Film directors defend Beijing roles (Reuters)
Published 2/23/2008 at Yahoo! News: Movie News
Reuters - A trio of directors defended their
participation in a film project about preparations for the
Beijing Olympics on Saturday, 11 days after Steven Spielberg
quit as an adviser to the Games because of China's Darfur
policy.
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