Television
In remaking his 1996 film ‘Irma Vep’ for HBO, Olivier Assayas not only confronted the end of his marriage to Maggie Cheung. He consulted her on it.
July 25, 2022
Movies
Olivier Assayas’ amusing “Irma Vep” is an homage to radiant and versatile Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung--and a blast at contemporary French filmmaking.
May 16, 1997
The opening scenes of Wong Kar-Wai’s 1991 “Days of Being Wild” feature the unnervingly handsome and conceited Yuddy, played by Leslie Cheung, as an insistent suitor to Su Lizhen, Maggie Cheung’s apprehensive snack bar clerk.
Jan. 7, 2005
Actress Maggie Cheung stopped relying on her beauty and started going for depth. It worked.
April 16, 1998
First “Chungking Express,” then “Days of Being Wild,” and now the Nuart catches us up with two more films of Hong Kong virtuoso Wong Kar-wai: “Ashes of Time” (1994) and “As Tears Go By” (1988), which will play as a double feature through Tuesday.
April 19, 1996
With Alicia Vikander as a Hollywood star acting in a French crime serial, Olivier Assayas’ series refracts his 1996 masterpiece through a dizzyingly playful prism.
“Dragon Inn” (at the Monica 4-Plex), a lively, witty remake of one of revered director King Hu’s most delightful films, shows off the versatility of Maggie Cheung, one of Hong Kong’s top stars.
June 4, 1993
With “The Softer Side of Hong Kong: The Films of Stanley Kwan and Clara Law,” the Monica 4-Plex will present on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. throughout the rest of September four films simultaneously, one for each of its screens.
Sept. 6, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
OpeningsIsaac Julien: Playtime Multi-channel video by the artist and filmmaker explores the power of money in the art world and features James Franco, Maggie Cheung, and others (opens Sun.; ends Aug. 11).
May 3, 2019
Drenchingly romantic, world-weary and perhaps not just a little foolish, “Chinese Box,” Wayne Wang’s love letter to his native Hong Kong, is the kind of film that can be rewarding if you embrace it for its bold attempt rather than its easy success.
April 17, 1998