This is a sad day for Chinese cinema. This after 8 filmmakers were similarly blacklisted last summer. ---Markus >China has halted production of Zhang Yimou's Shanghai Triad, news reports in >Hong Kong said Thursday. Zhang, who directed the acclaimed films Raise the >Red Lantern and To Live, has reportedly been barred from working on foreign >coproductions for five years. He and his constant companion, actress Gong Li, >who starred in his films, have also reportedly been barred from attending >foreign film festivals. Triad, budgeted at an estimated $3 million to $5 >million, was primarily financed by France's UGC.