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...many Hong Kong filmmakers began to churn out timid, formulaic comedies with the same old stars. Audiences flocked instead to the high-budget Hollywood event movies that are increasingly pitched at international audiences, and to films from Asian nations like South Korea, where young directors weaned on John Woo are making the kinds of dynamic movies Hong Kong used to produce. "The export value of Hong Kong film is deteriorating," says Peter Tsi, executive director of the city's film festival. "It's a little bit pathetic that if we're talking about Hong Kong stars, we're still talking...
...have become much more sophisticated," he says. "The level of understanding of accounting and financial concepts had been much lower." Still, Zhu realizes that Chinese firms face steep hurdles in international business, especially with foreign acquisitions. Chinese firms, he says, are figuring out how to handle foreign workers and woo big-name customers. Penetrating foreign markets is "a matter of trust," Zhu says. "It's not as simple as having a product that is cheaper than everybody else's." --By Michael Schuman/ Hong Kong
...narrative thread follows Hitch’s newest project: shy accountant Albert (Kevin James) tries to woo heiress Allegra Cole, (Amber Valletta) paralleling Hitch’s own relationship with gossip columnist Sara (the sultry Eva Mendes...
...narrative thread follows Hitch’s newest project: shy accountant Albert (Kevin James) as he tries to woo heiress Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta) as it parallels Hitch’s own relationship with gossip columnist Sara (the sultry Eva Mendes...
Pinkett-Smith’s career spans a diversity of roles, ranging from Lena James on television’s “A Different World” to more recent feature roles on the big screen as Woo in “Woo,” Niobe in “The Matrix Reloaded” and “Matrix Revolutions,” and Annie in “Collateral...