Ziyi Zhang's tribute to BBM director Ang Lee, entitled "The Cross-Cultural Cowboy of Film," appeared in the May 8, 2006, issue of Time. Lee was rated one of the world's "100 Most Influential People," in the category of Artists and Entertainers. Ms. Zhang wrote:
"Because of Ang Lee, so many more people know about Chinese filmmaking and about Chinese films. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a Chinese-language movie, mesmerized Western audiences in 2000. And last year, with Brokeback Mountain, yet another unimaginable success, both with critics and audiences, he captivated the entire world and reached the pinnacle of moviemaking...."