6.27.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

FBA: Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault review
Taiwan's first action blockbuster is a fiasco, redeemed only by Mainland comic Huang Bo.

CF:Acclaimed Actor Chen Qiang Dies at 94
[The article doesn't mention it but he is the father of Chen Peisi. And I highly recommend "Father and Son's Car" and "The Silly Manager", as well as "Make Ten Million", all of which feature the pair in wry comedies before the boomtimes in China surfaced.]

Chen Peisi, Chen Qiang in "Silly Manager" 

"Magician's Adventure" (1962) (Sina), 2

More promotional stuff for "The Four" directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun

Liu Yifei

Origins of Riverdance revealed!

Anthony Wong and Wu Xiubo square off

Jiang Yiyan's got back

Jiang Yiyan

Wu Xiubo

Wu Xiubo, Jiang Yiyan (Sina), 2

Poster for "Painted Skin 2"/"Painted Skin: The Resurrection"

(Sina)

Look for Josie Ho in "Open Grave" directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego

Reading her script (and texting her agent?)

The haunting thriller sets six individuals waking up together next to a grave of rotting bodies in the middle of nowhere. None of them knows how they got there. Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego, who helmed Apollo 18, is directing. (Deadline.com) (Sina)

Today is Tony Leung Chiu-Wai's 50th birthday and Carina Lau posted this photo of him yesterday. Last year, she wrote, "Master, happy birthday to you!". This year, "Blissful silence can also be gentle. Happy Birthday".

And a few more from Carina's weibo

Tony and Jacky Cheung

Tony and Kenny Bee

Carina, Tony, Brigitte Lin

Couples - Jacky, Tony, May Lo (Law Mei-Mei), Carina

Happy birthday! Thanks you all for coming! U guys rock the party!!!

(Sina)

Edison Chen posted another picture of Tang Wei on his weibo with no comment other than Sharing picture, Creepy, dude.

MSN: Joey Yung asks for personal space in hand-written letter
SGYahoo: Michelle Reis removed eight benign tumours

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ChinaPost: 'Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault' review
From the opening moment when a bomb explodes and annihilates everything in sight, “Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault” makes clear its intention to claim all the tropes of Hollywood action films.
FBA: Black & White loses during elections

CRI: 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' review
CF: Apple Tastes Sweet

CF: "The Viral Factor" Premieres in Hong Kong
The action-packed film "The Viral Factor" premiered in Hong Kong, on January 15, 2012. Director Dante Lam, along with Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Lin Peng attended the ceremony.

Patrick Tse and Albert Yeung at the Hong Kong premiere of "Viral Factor" Sunday

Lin Peng

Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse 

Nic with parents Deborah Li, Patrick Tse 

Two shady Tses, ngar, ngar

(Sina), 2, 3, 4

CF: Chilling Ruby Lin in "Blood Stained Shoes"
The film is scheduled for release in March, 2012.

CRI: 'Flowers of War' Stars at Golden Globes
Surely, you saw them on the broadcast. No? (Sina-slideshow)
CF: China's 'Flowers of War' Stuck in Trenches
Chen Shan, professor at the Beijing Film Academy, added that "Zhang is good at blending sights and sounds with a forceful impact, but often fails to express a film's inner meaning."

FBA: The Flowers of War review

Good-looking but dramatically weak Nanjing Massacre drama, with a miscast Christian Bale.

Mainland edition of poster for Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle"

(Sina)

Latest poster for "Harpoon". The Lunar New Year sado-masochistic thriller stars Hu Bing, Monica Mok (Mo Xiaoqi) and Zhao Ming. It's being promoted as "Saw" with Chinese characteristics.

(Sina)

Daniel Wu makes a guest appearance in Derek Yee's "The Great Magician". Other guest stars include directors Tsui Hark and Vincent Kok and funny man Jung Hsiang (Rong Xiang).

Daniel Wu (Sina)

Daniel Wu, Derek Yee and Yan Ni attend a media appreciation event to mark RMB$100M box-office since opening Jan.12 (Sina)

Stills from Valentine's Day zombie thriller, "Night Club Suspense Tale", featuring Chrissie Chau and other youth idols.

Zhang Yingjun in a "Thriller" spoof

Chrissie Chau

No longer just a "flower vase"

(Sina), 2

Yao Di and Jimmy Lin Zhi-Ying in a scene from the romantic comedy  "If I Were You", by way of "Ghost"

Li Qi's film opens Jan. 26 Sina)

Chu Yen-ping's "Perfect Two" Shanghai premiere press conference.

