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...insufferable nebbish. An underdog so far under, so beset with frailties, neuroses and beta-male tics he made it difficult to root for him on-screen, even on those rare occasions when he got the girl or achieved some other cinematic redemption...
...persona on screen, he was one of the saddest men I've known," Don Widener, who penned the 1975 biography "Lemmon," told the Associated Press in an interview Thursday. "You could see it in his eyes. The face would be laughing but his eyes were sad. I never found out why that...
THAT'S EDUTAINMENT This week the Smithsonian Institution debuts a uniquely immersive installation at its Discovery Center in Washington. Titled "Vital Space," the 2,400-sq.-ft. facility introduces audiences to "the wonders of the human body" via a 48-ft.-wide screen and 50 interactive consoles with which the audience can control the outcome of a sci-fi adventure. Hint: the Martians...
...There was her first lead role, in Gorgeous, and a celebrated part in Mabel Cheung's City of Glass. Though she says she tries hard only "about 50% of the time," even that can surpass her most strenuous co-stars' efforts. Leslie Cheung says he was practically acted off screen by her womanwithal in the clever porn-parody Viva Erotica, her sixth Hong Kong film. Hong Kong heartthrob Nicholas Tse says she "intimidated" him in Young and Dangerous: The Prequel, even though she came with none of what he calls "that big star shit." He concludes: "She's the only...
...timing," she snaps. "For God's sake, don't give me a hard time. It's not like I haven't been trying." She has a point. Directors routinely talk of Shu Qi's soul as an actress?and how little of that essence makes it to the big screen. And that pinpoints one of the biggest problems with Hong Kong's cinema industry, now so celebrated in Hollywood. Drama isn't deemed commercially viable enough. The only genre now being made is action-latte. If Shu Qi is half as good as some directors believe she is, then there...