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Showing posts with label Guo Xiaodong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guo Xiaodong. Show all posts
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Friday, October 30, 2009
True Legend, Three Guns, Reviews
Andy On plays the villain possessed by the devil
Guo Xiaodong first time doing martial arts - grades out an '80'
Michelle Yeoh plays a hermit in seclusion living in the mountain
Xiao Shenyang (Sina)
THR: 'Blood Simple' remake set for December
CRI: "Ip Man 2" Shifts Focus to Life
He Ping's Wheat accused of plagiarising The Robbers/Tang Dynasty Brothers. He Ping was chairman of the jury at the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival when The Robbers was awarded as having the most market potential. He Ping and director Yang Peng had discussed the script, Bitter Bamboo Grove, at the time. (Sina)
Wang Kuirong in Wang Xiaoshuai's Mosaic tries to capture old Chongqing (Sina)
Hot pot scene with 100 extras
The action star celebrates his 100th film
It's been a long time between drinks for Singapore helmer Glen Goei, whose 1999 debut pic, "Forever Fever," a contagious local riff on "Saturday Night Fever," promised to expand the island republic's filmmaking horizons beyond local comedies and festival navel-gazers.
Though the least "Hong Kong" of the series -- with the usual local in-jokes and linguistic wordplay virtually absent -- this is the most marketable of the four to date, as well as a timely commentary on the onetime Brit colony's cultural relationship with the mainland.
Taipei Times: History repeats itself as farce
Yonfan’s overly self-conscious ‘Prince of Tears’ treats the White Terror period with a glib sentimentality that can best be described as political terror as soap opera
Old Fish (千鈞一髮)
An unusual Chinese police drama, to say the least. A Harbin cop is forced — and able — to defuse a time bomb thanks to his engineering background, only to find that more and more explosives are being planted in the area, and his superiors want him to keep doing the dirty work. Is Dennis Hopper on the loose? Ma Guowei (馬國偉) plays “Old Fish,” the put-upon policeman, in an award-winning turn. Directed by Gao Qunshu (高群書), who co-directed The Message (風聲), which is currently on release.
Plastic City (蕩寇)
A Chinese crook (Anthony Wong, 黃秋生) and his cooler-than-cool adopted Japanese son struggle to keep their enterprise afloat in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when rivals and the authorities turn on them, including a Taiwanese entrepreneur. Critics said the fascinating idea behind the film and its visual distinctiveness were undercut by avoidable technical problems (dubbing, for starters) and a stereotypically art house divergence from coherent narrative — not to mention stylistic lapses that verge on the silly.
Vengeance (復仇)
Johnnie To (杜琪峰) is a Hong Kong director who has kept pumping out solid action flicks over the years. He probably doesn’t have as much international exposure as he should, but this film may help to change that. The lead actor is legendary French singer Johnny Hallyday, who arrives in Macau after his daughter is nearly killed in a triad hit (the rest of her family is wiped out). Hallyday, now a chef, must draw on his unsavory past to accomplish his vengeful mission — but that past is disappearing as an old injury accelerates his amnesia. Co-stars include the formidable Anthony Wong (黃秋生) as a criminal (again) and Simon Yam (任達華) as a triad boss.
Screen Daily: Far East festivals compete for market attention
US and European buyers were scarce at both events. “There were some US companies in Tokyo but they were looking for remake material, not doing acquisitions,” says Tadayuki Okubo of Japanese studio Toei.
An unusual Chinese police drama, to say the least. A Harbin cop is forced — and able — to defuse a time bomb thanks to his engineering background, only to find that more and more explosives are being planted in the area, and his superiors want him to keep doing the dirty work. Is Dennis Hopper on the loose? Ma Guowei (馬國偉) plays “Old Fish,” the put-upon policeman, in an award-winning turn. Directed by Gao Qunshu (高群書), who co-directed The Message (風聲), which is currently on release.
