Gong Li looks pretty hot in the trailer for upcoming movie Curse of the Golden Flower. I didn't like Hero and I never watched House of Flying Daggers; but this one looks decent. It’s about "one king's power" and "one queen's rebellion,” with the Tang dynasty as sumptuous backdrop. Strangely, the screenplay is adapted from a famous stage play, Thunderstorm, which was set in the 1930s. Now, I know of various modern remakes of classic tales. But remaking a classic by setting it even further back in time as a “period piece”? How weird and cool. My curiosity is piqued.