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News Links - 7/30/08

Postby dleedlee » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:35 pm

Chen Kaige to Adapt "Orphan of Zhao":
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/07/29/1261s387076.htm

Jet Li gets a kick from playing evil ‘Emperor’
http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainm ... ion=recent
Michelle Yeoh wraps up a good role in ‘Mummy’
http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainm ... ion=recent
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/2008-07-30/06212119867.shtml

Aaron Kwok was highly commended by Stanley Kwan
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Aaron-Kw ... 65832.html

Ekin Cheng Gains weight for new film "Rule#1" and wins Best Actor award at PiFan
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Ekin-Che ... 65826.html
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CCTV's gatekeepers discuss TV drama censorship
http://www.danwei.org/tv/how_cctv_censors_tv_dramas.php

Two Chinese Movies in the Lineup of 65th Venice Film Festival
http://english.anhuinews.com/system/200 ... 8599.shtml
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/07/30/902s387287.htm
Plastic City heading to Venice
Anthony Wong, Huang Yi, Chui Siu-Ming, producer Jia Zhangke (also screening short Cry Me a River)
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-07-30/15552120742.shtml
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/2008-07-29/18382119250.shtml

Maggie Cheung for Audi
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2008-07-30 ... 9814.shtml (more)

Mad Detective (Masters of Cinema) in October
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=68405

Media Asia, Palisades tussle over "Infernal Affairs" assets
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6586/1/

"Qin Shi Huang" sees Korea-France co-prod
Tale of a sorcerer on a quest for secret herbs, a serial killer and an Asian-American detective
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/6587/1/

Charlene Choi Helps Kids 'Make A Wish'
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1100

Gigi Lai Recommends Christian Book
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1099

Lost Luggage Leaves Kelly Chen Dress-less
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1102

Joyce Cheng Does Not Want Dad As Co-star
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=1101

Joey Yung Performed the Grand Finale in Olympic Show
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/07/30/902s387340.htm

TVB Stars to Cover Olympic News
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/07/29/1261s387052.htm

Korean TV crew sneak into Bird's Nest
http://www.danwei.org/featured_video/ko ... o_bird.php
Video: Sneak preview of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/30/video ... g_olym.php
In China, an Expat Misses His Contraband Movies
http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/07/30/OlympicCleanUp/

China basketball beats Angola; Yao still not 100 percent
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/30/china ... _yao_s.php

IOC admits internet censorship deal
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_ ... d=2&d_str=
U.S. senator accuses China of Internet spying
http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/30/us_se ... nterne.php

Disney lands a magic deal
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... 80730&fc=4

It's not easy being Jaycee Chan.

Not when you are the only son of Hong Kong's biggest Hollywood export, gongfu star Jackie Chan.

Not when your mother is a very recognisable retired Taiwanese actress, Lin Feng-chiao.

Not when you have the paparazzi constantly on your trail, watching your every move, allegedly spinning crazy yarns about you.

Just 25 years old, but Jaycee is feeling the weight of carrying his family name.

In town for 2 1/2 weeks to record his long-awaited second album with Funkie Monkies Productions, he told The New Paper: 'Our family name is the only thing that my ancestors, my grandfather and my dad will leave (behind) on earth and I should protect it.

'Not to say I want to bring glory to the family, but it's good enough that I don't disgrace them.'

But finding a girlfriend who can help uphold his family's reputation is becoming a near-impossible mission.

The affable star of Hong Kong movies The Twins Effect II, The Drummer and Invisible Target claimed he broke up with his girlfriend a year ago, but declined to reveal who she is.

He has been linked to Malaysian singer Penny Tai and Hong Kong singer Fiona Sit.

PICKY

He said: 'I'm picky. I'm not just choosing for myself but also my mum and dad. Whoever she is, she's going to be Jackie Chan's son's girlfriend or Lin Feng-chiao's future daughter-in-law.

'The pressure on her will be immense. She can't be a spoilt brat who throws hissy fits. She must be very polite to my mum and dad, and I can't find girls like that in my circle.'

It doesn't help that there's enough negative news about him to scare away most girls, he lamented.

He may look like the guai guai (Mandarin for obedient) boy next door, but he admits he has a wild side - he loves clubbing.

It's something which the paparazzi milk to their advantage, spinning stories about him allegedly chalking up criminal offences.

There were reports that he got into a drunken fist fight one day and was arrested for drink driving on another day. He insisted that both were not true.

But what affected him the most was the rumour which did the rounds in cyberspace around February claiming that he had raped Hong Kong singer Stephy Tang.

'I was very angry... It's all about the family name,' he reiterated.

'If they're talking about some girl whose hand I held, it doesn't matter. But the news affected so many seniors around me and they got so worried that they called to check on me.'

He added that he tried, but failed to take legal action, as Net gossip was hard to trace.

But he is not about to change his partying ways.

'I love to play and I like partying, but people don't get to see that I can throw myself into work just as fanatically. I can be very extreme.

'I don't want to hide at home. I can be out partying at Lan Kwai Fong every day, but I can also spend half a year filming in China without partying.'

Up close, Jaycee came across as more of a homebody than a partying bad boy.

He was friendly, courteous and frank, even though he appeared a tad tired after a long day of media interviews.

He doesn't mind that people are always comparing him to Jackie as he thinks it's 'normal' behaviour.

But he has always strived to carve a niche for himself and not follow in his dad's footsteps too closely.

Movies would have to wait now because he intends to focus on his music career.

He claimed he had 13 film offers on the table but didn't think any of them was good enough to pursue.

So it was about time he revisited his musical roots - he debuted as a singer-composer in 2004, before crossing over to movies.

The Los Angeles-born lad said it never crossed his mind to enter showbiz, until he learnt to play the guitar at age15.

His was a 'very lousy' HK$600 ($100) guitar that his dad gave him as present, he said with a laugh.

When he was 17, Jaycee wrote his first song.

'My dad listened to it and passed it to (famed Taiwanese producer) Jonathan Li and from there, I got to release my first album.'

SECOND ALBUM

His second album is slated for release early next year.

For now, fans can catch his new single, Yi Lu Hao Zou (Have A Good Journey), on the local airwaves.

It's a farewell song for his grandfather, Charles, who died in February at age 93.

Jaycee said he wrote the song 10 days before his grandpa's death as he didn't know how else to help alleviate the old man's pain of living on life support machines for nearly a month.

'It'd be suicide if we asked him if he wanted to pull the plug, and murder if we had made the decision. So we could only wait.

'I thought I'd write a song to sing to him, but I only read part of the lyrics to him during his last moments, when his heart had stopped.'

Jaycee misses everything about his grandfather - his cheerful disposition, his sunny smile and his big beer belly that Jaycee loved to rub.

He hopes to carry on his grandpa's legacy of optimism.

'You can do great things with optimism and magnanimity. Whatever happens, just take a deep breath, smile and let it go.'

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story ... 59,00.html?
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:34 pm

Beijing street food flourishes despite bans:
http://olympics.thestar.com/2008/article/469430


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