News Links - 9/8/08

[dleedlee]

Painted Skin, Connected posters


http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/2008-09-08/15292161094.shtml

Plastic City
Exploring Brazil's underbelly
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/20 ... 993643.htm

Fit Lover
Romance in stars for Karena Lam
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/showbiz/20 ... 997855.htm


Almost Perfect grosses $7m despite Olympics opening
http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyA ... &Category=

Film Review
The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awa ... &rid=11621
PETA better not see this movie
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blog ... 88043.aspx
"Sky Crawlers" (Japan animation)
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6881/1/

Role reversal in Storm Warriors
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Role-rev ... 78064.html
Wind and Cloud the graphic novel
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp ... sec=movies

Bangkok Dangerous' Charlie Yeung

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 607&ct=pic

From U.S. odd jobs, Huayi Brothers stars on China screens
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7770937

Jackie Chan has not seen Brigitte Lin in Taiwan
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Jackie-C ... 77916.html

Zhang Ziyi Goes Platinum
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/09/02/1261s401144.htm

Daniel Wu Wrote A Complain About His "Nasty Female Neighbor"
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Daniel-W ... 78201.html

Huang Xiao Ming Cannot Forget First Love Vicki Zhao “I Will Love Her Forever"
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Huang-Xi ... 78149.html

[ewaffle]

The good news:

Pang Brothers remake of "Bangkok Dangerous" tops the U.S. box office for week just ending.

The bad news:

It was the lowest opening for a No. 1 movie in five years (when tickets were a lot cheaper)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/08/content_9844422.htm