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	Justin Lin - Biography - Moviefone
		Justin Lin's tale will sound remarkably familiar to countless aspiring filmmakers who have paid their dues by maxing out their credit cards and spending sleepless nights starving while wondering if their projects will ever reach the screens.
		Fortunately for Lin, his gamble was a success and his solo debut feature, Better Luck Tomorrow (Lin had previously co-directed Shopping for Fangs with filmmaker Quentin Lee), received both critical acclaim and a distribution deal with MTV films.
		Lin also worked closely with youth in teaching sports and media, a job that found his interest in the mindset of the younger generation growing.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/justin-lin/202426/biography (643 words)

	Justin Lin's Sense and Sensibility 1/3 \| Asian American Personalities \| GOLDSEA
		Justin Lin survives that white-knuckle leap from Asian American boy wonder to Hollywood old boy with barely a crack in his uncompromising standards.
		Of course, that was back in 2003 when Lin could afford to pick and choose and dictate terms as Hollywood's latest kid from the future.
		Lin's artistic conscience must have been stinging, because he has studiously avoided publicity while that popcorn movie was fresh on everyone's minds.
	goldsea.com /Personalities/Linj/linj.html (445 words)

	Asian Americans In Three Dimensions: Justin Lin Talks About "Better Luck Tomorrow"
		Lin: A student asked me, "Is there a correlation between your film and the war that's going on now?" I answered that I was very much exploring the mentality of all of society through this one very specific perspective.
		Lin fails to say that his flim's premise was actully stolen from the headlines nealy a decade ago from the Orange County register.
		Lin would confess that it is based on actually events, not a something he made up living in the hood...
	www.indiewire.com /people/people_030414lin.html (1985 words)

	Justin Lin: Pedal to the metal
		To further aid Lin in his research, Universal paid for a trip to Japan, where the director got a crash course in the history and culture of drifting, a form of racing most commonly practiced on twisty roads, where the person behind the wheel is essentially driving sideways.
		While Lin is entirely aware that this isn't a groundbreaking narrative, he claims to have enjoyed the challenge (there's that word again) of taking an oft-told tale and making it seem fresh.
		According to Lin, early drafts of the screenplay did try to make room for Walker and/or Diesel, but by the time he signed on to direct, the decision had been made to push ahead with new faces.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0602justinlin0602.html (1577 words)

	Amazon.ca: Better Luck Tomorrow: DVD: Justin Lin,Jerry Mathers,John Cho,Jason Tobin,Roger Fan,Parry Shen,Sung ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Justin Lin's independent feature about a group of good kids gone bad caused a stir at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, where at least one audience member objected to its depiction of Asian-Americans.
		Lin is certainly a talented director, drawing fine performances from his young cast, who, like many Asian-American actors, are normally consigned to bit roles.
		Justin Lin created a rare gem and something as Asians should all aspire, an original work of cinematic art without the sugar coat and culture-centric approach.
	www.amazon.ca /Better-Luck-Tomorrow-Justin-Lin/dp/B0000AI424 (1204 words)

	Justin Lin: Business as Usual, UCLA International Institute
		The important thing for Lin was that he had made his presence felt and in doing so, trumped the notion that a general audience couldn’t possibly be interested in the lives of individuals who until now, served merely as background d?or.
		Lin, however, does not view this scattered range of responses as a detriment to the film’s enduring perception.
		Justin Lin’s mission is a simple one—to make films about experiences that people can relate to, visual techniques that they can ooh and ahh over, even inconsistencies they can argue about.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=10523 (529 words)

	U-WIRE.com/INTERVIEW: 'Better Luck' director Justin Lin most likely to succeed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Had Lin's film opened to great reviews and a gross that would've been closer to "Better Luck Tomorrow's" mere $250,000 budget, the film would've simply opened up in art houses across the country, Lin could've done a few phone interviews and begun work on his other projects.
		Though Lin is energized by the weight of a culture hanging on his film, his reasons for making the film with an Asian-American cast were artistic ones.
		And still, Lin is facing some of the same obstacles that he was up against when he was attempting to get the film made.
	www.uwire.com /content/topae042903001.html (1279 words)

