosamund Kwan and Shun Lau. This sweeping historical..."
Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan
Farewell My Concubine
"...by: Chen Kaige. Starring: Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. Though twice-banned in its homeland by Chinese authorities,..."
Dec. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Raise the Red Lantern
Zhang's film is a biting examination of sexual politics, mandarin-style. Also stunningly gorgeous to look at, this melodrama transcends all borders and eras to speak to the ages.
"...Directed by: Zhang Yimou. Starring: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu and He Caifei. Chinese director Zhang..."
