News Links - 2/11/07

[dleedlee]

South Korean Actress Jeong Da-bin Commits Suicide
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/11/60@195146.htm
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/ ... 511950.htm




Chinese Film "Tuya's Wedding" Wows Berlin Festival
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/11/60@195098.htm

Audience puzzled over tame 'Lost in Beijing'
Screened version is uncensored director's cut
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout ... 1117959210


Derek Yee - Protege

Derek Yee Impressed by Stars' Performances in "Protege"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/11/60@195101.htm


Maggie Q - Stuck in Asia, Dreaming of Hollywood
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/movie ... ref=slogin

Making the Final Cut
By working with government censors, China's filmmakers are stretching the limits of acceptability.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17081622/site/newsweek/


New movies to be released to satisfy Spring Festival market
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... 715164.htm

South Korea: ImaginAsian, Prime take 'A Bloody Aria' to America
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout ... 9&nid=2853


Hollywood's Eastern Outposts
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795 ... id=13&cs=1

Karen Mok
Keeping cool on looking good
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.a ... lifeliving
More on Mok
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.a ... lifeliving

Jacky Cheung's World Tour to Kick Off in Vegas
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/09/63@194469.htm

[cal42]

Making the Final Cut
By working with government censors, China's filmmakers are stretching the limits of acceptability.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17081622/site/newsweek/

On the surface, it looked just like another example of Chinese film censors wielding their axes. But the fact that the filmmakers and censors were having a dialogue at all is actually more a sign of liberalization than of excessive government control.

Yes, sounds absolutely peachy to me.

Indeed, filmmakers are pointing to much improved relations with China's Film Bureau, which is willing to communicate with them at an earlier stage, giving suggestions and advice about what may be too risky. "The veil is being lifted," says Andre Morgan, whose Hong Kong-based company Morgan & Chan co-produced "Protégé." "Decisions are not just arbitrary; they're open to discussion. That's very refreshing and encouraging," he says, adding that in some other countries there's not even room to negotiate.

I hate that whole "in some countries, they really have it bad" argument!

On the whole, very depressing.