The Chinese trailer for “The Children of Huang Shi” is now online!

From Sina:

There’s also a lengthy behind the scenes video recently posted on You Tube:

• August Rush (+1)
• The Children of Haung Shi (+5)

There’s also news that “The Children of Haung Shi” may be retitled to “The Bitter Sea”.

Check your local paper or Moviefone to see if it’s showing near you.

There are two fabulous contest running now to promote “August Rush”:

• Lyric Culture is currently selling a specially designed t-shirt inspired by the movie and helping to benefit Young Artists International. They are also holding a contest to win a Gibson guitar autographed by the film’s stars, the limited edition t-shirt, and a guitar pick necklace.

• Countingdown is holding a contest with the grand prize of one “August Rush” mini guitar clock, an “August Rush” dark brown hoodie, an “August Rush” musical notes t-shirt, an iPod/MP3 mini speaker, and 1 pair of binoculars. There are also 3 runner-up packages. ACED Magazine is also holding a similar contest.

TV alert! Jonathan will be on The View with co-star Keri Russell and John Legend (who sings a song on the soundtrack) on Wednesday, November 21.

Update about Jonathan’s TV appearances this week:

Jonathan is scheduled as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Thursday, November 8. However, due to the writer’s guild strike, it’s likely this appearance will be canceled as NBC is now set to air repeats this week. Jonathan is still scheduled to be on Live with Regis and Kelly on Friday, November 9. That show is not affected by the strike. It’s also expected that Jonathan will be make an appearance on The View sometime this month.

Additionally, the charity concert set for this Friday in New York has been canceled. It’s not known if it will be rescheduled. It may be folded into the NY premiere of the movie. Details will be posted as soon as they are announced.

Along with Freddie Highmore and Keri Russell, Jonathan is also scheduled to perform! Please note: all performances are subject to change. Visit the NY City Center website complete details on how to purchase tickets. Ticket prices start at $50.

Thanks to 59walnut56 for this find.

The auction benefits the Save the Music foundation – a perfect charity combination for this music themed film! Thanks to Yaz for finding this link!

From CD Universe comes the possible track listing for the film’s soundtrack:

1. Main Title – Mark Mancina
2. Bach/Break – Steve Erdody/Jonathan Rhys Meyers
3. Moondance – Jonathan Rhys Meyers
4. This Time – Jonathan Rhys Meyers
5. Bari Improv – Kaki King
6. Ritual Dance – Kaki King
7. Raise It Up – Jamia Simone Nash/The IMPACT Repertory Theatre
8. Dueling Guitars – Heitor Pereira/Doug Smith
9. Elgar/Something Inside – Steve Erdody/Jonathan Rhys Meyers
10. August’s Rhapsody – Freddie Highmore/Mark Mancina
11. Someday – John Legend
12. King Of The Earth – John Ondrasik
13. God Bless The Child – Chris Botti/Paula Cole
14. La Bamba – Leon Thomas III
15. Moondance – Chris Botti (Hidden Track)

Sources: tdonline, CD Universe

Like last year, Jonathan again played in a charity football match for St. Killian’s in Dublin to aid the Bray Women’s Refuge early this month. And this Saturday, Jonathan is expected to participate in a special event for Tara Heritage Day. From the Gaiety School of Acting website:

Help Stuart Townsend, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and internationally reknowned Aerial Artist, John Quigley create the worlds’ first GIANT HUMAN HARP at TARA HERITAGE DAY.

We need hundreds of people to gather at the Hill of Tara on Sunday, 23rd September from 1:30pm to 3:30pm to form the human aerial art image of a giant harp and a Tara heritage preservation message. Many of Ireland’s top harpists will accompany the performance. The event will be directed by internationally reknowned Aerial Artist, John Quigley and participants include Irish born international film stars Stuart Townsend and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as well as musicans, historians and scholars. The image will be photographed from an aircraft at 3pm. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch.

Spectral Q and the Save Tara Campaign are hosting Tara Heritage Day. Spectral Q has created similar human ‘aerial art’ images around the world including the Arctic, Antarctica, the Amazon Rainforest, London, New York, Los Angeles, Geneva, Miami, Toronto, Washington D.C., Copenhagen, New Orleans and others. To see images please check: www.SpectralQ.com. The Save Tara campaign is seeking to reroute the M3 motorway to preserve the ancient sites of the sacred Tara Valley. For more information please check: www.savetara.com.

Sources: tdonline, mouret, Gaiety School of Acting