Vivian Hsu, Chu Yen-ping, Ella Chen, Vic Chou and Little Bin

Vic Chou, Little Bin

Vivian Hsu, Ella Chen

Vivian Hsu (Sina)

Sunday in Beijing

Yang Mi, Vivian Hsu 

Yang Mi and Little Bin (Sina), 2

CF: Zhang Ziyi on "Marie Claire" Cover
CF: Wax Statue of Yao Chen Unveiled in Shanghai

SGYahoo: Bosco Wong defends girlfriend's honour
Assertions that clearly hints at TVB beauty, Myolie Wu were made that the actress has dabbled in prostitution involving rich Hong Kong business tycoons for money.

MSN: Miriam Yeung is not pregnant with twins
It is believed that Real did not want his wife to drink at the banquet, and wanted her to leave early. Miriam decided to take her leave, so as to avoid her husband's incessant nagging.
Ever since the 37-year-old singer got pregnant, her husband had been very strict with her eating habits and health. He also made sure his wife abided to every pregnancy taboo.

MSN: Nicholas Tse will not spend the Lunar New Year with Cecilia Cheung

CNA: Ethan Ruan looks forward to February enlistment, calls Shu Qi his "goddess"

"To people of my age, Shu Qi is our goddess, so I was really nervous working with her on 'LOVE'," said Ruan.
"Sometimes, I'd even forget to breathe."
Shu Qi may be his "goddess", but Ruan had recently declared in a post on his micro blog that Taiwan model Tiffany Hsu is his true love.

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Herman Yau has begun working on a "Inception"-like thriller called "Qing Yan". Fiona Sit and mainland actor Huang Xuan will head the cast. (Sina)

A few posters for the Valentine's Day Chrissie Chau mainland thriller "Night Club Suspense Tales".

(Sina)

TaipeiTimes: Black and White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault review
Tsai Yueh-hsun’s action blockbuster-to-be elevates the country’s filmmaking industry to a new level

TaipeiTimes: Flying Dragon, Dancing Phoenix review
Kuo, a real-life operatic diva, hands in an amazing debut performance on the silver screen as she plays both Chun-mei, a woman who plays men, and Micky, a man who plays a woman who plays men. It is a pleasure to watch the operatic veteran toy with the idea of gender roles through her varied acting, while staying true to her two characters.

Still from "Flying Dragon, Dancing Phoenix" 

CF: Behind-the-scenes Footage of "Crazy Dinner" Released, (CF)
Starring Liu Hua, Fan Wei, Huang Bo, Mo Xiaoqi, Dai Lele and Liu Yajin, the film is slated to hit cinema screens nationwide on January 23,2012.

Derek Yee pleases mainland market
He has set his latest work, The Great Magician, in Beijing. It's his first comedy for almost 30 years.
The film, based on a popular novel set in the early 20th century in the capital, reveals how amagician wins back his lover from a warlord.
The novel is a melancholy melodrama, but Yee has turned it into a comedy to pleaseaudiences.
CF:  Youku Signs Content Deal With Twentieth Century Fox
Youku Inc., China's leading Internet television company ("Youku"), announced a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on 11 Jan, under which Youku will license 250 titles of new release and library films.
CF: Deals and Disputes Multiply in China Video Sector, (FBA)
Independent Australian-Canadian sex shop comedy Red Light Revolution (2010) has also been picked up for release by Tudou Inc.

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

You Are the Apple of My Eye

Thanks to China’s censors, several scenes that make up nine minutes of the movie were edited out. Apparently, things like masturbation and kissing are deemed unsuitable for general viewing in China. Also, the character Boner, has had his name changed to something more innocuous.

Ko was noticeably absent from a promotion event held in Shanghai earlier this month, but he flew into Beijing to meet fans on Monday. He said that he didn’t attend the event because he was upset about the deleted scenes. 

CRI:  Yang Mi Goes Far with 'Close to Me'

Yang, 25, became one of the most popular actresses with a rise to instant fame in 2011. The Beijing native began acting at 4 years old and rose to fame for her role in the TV series "Palace" in 2011. 

MSN: Shu Qi and Vicki Zhao fight over naming order?

The two actresses are rumoured to be unhappy about how their names are placed in promotional materials

The cast list on the movie poster also came in two different formats. In the Taiwanese version, Shu Qi's name was listed before Vicki, while in the Chinese version, the latter's name was listed first. The movie production company was said to have used this method to pacify both actresses.

Posters for Doze Niu's "Love" 

Sorrows and Joys of Love edition

(Sina), 2, 3

MSN: Andy Lau’s wife is expecting a son

The Hong Kong singer found out the gender of his baby after taking his wife to an ultrasound scan

WPost: China denounces ‘Hong Konger’ trend

China is battling what it sees as a subversive challenge: an academic survey showing that many in this former British colony identify little with China.

Apple audit shows some suppliers used child labor

More photos from the MontBlanc event in Beijing

Wu Chun

Vivian Hsu is ready to spin the Wheel of Fortune!

Vivian Hsu

Wu Chun, Vivian Hsu, Kevin Tsai, Yang Lan (one of the "Chinese Oprahs")

(Sina-slideshow)