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Movie Review: 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan'
![In trying to give a modern twist to "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan's" bestselling story of women and friendship in 19th century China, director Wayne Wang has been tripped up by his chick-lit tendencies. He should have trusted that author Lisa See's moving portrait of two girls bound by fate, custom and circumstance (as tightly and at times as painfully as the cloth that wraps and warps their feet) would be enough. Instead, he's weighted down the big-screen version with a couple of 21st century Sex in Shanghai-styled BFFs who've had a nasty falling-out.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63249720-14161518.jpg "In trying to give a modern twist to "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan's\" bestselling story of women and friendship in 19th century China, director Wayne Wang has been tripped up by his chick-lit tendencies. He should have trusted that author Lisa See's moving portrait of two girls bound by fate, custom and circumstance (as tightly and at times as painfully as the cloth that wraps and warps their feet) would be enough. Instead, he's weighted down the big-screen version with a couple of 21st century Sex in Shanghai-styled BFFs who've had a nasty falling-out.")
In trying to give a modern twist to "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan's" bestselling story of women and friendship in 19th century China, director Wayne Wang has been tripped up by his chick-lit tendencies. He should have trusted that author Lisa See's...Tags: Shanghai (China), Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (movie), New York, Hugh Jackman, Nebraska
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Reel China: Will it play in Peoria and Shanghai?
Moviegoers in China enthusiastically see American films, yet the reverse is almost never true. But you'd think if there would be someone who might bridge the divide — someone whose personal background, connections and professional expertise could...Tags: Arianna Huffington, Lynda Carter, New York, Yves Saint Laurent, Hugh Jackman
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Thursday's TV Talk Shows
Show TrackerThe Early Show (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Daniel Radcliffe. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA Good Morning America Emmy nominations. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV Rachael Ray Ted...... -
Movie Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelIt's meant to conjure up memories of earlier, better films. But the stodgy, stage-bound and static movie version of “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” aims for the heartstrings and only strikes a few notes. “Joy Luck Club” director... -
Relativity Media opens a door into China
Company TownIndependent studio Relativity Media is making a jump into the fast-growing Chinese market with a deal that will give it a stake in a local production company and an avenue to release its own movies in the country. Relativity's chief...... -
2011 Summer movies list
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The Beaver
A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit...Tags: Angela Lansbury, Vincent Gallo, Shia LaBeouf, Rose Byrne, China
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Movie Preview: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelWayne Wang hasn't made much of a splash with anything he's filmed since his adaptation of “The Joy Luck Club.” So he's gone back to that part period piece/part modern day saga form with “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” a film of... -
Cinemas get a remake for growing ranks of online video fans
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) — Today, young movie-watchers look increasingly like Molly O'Connor. A junior at the University of Dallas, she still goes to the cinema occasionally, but is often just as happy to hunker down on a bed or a couch with friends to watch...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), New York, University of California, San Diego, Gaming, Massachusetts
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An iconoclast with a sense of humor
![Everyone has a favorite David Sedaris piece. Mine, I don't mind saying, is the essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day," in the collection of the same name. Just like everyone else who claims to love Sedaris (we were unable to procure a single disgruntled reader for this piece), my reasons are personal. Something about trying to learn French, which, if you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about just now.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-06/39666742-06115051.gif "Everyone has a favorite David Sedaris piece. Mine, I don't mind saying, is the essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day,\" in the collection of the same name. Just like everyone else who claims to love Sedaris (we were unable to procure a single disgruntled reader for this piece), my reasons are personal. Something about trying to learn French, which, if you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about just now.")
Everyone has a favorite David Sedaris piece. Mine, I don't mind saying, is the essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day," in the collection of the same name. Just like everyone else who claims to love Sedaris (we were unable to procure a single disgruntled reader...Tags: Japan, Book, New York Observer, New York, Apple Pie
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'Last Holiday'
Chicago TribuneA word to the wise: If you're ever told you have three weeks to live, you should seriously consider liquidating your life savings and making tracks to the world's most outrageously luxurious five-star resort. A word to the even wiser: Make sure you take...Tags: Alec Guinness, Christian Bale, Czech Republic, Giancarlo Esposito, Movies
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East meets West meets East again
Special to The TimesBY the 1920s, one of Hollywood's greatest cinematographers, James Wong Howe, was already a chief cameraman for the Lasky Studios. Shooting in those days with orthochromatic film, "blue went white," according to Howe. But he found a way to light scenes...Tags: Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), California, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Monterey Park
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Chinese Box
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday April 17, 1998 Drenchingly romantic, world-weary and perhaps not just a little foolish, "Chinese Box," Wayne Wang's love letter to his native Hong Kong, is the kind of film that can be rewarding if you embrace it for its bold attempt rather...Tags: United Kingdom, Marlene Dietrich, Maggie Cheung, Documentary (genre), Frank Capra Jr.
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