7.25.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Brigitte Jolie (Southcn)

CF: Brigitte Lin Comes Out of Retirement for Zhang Yimou's New Film
With the budget of 100 million yuan, the film features a host of strong cast members including singer Hu Ling, pianist Lang Lang and comedian Guo Degang. But more surprisingly, Lin will play alongside the Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie.

Other reports still call it a false rumour. Wanda Pictures also denies it.  It is noted that Brigitte Lin, Angelina Jolie and Lang Lang's paychecks combined alone would blow the the budget. (Sina), 2

FBA: What can Iron Man 3 shoot in China?

CF: Joan Chen Plays Plastic Surgeon in "Double Xposure"
CF: New Posters of Joan Chen's Absurd Comedy "Let It Be"

CF: Lau Ching-wan Overcomes Mandarin Barriers for "The Bullet Vanishes", (Sina)
CF:  Nicholas Tse and Sean Lau Refuse Stand-ins in "The Bullet Vanishes"

CF: "The Silent War" Releases New Posters
CF: Good-for-Nothing" Releases New Posters
The production company for "Good-for-Nothing Heroes" released three posters to promote their upcoming film

Lam Suet, Leni Lan (Lan Yan)

Christy Chung plays a buck-toothed single mother in "Good-for-Nothing Heroes"

(Sina), 2, 3

CF: "Lethal Hostage" to hit screen in August

Veteran actor Sun Honglei leads a Chinese version of "Leon: The Professional," starring opposite actress Wang Luodan.

CF: Ni Ni and Liu Ye Riding a Horse Together

The suspense romantic film "Sha Jie" is intensely shooting in Beijing. A new series of still shots have been released to drum up the interest of the audience.

Ni Ni (Sina)

 

CF: Wang Xiaoshuai Talks about his First Micro Film

The 12 Star Signs [Zodiac?] Micro Films Project is co-filmed by Lu Chuan, Wang Xiaoshuai, Teng Huatao ["Love is Not Blind"] and Hao Lei. Each will shoot three films.

Co-sponsored by Buick, but not your father's Buick

Wang Xiaoshuai's "Far Away" (on poster)/"So Far So Free"(on video)
 Sagittarius and the need for passion (!)

Lu Chuan's "Heart Direction"/"The Way to Heart" (on video) based on Libra - freedom to choose?

CF: Zhao Wei Joins Stanley Kwan's "Fang Lang Ji", (Sina)
Chinese movies to feature Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Stephen Fung's Tai Chi 0, a period martial arts film, will also be a premiere in North America.

CF/FBA: Toronto Announces First Asian Titles

Peng Bo in comedy "BMW Rhapsody" starring Jordan Chan (below)

(Sina)

BusinessWeek: Louis Vuitton Bags Defeating Jet Li Heroes in Hong Kong
“One LV bag is the equivalent of a full house of 150-200 seats”

CF: Jackie Chan, Feng Xiaogang Gathered at Li Bingbing's Family Event
The wedding was held by Huayi Bros' top actress Li Bingbing. The bride is Li's younger sister and a manager at Huayi. The couple registered as a couple in Las Vegas, Nevada two years ago.

Fashion magazine editor, Su Mang, Li Bingbing and sister, Li Xue

Li Bingbing and nephew, the "Little Prince"

Jackie and the wedding couple

(Sina-gallery)

CF: Jackie Chan Sings "Best Wishes from Beijing" Along with Another 176 Celebrities

CF: Aaron Kwok Presents Award to Prince Harry
MSN: Zhang Ziyi’s new romance revealed
The Chinese actress was said to be dating a Chinese host for the past year (Sina-slideshow)

MSN: Are wedding bells set to ring for Shu Qi and Stephen Fung?
"Do they really want me to get married so desperately?" Shu Qi questioned helplessly.MSN: Gigi Lai celebrates twin daughters’ birthdays
The heavily pregnant actress made a rare appearance in public for the special occasion

MSN: Jay Chou meets Hannah Quinlivan’s family

MSN: Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung discuss business over a meal
MSN: Chinese star claims Deric Wan cheated her of money and love
A Chinese actress by the name of Wan Jiarong has shockingly claimed that Hong Kong actor Deric Wan is her ex-flame and cheated her of her money and love.

MSN: Is Eason Chan’s wife a party animal?

