‘Slam’ The Movie Official Website
Jay Chou’s Kung Fu Dunk‘s not the only one in Asia this 2008 to deal with basketball. A Singaporean production house, Crimson Forest Films, had apparently gone to China to shoot a basketball movie centered around adolescent youths, and is slated for its world premiere later this month back home.
Synopsis
Our story begins on the last day of school during final exams in Beijing, China. Mouth, a shy insecure 15-year-old, and his best friend Monkey, an undersized energetic loudmouth, get ready for the start of summer break and transition into high school. The future is looking bright for Mouth, whose longtime crush, Xiao Xiao, the prettiest and smartest girl at school, has finally turned her attention to him.
The fun start to school break turns sour, when Monkey’s cousin, Jason, comes to Beijing for the summer. Jason gets the boys on the wrong side of Li Wei, the arrogant and cocky captain of the school basketball team. Since Mouth’s humble father, Lao Lin, works for Li Wei’s powerful and rich father, Mouth desperately tries to avoid any trouble. Nevertheless, Jason convinces the boys to take revenge. The boys score a minor victory, but Li Wei vows to make their lives a living hell.
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‘Harry Potter’ Not On Horror Products Ban List in China
China’s top press and media watchdog on Monday said fantasy films such as the “Harry Potter” series are not included in its recent nationwide sales ban on horror audio and video products.
Traditional Chinese myths, fantasy and science fiction stories are “fundamentally different” from the definition of horror videos, which usually “involve alien-looking characters and fictional story telling, both specifically for the sole purpose of terror,” the Beijing Times reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed official with the General Administration of Press and Publications.
Chinese classics like “Journey to the West,” “The God’s Story” and “Erotic Ghost Story” have made remarkable achievements in terms of literature, art and ideology while films such as the Harry Potter series can also help inspire imagination and creativity among children and teenagers, the report said. Read the rest of this entry
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