The New Paper, 23 July 2009

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1 16 The New Paper
  • 13 1 the new paper 23 July 09 thu ’09 70 CENTS MICA (P) 193/11/2008
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    • 329 1 DON’T MISS YOUR FREE MOVIE PULLOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER INSIDE thenewpaper OUR MAN MEETS KOBE My only fear is... PAGE 49 Winner of Reporting Breaking News Award ’09 Society of Publishers in Asia EPILEPTIC BOY, 13, DIES FROM H1N1 UNCLE SAYS: IT WAS SO SUDDEN It began
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    • 833 2/3  -  Epileptic boy, 13, becomes youngest victiminS’poretodieofH1N1 REPORT: DESMOND NG desmondn@sph.com.sg IT BEGAN with a very mild cough that went away as quickly as it came. But the 13-year-boy suddenly developed a fever, suffered multiple fits and
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    • 209 2/3  -  Liew Hanqing IAN was a cheerful and generous student, says his principal at Grace Orchard School. Mrs Noreen Lim-Yeo told The New Paper:“Hewasahappypersonwitha very generous heart. In class, he would often share his stationery with his classmates and bring sweets for them as well.”
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    • 287 2/3 THE 55-year-old man who died yesterday was suffering from motor neuron disease. He was admitted to Changi General Hospital ICU on 18 Jul and was diagnosed with H1N1. He had gone to CGH after two days of fever and increasing shortness of breath. The cause
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    • 507 4  -  Parent complains after school removesdoorstoboys’toilets REPORT: CELINE LIM cellsf@sph.com.sg IN A bid to prevent students from loitering, playing and smoking in the toilets, the management of a secondary school decided to get creative. The main doors of four of the boys’ toilets in the co-ed
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    • 824 5  -  Done in style of hit TV series, anonymous blogs target poly students with salacious entries REPORT: TEH JEN LEE jenlee@sph.com.sg SEXUAL hijinks in a polytechnic have been given a very public airing in salacious blog postings on three websites by anonymous
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    • 178 4 yj Stansfield College Stansfield College is a specialist college offering only the University of London degrees and diplomas in Singapore since 1993. The Stansfield Advantage S Producing top students every year with over 51 First Class Honours S High number of LSE full scholarship and special prize winners S Large
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    • 32 4 CHRISTIAN BALE’S ENEMY WITHIN Public Enemies star Christian Bale tells us about his desire to play the bad guy Win tickets to Pixar’s new film, UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAPER
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    • 6 12 V THE IN STRAITS TIMES TODAY
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  • Global News watch
    • 166 15 CLINTON ON SUU KYI CASE: AFP THE Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) should consider expelling Myanmar if it does not release imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) said yesterday. Asked on Thai television whether Asean should kick out
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    • 108 15 Wire services AFTER a nearly year-long dispute which sparked street protests, Hong Kong banks agreed to return up to HK$6.3 billion ($1.17b) to investors burned by Lehman Broth-ers-backed products. The 16 banks will return as much as 70 per cent of
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    • 101 15 ASIA Pacific trade ministers concluded their two-day meeting in Singapore with a renewed commitment to resist protectionism. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies have vowed to resist imposing trade barriers for another year, till 2010 and beyond, if necessary, reported Channel NewsAsia. The
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    • 104 15 AP THE Grand Canyon, the Matterhorn and the Great Barrier Reef are competing with 25 other spectacular natural landmarks in the final phase of the global poll to choose the“New 7 Wondersof Nature”. The Amazon rainforest, the Dead Sea,
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    • 509 16 AP POLICE responding to a call about “two black males” breaking into a home near Harvard University ended up arresting the man who lives there. To make matters worse, Mr Henry Louis Gates was once listed by Time magazine as one of America’s 25
