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1.Canyoulookcoolinthese?
Asthetemperaturedropsdramatically,thebattlebetweenfashionandpragmatismnowrevolvesaroundwhethertowearlongjohns.
SouthKoreaPresidentLeeMyung-baklastmonthcalledonhispeopleto“wearlongjohnstosaveenergy”inhisbiweeklyradioaddress.
“IhaverecentlyloweredthethermostatintheplaceIwork.Naturally,Ihadtowearlongjohnswhichwereuncomfortableinitially.Butafterawhile,Igotusedtothem,andnowIamverycomfortablewearingthem,”saidLee.
Surelongjohnsdoagoodjobkeepingpeoplewarm.Butformanypeople,theyhavebeensomethingforgrandparents,orrather,theyareafashionno-no.
In2008,SuMang,chiefeditoroftheChineseversionoffashionmagazineBazaarindicatedthatwearinglongjohnscompromisedfashion.
“Ineverallowpeoplearoundmetowearlongjohns,”SusaidinatalkshowwithTVanchorChenLuyu.
Butthingsseemtobedifferentforlongjohnseversincelastyear.
Anumberofimportantdesignerlabels,includingJeanPaulGaultier,D&GandDriesVanNoten,allshowedvariationsoflongjohnsontheir2010/2011fall/winterrunways.
AndBritishactorJudeLawevensportedapairoflongjohnsataLondonairportearlierlastyear,togetherwithalooselystructuredjacketandT-shirt,whichmadealotofjawsdrop.
“It’saveryBritishthing,”explainedBritishdesignerVictoriaBarletttoTheNewYorkTimes.
Longjohnswerefirstmadepopularinthe19thcenturybytheEnglishcompanyJohnSmedleywhichstillproducesthemtoday.
ButJudeLawisnottheonlycelebrityheartthrobthatlovesthegarments.BritishsoccerstarDavidBeckhamisanotherbigfan.
“Theyareverycool,”BeckhamtoldUKnewspaperTheSuninSeptember.
What’smore,Beckhamhaspledgedtoputthesexybackintolongjohns.HeisdesigninghisownlineoflongjohnswhichwillhitstoresinFebruary2012justintimeforValentine’sDay.
Ifanyonecanmakelongjohnssexy,Beckhamcouldbethemantodoit.
2.Afaintheartwillneverwinafairlady
Boymeetsgirlathighschool.Theygrowupanddriftapart.SucharetheelementaryandtimelessingredientswithwhichTaiwannovelist-turned-directorGiddensKowhipsuptheplayfulretrocoming-of-agefilmYouAretheAppleofMyEye.
BasedonKo’sreal-liferomancenovelTheGirlWeChasedTogetherinThoseYears(sameasthefilm’sChinesetitle),thefilmisguaranteedtobelovedbythosewhohaveanappetiteforabitofjuvenilefun.
NewbieactorKoCheng-tungplaysKoChing-teng,ateenageboywhoseliferevolvesaroundhangingoutwithschoolbuddiesBoner,Cock,GroinandA-Ho–thebadboysofChing-ChengHighinChanghua,central-westTaiwan.
TheyallhaveacrushonShenChia-yi(MichelleChen),anhonorstudentintheirclass,whofallsforKoonly.
YetKo,afraidofbeingrejected,cannotbringhimselftoaskShentobehisgirlfriend.
Theirlovecontinuesafterthetwogotodifferentcollegesuntilonenight,abigfightputsanendtotheiryouthfulromance.Severalyearslater,Ko,nowawriter,andhishighschoolmateswatchShenwalkingdowntheaislewithanotherman,appearingasbeautifulastheyremember.
Withawell-selectedcastandabriskpace,GiddensKo’seffortmanagestokeepupahighlevelofenergythroughoutthefilmandhecapturesadolescenturgeswithafun,manga-esquepunch.
Also,thepuppylovestorywouldbelessconvincingifnotforthetwoleadingactors,whoconveyyouthfulinnocencewitheffortlessness.
Thefilmisatitsbestwhenitremindsviewersoftheiradolescentyears.The33-year-olddirectorhasrepeatedlysaidthefilmisn’tonlyabouthisownyouth,buteveryone’s.
Itmightremindusofsomethingsillyorrecklesswedidatayoungage.Itmightremindusthatouryouthisn’tallperfect–likeKoandChen’s.
Buttothecore,itremindsusthatouryouth,asimperfectasitcanbe,hasmadeusthepeoplewearetoday.Andforthat,weshouldsmileasmileofunderstanding.
3.Fakepaperbagsarethelatestbuzzinthemalls
Arandomsearchusingthekeywordcombinationof"paperbag"withanyfamousbrandnamewillfinddozens-sometimesmorethan100-ofresultsonT.
Therearemorethan80onlinestoressellingChanelpapershoppingbags.Some70aresellingGuccipapershoppingbags.
Itishardtotellwhetherthepaperbagsareauthenticfromthephotosonthewebsites,butmostareimitations.
Thepaperbagsareusuallypricedbetween5yuanand40yuan.Peoplesellingmoreexpensivebagsclaimtheirsareauthentic.
InWangXuesheng`sstore,morethan600paperbagswithaLouisVuittonlogo,pricedat3yuanapiece,soldwithin30days.
WangsellspaperbagsaswellaspaperboxesandribbonsfeaturingawiderageofluxurybrandssuchasHermes,LouisVuitton,Chanel,PradaandBurberry.
Headmittedthatthepaperbagsinhisstorewerejustimitationsoftherealthing.
