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- JAMES CLAVELL'S NOBLE HOUSE
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w/ John Rhys Davies; Ben Masters; Pierce Brosnan; Deborah Raffin & King DheighFrom the author of "Shogun"
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## LEFT COLUMN 281. From the author of "Shogun" JAMES CLAVELL'S NOBLE HOUSE w/John Rhys Davies Ben Masters, Pierce Brosnan, Deborah Raffin & King Dheigh. 2/21/88 282. Tai Pan (1986) 1986. Bryan Brown, John Stanton, Joan Chen; dir. Daryl Duke. 127m. (R) $79.98. Vestron. Image: good. Tai-Pan bears the distinction of being the first American film shot in mainland China, and one can only imagine the dic- tums that must have been handed down before permission for filming was granted: "China must be portrayed in only the most civilized light. The Chinese people must be presented as an advanced and dignified race. We must be allowed to watch the filming of any scenes featuring bare breasts." And so began, one might imag- ine, the filming of James Clavell's Tai-Pan. The result is a faintly scummy historical melodrama featuring Bryan (F/X) Brown as a Scottish pioneer who embraces the Oriental way while greedily promoting Hong Kong's opium-fueled economy for personal gain. Pompous smarm at its worst. - John Walker FORBIDDEN CITY: THE GREAT WITHIN. The Making of. 11/5/95 The Bejing Emperor's residence. HE DANCES FOR HIS CORMORANTS. Life on China's Lijiang River. 11/5/95 CHINA HAND. (1987) w/David Soul & Mike Preston. 283. RED CORNER. (1997) w/Richard Gere, Bat Ling & Peter Donat. TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL. 5/17/98 w/Roma Downey, Bai Ling & R. Gere. CHINA HISTORY: (7) CHINA: BORN UNDER THE RED FLAG. 11/7/99 ## RIGHT COLUMN 284. INSIDE CHINA: (Docu's.) (2) Cruise ship Pirates. (2005) TODAY SHOW: Shanghai Acrobats. THE LI RIVER TOUR. GLOBE TREKER: CHINA. (2005) BIZARE ASIAN FOODS. (2005) INSIDE CHINA: Calligraphy. 12/8/2005 CHINA 21. Ordinary people. (2001) WHEN SILK WAS GOLD.XIAN. (2005) M U S I C . JADE. (2006) GLOBE TREKKER: Ultimate China. 2/2/06 (Slightly larger than USA, but four times the population.) Great Wall, Xian w/8,000 terra cotta warriors, Beijing's Forbidden City. (24 Emperors) The Temple of Heaven. (Emperor was the "son of Heaven") Silk & tea trade. Chairman Mao in Tianamin Square. Macow. RELIGION: Currently: 13,000 Buddist temples, 1,500 Daoist temples, 30,000 Mosques & 17,000 Christian churc Fish niblers & foot massage. Pandas. Yangtze river. The Dam. CANTON. The Revolution Trail. 285. POONING BUDIST MONISTARY. (2000) GUO LANLING: (Singer) National Treasure. (2000) PILOT GUIDES: CENTRAL CHINA: w/Megan McCormick. Train w/Shanghai's acrobatic troup to Suzhou & learn to spin silk. The Three Gorges Dam and the Caves at Dazu. (2000) INSIDE CHINA: NEW YEAR PICTURES. Woodcut & Watercolc MIGRANT WORKERS. OLD SHANGHAI. YI FIRE CEREMONY. HERBAL MEDICINE. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. (2002) RETIREMENT. XILAN KAPU ART. (2002) Anthony Bourdain: No Reservation. 05 SHA ANISH- Teahouse. (2004) Inside China: LONGI HOPE PROJECT. 02