Matter of honor and duty to care

When a celebrity actor is caught with his pants down, he may see his career crumbling even though a tidal wave of cynical sympathy purports to buttress him up.

The conspicuous absence of any mention of a nominated film at a news conference for the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival made headlines across the nation.

Uncle Victory is in the lineup of films for the Golden Goblet Award, yet when jury president Gong Li introduced the nominees, it was not even mentioned. The media pushed for an explanation, and the event folded before it ran its course.