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Showman: head of Springtime Production, Clifton Ko, was ready to retire to Hawaii before he saw a play called I Have A Date With Spring in 1995. Fifteen major productions later, his company has grossed more than $100 million. Now he is calling for an end to subsidise theatre. Picture by Martin Chan (Full Story)
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Friday, February 02, 2001 11:37 pm
Theatre of the brave
Clifton Ko is one of Hong Kong's great theatrical showmen but can he create a local Broadway? Desiree Au reports. (Full Story)
STYLE
Battle of the boy brands
Rival designers Tom Ford and Hedi Slimane had the fashion pack in a spin when they showed debut collections for two of Paris' most powerful and competitive houses. Would elegance or excitement win out? Tim Lim saw it all. (Full Story)
On The Rack
Somebody call Unsolved Mysteries. Sasquatch chic has been spotted on the runway of local designer Lu Lu Cheung. (Full Story)
TIME OUT
Passionate about dance
The extremes of love can have tragic consequences, as Ismael Ivo and Marcia Haydee will soon reveal to Hong Kong audiences, writes Victoria Finlay. (Full Story)
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Artbeat
The metamorphosis of the Hong Kong Arts Centre is truly under way. Having shifted its focus and resources towards arts education, its Art School has started enrolling students; not only for its on-going degree course in fine arts, which it has been co-running with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) since 1997, but for seven new diploma and certificate courses in applied art. |
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Creative Forces - Lee Chui-yee
Cellist Lee Chui-yee set out to conquer Wall Street as a management consultant then decided to resume music, his childhood passion. Born in Hong Kong and now based in Cologne, Germany, Lee, 27, was recently awarded the Paul Streit Prize for Outstanding Performance at the Geneva International Music Competition. He is planning his first cello concert in Hong Kong next month. Lee speaks to Desiree Au. |
PEOPLE |
Reed nominated for posthumous award
Legendary hell-raiser Oliver Reed may not have survived the shoot of the epic Gladiator but the recently deceased actor has bagged a BAFTA nomination as best supporting actor for his role as Proximo in director Ridley Scott's Roman saga. |
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Ad imitates life for Fergie
The Duchess of York, who once had debts of £4.2 million (HK$50 million), has a new job advertising a financial adviser. She is being paid US$600,000 (HK$4.6 million) to appear in an American advertising campaign as a cash-strapped princess whose fairytale marriage fell apart. |
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Lopez beats Beatles
Jennifer Lopez is quickly becoming the queen of all media. Lopez's romantic comedy, The Wedding Planner debuted at the top of the box office this week and now her new album, J.Lo. has performed the same feat on the album charts. |
DIVERSIONS |
This Day in History
In Hong Kong, in 1961, a 44-year-old carpenter returned home from work and, because his dinner was not ready, threw his rice bowl at his wife, cutting her face. He claimed in court he thought he had the right to assault his wife. He was fined $25 and bound over for a year at North Kowloon Court. |
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Identity crisis
Assuming an individual's identity is the fastest-growing crime in the US and is on the increase here but authorities continue to ignore "data rape", reports Sherry Lee. |
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City of Cyberangels
New York's Guardian Angels lend extra reach to their long-running fight against crime in Gotham by sending their street patrols into the Internet. Mark McCord reports. |
FILM |
Spidey hits the big screen
Details may be sketchy so far, but the cast and concept of next year's Spider-Man film see it shaping up to be a box-office winner, says Kavita Daswani. |
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What the Critics Say
''The Wedding Planner is an attractive bridesmaid but hardly a gorgeous bride among romantic comedies... this tale of mismatched lovebirds begins with considerable charm but eventually loses its winning ways with an excess of ridiculous elements... |
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At the Box Office
The top 10 films at North American cinemas. |
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The B Team - Ioan Gruffudd
They say that from little things, big things grow. Harrison Ford, for example, started his stellar film career with an uncredited walk-on as a bell hop in the wonderfully titled Dead Heat On A Merry-Go-Round (1966). |
PEOPLE |
TVB star falls prey to credit card fraud
Lots of local celebrities will be perusing their credit card statements with more care after TVB veteran actress and talk-show host, Nancy Sit Kar-yin, revealed that unscrupulous parties had racked up more than HK$100,000 worth of bills in the US on her gold credit card. |
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Oil tycoon's son wanted him to die, says ex-Playmate
A shouting, crying Anna Nicole Smith, in a bitter twist to a sometimes comic trial over the billion-dollar oil fortune left to her by her 90-year-old husband, claimed that his son had wanted him to die. |
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Crowe and Hanks square off at SAG awards
Russell Crowe of Gladiator fame, two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and Geoffrey Rush (Quills) have been nominated for best actor in a wide-open field for this year's Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. |
DIVERSIONS |
This Day in History
In Hong Kong, in 1968, Ho Cheung-yau scored a late equaliser to give the national team a 2-2 draw with FC Lucerne of Switzerland in front of only 2,990 spectators at Hong Kong Stadium. |
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Gateway to cyber-hell
Cost-cutting companies have turned Hong Kong into a hotbed of infectious computer disease - and one desperately in need of a virtual vaccine, writes Kenneth Howe. |
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Computer hygiene
Hoaxes are chain letters with a few common characteristics. There is an authoritative party that announces it, there is serious potential damage to your computer and, most irritating of all, there is a line asking you to spread the message to everyone you know. |
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The house of Hakka
Wong Uk, a radio play about the memories a home holds, will give the world a chance to tune into old Hong Kong, Victoria Finlay reports. |
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Eva finds her wings
The SAR'S first female commercial helicopter pilot is being urged to quit and settle down. Not likely, reports Vivienne Chow. |
SPENDING IT |
Shopping With - Roderick de Lacy Staunton
Champion amateur golfer Roderick de Lacy Staunton, now 18, has been representing Hong Kong since the age of seven. On December 17, 2000 he took the Sir David Trench Cup at the Hong Kong Open, held at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. |
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Best of the Best - skateboards
''The texture of this board is the best of them all. It's not very hard which is good for performing different tricks and a wide range of sizes are available.'' |
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Top Ten
Products bought at City'Super in 2000. |
PEOPLE |
Puffy fired gun, court hears
Hip-hop mogul Sean ''Puff Daddy'' Combs faced a new brand of rap in court on Monday as his trial on weapons possession charges opened. |
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Law & Order out of order
A Law & Order episode about violence during New York's Puerto Rican Day parade provoked angry complaints from Hispanic groups and a promise from NBC never again to air that episode. |
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A knight to remember
Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg has received his honorary knighthood for contributions to international film at a special ceremony held at the British Embassy in Washington. |
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Beatles still top of the pops
Almost 30 years have passed since their break-up and 20 years after John Lennon's murder, The Beatles have emerged as Britain's top earning pop acts of 2000, a new survey has found. |
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New Beastie beats for Horovitz
Beastie Boy rapper Adam Horovitz is branching out - but he can't decide what it is he is doing. |
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Facelift shock for Evans
Once-glamorous actress Linda Evans has been ravaged by disastrous plastic surgery. Shocking photographs of the former Dynasty television series star have emerged in the US which reveal the pitfalls of having a facelift. |
DIVERSIONS |
This Day in History
In Hong Kong, 1964: Belgium's royal couple, King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola, arrived on a three-day private tour of the colony. The King was mobbed when he went to visit a Wong Tai Sin resettlement and he appeared to enjoy the commotion. |
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