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The Winners for the 2005’s 42nd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival the winners have been announced, and Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Hustle’, the story of hidden kung fu masters who resurface to battle gangsters, won five Golden Horse awards. (A Continue reading Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival : Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ wins big
Here’s the Front Page on Saturday Oct 29th’s Globe and Mail (view the image to see it larger) Last Year the G&M did a major set of Stories on “China Rising”, so this is a interesting followup. Also keep in Continue reading China Rising 2 : Is Canada Missing the Boat?
Via Lossless and wongkarwai.net, we have the Wong Kar-Wai calendar, Wong Kar-Wai being the Hong Kong producer/director/writer of 2046, In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express – my favorite – , and many more. Image of Maggie Cheung – who Continue reading Wong Kar-Wai calendar
Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper has a special “Report on Hong Kong” and its booming economy, but no mention of democracy. It’s hidden away on their website – no way to do a “special “Report” with their expense CMS? – Continue reading Hong Kong is Booming again, but it’s democracy languishes.
Update : Late Winter 2006 is up Omni TV 2 (channel 14 on Roger’s here in torontoland) has posted their listings (now at now at http://www.omnitv.ca/ontario/tv/supercinema/, see below) of “Super Cinema Night” for Sept Oct, Nov and early Dec are Continue reading Saturday Night Hong Kong Films in Toronto (Omini TV ) Fall 2005
This Saturday (June 4th 2005) marks the 16th anniversary since the Communist Party of China rolled it tanks againts it own people in order to hold on to power. nothing has changed: Tiananmen families accuse China of double standards, asking Continue reading Tiananmen Square 16 Years after