3.22.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

TaipeiTimes: Joyful Reunion review
Billed as a sequel to Ang Lee’s ‘Eat Drink Man Woman,’ director Tsao Jui-yuan’s foodie film leaves a bad taste in the mouth

PR: HKIFF to Premiere Youku Original "Micro Movie" Titles from Major Directors
Youku Original and the HKIFF invited leading Asian directors Gu Changwei, Tsai Ming-liang, Ann Hui, and Kim Tae-yong to direct "micro movies" ("wei dianying" in Mandarin) for "Beautiful 2012," a year-long Youku Original campaign highlighting selected original content.

CRI:  Classic Chinese Films to Be Restored

"A Spring River Flows East" is one of a series of films from the 1930s and 40s to be restored for the Shanghai International Film Festival.
 

CNA: Celebs take sides as Donnie Yen, Vincent Chiu feud escalates

The ongoing feud between Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen and Chinese martial arts actor Vincent Chiu has escalated recently, with Yen suing Chiu for making false claims about his conduct on the set of Yen's new action film "Special Identity".

A1: Action stars in war of words

Family edition poster for "Blood Stained Shoes"

"Wanted" poster edition

And something else

(Sina)

Tang Wei attends the Mainland premiere press conference for "Late Autumn" in Beijing.

(Sina)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

CNA: Nicholas Tse encourages media to stalk his children

It turns out Tse feels that there has been a rash of child kidnapping and human trafficking cases in Hong Kong recently, and thought his children would actually be safer with the media tailing them all the time and getting the public interested in how his sons are.

MSN: Kelly Chen welcomes second child
 
Jeremy Lin Leads to Coke in Chinese Ads at Madison Square Garden
Coca-Cola wants in on Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, plans Chinese ads at Madison Square Garden
Coca-Cola wants a piece of “Linsanity.”

 

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

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.

4.13.2011 - News

To Whom It May Concern : Ka Shen’s Journey (Nancy Kwan documentary)

THR: Punished review
Punished reflects the trend that “kidnapping” is fast replacing “moles” as the premier theme for Hong Kong crime thrillers
WSJ: '3-D Sex and Zen' Opens
The highly anticipated “3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy” had its world premiere in Hong Kong on Tuesday night, giving moviegoers their first peek at what the movie’s producer describes as the world’s first 3-D erotic film.

CF: Poster Released for "A Beautiful Life"

CF: Trailer Out for "Rest On Your Shoulder"

Combining live action with CGI animation, the film is presented as an adult fairytale. It revolves around love stories between an entomologist and three other girls on a fictional island.
Director [Jacob] Cheung hopes the film can be inspiring and can help people better understand love and responsibility.
The star-studded cast includes Chen Kun, Kwai Lun-Mei, Jiang Yiyan and Gigi Leung.

Poster

Chen Kun

(Sina)

CF:  Chang Chen's Nun Image in "The Party"

Chang Chen masquerades as a nun to assassinate democratic revolutionary Tao Chengzhang, played by Guo Tao.

CF: "It's Love" Releases New Stills ("The Sorcerer and the White Snake")

CF: Guest List of the 30th HKFA Released

Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu, a comedy starring Wang Baoqiang and Michelle Ye opens May 20.

The supporting cast includes Stephen Chow regulars Ng Man-Tat, Wong Yat-Fei, Gabriel Wong Yat-San and Kingdom Yuen King-Tan.

Red version of poster

Blue version of poster

(Sina)

Zhang Yimou's script for Nanjing Heroes has been drastically changed according to reports. It is rumoured that Christian Bale no longer plays a priest. In addition, Tong Dawei who suffers lower back injury has returned from sick leave in Beijing where he was recovering. Shawn Dou Xiao denied that his role as a Japanese soldier has only one line. He is currently working in the gym for training. Whether he had scenes with Bale or not he could not reveal it.

