Word: compacts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...turn to friends and foreign corporations for money. Unlike many of China's other young directors, Zhang does not censor his own ideas to win State approval for his films. Consequently, only his first film, Mama (1990) has been released in China to date, although pirated Video Compact Discs (VCDs) of Beijing Bastards are not uncommon. Even though the government has been unreceptive of Zhang's work, he maintains that "the government shouldn't fear me. Directors are like little children: simple, honest." Whether or not they should fear Zhang, it is clear that the State still resists honest treatments...
...same funding issues, but instead of censorship, they have to deal more with the market. Hollywood has a tendency to take over the world, in terms of market share. There are numerous Hollywood movies showing in China, many in theaters through official channels, other via pirated VCD's (video compact discs). You have Hollywood and then censorship; the market is small, and getting smaller. In spite of all this, the Chinese filmmakers are still making movies, but it's not a completely optimistic picture...
...Compact Shop...
...makeup costs about $10 for a lipstick or an eyeshadow, $6 for a bottle of nail enamel or a compact of blush, and $16 for a 4-oz. bottle of moisturizer...
...LIGHT ON SAVING ENERGY Forget the dim glare of a classroom's fluorescent strip. The Twister from Lights of America--which makes only energy-efficient products--is a bright, compact fluorescent bulb that fits standard sockets, uses a fraction of the wattage of its incandescent cousins and lasts as long as seven years...