'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Donnie Yen has faced off against the likes of Jackie Chan and Jet Li over nearly three decades in action films. With Jimmy Wang now added to the list, Yen feels his dream of fighting Chinese cinema's leading kung fu stars is complete.
China's Communist Party expects its new propaganda film will be a blockbuster. After all, it has left little to chance. The cast is loaded with stars. Cinemas are banned from showing new Hollywood movies. And offices and schools have been encouraged to snap up tickets.
China's Communist Party expects its new propaganda film will be a blockbuster. After all, it has left little to chance. The cast is loaded with stars. Cinemas are banned from showing new Hollywood movies. And offices and schools have been encouraged to snap up tickets.
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"Lust, Caution" star Tang Wei's role in a Chinese propaganda blockbuster as the first love of Communist China's founding father, Mao Zedong, has reportedly been dropped, raising the prospect that the actress is still suffering backlash after playing a traitor in the 2007 World War II-era spy thriller.
Ang Lee protege Tang Wei is in full swing this year after a three-year absence from the movies.
A news report posted on the official website for "Jian Dang Wei Ye" on Thursday said Miss Tang was no longer listed in the credits printed in the film's latest publicity materials, although a production photo of her character was still posted on the site.
"I was especially excited about a combination like this, to be exposed to different cultures," Tang told a news conference.