WaPo: Intense typhoon Vicente slamming Hong Kong (Jul 23)
The government of Hong Kong has issued its highest level typhoon warning for the city - known as the number 10 signal. Such a designation is reserved for storms expected to produce hurricane-force winds.
Hong Kong Book Fair Attracts 900,000 Visitors Despite Storm


Stanley Ho's relatives in the local news 
WaPo: Hong Kong tycoon Eric Hotung ordered to pay son Michael Hotung $1.2 million by Fairfax County jury
Son is illegitimate offspring of love affair with cousin Winnie Ho.
WaPo: Alleged crime ties may affect casino’s chances of coming to Prince George’s County
MGM Resorts is trying to open casino while reputation of Macau partner, Pansy Ho, is scrutinized.
When confronted with a similar question a couple of years ago, New Jersey, a state that is no stranger to organized crime, balked — leading to MGM’s expected exit from Atlantic City.

7.20.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

FBA: Wu Dang review
Light action-adventure works OK as family fare but not much more than that.

FBA: The Four review

Standard, rather old-fashioned, martial arts mystery generates no real drama.

CF: Liu Ye Tames a Horse in his New Movie
"Sha Jie" features Liu Ye and former "Mou Girl" Ni Ni as a couple. They portray a love-hate relationship in the movie. [Directed by Zhang Jiarui ("Red River", "Distant Thunder")]
CF: Release Date Set for "The Bullets Vanished"

CF: Cecilia Cheung Photos Released for "The Lion Roars 2"

(Sina)

CF: "Holding Love" Released New Stills of Yang Mi
"Holding Love", the first co-starring of Yang Mi and her boyfriend Hawick Liu, one of the most popular star couples among teen Chinese audiences, will star in the same film for the first time.

CF: A Stockholm Complex in "The Lethal Hostage"

In the movie, a drug dealer portrayed by Sun Honglei, falls in love with his hostage (Wang Luodan) and decides to quit the business, that is, after one final deal. 

CF: "Let It Be" to Premiere on August 10
"Let it Be" is directed, written and stars Song Jinxiao along with Joan Chen and Taiwanese actor Van Fan.
Song plays a female poet can't handle the pressures of modern life and escapes to an Arcadia-like village, where she meets an artist played by Van Fan. Chen portrays a consummate charmer who tries her best to seduce the artist with the result being an absurd love triangle.

Joan Chen

Song Jinxiao

CF: "The King of the Streets" Premieres in Beijing

Actor-director Yue Song performed his kung fu skills at the event, winning applause from the audience. In the film, he plays opposite more than 10 top world boxers.
The film is about a boy who seeks revenge for the death of his parents who were killed eight years ago. He fights the local gangsters and finally achieves his goal.

Xu Zheng and Hui Siu-Hung butt heads when Xu Zheng meets his future father-in-law for the first time in "Gao Ding Yue Fu Da Ren" (lit. Battle of Wits with Father-in-Law). Lin Peng plays the bride-to-be. Xu Zheng also acts as the film producer for the first time.

(Sina)

CF: Zhou Xun, a Guarantee of Box Office Revenue

In "The Silent War," Zhou will portray a spy, similar to her role in the 2009's blockbuster "The Message". The actress was highly praised by other members of the cast on the set, and she now has the reputation for being box office dynamite. In past six months, Zhou has released "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", "The Great Magician" and "Painted Skin: The Resurrection." The upcoming project is exptected to take over the box office success of these three movies.

CF: John Woo: Chinese Films Don't Have Real Blockbusters
Acclaimed director John Woo has recovered from the cancer and confirms that he has two projects in hand this year and next,

(Sina)

Rumour: Will Brigitte Lin return to film in Zhang Yimou's next film, "Dragon Kiss"? That's what insiders are saying about Zhang's $100RMB budgeted film. Already, the director has said to have invited Angelina Jolie. When questioned at a recent fashion event, Brigitte Lin smiled and said, "Of course." Yesterday, Brigitte made a low key appearance at the Hong Kong Book Fair sitting in on a lecture before leaving early as fans snapped photos. (Sina), 2, 3

Brigitte Lin

Brigitte Lin with, friend and writer, Zhang Yihe

CF: Mainland Box Office Chart for Week 28, 2012

Mongolian director Wuershan' s "Painted Skin: The Resurrection" collected an estimated $16.25 million over the past week for a three-week total of over $100.02 million, easily defending the championship of the boxoffice chart for a third straight week. Newly-released martial arts "The Four" debuted at number two at the weekly boxoffice chart in mainland China with an impressive $13.03 million over four days in release. Contemporary drama "Caught in the Web" dropped to third place in its second week of release, with $9.69 million boxoffice receipts. 