	MTV Movie News \| No Ludacris, No Diesel, No Walker, But '3 Fast 3 Furious' (Joke) Has Justin Lin (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lin confirms that the stars from "The Fast and the Furious" and its sequel, "2 Fast 2 Furious" (including Walker, Diesel, Eva Mendes and Ludacris), won't be a part of the third installment, and that the only true link between the three films will be the cars themselves.
		Lin, a cinema-savvy director with a fondness for Leone's classic "Man With No Name" trilogy, says the battle between Shaun and a villain racer known as the "Drift King" will have echoes of the classic battles in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and the other films.
		Lin promises that casting announcements will be made over the next couple of months, and that the film will stay on target for a June 16, 2006 release.
	www.mtv.com.cob-web.org:8888 /movies/news/articles/1504202/06152005/story.jhtml (883 words)

	Justin Lin @ Filmbug UK
		Justin Lin's solo directorial debut, the critically acclaimed Better Luck Tomorrow, premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, garnering a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize.
		Justin Lin's second solo feature, Touchstone's Annapolis, starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson and Jordana Brewster was released in January 2006.
		More recently, Justin Lin established Trailing Johnson, his own production company, which has already completed Spotlighting, a documentary about a long-running Las Vegas lounge act, soon to be broadcast on national television.
	www.filmbug.co.uk /db/343258 (453 words)

	Copenhagen Consensus 2004 – addresses 10 major challenges in the world. - Justin Yifu Lin
		Lin, born in 1952, was educated at National Chengchi University (MBA 1978), Peking University (MA, Political Economy, 1982), and University of Chicago (PhD in Economics, 1986).
		Lin is professor and founding director of the China Center for Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University and professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
		Lin is a member of American Economic Association.
	www.copenhagenconsensus.com /?ID=180 (191 words)

	Biographie + fiche + info + fichier + filmographie+ bio+ Justin + Lin.
		Heureusement pour Lin, cet immense pari est devenu un succès et son premier film solo appelé "Better Luck Tomorrow" (Lin avait précédemment codirigé "Shopping for fangs" avec le réalisateur Quentin Lee), est devenu un succès auprès des critiques et le film a aussi reçu un contrat de film avec la chaine de musique américaine MTV.
		Lin également a travaillé auprès des plus jeunes pour leur enseigner les sports et les médias.
		Lin était alors convaincu que son idée pourrait facilement devenir un grand film -- il demanda l'aide d'autres écrivains pour améliorer son scénario.
	www.planeteasiat.com /celebrites/justinlin.htm (389 words)

	Asian CineVision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Justin Lin: As a filmmaker, up to that point, I had lost, basically, every cent that I had ever earned and every loan I took went into my films so… I really felt like that was it.
		Justin: Better Luck Tomorrow, on a general level is really about four high school Asian American students who are a little too smart for their own good.
		Justin: It doesn’t matter to me who anyone is as long as they put in the work…The team that we have is very multiethnic and it’s not by design or anything.
	www.asiancinevision.org /cinevue/justinlin.html (1933 words)

	Justin Lin's Tokyo Drift Fast Furious and Flashy Fantasy for Teens \| Asian American Daily \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The race sequences initially look fresh but quickly grow repetitive as director Justin Lin presents scene after scene of sporty cars swerving around curves in such unison, it resembles synchronized swimming as much as racing.
		Lin made waves in the independent world with his 2002 teen drama ``Better Luck Tomorrow,'' but since then, he's been firmly in Hollywood's pocket with the boxing tale ``Annapolis'' and now this.
		Let's hope Lin's just cashing in while he can to position himself for more character-driven stories rather than taking whatever studios throw at him.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/606/16drift.html (809 words)

	Chop Block Dot Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mind you, there were a million things that could`ve been said, because director Justin Lin must have plenty of stories to tell.
		The success of BLT crowned Lin as not only one of the ten directors to watch by Variety, but presently one of the industry trade pub`s premonitions that actually came true.
		With Lin`s present and future slate of studio flicks and industry kudos, it`s easy to forget that, like Annapolis` protagonist Huard, Lin comes from humble beginnings as a boy from suburban Buena Park, California, who wanted to tell stories with film.
	www.chopblock.com /features/justinlin.cfm (1254 words)

