Community / A.C.E.
August 4, 2014
Thorns win with record crowd in
advance of MLS All-Star Game
THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 11
Lust, Caution actress
Tang marries in Sweden
By Jody Lim
The Asian Reporter
By Angela Chen
The Associated Press
vents held in ad-
vance of Major
League
Soccer’s
(MLS)
All-Star
Game
kicked off last Friday in the
Rose City. In addition to
activities such as live con-
certs, a Grilled Cheese
Throwdown,
autograph
sessions, a screening of the
classic
soccer
film
Sixty-Six, and more, the
Portland Thorns hosted
the Houston Dash in the
squad’s
second-to-last
regular-season
home
match of the National
Women’s Soccer League
(NWSL).
The Thorns defeated the
Dash 1-0 with a perfect
finish by Verónica Boquete
in the 54th minute. Team-
mate Steph Catley assisted
on the goal. Portland
played the match in front of
a record-breaking NWSL
crowd, as 19,123 soccer-
crazy fans cheered the
Thorns to victory.
The three points earned
with the win gives the team
33 points, just one point
behind the Washington
Spirit, who sit in third
place with 34.
Fans who were unable to
attend MLS All-Star Game
activities during the week-
end have not missed out.
Events are planned every-
day until Wednesday’s
match between German
side Bayern Munich and
the MLS all-stars.
ONG KONG —
Lust, Caution star
Tang Wei found
legendary director Ingmar
Bergman’s island home to
be the perfect scene for a
wedding.
The Chinese actress and
South Korean director Kim
Tae-yong wed in a small
ceremony July 12 at
Bergman’s home on the
Swedish island of Faro.
The
couple
had
announced their engage-
ment early last month.
Tang’s management sent
out a statement saying the
couple visited the Bergman
home to pay their respects
to the late film director and
the wedding was a spur-of-
the-moment decision.
At a public appearance in
Shanghai, Tang was asked
about her engagement and
replied that when a woman
comes across a “life-
changing opportunity,” she
shouldn’t let it pass her
by.
Tang and Kim met on the
set of his romance drama
Late Autumn in 2010.
She
received
rave
reviews for her big-screen
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RECORD-BREAKING CROWD. Meleana “Mana” Shim of the
Portland Thorns crosses a ball during a National Women’s Soccer League
(NWSL) match against the Houston Dash on August 3, 2014. The game,
one of many activities held in advance of Major League Soccer’s (MLS)
All-Star Game held in Portland, was played before a NWSL record-break-
ing 19,123 fans. (AR Photo/Jody Lim)
On Monday, sports fans
can go to Pioneer Court-
house Square to check out
the “MLS Experience”
(noon to 9:00pm), join a
ceremony and take part in
family-friendly activities at
the dedication of a new
field at east Portland’s
Montavilla Park (10:00am
to 4:00pm), attend the
Chipotle MLS Homegrown
Game at Providence Park
(6:00 to 9:00pm), and wit-
ness the “Men in Blazers”
live show at Pioneer
Courthouse Square (9:00 to
10:00pm).
The “MLS Experience”
continues on Tuesday and
Wednesday from noon to
9:00pm.
In
addition,
Tuesday also features open
practice sessions for both
teams. Fans can watch
Bayern Munich’s practice
from 10:00 to 11:30am and
the MLS all-stars from 1:00
to 2:00pm. Gates at
Providence Park open at
9:30am and close at
3:30pm.
In addition to the all-
star game on Wednesday
evening (kickoff is sched-
uled for 6:30pm), several
events take place between
7:30am and 10:00pm. Fans
without tickets to the
match at Providence Park
can watch the game on the
big screen for free at Pio-
neer Courthouse Square.
To view a complete list of
events and activities held
as part of the MLS All-Star
Game, visit <www.timbers.
com/mlsallstar/events>.
TANG TIES THE KNOT. Chinese actress Tang Wei poses on the
red carpet of the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong in this April
13, 2014 file photo. Lust, Caution star Tang and South Korean director
Kim Tae-yong wed in a small ceremony last month at legendary director
Ingmar Bergman’s home on the Swedish island of Faro. Tang’s manage-
ment sent out a statement saying the couple visited the Bergman home to
pay their respects to the late film director and the wedding was a spur-of-
the-moment decision. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
debut in Lust, Caution,
Ang Lee’s 2007 spy thriller,
but the politically sensitive
role of a traitor reportedly
landed her on the blacklist
of Chinese film officials for
three years. Her other
films include Crossing
Hennessy, Wu Xia, and
Finding Mr. Right.
She will make her
Hollywood
debut
in
director Michael Mann’s
new thriller Cyber in 2015.
Kim made his directorial
debut with the coming-of-
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age film Free to Fly in 1997.
His other writing and
directing credits include
Memento Mori and Family
Ties.
This is the first marriage
for Tang and second for
Kim.
Faro was Bergman’s
home for decades and the
setting of some of his best
films. The director of
Through a Glass Darkly,
Scenes from a Marriage,
and Wild Strawberries died
in 2007.