CF: "Dangerous Liaisons" Faces Off "Taichi" with Great Confidence

During a news conference of his kung fu flick "Taichi" on July 17, producer Chen Guofu sent a message to all peers that they will face a tremendous failure for releasing their movies on the same date of his movie, which is September 28. But one person sneered at his bold announcement.

New poster for comedy "BMW Rhapsody" features Jordan Chan, Morris Rong (Rong Xiang) and Peng Bo.

The cast also includes Gong Xinliang and Kong Mei (the male Fan Bingbing).

Jordan Chan leads the film and plays a chauffeur named Liu Zili who dreams of having his own BMW car and accidentally gets involved in a series of crazy incidents. (CF)

Jordan Chan, Xiong Naijin

Morris Rong

Lee Kin-Yan (Sina), (CF)

Poster for Pang Ho-Cheung's "Vulgaria"

Chapman To, Dada Chan (Chen Jing)

Dada Chan (Sina-gallery)

Hong Kong trailer for "The Silent War"

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop
How does one turn around matrimonial money squabbles, jealousy and internal family conflicts? Divorce, if you are Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse...Jay Chou, Stephen Fung, Shu Qi and more...

SGYahoo: Lynn Xiong hits out at abortion rumours
The witty star added: "When I find out who started this, I shall get Fahai (the evil monk in Tale of The White Snake) to deal with him."

MSN: Jay Chou’s look for his new movie leaked

Despite sealing off the streets when filming, the singer’s image for his new movie was revealed in an online video

MSN: Kelly Chen has no plans for a third child The singer who

The singer who gave birth to baby Riley in March claims she has no time for more children

MSN: Police mobilized to protect Andy Lau’s daughter

To avoid the paparazzi, the Heavenly King went all the way to make sure no photos of his daughter were taken

7.18.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

FBA: Golden Harvest flies back to Polaris
Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co Ltd (OSGH) is to remake 1999 Hong Kong romance Fly Me to Polaris (1999) as part of a programme to revive its library of contemporary films.
CF: Zhang Ziyi Finally Finishes her Part in "The Grandmasters"
Zhang missed many promotional events for her Sino-South Korean coproduction "Dangerous Liaisons" for the movie.

CF: Cast and Crew Promote "The Bullet Vanishes" in Beijing
CF: Fan Bingbing Promotes "Double Xposure" in Beijing
CF: Second Episode of "The Four" is on the Way
"The Four" will be filmed as a trilogy. The third episode will start shooting right after they finish the second movie.

Poster for suspense film "Insistence"

Cast includes Yang Zi, Lin Miaoke, Lam Suet (Sina)

Lam Suet and Christy Chung get married in "Good-for-Nothing Heros"

Christy Chung

Lam Suet, Christy Chung

(Sina)

The many sides of Zhou Xun in "The Silent War" are seen in these stills

(Sina)

Kelly Chen promotes Maxim's brand of mooncakes for the 6th consecutive year.

(Sina), 2

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

MSN: Brigitte Lin’s husband Michael Ying reported to have illegitimate son

MSN: Are Stephen Fung and Shu Qi engaged?
Shu Qi and Stephen Fung was seen going to and returning from Tokyo together - and recent reports have suggested that the actor popped the big question while in the land of the rising sun.

CNA: Michael Tse gets drunk at his 45th birthday party

Brigitte Lin at Cartier Dinner [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

(Hong Kong) Brigitte Lin, Cathy Tsui Chi-Kei, Sylvia Chang, Pansy Ho and other high society swells attended a Cartier dinner event last night. Brigitte Lin was accompanied by her eldest daughter. Most interesting attendee was Sharon Kwok Sau-Man, 2nd runner-up in the 1988 (and first) Miss China International Pageant (won by Michelle Reis), one-time Cat. III actress (clothed, as a mainland cop in "Sex For Sale"), formerly married to Chin Siu-Ho, and now married to a son of a steel magnate.

Brigitte Lin

Brigitte Lin and daughter

Brigitte Lin's hair and makeup by Kim Robinson and Zing

Cathy Tsui

Sharon Kwok Sau-Man

Sylvia Chang and her husband

(Sina), 2, 3