Edward Yang

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Born: Shanghai, China on 11/6/1947

Died: 6/29/2007

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CANNES: Bjork's No Dork!

HOLLYWOOD, May 22, 2000 -- Cannes, after all, is not the Oscars. So it's no surprise when the big winners at the chi-chi film festival assume the largely unknown (to us) names of, uh, Lars von Trier and, er, Wong Kar-wai.

Danish director von Trier's modern-day musical "Dancer in the Dark" nabbed the top prize, the Palm D'Or, for best feature as the 53rd Cannes Film Festival closed out its 12-day run Sunday. The film's first-time actress, Icelandic pop diva Bjork, took home the award for best actress.

"Dancer in the Dark" is about a blind Czech immigrant (played by Bjork) who escapes to an imaginary world of musical fantasies.

Another big winner was Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai, whose "In the Mood for Love" won the best actor award for male lead Tony Leung. The film, set in mid-1960s Hong Kong, follows two neighbors who gradually discover that their spouses are ha

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NEWSMAKERS: Dude, Where's the Magic Wand?

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8, 2001 -- Those darn Muggles are just so serious about everything.

Drug paraphernalia was found at the movie studio where "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is filming outside London, Warner Bros. confirmed to Reuters on Sunday.

No word on what exactly is the drug instrument in question. Warners Bros. issued a statement saying that the items in question were not found on, or near, any of the sets being used by the production. The studio also said that law enforcement was immediately notified after discovery of the paraphernalia.

MORE 'HARRY POTTER' NEWS: Reuters also reports that "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is saying today that she plans to publish two special edition of the fantasy series aiming to raise $33 million for deprived children.

The two new tales are named "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Quidditch Thro

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