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Postby dleedlee » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:05 am

"Five Deadly Venoms" Gets All-Star Makeover
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/06/1221@270583.htm

Stills from "The Forbidden Kingdom"
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http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/06/176@270666.htm

Reviews
Jia Zhangke's Useless
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/2050/1/
"Sun Also Rises" an eye-catching China fantasy
http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainm ... f72&k=7536

Vancouver fest puts spotlight on China
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 32f213c31c

Director of Hong Kong festival quits
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111797 ... =1061&cs=1

Lee-Hom Wang: "Lust, Caution" Does "Change Me"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/05/1261@270450.htm

Marsha Yuan Pays Dues to "42nd Street"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/06/1261@270853.htm
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Postby dleedlee » Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:53 pm

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Stephen Chow in his latest movie "CJ7" and his "son" (starring 9-year-old girl, Xu Jiao 徐嬌 ).

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The new "Sing Girl" Kitty ZHANG Yuqi plays a teacher (and also an alien) in the movie.
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:26 pm

"Five Deadly Venoms" Gets All-Star Makeover
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/06/1221@270583.htm


You have got to be f**king kidding me! :roll:

Ironically, I can't wait to see it. I just can't imagine it not being worthy of mockery.


The memories come flooding back:
http://hkmdb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=45583
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Postby dleedlee » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:43 pm

Brian Thibodeau wrote:
"Five Deadly Venoms" Gets All-Star Makeover
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/06/1221@270583.htm


You have got to be f**king kidding me! :roll:

Ironically, I can't wait to see it. I just can't imagine it not being worthy of mockery.


The memories come flooding back:
http://hkmdb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=45583


Sort of like The Mod Squad + 2...Featuring RZA as Linc and Maggie Q as Julie.
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:16 pm

dleedlee wrote:Sort of like The Mod Squad + 2...Featuring RZA as Linc and Maggie Q as Julie.


RZA and the Ed can be, like, former homies who gotta bring it, aight! KnowudImsayin? Yo yo and my ho' Q can be like, his ex-bitch who he gotta beat down 'r sum s**t.
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Postby bkasten » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:33 am

Brian Thibodeau wrote:
"Five Deadly Venoms" Gets All-Star Makeover
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/09/06/1221@270583.htm


You have got to be f**king kidding me! :roll:

Ironically, I can't wait to see it. I just can't imagine it not being worthy of mockery.


Word for word....my thoughts exactly.

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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:46 am

Hey, have you seen him in DOG BITE DOG yet? Probably the best film he's been in, but it's amazing what flashy production values can hide. :roll:
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