	Morphizm.com -- "It's Three-Dimensional": Interview with Justin Lin, Better Luck Tomorrow
		The stir caught the attention of several distributors, and the 31-year-old Lin suddenly found himself the prize in a bidding war: "As soon as we got into Sundance, the phone was ringing off the hook, and it hasn't stopped ringing.
		Lin, a UCLA School of Film and Television grad, has learned a lot about the business in these few short months.
		Justin Lin: We had fun, but it was so overwhelming when I was there.
	www.morphizm.com /recommends/interviews/lin_better.html (3956 words)

	Campus Circle - Movies
		Justin also points to the fact that a lot of people move to suburbia to live in gated-communities, which aren’t really safer, but give the buyer the illusion of having their own freedom.
		Justin says he is dealing with serious issues in Better Luck and felt it was important to humanize the characters.
		All Lin could do was thank the entire cast for making a pact not to take any other acting work until the film was done.
	www.campuscircle.net /interviews/justinlin.htm (678 words)

	A+E Interactive: Justin Lin set to direct potential blockbuster
		Better Luck Tomorrow director Justin Lin has been signed on to direct "The Fast and the Furious 3." This time the movie will be set in Tokyo, Japan, and focus on drift racing.
		The last time I spoke with Lin, he was planning to do a romantic flick.
		Although this is a great accomplishment for Lin, who is one of the prominent Asian American directors, I wonder if they will ever make a movie about the Asian American racing scene here.
	blogs.mercurynews.com /aei/2005/06/justin_lin_set_.html (212 words)

	Schema Magazine: Justin Lin to Finish the Game
		Better Luck Tomorrow director, and more recently director of Annapolis and the Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Justin Lin, is set to take on what appears to be a comedic period piece about the making of the Bruce Lee's last movie, Game of Death.
		Lin explains that "My movie is about the making of it, the casting of who is going to become that fake Bruce Lee.
		In other Justin Lin news, he was also rumoured to be making an American remake of the Korean movie, Oldboy.
	www.schemamag.ca /archives/2006/07/justin_lin_to_f_1.html (363 words)

	Justin Lin Signed to Direct Latest Installment of The Fast and The Furious 3"
		UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed young filmmaker Justin Lin -- who made a splash with the 2002 independent feature and Sundance hit "Better Luck Tomorrow" -- has been signed to direct the latest installment in the motion picture series built on speed: "The Fast and the Furious 3" (tentative title).
		Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Justin Lin grew up in Orange County, California, and graduated with a degree in film from UCLA.
		Lin is also attached to direct "Strangers," which Vertigo Entertainment is producing at Focus, as well as the Vertigo Entertainment/Universal Pictures' film "Old Boy," a remake of a Korean-language action/thriller.
	www.cinemaspider.com /news/june05/article060805-3.html (592 words)

	Justin Lin
		Born in Taipei, Justin Lin moved with his family to Orange County, California when he was nine.
		Lin went on to write and direct his own screenplay, Better Luck Tomorrow (2003), about a group of Asian-American high school students who, despite excellent grades and wealthy backgrounds, turn to crime for entertainment.
		Lin financed the movie using his life savings, 10 credit cards, help from family and friends and M.C. Hammer.
	www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=10600 (247 words)

	Justin Lin explains 'Fast and Furious 3' vision
		Lin is talking to reporters about his upcoming feature "Annapolis," a Naval Academy drama that just happens to feature actors from Rob Cohen's "The Fast and the Furious" (Jordana Brewster) and John Singleton's "2 Fast 2 Furious" (Gibson).
		He's on a day off from "Tokyo Drift," which is approaching the end of its production cycle.
		Director Justin Lin of Annapolis, and also, 2002s Better Luck Tomorrow.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0128justinlin0128.html (499 words)