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    • 495 17 UKnurse’sfriendjailed8yearsforabductingher BOUND,gaggedandthrustin-to a car boot for 10 days, nurse Magdeline Makola said she reached a point where she “madefriendswithdeath”. Miss Makola, who had no food or drink during this period, was eventuallyfoundbypoliceaftershe managedtomakesomenoisetoget theirattention. The incident happened in Scotland in December last year and
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    • 514 18/19  -  Withthe40th anniversaryof man’sfirst moonwalkandthe deathof famous‘moonwalker’ Michael Jackson,themoonis the star du jour. Why, it even eclipsed the sun yesterday STREET TALK COMMENT:SYLVIA SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg THE moon is the undisputed star of the week. Remember a few years back when Pluto was demoted
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    • 64 20 On the real estate industry stepping up efforts to train and certify property agents “Certificationis nottherootcause ofthe problem. Look at the... minibonds saga. Was certification an issue? Those selling these products were not only qualified, but also certified to sell, and they were alsofromreputablebanks.” kokoobird “Sayingthata particular
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      34 20 READER MARCUS LEE WHO NEEDS A TOW TRUCK? This car being carted by a lorry is spotted along the CTE towards Woodlands. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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    • 211 20 FROM READER VASANTHI RAMA SENDREN Boy who lived for 15 years with‘halfaheart’ IREFER to the report, “The 15 years was a great blessing” (The New Paper, 15 Jul). I read it with intense grief and was moved to tears by the plight of the
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    • 142 20 CHEOK YU-LIANG ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LEGAL AID BUREAU IREFERtothereport“More representingthemselvesincourt” (The New Paper, 18 Jul), where it was stated that legal aid is provided free in civil and marital cases for persons earningless than $10,000 ayear. Please be informed that legal aid at the Legal Aid
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      33 20 Should NMPs only serve one term so that new faces will also get a chance? “No.NMPs needtime to learn howto contribute; andit’sonly fair giving them that time to learnbeforejudging them.” EugeneLeong,24, manager
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    • 228 23 THE NEW PAPER Thursday 23 July 2009 23 Living their passion Instead of clock-watching at a desk-bound job, some people find true career fulfilment by going the extra mile to live their dreams Chasing a paper dream ReservedSpace ReservedSpace Ms Elaine Ong turned her childhood love affair with pretty stationery
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    • 1000 25 From Page 23 On the fast track with stationery By Grace Chew Call her a woman with big dreams, but Ms Elaine Ong intends to grow her papeterie brand name beyond the shores of Singapore. After working at L’Oreal and Yves Saint Laurent as a marketing manager for almost 10
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      • 255 38 (SCOTTSVILLE)RESULTS GOING:GOOD Race1 MaidenJuvenilePlate(Fillies) 1200M 10 WOODENGOLD57(18-5) BFayd'Herbe (1) 1 6 MAGICFLUTE57(50-8) FCoetzee (3) 2 9 TRAVELLIGHT57(38-10) JJordaan (8) 3 4 KENZOFLOWER57(66-16) ISturgeon (7) 4 ?Trainer:Wright.Margins:1,2.25,5.75.Time:1min10.8sec. EOB:$17.Forecast:$26. PlaceForecast:$16(Nos.6-9),$10(Nos.6-10),$4(Nos.9-10). Tierce:$215.Trio:$41.Quartet:$903. Coursescratchings:Caesour’sSpirit,ShiftCypher. Race2 MaidenJuvenilePlate 1200M 10 TRAFALGARLEGACY57(32-13) RFourie (4) 1 5 MOBSCHIEF57(9-5) SCormack (6) 2 7 ROCKVALE57(79-16)
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      • 135 38 WILLIAM LOW’S guide to workouts by horses engaged tomorrow: RACE 1: Slow work: High Key, Double Fianchetto (V Duric), Inna Tanets, Left Click, Heart Stopper, Pocket Sentosa. RACE 2: Slow work: Dark Knight (J Powell), Sanubari, Doremi La, My Yearly Victory, Mary’s Success (TR Barnabas). RACE 3: Miss
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      • 177 38 SKY SECOND LINER geared up for the Restricted Maiden 1,200m event on Sunday with a smart 37.9sec sprint over 600m yesterday. The going was yielding. Workouts by horses engaged on Saturday: CLASS3 1,400m:Nil. CLASS4 1,400m(DaMa Cai Stakes): Bull Terrier 41, smartly. CLASS4 1,400m:Nil. CLASS 5
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      • 624 38 RACE1-1400m(SC) MS 6.30 1 BlazeOfGlory RFradd (14) 58.5 2 Equience DBeasley (4) 57 3 HighKey RMcMahon (10) 57 4 DoubleFianchetto VDuric (7) 56.5 5 RiffsOfJoy BWoodworth (16) 56.5 6 AussieOne ISaifudin (11) 55 7 InnaTanets JPowell (8) 55 8 LeftClick MarcusAu (15) 55
