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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

1.25.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Labels: Dante Lam, Documentary, Eat Drink Man Woman 2, Great Magician, Huo Siyan Posted by dleedlee at 9:24 PM 2 comments

THR: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry review
Doc about dissident artist is long on political friction, short on art

FBA: The Great Magician review

Classy period comedy with meaty roles for its name cast.

Is Hong Kong director Dante Lam the next John Woo?, (A1)
His knack for kinetic action sequences laced with pumped-up melodrama has earned Hong Kong director, Dante Lam comparison to veteran director, John Woo.

Poster for "Eat Drink Man Woman 2"

Huo Siyan

Huo Siyan will lead the team to the opening ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival

(Sina)

MSN: Cammi Xie gives blessings to Edison Chen

SGYahoo: Stephen Chow's playboy charm

CDT: On the New Year's Gala

Although the 55-year-old actor [Zhao Benshan] cited exhaustion, there was widespread speculation in the television industry that the skit he submitted this year didn’t get approval.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

1.24.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Labels: Documentary, Elaine Ng, Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, I Do, Remembering 1942, Speed Angel Posted by dleedlee at 3:59 PM 0 comments

FBA: Speed Angels review
Female racing driver drama is trashy fun, boosted by Tang Wei's relaxed performance.

FBA: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate review

Enjoyably retro swordplay antics, with a superb cast but a weak finale.

Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Feng Xiaogang's "Remembering 1942" according to a post on the director's Weibo account. (Sina)

CF: Documentary about Chinese in Britain Released
Bai adds that "Talk of Home" is the first documentary talking about the British-Chinese community from a British angle.

"I Do" opens Feb. 10

Li Bingbing and Duan Yihong play "first loves". Duan Yihong tries to reignite feelings seven years later.

Sun Honglei co-stars.

(Sina), 2, 3

New Year's greetings from "I Love Hong Kong 2012" Eric Tsang and Teresa Mo

Teresa Mo

Eric Tsang

Eric Tsang, Teresa Mo

(Sina)

Horror film "Cold Pupil" (Chinese title) started shooting in Sanya, Hainan Island. The cast includes Chrissie Chau, Sam Lee, Calvin Sun and Sammy Hung.

Calvin Sun, Chrissie Chau, Sam Lee

(Sina), (qq)

Kelly Chen's new theme song
Pregnant Hong Kong award-winning diva Kelly Chen Wai-Lam is not one to lay low. Recently seen in Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun's Chinese New Year latest, "All's Well Ends Well 2012", where she played a photographer, Chen has also sung the theme song for the movie.

Chrissie Chau in business

For fashion lovers, take note that a new inner-wear line has just been released, and it is not just any inner-wear, for it is designed by Hong Kong actress-model Chrissie Chau in collaboration with a reputable inner-wear brand in China,
MSN: Elaine Ng was cheated of money
A1: Elaine Ng is in financial difficulty
MSN: Jay Chou loses to Vic Chou at box office

Row as China professor calls Hong Kongers 'dogs'
Chinese Professor: Hong Kong Residents Are Dogs and Thieves (WSJ)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

11.29.2011 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Labels: Cherrie Ying, Cold Steel, Dear Enemy, Documentary, Lin Chi-Ling, Micro Film, Shattered, Stephen Chow, White Vengeance, Zhao Wei Posted by dleedlee at 3:59 PM 1 comments

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Variety: Shattered review
A microcosm of China past and present flows through Xu Tong's intimate docu "Shattered," in which the maverick indie filmmaker continues to refine his techniques and concerns shown in his previous "Wheat Harvest" and "Fortune Teller."
CRI: Actress Zhao Wei to Make Directorial Debut
The film, provisionally entitled "To Our Youth That Is Fading Away", will be an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It will tell the tale of a woman's emotional struggle with two men whom she meets again many years after their on-campus love triangle.

CF: Vicky Zhao's First Movie Project

Stanley Kwan will produce the movie. The film's screenplay will be written by Li Qiang, whose 2005 film "Peacock" picked up a Silver Berlin Bear Award.
Based on the popular novel "To Our Youth that will Fade Away," the story revolves around a girl named Zheng Wei, who becomes torn between two men; she is forced to make a decision to find her Mr. Right.

CF: Cherrie Ying and Dong Dawei on the Road for Love

Cherrie Ying and actor Dong Dawei (Tong Dawei) are seen on the poster of the comedic road movie "Great Wall, My Love."

(Sina)

CF: Final Promotional Trailer for "The Allure of Tears" Out

CF: New Stills of "Dear Enemy" Released

Aarif Lee plays the role of a finance blog owner who places too many irons in the fire in return for first-hand financial information.

THR: Hong Kong Comedian Stephen Chow Voices Support in Chief Executive Election
'Shaolin Soccer' star sticks up for friend Henry Tang Ying-yen, one of two candidates for Hong Kong's highest office.

The comic mastermind also had his own words of wisdom on the possible negative impact on public support for Tang after Tang was discovered to have engaged in extramarital liaisons.
Chow deadpanned, “We’re trying to elect a chief executive here, not to choose a boyfriend.” [Herman Cain might want to borrow this line.]

