Quotes of the Day
Friday, Nov. 15, 2002
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002
The Hong Kong showbiz scene has an appetite for sensation. The tiny Special Administration Region is crawling with movie stars and pop idols who are paid to be in public — presiding at boutique openings, promoting their CDs, shilling for breast-enhancement creams — and who, when they’re on their own, can step in the usual amount of trouble. It’s also got more gossipmongers and paparazzi per square inch than any place in the world, and dozens of newspapers, like Apple Daily and the Oriental Daily News, that are feverishly devoted to exposing the dark sides of bright people. The salacious news generated by this former colony makes U.S. tabloids seem lazy and reticent by comparison.
- Richard Corliss
- Richard Corliss on a festival of vintage gore and ghoul movies