The Next Chinese Martial Arts Hit?
February 25, 2001
Miramax Films, which does a good job of staying on top of trends, has obtained the rights to the Chinese language film Legend of Zu , which stars Zhang Ziyi (who played the beautiful and willful young princess in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ) and Sammo Hung ( Martial Law).
Hong Kong Style Breaks Out
February 14, 2001
Ang Lee's poetic martial arts film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became the highest grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history this past weekend with a total take of over $60 million
WB Tops 2000 DVD Sales
February 17, 2001
Warner Brothers' early commitment to the DVD format paid dividends as the studio captured 28% of the burgeoning market for videodisks in the year 2000.