Christian Bale

(Sina)

Launch ceremony for Eat Drink Man Woman 2 in Hangzhou

Gua Ah-Lei (Rose Kuei), Huo Siyan, Kenneth Tsang, Jiang Mengjie (Sina-gallery)

Michele Reis's first post-natal commercial for a skin care brand

(Sina-slideshow)

Pursuit of happiness

Angelica Lee Sinje shares her thoughts in her newly released book.

MSN: Yoyo Mung tours Paris with Ekin Cheng

It is rumoured that the Hong Kong actress is hoping for a marriage proposal

CF: Yen Releases 'Meaningful' Promo

The commercial for OTC painkiller Fenbid featuring action star Donnie Yen in a true-to-life scenario was released Friday at a press conference in Beijing.

A1: Third child for Nicholas Tse, Cecilia Cheung

MSN: Ugly photos of Jolin Tsai and Carina Lau surface

CRI: Stefanie Sun Secretly Married in March

MSN: Stefanie Sun says ‘I do’

HKStandard: Shark fin soup loses must-have appeal

4.7.2011 - News

CRI: 'Warring States' Actor Rates Performance 'Poor'
Lead actor Sun Honglei says he is dissatisfied with his performance in the film "The Warring States", but still hopes audiences will like the movie, which is due out in Chinese and North American cinemas on April 12.

CRI: Romance Movie "Mr and Mrs Single" Premieres in Beijing

CRI: "As Tears Go By" Gets on Cannes

The still featured by Andy Lau and Maggie Cheung in the movie "As Tears Go By," was posted as the special poster of Cannes Critics Week

KoreaTimes: Cannes to host press junket for ‘My Way’

The main cast members ― heartthrob Jang Dong-gun, Japanese superstar Jo Odagiri and Chinese pop icon Fan Bingbing ― are slated to appear in the May event. It is expected to help pitch international sales for the movie.

Poster for A Chinese Fairy Tale/A Chinese Ghost Story

Liu Yifei

Wilson Yip

Wilson Yip, Wang Danyi Li

(Sina-slideshow)

The Devil Inside Me - Tony Leung Ka-Fai

A June release is planned

(Sina)

Sammy Hung - Choy Lee Fut opened April 2

Lau Wing-Kin

(Sina)

Eat Drink, Man Woman 2 cast

front: Huo Siyan, Kenneth Tsang, Gua Ah-Lei

rear: Huang Xuan, Jiang Mengjie

back left: Huang Xuan, Gua Ah-Lei, Kenneth Tsang, Jiang Mengjie

front: Huo Siyan, producer Hsu Li-Kong, director Tsao Jui-Yuan

(Sina)

Lawrence Ng, attending a hospital charity event in Guangzhou, said he regrets making the original Sex and Zen film and had no plans to watch the new 3-D version. (Sina)

Leni Lan Yan surfaces

The missing Lan Yan has sent an email to Stephen Shiu apologizing for her absence that sparked rumours of her suicide. She said that since March 18 until April 6,  she has been at a Buddhist temple in Chongqing. Lan Yan plans to return home to Shanghai and then head to Hong Kong on the 7th to promote 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy. Lan Yan apologized for the trouble she caused her agent. (Sina)

MSN: Andy Lau rumoured to have bought mansion in Malaysia

MSN: Pan Shuang Shuang on Raymond Lam: We have not broken up The Chinese model speaks up

Mavis Pan's appearance at Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay is greeted with a swarm of press . She was questioned about whether she had had breast augmentation surgery performed on her. (Apr.6)

(Sina), (Xinhua), 2

MSN: Kenny Bee’s daughter has not seen mum in 7 years

Last week, it was reported that Hong Kong singer Kenny Bee and his long-time girlfriend Fan Jiang Su Zhen were embroiled in a quarrel with his ex-wife Teresa Cheung's younger sister Cheung Xiaowan.

