Friday, March 4, 2011

3.4.2011 - News

CRI: China through the Lense: National Film Museum

FBA: Korean major takes self distribution route in US
The film [Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow ] is released in the US through deals with two exhibitors: CGV America, operates a multiplex in Los Angeles's Koreatown and a subsidiary of Korea's CJ-CGV; and US giant AMC from next week in other cities including San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Hawaii and Vancouver.

CRI: Sun Honglei Concerned about Image in 'Warring States'

GlobalTimes: Mountain's peak (Buddha Mountain)
Having triumphed in last year's Tokyo International Film Festival, winning Best Artistic Contribution and Best Actress for star Fan Bingbing, Li Yu's youth film Buddha Mountain begins showing nationwide Friday.

The female Li is known for previous artistic works including Fish and Elephant (2001), known as China's first lesbian film, and won awards in the Berlin and Venice film festivals. Her Dam Street (2005) also received international acclaim as did Lost in Beijing (2006), the graphic sexual content of which led to a long and unsuccessful battle with domestic censors. Indeed, none of Li's films have enjoyed a cinematic release in her own country.

But her fourth feature film, Buddha Mountain lacks sexual, violent or political content and is, in fact, a relatively mild story. "It [the banning of Lost in Beijing] got on my nerves and I couldn't sleep at nights. I was too stubborn at that time. I have now formed a better relationship with the censorship people, and found a win-win solution: a good film for me that also caused no problem for them," Li told the Global Times.

Together poster features Ni Dahong, Daniel Chan (Chen Xiaodong) and Li Feier
Opening March 8. (Sina)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop
Isabella Leong, Selina Jen...
MSN: Andy Hui and Sammi Cheng are back together
MSN: Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung show affection in public
MSN: Barbie Hsu’s wedding details revealed
CNA: Lin Chiling says 'no' to public romances
MSN: Netizen accuses Ella Chen’s boyfriend of being a playboy
Bob Dylan is coming to BeijingCNA: Bob Dylan to perform in China

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