[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           A TRIBUTE TO TCL CHINESE THEATRE AND FENG XIAOGANG

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2013

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate The Creative 
Life (TCL) Chinese Theatre on hosting the Beijing Film Panorama in 
America Festival and recognizing acclaimed Chinese Film Director, Feng 
Xiaogang during a Handprint Ceremony.
   TCL Chinese Theatre, formerly known as Grauman's Chinese Theatre, 
has long stood as a tribute to the great men and women of film and 
television. The iconic signatures, handprints, and footprints in cement 
that have graced the theater's entrance since the 1920's, are visited 
by millions of people every year. It is fitting as we witness the 
growth of Chinese film internationally, that Hollywood celebrates this 
achievement in the cinematic arts throughout the world.
   To mark this auspicious occasion, Feng Xiaogang will be immortalized 
in cement with a Handprint Ceremony. Mr. Xiaogang is an accomplished 
Chinese film director whose comedic films have been box office hits in 
China over the last two decades, and who has recently begun making 
dramatic period films. As the first Chinese director to receive this 
honor, Feng Xiaogang will join Cecil B. DeMille, Ron Howard, Steven 
Spielberg, Gene Kelly and Clint Eastwood, among other great film 
directors whose handprint impressions remind us of the talent that has 
brought so many stories to life through film.
   I ask all Members to join me in congratulating TCL Chinese Theatre 
and Mr. Xiaogang upon this historic occasion.

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