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   Golden Horses: Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong Films Dominate Taiwanese Festival

   11:14 am 11/24/2012

   • by Clarence Tsui

   Johnnie To's foreign language Oscar hopeful 'Life Without Principle' triumphs as local filmmakers meet a resounding defeat on their home turf.Read more

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   Drug War (Du zhen): Rome Festival Review

   6:35 am 11/16/2012

   • by Deborah Young

   Hong Kong action master Johnnie To goes to mainland China to pit stars Louis Koo and Sun Honglei against each other as a captured drug lord forced to collaborate with a cool cop, in this Rome competition entry.Read more

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   Rome Festival Adds Johnnie To's 'Drug War' as Second Surprise Competition Film

   5:38 am 11/11/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The movie had been rumored this summer to be part of the lineup, but wasn't part of the official program unveiled a month ago.Read more

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   Tarantino, Stallone, Johnnie To, and 'Twilight Saga' Rumored to be Headed for Rome Festival Premieres

   8:09 am 9/27/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The official lineup announcement will not be made until Oct. 10, but anticipation is already growing for the event in its first year under the direction of Marco Mueller.Read more

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   Locarno to Honor Johnnie To With Lifetime Achievement Award

   9:17 am 6/7/2012

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   The Golden Leopard prize will mark the first official appearance for To at the 65-year-old Swiss festival, which will take place in AugustRead more

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   Johnnie To's 'Life Without Principle' to Open Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

   10:43 am 9/8/2011

   • by Karen Chu

   Johnnie To’s Venice and Toronto entry 'Life Without Principle' is set to be open the 2011 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (HKAFF), while Wong Jing-po’s amine-inspired actioner 'Let’s Go' will be the closing film of the festival.Read more

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   Toronto 2011: Indomina Picks Up Johnnie To's 'Life Without Principle'

   1:18 pm 9/7/2011

   • by Borys Kit

   The caper film is screening at both the Toronto and Venice film festivals.Read more

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   Venice Film Festival Lineup Adds Johnnie To's Latest Project

   9:08 am 8/9/2011

   • by Eric J. Lyman

   "Life Without Principle" tells the tale of three men who are linked by a $5 million bag of stolen money.Read more

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   Festival de Cannes Reveals Jury Members

   10:42 am 4/19/2011

   • by Rebecca Leffer

   Robert De Niro will be joined by A-list goodfellas at the fest, which kicks off May 11.Read more

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    Punished: Film Review

    2:32 pm 4/12/2011

    • by Maggie Lee

    Punished reflects the trend that “kidnapping” is fast replacing “moles” as the premier theme for Hong Kong crime thrillersRead more

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