Word: scripted
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...What attracted you to this script...
...response, like chain-smoking or blaming a parent. It's such a familiar milestone that last year one of our major studios used it as the name of a movie. Sony's ?"28 Days" starred Sandra Bullock as a party girl battling addictions, an unsupportive boyfriend and a weak script...
...warning, "We will not tolerate any illegal government." Prospects that were unimaginable one day become probable the next: it will go to the House, no, to the Senate; Gore will cast the tie-break vote; Could Strom Thurmond end up President? Dick Cheney's fourth heart attack fit the script for a week of jumpy tempers and raw nerves...
Based on part of a Wang Du Lu novel from the 1930s, the script by James Schamus, Wang Huiling and Tsai Kuojung concerns the theft of a sword, the Green Destiny. This is the holy weapon of Li Mubai (Chow), a legendary warrior looking for peace in his later days. He entrusts the sword to Yu Shulien (Yeoh), a gifted martial artist with whom he shares an unspoken love. Then Jen (Zhang), daughter of a political bigwig, arrives, and everything tips off-balance. The wiser, more cautious adults sense Jen's avidity for rare and dangerous toys like the Green...
Badu's growth might take her in some surprising directions. She received positive notices for her role in the 1999 film The Cider House Rules, and she's currently writing a dramatic script of her own. She also directed the video for the single Bag Lady and hopes to direct a feature film eventually. Although certain symbols have become associated with her--the headwrap, for example--she wants to keep her creative momentum going and continue to explore new areas. Says Badu: "I don't want to have no flags on me or have any symbols represent me. I represent...