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Monday, October 25, 2010

10.25.2010 - News

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THR: The Piano in a Factory review
A light though tad melancholy comedy set in a fading factory town in northeastern China.
THR: A Better Tomorrow review
Variety: The Drunkard review
"The Drunkard" reps a sincere if uneven adaptation of Chinese author Liu Yichang's celebrated 1963 novel about a middle-aged writer whose artistic ideals evaporate in a fog of booze and dames.
FBA: All About Love (5/10)
Gender-reversal, "lesbian" comedy is let down by a lack of style and clumsy script.
FBA: The King of Fighters (4/10)
Gordon Chan directs international cast in video game adaptation.

Hong Konger Ho plays Anna, a woman with a mysterious past who meets the daredevil international delivery man of the film's title (Morgan) during what may be his last drop, to someone who may, or may not, exist.
Chinese film officials heralding a cinema revival not seen since the 1930s.
With Hong Kongers firmly established in the mainland, Hollywood studios are homing in. Where 10 years ago it was Sony Pictures and five years ago it was Warner Bros. leading Hollywood's China charge, now it's Fox and Disney working on their co-production chops.

CRI: 'Wind Blast' Gets Starry Premiere
Guests attending to lend support included Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Yibai, Ma Liwen, Huang Bo, Huo Siyan, Song Jia, Zhang Yang and Zhang Guoqiang.
Charlie Young, Xia Yu
Francis Ng


Ma Su


Jeet Kune Do poster
Jeet Kune Do opens Nov. 16 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Bruce Lee's birthday. The film stars Chen Tian-Sing and includes Wu Ma and Bruce Leung Siu-Lung. Billy Chan Wui-Ngai, frequent action director for many of Bruce Lee's films, is the executive producer.

World's first 3D sex film attracts Chinese tourists to Hong Kong
Producer Stephen Shiu told the newspaper he had already been approached by six travel agents who wanted to arrange private screenings and "meet and greet" sessions with cast members.

CRI: 'Color Me. Love' Postpones Release Date
The original October 28 release date had been pushed ahead to November 5, because of unexpected post-production work.
But it was reported that some film industry insiders suggested the movie failed to pass a review by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television because of a nude scene.

Liu Ye, Yao Chen

A 3D DVD version of Feng Xiaogang's The Assembly (2008) is planned for Europe. A German company in cooperation with Huayi Brothers plans to release it in Europe where the film is still popular. (Sina)


Jia Zhangke awarded Best Documentary prize for I Wish I Knew at HIFF

With Hollywood producer Chris Lee

[Many articles are now recalling Anthony Wong's controversial remarks he made in the spring about unprofessional Mainland crews and deadly working conditions. At the time, his costar Tse Kwan-Ho was burned in the face while filming the TV series Secret History of the Yang Family. (Xinhua) ]

MSN: Kenny Bee will not marry girlfriend
CRI: Gong Li Walks the Red Carpet at China Fashion Week (Sina)

Saturday, October 9, 2010

10.9.2010 - News

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THR: All About Love review
FBA: The Recipe (된장) (South Korea) (8/10)
Beautifully mounted foodie film-cum-love story mixes black comedy with a modern fairytale about cultural identity.

HK film show set for Shanghai Expo
The Hong Kong Films Retrospective 2010 will screen the films in their uncut versions and in their original language at the Shanghai United Circuit Co Ltd theatres. The films include The Love Eterne, A Better Tomorrow,A Chinese Ghost Story, Aces Go Places, All About Ah-Long, All the Wrong Clues, An Autumn's Tale and City on Fire.

AP: Tang Wei mounting busy comeback after 3-year break
CRI: Tang Wei, Hyun Bin Bring 'Late Autumn' to Pusan
China's Tang Wei says outcry over role brought maturity

CRI: 'Don Quixote' Unveils Final Trailer


Liu Hua, Lam Suet at The Island premiere
3D painting for The Island unveiled at the press conference is reminiscent of the one for Don Quixote


Shu Qi, screenwriter Wang Shuo celebrating the wrapping of the shooting of If You Are the One 2.

Shu Qi atoned for the previous evening's over-imbibing with a sauna session and some exercise.

