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More great images from Ashes of Time Redux. I’ve seen Redux once and the original film twice. My previous screenings of it were so long ago that any huge plot points or noticeable changes don’t stand out. What does stand out is seeing the film look so alive after the video release version I’ve watched that looked like it was bleached in dirt and then transfered onto DVD.

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Over on Twitch, Todd now has up the official Sony Pictures Classics brand new trailer for Ashes of Time Redux (watch here). Interesting reading the comments there wondering about this new cut and I can say no one should really go into it looking for a drastically different film. The main joy of this film is getting to experience it in all its vibrancy and poetic symphony properly for the first time.

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hitting US theaters on October 10th from Sony Pictures Classics is this new incarnation of Ashes of Time, billed as Ashes of Time Redux. However you look at it, seeing this new version will be like seeing the film for the first time. I can only wonder if in its first theatrical run back towards the mid-90’s if the colors leaped off the screen with exploding vibrancy as they doing in this updated print. Many fans have only experienced this film on its numerous crappy video releases and until now have really been robbed a proper chance to view and experience it. This latest version does mark an incredible opportunity to rediscover this film and fully see and swim in the cinematic canvas Wong Kar-wai had painted along with Christopher Doyle and William Chang. Previous versions of this might as well been in black and white by comparison. This is one film to write down as a must see in movie theaters for 2008. This isn’t a film to simply watch on a computer or on a home theater system, this is a movies movie, the kind that can only be truly seen and enjoyed while flickering up on the big screen.

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Regardless of what is new or different with the update to the 90’s Wong Kar-wai film, Ashes of Time, it’s a welcome treat to finally be able to get a chance to see it up on the big screen this year, especially considering all the sub par home video releases.

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Sony Pictures Classics should be releasing this Wong Kar Wai film to US theaters in early 2008. Can’t wait to finally see it on the big screen.

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