"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is part of [Johnnie] To's recent push into the mainland Chinese market with blander fare than his signature crime thrillers, which are often too violent or gritty to pass mainland censorship. But the movie's story of a playboy Hong Kong trader and an earnest Canadian-Chinese architect pulling all stops to win the heart of a mainland Chinese financial analyst reads like political commentary on China's growing geopolitical clout.
To didn't attend Sunday's opening ceremony, but his co-director denied any political overtones in the movie.
ScreenDaily: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart review, 2
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart is a delight to sit through.
Gao Yuanyuan - HKIFF Opening Ceremony
Johnnie To delayed filming and waited 5 months for Gao Yuanyuan because her mother was ill.
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Chinese migrant worker story optioned by Hong Kong-Dutch director.
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October's "Aftershock," about a devastating 1976 earthquake, was one of the highest-grossing films ever in mainland China but brought in just $61,000 in limited North American release. In December, "If You Are the One 2" grossed a respectable $427,000, while the Chinese remake of "What Women Want" sold about $130,000 of tickets in February. The movies all premiered in about two dozen theaters.
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Hi, Fidelity
Making its world premiere at HKIFF is Hong Kong filmmaker Poon Yuen-leung’s Hi, Fidelity, which follows the sexual exploits of three spurned Hong Kong housewives who cross the border to China, only to discover they’ve all fallen for the same gigolo. The film will likely be a big draw because it marks the comeback of iconic Hong Kong actress Patricia Ha (An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty), who makes her first appearance onscreen in eight years.THR: Everything You Need to Know to Survive Filmart
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3D Sex and Zen
3D doesn’t get more rousing than 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, a stereoscopic reinterpretation of an erotic Chinese novel, repped by One Dollar Distribution. The film occupies its own booth at Filmart 2011, with an invitation-only market screening of the full 3D version off-site on March 22.
Kung Fu Panda 2, which adds the voice of Pan-Asian superstar Michelle Yeoh to a cast that brings back Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu, is all but certain to be released in China on May 26, simultaneous with its North American debut.3D doesn’t get more rousing than 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, a stereoscopic reinterpretation of an erotic Chinese novel, repped by One Dollar Distribution. The film occupies its own booth at Filmart 2011, with an invitation-only market screening of the full 3D version off-site on March 22.
Chinese shingle Huayi Brothers has announced a long-term co-operation deal with Daniel Wu and Stephen Fung's Hong Kong-based indie production house Diversion Pictures.
Jay Chou is in Jordan shooting Dante Lam's new film (lit.Against War).
Jay Chou
Shibuya Tenma (Ip Man, Cow) is the latest actor to join the cast of Nanjing Heroes
Deadly Will a comedy, thriller opens April 7.
Guo Tao plays a detective
Cecilia Han Xue
Chen Kun
Chen Kun at the recent launch ceremony for Qian Xuesen
Huang Yi, Chen Kun and Dong Jie
Montblanc opening in Shenyang
Huang Yi
Zhao Wei in short skirt at Beijing Versace store event
Zhao Wei
Andrew Lin on the Catwalk
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