News Links - 5/27 - 5/30/08

[dleedlee]

Stills of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" Released
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/05/30/1042@363764.htm

Life begins at 40 for 'Tora-san'
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111798 ... id=13&cs=1

Zhao Wei "Red Cliff" photos

http://i0.sinaimg.cn/ent/m/c/2008-05-28 ... 160042.jpg
http://i3.sinaimg.cn/ent/m/c/2008-05-28 ... 160042.jpg
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-05-28/15582040203.shtml

Taiwan and Korean "Red Cliff" posters


http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/p/2008-05-30 ... 2959.shtml

Nic Tse, Nick Cheung, Zhang Jingchu in upcoming "Witness" photos
http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/xtfzhr/p_view/index.html

Brigitte Lin obtains rights for her debut film Outside the Window (?)

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-05-29/09522041001.shtml
http://www.brigittelin.com/OutsideTheWindow.htm
Visiting ailing director Song Cun-Shou in September

http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2008-05-29/02062040774.shtml
Will return to Taiwan for director's funeral

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-05-29/09442040997.shtml
Brigitte Lin's debut film has not been screened in 35 years due to copyright dispute between director Song and author Qiong Yao. Song passed away this week and the rights issues have been settled. A retrospective on Song's films are planned as a homage to the filmmaker.

Shaw zips lips on shares
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... con_type=1
Yeung wins TVB stake in $10b deal with Shaw Bros
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... con_type=3
Shaw refutes sales pact
http://www.reuters.com/article/innovati ... 9420080528
Country Garden chief seals $1.3 bln TVB stake
http://www.reuters.com/article/innovati ... 8420080527
Bricklayer Going Glam With Bid For TVB
http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/05/2 ... kets2.html

Run Papa Run mainland poster

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-05-30/09472042196.shtml

Shanghai Film Fest to Screen Shaw Actioners
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/05/29/1261@363147.htm
Shanghai Film Festival Attracts Famous Film Maker
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/05/30/1221@363442.htm

'1949' timed to 60th anniversary of People's Republic
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... be72189698

Charlene Choi injured filming Butterfly Lovers
http://worldofhkentertainment.blogspot. ... lming.html

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 751&ct=pic


The Good The Bad The Weird - review
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout ... egoryid=-1
East-Meets-Western Offers Hope for Korean Film Recovery
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/ ... 60009.html

Epic Bore
The Children of Huang Shi is just another sweeping, extraordinary journey to redemption.
http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-05-28/film/epic-bore

Film Review: 'Ashes of Time Redux'
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 4e80da29a3
Ashes of Time Redux promoreel
(Now in 2.35 AR ?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqWHI8pL5LI

Film Review: 'The Guard Post'
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 664332b4e9

Film Review: 'Tokyo Sonata'
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 578b09aff0

Film Review: 'Soi Cowboy'
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 4e1c6b4846

Film Review: '24 City'
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 5194f1e18e

In 'Tuya's Marriage,' suitors are plenty
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/article ... re_plenty/

KOFA - R. Lipman Bridges Past, Present Cinema
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/ar ... 24756.html

Korean Wave Turns to Kids for New Export Growth
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/ ... 70021.html

Jackie Chan to Publicize Korean-Wave Theme Park
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/ ... 80015.html

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 906&ct=pic
http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/j/p/2008-05-30 ... 2221.shtml

Ken Leung: Quiet Actor, Always Kept to Himself . . .
From Rush Hour, to Soprano, to Lost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00743.html

Sharon Stone and Karma
Chinese netizens have jointly said "no" to downloading films featuring Stone
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/05/30/195@363506.htm
Dior Drops Actress for China Remark
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/busin ... l?ref=asia
Dior dumps Sharon Stone! Now that's good karma-rketing!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedish ... es-sh.html
Sharon Stone “Deeply Sorryâ€

[Brian Thibodeau]

Anger over Sharon Stone's's quake remarks
Banned from cinemas by Ng See-yuen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7423089.stm

Hasn't Sharon Stone been banned from theatres everywhere for the better part of a decade now?



Trailer for THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4fD0f5fDlk

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[dleedlee]

Anger over Sharon Stone's's quake remarks
Banned from cinemas by Ng See-yuen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7423089.stm

Hasn't Sharon Stone been banned from theatres everywhere for the better part of a decade now?

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I guess the Chinese will be deprived of seeing Basic Instinct 3. And so will the rest of the world, if we're lucky!!

For me, the best insult to her was the 'we won't even download you anymore!' response I spit on your BitTorrent. Ppfft.