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Wong Kar Wai Q&A
Esteemed director Wong Kar Wai was in New York recently to promote his new film, My Blueberry Nights. Squat's Shereen Low caught up with him
"I want to express myself"
Wong Kar Wai really needs no introduction. The Shanghai-born director, who moved to Hong Kong when he was a child, established himself as an extraordinary talent in Hong Kong cinema with his debut film in 1989, As Tears Go By.
Since then, he has impressed audiences worldwide and won awards with eye-pleasing films such as Chungking Express, Days Of Being Wild, In The Mood For Love and 2046.
Known for being visually unique and highly stylised, the 51-year-old... Next>>
Esteemed director Wong Kar Wai was in New York recently to promote his new film, My Blueberry Nights. Squat's Shereen Low caught up with him
"I want to express myself"
Wong Kar Wai really needs no introduction. The Shanghai-born director, who moved to Hong Kong when he was a child, established himself as an extraordinary talent in Hong Kong cinema with his debut film in 1989, As Tears Go By.
Since then, he has impressed audiences worldwide and won awards with eye-pleasing films such as Chungking Express, Days Of Being Wild, In The Mood For Love and 2046.
Known for being visually unique and highly stylised, the 51-year-old... Next>>
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Sichuan Earthquake
When will Chinese people learn to stop indulging in nepotism?
The Sichuan Earthquake has shown how this bad habit can have tragic consequences.
I have been to China dozens of times and am still incredibly uncomfortable with how ingrained the system of guānxi is. It is nepotism on such a scale that corruption becomes inevitable.
Here's an all-too-common scenario....
The government needs to outsource some building construction work, so Bureaucrat A is given a budget of 100 gold bars and is tasked with finding a suitable contractor.
Bureaucrat A (of course, first pockets a gold bar or two) then gives the contract to his uncle, Mr B.
Mr B has no intention of lifting a shovel. Instead, Mr B (first pockets a gold bar or two) then subcontracts the project to his brother-in-law, Mr C.
Mr C, too, has no plans to lay a brick. Rather, Mr C (first pockets a gold bar or two) then sub-subcontracts the job to his friend, Mr D.
And it goes on...until Mr Z finally starts building the school, but, of course, with only a fraction of the budget intended.
The result? As ITN's Bill Neely, who is in Sichuan reporting on the earthquake, reported: school buildings collapse killing countless children, while many surrounding buildings stay standing.
Posted by: Gerry Ho
16 May 2008 0:04
When will Chinese people learn to stop indulging in nepotism?
The Sichuan Earthquake has shown how this bad habit can have tragic consequences.
I have been to China dozens of times and am still incredibly uncomfortable with how ingrained the system of guānxi is. It is nepotism on such a scale that corruption becomes inevitable.
Here's an all-too-common scenario....
The government needs to outsource some building construction work, so Bureaucrat A is given a budget of 100 gold bars and is tasked with finding a suitable contractor.
Bureaucrat A (of course, first pockets a gold bar or two) then gives the contract to his uncle, Mr B.
Mr B has no intention of lifting a shovel. Instead, Mr B (first pockets a gold bar or two) then subcontracts the project to his brother-in-law, Mr C.
Mr C, too, has no plans to lay a brick. Rather, Mr C (first pockets a gold bar or two) then sub-subcontracts the job to his friend, Mr D.
And it goes on...until Mr Z finally starts building the school, but, of course, with only a fraction of the budget intended.
The result? As ITN's Bill Neely, who is in Sichuan reporting on the earthquake, reported: school buildings collapse killing countless children, while many surrounding buildings stay standing.
Posted by: Gerry Ho
16 May 2008 0:04
