Finally(?), Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" gets December release date [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

2009 poster for Ning Hao's "No Man's Land"

New poster

FBA: Ning Hao's lost film sets December release

Huang Bo

Huang Bo

Xu Zheng

Director Ning Hao

"The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel" [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Look for Guan Hu's action-comedy "The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel" to open March 29. The film stars Huang Bo, Zhang Hanyu, Liu Ye. The supporting cast includes Chie Tanaka and Wang Xun. Set in the Beijing during the Second World War, the film tells the story of three little-known people dragged into a cholera epidemic.

CF: New Posters of "The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel" Released

Liu Ye - the chef

Zhang Hanyu - the actor

Huang Bo - the scoundrel

Huang Bo

Liu Ye

Zhang Hanyu

Here's an older trailer

New trailer, released today, can be seen here.

"Say Yes" Posters [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

"Say Yes" is an adaptation of a popular Japanese TV drama series. Directed by Leste Chen ("Love on Credit"), the film stars Huang Bo, Lin Chi-Ling, Godfrey Kao and Qin Hailu. The Chinese title is literally, "101st Marriage Proposal". Opens Feb. 12.

Huang Bo

Lin Chi-Ling

Qin Hailu

 

Godfrey Kao

Huang Bo's Micro Film - "Special Services" [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Huang Bo's directorial effort for "Special Services" won an award at the Mobile Film Festival portion of the 15th SIFF for Best Internet Micro Film. Xu Zheng wrote the script and Wang Xun ("Crazy Stone", "Crazy Racer", "Design of Death", "Two Stupid Eggs") stars as a suicidal man who accidentally meets a happy girl. Director Doze Niu headed the micro film judging panel. (Sina) (Sohu)

Popular actor Huang Bo's "Special Service" was named Micro Movie of the Year at the festival's closing ceremony last night. (ShanghaiDaily)

Huang Bo 

First time directors - Huang Yi, Gigi Leung, Tian Yuan  (Sohu)

"Special Services" poster

(English subtitles)

Eleven Winners Announced at Mobile SIFF Closing Ceremony 

Grand Short Prize went to Russian film Insignificant Details of the Accidental Episode, which explores a philosophical idea about destiny through a comic story on the railway. 

Best Director award went to Poland's Pawel Maslona whose Eclipse deals with the issue of taking care of aged people.

Chen Minghao won Best Actor award for his excellent performance in Middle-aged Adventures: Out of Breath, and Wei Min was judged Best Scriptwriter for Transfer Station which follows the life of an intoxicated young driver. 

Jin Huaqing's Desire of Changhu won Best Documentary and popular film actor Huang Bo's Special Service won Micro Movie of the Year.

The People's Choice award went to Grandfather's Possessions directed by Wang Bojun and Li Fei. (SIFF)

4.11.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

FBA: Cool Young review
Off-the-wall, very patchy curio centred on love and money in modern-day Shenzhen.
FBA: Young Dudes review
Undeveloped mix of fantasy and modern-hippy elements is more like an extended music video.

CF: Inaccurate Memoir Bumps up Release Date

Publicity stills for "An Inaccurate Memoir" featuring Zhang Yi

(Sina)

CF: Nostalgic Posters for '11 Flowers' Released

Set at the end of the 1970s, the art-house film "11 Flowers" tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who witnessed a murder.

(Sina)

CF: Zhang Ziyi's "Sophie's Revenge 2" to Begin Shooting Soon

CF: Presenters of Hong Kong Film Awards Unveiled

(Sina)

Latest poster for Ning Hao's "Guns and Roses" features director's filmography

(Sina)

CF: Box office chart for last week

Guan Hu ("Design of Death", "Cow") announced the cast of his new film "The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel". In addition to the three leads, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo and Liu Ye; the cast includes Tanaka Chie, Wang Xun and Liang Jing in the action comedy. The director and three leads will also act as producers for the Lunar New Year film.

Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo

Guan Hu, Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu

Huang Bo, Liang Jing, Tanaka Chie

Guan Hu, Liu Ye, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Bo

(Sina), 2, 3, 4

Stills from Guan Hu's "Design of Death". 

Yu Nan plays a mute widow

Yu Nan and Huang Bo (Sina), 2

Animated posters and a couple stills for "Full Circle"

(Sina), 2, 3

MSN: Sammi Cheng used to suffer from depression
The Hong Kong singer’s co-star Louis Koo revealed that she only ate a “piece of vegetable” during her dark period

MSN: Is Joyce Cheng dating a Korean model?

MSN: Raymond Lam struck by mysterious illness