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2046 North American Premier At Tribeca Film Festival
April 29, 2005
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Last night,
2046 —
director Wong Kar-wai's long-awaited sequel of sorts to his
2000 art-house hit In the Mood for Love,
starring Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi,
Maggie Cheung,
Chang Chen,
Gong Li,
Carina Lau,
Takuya Kimura,
Faye Wong and
Dong Jie — held its North American
premier screening at the Fourth Annual Tribeca Film Festival.
The film, which recently sealed a North American distribution deal with Sony Pictures Classics,
screened at the festival at the Stuyvesant High School
Auditorium in New York City. In attendance was Ziyi's costar, Tony Leung. Ziyi was unable to attend due to a schedule conflict.
Tony Leung last night at the North American premier screening of 2046:
2046 will screen again tomorrow at Regal Battery Park
at 8:15pm. Admission is $10.00. Opening on April 19, the Tribeca Film Festival runs through May 1, 2005.
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Zhang Ziyi Attends Maybelline China 10th Anniversary Party
April 29, 2005
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Yesterday, Zhang Ziyi, spokesperson for Maybelline China,
was in her hometown of Beijing,
China, to attend company's anniversary party celebrating 10 years the Maybelline brand has been doing
business within the country. Celebrations took place yesterday afternoon at Wang Fu Jing Avenue
("Walking Street"), a large and very popular shopping district within the city.
Also at the party, fans from throughout China were invited and were present to meet, greet and to give gifts to Zhang Ziyi,
one of the country's biggest, most popular stars and one of her nation's most successful ambassadors abroad.
Zhang Ziyi being introduced to the audience present; Ziyi speaking and fielding questions:
Ziyi with Maybelline China executives; with much humor, Ziyi giving a framed kiss:
Ziyi meeting with and accepting gifts from her loving and adoring fans:
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Zhang Ziyi Attends 'Time 100' Dinner In New York
April 20, 2005
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Zhang Ziyi, along with many other world celebrities, political leaders, scientists and more, was in New York last night at a gala
dinner hosted by Time Magazine to celebrate the release of this
week's issue featuring their 2005 'Time 100' list
of the world's most influential people. Zhang Ziyi was at the dinner because, as was previously reported, she was listed on the 'Time 100' list for
the first time this year by the magazine in the category of Artists & Entertainers.
This year's dinner was held at Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Zhang Ziyi posing for photographers at last night's event:
Several other notables on the 2005 'Time 100' list also in attendance:
Actress Aishwarya Rai and
film producer Harvey Weinstein;
specialist in health and nutrition Dr. Andrew Weil;
Sir Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony;
singer/musician Melissa Etheridge and girlfriend,
actress Tammi Lynn Michaels;
and Colombian rock star Juanes:
The special issue of the 2005 'Time 100,' on newsstands now, was released by the magazine on Monday, April 18, 2005
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Zhang Ziyi On 'Time 100' List Of World's Most Influential People
April 11, 2005
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In its upcoming April 18, 2005, issue, Time Magazine will feature it's
2005 'Time 100', their list
of the world's most influential people. Listed annually, this year's list — with 5 categories: Leaders & Revolutionaries,
Builders & Titans, Artists & Entertainers, Heroes & Icons, and Scientists & Thinkers — will profile the lives and ideas
of the world's most influential people.
Differing from last year's list by focusing more on moral influence rather than political power, this year's 'Time 100' will
include Zhang Ziyi for the first time. Listed in the category of
Artists & Entertainers,
her addition by Time further cements her status as a highly respected and growing phenomenon on the stage of world cinema.
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Princess Raccoon To Screen At Cannes
April 07, 2005
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Zhang Ziyi
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Zhang Ziyi's first ever Japanese production,
Princess Raccoon (aka Operetta Tanukigoten) —
legendary director Suzuki Seijun's new musical, starring
Ziyi as a tanuki ("raccoon dog") that takes human form and falls in love with a young Japanese nobleman played by
Jô Odagiri (aka Joe Odagiri) — will be screened
at the 58th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
Though not slated for a competition screening, Princess Raccoon will likely receive its world premier screening at the
festival, which runs from May 11th through 22nd, as an exhibit film. Zhang Ziyi is expected to be in attendance at the
festival on May 20th.
Thanks to rubylotus and bundle2046 for the news update.
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Zhang Ziyi And Aishwarya Rai On Cover Of Beijing Review
April 07, 2005
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Aishwarya Rai and Zhang Ziyi
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International phenomena of the silver screen Zhang Ziyi of China and Aishwarya Rai of India are
featured together on the current issue of Beijing Review.
Looking as good as their respective leading actresses do on the cover, the focus of this special issue is on the warming
relationship between the growing powers China and India.
The cover of the April 7, 2005 issue reads, "China and India are writing an unprecedented chapter in world history" and says in bold, "Looking Good."
Beijing Review is a Beijing, China
based news magazine that covers general news.
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