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      • 1097 39 GOING: GOOD Race1 MS1600m 2 SUPERBINCREDIBLE56.5(9-5) JPowell (11) 8 8 1 (467) 4 GOODGENERAL54.5(41-15) BWoodworth (8) 6 7 2 (461) 3 8 SHENLI51(19-7) OChavez (1) 11 9 3 (432) 2.25 5 CIGARRO53.5(132-28) JMoreira (9) 5 5 4 (473) 3.25 7 POSHEXPRESS51(74-19) MGallagher (10) 10 10 5
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      • 306 39  -  DANNY KHOO dkhoo@sph.com.sg THE consistent Lago Bay returned to his best form over his favourite 1,000m trip on the Polytrack in Race 8 at Kranji last night. First out of the blocks, the three-year-old gelding by Delago Brom led his rivals on a merry chase
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    • 417 40 ATHLETICS Wire Services HOW low can you go? That’squestionthathasbeentossed atUsain Bolt since he broke the world record for the 100 metres at the Beijing Olympics last year. And it keeps coming up everytime the 6ft 5 “gazelle”turnsupforabigmeet. So only days before the
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    • 366 40 AP SOME 44 hours later, Tom Watson was about 560 kilometres south-east of his last 18th hole on Tuesday afternoon, standing beside a deeply green inland course near London and speaking proficient chitchat. The man who almost won the British Open up on Scotland’s
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    • 352 40  -  GOLF GODFREY ROBERT npsports@sph.com.sg LIFEasagolfproistough.That reality has hit Singapore’s newest pro Quincy Quek who has had a tough two months since he made theswitch. So far Quek (above, right), 22, has made just about $3,000 from playing in the Mercedes-Benz Tour and Malaysian events.
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    • Sports Football
      • 467 41 There were stars all around the stadium as Chelsea beat Inter 2-0 in the Rose Bowl, but only one on the pitch stood out Wire Services THROUGH all the massive stars off the pitch, Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti could see the glittering diamond on it. With
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    • Sports EPL Liverpool in Thailand
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        286 42 / 43 ITWASliketheKopcametoThailand.TheonlydifferencewasthatLiverpoolweremetwith a “sawadeekap” (Thai welcome) everywhere theywent. The passion and enthusiasm of the Thai fans went into overdrive as Kop fever swept across Bangkok aheadof yesterday’s friendlyat theRajamangala Stadium. SpanishwingerAlbertRieraadmittedhewasblown awaybythereception. “This is the first time I have been to Thailand and I didn’t know so many people here
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      • 155 42 / 43 DIRK KUYT is often described as a big-hearted player who gives his all for the team. Off the pitch, the character of the Liverpool forward is no different. There’s nothing Kuyt enjoys more than giving up his time to help develop local youths in football. The Dutch
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      • 172 42 / 43 Wire Services GLEN Johnson anticipated a warm welcome for his new Liverpool team in Thailand. But the fanatical support which the Reds have received from their Thai fans has exceeded his expectations. Liverpool’severy movein Thailand isaccompanied byhundreds of screaming fans which is a new experience for
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      • 151 42 / 43 LIVERPOOL lost central defender Martin Skrtel to an apparent serious hamstring injury in last night’s 1-1 draw with Thailand in Bangkok. The Slovak international came on as a half-time substitute but only lasted 10 minutes before grabbing the top of
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      • 403 42 / 43  -  EXCLUSIVE ASHIKIN HASHIM npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. THEY’REyoungprodigiesreadytomaketheirdebutfor Liverpool this season. And you may get to see them right here in Singapore–ifmanagerRafaBenitezplaysthemthisSunday. Yes, Mikel San Jose, Daniel Pacheco and Daniel Sanchez Ayala are three promising names in Spanish football. All three have done well at national
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    • Sports Kobe Bryant in Singapore
      • 584 44 / 45  -  Shea John Driscoll –SheaJohnDriscoll,newsroomintern. HE STOOD with his arms folded at the top of the entrance ramp. Kanye West’s Stronger blared in the background and pyrotechnics fired away. In true World Wrestling Entertainment style, Kobe Bryant made his grand entrance into the Singapore Indoor Stadium last night.
