4.8.2011 - News

FBA: Marriage with a Liar review (7/10)
Tightly constructed rom-com makes a virtue of its modest budget and lack of starpower.

The film is in three distinct acts, is grounded in the idea of a third person entering a relationship, is set during three days prior to a wedding, and frequently flashes back "three hours earlier". On a less auteurist note, it's probably the first movie to feature a special thanks to a well-known luxury condom in its end titles.

CRI: Liu Yifei Inhales New Role
Liu Yifei has been cast to play concubine Yuji in the historical film "White Vengeance"...thanks to her nose!

"I like her nose very much," director Daniel Lee gave his praise to Liu on Thursday, "It shows the tenacious side of a purely beautiful actress." (CF)

CF: Hits and Mrs. Hit the Screens

Two romance films focusing on topical social issues, "Stand By Me" and "Mr. and Mrs. Single," hit the screens this week.

Li Chen and Dong Xuan in Stand By Me (lit. Struggle)

(Sina)

CF: 60 Stars Gather for "Eagle Shooting Heroes"
CF: "Together" Screens on Beijing Student Film Festival
The HIV/AIDS-themed documentary, "Together" was screened on The 18th Beijing Student Film Festival (BSFF) on April 6 in Beijing. Producer Jiang Wenli and director Zhao Liang attended the ceremony,

A1: Aaron and Ziyi's new movie may not come here (SG)

This is because they consider the Chinese movie's theme too serious for audiences here.
According to these distributors, Singaporeans are not as keen on serious dramas as they are on comedies and action-packed fare.

Poster for Mr. and Mrs. Single (Eason Chan, Rene Liu)

Once Upon a Time in Tibet opens today

Song Jia plays a Tibetan woman

Director Dai Wei

(Sina), 2-gallery

Mavis Pan Shuang Shuang - Love Finally

Love Finally is described as a male version of Sex and the City and opens in May. It costars Jerry Yuan Chengjie. (Sina)

Mickey He Sheng-Ming

Mickey He costars with Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Peter Ho Yun-Tung in Biandi Langyan (lit. Alarms Everywhere) which wraps in May for a Lunar New Year release. (Sina)

TMZ: 911 Call for Bai Ling at 'Celebrity Rehab' (Mar.8)
Bai Ling will be on the upcoming season of Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab

I went to sleep at 3am Saturday woke up Sunday 10pm, 10pm? When I opend my eyes thought it was 10am but wondered why so dark then checked my phone again and again, yes almost there is a little ghost jumped out of my phone saying:
" 10pm 10pm< its time to wake up for breakfast 10pm 10pm....." Yes I checked again my phone yes it is 10pm, I could not believe my eyes, then saw so many messages realized I really did sleep for that long, missed all kinds of meetings dinner party and phone calls, but felt first of all did not know how or where I was, but then kind of liked the quite night, it actully made me happy, then got up eat something for 2 hours then went to sleep again, wow!!! It really took a lot out of me the show, guess I am not yet used to this kind of show, that's why I went to the roof:) I was kind of tortured but in the way I would say (you tell me when you watch the show), but why was I feeling so slow, seemed everything is in slow motion, even the flame of fire in front of me is waving its body in a slow motion erotic way...... Beautiful...... Just sharing my feelings with you,.. (Bai Ling's blog)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

Barbie Hsu's wedding, Shu Qi's and Eddie Peng's vist to the  F*cking Place, Jay Chou

CNNGo: 3D porn could boost mainland Chinese tourism to Hong Kong

Bikini Vonnie seduces co-star?

Busty soft porn actress Vonnie Lui Hoi Yan is being singled out for seducing her married "Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy co-star, Japanese actor Hayama Hiro as they went bikini shopping together.

CNA: Mavis Pan claims she was cheated into taking racy lingerie photos

Pan, who is currently embroiled in a 'bedroom photo' scandal with popular Hong Kong actor Raymond Lam, claimed that she was cheated into taking these revealing photos, some of which even exposed her private regions, when she was still a teenager.

"I was very timid at the time, I was in my teens, I got scared and cried but they threatened me and asked me to pay damages. I came to Beijing against my family's wishes. I had no money so I took the photos," said Pan sombrely.

MSN: Raymond Lam advises Pan Shuang Shuang not to burn bridges

Mavis Pan: No rough stuff!

A1: Model denies accusations of leaking photos on purpose (Gallery) (Sina), (2)

MSN: Is Ronald Cheng going to be a dad?

The Hong Kong singer-actor’s girlfriend was said to be pregnant

MSN: Shu Qi shows off her sexy back

The Hong Kong actress is rumoured to be dating Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng

(Xinhua)

MSN: Show Luo’s eyes insured for S$13 million

Chinese netizens revealed how much celebs are being insured for

3.31.2011 - News

Variety: Fuqua to direct pic about Yang Guifei

There is no English title for the project right now, but the current working title of the pic translates as "Desiring Da Ming Palace,"

WSJ: 'Hi, Fidelity' Director Stays Faithful to His Vision

A1:  Let the Bullets Fly review

...in this tangled web of assumed identities and the blurring of lines between friends and enemies, it is the battle of acting prowess among Jiang, Ge and Chow that makes this a delight to watch.

"Once Upon a Time in Tibet" Premieres in Beijing

Set in the 1940s during World War Two, the film revolves around a struggling romance between a troubled American Air Force pilot and a Chinese woman.

