Ang Lee

Paramount co-production 'Transformers 4' will shoot in China

2013-04-02 10:42:00

Paramount Pictures has signed a co-production deal with two Chinese entities for its "Transformers 4" and will film part of the action movie in China. Paramount's deal was signed Monday with China Movie Channel, which is operated by the country's...

Rhythm & Hues finalizes sale to Prana Studios

2013-03-29 16:08:00

A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the sale of Rhythm & Hues, the Oscar-winning visual effects company that recently filed for bankruptcy protection, to an affiliate of Prana Studios, a Los Angeles animation and effects company. The sale,...

China Lion investor emerges as a leading contender to buy Rhythm & Hues [updated]

2013-03-28 12:50:00

[UPDATE: A hearing on the sale of Rhythm & Hues has been postponed until 10 a.m. Friday as bidding discussions continue.] A principal investor in China Lion, a Chinese film distribution company with offices in Los Angeles, is among the bidders...

Hong Kong Film Festival: Capturing the ambiance of Taipei in 'Together'

2013-03-25 17:02:00

� HONG KONG — Ang Lee, Taiwan’s most famous director, brought new respect to his homeland with the artistic achievement created there in his Oscar-winning “Life of Pi.”� But in the movie “Together,” which screens...

Oscars 2013: Ang Lee wins best director for 'Life of Pi'

2013-02-24 20:36:00

In a case of history repeating itself, Ang Lee nabbed the directing Oscar for his film "Life of Pi" at the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday, beating Steven Spielberg as he did back in 2006 when the two were last nominated. Back then, Lee's work on...

Oscar predictions 2013: Picture and director--the 'Argo' effect

2013-02-24 12:00:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp has been sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He's looked at the shorts, the sound categories, the visual crafts...

'Life of Pi': Bill Westenhofer discusses tiger special effects

2013-01-17 07:00:00

For director Ang Lee's "Life of Pi," the story of a spiritual Indian boy stranded at sea with a tiger, Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer, who is nominated for this year's Oscars, started with shots of actor Suraj Sharma alone on a...

JS Communications pulls bid for Rhythm & Hues

2013-03-19 20:30:00

South Korean entertainment and media company JS Communications has withdrawn its bid to acquire Rhythm & Hues, the El Segundo visual effects company that recently filed for bankruptcy protection. Rhythm & Hues, which won an Academy Award for its work on...

Hollywood's outsiders come inside

2013-02-24 00:00:00

It's been nearly a generation since Quentin Tarantino burst on the scene with his raucous indie film "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, and Hollywood is a very different place. The once-vibrant independent film scene that Tarantino helped shape has shrunk to a...

Film composer Gustavo Santaolalla revels in his rockero role

2013-03-16 10:00:00

When his band mates reach for a way of describing Gustavo Santaolalla, the Oscar-winning musician and producer, they frequently compare him to rock 'n' roll legends: "the Argentine Bob Dylan," the "South American Brian Wilson," and so on. But if they...

'Price is Right' discrimination verdict tossed; new trial ordered

2013-03-14 17:02:00

This post has been updated. See below for details. Former "The Price is Right" model Brandi Cochran has lost out on a nearly $8.5-million judgment in a discrimination lawsuit after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge overturned a jury's findings and...

Visual effects workers plan Oscar flyover protest

2013-02-22 14:40:00

� Ang Lee's acclaimed 3-D movie "Life of Pi" is a front-runner to win a top visual effects award at the Oscars. But some of the people who worked on the film's dazzling visual effects aren't celebrating. In fact, they're planning to stage a protest to...

Rhythm & Hues won an Oscar for its work on the Ang Lee movie "Life of Pi."

2013-03-29 16:37:02

Amanda Hann, a photographer from Fayetteville, Pa., won The Herald-Mail's Oscar contest. She was one of only a few contestants who picked Ang Lee to win Best Director for "Life of Pi."

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Ben Affleck, from left, Ang Lee and Anne Hathaway show off their Oscars from the 85th annual Academy Awards. (Robyn Beckrobyn/Getty, Mike Blake/Reuters, Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

2013-02-25 08:48:03