News Links - 1/16/07

[dleedlee]

Jacky Cheung Returns with New Album, Concerts
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/01/16/271@185665.htm
http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpr ... 3135.shtml

Jet Li says love scenes are a struggle
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... nment/home

Jackie Chan to scout new talent through Chinese TV competition
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/ ... t-Show.php
http://long.btv.com.cn/ - Official web site


A Protector of the Martial Arts Genre
http://www.filmstew.com/showArticle.asp ... ntID=15344

S. Korean Star to Dazzle Fans with Twinkle Toes
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/01/16/271@185683.htm

China's Baidu, EMI Music launch online music venture
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technolog ... 48325.html
EMI to offer free online music in China
http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/ ... sic-online

[Gaijin84]

From that Tony Jaa article:

especially with Jet Li’s alleged impending retirement from such genre fare and Jackie Chan - who cameos here in a wordless, non-action scene that serves to pass the baton from one generation of martial arts screen star to the next

Somewhat annoyingly, this keeps being put out there by uninformed sources. The guy that is in the movie is not Jackie Chan, but a Thai celebrity impersonator that makes his living looking like Chan. A similar rumor was floated about Ong Bak, where people claim that Takeshi Kitano appears in the underground fight club scene, when in fact it is a very famous Muay Thai fighter and instructor named Kruu Yodthong Senanan. He also appears in the stunt-filled Born to Fight (Kerd ma lui) from 2004.

[dleedlee]

From that Tony Jaa article:

especially with Jet Li’s alleged impending retirement from such genre fare and Jackie Chan - who cameos here in a wordless, non-action scene that serves to pass the baton from one generation of martial arts screen star to the next

Somewhat annoyingly, this keeps being put out there by uninformed sources. The guy that is in the movie is not Jackie Chan, but a Thai celebrity impersonator that makes his living looking like Chan. A similar rumor was floated about Ong Bak, where people claim that Takeshi Kitano appears in the underground fight club scene, when in fact it is a very famous Muay Thai fighter and instructor named Kruu Yodthong Senanan. He also appears in the stunt-filled Born to Fight (Kerd ma lui) from 2004.

Yes, I remember reading that, too.

[dleedlee]

Hu Die, Ruan Lingyu, Zhou Xuan

Portraits of Old Shanghai Stars Discovered
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/01/16/271@185762.htm

Veteran Actor Walter Tso/Cho Tat-wah Passes Away
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/01/16/271@185743.htm