Monday, October 5, 2009

Mainland News



CRI: Comedian Zhao Benshan Looks Well after Surgery
CRI: Comedian Zhao in Stable Condition (Oct.1)

Exec: China's anniversary film set to break record

BBC: Communist China's founding lauded in film
The cult of Mao may be dead, but celebrity power is helping the Great Helmsman receive a Hollywood-style makeover.

What 'The Founding of a Republic' says about China today.

The Founding of a Republic is a propaganda film but not one that you would expect. It takes an almost documentary approach to the Chinese Civil War and the formation of the Republic and there is a sense of honesty about it.

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