6.8.2010 - News

Ocean Heaven poster

A small-scale preview screening in Beijing received a standing ovation from the audience on June 6.

(Sohu)

Jet Li

Jet Li took five autistic children to Ocean Park to play with the dolphins. (Sina), 2, 3

Aarif Lee Chi-Ting is busy buffing up for his role in Manfred Wong's Bruce Lee Biography.

The film is based on the book 'My Brother Bruce Lee' by Lee's younger brother. Lee Chi-Ting has been studying Wing Chun, fighting as well as a dance curriculum. (Remember, Bruce Lee was also a cha-cha champion in Hong Kong.) His trainer is Billy Chou Bei-Lei former 1985 light-middleweight World Kickboxer Championship winner. His past students include Nick Cheung, Vanness Wu, Candy Lo and Ng Ka-Lung. More details on the film will be released in late June in Guangzhou. (Xinhua)

Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin co-stars with Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan and Wang Luodan in Zhang Yang's Driverless/Unmanned, described as a Chinese version of Crash. Ruby Lin plays a pregnant woman for the first time. July 2 is the release date. (Xinhua)

Stills from Stephen Chow produced CJ 7, Love the Earth. Xu Jiao and Dong Jie contribute voice work. The film opens July 9. (Sina)

Simon Yam

Simon Yam plays an effeminate FHM magazine editor

Simon Yam, director Li Yuan

Simon Yam met the press on the set of Back Hand in Beijing. He costars with Annie Yi and Chang Pei Pei in the action thriller directed by 7th generation director Li Yuan and produced by Gordon Chan. (Sina), 2

A life-sized bronze statue of singer Teresa Teng was unveiled in Tuen Mun.

Friends and fans gathered to sing and remember the singer 

(Sina)

Lin Chi-ling is Taiwan's sexiest woman in the world

Super Dim Sum Dollies unite!

75 long-lost silent movies being returned to US

A cache of 75 long-lost silent films uncovered in the New Zealand Film Archive vault, including the only known copy of a drama by legendary director John Ford, is being sent back to the United States to be restored.

Unmanned (Driverless) Beijing Press Conference

(May 23) Zhang Yang said that Unmanned (Driverless) could be seen as a 13 year update of his debut hit film Spicy Love Soup. Actress Wang Luodan's popularity has been rising due to her appeareances in a couple of recent hit TV series.

Li Xiaoran, Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan

Director Zhang Yang

Li Xiaoran

Gao Yuanyuan

Gao Yuanyuan

Li Xiaoran, Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan

Wang Luodan

Zhang Yan, Ruby Lin Xinru, Wang Luodan

Ruby Lin, Zhang Yan, Wang Luodan

Wang Luodan, Li Xiaoran

(Xinhua)

Stills - Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Ye

(Netease)

5.24.2010 - News

IndieWire: Hong Sangsoo Tops Un Certain Regard
The new film by Hong Sangsoo, “Ha Ha Ha”, won the top prize for a film in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section tonight in France.
IndieWire: Impenetrable Fantasy: “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”
Palme d’Or Winner
THR: Q&A: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
CRI: Two 2010 Cannes Awards Go to Asian Films

CRI: "Shanghai" to Premiere on June 10
Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom will bring his international cast - including actor John Cusack, Chinese-born Singaporean actress Gong Li, Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-fat and Japanese "Batman Begins" actor Ken Watanabe - to the opening ceremony to promote the film.
CRI: Lu Chuan onboard 'Shanghai, I Love You'
Chinese fans of the 2009 romantic movie "New York, I Love You" will soon be able to enjoy a similar film set in one of their own cities - Shanghai.
CRI: First Trailer of Film "Driverless" [Unmanned] Released
Director Zhang stated that this movie is an updated version of his 1997 film "Spicy Love Soup". It deals with several relationship issues, including the infamous seven year itch, reuniting with a first love, one night stands, an old husband with a young wife, and extramarital affairs.

Guei Lun-Mei plays a clown in Jet Li's Ocean Paradise (21cn)

More confirmation being sought for these next two items:
Zhang Ziyi to star and co-produce 3D Mulan? According to a Sing Tao Daily report, a listing was spotted in Cannes promotional material for a film called 'Mulan: The Woman Warrior of Legend' a US co-production including Zhang Ziyi's name as one of the producers. Charles Russell (Scorpion King, Mask) is listed as director. (Sina), (cri)

Martial arts actor, director Frankie Chan Fan-Kei is reportedly planning a film adapted from the classic Shaw Brothers The 14 Amazons. The film will be a joint production by Xian Film Studio and Shanghai Film Group among others with U$$20 million budget. A December 2010 launch in Inner Mongolia is scheduled. Andy Lau, Fan Bingbing, Siqin Gaowa and Michelle Yeoh are attached while Jaycee Chan and Yu Shaoqun are also invited. (Sina), (mtime)

CRI: Ang Lee Featured on 'DGA Quarterly' Cover

Raymond Yip Wai-Man presented Lost on Journey in Wuhan

 

Huang Xiaolei, Xu Zheng (Sina)

Fan Bingbing - Cannes Closing Ceremony

Li Fei-er (Chongqing Blues) Cannes Closing Ceremony

Wang Xueqi, Fan Bingbing

Fan Bingbing, Wang Xueqi, Li Fei-Er, Zi Yi

(Sina), (Zimbio)

CRI: 'Dragon' Queen Spits Fire in Style
Actress Qin Hailu has been making a name for herself (and not a good one) by criticizing fellow thespian Fan Bingbing, who wore a "dragon gown" for the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival last week.

On her micro-blog (China's version of Twitter) Qin claimed Fan demonstrated her overweening ambition by wearing the impressive dress at the French film event. The implication was that Fan was positioning herself as China's leading lady by wearing the typically Chinese creation on international stage.

CRI: Movie Fans Seeking Good Luck for Premiere at Cannes Film Festival

How you, too, can walk the red carpet at Cannes

BRITISH FIRMS' FURY AS 2012 OLYMPICS PROMO FILM IS MADE IN CHINA

Anthony Wong and his 13 year-old son at the premiere of the musical Chicago

Anthony's son does not want to follow in his father's footsteps. Rather, he wants to become a plastic surgeon.

(Sina), 2, 3

Anthony Wong

The last episode of the TV series Secret History of Imperial Concubine Yang airs tonight.

(Sina)

Global Times: The Dior incident and the mysteriously-familiar woman

Betty Sun Li turned away