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Children of Men is a bleak, but thrilling story about a future society where all women are infertile and no babies have been born for over eighteen years. It is set in Britain in 2027 and human’s imminent extinction has created a culture of dispair and conflict so that the country has become a police [...]

Bond has had several incarnations over the last 44 years. First we had Sean Connery, then George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pearce Brosnan. Even David Niven tried out the role. His accent, gadgets, wardrobe and sense of humor may all have changed over this time, but Bond is essentially timeless and immortal. Criminal organisations [...]

This is Martin Scorsese’s stylish, entertaining but flawed remake of the classic Hong Kong cat and mouse thriller, Internal Affairs. The basic idea is that a gangster’s protege secretly joins the police force as an inside stooge while an undercover cop joins this gang in order to bring it down. Martin Scorsese has rewritten the Triad [...]

I have just finished ploughing through a season and a half of the new Battlestar Galactica in just under a week. It’s the same basic story about an alien race of fascist cybernetic warriors pursuing the last remaining human survivors after an invasion of the twelve colonies wiped everyone else out. Science fiction always tells [...]

Welcome back to Catshanghai.
Sorry it’s been a while. I’ve been busy.
Here are the show notes:
Culture: Interview with Jenny about Shanghai fashion
Arts: Album reviews: ‘Orkestar 2′ by Beirut, ‘Radiodread’ by Easy All Stars
Film reviews: Red Violin, Titus
Technology: Mojopac (www.mojopac.com) Logitech 350 USB headset-mic, open source content management systems
Shanghai life: Crazy traffic
Direct download: catshanghai-2.mp3

Welcome to Catshanghai.This show looks at culture, arts, technology and life in Shanghai.
Host: Shanghaimat
Culture: The Matthew Barney Restraint #9 video at the Shanghai Biennale
Arts: CD reviews: ‘Espers 2′ by Espers, ‘On Leaving’ by Nina Nastasia, ‘The Letting Go’ by Bonnie Prince Billie
Film reviews: The Wicker Man (original version), Naked
Technology: TuneTalk Stereo mic for 5G Ipod [...]