7.15.2011 - News

CNNGo: Hong Kong looks great in Steven Soderbergh's 'Contagion
Mainland China is the setting for cute kung-fu fighting animals, while we get to be ground zero for a worldwide killer virus

CRI: Jia Zhangke to Chair Orizzonti [Horizons] Jury at Venice

CF: Stars Help Promote "Snow Flower" in NY

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Tony Leung not playing LKY in ‘1965,’ says Singapore firm

[In which Little Tony becomes conflated with Big Tony in the accompanying photos]

More on original story from CNNGo, CF

StraitTimes:  Hong Kong film-maker Peter Chan will play a supervisory role, though 'the exact extent of his involvement is still being discussed'

Poster for The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake

The film tells the story of the real life Qiu Jin, a feminist and revolutionary, starring Huang Yi in the lead role. Anthony Wong costars in the Herman Yau directed film. The cast includes Rose Chan, Dennis To, Lam Suet and Pat Ha Man-Jik.

Huang Yi

Rose Chan

Huang Yi presented with drawing of Qiu Jin from manga artist Tony Wong Yuk-Long

Anthony Wong with autographed t-shirt

Huang Yi demonstrates martial arts with Dennis To (Du Yuhang)

Real Qiu Jin and Huang Yi

Cast at Qiu Jin's Tomb at West Lake, Hangzhou

(Sina-gallery), (Sohu)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

The novice filmmaker [Giddens Ko] has reportedly worked hard on the film, so when it ran into trouble with the Government Information Office over a masturbation scene, Jiubadao made a “pledge to God” that if the movie received a PG rating instead of an R, he would “take a dump on producer Argie Chai’s desk,” ...

CF: Actress Tang Wei Graces VOGUE Magazine

CF: Hu Bing Chiling Lin: Perfect Match in New Photo Album

CF: Chen Kun Covers the Latest Issue of 'The Bund'

MSN: Selina Jen’s October wedding may not happen

10.6.2010 - News

According to this report, Stephen Chow has invited Ethan Ruan to play the Monkey King and Aarif Lee Chi-Ting (Aarif Rahman) to portray the Tang Monk in his upcoming New Journey to the West (Journey to the West Enchantment of Tripitaka). Filming is planned to begin in February. (21cn)

FBA: Baihe (百合) (6/10)
Modest but solid migrant-worker drama, with a striking performance by Chinese newcomer Wang Zitong.

Chow Yun-Fat - The Founding of a Party

Chow Yun-Fat has begun shooting his part as China's first President, Yuan Shikai

Hou Yong (front)

Zhao Benshan, Feng Gong

Feng Gong

(Xinhua), (Xinhua-gallery), (Sina)

Director Ning Hao is recruiting new actors online for a free training course for a future film.

(Sina)

Josie Ho leaving the set of Contagion for the day.

(Sina)

Nick Cheung's wife, Esther Kwan, is thought to be pregnant. Besides shopping for clothes for her daughter, Esther was spotted looking at newborn clothing. Hong Kong media reports that she recently underwent artificial insemination procedures but Nick has denied this.

(Sina)

More photos from Kiki Seung Tin-Ngo's wedding banquet

Margie Tsang, Tony Leung's long-time girlfriend during his TVB years, Carina Lau

Acting course classmates: Lawrence Ng, Lau Ching-Wan, Michael Tao Dai-Yue, Sandra Ng, Margie Tsang, Carina Lau

(Sina)

John Woo: From bullets to blades

SG: Carina Lau has no plans for children

Speaking at a Milan fashion show on Sunday, the actress hinted at the reason behind her delayed pregnancy - she preferred to live a life of enjoyment.

SG: Isabella Leong's housing woes

The home boasts a magnificent sea view and a 37,000 square meters outdoor garden. It was also constructed out of premium raw materials only.

10.5.2010 - News

Variety: Hot Summer Days

A "Valentine's Day"-style romantic multi-strander, "Hot Summer Days," Fox's virgin venture into Chinese-language production and distribution, bubbles along with a jaunty but unoriginal blend of the sweet, tart, cute and weepy.

According to a report from Taiwan's Apple Daily, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Shu Qi will play husband and wife in Hou Hsiao-Hsien's long rumored, since 2007, martial arts fantasy film (The Assassin). The cast also includes Chang Chen and Tadanobu Asano and begins low-key shooting in Nara, Japan now that Shu Qi's If You Are the One 2 has wrapped up. [In July, HHH was granted a $625,000 production subsidy from the Taiwan government's National Development Fund and assurance that 30 percent of the budget would be provided.]

A poster from Cannes with English title The Lady From Tang accompanied the Taiwan article. 

(Sina), (Apple Daily)

The Tai Pak Floating Restaurant in Aberdeen was transformed into a casino for Contagion

Gwyneth Paltrow on her way to the boat launch shielded from photographers by tarps.

