Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Up the Yangtze
This eye-opening documentary looks at the astonishing changes brought by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam to the Yangtze River in China.
When:
May 16, 2008 12:00am
"A POTENT INDICTMENT OF THE DAM-AGE DONE!
Says more about what's being lost—culturally, geographically, morally—
than any parade of talking heads ever could."
–Time Out New York
Read the reviews:
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/uptheyangtze
Read IndieWIRE on Up the Yangtze's opening:
http://www.indiewire.com/biz/2008/04/iw_bot_chinese.html
WATCH THE TRAILER:
http://zeitgeistfilms.com/uptheyangtze
UP THE YANGTZE
STARTS MAY 16 AT:
Los Angeles
Laemmle's Royal*
11523 Santa Monica Blvd.
310-477-5581
www.laemmle.com
* Q&A WITH FILMMAKER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
After the 7 pm Show
Pasadena
Laemmle's Playhouse 7*
673 East Colorado Blvd.
626-844-6500
www.laemmle.com
* Q&A WITH FILMMAKER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
After the 5pm Show
Encino
Laemmle Town Center 5
17200 Ventura Blvd.
818-981-9811
www.laemmle.com
Santa Ana
Regency South Coast Village
1561 W Sunflower Avenue
Sunflower & South Coast Plaza
714-557-5701
www.regencymovies.com
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