Chinese director Zhang Yimou, lately busy directing operatic spectacles in Beijing, is returning to film with a curious choice: a remake of Blood Simple, the 1984 noir-inspired Coen brothers film. ...full story at China Journal
from China Journal on Fri, Oct 30 2009
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