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        162 44 / 45  -  LIM HAN MING FIRST impressions last. If that’s the case, then basketball fans in Singapore can look forward to the return of Kobe Bryant. Despite spending only one day in Singapore, the LA Lakers star had only good things to say about the Lion City. “My first
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      • 474 46  -  Shea John Driscoll Driscoll,newsroom intern WHEN they made their wishes to meet Kobe Bryant, little did they expect that it would come true. For the teenage beneficiaries in the Make-A-Wish Foundation (Singapore), dream became reality at the Nike flagship store at Wisma Atria yesterday. Kobe was there
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      • 860 47  -  Shannon Rezel newsroom intern BY HIS own admission, Kobe Bryant loves watching movies. If there is one movie the LA Lakers star would recommend to the Kobe-wannabes out there, it would be the1993 film“Rudy”. The inspirational movie told the tale of a young man named Rudy who,
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      • 163 48/49  -  LIM HAN MING npsports@sph.com.sg ATEXACTLY10.51amyesterday,Kobe-maniaoffi-ciallyhitSingapore.Intruesuperstarfashion,KobeBryantflewin fromManila–thefirststopofhisKobeAsiaTour2009– inawhiteprivatejetcharteredbyhissponsorNike. His six-member entourage included his marketing manager Jerry Sawyer, Nike’s global sports marketing managerGoroNakajima,NicoHarrison–whohandles securityforNike–twobodyguardsandatrainer. Thelasttostepoutoftheplane,Kobesaid“hello”to Singapore in the most appropriate manner by unfurlingthenationalflag. The light drizzle and gloomy skies yesterday morningobviouslyfailedtodousehisenthusiasmforhisfirst visittoSingapore. Wearingapairofshadesandallsuitedupinablack and white Nike outfit, he flashed
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      • 750 48/49 Q A with Kobe Bryant On theLakers’ chances of retaining their title IF WE can stay healthy, I think we have a really good chance. I’m really excited that we have signed Shannon Brown and Josh Powell. They are the keys to our success. Hopefully, we will sign Lamar Odom
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    • 133 50 10.51am: Kobe arrives in Singapore with his entourage in a private jet. 11.36am: Arrives at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. 12.30-2.30pm: Works out in the gym with his personal trainer. 3.15pm: Meets 50 elite athletes from the Singapore Sports School and the Asian Youth Games contingent. 4.00pm: Continues to work
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    • SPORTS ON TV
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        54 51 LIVETELECASTS WEMBLEYCUP Saturday: CELTICv AL AHLY Ch27, 12.10am TOTTENHAMvBARCELONA Ch27, 2.55am Barca’snewsigning Maxwell(right) shouldgethisdebut against Spurs intheWembley Cup. Sunday: BARCELONAv ALAHLY Ch27, 8.10pm TOTTENHAMvCELTIC Ch27, 10.55pm AMSTERDAM TOURNAMENT2009 Saturday: SUNDERLAND vBENFICA Ch21, 1am AJAXvATLETICOMADRID Ch21, 3.15am Monday: SUNDERLAND vATLETICO MADRID Ch27, 12.55am AJAXvBENFICA Ch27, 3.15am J-LEAGUE Saturday: KASHIMAANTLERS vKASHIWAREYSOL
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      • 13 51 HAMBURG OPEN Today: EARLY ROUNDS Ch 22, 6.30pm Tomorrow: QUARTER-FINALS Ch 22,7pm
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      • 15 51 THE SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Today: ROUND 1 Ch 23,11pm Tomorrow: ROUND 2 Ch 23,11pm
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      • 550 51 LOCAL EVENTS SAILING What: SSSC/SPSSC National Inter-Schools Sailing Championship When: Till tomorrow Where: National Sailing Centre ONE OF the largest sailing events in the region with over 400 participants, the championship attracts all schools active in sailing in Singapore. Admission is free. WINDSURFING What: Singapore National Windsurfing Championship When:
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    • 31 39 Wednesday,22 Jul 2009 First Second Third 0780 5336 2866 Starters 2570 6044 9189 1131 4552 5518 1716 8210 2076 4614 Consolation 6353 8641 3366 7709 5829 7538 2314 1925 2797 7250
