News Links - 8/13/07

[dleedlee]

Blood Brothers - Alexi Tan cites Leone westerns and Woo as inspiration for debut
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/00 ... 131410.htm

Nanking Efforts Examine Massacre, Seek Healing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1186959 ... lenews_wsj

Zhang Yimou to stage show inspired by southern Chinese island
http://www.live-pr.com/en/reports-zhang ... r18372.htm

China can't stop thinking about Jay Chou's "Secret"
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1867/1/

Reivew - The Rebirth (Japan)
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1869/

Are you in the mood for love?
Goldfinch Restaurant
http://tastytreats.wordpress.com/2007/0 ... -for-love/

Lydia Shum's daughter speaks out
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story ... sec=movies

China Daily Messed Up Copy-and-Paste Job
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20070812_1.htm

Chinese reporter sentenced to one year in jail for cardboard-stuffed bun hoax
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... 519407.htm
"Collaborators" in Fake Bun Scandal to Sue TV Station
http://english.cri.cn/2946/2007/08/13/1221@261039.htm

[dleedlee]

Sharpshooters - An All-Man's Game

Yo - Edison
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/13/1221@261110.htm

[Brian Thibodeau]

Sharpshooters - An All-Man's Game

But...but...sigh...oh, I just don't get it. With a headline like that, shouldn't there be an actual man in the accompanying photo?

[Brian Thibodeau]

Toy company CEO kills self
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fg-t ... e-business
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... ymaker.ap/

(first article might require free membership, but is the better of the two)


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[Brian Thibodeau]

And the hits just keep on comin'...

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/246026
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/245885



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[Fan]

Toy company CEO kills self

Poor guy, we've been talking about it since the news released.

[dleedlee]

Toy company CEO kills self

Poor guy, we've been talking about it since the news released.

The news stories seem to make out Zhang/Cheung as a good boss and a victim as well. It'd make a interesting movie, plucky HK entrepeneur duped by Mainlander best buddy. I can't see a joint co-production, though.