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...girl's certainly putting it all to work. She's shooting with Chinese director Zhang Jianya on a yet-to-be-titled natural-disaster flick full of avalanches and mudslides. (Filming is under way in Shanghai and Tibet.) Opening soon around the region is All the Way, a mainland road movie she made for Shi Runjiu. It's Mok and a muddle of guys in a vehicle custom-made for her. And for later this year, she talks of a comedy with Hong Kong's prolific producer Wong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mok-A-Bye Baby | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...dashboard of the electric-powered Civis reads stripes painted on the road. If a bus strays even slightly from the markings, a motor on the steering wheel nudges the bus back in line. Human drivers, who control the brakes and accelerator, play only a bit part in this action flick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions: Best Of The Rest | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...severed from its historical roots by the political upheavals of the 20th century. Its red-walled halls and library were reduced to rubble in a warlords' feud in 1928, and its long-cultivated traditions withered under decades of communist repression. Now, thanks in large part to the latest kick-flick craze, Shaolin is again in bloom and its alumni, at home and abroad, are vying for the fruits of its revival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kicking the Habit | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...Ming such a funky monk will also serve him well as an actor. "I love his contradictions," says Jarmusch, "he's so playful and yet he has the potential for incredible physical ferocity." The RZA, producer of and Yan Ming's co-star in the upcoming urban kung fu flick Z Chronicles, is also a fan. "When I looked at the dailies, he just exploded on the camera," he says. "I'd say, 'Damn shifu, you're a real live movie star.'" If he likes the kudos, Yan Ming remains circumspect. "It's just because I'm so handsome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kicking the Habit | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...Bathroom strategizing—22 percent: Our finicky halogen had to be bullied, cajoled and finally finessed into staying on for the duration of a bathroom visit. Five or six quick flicks then a gentle flick and you’re not stuck in the dark feeling for which toothbrush is yours with this hand while trying to keep your towel from falling into the beer-bottle filled, dust bunny-turned-buffalo and empty conditioner bottle corner with that hand...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, | Title: Life's Best If Served With a Thin, Flaky Crust | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

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