Tony Leung breaks arm in training for kung fu film

Cannes best actor winner Tony Leung Chiu-wai broke his left arm while sparring with martial arts instructors as he prepared to portray Bruce Lee's kung fu master in a Wong Kar-wai movie, a publicist said Tuesday.

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Rampling, Kar-wai to receive Stockholm film awards

Actress Charlotte Rampling and director Wong Kar-wai will receive awards for their contributions to modern cinema at the Stockholm International Film Festival.

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Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai film festival jury

Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will head the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held June 14-22.

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Wong Has Stellar Reputation in West

For his English-language debut "My Blueberry Nights," Wong Kar-wai didn't have to churn out a B-movie for a Hollywood studio. Instead, he called his own shots, working with his own production company to make a movie about an American road trip that drew some big stars: Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz.

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The Cannes Film Festival has commissioned 35 of the world's major directors to make short films about what it is like to go to the movies. Gilles Jacob, the festival director, said directors were allotted three minutes and given a theme - moviegoing.

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Given WKW's aesthetic, this should make for some very interesting nominations and awards

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After Emir Kusturica last year, Wong Kar Wai accepts the presidency of the jury of the next Cannes film festival.

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