Liu Ye, Yao Chen
The leads of Alexi Tan's Color Me Love featured in the upcoming issue of Harper's Bazaar.

Qin Lan, Lu Chuan
Director Lu Chuan, actress-girlfriend Qin Lan and the crew of King's Feast inpected the site of Spring and Autumn City in Ningbo, Zhejiang ahead of the film start in December. The 152 acre site also served as the background for Chen Kaige's Zhao's Orphan/Sacrifice. Besides Qin Lan, Chow Yun-Fat, Chen Kun, Liu Ye and Tang Wei are expected to join the film for a three month shoot. (Xinhua)


CRI: Gigi Leung to Sing in Beijing on Dec. 24
CRI: Actress Qin Hailu in New Photo Shoot

Staying sexy at age 40 is no problem, says Christy Chung

Friday, September 17, 2010

9.17.2010 - News

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Screen Daily: Aftershock, 2
Variety: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, 2
Variety: All About Love, 2

THR: Tsai Ming-liang turns to art films
Boxoffice success elusive for 1994 Golden Lion winner


FBA: Trademark dispute over "Seediq Bale"

Maggie Q 

THR: Maggie Q cast in 'Priest'
Maggie Q is joining Paul Bettany and Cam Gigandet in "Priest," a post-apocalyptic horror project that Scott Stewart is directing for Screen Gems.

The Warring States poster

Warring States directed by Jin Chen and starring Sun Honglei, Kim Hee-Sun and Francis Ng has finished shooting as is now in post-production. (ChinaDaily)
Jin Chen will be also begin shooting a sci-fi suspense film starring Bruce Leung, Tze Miu and Chen Shi in October in Shenzhen. 

Bruce Leung

Tze Miu
Tze Miu in My Father is a Hero

Chen Shi

Hong Kong media is reporting that the reason for the failure of a Cecilia Cheung - Derek Yee reunion film agreement was due to a 'price hike' by Cecilia for her services. Last year, Cecilia has to pay large settlement costs as a fallout of from 'photo-gate' for loss of revenue by advertisers and brands. Elsewhere, Stephen Chow is still trying to get both Lucas and Cecilia to appear in King of Comedy 2 and has offered 10M yuan for the pair. (Xinhua)


Fan Bingbing 
Fan Bingbing visted Tibetan children being treated in Beijing for congenital heart diseases on her 29th birthday. (Xinhua-gallery)


[I think the only real new news is the second one for reduction.]

Thursday, September 16, 2010

9.16.2010 - News

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THR: Detective Dee
Bottom Line: Breathtaking sets and effects give this youthful martial arts film a modern air.
Li Bingbing (Xinhua)
FBA: Taipei Exchanges (第36個故事) (5/10)
Beautifully mounted but wafer thin story of two sisters running a boutique Taipei coffee house.

Global Times: Ice Kacang Puppy Love
Writing, directing and starring in romantic film Ice Kacang Puppy Love, Malaysian singer/ songwriter Ah Niu is enjoying his broadened repertoire and spoke with the Global Times after the film's Chinese mainland premiere Monday in Beijing.

After spy suspense film The Message (Fengsheng) and Western action film Wind Blast (Xi Feng Lie), director Gao Qunshu announced the third of the Feng Trilogy A Romantic Affair (Yichang Fenghuaxueyue De Shi) Thursday in Beijing.

Zhang Yimou's latest work Under the Hawthorn Tree opens nationally on Thursday with the famous filmmaker meeting the press Sunday evening in Beijing, talking about his choice of young actors, film festivals and the ideals of love.
Dou Xiao, Zhou Dongyu, Zhang Yimou

Zhou Dongyu

CRI;"Legend of the Fist" Returns
Legend of the Fist poster

A Seven Little Fortunes reunion? Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao are trying to bring the old gang together. Besides Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah and Yuen Qiu, Eason Chan and Ronald Cheng are said to be in the cast.  The film would be about the history of the Seven Little Fortunes and is reported to start shooting in October. (Sina)

FBA: Stephen Chan to face corruption charges
THR: Former TVB GM charged with corruption
Former general manager of Television Broadcasts Ltd. Stephen Chan Chi-wan has been charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption for alleged corruption and conspiracy to defraud offenses when handling TVB business affairs, the ICAC announced on Thursday.

