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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

[Update] Jia Zhangke's "Touch of Sin" [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Labels: Jia Zhangke, Touch of Sin Posted by dleedlee at 2:10 PM 0 comments

English version of earlier post.

Variety: Director Jia Zhangke Reveals Tentative Release Date for ‘A Touch of Sin’
Many had questioned whether the auteur’s Cannes best screenplay-winning film would get permission to be shown in Chinese cinemas, due to its provocative subject matter.

FBA: Touch of Sin targets November release

Friday, August 9, 2013

"A Touch of Sin" [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Labels: Jia Zhangke, Jiang Wu, Touch of Sin, Wang Baoqiang, Zhao Tao Posted by dleedlee at 10:32 PM 0 comments

Jia Zhangke announced via weibo that "A Touch of Sin" will be released domestically this November. In May, he won the Award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film's cast features Jiang Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Zhao Tao and Luo Lanshan in four based-on-true-life stories with a violent core.

Cannes poster

Zhao Tao, Jia Zhangke's wife and muse

Zhao Tao

19 year-old Luo Lanshan, a non-professional actor

Luo Lanshan

Jiang Wu

Wang Baoqiang

Zhao Tao

Wang Baoqiang

FBA: A Touch of Sin
Additional reviews.
Trailer

Monday, September 5, 2011

9.5.2011 - News

Labels: 1911 Revolution, Jia Zhangke, Lee's Adventure, Seediq Bale, Sorcerer and White Snake Posted by dleedlee at 2:24 PM 5 comments

TaipeiTimes: ‘Seediq Bale’ addresses harmony
ChinaPost: Seediq Bale premiere shines in Venice

CF: Jia Zhangke's worries about Chinese Films

THR: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale review
ScreenDaily: Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale review, (HKMDBNews)
FBA: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

'Seediq Bale' the pride of Taiwan's movie industry: producer
After the screening in Venice, another of the movie's producers Jimmy Huang revealed that American distributors had raised their offer to buy the rights to the film.

Taipei premiere, Sept. 4 (Sina-slideshow)

(Sept. 5) Beijing premiere for My Kingdom. Director Guo Xiaosong is still in jail serving time for a drunken driving sentence.

My Kingdom's action director Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao

Han Geng, Barbie Hsu, Wu Chun

Yuen Biao

Magician-actor Liu Qian

(Sina-gallery)

Variety: The Sorcerer And The White Snake review
THR: Film The Sorcerer And The White Snake review
ScreenDaily: The Sorcerer And The White Snake review, (HKMDBNews)
More bodies hit that ground that in any feel-good Rambo movie, and while flailingly unfocused in structure it is also a fascinatingly brutal history lesson.
FBA: The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Uncomplicated chunk of Chinese legend, with plenty of CGI, action and entertainment.
CF: Reporters Praise "Its Love" in Venice

(Sina-gallery)

FBA: Cai surprises at Venice
One more Chinese film competes for Golden Lion
The film "Ren Shan Ren Hai," or "People Mountain People Sea," was listed as the "surprise film" to compete for the Golden Lion in the 68th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2011, ifeng.com reports. Gu Xiaobai, screenwriter of the film, confirmed that the film director CaiShangjun has left for Venice.

Hong Kong: Line-up defies expectations (Variety)

CF: Loving Birds in "Lee's Adventure"
The animation-based movie, "Lee's Adventure," released a batch of still photos featuring the two leading roles played by Jaycee Chan and Wang Ziwen. The film is about the imagination of a broken hearted young man in which he travels through time and space and finds his true love at last.

CF: New Trailer out for "1911"
The epic war movie marking the 100th anniversary of the Revolution in 1911 released its trailer in Hong Kong.

CF: Still Photos of Love Couple in "1911"

(Sina)

"My Sassy Girl" Director Takes the Helm of a Chinese Film
My Sassy Girl” director Kwak Jae Yong’s next project is a Chinese historical film starring Fan Bing Bing. He is the first Korean director to do so.
Strong buzz surrounds the possibility of Hong Kong-born superstar Chow Yun Fat taking the lead opposite Fan. Reports say Chow is the top candidate to play Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

Kwak Jae-Yong and Fan Bingbing (cri)

John Woo's "Pacific Steamer" has a new Chinese title, "Fatal Love". Zhang Hanyu, Chang Chen and Song Hye-Kyo have already been lined up. Woo said that he hopes Zhang Ziyi will also join the cast. Filming will take place in Taiwan, Shanghai and Beijing. In addition, John Woo said he will produce Zhang Meng's (Piano in a Factory) next film. (Sina)

CF: "The Viral Factor" Wrapped up in Beijing

Lin Peng, Jay Chou and Elaine Kam wrap up shooting of Viral Factor in Beijing

(Sina), 2

Tsui Hark and Kitty Zhang Yuqi at the GQ Man of the Year awards ceremony in Beijing

(Sina-slideshow)

Zhou Dongyu's first day at college

(Xinhua-gallery)

Huang Shengyi attended the premiere of Contagion in Venice, Sept. 4, before returning to Hong Kong.

