Porn | 3D Porn Is A Hit In Hong Kong

-By Scott Rosenberg

Set in the Ming Dynasty, the film chronicles the story of a youngman who falls in love again with his ex-wife after being introducedto the "erotic world" by an aristocrat. The film stars Japaneseactresses Saori Hara and Yukkio Suo.

Following its debut in Hong Kong, the movie opened in Taiwan andreportedly was to open in Japan and South Korea. Surprisingly,among the crowds of people in queues waiting to go into thecinemas, many were women.

AFP reported 32-year-old Justin Lai saying as she waited in line,"I’m not normally much of a moviegoer, but this one is too good tomiss. I’d like to see what 3D porn is like on the bigscreen."

AFP also reported that Italian director Tinto Brass announced a 3Dremake of his 1979 Caligula and that Hustler magazineplans to produce a pornographic spoof of James Cameron’s Avatar .

Major and CJ Partner on 4D Theatre
Major Cineplex Group Plc, the leading theatre circuit in Thailand,announced plans for a joint venture with Korea’s CJ Entertainmentto retrofit to 4D the IMAX theatre at the flagship Siam Paragonlocation.

This will be the first location outside of Korea’s fourinstallations with the capability to screen major Hollywood movieswith special effects such as wind, water, smells, fog and motionintertwined with 3D effects.

CJ Entertainment is already in the process of building a studio inKorea to handle the creation of effects. Major has the license forall of Thailand and will keep close watch on the performance of the4D theatre, which will carry a ticket price of approximately $13per person.

Jim Patterson, general manager of IMAX in Thailand, is enthusiasticabout the 4D effects, noting that they could be applied tocommercials as well as features. Of course, the commercials wouldhave to be either produced in or converted to 3D first.

"Major is always looking at the latest trends and newestinnovations in big-screen entertainment," Patterson says. "And ofcourse, Major will do what it takes to continue to be the leader inThailand and in the region."

Transformers 3 , opening in July, will be the first to play thenew 4D IMAX special effects.

China Film Head Calls for Film Classification
In March 2011, Yin Li, head of the China Film Group and a member ofthe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said thatdespite a robust and growing domestic film industry, "very seriousproblems" exist.

Yin called for the creation of a regulated film-classificationsystem to help diversify films while attracting more audiences."People misunderstand classification. A lot of people thinkclassification means that the government allows 'unhealthy' films,"he said. "But actually, classification will protect youth fromimproper scenes." He also stated that strict laws would regulateproduct placement in films, an increasing concern.

While Yin desires more government regulations on those two issues,he wants less government involvement when it comes to censorship.He said government advice on sensitive issues makes movies seemunrealistic, especially when compared to films made in the 1980sand 1990s.

"Now, filmmakers seem to lose their voices regarding societytoday," Yin opined. "I think one of the reasons is filmcensorship."

He added, "The Ministry of Public Security will give opinions whenwe shoot a police-themed film. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs willadvise a film concerning foreign countries."

According to Yin, Chinese filmmakers released 526 films in 2010,bringing in approximately US$1.5 billion at the box office.

"Last year, the State Council issued guidelines to promote the filmindustry," Yin noted. "If the government and people give us moresupport, I believe we can produce more qualified films to competewith Hollywood."

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