The winner of two Oscars—for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart—and the recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers, cinematographer John Toll added Ang Lee to his long list of distinguished collaborators with Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk. Certainly, Toll was well…

UPDATE, 1:36 PM PT: Disney/Marvel's Doctor Strange remained atop the international box office for the third frame in a row as it nears $500M in worldwide returns. The offshore total is $339.6M with $492.6M globally. This 14th MCU entry is running above its top comps Ant-Man (+37%) and Guardians Of The Galaxy (+34%) on…

TriStar's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk opened in two New York and Los Angeles engagements, projecting the film in 4K, 3D and at 120 frames per second. The Ang Lee feature grossed $120K, giving it the third best per theater average of the year. Sony Pictures Classics opened Cannes debut Elle in two New York…

I am a devoted fan of Ang Lee. The three-time Oscar-winning director responsible for such disparate and terrific films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Lust Caution, Sense & Sensibility and, best of all, Life Of Pi, is always someone who challenges himself and movie convention. So you can imagine…

BREAKING: Ang Lee’s visually stunning Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk will be screened both coasts in its 4K version. Starting November 10, moviegoers can watch the film in 120 frames per second (fps) format at ArcLight’s Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. The high frame rate makes viewers feel like they are actually in the…

Sony Pictures has dropped a new trailer for its forthcoming war drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk from director Ang Lee. The ambitious pic, based on the bestselling novel by Ben Fountain, is the first from a major studio to be shot in 4K, native 3D at the ultra-high rate of 120 frames-per-second — much higher than…

EXCLUSIVE: Ang Lee, the two-time Oscar winning director of Life Of Pi and Brokeback Mountain, sat me down in the dark screening room of his small unassuming West Side headquarters, where he has edited what he hopes will be a groundbreaking cinematic step forward with Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. You wouldn't guess…

When the 54th annual New York Film Festival opens tonight, it will be making history. Ava DuVernay’s powerful 13th, which explores the history of race relations through the prism of prisons and the preponderance of young black and Latino men who make up a large part of their populations, will become the first…

Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk has been set to have its world premiere October 14 at the New York Film Festival. The bow of the TriStar Pictures pic comes ahead of its wide release November 11 as it positions itself for awards season. The pic, based on Ben Fountain’s novel, is the first full-length…

Ang Lee is one of cinema's most exciting contradictions. This quiet, 61-year-old filmmaker from Taiwan is still a giant of the form in Hollywood, whose voice reverberates loudly whenever he releases a movie. He's a double Oscar winner, for two movies that demonstrate his unique grasp of storytelling on every level; Bro…

Sony Entertainment motion picture group chairman Tom Rothman emphasized at the studio’s CinemaCon presentation tonight that “Global rights are a big part of our portfolio” and that “the emerging challenge that confronts exhibitors and studios is the balance between familiarity and freshness.” “You will hear about many…

BAFTA Los Angeles said today that Ang Lee will receive this year’s John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing. The filmmaker will be honored at the 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards, set for October 28 at the Beverly Hilton. Lee’s next film, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, begins international…