News Links - 11/18/08

[dleedlee]

Mei Lanfang Biopic to Open Earlier
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/11/18/1261s424942.htm

Zhang Yimou Prepares for New 'Impression'
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/11/18/1261s424985.htm

Lady Cop and Mainland Censors
http://varietyasiaonline.com/kaijushake ... ND-CENSORS

Not filming Kung Fu Dunk 2, Jay Chou accepts role in Ci Ling
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Not-film ... 00421.html

Danny Boyle taps Indian viewpoints for "Slumdog Millionaire"
http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7505/1/

Jeff Lau to make science fiction film with Hu Jun and Sun Li, also Alex Fong


http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/p/2008-11-18 ... 5436.shtml

Cape No. 7 Hong Kong premiere
Eric Tsang and Michelle Yim

Simon Yam

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-11-18/10282255375.shtml

TVB actress Tracy Ip 'in the freezer'
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Tracy-Ip ... 00371.html
August: Tracey Ip has created too much negative news, TVB decide to freeze her
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/index.ph ... ntry573428

Stephy Tang & Kary Ng Caught Up In Chaos
Promoting Nobody's Perfect
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1338

Michelle Yim and Wan Chi Keung : no wedding plan yet
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Michelle ... 00247.html

Bride-to-be Michelle Reis Keeps Silence
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1339

http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2008-11-18 ... 6304.shtml

Maggie Cheung Has No Wedding Plans
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1337

Blu-ray Targeted by Chinese Pirates
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/11/ ... arget.html
Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM, sell pirated HD discs
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... erned.html

Pardon me, but who gives a damn about Gong Li anyway?
http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/ ... ng-li.aspx

[Gaijin84]

Pardon me, but who gives a damn about Gong Li anyway?
http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/ ... ng-li.aspx

Totally agree with this article - so tired of hearing about "outraged Chinese netizens."

[dleedlee]

Pardon me, but who gives a damn about Gong Li anyway?
http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/ ... ng-li.aspx

Totally agree with this article - so tired of hearing about "outraged Chinese netizens."

I'm focusing my outrage on AIG executive compensation packages.

[Brian Thibodeau]

Blu-ray Targeted by Chinese Pirates
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/11/ ... arget.html
Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM, sell pirated HD discs
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 ... erned.html

In the past year or so, some (and most probably all ) of the Chinese bootleggers here have been adding a Blu-Ray strip across the top of their "regular" DVD/DVD-R product, or on the cardboard sleeves they employ as value-added material, presumably in a similar effort to con the city's many apparent rubes. I do recall passing one shop that had these "double-fakes" on a rack in the hall and overhearing a couple of folks going all apeshitty because they thought these were the real deal, and such a bargain! It probably won't be long before these 720p discs start showing up on our shores, with the 1080p versions in short order. Can't imagine western companies didn't figure this would happen sooner or later.

[Brian Thibodeau]

Door ajar led to model's death
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/538858

[dleedlee]

Door ajar led to model's death
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/538858

'He is a sicko,' B.C. model's boyfriend says about murder suspect
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/natio ... 2ce4ac1abc

http://shanghaiist.com/2008/11/20/updat ... murder.php

[Brian Thibodeau]

'He is a sicko,' B.C. model's boyfriend says about murder suspect
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/natio ... 2ce4ac1abc

Understandably angry words! There seems to be an mild undercurrent of skepticism in a lot of the articles (and attendant reader comments) surrounding this incident--and not just the Canadian ones--either about the larger motives behind the trial or the oddly forthcoming nature of the perp, who was apparently even thoughtful enough to call the police after his crime.