Showing posts with label Great Revival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Revival. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2011

6.24.2011 - News

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Donnie Yen: The Last Action Hero (WSJ)

WSJ: Zhang Ziyi’s Favorite Films

FBA: Rest on Your Shoulder review
Magical romantic fantasy is better suited for ingenuous youngsters than picky adults.

Variety: Mr. Tree review
A character study masquerades as social commentary without succeeding as either in Han Jie's "Mr. Tree."

Variety: Beginning of the Great Revival review
A Chinese propaganda film without the heavy dogma and dour treatment that would have been expected a generation ago, "Beginning of the Great Revival" is a slick and lavish historical epic charting the 1921 formation of the Chinese Communist Party.
A worthy history lesson on the founding of the Chinese Communist Party with only partially entertaining aspects.
Epoch Times is pro-Falun Gong publication

Three lives clash in the Taiwanese crime thriller “Make Up”when a closeted music teacher takes her life, leaving a trail of unanswered questions for a make-up artist, a psychiatrist and a detective to follow.

The Pretending Lovers opens today (Sina)

Veteran actor Chen Kuan-Tai is working on a new martial arts film (lit. Assassin) now under production. The film is being described by director, Miao Shu, as a Warring States version of Infernal Affairs. Ricky Lau Koon-Wai is producing. The story involves rival kings sending assassins to each other.

Ricky Lau

Miao Shu, opening lens ceremony

Chen Kuan-Tai

Chen Kuan-Tai and director Miao Shu

Zhou Yichen

Jiang Chao

Jiang Chao
Leung Kar-Yan
Zhou Yichen, Dong Zhihua
(Sina), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6



The actress, who is currently working in Germany, claimed that Nicholas is a frequent liar. She added that he was the person behind the attacks on her, in order not to transfer any properties to her.Cecilia Cheung breaks silence over marital woes
Cecilia Cheung has broken her silence on her marital woes, and in an explosive interview with Oriental Daily News, told her husband Nicholas Tse to stop pretending to be a good man, good husband and good father.
"Even up until yesterday, right before I got on the plane, he was still secretly 'releasing' information to the public. I truly couldn't stand it anymore and felt that I needed to come out and say something."

I’ve been married to him for 5 years and have known him since I was 18 years old – of course I know what type of person he is! All this time, he has always projected the image of being ‘cool’ and ‘suave’, wearing his sunglasses all the time and such. I once asked him why he always wears sunglasses, to which he replied that with the sunglasses on, people can’t tell whether he is lying or telling the truth! So him getting ‘Best Actor’ is truly ‘deserving’ then! (Q and A with Cecilia, translated)

Airport security guards for Ceci's departure (Xinhua)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

6.21.2011 - News

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CF: Communist Party Movie Brings Red Storm
FBA: Revival has strong but disappointing opening
CF: "The Founding of a Party" Premieres in HK

Chow Yun-Fat and wife

Nick Cheung

Chow Yun-Fat

Angelababy

Michelle Ye

Francis Ng and Alex Fong Chung-San are among the confirmed cast for another upcoming commemorative film about Father of the Republic, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Tian Liang, Han Geng, Fan Wei and others are also cast. The film is scheduled for an October release. Earlier, both Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Song Hye-kyo denied playing the leads roles: Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling.(21cn)

CF: Tang Wei Fishing in "Wu Xia"
"Wu Xia" released a batch of new still photos featuring Tang Wei.
Olive Oyl?

Supposedly, a love scene between Tang Wei and Donnie Yen was cut from the film. The scene was in the film's opening 20 minutes and is marked by an abrupt edit. When questioned by reporters, Peter Chan confirmed it but said it was due to storytelling needs. The fishing scene with Tang Wei was not originally in the script but added to increase Tang Wei's screen time. Peter Chan also noted that Tang Wei reminded him of Popeye's girlfriend Olive Oyl (!). Years ago, he named Maggie Cheung's character in his first film, Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye, Olive. (Xinhua), (Sina), (21cn)

Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu just completed his role in Painted Skin 2 where he plays Chen Kun's father. He is next heading to  Chengdu to film a comedy with Wilson Tong. (Sina)

Rong Xiang and Koji Yano play brothers in Crazy GPS


Now filming in Guangzhou

Jiang Wu

Jiang Wu plays a butcher in Wayne Wang's Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

A1: Yeoh eyes Oscars for new film 'The Lady'
CRI: Cathy Tsui Gives Birth to Baby Boy

MSN: Nicholas Tse to talk about his marriage woes
The latest on the Nicholas Tse - Cecilia Cheung divorce is that there won't be one.

