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Zhao Bandi: art, fashion and carpetbaggingPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 2:52 PM
![]() Attention grabbing panda babe Last week ESWN noted a letter by some Chinese citizens to SARFT demanding that Kung Fu Panda, the Steven Spielberg animation currently showing in movie theaters in China, be pulled. The letter begins thusly:
A few days later, ESWN noted the following:
Yesterday, your correspondent received a press release that begins like this:
No gold digging there. Today, journalist and sardonic blogger Lian Yue posted a little poem titled Envy. In translation:
Zhao Bandi is no stranger to panda hype. See for example this 1999 story by your correspondent Zhao Bandi: Artist or Ad Man?. Links and Sources
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Comments on Zhao Bandi: art, fashion and carpetbagging
I believe Spielberg has had nothing to do with DreamWorks for a while, this is why the film was allowed, unlike Indiana Jones.
That's why Indiana Jones isn't allowed? That is totally lame. This place totally blows. What a bunch of self-righteous pansies. Its time to leave this place for good. Spielberg's movies aren't what they used to be but damn if I still won't watch them anyway. Seriously, China is a total wasteland for anything remotely cool.
In a land whereby anything not toeing the party's line can be banned why is it you can't find a descent piece of pizza? F this place.
Whomever wrote this article pretty stupid! I've worked in 'Hollywood,' and you are generally mis-informed!