3.1.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

CRI: Hong Kong Film Directors Guild Awards Handed out

Jackie Chan

Jiang Wen, Ann Hui, Felix Chong

Stephen Fung

Tsui Hark, Shi Nansun 

Stephen Fung and Andrew Lau performing for the guests

Teddy Robin

Tsui Hark, Jackie Chan, Derek Yee, Andrew Lau

(Sina), 2, 3

TaipeiTimes: The Flowers of War review

Even with Christian Bale leading the cast, Zhang Yimou’s Nanjing Massacre epic misses the mark by veering off into gross sentimentality

CF: 'Kung Fu Wing Chun' Star [Bai Jin] Killed in Alleged Murder-Suicide
Rumors circulated that Zhou was a billionaire who made his fortunes from the stock market and owned many real estate properties. He was said to have divorced his first wife, with whom he had a son, for Bai and invested huge amounts of money in Bai's acting career. They eventually married in October 2010.

However, earlier this year, some insiders claimed Bai conspired with her boyfriend in the mafia to steal 20 million yuan from Zhou and hire a prostitute to seduce Zhou in order to get a divorce, from which she would get more money. The widespread rumors alleged that Zhou's mother "died of anger" earlier this year after discovering this.

CF: Actress Yang Mi Enjoying the Best of Times
She will also star in Hong Kong director Derek Yee's new period drama, The Disappearing Bullet.
CF: Mainland Box Office Chart in the Eighth Week 2012

Shu Qi and Shawn Yue in Beijing for the premiere of  Carol Lai's "The Second Woman"

Shu Qi

Playing games - Shawn Yue, Shu Qi

(Sina)

Mainland version of "Turning Point Extreme" poster

(Sina)

Cecilia Cheung sang the movie theme song while promoting "The Lion Roars 2" in Hunan". The cast, including Zhang Xinyu, Xiao Shenyang, was taping an episode of Happy Camp for Hunan Satellite TV.

Victor Huang

(Sina)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

SGYahoo: Vincent no feud with Donnie
[Update: According to the latest report, Vincent Zhao and Donnie Yen have failed to reconcile and Zhao will need to be replaced. (Sina), 2 ]

SGYahoo: Chrissie to ride
Chrissie Chow's new film "Bauhinia Heroine 3D" will require her to perform on amotorcycle, but as she has no licence to do so yet, Chow has announced that she would be taking a motorcycle test and passMSN: Are things over for Aaron Kwok and Lynn Hung?

MSN: Nicholas Tse’s family vacation without ex-wife and kids
Fans who are hoping for Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung reconciliation are going to be disappointed.

Nicholas Tse

Nicholas, Jennifer, Patrick Tse

Family and staff (!) (Sina-slideshow)

MSN: Chow Yun Fatt’s ex-wife co-habiting with a younger man

"Age does not matter when it comes to love," Hong Kong actress Candice Yu recently said.

2.15.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

CF: Huang Bo Proposes to Lin Chiling in "101st Marriage Proposal"
In the film, Huang Bo portrays a man down on his luck who tries his utmost to propose to a young cellist portrayed by Lin Chiling.

CF: "Flowers of War" Premieres in Berlin

Zhang was accompanied at the event by the cast of his movie, including lead actor Christian Bale, lead actress Ni Ni, supporting actors Zhang Doudou and Tong Dawei, and screenwriters Yan Geling and Liu Heng.
According to the report, four minutes of war scenes were cut prior to the screening in order to meet the demands of foreign audiences. "Foreign audiences want to see an intensive story," Zhang said, "To meet their interests we altered it so that the story develops faster than the original version."

CF: Stars at the After Party of "Flowers of War" in Berlin

Chinese netizens were unimpressed with Ni Ni's first appearance on the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival. Ni Ni was inexplicably absent from the Golden Globes in the US earlier this year. Zhang Yimou was accompanied at that time with little-known actress Han Xiting.

Ni Ni in Dior

(Sina-slideshow)

Ni Ni in an ill-fitting red dress

Christian Bale, Zhang Yimou, Ni Ni

Zhang Doudou (2r), Tong Dawei

(Sina) (Sina-gallery)

CF: Stills of "Joyful Reunion" Released

Poster for "Crazy Stupid Thief" opening March 1

The film is said to be about a group of stupid thieves fighting over a large estate.  According to the film's website on Sina, the director is Li Kai ("Who Killed Paul the Octopus?", assistant director on "Crazy Stone").

(Sina)

Stills of Nick Cheung in a fight scene from "Nightfall"

(Sina)

Angelababy and Mark Chao attended the trailer release for "The First Time" in Beijing on Valentine's Day.

(Sina)

MSN: Cecilia Cheung to cook her way to Nicholas Tse’s heart

SGYahoo: Asian stars' plastic surgeries!

Recently, rumours of multiple Hong Kong celebrities undergoing the knife for enhanced facial features and physiques have been spreading like wildfire, leaving fans to wonder how many beautiful stars are left untouched and unmodified in the film industry.

1.18.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

TimeOutHK: The Flowers of War review

THR: Tsui Hark's 'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' Leads Asian Film Awards Nominations
CF: "All's Well End's Well" Premieres in Shanghai

CF: Actor Fan Wei in "Crazy Dinner"
Directed by Shang Jing, the comedy film "Crazy Dinner" will hit cinemas nationwide on January 23, 2012. The production company has released a host of still photos featuring the comedian Fan Wei.