"Mostpeoplebuythebagsonlyforthelogo,"hesaid."Infact,ifyoutakeacloselookatthebag,youwilleasilydiscoverthatthematerialisdifferentfromauthenticones."
Wangisanownerofapaper-packingfactoryinGuangzhou.Theonlinestore,whichhasbeenopenforsevenmonths,isjusthissideline.
"Althoughthesalesvolumeishigh,theprofitislimited.Thestoreearnslessthan200yuanadaydespiteits50percentprofitmark-up,"hesaid.
Manypeopleexpresseddoubtsabouttheappealofthefakepaperbags.
"I`mreallysurprisedthatthereshouldbesuchthingsforsale.Ijustcan`tfigureoutasinglereasontobuythosepaperbags,"saidTangYuemin,a25-year-oldofficeworkerwhoworksforaGermancompanyinShanghai.
"Idon`tthinkpeopleneedthelogotomakethemselvesappearwealthy,"shesaid.
Butthebuyershavetheirreasons.
"Paperbagswithafamouslogoarebetterlookingthanordinaryones.Iusethemtocarrythingsortocontainpresentsformyfriends.Theyareofgoodqualityandverycheap,"saidYangXiaoya,anofficeworkerinShanghai,whobuysseveralpaperbagsatatime,oneGucci,oneDiorandfourLouisVuitton.
Insomeotherstores,theownersevenprovidefakepurchasereceipts.Theycanprintthearticlenumber,priceandpurchasedateatacustomer`srequestonthereceipttemplatesofthefamousbrands`outletsinHongKongandFrance.
"Sellingafakepaperbagisaninfringementofthefamousbrands`intellectualpropertyrights.However,sincethereisalackofaneffectivesupervisionsystemfortheonlineshoppingplatform,it`shardtoinvestigatethosestores,"saidMoDaiqing,asenioranalystwithHangzhou-basedChinaE-commerceResearchCenter.
"Amajorpotentialriskisthatthefakepackingandpurchasereceiptscouldbeusedbysomepurchasingagentstocheattheircustomers,"sheadded.
4.Battleoftheboxoffice
Decemberisagoldenmonthforfilms.Thisyear,theholidayseasonhasattractedmorethan20rivalmovies.ThemosteagerlyawaitedamongthemarepoisedtobeFlyingSwordsofDragonGatebyHongKongdirectorTsuiHark,andZhangYimou’sTheFlowersofWar,whichbothhitcinemasonDecember16.Bothmoviesarebig-budgetblockbustersfromdirectorswithboxofficesuccesses.Whichonedoyouanticipatemore?
Afterreadingthechartbelow,youmayfindyouranswer.
FlyingSwordsofDragonGate
Background
Thisfilmisbasedonthestoryof1992’sNewDragonGateInn,aworkbyTsuiHark.AlthoughTsuideniedthatitwouldbearemake,butmoreofareimagination,FlyingSwordsofDragonGateinawaybuildsonpastglories.
Directorandcast
Tsuiisknownformakinggoodwuxiafilms.Hislastwuxiaworkin2010,DetectiveDeeandtheMysteryofthePhantomFlamegotravereviews.
Thecastofthefilmisfullofstars,includingkungfumasterJetLi,ZhouXun,ChenKun,KwaiLun-mei,andsinger-turned-actressMavisFanandLiYuchun.
Quiteapartfromthestory,thecastlistalonewouldattractfilmgoers.
Production
Haveyouheardofa3Dwuxiafilm?
No,becauseFlyingSwordsofDragonGateisafirstofitskind.Thefilmisshotentirelyin3D,anditcomesoutintheformof3DandIMAX.
Tsuihastailoredhisdirectiontotakefulladvantageofthetechnology,intheactionscenesandeveninthemorestaticapplicationof3D.
TsuialsoinvitedChuckComisky,thevisual-effectssupervisorofthefilmAvatar,asthe3Ddirectortomanagethespecialeffects.
Story
SetintheMingDynasty,formergeneralZhouHuai’an(JetLi)isdeterminedtotakedownevileunuchYuHuatian(ChenKun),torestoreorderinthepalace.
Meanwhile,anewgangofmaraudershavetakenovertheDragonInn:
innkeepersbydayandtreasurehuntersbynight.Theinnistherumoredlocationofalostcitywithhiddentreasureburiedunderthedesert.
AsseveralgroupscrosspathsattheDragonGateInn,anepicconfrontationissettohappen.
TheFlowersofWar
Background
December13markedthe74thanniversaryoftheNanjingmassacre.Thisfilm,whichisbasedonahistoricalnovelbyYanGeling,issettopaytributetothehistoricalevent–anelementcentraltoTheFlowersofWar.
Driectorandcast
EverytimeZhangYimouproducesanewfilmitgrabsheadlines.Thecriticismofhislasttwofilms,ASimpleNoodleStory(2009)andUndertheHawthornTree(2010),didn’tstophimmakingdifferenttypesoffilms.
AsusualZhanghaspickedabunchofnewactorsandactressesforthisfilm,suchasNiNi.ThebiggestnameiscertainlyOscar-winningstarChristianBale,whoisknownforplayingBatman.
Production
Zhanglikestoplaybig.Withanestimatedproductionbudgetof600millionyuan,TheFlowersofWarisChina’smostexpensivefilmyet.
Thefilmisalsoaimedtotaketheinternationalmarket.It’ssetforrunsbeginningDecember23inNewYork,LosAngelesandSanFrancisco,withawiderrele
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