The security cordon around her was heavy. After an eight hour day, Paltrow returned and retired to the Mandarin Oriental.

Another actress needing protection.

(Sina)

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Deanie Ip

Deanie Ip, Paula Tsui, Ann Hui, Virginia Lok(?), Peter Lam (?)

(Oct. 4) Andy Lau held a press conference to announce his series of 18 Hong Kong Coliseum concerts. Eric Tsang MC'd, while guests lending him support included Deanie Ip, Paula Tsui, Ann Hui. and TVB series producer Li Tiansheng. Ann Hui directed Andy in his first film, Boat People, although she originally invited Chow Yun-Fat And Li Tiansheng cast Andy in his first TV series a cop drama which costarred Deanie Ip and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. Andy said he planned to invite Idy Chan, Chow Yun-Fat and the other Five Tigers [Felix Wong, Michael Miu, Kent Tong, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai] as concert guest performers.

(Xinhua-gallery), (Sina-gallery)

Karen Mok

Karen Mok on October HK editions of Elle

(AnD)

Michelle Reis blogs that she'll be in the November mainland edtion of Madame Figaro

Noshing on noodles 2 - Zhang Jingchu

According to her blog, Zhang Jingchu was in SF and LA last month. I wonder what she was doing there?

Fan Bingbing attending Paris Fashion Week

With Catherine Deneuve

Also in Paris, Joey Yung, Wyman Wong

(Xinhua), (Sina), 2

John Woo touched by Tarantino
SG: Tony Leung pacifies wife with gifts
SG: Sexy mama Christy Chung coy about love life
Faye Wong to take time off for another kid

10.4. 2010 - News

Poster for Patrick Kong's (Yip Lim-Sum) Marriage With a Liar

Film is set for a Christmas release and features Chrissie Chau.

Chrissie Chau

(Photos from Weibo)

Wind Blast poster released last week

FBA: Contagion infects Hong Kong

Chui Tien-You (of Shine)

Chui Tien-You

Josie Ho tight-lipped, under gag order about production

Steven Soderbergh

Crowd of extras, pedestrians and hawkers

Decontamination unit scene

Contagion has started shooting in Mongkok Chi Kiang Street, To Kwa Wan. The film is about the CDC's attempt to trace the origins of SARS and stars Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard. Tempers flared as production vehicles and catering vans blocked the street, interrupted light bus traffic and caused disputes with garage keepers.

(Sina), 2, 3, 4, (UDN)

The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman will be released in November

(Sina)

Ge You, Shu Qi - wrapping up shooting of If You Are the One 2

Shu Qi noshing on noodles

Cecilia Cheung and Jingle Ma will reunite in his upcoming Dynamic Angel/Race Car. Ceci's manager has confirmed her casting but would leave it to the film production company to announce the start date.

(Sina), (Xinhua)

Kiki Seung Tin-Ngo and businessman Patrick Lee

Carina Lau

Margie Tsang

(Oct.3) Hong Kong TV actress Seung Tin-Ngo's wedding banquet was attended by many celebrities including Teresa Mo, Sandra Ng, Liza Wong, Law Kar-Ying, Lau Ching-Wan, Amy Kwok. Wong Cho-Nam and Lee Sze-Kit (Johnson Lee) served as MCs for the event. (Sina), (Xinhua), 2

Jessey Meng Guang-Mei

The same evening, in Taipei, 43 year-old supermodel-actress Jessey Meng Guang-mei and her Beijing investment baron fiance, Ji Zenghe held an engagement banquet. Her engagement ring is worth a reported  $6.6 million yuan. Her 50 year-old fiance is estimated to be worth $1B yuan. In 2008, her ex-boyfriend, Corrado Riccio swindled her of her life savings, along with 29 other investors to the tune of US$51 million. According to IMDB, Riccio was executive producer of a 2007 Hong Kong-Italy horror film, Counting House, that featured Michael Wong, Maggie Q and Cheng Pei-Pei.

(Xinhua), 2, 3, (Sina)

Patrick Kong received an Detective Dee action figure at the Hong Kong premiere!

Concert poster featuring Edison Chen

Edison Chen will be part of the East Asia All Stars Concert in conjunction with the Shanghai World Expo. To be held in Shanghai's Hongkou Soccer Stadium which seats 45,000, Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Andy Hui, Richie Ren, Leon Lai, Miriam Yeung, Denise Ho, Daniel Wu and Shawn Yue will be among the more than 30 artists performing.

East Asian All-Stars Concert poster

(Sina)

SG: Jacky Cheung's record-breaking concert ticket prices

SG: Rainie Yang: From Cutesy to Sexy?

Barbie Hsu & Shone An spotted holding hands

Andy Lau and wife rumoured to be in family way

At 48, Yeoh's still kicking up a storm

No sexy roles for me, says ex-beauty queen Yeoh