Showing posts with label Lan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lan. Show all posts

Monday, June 21, 2010

6.21.2010 - News

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Chinese actress-turned-director Jiang Wenli and her debut film "Lan" won the Best Asian New Talent Film award at the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival on Friday.

Director Jung Ki-Hoon was named best director for the mother-daughter movie "Goodbye Mom." The Jury prize went to the Korean film "The Executioner," and "The Pawnshop," from the Philippines, won the Students' Choice award.

FBA: Bruce Lee biopic set to start
Jennifer Tse to play Bruce Lee's girlfriend, Gong Mi, the Cecilia Cheung look-alike is also cast.

FBA: Lan (我們天上見) (6/10)
Assured directing debut is an affecting, semi-autobiographical tale of a lonely teenager.
FBA: Vegetate (我是植物人) (7/10)
Whistle-blower drama, centred on a woman in the pharmaceuticals industry, is sustained by two fine central performances.
FBA: The Double Life (A面B面) (6/10)
This madcap comedy on modern-day "lunacy" marks a partial return to form by director Ning Ying.

FBA: Ocean Heaven tops Shanghai Media Award (June 19)
CCTV Movie Channel Media Awards 2010
Best Film: Ocean Heaven (海洋天堂)
Best Director: ZHANG Jiarui (章家瑞) for Distant Thunder (迷城)
Best Actor: Wen Zhang (文章) for Ocean Heaven (海洋天堂)
Best Actress: Lu Liping (呂麗萍) for City Monkey (玩酷青春)
Best Supporting Actor: Yip Chun (葉准) for The Legend is Born: Ip Man (葉問前傳)
Best Supporting Actress: Li Bin (李濱) for City Monkey (玩酷青春)
Best New Director: XUE Xiaolu (薛曉路) for Ocean Heaven (海洋天堂)
Best New Actor: Guo Xiaoran (郭曉然) for Distant Thunder (迷城)
Best New Actress: Na Zhiye (娜芝葉) for Deep in the Clouds (碧羅雪山)
Jury Prizes: Good Earth (大地), My Beloved China (可愛的中國), A Joyous Story Along the Yellow River (黃河喜事)
Media Award: Heaven Eternal, Earth Everlasting (80'后)


THR: Italy, China take top awards at SIFF (June 20)
Golden Goblet/Jin Jue Award winners:

Best Feature Film
"Kiss Me Again," directed by Gabriele Muccino, Italy;
Jury Grand Prix
"Deep in the Clouds," directed by Liu Jie, China;
Best Director
Liu Jie for "Deep in the Clouds," China;
Best Actor
Christian Ulmen in "Wedding Fever in Campobello," directed by Neele Leana Vollmar, Germany, Italy;
Best Actress
Vittoria Puccini in "Kiss Me Again," directed by Gabriele Muccino, Italy;
Best Screenplay
Gabriele Muccino for "Kiss Me Again," Italy;
Best Cinematography
Christopher Doyle for "Ondine," Ireland;
Best Music
Giong Lim for "Deep in the Clouds," China.
Christopher Doyle said that his trophy for best photography was the only award that he'd ever received in China. Doyle stated that he couldn't have made Neil Jordan's Ondine without the experience of having made so many Chinese films. On receiving the best director prize, Liu Jie said that it was the first time that he'd come on stage to receive an award in his homeland.

Zhao Wei at the SIFF closing ceremony red carpet
John Woo leads the jury onto the red carpet

Compared to the star-studded opening ceremony, the closing ceremony red carpet stars seem dim. Zhao Wei  was undoubtedly the star of the evening. (Sina), 2


Ruby Lin - Driverless

Wang Luodan


Zhang Yang's press conference for Driverless was peppered with questions about actress Li Xiaoran even though she was absent. Zhang parried the reporters and tried to steer the focus back to the film but ultimately he was unsuccessful. In the end, the photographers settled for an upskirt photo of Wang Luodan. (Xinhua)

In the wake of Li Xiaoran's blog posting that director Yan Po's true attackers had not been arrested, she now writes that director Lu Chuan has received threatening telephone calls. (Xinhua)

I Wish I Knew poster (21cn)

Jia Zhangke - I Wish I Knew

Jia Zhangke held a press conference in Shanghai for his oft-delayed documentary I Wish I Knew to announce a July 2 release. A June 14th conference and screening was planned during the SIFF but abruptly cancelled. He denied that the film had been banned because of controversial remarks by Han Han, a writer and rally car driver, rather a technical issue translating the Shanghai dialect into Chinese and English subtitles caused the delay and misunderstanding. The film will be 10 minutes shorter than the version screened at Cannes. Jia said he hoped to re-edit a TV version later. The film is based on historical recollections of Shanghai from 18 interviews out of an original 80 personal interviews. (Sina), 2, 3, 4


Karen Mok turns 40 ahead of next week's Golden Melody Awards

 



Huang Xiaoming

Yu Dan, Song Zuying, Huang Xiaoming receiving International Charitable Celebrity Awards.

