{"id":683,"date":"2010-07-18T12:23:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T11:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/events\/?p=683"},"modified":"2015-01-15T00:55:39","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T23:55:39","slug":"electric-sheep-film-club-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/events\/2010\/07\/electric-sheep-film-club-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Sheep Film Club: Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hero<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\nDate:<\/B> Wednesday 11 August

\nTime:<\/B> 8:45pm

\nVenue:<\/B> Prince Charles Cinema, London

\nPrice:<\/B> \u00c2\u00a36.50\/\u00c2\u00a34.00 Prince Charles members

\n Certificate:<\/B> 12A

\n Dir: Zhang Yimou, Hong Kong\/China, 2002, 99 min

\nPrince Charles Cinema website<\/A>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST, Prince Charles Cinema<\/A> 8:45pm <\/B>: HERO<\/I><\/B> <\/p>\n

Zhang Yimou’s breakthrough martial arts epic is a lavish visual feast best appreciated on the largest screen possible! Set in the third century BC as the ambitious, war-mongering king of Qin is trying to unite China by force, it stars Jet Li as a nameless swordsman granted a rare audience with his sovereign after killing three fearsome assassins (played by some of Hong Kong cinema’s greatest, Donnie Yen, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung). As the sly king questions the ‘hero’, we are presented with three different versions of the events, each colour-coded. The result is a sumptuous spectacle combining graceful fight scenes, magnificent d&#233cors, dubious truths and questionable politics.<\/p>\n

\t Guest speaker:<\/B> Zo&#235 Baxter, presenter of Resonance FM’s radio show on East Asian culture.<\/p>\n

\t FILM WRITING COMPETITION:<\/B>
\n Film students and aspiring film writers are invited to enter our film writing competition: write a 200-word review of Hero<\/I> and send it to ladyvengeance [at] electricsheepmagazine.com, marked ‘Film writing competition’ in the subject line. A film expert to be announced shortly will pick the best entry. Deadline: Thursday 26 August<\/B>. The selected review will be published on the Electric Sheep<\/I> website in September. Read the May winning review of Midnight Cowboy<\/I><\/A>.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday 11 August<\/b>, we are presenting Zhang Yimou’s sumptuous martial arts 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