Director Zhang Yimou Praises Team Performance
http://english.cri.cn/6066/2008/08/09/1821s391790.htm

Zhang Ziyi Graces the Cover of "Harper's Bazaar"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/08/10/902s391907.htm

Andy Lau: Olympics Opening Was Indescribable
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1131

http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2008-08-10 ... 2689.shtml

Michele Reis

http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2008-08-10 ... 2682.shtml

Karena Lam attends Sichuan relief event

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 994&ct=pic

Kelly Chen performs at the Hong Kong welcoming event

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 996&ct=pic

Joey Yung & Nicholas Tse left footprints, no regrets for being cut from broadcast
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Joey-Yun ... 69491.html

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 999&ct=pic

All the world an Olympic venue for sportsman Bush

http://apnews.myway.com/image/20080809/ ... =D92EQ1S02

Dazzling display opens Olympics
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6680/1/
China cues new view with Olympics
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6683/1/
Hong Kong Olympics-related Protests

http://www.zonaeuropa.com/200808a.brief.htm#030

Long odds, but China can beat the Dream Team
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/08/10/long_ ... the_dr.php

dleedlee wrote:China cues new view with Olympics
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6683/1/

I'm sure this opening paragraph has the world's film and music industries breathing a sigh of relief.

"DVD? DVD?"
The offer of pirated DVDs used to be common in Beijing, but since the Olympic crackdown hit the city, the solicitation by the man sitting outside the Friendship Store in the Chinese capital has become a rare refrain.

Interestingly enough, it seems like virtually every single bootlegger in both Chinatowns here this weekend were already selling full-length DVDs of the opening ceremonies .



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Brian Thibodeau wrote:

dleedlee wrote:China cues new view with Olympics
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6683/1/

I'm sure this opening paragraph has the world's film and music industries breathing a sigh of relief.

"DVD? DVD?"
The offer of pirated DVDs used to be common in Beijing, but since the Olympic crackdown hit the city, the solicitation by the man sitting outside the Friendship Store in the Chinese capital has become a rare refrain.

Interestingly enough, it seems like virtually every single bootlegger in both Chinatowns here this weekend were already selling full-length DVDs of the opening ceremonies .



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Now available on official Fuwa-approved DVD:
http://www.yesasia.com/us/the-opening-c ... F4287B7A5E

dleedlee wrote:Now available on official Fuwa-approved DVD:
http://www.yesasia.com/us/the-opening-c ... F4287B7A5E

Yes, but presumably that's the somewhat comprimised CCTV version with Swedish-directed inserts? At least the good folks at the Chinese malls here sharp enough to record most of the North American feeds of the opening ceremony (judging by the multitude of network IDs seen on video playing on virtually every TV in every shop in every Chinese mall you'd care to visit were any indication! )

Still, that official DVD is tempting.



Speaking of the Fuwas, I'm half-kicking myself for not completing the whole set of Fuwa-emblazoned glasses offered at McDonald's here in Canada, but living and working in densely Chinese-populated communities, this gweilo probably never had a chance. For once, and compared to most premiums you find in fast food joints, they actually beat the offerings of McD's in most other countries hands down. Quality stuff. Now, of course, they're selling on like hotcakes on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MCDONALD-BEIJING-OL ... dZViewItem
(original price: $2 per glass)