In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer ...

Based on a true story about a Tang Dynasty rebel and China’s first female emperor, the opulent period piece “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” was choreographed by Sammo Hung (“Kung ...

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One of the best films I saw in Venice, Hong Kong action maestro Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and The Mystery of the Phantom Flame, finally landed a U.S. release from new distributor Indomina Releasing, ...

"Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" swept the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards, winning six awards from its 12 nominations, including best director for Tsui Hark; while "Gallants" showed ...

In 690 China, a sleuth is recruited by the country's first female emperor to determine why two members of her court spontaneously exploded into flames.