LOS ANGELES — Wong Kar-wai swears he's seen people fly. The acclaimed Hong Kong director crossed China meeting 100 kung fu masters as research for "The Grandmaster," his new film about Bruce Lee's teacher. He said that during demonstrations, fighters would "get knocked and fly" across a room in the lightweight manner most of us only see in movies. Wong's travels were part of a seven-year journey to bring his take on Chinese martial arts legend Ip Man to the screen, during which time others released a series of popular films about the same man. Still, "The Grandmaster" is Wong's biggest hit, with his stylized emotional imagery punctuated by cro...
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