Thursday, May 24, 2012

5.24.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

FBA: An Inaccurate Memoir review
Actor Huang Xiaoming shines in a quirky, blackly comic tale of bandit heroes during WW2.
Part western, part martial arts homage, part Sino-Japanese resistance drama riff, An Inaccurate Memoir is a bustling mixture of genre references and colourful characters that ultimately celebrates the heroism of unnamed "ordinary people" (its Chinese title).

John Woo Has Cancer?
According to authoritative sources, the reason John Woo has postponed the filming of "Love and Let Love" (formerly "Pacific Steamer"), starring Chang Chen, Zhang Ziyi and Song Hye-Kyo, is that while preparing for production in April the director was hospitalized for laryngeal cancer in the US. According to previous rumours, Woo had surgery for a heart ailment or pancreatic cancer. Producer Terence Chang did not return calls from reporters but according to a friend Woo did not have heart problems. Woo is currently recuperating in the US and he is optimistic that Woo will begin working again by the end of the year. Speaking of the remake of "The Killer", to be directed by Lee Jae-Han (John H. Lee), Chang said that Nicolas Cage and James Franco are being considered but not yet confirmed.(Sina)

Production is now underway in Thailand on Cooktales, an English-language drama about food and family set in Singapore.
The much-delayed film is directed by South Korea's Gina Kim and stars Asian superstar Michelle Yeoh.

CF: Jiang Wen to Shoot "Gone With The Bullets"
Leading Chinese filmmaker Jiang Wen is likely to reunite with Gong Li in his latest directorial project, Gone With The Bullets
CF: Jiang Wen's "Gone With The Bullets" Releases Posters at Cannes
Jiang Wen's latest project, sequel to the 2010 blockbuster "Let the Bullets Fly," released two posters at Cannes International Film Festival. The movie, titiled "Gone with the Bullets," is expected to start shooting between September and October this year and the release date is set for late 2013.

CF: Latest Pics Unveil the Holy Land of Wu Dang at Cannes

Partial cast of "Wu Dang"
Yang Mi

Fan Siu-Wong

Dennis To Yu-Hang

Vincent Zhao

Xu Jiao

Father and daughter, Vincent Zhao and Xu Jiao

CF: Cannes Planning Surprise Screening Of Non-Fest Films
Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmasters" may be included

A Wong Kar-Wai microfilm "Deja Vu", sponsored by Chivas Regal, had its world premiere at Cannes May 18 and stars Chang Chen and supermodel Du Juan.  It will premiere in China June 15. (Sina)





Today is Cecilia Cheung's 32nd birthday (Sina), 2

The film, featuring Fiona Sit and Chapman To and directed by Fung Chi Keung, is slated to screen in the summer on the mainland.

CF: Babara Wong Set her Foot in Mainland wih"9090"
CF: New Trailer of Chen Kaige's "Caught in the Web"
A1/AFP: 'Monkey' to go West again as cinema power shifts East
CNA: Anthony Wong blasts "unprofessional" Chinese production teams


Zhang Jingchu starting on "I Trust You"

Zhang Jingchu is in Rome to begin shooting "I Trust You" an Italian film about global food safety. Filming will also take place in China and Hong Kong. (Sina), 2


TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop
Edison Chen, Leni Lan, et al
The big news this week is Lau Ding-sing’s private photo collection. The Apple Daily reported that the wealthy Hong Kong businessman claims to have 100,000 photos of partially dressed and fully nude male celebrities.

SGYahoo: Aaron Kwok not changing plans for marriage
A1: Michelle Yeoh delighted with 'Datuk Seri' title
MSN: Edison Chen invited Joyce Wu to his hotel, SGYahoo
There seems to be no end to Edison Chen's philandering ways as his provocative text messages to Chinese actress Joyce Wu came to light recently.
Joyce Wu Sifan 

MSN: Edison Chen denies hitting the paparazzi


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