News Links - 4/25/08

[dleedlee]

Film premiere: 6th Floor Rear Flat 2!
Barbara Wong's sequel
http://www.hongkonghustle.com/movies/39 ... lat-movie/

Run Papa, Run
Sylvia Chang’s latest lighthearted drama gives a feminine twist to the Hong Kong gangster genre
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar ... 2003410139

In Love We Trust
"Our trust in Chinese movies has to re-ignite Chinese audience's trust in local movies."
http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-04 ... 017261.htm

Up the Yangtze
A Visit to Old China, Before It Drowns
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/mo ... ref=movies
The River That Swallowed China
http://www2.nysun.com/article/75309

Ping Pong Playa
A winning comedy that entertainingly elevates a low-profile sport
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awa ... &rid=11013

The "Moonlight of Seoul" (aka "Beastie Boys'') Shines on Seoul's Nightlife
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/ar ... 23056.html

Plant B-Boy
Film peers into soul of b-boy culture
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti ... 50397/1036

Li Bingbing finds it stimulating to play the White-haired Demoness in The Forbidden Kingdom
http://www.star-ecentral.com/archives/2 ... gbing2.jpg
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story ... sec=movies

TV Sassy Girl
Remake of S. Korean romantic comedy drama is a mishmash of a rehash
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/ar ... Y18105.htm

Godmother tells of Mui's career woes
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... 80425&fc=8

Fan Bingbing Promotes Sending SMS Donations
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/04/25/176@350162.htm

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in cinematic Hong Kong
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyl ... dChannel=0

Huayi scores in IP court case
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5967/1/

Countdown to Beijing
Mandopop rules
http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/04/ ... pop-rules/

Taiwan Pop Stop
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar ... 2003410147

[Brian Thibodeau]

Jackie Chan: Wax On Wax Off!

http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/22/jackie-ch ... n-wax-off/


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[dleedlee]

Jackie Chan: Wax On Wax Off!

http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/22/jackie-ch ... n-wax-off/


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That's an awful likeness of Jackie!! Look at those cheek bones, where'd that come from?

[Brian Thibodeau]

Maybe they had an old statue lying around and just slapped some new wax over top?