Plastic City (蕩寇)
A Chinese crook (Anthony Wong, 黃秋生) and his cooler-than-cool adopted Japanese son struggle to keep their enterprise afloat in Sao Paulo, Brazil, when rivals and the authorities turn on them, including a Taiwanese entrepreneur. Critics said the fascinating idea behind the film and its visual distinctiveness were undercut by avoidable technical problems (dubbing, for starters) and a stereotypically art house divergence from coherent narrative — not to mention stylistic lapses that verge on the silly.
Vengeance (復仇)
Johnnie To (杜琪峰) is a Hong Kong director who has kept pumping out solid action flicks over the years. He probably doesn’t have as much international exposure as he should, but this film may help to change that. The lead actor is legendary French singer Johnny Hallyday, who arrives in Macau after his daughter is nearly killed in a triad hit (the rest of her family is wiped out). Hallyday, now a chef, must draw on his unsavory past to accomplish his vengeful mission — but that past is disappearing as an old injury accelerates his amnesia. Co-stars include the formidable Anthony Wong (黃秋生) as a criminal (again) and Simon Yam (任達華) as a triad boss.
Screen Daily: Far East festivals compete for market attention
US and European buyers were scarce at both events. “There were some US companies in Tokyo but they were looking for remake material, not doing acquisitions,” says Tadayuki Okubo of Japanese studio Toei.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
True Legend - Beggar So
Vincent Zhao Wen-Zhuo
Guo Xiaoming
Andy On, Guo Xiaodong, Vincent Zhao, Yuen Wo-Ping
Zhao's wife, Zhang Dan
Director Yuen Wo-Ping introduced a trailer and some of the cast members for his Spring Festival film True Legend. Michelle Yeoh, Zhou Xun and Jay Chou were not able to attend. (Xinhua)
The Message - Taipei Premiere
Li Bingbing (gasp!)
Alec Su, hometown boy
Guo Xiaoming
Pace Wu, guest
Zhang Hanyu, Guo Xiaoming, Alec Su
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Qiu Xi - Beijing Premiere
Jiang Yiyan
Guo Xiaodong
Qin Hailu - scenes reduced
Sun Chun, director Sun Zhou's younger brother
Director Sun Zhou
Sun Zhou would not reveal whether Jiang Yiyan appeared naked or a body double was substituted in order to maintain 'suspense'. (Sina.com)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The project originated with the real-life story of the actress Chiao Chiao, a longtime friend and collaborator of Yonfan, whom she met in Hong Kong when she was a starlet there from the ’60s to the ’80s.
THR: Chan talks role in Jia's 'Duck'
Jackie Chan is in talks to play a role in “Flying Duck,” a US$5 million comic road movie produced by award-winning director and festival favorite Jia Zhangke, under his production company X Stream Pictures, Jia said in Pusan...Filming will begin in November for a six-month shoot in Beijing, Chongqing, Sichuan, Hainan Island, and Busan.
THR: Chan talks role in Jia's 'Duck'
Jackie Chan is in talks to play a role in “Flying Duck,” a US$5 million comic road movie produced by award-winning director and festival favorite Jia Zhangke, under his production company X Stream Pictures, Jia said in Pusan...Filming will begin in November for a six-month shoot in Beijing, Chongqing, Sichuan, Hainan Island, and Busan.
Guo Xiaodong
Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Yiyan - Qiu Xi/Happy Autumn (cri.cn)
Hangzhou preview audience reaction to the spy drama is that it's not as big as The Message but still very positive. (cri.cn)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Qiu Xi - Promotion Photos
Sun Chun, Jiang Yiyan, Guo Xiaodong
Jiang Yiyan, Guo Xiaodong
Sun Chun, Guo Xiaodong
Qiu Xi, Happy Autumn/Autumn Happiness spy drama begins publicity tour. (Sina.com)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Qiu Xi - Posters
Jiang Yiyan (City of Life and Death)
New Spy Thriller 'Qiuxi' [previously 'Happy Autumn' here]Check out the stills from the Chinese espionage film "Qiuxi", directed by Sun Zhou...
