China is urbanizing fast and Du Lala is the archetypical new-age urban white collar. She is educated, diligent, creative, outspoken and silly. She is part of the new generic breed of global urban female! Go La La Go! is a fun-filled yuppie comedy released in 2010. The fourth film by director Xu Jinglei (徐静蕾), a lovely bluestocking who was an actor trained at Beijing Film Academy. She also stars in the film. Enjoy the film.
One of Hong Kong director John Woo's early and best works before he moved to Hollywood, Once a Thief is a rare comedy that blended his trademark aesthetic violence thoroughly with amazing story-telling. Three orphans were adopted by a local kingpin. Along food and shelter, they were taught to steal. By the time they reached young adulthood, the trio had become so skilled at the craft that they were essential in the intricate web of global art theft and insurance fraud. Their "jobs" took them to museums and castles all over Europe. From the seaside of Cannes to the the palatial private wine cellar, the visuals of this film is simply spectacular. You can just imagine how John Woo shows off his famed choreographed gun battle and martial arts sequence, some of the best ever made anywhere. Wicked sense of humor permeates through the screen as the characters banter, tease, dance, scheme and fight. Starring four best representatives (the art thieves plus their godfather) of Hong Kong cinema's golden era Chow Yun Fat (Zhou Runfa, 周润发) Cherie Chung (Zhong Chuhong, 钟楚红) Leslie Cheung (Zhang Guorong, 张国荣), and Kenneth Tsang (Zeng Jiang, 曾江) Enjoy the film.
