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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, the full uncut version of Quentin Tarantino’s epic, finally gets its theatrical release this week, more than two decades after the original release of Volume 1. Executive producer Harvey Weinstein had deemed the film too long, and Tarantino opted to divide it into two […]
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Beijing Film Studio Update
When I the old Beijing Film Studio site in 2018, the surviving buildings were slated for demolition.
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‘Kill Bill’ at the Beijing Film Studio
In 2002, Quentin Tarantino filmed parts of Kill Bill at the historic Beijing Film Studio. The studio lot is now abandoned and the remaining warehouses and set decorations are slated for demolition.
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Farewell My Film Studio
The Beijing Film Studio was created in 1949 as one of the primary state-run film production facilities. The studio was responsible for classic films such as New Year’s Sacrifice (1956) and Song of Youth (1959). Later, the studio constructed a traditional Chinese streetscape on a backlot near the university district […]
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The Beijing Film Studio
While little actual film production takes place in Beijing these days, the capital area remains an important center for the film industry, home to the Beijing Film School, the China Film Archive, the National Film Museum, and the central government’s film and television administration. The old Beijing Film Studio in […]
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