THR: The Message reviewed
Bottom Line: A period spy thriller excelling in suspense.

Season of Good Rain - Jung, Gao show fine chemistry in new film

A Korean businessman encounters a Chinese woman he used to know. He cannot speak Chinese. She doesn't understand Korean, either. The only common language they share is English. Remarkably, not much gets lost in translation, an intriguing feat that underscores the strength of director Hur Jin-ho's latest film, "A Good Rain Knows."


Gillian Chung making comeback in new movie
To prep herself for the return, Ah Jiao has been taking various martial arts and drama classes from the famous Chen Ruoyi.
In full support of her comeback, her entertainment company Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) decided to invest money in an upcoming film for her. They have also successfully engaged Chapman To to help recreate a new image for Ah Jiao in her new movie, Former.

Vivian Chow to star in a comeback film

Known for her ladylike image in Hong Kong, popular actress Vivian Chow will be making her return to the silver screen and is slated to start production for her upcoming movie next month. Apart from acting as a lesbian lover of fellow Hong Kong actress, Sandra Ng, the pair will also share a hot onscreen kiss together...

Edison Chen to make Hollywood comeback
More than a year after the eruption of his online sex photo scandal, Hong Kong actor-singer Edison Chen will finally make his comeback, ever since he announced that he would be resigning indefinitely from showbiz and went into seclusion overseas. Under the support and encouragement of his boss in MediaAsia , Edison will make his first comeback in a Hollywood movie, Almost Perfect...

Chat, hug... Asian disaster movie-style 
I'm no party pooper; I didn't flush the toilet. That bye-bye scenario is according to Haeundae: The Deadly Tsunami...
A sorry wave of affairs

City of Life and Death: Of cowardice and bravery

Golden Horse: Hong Kong film dreaming of glory at Chinese 'Oscars'

Huang Jianxin to head APSA jury
Huang Jiangxin, co-director of currently dominant Chinese movie "The Founding a Republic," will head the international jury for the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Stars at Louis Vuitton Show - Gong Li

Kent Cheng has joined the cast of Ip Man 2. His role is unknown. (163.com)

No Regrets For Royston Tan



Screen Daily: Mao's Last Dancer



Screen Daily: The Warrior and The Wolf



Screen Daily: City of Life and Death (Nanjing, Nanjing)



bc magazine reviews
Accident
Accident is a carefully assembled, effectively executed and quietly successful little film that manages to mostly silence the concerns over its lengthy gestation period and emerge as one of the more interesting Hong Kong films of this year.
Crazy Racer
The complex intertwining storyline, featuring a plethora of nefarious underworld characters, makes Crazy Racer feel in many ways like a Mandarin Guy Ritchie film, similar in tone and style to Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.

Haeundae

In the end, Haeundae is exactly what you would expect from a big-budget Korean disaster film: a giant genre mash-up of romance and action, brimming with big-name stars playing highly emotional characters with very convoluted relationships.

bc magazine: Planned Accident

Cheang Pou-Soi talks about the changes in his film career and a new name for assassins.

Storm Warriors is scheduled for a Dec.17 release, as is Bodyguards and Assassins and Zhang Yimou's Three Guns. (Sina.com)

Leslie Cheung

Fans

Fans of Leslie Cheung gathered at a Mongkok hotel to celebrate his birthday, Sept. 12. He would have been 53 this year. (Sina.com) 300 fans from Malaysia, USA, Japan, Mainland China, Canada and Hong Kong gathered at the Royal Plaza Hotel. (Sina.com).

HK Magazine: Haeundae (South Korea)

Korea Times: 'Earth' Finds Meaning in the Void
In his latest feature film "How to Live on Earth," director Ahn Seul-ki employs the imagination of sci-fi, thriller and comic B-movies to tell a proverbial story about the growing distance between a married couple.


Premiere Ceremony Held for "The Founding of a Republic"

Newsweek: Home Movies
Bodyguards and Assassins represents a new model of Chinese filmmaking. The romantic, action-packed feature, scheduled to be released in December, has 100 percent Chinese financing—half private and half public—and is being shot primarily for a Chinese audience. That means the filmmakers are being real sticklers for detail, down to the period labels on cigarette packs and bottles of rice alcohol.

Chinese documentary on ancient Tang dynasty premieres in UN Photos


Variety: A different way of watching DVDs in Japan
Distrib develops a pay-as-you-watch model

NFL Aims to Reach China Through Unusual Channel
League's Focus Turns to Reality TV Instead of Games

Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe

2009 Golden Horse poster released, pays tribute to cameramen

Finalists to be announced Oct. 7

Prince of Tears poster

Kenneth Tsang Kong

Skye Chan

Kayi Cheung

Yonfan

Venice Bound - Prince of Tears

Andy Lau looking very tired at the airport

 He also acknowledged the signed marriage certificate with Yu Ke-Hsin from decades ago (1985) and that Carol Chu was the third party that came between them as was previously reported.

Chaos at the airport as Andy Lau returns to HK - gallery
Andy apologized for lying to his fans and thanked them for his support. Earlier, when he left Beijing from filming his MV, fans lined up at the airport and gave him lucky 'hong baos', red packets. (awww!)
Andy Lau apologizes for lying about marriage
Veteran Hong Kong actor-singer Andy Lau has apologized for lying about his marriage, saying he behaved inappropriately for a public figure.

Andy's unregistered first wife?

Yu Ke-Hsin

More revelations from Andy Lau

Hong Kong star Andy Lau has admitted to signing a marriage certificate with former girlfriend, Taiwanese actress Yu Ke-Xin, 24 years ago, when the pair were dating.

Hong Kong’s Filmko to produce 3D period drama
The cast of the film is yet to be announced. However, it is understood that three comedians Guo Tao, Huang Bo and Liu Hua are likely to be recruited as lead actors. Tentatively titled, Don Quixote to be directed by Agan.

DVD Review – Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou's "Take Out"

Korean Film News
Magnolia acquires 'Mother'
Firm plans retrospective of director Bong Joon-Ho's work

Online Bootleg of 'Haeundae' Angers Korean Film Industry

Success of 'Haeunda' Invigorates Korean Film Industry

Actress Jang Jin-young Dies of Cancer at 35
The actress is best known for her role in ``The Scent of Love'' as a woman dying of stomach cancer.
Her first big hit was the movie ``The Foul King''  in 200.


Hot in Hollywood

If you think there has been more than the usual number of Asian faces in major movies this year, you are not imagining it.


And the pillars of the film industry are ...

Huabiao refers to a type of ceremonial column often erected in front of palaces and last weekend the pillars of China's film industry were recognized.

Gillian Chung celebrates the close of her stage drama with cast mates

Photoshop Fun!
On the heels of the last Zhang Ziyi post.
Angelina, Beyonce, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba. (Sina.com)

Okay, to help wash your eyes out, here's a little salve: I found this thread on modern pop stars in cheongsams/qi paos. Don't be afraid to look, promise! (Sina.com)
A-mei, Lin Chi-Ling, Barbie Hsu and Dee Hsu, Shu Qi, Fan Bingbing, Li Yuchun, S.H.E. and Huang Shengyi.

ESWN: The Highest Rental Rate in Hong Kong
...is paid by 'cagemen'

1989: Cui Jian's concert on the square