This allegedly allowed the shell company to accumulate as much as HK$10 million over the years. Some of TVB's top artists such as Bernice Liu, Moses Chan Ho, Raymond Lam Fung, Bosco Wong Chung-Chak, Tavia Yeung Yi and Charmaine Sheh Sze-man had been forced to perform in major shows and other functions, and even ribbon-cutting ceremonies, for free or at very low pay. [Chan was the host of Be My Guest that interviewed the teary Gillian Chung last year, you may recall.]
HK Magazine: There Goes the Neighborhood
The filmmakers of “Echoes of the Rainbow,” which is set in 1960s Hong Kong, found themselves in trouble when they initially couldn’t find the right location for their film. Alex Law Kai-yui and Mabel Cheung originally went to Sham Shui Po to scout for locations, only to find that most of the streets in even this old neighborhood have changed quite a bit, with no street having all the tong laus intact. In the end, they found Wing Lee Street. “If this street is torn down too, Hong Kong will lose yet another street full of characters,” producer Mabel Cheung says after returning to Hong Kong from Berlin. “This is the only street retaining the 1960’s Hong Kong.”
Cheung also mentions that, before finding Wing Lee Street, they considered shooting the film in Malaysia or Guangzhou instead. “It’d be preposterous to shoot a film about Hong Kong in another city,” Cheung says.
CRI: Du Lala's Bikini Scene
Lead actress Xu Jinlei dons a bikini for a scene in her directorial production "Go Lala Go!", formerly called "Du Lala's Promotion", an urban romance film co-starring Stanley Huang, Karen Mok, Li Ai and Pace Wu.
South Korean actress Kim Hee-sun will star in Warring States (tentative title), a war epic set in China more than 2,000 years ago. It will also have mainland actor Sun Honglei.
Just Another Pandora's Box (Once Upon a Chinese Classic)
The movie boasts 58 stars and premieres in Beijing Mar.15 with a staggered roll out across the Mainland, 16th in Shanghai. 17th in Chengdu, 18th in Guangzhou, 19th in Shenyang. (Sina)
Vivian Hsu - The Musician
Vivian Hsu has created her own season this spring with four movies: Hot Summer Love, Fire of Conscience, The Musician (April release), Seediq Bale (in production) and a new album. (Sina)
Crossing Hennessy - Jacky Cheung has a one-night stand with Maggie Cheung Ho-Yi
Lu Chuan
Lu Chuan's Feast at Hongmen is being delayed due to need for additional financing. In addition, potential cast members Ge You and Feng Xiaogang are still working on Jiang Wen's Let the Bullets Fly. To fill his time, Lu Chuan will shoot a short film about the "hidden rules" of the business based on Tang Wei's banning incident.
Takeshi Kaneshiro rumoured to be trying for baby in Japan
Widely speculated for hiding his marriage - a la a certain Andy Lau - after a blog claimed that the Asian superstar secretly got hitched, another blogger has quoted reliable sources saying Takeshi, who is currently based in Japan, is trying for a baby.
A celebrity blogger exposed the actor for marrying a Japanese woman last December, a piece of news which was denied by his management. On Tuesday, another blogger alleged that the Japanese-Taiwanese actor and his wife are currently located in Japan as part of their plans to have kids.
Ti Lung
Li Yapeng (Faye Wong's husband)
Ti Lung, Li Yapeng and other cast members help launch an upcoming CCTV series. (Xinhua)
(Sina)
Taipei Times: Pop Stop
Jay Chou's Batmobile, Ethan Ruan's 'long-haired hottie' and more
The next time you think you have a tough commute: (China Hush)
I'm going to see "A Moment in Time" this Saturday. I'll report back!
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't know about the new owners of the Great Star. I wish them the best of luck, and of course hope that there will be some cool Chinese film programming.