Hong Kong Director Johnnie To Debuts "Surprise" Film in Rome
Hong Kong cult film director Johnnie To, known for hits such as "Election" and "Life Without Principle", is presenting his new movie "Drug War" at the International Rome Film Festival this year. The action thriller was originally announced as "Surprise Movie 2" at the Rome Film Festival. The artistic director of the festival, Marco Mueller, first started announcing "surprise" films in 2006. The official names of the films are released late in order to sidestep issues with censorship in the directors #39; home countries. "Drug War" is Johnnie To #39;s first film shot entirely in mainland China. The movie follows a group of detectives attempting to bring down a major cocaine ring. The police captain makes a deal with an arrested drug lord to waive the death penalty in exchange for his help. [Johnnie To, Director]: "The idea actually came from the fact that not many countries in the world give death sentence to drug traffickers and other criminals, whereas in China you can be sentenced to death even if you traffic a very small amount, it #39;s still a crime punishable by death which is something I found fascinating." The film was shot in Tianjin, a northern Chinese port city, which said he chose because of the cold, snowy, winter landscape, and also because of the harbor, which was useful for the movie #39;s drug trafficking theme. To said the experience of filming in China was rewarding, but he hoped the situation in the mainland would improve in the future. [Johnnie To, Director]: "The ...From:NTDTVViews:42 2ratingsTime:02:26More inEntertainment
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Google #39;s Ingress App Trailer Plus Top 5 YouTube Videos of 11/16/12
Google #39;s Niantic Labs releases the "Ingress" augmented reality mobile game plus the biggest videos of November 16, 2012. SUBSCRIBE for more of YouTube #39;s best: full.sc Shira Lazar and Lamarr Wilson take on the most mind-blowing, futuristic YouTube videos of all time... today. It #39;s the Trending Now Top 5 countdown! Included in today #39;s line-up... the Slow Mo Guys recreate the famous bathtub scene from "Inception," the trailer for the Netflix Original Series "House of Cards," Jimmy Kimmel #39;s latest week in Unnecessary Censorship, the "Big Bang Theory" cast salutes Carly Rae Jepsen AND Google #39;s Niantic Project unveils its new "Ingress" mobile game app for Android phones. #5: Inception Bath Tub - The Slow Mo Guys: http://www.youtube.com #4: Netflix Original Series "House of Cards" - Trailer: http://www.youtube.com #3: This Week in Unnecessary Censorship: http://www.youtube.com #2: The Big Bang Theory Flash Mob!: http://www.youtube.com #1: Ingress - It #39;s Time to Move: http://www.youtube.com SUBSCRIBE TO LAMARR WILSON: youtube.com Follow Lamarr on Twitter: @lamarrwilson Read our blog to discover more trends! whatstrending.com Follow us on Twitter for real-time updates! http://www.twitter.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com Add us to your circles on Google+! plus.google.com Come Pin with us on Pinterest! http://www.pinterest.com Love sharing videos? Check us out on Chill.com http://www.chill.comFrom:WhatstrendingViews:6576 118ratingsTime:03:48More inEntertainment
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Pokemon manga score or no?
saw your manga censorship video, and noticed that the covers you (TheJWittz) displayed are very similar to the manga I bought.From:sip309Views:4 0ratingsTime:00:57More inGaming
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Anish Kapoor Makes #39;Gangnam Style #39; Video for Ai Weiwei
Artist Anish Kapoor makes a special "Gangnam Style" video in support of Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei. Full Story: Turner prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor showed support for Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei by remaking the popular "Gangnam Style" music video in London. Artists, dancers, actors, and designers gather at Kapoor #39;s studio in south London. They dance to the hit by South Korean pop-star Psy, featuring the now world-famous horse-riding dance. [Anish Kapoor, Artist]: "Gangnam Style lends itself so well to political comment. This is about dissidents, all those people in the world who #39;re imprisoned unfairly, poets, writers, journalists, etc. My colleague Ai Weiwei of course made a Gangnam Style video. It was taken off the web within 24 hours in China, and we #39;re hoping we #39;ll replace it." Ai used handcuffs and straw horses in his recent parody of "Gangnam Style" to highlight censorship in China. Handcuffs were also used in Kapoor #39;s version of the video. [Akram Khan, Choreographer]: "It #39;s quite crazy but it #39;s fun. It #39;s a lot of fun, because you know we artists, there #39;s a lot of kind of people involved from the arts world, and it #39;s really, I think it #39;s trying to speak up for a good cause, so it #39;s very important that we do this." Kapoor, who designed the tall "Orbit" tower on London #39;s Olympic Park, thanked those who helped him make the video. [Anish Kapoor, Artist]: "I #39;m thrilled with it, in the sense that we set out to do something, and you know, what energy, what great great ...From:NTDTVViews:396 9ratingsTime:01:59More inMusic
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Coast City Comic-con Censorship Panel
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