Tang Wei was lauded for being thrifty by taking home leftovers after late night dining

Tang Wei (June 19)(Xinhua)

Saturday, June 19, 2010

6.19.2010 - News

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Charlie Young presents award to Jiang Wenli

Jury member Charlie Young

"Lan" is a heart-felt drama about a young girl named Lan, who lives with her grandfather and dreams of becoming a gymnast. Jiang has said the film is a tribute to her childhood and her late grandfather.

Will Smith and his son Jaden promote "The Karate Kid" at the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival.


John Woo on Reign of Assassins, Tigers and supporting young directors

In the Yao Po attack case, actress Li Xiaoran implies in her blog that the 10 arrestees are not the true culprits.
"I only want the murderers arrested as soon as possible! Evil with evil, if not reported, I will hold you in hell had used a knife waiting for you! Remember, my gravestone will be covered with flowers, and your tombstone will be stained with people revile your saliva! Remember!" A friend of Li Xiaoran said the actress is living in fear and hiding the whereabouts of her location. The friend posted photos of her dining out but the next afternoon another friend of  Li phoned on her behalf and asked her to delete the name of the restaurant for fear of being tracked. So she deleted the photos and the complete post entry. (Xinhua)


Edison Chen and family
Edison's family and friends helped open a new Causeway Bay shop to mark the 6th anniversary of his CLOT brand. Earlier in the week, (Edison's parents are divorced) his father brought a male friend resembling Frankie Lam to a family lunch feeding longstanding speculation about his sexuality. Edison described him as an old family friend while the press characterized him as a 'boyfriend'. I'm just saying...

 


Longtime girlfriend Vincy Yeung was absent, Edison explained that she was overseas but lending spiritual support.

Vivian Chow

 
Vivian Chow attended an event to promote a TV program about cats.



(Yakov Smirnoff voice): "In America, they make movies called Star Wars. In China, they make lightsabers."

 

Working 'lightsaber' can set fire to your skin from Wicked Lasers.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

3.23.2010 - News

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THR: Q and A: Andy Lau
His production outfit Focus Films, which made its name with the "Focus: First Cuts" initiative from 2005 that featured debuts of new directors across Asia including Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" (2006), now launches the HK$50 million ($6.4 million) six-film initiative "Focus Fight" with Derek Kwok's "Gallants," showcased in this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Screen Daily: Monga
Monga is a dynamic and powerfully impressive Taiwanese gangster film set against the stunning backdrop of Taipei of the 1980s as a group of teenagers become men as they fight to survive amongst the gangs that run the old Monga quarter of the city.
The title of Du Haibin's striking documentary refers to the exact time (14:28) on May 12, 2008, when a massive 8.0 earthquake rocked China's Sichuan province. Pic proceeds with virtually no exposition, except for the words supplied by survivors as they scramble to build a makeshift existence on the ruins. Visiting a devastated village 10 days and then 210 days after the quake, Du depicts, with immediacy and casual artistry, a wide range of human reactions to the natural and political aftershocks. Fascinating, beautifully crafted Venice prizewinner fully warrants an arthouse run.

4th Asian Film Awards 2010: Glitz, glam, and awkward moments

CRI: South Korean Film Named Best Asian Picture
CRI: Snapshots from the 2010 Asian Film Awards

CRI: Jia Zhangke's Hometown Trilogy in Print Form

Lynn Xiong and Donnie Yen attend press conference for Ip Man 2

Donnie Yen

Lynn Xiong (Xinhua)
WSJ:Bruce Lee’s Mentor Gets Second Biopic (Ip Man 2)

CRI: Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival to Mark the 70th Anniversary of Bruce Lee's Birth

China launches official English language film website
The Chinese government has announced that it will launch an official English-language website www.chinesefilms.cn to provide information on Chinese-language films and the Chinese film industry.

The website is co-established by the Film Bureau under State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and Chinese Radio International (CRI), a state-owned radio broadcast company which broadcasts radio programs globally outside of China.

China Film Promotion International (CFPI), a state-owned promotion and sales company under the China Film Group, and CRI website will be operating the website.