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    • 61 40 This match is played on neutral ground. Hungary Race MOTOR RACING Qualifying Final Sat, 25/07/09 8.00pm Sun, 26/07/09 8.00pm p Y(i) Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. Visit
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    • 68 1 WE NOW VIES CHRISTIAN BALE WANTS TO BE 09 JULY 23 WIN Tickets to see new Pixar film, UP p15 BAD GUY PUBLIC ENEMIES STARMariopMarion Cotillardusaboutells us aboutlappe getting slappedterrogate and interrogatedtoughes in her toughestscenscenep4 Public Enemies star tells our reporter ‘It’s in my nature’ FIGHThThe bestctactors-turnedfighters-fighters8p8 FIRST ASIANearchforawBSearch for
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  • FIRST
    • FIRST FEATURE
      • 523 2/3  -  If given the choice, Public Enemies star Christian Bale would rather be the bad guy in movies LOW CHING LING lowcl@sph.com.sg Reporting from Los Angeles InChristianBale’sdreamactingworld,hewouldbe the Joker wreaking havoc in Gotham City instead of the Dark Knight saving humanity. And in his latest movie Public
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        610 2/3 What happened to Christian Bale, seriously? From American Psycho to Batman Begins, the British actor has chalked up an impressive resume. But lately, Bale has turned in sub-par performances. Has he lost his passion? Or is he a victim of bad scripts? JOANNE SOH explores the highlights andlow-lightsofBale’scareer.
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        103 2/3 Public Enemies director Michael Mann often uses a theme of one man relentlessly pursuing the other. Here are the the hunters and the hunted from various Mann films. Can you match them up? McCauley (Robert DeNiro) in Heat (1995) F+I: Lt. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) and Neil Collateral
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        590 8/9  -  Fighting in the movies used to be straightforward jaw-punching, with arms swinging so slowly the sun could have set by the time fist connected with jaw. TEXT: JONATHAN ROBERTS Youwouldbeluckytherewasn’taveryvisibleswitchbetweenactorand stuntman. Thesedays, it’s averydifferentconcept. Now, it seems like legions of Hollywood actors are regularly fight-trained to lethal levels so
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    • FIRST INTERVIEW
      • 515 4  -  IF YOU meet French actress Marion Cotillard in person, you’llseewhy I found it painful to watch her being roughed up in Public Enemies. LOW CHING LING Reporting from Los Angeles Exquisitely pretty with porcelain features, the 33-year-old looks delicate and almost fragile. In one of the most
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        581 12  -  Ifyou’vegot it,goright ahead and flaunt it. And Heather Graham is no stranger to beingthe obligatory“sexy girl”. HEATHER GRAHAM ISN’T AFRAID OF PLAYING Joanne Soh In her break-out role in Boogie Nights, she played a porn star named Roller Girl. Then she was sexy and shagadelic CIA agent
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    • FIRST BITES
      • 132 6 KRISTEN Bell must be starved for work ever since she was bumped off the latest season of TV show Heroes. The blonde actress is rallying fans to help her revive her short-lived cult TV series Veronica Mars for the big screen. Bell basically begged them to flood
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        137 6 AS if watching Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider wasn’ttortureenough. There’sstill the upcomingKick-Ass, which hopefully will live up to its title. Now, the actor is set to sign on for yet another comic book-adapted superhero flick, The Green Hornet, reported Variety. In it, Seth Rogen plays newspaper publisher Britt
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        112 6 SOMEONE like Scarlett Johansson is pretty hardtoupstage. Evenif you’reaclassic beauty like Gwyneth Paltrow. The 36-year-old Oscar winner has learnt it the hard way. She returns to Iron Man 2 as the titular hero’sassistant-cum-girlfriendPepper Potts, but is jealous that new (and younger) co-star Johansson, 24, is stealing her limelight.
