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...Gordon Li, the IOP’s director of communications and outreach, says the IOP’s restructuring has made its decision-making process more transparent, attracting more students. Li estimates that 150 students attended the advisory committee to the Institute’s Forum at the beginning of the year. Even at the end the semester, when participation usually drops, 75 to 80 students were still active...
...Hero, Hong Kong actor/director Donnie Yen, the high-flying martial artist known for his rhythmic, graceful style, pits his gravity-defying leaps against Jet Li in a scene that will have kung fu fans roaring for more. Yen is fresh off success in the U.S. where Yuen Wo-ping's 1993 classic Iron Monkey, in which Yen plays a lead, was rereleased by Miramax and made $10 million at the box office. He spoke to TIME Asia entertainment correspondent Stephen Short. Edited excerpts...
...Donnie Yen: I think [martial arts choreographer] Tony Ching is under tremendous pressure, but his work is always stunning. Jet Li and I have worked together for 10 years, so we're O.K. It will be great to be on the big screen again. Sometimes magic just happens and other times it's just not there. I think it would be hard to find a complete production like this one, and if we don't create magic, then no one will...
...time. I told him that's the way we were taught. Yuen Wo-ping would spend a whole month with no props, no tracking, not even sets sometimes, just to get one scene right. Zhang found that very amazing. The good thing with Hero is that Zhang has Jet Li, who has given him lots of help with suggestions and advice. But there's one thing that really impresses me about Zhang. For a guy who has never directed action, he's got a nuance for certain pauses, certain breaks. He never stops looking at the bigger picture and perfecting...
...before; that gives me great peace of mind. I was meant to be action director for Chow Yun-fat's Bulletproof Monk, as well as a new project by Steven Seagal. But I pulled out of both. I wanted to make history with this film. I'm sure Jet Li feels the same...