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CHINA BANS LIVE/ANIMATED MOVIES Wednesday, February 22 2006 Calling it "one of the more bizarre orders" from China's film and broadcast watchdog, Daily Variety reported today (Wednesday) that henceforth movies and TV shows featuring live humans together with animated figures are banned in China. The trade publication cited a report appearing in the government-operated Xinhua News Agency that referred to an order by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued on Feb. 15. The order stated that "human live-action, so-called animation (more) IT'S OFFICIAL: GEISHA OFFICIALLY BANNED IN CHINA Wednesday, February 1 2006 
Sony
Pictures
has
confirmed
that
it
has
been
notified
by
the
Chinese
government
that
a
planned
Feb.
9
release
of
Memoirs
of
a
Geisha
has
been
canceled,
the
New
York
Times
reported
today
(Wednesday).
The
State
Administration
of
Radio,
Film
and
Television
reportedly
gave
no
explanation,
but
numerous
earlier
reports
had
indicated
that
authorities
were
concerned
about
possible
protests
over
some
of
China's
top
actresses
appearing
in
Japanese
roles
in
the
movie.
Sony
spokesman
Jim
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There was more bad news today (Monday) for the producers of Mission: Impossible III as the Shanghai newspaper Xinmin Evening News reported that the movie may not be given an import license that would allow it to be screened in China. Although numerous scenes were shot in Shanghai, the newspaper indicated that authorities were upset at the filmmakers for "tarnishing the image" of the city by showing scenes of rags and underwear drying on side streets and depicting police as bumbling.
