One was a struggling writer adapting a Hemingway story for television; the other was that movie's star, still smarting from the sword-and-sandal bomb the Silver Chalice.
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这是为什么央视尽播翻炒的经典功夫片和清代电视剧,而电影则总是古装片。
It's the reason why CCTV's schedules are dominated by recycled kung fu classics and Qing dynasty soap operas and why moviemakers remain in thrall to the costume drama.