Jiang Yiyan, Guo Xiaodong
The romantic spy thriller "Qiu Xi" by director Sun Zhou will hit cinemas on the mainland in mid-October, according to sina.com reports.
The story takes place in wartime Guangzhou before the country's liberation by the Communist Party of China in 1949. A young woman named Qiu Xi is a "boat person", or Tanka, living in the coastal area of Guangdong Province.
Qiu Xi, played by actress Jiang Yiyan, becomes a servant to Yan Haiqing, played by actor Guo Xiaodong. She finds herself falling for the undercover communist agent who works with the Kuomintang regime that ruled China until 1949. The story unfolds as the two fall for each other but are kept at distance because of the wartime situation.
"Qiu Xi" is what the Tankas used to call their daughters before they got married. It literally means "the joy of autumn," and in the film it suggests the impending success of the liberation in October 1949.
The 45-million-yuan (US $6.5 mln) film comes several years after Sun Zhou's widely acclaimed movies "Zhou Yu's Train" in 2002 and "Breaking the Silence" in 2000, both starring actress Gong Li. Although Zhou is not a prolific director, his films are known for their exploration of humanity and the genuinely virtuous nature of people.
"Qiu Xi" is slated for a public release on October 14, 2009. (cri.cn)
Monday, September 28, 2009
Spy drama Happy Autumn(?) set in 1949 Guangzhou features Guo Xiaodong and Sun Chun, opens Oct.14. (cri.cn)
Guo Xiaodong
Sun Chun, Guo Xiaodong (Sina.com)
The Message has been on whirlwind media tour around the country. At one enthusiastic meeting with fans Huayi Brothers CEO Wang Zhonglei has promised that if The Message broke $300M at the box office he would release a 3 hour DVD version! The theatrical version runs 122 minutes. According to reports, the footage shot for the Li Bingbing-Huang Xiaoming 'medical checkup' scene is almost equal to that alone. (cri.cn)
Fan Bingbing
Huang Jue
Du Jiayi
Director He Ping
Known for his relationship with actress-director Xu Jinglei, actor Huang Jue has stepped out of his comfort zone to reveal his true colors in the film "The Wheat"."The Wheat" tells the story of two Qin soldiers fleeing from war and taking refuge in the small town of Zhao, where all of the adult men of the village have gone to war. To survive, the fugitives change their identities into Zhao soldiers who had won the battle against Qin.
"The King of Milu Deer", which claims to be China's first animated 3D blockbuster, premiered on Saturday in Beijing.
Chow Yun-Fat 'Dancing with Strangers'
Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat's next film will be a Spanish-American-German-Chinese cooperation, Screendaily.com reports.
China picks 'Forever Enthralled' for Oscars
Rene Liu, Jacky Cheung
With production moving from Beijing to Shenzhen, Jacky Cheung and Rene Liu were in Shenzhen to promote their upcoming New Year's/Valentine's Day film Hot Summer Day (formerly Yit Lat Lat). The film is a Huayi Brothers and Fox joint venture. The stellar cast will include Nic Tse, Daniel Wu, Barbie Hsu, Vivian Hsu, and Duan Yihong. When Jacky was asked about the difference between Rene and his recent costar Tang Wei (Crossing Hennessy), he replied that Rene was more experienced and Tang Wei needed more time as she was still new. (Xinhuanet.com)
Visitors From The Sui Dyansty from director Zhang Yuxin (Teeth of Love) features time travellers in this new comedy. Trailer (Sina.com)
Chow Yun-Fat 'Dancing with Strangers'
Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat's next film will be a Spanish-American-German-Chinese cooperation, Screendaily.com reports.
Huang Xiaolei
Da Zhang Wei
Director Liang Chao
Astroboy opens Oct.23
Astroboy mosaic made of 138,000 recycled subway tickets on display in a Shinjuku department store. (Sina.com)
China picks 'Forever Enthralled' for Oscars
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