MSN: Ray Chen’s exposé on Chinese celebs who went under the knife
Ray added, "Everyone used the same excuse to claim that it was due to a car accident. But, why would wounds from such accidents leave only a small scar on the chin? The scar appeared when Xiaoming got into an accident, and likewise for Lee Hom!"

Fan Bingbing


Angelababy


The trial of TVB general manager Stephen Chan and two others on fraud and corruption charges has begun in Hong Kong. All three have pleaded not guilty.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

6.15.2011 - News

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THR: Hello Mr. Tree review
The Bottom Line
A satire that bridges the personal and political with fantasy and black humor.

FBA: Beginning of the Great Revival review
Cameo-studded blockbuster is a notch down on Republic but still a savvy big-screen experience.
Directed by Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin, the film was made conventionally and converted into IMAX, where it now plays on 20 of the 24 commercial screens in China.

Tang Wei reportedly can be spotted very briefly in a crowd scene as Mao gives a speech. (Xinhua), 2

CRI: Cast and Crew Promote "Piano in a Factory" in Shanghai
Despite the sizzling public anticipation, it has not yet been settled as to when "Piano in a Factory" will hit cinemas. The release date was initially planned for early July.
CRI: "Coming Back" to Meet Audience on July 15
Producers of the treasure-hunting comedy, "Coming Back," held a press conference during the ongoing Shanghai International Film Festival on Tuesday.
The story is set on a wonderland-like isle, and features talking insects. Director Jacob Cheung has filled more than half of the film with computer-generated scenes.
Gigi Leung, Guei Lun-Mei, Jiang Yiyan

Guei Lun-Mei

Jiang Yiyan

Gigi Leung (Sina), 2, 3

Gigi Leung is wearing a dress by Ralph Lauren

And 5-inch heels



Yang Zi and Huang Shengyi attended a yacht party for the movie "White Snake" on Monday in Shanghai, during the ongoing Shanghai International Film Festival.



Do not think this guy is a tennis master, he is the one that 'Eagle Shooting Heroes 2011' production crew can not live without ~ ~ mosquito Ambassador! Karen Mok posted this photo of Jaycee Chan wielding a bug zapper.

Michelle Ye and Huang Yi at Bona Night earlier this week in Shanghai


Huang Yi was seen practicing at a dance studio after midnight in Guangzhou where she is filming Jeff Lau's Eagle Shooting Heroes 2011. Working with her dance teacher, Huang Yi reportedly did not leave until 3a.m. She frequently blogs after midnight causing her fans to be concerned for her health. Besides Overheard 2, and Treasure Inn, Huang Yi has two other films on her schedule to promote this year, the NBA-related Amazing, and Qiu Jin.
Huang Yi





Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Chow Yun-Fat as Yuan Shikai

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Chow Yun-Fat plays Yuan Shikai, a general, second President of the Republic and self-declared "Great Emperor of China" in Founding of a Party/Beginning of the Great Revival.





Alex Fong Chung-San




Ray Lui


(Sina)

Founding of a Party / Beginning of the Great Revival - Beijing Premiere

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(June 8) Some of the many folks walking the red carpet for the Beijing premiere of Founding of a Party.

NPR: China Launches Star-Studded Propaganda Movie, (AP)

Chow Yun-Fat and wife

Fan Bingbing

Fan Bingbing

Liu Ye


Liu Ye, Chow Yun-Fat, Li Qin, Fan Bingbing

Liu Yiwei



Wang Luodan, Guo Tao

John Woo, wife, and Fan Bingbing

Michelle Ye

Li Xiang

Jing Boran (2nd right), Nie Yuan (right)

Zhang Yibai

An assortment of fashions

(Sina)