<a href="http://ad-adex7.flycast.com/server/click/AsiaPacificUniverseOnline/runofsite/$stamp5" target="_top"><img SRC="$stamp5" BORDER=0 height=60 width=468></a></noscript> <p><img SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/asia_pacific_newslogo.gif" ALT="AsiaPacificUniverse.com News --Focused on the Asian Pacific Islander community" width=357 height=75 align=BOTTOM><P><b><a href="index.html">Home</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_talk.htm">Forum</a></b> | <b><a href="homepage.htm">Bookmarks</a></b> | <b><a href="apucenter.htm">Tools</a></b> | <b><a href="archive.htm">Archive</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_features.htm">Features </a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_commentary.htm">Commentary </a></b> | <b><a href="store.htm">Store</a></b> | <b><a href="humor_chat.htm">Chat</a></b> <b><a href="love2.htm">Love Central</a></b> | <b><a href="" onClick="var popup=null; popup = open('http://asiapacificuniverse.com/asia_pacific_popup.htm', 'popup', 'width=280,height=450') ; popup = null;">FactBot</a></b> | <b><a href="daily_news.htm">Other News</a></b> | <b><a href="" onClick="var gallery=null; gallery = open('http://asiapacificuniverse.com/asia_pacific_gallery.htm', 'gallery', 'width=500,height450,scrollbars'); gallery=null;">Gallery</a></b> | <b><a href="stockquotes.html">Stocks</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_horoscope.htm">Horoscopes</a></b> | <b><a href="search.htm">Search</a></b> | <b><a href="asia_pacific_ads.htm">Ads</a></b> <table CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 COLS=1 WIDTH="670" > <caption><style type="text/css"> .button {background-color:lightyellow; font-family:tahoma,verdana; font-weight:bold;} </style> </caption> <tr> <td> <P> <br> <br> <center><b><i><font face="tahoma,verdana"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+3> Beyond the Distant Horizon </font></font></font></i></b></center><br> <br> <style type="text/css"> A:hover {color:red;} .links {color:yellow; background-color:blue;} A.links:link {color:yellow; font-size:12pt;} A:link {color:yellow; font-size:12pt;} </style> <img SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/cibo.jpg" HSPACE=2 VSPACE=2 BORDER=1 height=228 width=275 align=RIGHT alt="Cibo Matto, Copyright Warner Brothers"><font face="Tahoma"> Apr. 27, 2001<P> <b><font size=+4>C</font></b>ibo Matto </font><font face="Tahoma"> will be touring the East coast and Midwest during the month of May. The Warner Brothers twosome will play Irving Plaza in NYC on May 5th and the Metro in Chicago on May 10th in addition to other dates. <P> The popular Japanese manga and anime series <i>Berusaiyu no Bara</i> (The Rose of Versailles) will be made into opera according to creator Riyoko Ikeda. The comic book has sold more than 12 million copies in Japan and the musical version is expected to last more than three hours. <P> <p><b><font size=+1>Everybody's kung fu fighting</font></font></b> <br> <p><font face="Tahoma"> Hong Kong action director <B>Tsui Hark</b> is returning home after a Hollywood stint to make <i>Time and Tide</i> starring Nicolas Tse. In the future, Tsui plans to make a sequel to <i>Black Mask</i>, the film that launched <i>Jet Li's</i> career. <P> <br><img SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/dacascos.jpg" HSPACE=2 VSPACE=2 BORDER=1 height=226 width=355 align=LEFT alt="Mark Dacascos in 'American Samurai'"> Universal Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to <i>Le Pacte des Loups</i> (Brotherhood of the Wolf) according to <i>Variety</i>. The film, which costars martial arts actor <B>Mark Dacascos</b>, broke the previous box office record held by <i>Titanic</i>. <P> <B>Kiyoshi Kurosawa's</b> horror film <i>Kairo</i> an official entry to the Cannes Film Festival has been picked up by Distant Horizon for distribution in the United States and most other English-speaking countries. <P><BR> Distant Horizon, headed by CEO <B>Anant Singh</b> is also producing <i>The Legend of Zu</i> starring CTHD star <B>Zhang Ziyi</b>. <P> <img SRC="http://AsiaPacificUniverse.com/popimages/liu.jpg" HSPACE=2 VSPACE=2 BORDER=1 height=270 width=179 align=LEFT alt="Lucy Liu in 'Shanghai Noon'. Copyright Touchstone Pictures."><BR align=bottom> Taiwan President <B>Chen Shui-bian</b> paid a visit to Academy Award winning director <B>Ang Lee</b> who had returned home for his mother's birthday. The chief executive went to the same high school as Ang in the southern city of Tainan. <p> Hot off her success in <i>Charlie's Angels</i>, <B>Lucy Liu</b> will begin filming the thriller <i>The Company Man</i> next month. 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