Beijing Finally Atones
Well it looks like the unofficial Hollywood blackout that started in December is over as Beijing has decided to let the cougar that is L.A. come back and play. Now that U.S.-Sino relations have simmered down to an almost loving lull, China is once again letting Hollywood corrupt its masses. The first movie to get its official censoring before its release is Atonement which is set to woo audiences on the mainland come February.
Still Okay to Speculate
For all those greedy opportunists out there, it’s time to rejoice. Apparently, it’s not too late to jump on the bandwagon and snap up contemporary Chinese art. According to lessons learned at Channel News Asia’s Investing in Chinese Art lecture, selling out is still a great thing as “it’s an indication of how marketable the work is. More speculators mean the work is acclaimed and endorsed by the market.” Phew. It’s time to pull your money out of the volatile stock market and into art because you know your baby mama needs yet another Gucci bag.
The Spy With My Face
A little known genre of Hong Kong cinema, Jane Bond, is resurfacing this month at the Hong Kong Film Archive just in time to coincide with the publication of Hong Kong Filmography Volume VI (1965-1969) and the Oral History Series: 1960s. These films, which were a spoof of the always popular James Bond films, feature powerful female leads who kick it Quentin Tarentino style. According to the HKFA, these films “came into being in the mid-1960s and was the amalgam of a diversity of historical and cultural factors: the Jade Girl tradition of Chinese cinema, the post-war youth culture, a rising feminist sensibility, trendy Western lifestyle and traditional Chinese values, to name a few.” The film festival starts January 26th, and tickets are available from www.urbtix.hk.
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