Q&A: Roy Lee
Hollywood's king of remakes
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 0003e12e5c

Zhang Ziyi in Vogue

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 151&ct=pic

Zhang Yimou to Get Honorary Doctorate from Boston Univ.
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/11/08/1722s422325.htm

Michelle Yeoh: ‘India fascinates me’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indi ... 682248.cms

Lam Ching-Ying remembered on 11th anniversary of his death


http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/p/2008-11-07 ... 0794.shtml
Related article (in Chinese) on history of Jiang Shi/zombie films
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/2008-11-07/ba2241206.shtml

The Coffin, a sensational supernatural Thai flick which may see a remake in America
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/ ... ndexF_html
Singaporeans are big on "The Coffin"
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/ ... 44/1/.html

Rest in peace
Karen Mok is Zoe, the Hongkonger with cancer who has run off to Thailand to avoid getting married and telling her intended about her illness. Ananda Everingham is Chris, a young Thai man who is desperate to save his dying Japanese girlfriend.

The two, in an attempt to escape death and reverse bad fortune, try out the real-life Thai ritual of lying in a coffin during a mass fake funeral.

Bad things happen after that, of course.

"The Coffin" is director Ekachai Uekrongtham’s ("Beautiful Boxer") No 1 Thai hit that unfortunately rides the Asian supernatural horror wagon to a rather disappointing destination. The premise is scary enough ... but all the good bits are already in the trailer.

Ekachai, well-known as the artistic director of Singapore’s Action Theatre, has an obvious visual eye for small gestures and a deftness at portraying claustrophobia, but his handling of this horror flick feels a little mechanical and almost plodding, as if he was going through a play-by-play checklist of horror must-haves.

The cast also seems a tad self-involved, acting rather than reacting to the already blatant set-ups and bloodcurdling sound effects.

That said, horror rarely looks this good. Everingham and Mok are gorgeous, which works for the genre because nobody feels bad when scary things happen to ugly people.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/ ... 65/1/.html

Spielberg, Smith in talks for "Oldboy"
http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7443/1/

Marc Forster in talks for "Die Bad"
http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7442/1/

Tazza Turns Kids Into Gambling Addicts
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Tazza-Tu ... 97117.html

Actress Li Bing Bing tapped as 'stylish star'
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Actress- ... 97314.html

Jeon Ji-hyeon, Vampire pose in Blood: The Last Vampire
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Jeon-Ji- ... 97349.html

Leon Lai, Charlene Choi and others perform at charity event
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Charlene ... 97351.html

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 157&ct=pic

First Look at Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre 2009
http://cfensi.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/ ... abre-2009/

Police show to highlight cross-border crime fighting
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_ ... r=20081107

A-mei attends ribbon cutting ceremony

http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2008-11-08 ... 1568.shtml

Star-studded Fashion Bash Hits Beijing
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/11/08/1722s422336.htm
Li Bingbing

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 171&ct=pic

Operation is the Verdict on Liu Xiang's Injury
American doctors advise Olympic hurdler
http://english.cri.cn/2886/2008/11/07/1461s422027.htm

Chinese Reactions to President Obama Victory Speech
Youku video and comments
http://www.chinasmack.com/videos/chines ... #more-3100