News Links - 12/5/07

[dleedlee]

Gordon Chan's "Painted Skin" in the Making
Features Zhao Wei, Donnie Yen, Zhou Xun
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/12/05/1261@301556.htm
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures to turn Chinese horror classic into movie
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/ ... 67/1/.html

Bruce Law: The accidental stuntman
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Mov ... aw.mummy3/

"Lust, Caution" Hits Japan
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/12/05/1261@301627.htm

Andy Lau Cried Fourteen Times For Warlords
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=340

"Lust, Caution" continues to stir debate on sex and politics in Chinese mainland
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... 199586.htm

Propaganda war is declared in cinemas over Nanking massacre
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asi ... 223694.ece

Poster for Sanjuro remake

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/2007-12-04/15071819690.shtml

Welcome to the Quiet Room (Japan) review
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5094/1/

Guey Lun-mei Serves Free Coffee at Cafe Store Celebration
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/12/05/902@301680.htm

The World of Chungking Mansions
http://hk.bcmagazine.net/hk.bcmagazine. ... gking.html

Bai Ling getting down


http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/p/2007-12-04 ... 9895.shtml

More awards for 'Home Song Stories'
Joan Chen takes best actress award at the Turin International Film Festival
http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/more-aw ... 35736.html

Beijing Pop Music Awards Announce Nominations
Jane Zhang Liangying

http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/12/05/1261@301536.htm

Japanese vending machine dispenses laughter
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5095/1/

Baidu to be first Chinese firm in Nasdaq 100 index
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071204/bs_ ... wey6ayBhIF

Web site helps Canadian shoppers get U.S. deals
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071204/wr_ ... avc1EjtBAF

Pringles chips pulled as China finds bromate
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... con_type=1

China to rebuild old Summer Palace destroyed by West
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hnE ... CDwegIWrkQ

[Brian Thibodeau]

Thought this was a nice story in today's paper:

Chinese community stirring the melting pot:
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=144231

Toronto's touristic Chinatown, just west of the city's business district, today seems like a simple children's toy compared to the vast, splashy Chinese malls that have grown in the city's northeast; places like the Pacific Mall that bulge with the freshest of Chinese medicines, newsstands displaying Toronto's four Chinese-language daily newspapers, plasma television screens and pirated copies of the latest Hollywood movies.

(officially now, no writer can mention our famous Pacific Mall without casually hinting at all the bootlegs contained within! I'm sure the mall's handful of legit DVD retailers just love that kinda publicity)

And speaking of Chinese malls, looks like Southeast Asians are about to get in on the mega-mall game as well:

$60 million Southeast Asian-themed mall to be built in Markham
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/toront ... 011b292bc2



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