Johnny Depp Presents Chinese Dream, One Boyfriend's IMAX Revenge Fantasy, Written In Dust at Zajia Lab

Kipp Whittaker | Jun 27, 2014 3:15 pm | Add a comment | 1484 reads

Johnny Depp will select the winner for the finale of reality talent show Chinese Dream. Airing every Friday on Zhejiang Television, it follows a similar formula to the BBC television show, Tonight’s the Night, consisting of live performances and ordinary people who have a dream they want to materialize, then the audience and judges cast votes for their favorites to advance in the next round. The lucky contestant will accompany Depp to Hollywood to realize the Chinese Dream in Tinseltown.

When asked why he was interested in joining the jury for this reality show, he explained that before he was an actor he harbored a deep desire to become a rock musician but resorted to acting to pay the bills. He was living with Nicholas Cage at the time, who probably spent all of his rent money on snakeskin jackets and castles in Europe.

Next up, a wicked little revenge fantasy that we couldn't imagine happening anywhere else. Seven years ago a Beijing man surnamed Wang, was dumped by his girlfriend because he was unable to pay for movie tickets on date night.

Well, for seven years this rejection sparked a fire deep within this dude's heart, so now that he has the means, for the premiere weekend of Transformers 4 he spent RMB 250,000 to buy out every seat for two IMAX screenings. Most people wallow in their sadness for a couple months and get over it with self improvement books, or get a personal trainer, but we guess this guy felt he had something to prove. Here is the receipt:

This sad act of retribution has been forwarded 100,000 times, and everyone who retweeted the original post is in the running for a free ticket to see those Decepticons inflict rage upon planet earth. 1,590 microbloggers have already received tickets to the screenings. Look for the sad man fogging up his 3D glasses with crocodile tears in the front row, holding a single rose.

Go to Zajia Lab and experience the spectacle of silent cinema combined with live improvised music. The film Written In Dust, directed by Gareth Rees, tells the story three friends from the countryside as they adapt to life in Beijing, which ultimately leads to their dramatic demise. Two sets of musicians are performing with the film, creating their own soundtracks that give life to the emotions and themes of the narrative.

Friday June 27 and Sunday June 29: Richard Carciofo, Chen Ying and Li Ran use traditional Chinese instruments (Sanxian, Flutes and Gu Zheng) yet they bring an improvisational approach to the music, responding to the film’s structure and blending traditional and modern genres to create an emotional response.

Thursday July 03 and Sunday July 06: The HarriDan Sound Collective, led by Dan Taylor, will use a more western approach featuring psychedelic and experimental folk sounds with guitar, saxophone, violin and electronic effects to bring a more contemporary yet perennial effect to the narrative.

Show starts at 8:30pm. 

 

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