That's a ponytail!

Heels by House of Frankenstein

(Sina), (Zimbio)

MSN: Jaycee Chan dating a Taiwanese model secretly

CNA: Kelly Lin gives birth to baby girl

MSN: Another child for Kelly Lin?

The Taiwanese actress supposedly woke up from surgery and told her husband that she wanted another child

CNA: Ariel Lin chooses film over TV

Unhealthy working conditions on Taiwan drama productions have driven Taiwan singer-actress Ariel Lin to quit TV acting.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

8.23.2011 - News

Labels: Gigi Leung, Hello Mr Tree, Jia Zhangke, Louis Koo Posted by dleedlee at 4:09 PM 0 comments

[Shaken, but not stirred.]

FBA: Mr. Tree review
Interesting, if familiar, village black comedy, with Wang Baoqiang good as an idiot-savant.
ScreenDaily: Chinese remake planned for Korean hit My Wife Is A Gangster

THR: '33 Postcards' Set for 8,000 Screens in China

CF: Chen Kaige's New Film Cast Confirmed

CF: Kiss Kiss in 'Love in Space'
Romance film 'Love In Space,' the sequel to 2010 smash 'Hot Summer Days,' unveiled its trailer in Beijing Sunday at a press conference featuring director Wing Shya and several cast members.

CF: Trailer of "Starry Starry Night" Released

Film stars Rene Liu, Harlem Yu and Xiao Ju

Speaking at a press conference last night, Jia Zhangke is getting ready to shoot his first commercial film, In the Qing Dynasty, at the end of the year. He also revealed that his next film will recreate 1949 Hong Kong, including Kai Tak Airport. The script has been in development for a few years and investment funds are ready. Jia hopes to engage Maggie Cheung, whom he's been in talks with, for the lead. (Sina)

First look at Louis Koo in Wilson Yip's Lunar New Year film, produced by Raymond Wong (literally, Happy Magic). Louis plays a melancholic magician who drinks alcohol to help him forget a lot of sorrow.

(Sina)

Publicity stills from Wong Jing's Marry a Perfect Man show Gigi Leung and Ronald Cheng riding a bus

(Sina)

Richie Jen, Gigi Leung and Gigi's violin tutor, famed musician Yao Jue

Barbara Wong's Tears in a Fallen City has finished filming and is now in post-production. (Sina)

Sammi Cheng celebrated her 39th birthday on Aug. 19

And again, with fans two nights later

MSN: Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung end 5-year marriage
CF: Nicolas Tse and Cecilia Cheung Announce Break-up, (A1)

MSN: Sammi Cheng and Andy Hui to move in together
MSN: Edison Chen’s intimate photo with Carina Lau revealed, (Yahoo)
Netizens mocked the Hong Kong singer, saying “There he goes again”

Monday, November 1, 2010

11.1.2010 - News

Labels: Aftershock, Grandmasters, In The Qing Dynasty, Jia Zhangke, Jordan Chan, My Sassy Girl 2, Selina Posted by dleedlee at 11:21 AM 0 comments

Posters for Wong Kar-Wai's The Grandmasters appeared at the American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles.

(Sina), 2

CRI: Producers of 'The Grandmasters' Release Posters

First poster for Feng Xiaogang's If You the One 2

Opens Dec. 22

(Sina)

CRI: First Poster of 'If You Are the One 2' Released
The film will appear in cinemas on December 22, despite a previous news report suggesting that the state film bureau had requested that its release date be changed to avoid clashing with other films that will be released around the New Year holiday.

NYT: Earthquakes and Seismic Suffering (Aftershock)

AP: Chinese director defends break from art-house
Jia Zhangke said he will start shooting his new project, called "In the Qing Dynasty" in Chinese, in March or April in and near his hometown. The story follows changes in a Chinese city after the abolishment of the imperial examination system and growing Western influences. The cast is still being decided.

THR: Full List of Tokyo International Film Festival Award Winners
Best Actress - Fan Bingbing (Buddha Mountain), Best Actor - Wang Qianyuan (The Piano in a Factory), Best Artistic Contribution (Buddha Mountain)

Wang Qianyuan, Buddha Mountain director Li Yu

(Sina)

Halloween greetings from Mr. and Mrs. Incredible's Sandra Ng and Louis Koo

(Sina), 163 - Dynamic version of poster

Joe Ma's My Sassy Girl 2 opens Nov. 5

Lynn Xiong (Hung Doi Lam)

Leon Jay Williams (Li Wei-Lian)

He Jiang

(21cn)

THR: No Monkey Business as Competing Versions of Chinese Legend Go into Production
Filmko and Mandarin Films Prepare $60 Mil 3D "The Monkey King"

Jordan Chan

Jordan Chan, Yang Mi

Yang Mi

Jordan Chan's first film since getting married is now in post-production. It's a horror film (Far Cry/Panic Island) with a cast of young teen idols Wong Yau-Nam, Anya, Shaun Tam et al. (Sina)