CNA: Kenny Bee's family feud heats up, daughter defends Fan Jiang

A1:Gan Lulu's mother attacks her on TV show

"My mother hits me because she loves me." Her mother immediately rushes forward, shoves her and starts yelling vulgarities again. (Xinhua-video) [Gan Lulu is a model/actress whose mother created a sensasian when she uploaded a video of her daughter getting out of the shower in hopes of finding a suitor for her.] (ChinaSmack)

CRI: Bob Dylan Hits Headlines in China

Bob Dylan made headlines of Chinese newspapers the second day after the Beijing show with two follow-ups in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Here is a brief round-up of newspaper digests and reviews by some Chinese music commentators.

CRI: Chinese Fans Charmed and Puzzled by Bob Dylan

3.24.2011 - News

AP Interview: 'Farewell My Concubine' director denies he traded artistic integrity for success
Chen [Kaige] said "Sacrifice" will be released in the U.S. in the second half of the year. Its Japanese release, originally scheduled for May, will likely be delayed by the recent earthquake and tsunami.

FBA: Golden age forecast for China business (Nasdaq: Bona)

CRI: 'Hawthorn Tree' Girl to Lead Stanley Kwan's Film
Zhou Dongyu, the starlet in Zhang Yimou's drama "Under the Hawthorn Tree", has been cast as a lead for Stanley Kwan's upcoming romantic film, "Ta De Guo" ("His Kingdom"), according to the Guangzhou Daily.

CRI: Liu Ye Promotes 'He-Man' Premiere
Chinese actor Liu Ye, who has portrayed a Forrest Gump-like character in the action-crime film "The Underdog Knight" and its sequel, says he'd like to continue the role as long as he can.

Liu Ye, Zhang Zilin 

(Sina)

The Man in the Courtyard House

Now a psychological crime drama? 

(Sina), 2

Law of Attraction poster - Rainbow edition

(Sina)

The sequel to Ang Lee's Eat Drink, Man Woman will feature Blue Lan, Huo Siyan and Rose Kuei (Gua Ah-Lei) it was announced this week in Hong Kong. Taiwanese filmmaker Tsao Jui-yuan (Love’s Lone Flower, 2005) will direct the $3m (RMB20m) drama which, like the original, centers on an old master chef and the love stories of his three daughters.This time, the chef is a mainland Chinese chef based in Hangzhou City in East China [played by Kenneth Tsang]. Shooting will start in Hangzhou on April 6 and will shift to Taipei starting in early May. The film should open in Taiwan and the mainland in Nov. (ScreenDaily)

Blue Lan 

Huo Siyan, Blue Lan

(Sina), 2

Mo Xiaoqi, Harlem Yu

Mo Xiaoqi (Monica Mok)

Mo Xiaoqi and Harlem Yu costar with Eason Chan and Rene Liu in Mr. and Mrs. Single

(Sina)

Former Olympic diver Tian Liang

Tian Liang plays Liu Ye's autistic brother in Beautiful Life

 (Sina)

MSN: Wang Xiaofei: Make a wish for our daughter
The Chinese millionaire’s words at the wedding fuelled yet another round of pregnancy rumours

CNA: Barbie Hsu's celebrity wedding guests mobbed by reporters at airport

The journalists had been restless since yesterday when they lost the scoop to Hsu's wedding guests, who gave a virtual 'live telecast' of the event with their camera phones and micro-blog posts. (Xinhua)

MSN: Vic Chou and Ady An did not attend Barbie Hsu’s wedding

MSN: Gaile Lok rumoured to be pregnant again

Gaile Lok at a recent spring/summer fashion show in HK

(Xinhua-gallery)

MSN: Raymond Lam rumoured to have proposed to girlfriend, CNA: Raymond Lam lied about breakup?
A1: Raymond Lam's ex Mavis Pan is married
According to a netizen, she wed a Caucasian man known only as John in 2009, and their relationship got started with the help of Malaysian singer-songwriter, Eric Moo. (Related article)

Mavis Pan Shuang Shuang, John and his son

(Xinhua)

HKStandard: Mansion comes back to life in name of people

The building has been featured in several films and TV series over the years. In Enter the Dragon, it can be seen both on the black and white composite photo used to represent Han's Island during Lee's briefing with Braithewaite, and as a long shot as Lee enters Han's island. (Wikipedia)