News Links - 10/15/06

[dleedlee]

'Postmodern Life of My Aunt' failed by conflicting signals, despite Chow Yun-fat
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/ ... n_Aunt.php

Faye wants two-year break
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story ... &sec=music

Banned Chinese director mixes principled, practical approaches to censorship - Lou Ye
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/ ... rector.php
Lou's 'Summer Palace' tastefully captures angst of Chinese youth in epic love story
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/ ... Palace.php
Director scorns 'laughable' laws
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6051292.stm

"Miami Vice" loses sex scenes in China version
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlene ... tArticle-1

2nd Hollywood China Film Festival to be Launched in L.A., Vancouver
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/1 ... 150690.htm

Andy Lau Wins Award As a Director(?)
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/1 ... 150706.htm

"The Legend of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang" in Bed?
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/1 ... 150708.htm

Chinese Cartoons Turn to Traditional Arts for Inspiration
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/1 ... 150775.htm

Stars in cheong-sam
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 200006.htm




HK Lan Kwai Fong Carnival Kicks Off
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3100/2006/1 ... 150724.htm

Vietnam's ‘wizard’ of musical instruments
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/10/622666/




Gigi Leung arriving in Beijing

Battle of Wits Fan BingBing, Andy Lau

[duriandave]

Dennis, is there an article that goes with the picture of Vietnam's ‘wizard’ of musical instruments?

That looks really cool! In fact it actually looks like something the rock band The Tubes would have played.

[dleedlee]

The Tubes

Updated, above.

[duriandave]

Thanks Dennis!

"Another time while playing with glass bottles [Mai Dinh Toi] cut his lips which bled profusely and puffed up like balloons."

Yikes! This guy is like a cross between Harry Partch and Sid Vicious. What I want to know is: did he keep on playing after he cut his lips?

[dleedlee]

I know, talk about suffering for your art. Gotta work on the QC.

I don't know if you saw elsewhere the previous photos of the guy who made a guitar out of an AK-47.



http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 170158.htm

[duriandave]

Yeah, I did. That's very cool! I haven't seen this picture before. I like the control knobs on the ammo cartridge!