Chow’s unopposed election to one of 15 seats for the performing arts subsector on the next Hong Kong chief executive election committee came at the last minute on the day before the application closed, after original candidate, 1990s “Heavenly King” of the Hong Kong pop music scene and actor Leon Lai (Forever Enthralled), was found to be ineligible.
Lai’s disqualification to run as the representative of the election committee for the performing arts subsector had made a mockery of the whole election process of the next chief executive, which will be selected by a 1200-member committee – the singer-actor was not eligible as he was not even a registered voter.

A1: Will new Taiwan films catch on overseas?

After a slump of over a decade, Taiwan's home- grown films are not only sweeping box offices at home but also winning awards and hit status overseas, thanks to a new cohort of filmmakers.

CF: Huge Online Audience for Micro Films

Director Chen Kaige is shooting his realistic Micro film "Search" in Ningbo of Zhejiang Province. Its scheduled release is in May of 2012. Chen will make three micro films before promoting them on the Internet.

Yao Di attending a launch ceremony in Sichuan for an 80's-generation micro film ("Lost and Found"?)

Yao Di

(Sina-gallery)

Daniel Lee's "White Vengeance" opens today in Hong Kong

Feng Shaofeng

Feng Shaofeng (Sina-slideshow)

Publicity stills for "Cold Steel' featuring Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Opening Dec. 2

Peter Ho Yun-Tung

(Sina)

A1: Wu Chun out to prove he is more than a pretty face

The 32-year-old, who rose to fame as part of Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit, quit the group in June and is now channelling his time into acting, having starred in best selling flicks like 14 Blades and My Kingdom.

MSN: Cecilia Cheng and Lucas Tse hides from the paparazzi (Nov.26)
In other related news, the media speculated that Cecilia had allowed Lucas to skip school again, because the pair was spotted in Shanghai for the past few days. (Sina)

Lucas at the play center

(Xinhua)

SGYahoo: Peter Ho stopped by customs

American-Taiwanese singer-actor Peter Ho was recently detained by the customs at an airport in China because the customs officers found that he was carrying more than 100 boxes of condoms in his carry-on luggage

Happy 37th Birthday to Lin Chi-Ling today!

(Sina)

Last night, with Huang Xiaoming in Beijing attending a charity dinner

(Sina)

Lin Chi-Ling earlier this month

(Sina), 2

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

10.26.2011 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Labels: Abba, Documentary, No Man's Land, SARFT, Sleepwalker, The Lady Posted by dleedlee at 5:27 PM 2 comments

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Not Interested in ‘The Lady’ (WSJ)
A1: Michelle Yeoh to join Malaysian politics?
But when contacted, her parents - Datuk Yeoh Kian Geik and Datin Janet Yeoh deny having any knowledge of their famous daughter's political ambition.
FBA: Kora review
Engrossing two-wheel road/survival movie set in the wilds of Yunnan and Tibet.

Kora - Li Tao

Li Tao, director Du Jiayi

Li Tao (Sina)

ChinaPost Abba review No, not that Abba
"Abba” is a musical documentary about the life and legacy of Hong Yi-feng (1927-2010), one of the most iconic popular musicians in post-World War II Taiwan. The film, produced by Hong's three sons, offers great music, nostalgic discoveries, a glimpse into creative minds, a complex and tender family story and some food for thought on the possible healing power of religion.

China orders cutback on TV entertainment
China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television starting next year will restrict shows that "record the dark and gloomy side of society," the Southern Metropolis Daily said.

CF: "The Tale of Two Cities" to be Released
Directed by the young Chinese director Pan Anzi, and starring Richie Ren, Teng Ge'er, Yvonne Yung and Xiong Naijing, the film "The Tale of Two Cities" is set to hit cinema screens during the Spring Festival of 2012...Set in the turbulent days of the Republic of China, the film tells the tale of grassroots outlaws and rivals.

CF: The Horror Film "Cursed Leading Lady" to Hit the Screens in time for the Halloween

The film is set in the thirties, in old Shanghai, and documents the filming of a horror movie in an old mansion. As part of the storyline, the lead actress of the movie being filmed, which is set in the ancient times, dies uncannily. A policewoman, played by Han Yifei, is sent to apply for the role of lead actress, lurking among the cast to investigate the case. However, actors and actresses start to die one after another, plunging everyone into a terrible dilemma.

Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" to get a November release? Frozen for two years, reporters last night spotted an entry on China Film Digital Development's web site a table of distribution dates, including one for an entry for Nov.29 listed only as 'WRQ', i.e., Wuren Qu/No Man's Land. The entry was later deleted. When reporters questioned the company, a spokesman denied it. But reporters claimed to have a screen capture showing it. The spokesman said he would investigate and see if it was a staff member's entry error. (Sina)

CF: Sequel Set to Make Bigger Success

"Lost in Panic Cruise" is the usual array of detectives, high suspense and murder. The movie is expected to thrill audiences during the week of Halloween and is due to start screening tomorrow.

"Sleepwalker in 3D" posters. Put your glasses on now!