News Links - 2/14/07

[dleedlee]

The Dragon (Dynasty) Squad
http://www.nysun.com/article/48534

Valentine's Movies - Love, Action, Fantasy
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/60@196452.htm


Maggie Cheung conducting Master Class

Scotland: First Chinese film festival is launched in the capital
Screening includes hard to secure Spring in a Small Town (1948)
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=237662007

Despite star power, 'Protege' ends up cliched cautionary tale
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00 ... 141754.htm

Zhang Ziyi to Star in Hollywood Disaster Movie?
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/63@196283.htm

Ge You Implicated in Illegal Pyramid Sales Case
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/1301@196290.htm

Johnny To Takes Over John Woo's Job to Remake "Le Cercle Rouge"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/60@196512.htm

Jiang Wen's "Sun Also Rises" to Compete for Golden Palm
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/176@196157.htm


Song Hae Gyo In the Look of a Geisha
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/60@196502.htm


Ruby Lin and Alec Su Send New Year Greetings
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/176@196254.htm

(Jane) Zhang Liangying Joins Recording for World Peace
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/14/60@196554.htm

[Brian Thibodeau]

The Dragon (Dynasty) Squad
http://www.nysun.com/article/48534

You know, when a piece like this is written by someone as unquestionalby talented as Grady Hendrix, you almost don't notice that it's really an advertorial!

[ewaffle]

from the article:

Hong Kong movies, on the other hand, are driven by high performance story engines that throb beneath their hoods courtesy of directors who had the essentials of plotting laseretched into their genes.

Maybe he moonlights writing ad copy for auto companies.

[MrBooth]

Grady is a super-talented writer, but does have an odd history of being more kindly disposed to the Weinsteins than... pretty much anybody else.

[dleedlee]

One year ago:


Charlie Yeung, Karen Mok, Gigi Lai

Top Chinese female stars pose for Gancio Soft
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 173013.htm

Zhang Yimou casts Jay Chou in "Golden Armor"
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 178230.htm

Zhang Yimou to direct opera in New York
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 180074.htm

Director Chen Kaige steamed at "Steamed Bun" videographer
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 178227.htm

Zhang Ziyi's "Jasmine Women" to screen
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 173045.htm

"The King and I" to be made into Chinese musical
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 178098.htm

Evil angel, Christy Chung continues sexy style
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 171962.htm

[bkasten]

Evil angel, Christy Chung continues sexy style
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006- ... 171962.htm

One image appears to be from this (very nice) 'ad':
http://hkmdb.com/db/people/image_detail ... ay_set=eng

I uploaded these images as provided to me from, of all people, Mandy (evirei).

<standing by for Fan to yell at me again >

[Brian Thibodeau]

One image appears to be from this (very nice) 'ad':
http://hkmdb.com/db/people/image_detail ... ay_set=eng

Good thing you posted that link. Chung's name was spelled "Ching" in the cutline, so I took the opportunity to fix it.

[bkasten]

Yeah, well...it would seem that I had my mind on other things when I was typing that in...