Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

This martial arts film succeeds as a great pulp yarn, a historical drama, an epic love story, a humorous action tale, and a modern feminist fable.

"...might hear yourself exclaim the first time you see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's characters capering effortlessly up walls and..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon asks whether we’re really living … and if not, why not?

"...my notebook, the fifth time I saw Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Then, this sentence: Great art re-creates..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Defying Gravity

With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the most maligned of cinematic genres -- the kung fu film -- and created an epic many critics (this one included) are calling the year's best movie. We spoke with him about the film's grueling shoot, the refinement it makes to the martial arts genre, and more.

"...With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee took one of the..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Promise

This fantastical story from the Chinese director Chen Kaige mixes battles, magic, romance, and mistaken identities for a lovely but unsatisfying blend.

"...want to follow in the recent crossover footsteps of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Daggers. While..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hero

If Douglas Sirk had made martial arts movies they probably would have looked something like Zhang Yimou's stunning new opus.

"...Hero is Zhang’s answer to the international success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: another elegant, gravity-defying, visually magnificent martial..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road Home

"...performance here predates her star turn in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but is no less noteworthy...."

June 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dreadnaught

"...choreographing the phenomenal action sequences in The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This movie about a psychopathic killer..."

Jan. 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life of Pi

This time Ang Lee's tiger is not crouching; this animal has its claws out and has only an adolescent boy for companionship – or vice versa.

"...artists other than the chameleonic Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) would dare select Martel’s “unfilmable novel”..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonD: Ang Lee; with Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

"...Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Letters at 3AM

They may not truthfully reflect the way we live, but sometimes the big and small screen present honest explorations of the way we dream. The year 2000 gave us some exceptionally fine works in this regard.

"...lists without watching a film that can do that. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (opening next week in Austin on..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

The Year in Film

The Best and Worst of the Movies of 2000

"...films that don't open until January in Austin -- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Traffic;..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

In this 3-D spectacle, the wan drama takes a back seat to the Cirque's acrobatics.

"...extending from steampunk to glam rock, Busby Berkeley to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But when the nominal leads are..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

True Legend

The great martial-arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping directs this saga about the inventor of Drunken Fist fighting.

"...directors Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill’s two volumes), Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), and the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Cliff

Tens of thousands of arrows darken the sky in John Woo's epic retelling of an ancient Chinese battle.

"...area run by the warlord Sun Quan (Chang, of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) down south. Having already routed the..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Forbidden Kingdom

There are plenty of comic moments and some seriously kickass fight scenes in this film that co-stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

"...Miyagis to Angarano's Kung-fu Kid (with a nod to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the willowy form of Liu),..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lust, Caution

The NC-17-rated passion in Ang Lee's movie is at distinct odds with the chilly film that surrounds its lovers.

"...who gave us not only The Ice Storm and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but also Hulk, which you'll recall..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Medallion

Furthering his American decline, Jackie Chan will wins no medallions for this stinker.

"...into the air (where the do battle à la Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), as opposed to Chan doing the..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rush Hour Two

"...welcome (if perplexing) appearance of powerhouse actress Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as a Triad heavy. Director Ratner..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Himalaya

"...Best Foreign Film. (It lost to that magnificent juggernaut, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.) The film begins with the maybe-suspicious..."

June 22, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

As a breakout film for Kathie Lee, E! Entertainment's original movie Spinning Out of Control misses the mark. Also, the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards and Oscar-related programs.

"...Best Feature: Before Night Falls; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; George Washington; Ghost Dog: The Way..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Great Escape

Chain gangs! Cast aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! … It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...knows? Maybe Ang Lee will kick everyone's ass with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Maybe Johnny Depp will finally win..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Of Moose and Movies

Nine days and nights at the Toronto International Film Festival

"...American bow in Toronto. Also making a splash was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a Taiwanese-made film in the heroic-warrior..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Chinese Ghost Story

"...to see Ang Lee’s eagerly anticipated fall 2000 release, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon unless you have A Chinese Ghost..."

Sept. 27, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Stuff of 'Legend'

Words from wushu master Yuen Woo-ping

"...in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and both "Little Tiger" Yuen and Hung in 1980's madcap masterpiece Magnificent Butcher...."

May 13, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Wuxia Clan

AFS's 'Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film' flys high with eight overlooked classics.

"...the Seventies all the way to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon two years ago...."

Aug. 29, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

C. Robert Cargill’s Journey From Writing About Film to Making Blockbusters

Something sinister, something strange from Dr. Strange scribe

"...desperately looking for someone to write a review of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and asked on the AICN boards..."

June 15, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Names for the Texas Film Hall of Fame

Who is the first Austin Chronicle Champion of the Arts?

"...Vanya on 42nd Street, The City of Lost Children, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Devil's Backbone, Dogtown and Z-Boys,..."

Feb. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Time It’s Personal

Michael Barker endows Ed Lowry Student Film Program at AFS

"...of modern classics such as Welcome to the Dollhouse, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Before Midnight, and Blue Jasmine), Michael..."

Aug. 26, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

PAGE 2 SCREEN with RICK MOODY

Join us Tuesday 12/6 for Austin Bat Cave's literary series Page 2 Screen

"...It seems that director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Sense and Sensibility - need I..."

Dec. 5, 2011 Events Post by Rhiannon Jones

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