News Links - 2/22/07

[dleedlee]

Chinese Directors Invited for Cannes Anniversary Film
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/21/45@198548.htm
Kitano's short film for Cannes
http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArt ... fSetId=251

Hong Kong Film Festival expands
Event to include 300 films
http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_art ... =1985&cs=1

"Cyborg" to close South by Southwest
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/845/1/


The Slanted Screen - Asian Men in Film & Television
http://blogto.com/film/2007/02/the_slan ... elevision/

Golden Chicken
http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/g ... 34798.html


Fan Bingbing: Chinese Beauty Wows Berlin
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/02/22/1301@198622.htm

Do Malaysian cinema-goers prefer beautiful banshees?
http://www.bruneitimes.com.bn/details.p ... e_ID=21542

Lee resigns from Celestial Pictures
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111795 ... id=13&cs=1
Wong exits Intercontinental
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/842/1/

[bkasten]

The Slanted Screen - Asian Men in Film & Television
http://blogto.com/film/2007/02/the_slan ... elevision/

I haven't even read this and I feel a "rage" coming on...

[Brian Thibodeau]

I haven't even read this and I feel a "rage" coming on..

I'm not so sure. It sounds like it might be interesting. And the director's not without some qualifications...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Adachi



As to the GOLDEN CHICKEN films, I simply can't recommend BOTH of those highly enough. They're like valentines to the city of Hong Kong. The ending of the second one nearly had me in tears. Well, figuratively speaking, of course.

[ewaffle]

As to the GOLDEN CHICKEN films, I simply can't recommend BOTH of those highly enough. They're like valentines to the city of Hong Kong. The ending of the second one nearly had me in tears. Well, figuratively speaking, of course.

I just put both of them on my Wish List at YesAsia where they are cheaper than at Poker Industries, although Poker ships stuff a lot more quickly.

Holding off on ordering them from any source for a while since my wife and I have decided to re-establish (actually she decided and then informed me) the rule that there can be no buying or ordering of new DVDs while there is still a stack of shrink-wrapped discs from the last order.

[Brian Thibodeau]

Holding off on ordering them from any source for a while since my wife and I have decided to re-establish (actually she decided and then informed me) the rule that there can be no buying or ordering of new DVDs while there is still a stack of shrink-wrapped discs from the last order.

This is why my girlfriend still has her own place...

But, really, it's not like the new movies won't be watched eventually, and sometimes a bargain price can just be too good to pass up! Truth is, though, the main justification I have for my disease right now is the fact that I'm loading up on the $2 VCDs from stores that likely won't be replenishing their stock, so it's really more like a duty...

And judging from the kinds of films you review here Ed, and the obvious passion you have for this stuff, I seriously doubt you'll be disappointed with the GOLDEN CHICKEN films. I honestly wish they'd do a third one some day.