Doing the DI hustle: Centro Digital Pictures is the region's latest facility to upgrade to digital intermediate and has already experienced success with its first effort, Kung Fu Hustle.(di:in action)

"In my opinion, digital intermediate is almost a necessity now for any movie if the producer is serious about what he's doing. DI not only exceeds what traditional film labs can do in the darkroom but also brings another level of creativity to filmmaking; it gives a film 'mood'," says John Chu, chief executive of Centro Digital Pictures, which was responsible for the DI on Kung Fu Hustle, the latest box office hit from Stephen Chow.

Kung Fu Hustle, a Columbia Pictures feature directed by and featuring Chow, is a new twist on the kung fu movie genre. An effects-heavy ...

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