- Bidisha's Thought for the Day: Burma on film
Aung San Suu Kyi's life is to be made into a Hollywood film, with Crouching Tiger star Michelle Yeoh in the lead. Any other great women we could trivialise on film?Film fans, are you ready for the latest kung fu flick, Crouching Dictatorship, Hidden Profit? Among the admiring tributes to Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democratic leader who's finally been released from house arrest, a perky news item reflected the film industry's unstintingly profound approach. Hong Kong action heroine and martial arts expert Michelle Yeoh is going to star in a biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi's life.Yes, that's what we need. Not electoral transparency, the rule of law and international political accountability. We need Yeoh, star of Ang Lee's balletic fightfest Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in a thigh-toning allegorical tribute with great costumes. No doubt, in the film, as soon as those daft BBC World news cameras are done briefly reporting her plight, she'll toss aside her dull tomes of history and law. Then she'll take off most of her clothes and meditate exotically for a moment (watered-down Buddhism plays well with a western audience) before kicking and chopping her way around the house in Rocky-like anticipation of the final confrontation with her jailers. Which will be filmed, of course, outside, in the rain, in slow motion.I tell you what, let's have more women trivialised on film. We can call it the Martyrs' Cabaret. The general theme would be one of strong, real women turned into sad symbols of suffering, played by actors more beautiful, younger and less intelligent than they are. I'd favour a bittersweet if ultimately blood-spattered musical starring Meera Syal as Benazir Bhutto. A Catherine Cookson weepie with Julia Davis as Princess Diana. An inspir アウンサンスーチー氏の人生は、リードのタイガースターミシェルヨー屈むと、ハリウッド映画に作られていないことです
- I Lego NY
Christoph Niemann's witty photographs have been collected into a book with Lego versions of everything from the Statue of Liberty, to yellow cabs
クリストフニーマンの気の利いた写真はイエローキャブ自由の女神像、に至るまでのレゴのバージョンで本に収集されている
- Brick by brick: Lego begins building in Europe
Danish toymaker Lego will open 14 stores in Europe by the end of the year, just seven years after previous expansion plans failed. デンマークの玩具メーカーレゴ社はわずか7年前の拡張計画が失敗した後、年末までに欧州で14店舗をオープンします
- Oracle's goals unnerve rivals and customers
Each year, Oracle's presence looms over this city for the company's week-long OpenWorld customer conference, which lured about 41,000 visitors this week. Stretches of downtown streets closed and gave way to makeshift tents housing coffee stands, bars, Lego play areas and candy buffets.
毎年、Oracleの存在は、約41,000人を今週魅了会社の一週間のOpenWorldの顧客の会議は、この街の織機
- What's all the fuss about Dollywood?
Three teenagers flew there on their own. What's the appeal to young people, exactly?Three Florida minors surprised authorities last week by taking a flight to Nashville without telling their parents. But perhaps what was most startling about their incredible adventure, was that they were trying to get to Dollywood, the Dolly Parton theme park. Liberty Love, who was taken there by her parents when she was 11, explains why it might appeal to young people.Dollywood is a great experience, but it's not somewhere I would choose to fly to with my friends. In fact, unless you're a diehard Dolly Parton fan, it's a slightly odd place to go as a teenager; it's nothing like Legoland.In many ways Dollywood is more like a museum. You see Dolly growing up: there are models of the house she lived in as a child, her school, and where she went to church. It also teaches you about the local way of life. You can see the blacksmith at work, and visit a replica of a classic American diner.It's a lot more beautiful than the average theme park, set in the Great Smoky Mountains and with shops painted in lovely pink and blue pastel shades. There are rollercoasters, but only about 10 of them, and they're all old-fashioned wooden ones.Dollywood is child-friendly, and entertaining, but it's really aimed at fans. You can try on Dolly wigs, see her glittery dresses, and watch interviews with her. And of course sing along to her music – there are loads of live shows and it is always blaring from the speakers.When we went, we saw a lot of older people. There were some teenagers, but they were with their families. If I was flying off somewhere out of the blue, I wouldn't pick Dollywood. I'd go somewhere hot and American – but not totally dedicated to Dolly Parton.Liberty Love was talking to Patrick K 3人のティーンエイジャーが、自分で飛んだ
- Still building after all these years: sales of Lego soar
Not every child in the world is obsessed with hi-tech games consoles to the exclusion of more traditional toys. Lego yesterday revealed soaring profits for last year, driven by a combination of the old and the new: its more modern Star Wars range and its classic products. 世界で必ずしもすべての子供のハイテクにこだわっているハイテクゲームより伝統的なおもちゃを排除するコンソール
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