News Links - 4/16/07

[dleedlee]

Hong Kong Celebrates the Movies
http://english.cri.cn/2946/2007/04/15/198@216502.htm

Gong Li Wins Best Actress at HK Film Awards
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/04/16/1261@216636.htm
Tam sweeps Hong Kong Film Awards
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6558863.stm

Award-Winning Star Zhou Xun Revels in Double Role
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/04/16/1261@216543.htm

Review: Sunshine - with Michelle Yeoh
http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyA ... &Category=

Provoked: A True Story - Aishwarya Rai
http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyA ... ryID=31767

Jen Sookfong Lee looked to her roots for her book about Chinese immigrants
http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/203366

[dleedlee]

Chow Yun-fat wants out of John Woo Chinese epic
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/ ... un-fat.php

Chou Yun-Fat "Fired" from "Battle of Red Cliff"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/04/16/1221@216811.htm

"Exile" sweeps Hong Kong awards
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1167/1/

[Brian Thibodeau]

The late, great Don Ho, 76.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/0 ... index.html

(sure, I know it's not really movie related, but how could you not want this guy's life!)

[dleedlee]

The late, great Don Ho, 76.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/0 ... index.html

(sure, I know it's not really movie related, but how could you not want this guy's life!)

From everything I've read recently, he sounded like a decent guy who knew how to enjoy life.

[ewaffle]

Chou Yun-Fat "Fired" from "Battle of Red Cliff"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/04/16/1221@216811.htm

Meanwhile, they also alleged that Chou Yun-Fat is "far beyond the age of his role in the film"

How much older could he have gotten between the time he was cast and now?