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    • FIRST READERS
      • 156 7 WRITE IN WIN DVDS You’ve read our reviews and commentaries. Now we want yours. This week, we’re looking for your reviews of Johnny Depp’s latest movie Public Enemies? Tell us if you were captivated by his portrayal of bank robber John Dillinger. Or if you haven’t seen the movie, tell
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      • 484 7 Stefan Shih The film leaps directly into the thick of things, so those who, like me, are not too familiar with the books, may find themselves lost from the start. But everything is unravelled in good time, thanks to the excellent
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    • FIRST ASIAN
      • 749 10  -  IPMan,last year’stop HongKong action film cum biopic about the real-life Wing Chun master, was so successful at the box office that director Wilson Yip is back with a second offering. And while the first focused primarily on the trials and tribulationsofMasterIp bestknownto theworld as iconiclegendBruce Lee’s
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        292 11  -  This is a headscratcher: What’sanactress trainedin law doing in a horror spoof? Juliana June Rasul It’saquestionwetriedtoaskMalaysian actress Lisa Surihani, but before we could even finish,she“snapped”. “What,I’m,like,toosmartforthisfilm?”she asked, exaggeratedly rolling her eyes to the heavens, before breaking into peals of laughter, then leaning forward to assure this reporter she
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        67 11 Cecilia Cheung has been presented with a black luxury sedan worth HK$3 million ($600,000) from doting husband Nicholas Tse. His intention? To encourage his wife to have a second child. RecentrumoursofCecilia’spregnancy and miscarriage abound, which she has denied. Nicholasapparentlychosea“smaller” car as it would suit a female driver
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      • 82 11 KelvinTong’smoviecompanyBoku Films has struck a US$10 million ($14m) co-production deal with South Korea for the sequel to the 2006 hit The Host. Inking the deal at the 13th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival on Tuesday,Kelvinsaiditwas“adream cometrue”.“It’sagreatopportunityfor theSingaporefilmindustry.” This is the biggest co-production deal in Singapore as well
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        86 11 Taiwanese bombshell Lin Chi Ling has been filming in the desert for the last three months, thanks to her latest action movie, Ci Ling. Itwasn’tallabedofrosesfortheleggy lass as she had to endure sand scratches on her face and painful sunburn. But surprisingly, Chi Ling, who is a successful model,
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    • MOVIE DATE
      • 509 13  -  AMarsvsVenuslookattheweek’shottestmovie JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JEAN MARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg Most film-makers these days work very hard to ensurethathistoricaldramasofthissortdon’t come across as stuffy, stodgy or just plain boring, but Mann has gone beyond the call of duty in creating a Depression-era gangster picture that feels
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    • REVIEWS
      • 85 13 Harry the boy wizard is casting his magic in theatres worldwide. And rightlyso. He’shereto stay at thecineplexes, thatis. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince This sixth instalment of the Harry Potter franchise is hard to resist. Harry’slifemaybeindanger,but he still finds time for romance and picking a fight with
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        167 13  -  Tan Kee Yun A grisly, violent crime thriller, Murderer takes audiences on a pulsating, intriguing rollercoaster ride, which unfortunately dips into hilarity the minute the big twist is revealed. Two-time Golden Horse Award Best Actor Aaron Kwok plays Ling, a gutsy cop who loses his memory after an assault
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      • 88 13  -  Juliana June Rasul ThisisnoScaryMovie-typeparody,thoughJangan PandangBelakangCongkak(Don’tLookBehind TheCongkak)comesfromdirectorAhmadIdham, whomadetheoriginalfilms:JanganPandang Belakang(Don’tLookBack)andCongkak. Ahmadputtogetheraflimsyplotaboutatrioof loserswhosechallengeistosurviveintheir grandfather’shauntedhouseforafewnights. Theylookbehindthecongkak(thewooden contraptionusedinatraditionalMalaygame)and eachturnsintoaghostfromclassicfilmsand Malay culture, with their own twist. The orang minyak or oily man (Mazlan Pet Pet) sings Michael Jackson tunes and old love songs. Thetoyol(CatFarish)–atinyspiritwhosteals– becomesanoversizeddemonwhocan’tfitintohis boxers and steals hell notes instead of
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    • FIRST LOOK
      • 294 14  -  Joanne Soh Before Kill Bill, Sin City and Death Proof, there was Inglourious Basterds. Well, sort of. For years, Inglourious Basterds was the most anticipated QuentinTarantino project. But somehow, it never got made. There were rumours that the delay was caused by Tarantino not knowing
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    • ***** CHICK
      • 518 14  -  Do not proceed further if you haven’treadJKRowling’s sixth book, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, or seen the currently showing film version. Small talk about big flicks JEANMARIE TAN jeanm@sph.com.sg Because this column is all about the awesomeness of Professor Severus Snape (careful, spoilers ahead).