The website offers information such as news, reviews, interviews, industry information on Chinese-language films and Chinese film policies. Most of the industry information is about mainland Chinese companies or institutions while film news covers the greater China region including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. In the future, CFPI also plans to provide online Chinese film screenings, online forum, and a database on the website. (Screen Daily)
Chinesefilms.cn, the first foreign-language website of the Chinese mainland for promoting Chinese films, was officially launched at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on March 23.

Lan poster



Saturday, October 17, 2009

Festivals, Awards and Weddings

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Zhao Wei, Chen Kun on the Tokyo International Film Festival green carpet (Sina.com)



Cast of Wheat on green carpet (Sina.com)


Jiang Wenli accepting her award for Lan (Xinhuanet.com)

Jiang Wenli and Terri Kwan (Prince of Tears)

With Nansun Chi (Zimbio.com)


Storm Warriors cast attending Golden Rooster fete in Nanchang (Xinhuanet.com)

Jordan Chan and Cherrie Ying have agreed to tie the knot. After three years of dating, the couple plan on getting married in the fall of next year. Jordan is 42 and Cherrie is 25. (Xinhuanet.com)



Huang Yi

Huang Yi denies rumors that she has married a young hedge fund manager (Xinhuanet.com)

Friday, October 16, 2009

10.16.2009 - Movie News

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CRI: 'The Message' Trilogy on Agenda
"The Message" closes nine-day-run Pusan film festival
"The Message" joins Pusan Int'l Film Festival


Zhou Xun


Zhou Xun had to endure rope burns for these torture scenes. Her thighs suffered and were injured in the process since the costume was very thin for realism. (Sina.com)


Peter Chan


Tony Leung Ka-Fai


Bodyguards and Assassins: 8 minute show reel previewed in Beijing
No fear of competing against Zhang Yimou's Three Guns

CRI: Jiang Wenli's Debut Film Wins Award at Pusan Film Fest
Actress/director Jiang Wenli's "Lan" won the Audience Award at the Pusan International Film Festival on Friday.


LATimes: New York, I Love You
Maggie Q enjoys her 'New York' minute


Maggie Q New York premiere - slide show

Screen Daily: At The End of Daybreak (Malaysia/HK/South Korea)

Screen Daily: Taiwan’s Zeus set to produce triptych love story Juliet
Taiwanese producer Khan Lee is lining up a portmanteau love story, Juliet, as the second installment in its Pushing Hands initiative, designed to support new talent.

Taipei Times: Pop Stop

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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Fan Bingbing will turn the table in an adaptation of Three Smiles/Flirting Scholar when she becomes the pursuer instead of the pursued. Guo Degang directs the Lunar New Year comedy.(Sina.com)



Simon Yam makes a pair of shoes for Sandra Ng to promote their new film Echoes of the Rainbow (lit.1969 A Space Odyssey) in which Simon plays a shoemaker. However, he only had time to make one shoe.




















Jiang Wenli


Jiang Wenli's Lan is screening in competition at the Pusan International Film Festival. Jiang wrote, directed and produced the film. (cri.cn)
Bottom Line: Dated drama of growing pains during the Cultural Revolution enhanced by superb elderly role.

Hot Summer Days
Chinese romantic comedy is company's first China pic
Set during a summer of record-breaking temperatures, "Days" tells six intertwined stories of love.
Screen Daily: ox, STAR, Huayi Brothers line up China rom-com Hot Summer Days
Huayi Brothers president James Wang said: “Huayi Brothers highly values the partnership with Fox. We admire Fox’s courage and decision in going into a mainstream romantic comedy. With a superb story, high production values and star-studded cast from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Hot Summer Days will sure become the hottest movie for the Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day period.”



Zhou Xun - The Message


Huang Xiaoming brought his camera on set and acted the paparazzi to help the actors decompress and release suppressed emotions from the tension of the film shoot. Huang, Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Jizhong purchase shares and became majority shareholders in the recent Huayi Brothers IPO. (Sina.com)


Anthony Wong and Michelle Ye in Secrets of Yang Kwai Fai (Sina.com)

According to the company's prospectus, top director Feng Xiaogang holds about 2.88 million shares, or 2.3 percent of the total current shares. Pop star Huang Xiaoming is also an owner, with 1.8 million shares.

The full interview, translated below, touches on the films that China Film Group has produced, and on the investments that Han Sanping has made, good and bad, including Crazy Stone (疯狂的石头) and Mobile (手机), to the hundred million productions such as Red Cliff (赤壁) and Hero (英雄)...