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Michelle Yeoh to get France’s Legion of Honour
A great news for Chinese movie world. Malaysian-Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh is to receive France’s highest civilian honour, French Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday. The former Bond girl is to receive the award in an Oct. 3 ceremony in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. She also casted in Ang Lee’s 2000 kung fu hit “Crouching Tiger, Hidden [...]— Elvi Susanti • September 12th, 2007
Chinese movies to dominate Rio film festival
Chinese movies move forward in the ocean of international movies. This year’s Rio International Film Festival, has chosen China as its annual select of focus country. Cognrats. A total of 12 latest Chinese films and eight classic productions from the 1930s and the 1940s will be shown to the Rio audience at the festival, which will [...]— Elvi Susanti • September 12th, 2007
Chinese, Japanese’s showbiz towards new direction
It’s still take a time to prove whether it will be success or not in the long run. With its mix of Chinese and Japanese talent, Hong Kong directors and Chinese-Japanese financing, thriller movie “Confession of Pain” exemplifies the new direction in which the Asian entertainment industry is heading. Photo source— Elvi Susanti • August 27th, 2007
TV Asahi will air Taiwan singer Teresa Teng drama
The television drama about the eventful life of an Asian diva, Teresa Teng (1953-95), will air in Japan. Source— Elvi Susanti • June 2nd, 2007
Lost in translation: Hamlet in Chinese film
Tokiko Oba of Daily Yomiuri wrote a piece about Chinese version of Hamlet, The Banquet. Directed by Feng Xiaogang and starred by Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming and Ma Jingwu, Oba said this film tends to fall in, what he called, “overboard” category. Read full piece— Elvi Susanti • June 2nd, 2007
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