Word: dragone
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...first time Nguyen Thanh Hien encountered the dragon lady he was walking dejectedly away from the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. In his pocket he carried a letter from U.S. officials that stated, incredulously: "You do not have the physical appearance characteristic of Amerasians." That contradicted sharply with what Hien saw in the mirror when he shaved his thick stubble, or looked at the dense hair on his arms and chest. It also contradicted what Vietnamese society saw-and widely disparaged. Almost from the moment he was born, Hien had been reviled as a bui doi or "dust...
...from our shores capable of manufacturing genetically modified germ weapons. They've re-reported that in a speech delivered at Tehran University Castro boasted that Iran and Cuba could "bring America to its knees." Insisting that Cuba was just an innocent "lamb" trying to survive next to the American "dragon," Castro threatened that the "dragon would find its meal poisoned if it tried to eat the lamb...
...first Chechen war, in August 1996. DIED. LUNG SI-HUNG, 72, known for his portrayal of the master-chef dad in the 1994 Taiwanese hit, Eat Drink Man Woman; in Taipei. Lung achieved international acclaim for his roles in Pushing Hands, The Wedding Banquet and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, all helmed by Oscar-nominated director, Ang Lee. (See Eulogy). DIED. RUTH HANDLER, 85, co-founder of the Mattel toy company and creator of the world's most popular doll, Barbie; in Los Angeles. The blond-haired, blue-eyed Barbie was named after Handler's daughter Barbara, and since its introduction...
Reign of Fire (July 12): In the not too distant future dragons emerge from London and begin to set fire to the world, establishing their dominance over humans. Mankind’s only hope is a group of dragon slayers led by Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale. This sounds like a tired old formula that has been done a thousand times and that’s probably what this film will be. On the upside, if the apocalypse does strike, London is a fitting place for it to begin...
...highlight their Asian-ness rather than the character development, coherent narrative and compelling dialogue that make for great movies. The pictures crawl and the stories sag under the weight of ponderous orientalism and languorous panoramas reminding us we are in Asia?you know, the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But filmmakers like Zhu Wen and Jeong would do well to remember that just because a film is Chinese or Korean, this doesn't automatically make it interesting...