	AsiaSource Interview with Justin Lin, Director of Better Luck Tomorrow
		Justin Lin's film Better Luck Tomorrow traces the double lives of Asian American teenagers whose ambitions combined with the tedium of suburban life has explosive and unsettling consequences.
		Bored by their environment and no longer satisfied with simply staying ahead of the grading curve, the teenagers throw themselves into increasingly risky extracurricular activities.
		AsiaSource spoke briefly to Justin Lin about the making of the film and his hopes of bringing to light the issues confronting youth today.
	www.asiasource.org /arts/justinlin.cfm (1153 words)

	Justin Lin - Moviefone
		Justin Lin's tale will sound remarkably familiar to countless aspiring filmmakers who have paid their dues by maxing out their credit cards and...
		filmmaker justin lin discusses being young, urban, asian american and the target of a hollywood bidding war.
		AsiaSource spoke briefly to Justin Lin about the making of the film and his hopes of bringing to light the issues confronting...
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/justin-lin/202426/main (123 words)

	Justin Lin: "Better Luck Tomorrow" (2003)
		When funding ran low for "Better Luck Tomorrow," filmmaker Justin Lin called on an unlikely resource to help: MC Hammer.
		When Lin was putting together the cast for "Better Luck Tomorrow," he was impressed by Jason Tobin, who would go on to play one of the pivotal characters in his film.
		Lin found it ironic that because of his looks, this Eurasian actor had spent most of his time on film delivering Chinese food.
	jaehakim.com /articles/film/features/justinlin.htm (495 words)

	The Sundance Kid
		Arts: Filmmaker Justin Lin discusses being young, urban, Asian American and the target of a Hollywood bidding war.
		Filmmaker Justin Lin does not have a string of hit movies, an eight-digit studio budget, or even a marquee cast of Hollywood stars.
		That experience has turned the 30-year-old Lin into the most prominent American filmmaker of Asian descent since Wayne Wang broke out in the 1980s with Chan Is Missing and Dim Sum.
	www.motherjones.com /arts/qa/2002/09/ma_114_01.html (1398 words)

	Hyphen Magazine: Asian America Unabridged - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Justin Lin was getting by on oatmeal dinners and pondering his future in film when he took one last gamble: Make a movie that could explore the flawed, unsettling choices of suburban teenagers -- and cast Asian American males in the starring roles.
		Born in Taiwan, Lin moved his family to Buena Park, CA, where his parents ran a fish-and-chips shop in an old strip mall.
		Look for a discussion between directors Justin Lin and Jon Moritsugu in the Summer 2003 issue.
	www.hyphenmagazine.com /features/web_exclusives/041203luckygamble.php (539 words)

	Amazon.com: Annapolis (Full Screen Edition): DVD: Justin Lin,James Franco,Donnie Wahlberg,Jordana Brewster,McCaleb ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Director Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) keeps the pace swift and the visuals snappy, particularly in the boxing scenes.
		Lin does inject a little tension into the forcefully integrated cast - particularly during the training sessions and there's some real frenetic energy infused into the fight scenes - there's also lots of muscled eye candy - but the film never manages to find a single surprise in the script or rise above the ordinary.
		Justin Lin - Director, David Collard - Writer (Written by), Gym Hinderer - Producer (co-producer), Steve Nicolaides - Producer (executive producer), Damien Saccani - Producer (producer), Mark Vahradian - Producer (producer)...
	www.amazon.com /Annapolis-Full-Screen-Justin-Lin/dp/B000F6IODE (2085 words)

	Justin Lin On "Oldboy" Remake (January 30th, 2006)
		Suicide Girls recently spoke to director Justin Lin for the release of "Annapolis" and discussed his plans on directing the remake of Park Chan Wook's "Oldboy".
		Lin says "Right now we're so far away from it being a reality.
		I love that film and the only reason I wanted to explore that avenue is because it really spoke to me. I didn't sign on to make a Xerox copy of the original because it's a masterpiece.
	www.darkhorizons.com /news06/060130e.php (304 words)

	Justin Yifu Lin at IDEAS
		If you are Justin Yifu Lin, you may change this information at RePEc.
		Lin, Justin Yifu & Yang, Dennis Tao, 2000.
		Lin, Justin Yifu & Cai, Fang & Li, Zhou, 1998.
	ideas.repec.org /e/pli54.html (761 words)

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