News Links - 6/16/06

[dleedlee]

Legendary Martial Arts Director Lau Kar-Leung Sets Forth on Latest Masterpiece: Heroes of Shaolin
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb399469.htm

Xu Jinglei Branches Out Into Singing
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 103277.htm

Red Classics Are Back
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 103286.htm

Jackie Chan's ROB-B-HOOD Preview
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 103246.htm

Jet Li Gives Kick to Kung Fu Biopic "Fearless"
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 103357.htm

Asian Film Festival Promises Brash Bliss for Genre's Fans
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/movie ... ref=slogin

Chinese Pop Stars Host Concerts in Beijing This Summer
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 102233.htm

Perpetual Motion's Hong Huang
http://www.danwei.tv/clips/hard_hat_sho ... _media.php
http://www.danwei.org/danwei_tv/danwei_ ... ia_mog.php
http://www.danwei.tv/
http://www.danwei.org/magazines/red_egg.php
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/c ... 1004164734 (unsubbed DVD)
http://fest06.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=70

Photos: Line-up Stars at Fashion Party
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 103299.htm


Photos: Ang Lee Arrives in Shanghai
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/3086/2006/0 ... 103289.htm

[MrBooth]

Currently in pre-production "Heroes of Shaolin" ventures into the untold story of one of the Ten Remarkables of Shaolin and his battle against the Qing Empire and through his quest to avenge the betrayal and murder of his adopted family.

Written and Directed by acclaimed legendary martial arts film actor and director Lau Kar-Leung (aka Liu Chia-Liang) "Heroes of Shaolin" is set to be the lifetime achievement of his career. From the monumental destruction of a reconstructed Shaolin Temple to the exquisite training and fight sequences that only he could bring to the screen, Lau Kar-Leung has deemed this film to be his masterpiece.

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With it's legendary cast and unprecedented direction "Heroes of Shaolin" is targeted for release in 2008 and is sure to be an instant classic.

http://www.burningshaolinproductions.com/products.htm

I kind of hope this is a bizarre hoax, because if they can't even get somebody who can write their press releases more eloquently than an average 12 year old, that film is really going to suck