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    • FIRST FASHION
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        365 15 MY,how they’ve grown. Stars glam up the red carpet... or not Doesn’titseem likejust yesterday that Emma Watson and Bonnie Wright were as pre-pubescent as they come in the Harry Potter movies? It’s hardtoimagine littleHermione Granger and even littler Ginny Weasley blossoming into such lovely young ladies. And
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    • FIRST BUYS
      • 252 16  -  Juliana June Rasul Fighting for a better life MOVIE: EXTRAS: Can Jackie Chan act? He certainly tries in this over-long drama. Shinjuku Incident tells the story of Chinese labourers smuggled into Japan to finda betterlifein the early’90s. They run up against Japanese triads, whose resentment of their presence
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        126 16  -  Seto Nu-Wen MOVIE: EXTRAS: None Traitor is a taut thriller that’s part Infernal Affairs, part Body Of Lies. Guy Pearce plays FBI agent Roy Clayton who has to stop an attack in the US by a mysterious Middle Eastern terrorist. He gets into a long cat-and-mouse game with devout
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        129 16  -  Joanne Soh MOVIE: EXTRAS: None There is nothing morbid about this movie, eventhough it’s about death and the people who work around it. It is a heartwarming tale of acceptance, new beginnings and a celebration of life. Daigo is an out-of-job concert cellist, whoreluctantly returns tohisdead mother’s house in
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    • 27 4 Who doesChristianBale play in the moviePublicEnemies? 1. JohnDillinger 2. MelvinPurvis 3. JEdgarHoover ThecontestclosesonSundayat midnight. Eachcallcosts20cents. WINPUBLICENEMIESPRIZES GIVEAWAY We’regivingawayfivesetsofPublic Enemiesprizes,courtesyofUIP. Eachsetconsistsoffivepostersand in-seasonpassesfortwopeopleto watchthemovie. Towinaset,callInfolineat 1900 9140 801andanswerthissimple question:
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 351 6 ENG WAH CINEMAS Online Bookings: www.ewcinemas.com.sg Most 2K Digital Halls In Singapore! Clearest Sharpest Resolution! Best Sound Effects! SINGPOST S.A.M. 1 of the Top Grossing movies of 2009! Funny at its scariest. From Ahmad Idham, Malaysia's acclaimed director of No. 1 Box Office hits. m w 1 U THE CURSE
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    • 38 8/9 GIVEAWAY We’regivingaway 10 pairsoftickets towatch the movie Fighting,courtesyof GoldenVillage. Towin apair, call Infolineat1900 914 0801and answer thissimplequestion: Whoplays thecharacter of ShawnMacArthurin the movie Fighting? 1. ChanningTatum 2. Brad Pitt 3. GeorgeClooney The contestcloseson Sunday atmidnight.Each callcosts 20 cents.
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    • 23 11 JANGAN PANDANG BELAKANG CONGKAK IVEAWAY G We’regivingawayfivesetsofhampersforJangan PandangBelakangCongkak,courtesyofEngWah. Eachconsistsofanautographedmovieposteranda T-shirt.Italsocontainsathree-piecesetoflimited editiongiftcards,whichfeaturedirectorAhmad Idham’smovies–Congkak,JanganTegurandJangan PandangBelakangCongkak.Theycanbeloadedwith astoredvaluetoberedeemedformovietickets. Towinahamper,callInfolineat1900-914 0801 andanswerthissimplequestion:Whoisthedirector ofJanganPandangBelakangCongkak? 1.AhmadIdham 2.AhmadBuang 3.AhmadAli ThecontestclosesonSundayatmidnight. Eachcallcosts20cents.
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    • 89 16 Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Premiering Saturday 25 July, 9pm UtH FULLY LOADED FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE The adventure begins on MAX this July! Catch the marathon screening of all 4 Indiana Jones movies on 25 July. Raiders Of The Lost Ark, 3pm Indiana Jones And
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