Title: The Girl From the Naked Eye Director: David Ren Starring: Jason Yee, Ron Yuan, Samantha Streets, Sasha Grey, Dominique Swain, Gary Stretch A pulpy, low-budget slice of film noir cross-pollinated with a martial arts flick, the curiously titled “The Girl From the Naked Eye” will certainly win no awards for great originality, but nonetheless serves as a stylish and engaging little vehicle for the surly charms of star Jason Yee, as well as its filmmaking team. The sophomore effort of director David Ren (“Shanghai Kiss”), the movie is a case of style over substance, to be sure, but boy is that style impressive on what must have been a shoestring budget. When [ Read More ]...
- 6/16/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
KidsPickFlicks at Variety's Power of Youth
I was fortunate enough to be invited to cover the red carpet for Variety for their annual Power of Youth event, a block party where Young Hollywood comes out to demonstrate their strength in the world of philanthropy. It may be surprising to learn that almost all of the celebrity kids have at least one cause they support, many have several. Moreover, some kid stars are very hands on with their involvement. Most fascinating is that often young actors and singers are guided toward charity work by an influential co-worker or associate.
Hailee Steinfeld said her True Grit co-star Jeff Bridges told her about Share Our Strength. She was deeply moved by Bridges' personal involvement and committment, particularly to their No Kid Hungry campaign, and she jumped on board as well.
Chloe G. Moretz told me that while on the set of Hugo, legendary...
I was fortunate enough to be invited to cover the red carpet for Variety for their annual Power of Youth event, a block party where Young Hollywood comes out to demonstrate their strength in the world of philanthropy. It may be surprising to learn that almost all of the celebrity kids have at least one cause they support, many have several. Moreover, some kid stars are very hands on with their involvement. Most fascinating is that often young actors and singers are guided toward charity work by an influential co-worker or associate.
Hailee Steinfeld said her True Grit co-star Jeff Bridges told her about Share Our Strength. She was deeply moved by Bridges' personal involvement and committment, particularly to their No Kid Hungry campaign, and she jumped on board as well.
Chloe G. Moretz told me that while on the set of Hugo, legendary...
- 10/23/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Headlines: Robert Downey Jr. as Lestat, Godzilla Reboot, Bryan Singer to Direct BSG Reboot, Wall-e Wins Hugo Award, Death Race Prequel, Warner Brothers to do Lego Movie, Frank Darabont to Direct The Walking Dead for AMC, Spielberg to Take Over Halo?, Ebert Defends Armond White then Retracts It 37:00 - Review: District 9 1:21:25 - Trailer Trash: Gentlemen Broncos, Legion, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 1:33:12 - Other Stuff We Watched: V: The Original Mini-Series, Starman, Play Time, Rip: A Remix Manifesto, Shanghai Kiss, Tokyo!, Alien Nation, Nursery University, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Shark Tank 2:11:50 - Junk Mail: Mirror Neurons, Suspension of Disbelief, Special Music Podcast, Poutine Village, Best Werner Herzog Films, The Smashing Machine, Experimental Films 2:38:05 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:39:25 - Outro Note: Our additional spoiler discussion of District 9 will be released as a separate bonus podcast tomorrow.
- 8/17/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Ren set to go the 'Distance' for Rothstein
HONG KONG -- China-based producer Jay Rothstein said Tuesday that David Ren will direct his next project, Distance Runners.
Distance Runners, a $2.4 million co-production between Rothstein's China Venture Films and Yunnan Minority Film Studio, is the story of a Chinese ultra-marathon runner who tries to tackle a 100-mile run through the mountains of Yunnan.
"I wanted someone bilingual, experienced and who understands both cultures," Rothstein said. "I also wanted someone I felt had his heart and soul in the film. David's very passionate."
Ren, who directed Shanghai Kiss in 2007, was born in Shanghai but grew up in New York City.
For Distance Runners, Jeffrey Chu has signed on as cinematographer, with a story by Richard Trombly. (Trombly has worked as a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter.) Rothstein is working on an updated edition of the script.
Leads have not been confirmed, but Eugenia Yuan, Cheng Pei Pei and Ge You have signed on for supporting roles.
Shanghai-based Rothstein's first film, Milk and Fashion, another Sino-American co-production, will be distributed in China in June.
Distance Runners, a $2.4 million co-production between Rothstein's China Venture Films and Yunnan Minority Film Studio, is the story of a Chinese ultra-marathon runner who tries to tackle a 100-mile run through the mountains of Yunnan.
"I wanted someone bilingual, experienced and who understands both cultures," Rothstein said. "I also wanted someone I felt had his heart and soul in the film. David's very passionate."
Ren, who directed Shanghai Kiss in 2007, was born in Shanghai but grew up in New York City.
For Distance Runners, Jeffrey Chu has signed on as cinematographer, with a story by Richard Trombly. (Trombly has worked as a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter.) Rothstein is working on an updated edition of the script.
Leads have not been confirmed, but Eugenia Yuan, Cheng Pei Pei and Ge You have signed on for supporting roles.
Shanghai-based Rothstein's first film, Milk and Fashion, another Sino-American co-production, will be distributed in China in June.
- 3/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.