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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee An Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language Film and the highest-grossing foreign language film in U.S. history, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is both an homage to Hong Kong martial arts fantasies and a major reworking of the genre. Like Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time, it combines exciting fight sequences with a philosophical, character-driven story that is unusually somber for a martial arts film. Hong Kong superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh play veteran warriors out to recover a magical sword from a mysterious newcomer (Zhang Zi Yi), while also fighting off old foe Jade Fox. With the aid of renowned director and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Lee presents wall-climbing and flying sequences in a truly elegant fashion. For all its action movie conventions, it is ultimately a work of visual beauty and intimate emotions. Tan Dun's Oscar-winning musical score features lovely cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma. The DVD is letterboxed, closed-captioned, and includes Mandarin and English-dubbed soundtrack options, audio commentary by Ang Lee and screenwriter James Schamus, interview with Michelle Yeoh, Coco Lee music video, trailer and more. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Taiwan/Hong Kong/USA, 2000, 120 mins. DVD | $37.95
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee Based on a short story by E. Annie Proulx, and with a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry, Ang Lee's pedigreed western broaches the still-controversial subject of gay romance with sensitivity and lyricism. Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger co-star as 1960s-era cowboys hired to herd sheep in the beautiful, rugged mountain country of Wyoming. When their friendship evolves into a close physical relationship, the men face a flurry of conflicted emotions and fallout, years later, from their women back home. "The fine details of the West are as precise as you would expect from a McMurtry piece, and Lee's adroitness with the excellent cast is on full display" (Hollywood Reporter). A 2005 Academy Award winner for Best Director, Original Score, and Screenplay. With Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Linda Cardellini, and Randy Quaid. USA, 2005, 135 mins. DVD | $37.95
Eat Drink Man Woman Ang Lee Ang Lee's (The Wedding Banquet) winning movie about food, sex and independence. Master Chef Chu is Taipei's legendary chef whose extraordinary culinary creations are the centerpiece of the film. His three beautiful daughters are both sexy and rebellious, but Master Chu holds the family together with his Sunday ritual dinners. But as the generations clash, and Master Chu retires, it's the experienced generation that has the final word in a film that's original, funny, surprising - and delectable. The DVD is letterboxed, and includes optional French and Spanish subtitles, theatrical trailer, and interview with Ang Lee. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Taiwan/USA, 1994, 104 mins. DVD | $37.95
Hulk Ang Lee Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) brings one of Marvel Comic's most recognizable characters to life in this impressive film that stands out amongst the pack of recent comic-book adaptations. With his subtle, studied directing style, Lee produces a film that balances introspection and action; delving into the turmoil and pain behind the Hulk's massive, green skin while delivering the special-effects goods. Nick Nolte is perfect as the insane father of Bruce Banner. Stars Eric Banna and Jennifer Connelly. The DVD is a two-DVD set, letterboxed, and closed-captioned, and includes deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes footage; interactive features; interviews; "Xbox" game features; animation featurettes; and commentary by Ang Lee. USA, 2003, 138 mins. DVD | $44.95
The Ice Storm Ang Lee Kevin Kline, Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver turn in stellar performances as members of two dysfunctional families learning to cope with the unyielding forces of nature and human nature in this emotionally charged tale of suburban life in the '70s. When a self-centered husband's relationships with his wife and mistress grow cold, it takes a wife-swapping "key party" and a freak ice storm to clear the air and change their lives. With Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Adam Hann-Byrd, Tobey Maguire and Jamey Sheridan. USA, 1997, 113 mins. DVD | Letterboxed, closed-captioned. Includes behind-the-scenes segment and trailer. $37.95 DVD | 2-DVD Criterion Collection edition. Letterboxed (1.85:1). Newly restored hi-def digital transfer, supervised and approved by Lee. Includes audio commentary featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James Schamus; new documentary featuring interviews with actors Allen, Kline, Ricci, and Wood; new video interview with novelist Rick Moody; deleted scenes; footage from event honoring Lee and Schamus at the Museum of the Moving Image; production designs and sketches, with commentary by the designers; theatrical trailer; and booklet with essay by film critic Bill Krohn. $59
Lust, Caution Ang Lee Ang Lee's controversial, erotic espionage thriller set in Shanghai during WWII and starring Tony Leung, Tang Wei, and Joan Chen. "Stylized and visually arresting, with intense sex scenes that earned the film an NC-17 rating, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution is an immersion into another time, place and mentality" (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle). Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. NC-17 unedited version. In Mandarin with English subtitles. Hong Kong/USA/China, 2007, 157 mins. DVD | $44.95
Pushing Hands Ang Lee A loving comedy from the director of Eat Drink Man Woman, The Wedding Banquet and Sense and Sensibility. Mr. Chu is a widowed tai-chi master who leaves Beijing to live with his only son in a New York suburb. The result of this incongruous meeting of differing cultures is a warm comedy. Though his daughter-in-law has no use for him and everything seems to change too quickly, Mr. Chu responds the way he knows best, with the traditional tai-chi exercise of Pushing Hands. The DVD is widescreen and includes cast and crew, synopsis, English and Chinese subtitle options. English and Mandarin with English subtitles. USA, 1995, 100 mins. DVD | $44.95
Ride with the Devil Ang Lee Ang LeeIn this intelligent, beautifully filmed epic, the Civil War is not seen as a universal tragedy, but as the draining individual experiences of the central characters - young pro-Southern "Bushwhackers" fighting on the Missouri border as much out of habit as commitment. "...a film that asks the viewer to stop and smell the spent gunpowder rather than wallow in pyrotechnic spectacle" (Mark Halverson, Sacramento News & Review). With Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright and Jewel in her film debut. USA, 1999, 139 mins. DVD | $44.95
Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant are terrific as the central couple in this Oscar-winning adaptation of the Jane Austen classic. Two sisters fall in love, and their engaging romances play out in completely opposite ways. The settings and costumes are perfect without being overpowering. This film may well be the best adaptation of an Austen novel ever made. The DVD includes audio commentary, deleted scenes, English, Spanish and Chinese subtitles. Great Britain, 1995, 136 mins. DVD | $37.95
The Wedding Banquet Ang Lee Ang Lee's surprise hit is a poignant and funny story of the gay Taiwanese yuppie (Winston Chao) who lives with his American lover (Mitchell Lichtenstein) and tries to end his family's endless matchmaking attempts by announcing that he's engaged. His parents unexpectedly fly in to see the bride and turn their son's deception into a complicated affair. The DVD is letterboxed, and includes optional French and Spanish subtitles. USA/Taiwan, 1994, 105 mins. DVD | $37.95
