Ang Lee News

In Pictures: 'Screening of Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock France at the Cannes Film Festival 2009'

May 17, 2009, 9:29 GMT

We have added a new set of pictures from the event 'Screening of Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock France at the Cannes Film Festival 2009'. ... more

Cannes rolls out the red carpet for 3-D animation (Roundup)

May 13, 2009, 18:40 GMT

Cannes - A 3-D comedy about a cranky old man who ties helium balloons to his house in the hope of fulfilling a boyhood dream of flying to South America made cinematic history Wednesday when it became first animated movie to open Cannes Film Festival. ... more

Tarantino in running for Cannes

Apr 23, 2009, 13:04 GMT

Paris - Previous Cannes-winners Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodovar, Lars von Trier and other veterans of the film festival will be vying for its top prize in this year's edition of the annual celebration of world cinema, organizers said Thursday in Paris. ... more

Ang Lee in talks for ‘Life of Pi’

Feb 18, 2009, 19:03 GMT

Ang Lee is in negotiations to handle directing chores on Fox 2000’s adaptation of Yann Martel's novel “Life of Pi.” ... more

Ang Lee’s ‘Taking Woodstock’ to start production

Aug 6, 2008, 13:18 GMT

Focus Features is set to start production later this month on the Ang Lee directed 'Taking Woodstock' from a screenplay by James Schamus. The film will star Emile Hirsch, Imelda Staunton and Liev Schreiber. ... more

Ang Lee goes to Woodstock for comedy

Apr 23, 2008, 14:21 GMT

Ang Lee will reunite with James Schamus for the Focus Features' comedy Taking Woodstock. ... more

Soundtrack Review: Lust, Caution

Oct 1, 2007, 15:49 GMT

Composer Alexandre Desplat composes a sweeping score for the film.  Ang Lee even plays piano on ‘Nanjing Road.’  Desplat also composed the score for the Painted Veil, which had a similar setting as this film and won a Golden Globe for that score.  ... more

Lust, Caution is great film but 'difficult for foreigners'

Sep 25, 2007, 18:17 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan's government presented director Ang Lee with an award of 20 million Taiwan dollars (600,000 dollars) Tuesday after his movie Se, Jie (Lust, Caution,) won the coveted Golden Lion for best film at the 64th Venice Film Festival earlier this month. ... more

Taiwan congratulates Ang Lee for winning Golden Lion

Sep 9, 2007, 17:58 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan on Sunday congratulated Ang Lee on winning the Golden Lion award for his film Lust, Caution and wants the film to represent Taiwan to compete for the 2008 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. ... more

DVD Review: Brokeback Mountain (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)

Jan 22, 2007, 13:39 GMT

Return to Brokeback Mountain (on DVD that is), but is this new edition worth the upgrade?  Read on to find out.  ... more

Brokeback Mountain returns to DVD with new Collector’s Edition

Jan 5, 2007, 18:09 GMT

Brokeback Mountain will return to DVD store shelves with a new two-disc Collector’s Edition loaded with special features and available on Jan. 23rd for the suggested retail price of $26.98. ... more

Ang Lee joins Mainland's 2008 Olympic organizing team

Oct 19, 2006, 11:17 GMT

Taiwanese born, Academy Award © winning director Ang Lee has been ask to help the Beijing 2008 Olympic Committee. ... more

Taiwan president awards medal to film director Ang Lee

May 2, 2006, 17:00 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday conferred a medal on Taiwan-born director Ang Lee in recognition of his cinematic achievements. ... more

Ang Lee's hometown declares April 28 'Ang Lee Day'

Apr 28, 2006, 10:56 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan-born director Ang Lee returned home Friday to celebrate his mother's 80th birthday, and his hometown Tainan City welcomed him by declaring April 28 as 'Ang Lee Day.' ... more

Triple Oscar winner Brokeback Mountain soars on DVD

Apr 5, 2006, 20:42 GMT

Brokeback Mountain, described by some critics as the most powerful and poignant drama of 2005, continued its phenomenal critical box-office success by selling approximately 1.4 million DVDs on its April 4, 2006 street date. ... more

Ang Lee is a busy man

Apr 3, 2006, 2:00 GMT

Early last month, China’s CCTV reported that Oscar© winning director Ang Lee had multiple projects in parallel development. ... more

Ang returns to his roots

Mar 10, 2006, 3:32 GMT

Best director Oscar(R) winner, Ang Lee recently told China's CCTV he was working on several projects, at least one of them to be produced in China. ... more

Taiwan celebrates Ang Lee's Oscar

Mar 6, 2006, 14:14 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan on Monday celebrated native-born son Ang Lee after he won best-directing honours at the Academy Awards for his film Brokeback Mountain with President Chen Shui-bian calling him 'the pride of Taiwan' and Lee's mother shedding happy tears with his fans. ... more

Ang Lee gets the big one

Mar 6, 2006, 4:12 GMT

Two time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks presented best director Oscar to Ang Lee for ‘Brokeback Mountain’. ... more

Ang Lee confirms Shang-Chi project

Feb 25, 2006, 7:40 GMT

In a recent interview in Spanish newspaper 'El Mundo', Ang Lee confirmed development of a movie based on the Marvel Comics kung-fu hero Shang-Chi. Lee is attached as a producer on the action flick. ... more

Ang is Switch Hitter

Feb 21, 2006, 9:22 GMT

Helmer Ang Lee is slated to cross the same sex barrier again as he goes from 'Brokeback Mountain' to the story of singer Dusty Springefiled's life and lesbian lovers. ... more

Taiwan waits anxiously for Ang Lee to win Oscar

Feb 1, 2006, 14:19 GMT

Taipei - Now that Taiwan-born Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, a tale about love between two American gay cowboys, has gathered eight Oscar nominations, Taiwan is waiting anxiously for Lee to win the Oscars on March 5. ... more

Brokeback climbs another awards mountain

Jan 23, 2006, 15:00 GMT

PGA votes Ang Lee's 'Brokeback' as best picture over 'Crash' and 'Capote' ... more

Brokeback lassos Golden Globes

Dec 13, 2005, 15:48 GMT

Ang Lee gets seven in this year's batch of Hollywood Foreign Press   nominees ... more

Stills from Brokeback Mountain

Sep 13, 2005, 14:16 GMT

We have added a few stills from Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain.' ... more

Ang Lee's gay cowboys rope Venice

Sep 12, 2005, 0:01 GMT

Brokeback Mountain takes home the top prize in Venice ... more

Trailer to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain Now Online!

Sep 7, 2005, 19:31 GMT

The trailer is now online to the Ang Lee directed, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger starring drama 'Brokeback Mountains' from Focus Features. ... more

Ang Lee Plans Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Prequel

Mar 18, 2005, 12:56 GMT

Ang Lee is preparing to make a prequel to  'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' this summer. ... more

Ang Lee Bars Writer from Set

Oct 5, 2004, 2:01 GMT

Director Ang Lee and writer Larry McMurtry have had a falling out over changes that Lee has supposed to have made to McMurtry's script for Brokeback Mountain. ... more