Friday, February 25, 2011

2.25.2011 - News

Liu Yonghong's Tangled - indie film rejected by censors



Xinhua: Cast members promote movie "Buddha Mountain" in Beijing
Chen Bo-Lin, Fan Bingbing, director Li Yu
Guests New Seven Little Fortunes
Zhao Ming, in blue

CRI: Tsui Hark Plans 'Detective Dee' Prequel

Peter Chan, Ethan Ruan
Speaking in Taiwan, Peter Chan said that the first cut of Wu Xia has been completed and runs 137 minutes. In April, Flying Guillotines will begin shooting, action director Yuen Bun will begin training the actors in March behind closed doors in Beijing. Besides their muscles, Chan said they have to be trained in the use of the flying guillotines because the props are dangerous to use, so the preparation must be good. (Sina)

WSJ: In China, Gaga Has Nothing on Gigi
Lady Gaga may rule the Twittersphere with 8,398,412 fans world-wide. But in China, where Twitter is banned, it is Gigi who is the established star in Chinese cyberspace.

To further illustrate, a recent HK TV program featuring Gigi, even after enlisting Valen Hsu and Charlie Young as guests, had received terrible ratings.
Valen Hsu, Gigi Leung, Charlie Young

But in a mainland English textbook, Gigi is the model incarnation of elegance. 

FBA: HKIFF has Heart for popularity, hub role
Mainland Chinese cinema is represented Chen Kaige's Sacrifice, indie animation Piercing I and Wang Bing's  The Ditch and Man With No Name.

The Union Film Enterprise Ltd (Union Film) is one of the most important companies in Hong Kong's filmmaking history
HKFA's new publication "One for All: The Union Film Spirit" with an English edition in CD-ROM will be released in late March, featuring essays contributed by renowned writers and scholars looking at Union Film and its works from various perspectives, by turns historical, aesthetic, and cultural.

Chinese movie fans have grown accustomed to seeing films of similar style that present different versions of the same story—and that will be intensified in 2011. 

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