CF: Media Reception Meeting for 'The Great Magician' Held

Diversion Pictures (Fung and Wu's film company) is going to collaborate with Derek Yee to make a film about car racing.
"The preparation stage will last one year. The title of the film will be revealed in March," director Yee said. "Daniel Wu and Stephen Fung will be producers as well as leading roles in the film. And the leading actress is still being selected."
CF: Feng Xiaogang's Reel Music Concert
Feng is acclaimed for his work in the genre called hesuipian, or New Year's celebration films, that were popular in the late 1990s. He is celebrated as one of the most successful Chinese filmmakers, whose films consistently do well at the box office.

New "Harpoon" posters features a body hanging in a fishnet

Bloody opening on Jan. 24  (Sina), 2

CF: "Love" Stars on BAZAAR Magazine
Stars of director Doze Niu's urban romance "Love" got on the Bazaar Magazine February. Ethan Ruan, Eddie Peng, Amber Guo and Chen Yihan recently posed for a new photo shoot for the magazine in the run up of its release on this year's Valentine's Day

CRI: Happy Chinese New Year from Wang Luodan
Wang Luodan poses for a series of photos with the theme of celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year. The 2012 Chinese New Year's Day falls on January 23. The "Driverless" actress has been invited to perform at China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala this year.

MSN: Jay Chou unhappy that Hannah Quinlivan spoke on their relationship
The young model’s constant mention of the pair’s relationship in recent interviews has apparently enraged the singerNicholas Tse: No reunion, no Lunar New Year with Cecilia Cheung
"If you guys keep asking me about this, I'll have no choice but to jump off a building," Tse joked.

CNA: Steven Ma ends 18-year relationship with TVB

1.17.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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ChinaPost: 'Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault' review
From the opening moment when a bomb explodes and annihilates everything in sight, “Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault” makes clear its intention to claim all the tropes of Hollywood action films.
FBA: Black & White loses during elections

CRI: 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' review
CF: Apple Tastes Sweet

CF: "The Viral Factor" Premieres in Hong Kong
The action-packed film "The Viral Factor" premiered in Hong Kong, on January 15, 2012. Director Dante Lam, along with Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Lin Peng attended the ceremony.

Patrick Tse and Albert Yeung at the Hong Kong premiere of "Viral Factor" Sunday

Lin Peng

Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse 

Nic with parents Deborah Li, Patrick Tse 

Two shady Tses, ngar, ngar

(Sina), 2, 3, 4

CF: Chilling Ruby Lin in "Blood Stained Shoes"
The film is scheduled for release in March, 2012.

CRI: 'Flowers of War' Stars at Golden Globes
Surely, you saw them on the broadcast. No? (Sina-slideshow)
CF: China's 'Flowers of War' Stuck in Trenches
Chen Shan, professor at the Beijing Film Academy, added that "Zhang is good at blending sights and sounds with a forceful impact, but often fails to express a film's inner meaning."

FBA: The Flowers of War review

Good-looking but dramatically weak Nanjing Massacre drama, with a miscast Christian Bale.

Mainland edition of poster for Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle"

(Sina)

Latest poster for "Harpoon". The Lunar New Year sado-masochistic thriller stars Hu Bing, Monica Mok (Mo Xiaoqi) and Zhao Ming. It's being promoted as "Saw" with Chinese characteristics.

(Sina)

Daniel Wu makes a guest appearance in Derek Yee's "The Great Magician". Other guest stars include directors Tsui Hark and Vincent Kok and funny man Jung Hsiang (Rong Xiang).

Daniel Wu (Sina)

Daniel Wu, Derek Yee and Yan Ni attend a media appreciation event to mark RMB$100M box-office since opening Jan.12 (Sina)

Stills from Valentine's Day zombie thriller, "Night Club Suspense Tale", featuring Chrissie Chau and other youth idols.

Zhang Yingjun in a "Thriller" spoof

Chrissie Chau

No longer just a "flower vase"

(Sina), 2

Yao Di and Jimmy Lin Zhi-Ying in a scene from the romantic comedy  "If I Were You", by way of "Ghost"

Li Qi's film opens Jan. 26 Sina)

Chu Yen-ping's "Perfect Two" Shanghai premiere press conference.

Vivian Hsu, Chu Yen-ping, Ella Chen, Vic Chou and Little Bin

Vic Chou, Little Bin

Vivian Hsu, Ella Chen

Vivian Hsu (Sina)

Sunday in Beijing

Yang Mi, Vivian Hsu 

Yang Mi and Little Bin (Sina), 2

CF: Zhang Ziyi on "Marie Claire" Cover
CF: Wax Statue of Yao Chen Unveiled in Shanghai

SGYahoo: Bosco Wong defends girlfriend's honour
Assertions that clearly hints at TVB beauty, Myolie Wu were made that the actress has dabbled in prostitution involving rich Hong Kong business tycoons for money.

MSN: Miriam Yeung is not pregnant with twins
It is believed that Real did not want his wife to drink at the banquet, and wanted her to leave early. Miriam decided to take her leave, so as to avoid her husband's incessant nagging.
Ever since the 37-year-old singer got pregnant, her husband had been very strict with her eating habits and health. He also made sure his wife abided to every pregnancy taboo.

MSN: Nicholas Tse will not spend the Lunar New Year with Cecilia Cheung

CNA: Ethan Ruan looks forward to February enlistment, calls Shu Qi his "goddess"

"To people of my age, Shu Qi is our goddess, so I was really nervous working with her on 'LOVE'," said Ruan.
"Sometimes, I'd even forget to breathe."
Shu Qi may be his "goddess", but Ruan had recently declared in a post on his micro blog that Taiwan model Tiffany Hsu is his true love.