Color Me Love poster and trailer release conference in Beijing (Sept.14)
Director Alexi Tan, Yao Chen, Zhu Hong, Monica Mok (Mo Xiaoqi)

Monica Mok, Yao Chen, Zhu Hong
Joan Chen called in to the conference from the US.

Wang Xinjun, Andy Lau in costume for Founding of a Party


Reign of Assassins: Jung Woo-Sung, Michelle Yeoh, Su Chao-Pin 


Wedding scene

Kelly Lin, Guo Xiaodong poster


Don Quixote poster featuring Miao Pu

Miao Pu

Sleeping Beauty
Shu Qi napping before Beijing premiere after dressing and makeup, taken by hairdresser Sev Tsang

Friday, September 3, 2010

9.3.2010 - News

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NPR: 'Noodle Shop': A Coen Brothers Tale Goes East
Relocated from flat and empty Texas to hilly and vacant China, Zhang's film has a lot of fun with the original material, along with some smiles at the expense of the director's own style. But the pacing is too deliberate, and much of the humor doesn't translate; the result is a would-be farce that's more droll than uproarious.
Frequently moving and quietly enlightening, Last Train Home is about love and exploitation, sacrifice and endurance.
NYTimes: Last Train Home

FBA: Showtime (用心跳) (2/10)
Incoherent, wannabe musical drama fumbles the ball at every level.

Resisting his long-time penchant for dazzling, picture-perfect visual effects and dropping the political edge in his early movies, top Chinese film director Zhang Yimou has recreated a pure love story on the silver screen in a simple and direct way.

WSJ: Hong Kong: A Love Story - All About Love
"I make films because I really want to find out what Hong Kong is like at the moment," says the 63-year-old Ms. Hui.
THR: Contagion' spreads to Hong Kong - Soderbergh film to feature Josie Ho
Ho, who met Soderbergh in Hong Kong in July, said she would draw on her own memories of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak to play her role in “Contagion.”
“It was a very sad time when we were all scared and nobody knew where to turn for help,” Ho said. “I really respect all the doctors and nurses who saved us. They are heroes.”
FBA: Asian stars join Soderbergh's Contagion

CRI: 'The Piano in a Factory' to Compete at Tokyo Film Festival (formerly Steel Piano, here)

FBA: Tang Wei invited back to Party

Malaysian hit film Ice Kacang Puppy Love featuring Angelica Lee opens Sept. 9 in China

New stills from Legend of the Fist released



Promises, promises

Jackie Chan brewing up another donation-gate? Inquiries have revealed that Jackie's 2009 promise to donate funds from Little Big Soldier box office for the reconstruction of a Beichuan Middle School destroyed by the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan has so far been not met. Jackie Chan and Li Yuchan visited Beichuan on the first anniversary of the earthquake and made his pledge then. A search of the online website listing donors turned up nothing for Jackie Chan or his various other names, Sing Long, Chan Kong, etc. Jackie Chan's Charitable Foundation confirmed that no record of a donation to Beichuan has been made. (Xinhua)

Louis Koo's agent tried to clarify earlier reports that the star would be out of commission for 9-12 months. He said that the actor would not completely suspend working after surgery for that length of time, more likely one month for rest and recovery. (Sina)

Chen Kun and Zhao Wei in Chengdu appearing for luxury brand LV.


SG: Beautiful voice runs in Faye Wong's family
SG: Vicki Zhao thanks hubby

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

All About Love - Hong Kong Premiere

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The mood for the premiere for Ann Hui's All About Love was dampened by the news of the killings of Hong Kong tourists in the Phillipines.
Vivian Chow, Sandra Ng

Vivian Chow
Sandra Ng

William Chan Wai-Ting

Ann Hui


Wong Jing

Sandra Ng



Joey Meng, Eddie Cheung, Sandra Ng, Petrina Fung Bo-Bo, Vivian Chow




(Sina), 2, (oncc)