Tuesday, February 9, 2010

2.9.2010 - News

Zhang Jingchu
CRI: "Flirting Scholar II" Unveils Romantic Scene in the Rain (12 HD Sina)

CRI: "14 Blades" Premieres in Hong Kong

CRI: Zhang Yuqi Looks Flamboyant in New Film

CRI: Jackie Chan Attends the Preview of "Little Big Soldier" in Beijing
It was also revealed at the screening that the Jackie Chan Theater will help the new generation of Chinese directors and screenwriters show their movies in the theater at a low cost.

Lisa Lu, Wang Quan'an
"Apart Together" tells the story of a retired Kuomintang veteran who returns to Shanghai in search of his wife, from whom he had been separated for decades after he fled to Taiwan in 1949. His plans to take his wife back to Taiwan are disrupted when he finds she has already established another family.

Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu, Gong Beibi
Beauty on Duty - Sandra Ng, Xie Na, Charlene Choi
Wong Jing's comedy is scheduled for a April Fool's Day release (HunanTV)

Zhang did not pocket the money she raised from a donation drive at Cannes Film Festival, her manager Ji Lingling said at an exclusive interview with China'sGuangzhou Daily on Sunday.
Today is Zhang Ziyi's 31st birthday.

Zhao Wei's receipt

Fan Bingbing

Li Bingbing

Chen Kun
Zhao Wei, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, Chen Kun release donation receipts. (Sina)

Francis Ng (Sina)

Francis Ng arrived in court with his lawyer for a hearing and pled not guilty to the assault charges in the New Year's Day bakery incident. The judge adjourned the trial until Apr.1 and the actor posted a $5000 bond. Francis said his lawyer claimed no closed circuit video showed him beating anyone. (15) (Sina) (HunanTV)
[Update]
Young and Dangerous star Francis Ng Chun-yu has denied hitting a man and tearing his ear during a scuffle at a bakery.
Ng, 48, whose real name is Francis Ng Chi-keung, pleaded not guilty at Kowloon City Magistrates' Court to wounding Ming Chi- hong at Ceres Boulangerie et Patisserie in Fuk Lo Tsun Road, Kowloon City, on January 1.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail.
Principal Magistrate Andrew Ma Ho-cheung adjourned the case until April 1, and released Ng on HK$ 5,000 bail.
There will be five prosecution witnesses, with a surveillance tape also offered as evidence. The court was told Ng and his wife allegedly argued with another couple at the bakery.
Ng, whose career took off in the 1996 triad tale, has since won the HK Film Critics Society best actor award three times.

Ekin Cheng at the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn premiere


"I've considered marriage too, but first let's look at how Jordan is doing," he laughed. "I think it's time to think about it. Yoyo hasn't rushed me, as we're both busy."

Perfect Boyfriend and Girlfriend
"I want my boyfriend to be diligent, ambitious and talented. Looks is not so important for me, as long as he looks neat and tidy and not overly hideous."
The usually cool Charmaine Sheh abruptly stormed off midway during an interview, when questioned about the love triangle involving her and rumoured lovebirds Moses Chan and Bernice Liu..

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

RE: Francis Ng goes to court. Wow, that's a lot of papparazi for a courtroom visit. They sure let the cameras get right up in their faces.

I like how they found Francis Ng some high school teacher clothes to wear, too, especially the argyle sweater vest.

dleedlee said...

The chess club nerd glasses screams, "I'm a wimp!" :D

Glenn, kenixfan said...

So Beauty on Duty opens 1 April. I wonder what the chances are that it will still be in theaters when I get there on April 17? Maybe since the Twins concerts will get a lot of press.

I was shocked at Christmas how quickly things left theaters to make room for Avatar and Twilight 2.

As much as I like Zhang Jingchu, I can't imagine her doing comedy.

Anonymous said...

"I would never smack someone upside the head, really!"

Bet that settlement is gonna cost him a pretty penny.

dleedlee said...

As much as I like Zhang Jingchu, I can't imagine her doing comedy.

True, but I'm guessing that perhaps the servant girl she plays is a bit of a simpleton. Like Wang Baoqiang (World Without Thieves, Blind Shaft, et al), I hope she breaks away from that typecasting. (I still haven't seen Night and Fog yet.)

Glenn, kenixfan said...

I got Night and Fog and Red River at HMV in HK and I'm going to watch them as soon as I knock the rest of the Shaw titles I purchased.

Come to think of it, Gong Li was not exactly super funny in Flirting Scholar or God of Gamblers 3: Back to Shanghai, right? Pretty but not there to be the funny one.