Around Shanghai: Danny Boyle and the SIFF, City Deli, and more on the US Pavilion

Danny Boyle, talking at the Shanghai International Film Festival, has taken a stance against censorship in thsi country. [Guardian.co.uk]
Want to hear more about what Danny Boyle has to say? Check out That's Shanghai's interview with him. He reveals that Ewan McGregor will be here today, which is all we wanted to know anyway. [Urbanatomy]
Speaking of, Peter Chan has unveiled his huge 44 million RMB set - a recreation of 1905 downtown Hong Kong - in Shanghai for his upcoming film, Bodyguards and Assasins, as part of the SIFF. [Straits Times]
Sandwich aficionados: City Deli has moved from its little hole in the wall to the sixth-floor spot in the Golden Eagle Plaza off Nanjing Lu and Shaanxi Bei Lu. [Smart Shanghai]
The Peninsula group has opened up its ninth hotel in the world... in Shanghai. All those in favor of fancy schmancy afternoon teas, rejoice! [LA Times]
Shanghai Scrap reveals some of the secrets of the US Expo Pavilion. Or rather, shows us why the secrets can't be revealed at all. [Shanghai Scrap]

Photo by Chad Ingraham for Urbanatomy

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