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News Links - 8/24/07

Postby dleedlee » Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:16 am

Ang Lee's Lust, Caution gets NC-17 rating
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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ne ... ews-movies
Ang Lee's latest nabs NC 17 rating
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111797 ... Id=13&cs=1
Lee's 'Lust' nails NC-17
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... fb312e83c6

Western Laundry Warrior in fix as Zhang Ziyi costar heals
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... r=20070824

Liu Ye Takes the Leading Role in "Nanking! Nanking!"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/24/63@265586.htm

Global Chinese Kung Fu Star TV Competition Starts
http://english.cri.cn/3100/2007/08/24/272@265545.htm

Review - Election and Election Triad
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living ... two_punch/

China bans TV shows about cosmetic surgery, sex changes
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/ ... ery-TV.php

Brigitte Lin photographed shopping recently
http://photo.xicn.net/picpaths/2007/08/23/443007_6.jpg
http://photo.xicn.net/picpaths/2007/08/23/443007_3.jpg
http://ent.xicn.net/item/2007/08/23/443007.html

Back in the Low-Budget Game
After a couple of big Hollywood movies, filmmaker Justin Lin is thrilled to have been able to return to his below $500,000 budgeted indie roots
http://www.filmstew.com/showArticle.asp ... ntID=16315
Asian Film Festival opens with Finishing the Game
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... bfbc1.html

Karen Mok in Chongqing for filming, injured on set*
http://photo.xicn.net/picpaths/2007/08/23/443086_4.jpg
http://ent.xicn.net/item/2007/08/23/443086.html

The Home Song Stories
http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/when-th ... ntentSwap1

Actor Hu Ge Back One Year after Car Accident
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/08/24/63@265554.htm
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Postby ewaffle » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:35 pm

Once again a huge THANK YOU to dleedlee for his tireless trawling of the international press so that gems like this one are brought to light.



This is close to (possibly) unintentional but perfect Monty Pythonesque prose.

"A source said too many of the film's sex scenes violated the ratings board's unwritten rules (like the number of allowable pelvic thrusts, for example) to make an appeal possible."

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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:58 pm

Speaking of Pythonesque:

Karen Mok in Chongqing for filming, injured on set*
http://ent.xicn.net/item/2007/08/23/443086.html


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:? :lol:

(apologies if this is the same shot Dennis posted, but all that shows up for me in the original post is a little xinc.net tag.
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Postby dleedlee » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:45 pm

Once again a huge THANK YOU to dleedlee for his tireless trawling of the international press so that gems like this one are brought to light.


Not tireless...just compulsive. :?

apologies if this is the same shot Dennis posted, but all that shows up for me in the original post is a little xinc.net tag.


Thanks, Brian. Occasionally, I compile some of the links the night before and I can't preview some sites before I post in the morning.
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:27 pm

Twins play concert just down the road from me:
http://www.casinorama.com/ent_gig.aspx?gid=344

...not long after Shirley Kwan, actually:
http://www.casinorama.com/ent_gig.aspx?gid=331

...and a wee bit before Kevin Cheng, Myolie Wu and Charmaine Sheh
http://www.casinorama.com/ent_gig.aspx?gid=343

and, at Niagara Fallsview:Adam Cheng with Alvina Kong:
http://www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com/?P ... Adam+Cheng

Not that it matters, though. I'm saving my money for:
http://www.casinorama.com/ent_gig.aspx?gid=350
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(yes, kidding)
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Postby Fan » Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:53 am

Know your limit, play within it!
The Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline 1-888-230-3505.


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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:42 am

Some people over here don't know when to quit. ;)


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