Director Daniel Lee revealed the first four of seven major cast members for White Vengeance (vide. Banquet at Hongmen): Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Zhang Hanyu and Jordan Chan. Filming will begin in early April. (Sina)

THR: China’s Microblogging Celebs Blow Past Western Stars

Chinese actress and pop singer Vicky Zhao Wei, the star of the 2009 box office hit Mulan, added more than 116,000 followers in the week ended Tuesday to swell her Weibo fan base to 5.81 million people and help her blow past American singer Taylor Swift, whose Twitter followers now number 5.72 million.In January,

China's No. 1 most popular Weibo user, actress Yao Chen, had 4.9 million followers. As of this week, Yao, who starred in the 2010 hit If You Are the One 2, broke the 7 million fan mark catching her up quickly to the number of Twitterers following U.S. President Barack Obama (7.13 million) and pop sensation Britney Spears (7.21 million).

PR: Youku to Launch China's Most Ambitious Web Serial

Miss Puff is a natural continuation of the original feature Miss Puff's Goldfish Bowl, an animated short that premiered last November as one of the films in Youku's 11 Degrees New Media Film Project, a partnership between Youku, Chevrolet Cruze, and the China Film Group.

Sylvia Chang at the HK premiere of Buddha Mountain

(Sina)

Law of Attraction's Leon Dai and Karen Mok make a stop in Shanghai. (Xinhua)

Leon Dai, Huang Huan, Karen Mok, director Zhao Tianyu

Karen Mok

Huang Huan

Leon Dai, Huang Huan, Karen Mok, director Zhao Tianyu

(Sina-slideshow)

Shaolin Popey child actors Sik Siu-Lung and Fok Siu-Man joined together for a recent TV program

(Xinhua)

Jessica Alba with Zhang Ziyi in Shanghai for a Diane Von Furstenberg party

Jessica Alba, model Du Juan, Zhang Ziyi

Diane Von Furstenberg, Zhang Ziyi

Angelababy at same party

(Sina-slideshow)

Actress Yao Chen Covers "GRAZIA"

Yao Chen visits disabled landmine victims at a rehabilitation camp in Mae La, Thailand (Xinhua)

Shawn Yue denies AIDS

The speck of news has driven many entertainment websites to go on a frenzy of guessing games, and some even came to the conclusion that Shawn is the actor in question.

Shawn Yue with Chang Cheng-Yue in Taipei to promote his new Mandarin CD and beer

(Xinhua)

Singapore gets 18 mins less "Sex"

"We have to trim the major parts of a scene of a female character seducing a monk," said Shiu, adding "no physical contact is allowed between a woman and a person in a religious order. We're told that any portrayal of religion and portrayal of sex must be separate."

CNA: Sammul Chan confirms departure from TVB

When asked if he left TVB for China because of the money - artistes are paid as much as five times more per project in China than in Hong Kong – Chan did not deny it and pointed out that artistes in Hong Kong are paid very little.

MSN: Michelle Reis to return to showbiz

The Hong Kong actress also revealed her son’s Chinese name

MSN: Cecilia Cheung suspected in traffic accident

...a 66-year-old man was knocked down and was rushed to the hospital immediately. The victim had a look of agony on his face. After a check, the man was said to have fractured his left leg. He is currently in a stable condition.

MSN: Joyce Cheng talks about Alan Tang tearfully

The Hong Kong veteran actor was Joyce’s godfather

MSN: Michelle Ye faints at a promotional event

Michelle's manager in Hong Kong let on that the actress had taken on 10 filming projects in the past year, causing her health to deteriorate.

11.10.2009 - Movie News

CRI: Jia Zhangke to Finance 'Mr. Tree'

CRI: Stills from 'Once Upon a Time in Tibet'

Variety: The Sword With No Name (South Korea)

THR: Yen enjoyed playing villain
Yen explored transformation in '14 Blades'

Action star Donnie Yen says he signed on to play an ancient Chinese secret service agent in his new film — even though it was another kung fu epic — because he wanted to tackle the role of a villain who discovers his humanity.

THR: 'Bullets' women still secret

Jiang film's full male cast revealed, but female leads unknown [?][Well, readers here know that Carina Lau is in it! Puzzling.]

Chow Yun-fat hospitalised

BEIJING - CHOW Yun-fat says he had to check himself into a Beijing hospital earlier this week after catching a cold while shooting an US$18 million (S$24 million) Chinese frontier film.

The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star told reporters at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday that he took a two-day break from filming Chinese director Jiang Wen's upcoming movie Let the Bullets Fly for treatment.
In a self-deprecating joke about his age, the 54-year-old Chow said he had to receive medical treatment after filming scenes with younger male Chinese actors.
'I couldn't take it any more,' Chow said, adding the younger actors were 'simply too brilliant.' Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures publicist Yip Kin-ping later said Chow was put on an intravenous drip after catching a cold from shooting in and near Beijing.
In the film, Jiang plays a bandit chief who tries to take over a remote provincial town in 1920s China, only to meet resistance from a tyrannical local businessman played by Chow.
Chow made his name with stylish Hong Kong gangster thrillers like A Better Tomorrow before making his Hollywood debut with the 1998 action movie The Replacement Killers. His other American credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Dragonball Evolution. -- AP

THR: Huayi is game for 'Pigeon'

China's recently-listed film conglomerate Huayi Brothers has come on board Dante Lam's now in-production crime thriller "Stool Pigeon."