Ang Lee

Ang Lee says he's baffled by the poor box office results of "Taking Woodstock" — the Oscar-winning director's worst-performing English-language movie in the U.S. in 10 years. The Focus Features comedy, which chronicles the buildup to the 1969 rock 'n' roll gathering that drew half a million fans, had earned $7.4 million in the U.S. as of Monday, according to the box office tracking Web site Box Office Mojo. It's Lee's worst outing at the box office for an English film since "Ride with the Devil," which made $635,096. The 1999 western had a limited release of 60 theaters compared to 1,395 for "Taking ... Read Full Story

Oscar-winning film-maker Ang Lee will direct Life of Pi. The 55-year-old, who has directed movies such as Brokeback Mountain and Hulk, will take charge of the film, which is based on the fantasy best-seller by Yann Martel. The book is about a boy from Pondicherry in India who survives 227 days at sea after being shipwrecked. The film is expected to be released in 2011. source: Splash News Related Posts Lauren Conrad’s LA Candy lands movie deal Cate Blanchett’s new movie Indian Summer halted over Nehru-Edwina affair Daniel Radcliffe ‘not interested’ in playing Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit Related Posts Lauren Conrad’s LA Candy ... Read Full Story

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee conjures the optimism of late 1960s America in a touching film based on the true story of Elliot Tiber, who was instrumental in organizing the legendary Woodstock concert. In "Taking Woodstock," news footage and the presence in the cast of troubled Vietnam war veteran Billy, played by Emile Hirsch, are reminders of the violent backdrop to the event. But they barely intrude upon what is a feel-good movie in which Lee aimed to capture what he called "the last moment of innocence," and a contrast to his most recent films "Brokeback Mountain" and "Lust, Caution," both tragedies. Read the full ... Read Full Story

Ang Lee is in upstate New York for the first of several U.S. screenings of his upcoming movie "Taking Woodstock." Lee and screenwriter/producer James Schamus are attending a benefit screening of the movie Thursday night in rural Columbia County, near where some scenes for the movie were filmed last year. "Taking Woodstock" is based on a memoir by Elliot Tiber and chronicles the lead-up to the concert that drew half a million people to a farm in the Catskills. The movie opens next month around Woodstock's 40th anniversary. The screening at the Crandell Theater is a fundraiser for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern ... Read Full Story

About the video: ITN wrote: Director behind Brokeback Mountain brings us a comedy drama about the infamous 1969 music festival. Read Full Story