11.26.2010 - News

FBA: The Jade and the Pearl (翡翠明珠) (4/10)
Routine local romp lacking real star power and sparky direction.

FBA: The Island (絕命島) (4/10)

Spotty attempt at a genre thriller with international reach.

CRI: Trailer Released for Xu Jinglei, Li Yapeng Film
The romantic film "Eternal Moment" starring Xu Jinglei and Li Yapeng is set for release on Valentine's Day 2011. (Sina)

CRI: "Lover's Discourse" Depicts Modern Love Stories on Dec. 31

Through the telling of four different stories of four young couples, starring Eason Chan, Karena Lam, Mavis Fan, Eddie Peng, Kay Tse, William Chan, the film depicts the happiness and sadness people feel when they are looking for love in the modern city.

GlobalTimes: Yu Nan - Widening her repertoire
Starring in recently-released western Wind Blast and receiving several international acting awards, Yu Nan has earned herself the title in China of "international actress," one that is much coveted in the local scene, although not one that she is keen to wear.

Yu Nan

CRI: 'If You Are the One 2' Releases New Poster

Shu Qi - If You Are the One 2

Poster

(Sina)

Rival Bruce Lee film Jeet Kune Do opens November 27.

Bruce Leung, Chen Tian-Xing

Chen Tian-Xing

(Sina)

Zhang Jingchu

Stills from the Pang Ho-Cheung produced short 'Love in the Time of Micro-blog'

Yoga Lin, Zhang Jingchu

(Sina)

MSN: Ethan Ruan rejects role in Stephen Chow’s latest movie
MSN: Selina has a successful third skin graft
Cantopop singer Kay Tse reveals her brush with depression
TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop
Barbie Hsu, Selina Jen

CNNGo: How to make a pinhole camera out of a duck

10.9.2010 - News

THR: All About Love review
FBA: The Recipe (된장) (South Korea) (8/10)
Beautifully mounted foodie film-cum-love story mixes black comedy with a modern fairytale about cultural identity.

HK film show set for Shanghai Expo
The Hong Kong Films Retrospective 2010 will screen the films in their uncut versions and in their original language at the Shanghai United Circuit Co Ltd theatres. The films include The Love Eterne, A Better Tomorrow,A Chinese Ghost Story, Aces Go Places, All About Ah-Long, All the Wrong Clues, An Autumn's Tale and City on Fire.

AP: Tang Wei mounting busy comeback after 3-year break
CRI: Tang Wei, Hyun Bin Bring 'Late Autumn' to Pusan
China's Tang Wei says outcry over role brought maturity

CRI: 'Don Quixote' Unveils Final Trailer

Liu Hua, Lam Suet at The Island premiere

3D painting for The Island unveiled at the press conference is reminiscent of the one for Don Quixote

(Sina), 2

Shu Qi, screenwriter Wang Shuo celebrating the wrapping of the shooting of If You Are the One 2.

Shu Qi atoned for the previous evening's over-imbibing with a sauna session and some exercise.

(Xinhua)

Liu Ye, Yao Chen

The leads of Alexi Tan's Color Me Love featured in the upcoming issue of Harper's Bazaar.

Qin Lan, Lu Chuan

Director Lu Chuan, actress-girlfriend Qin Lan and the crew of King's Feast inpected the site of Spring and Autumn City in Ningbo, Zhejiang ahead of the film start in December. The 152 acre site also served as the background for Chen Kaige's Zhao's Orphan/Sacrifice. Besides Qin Lan, Chow Yun-Fat, Chen Kun, Liu Ye and Tang Wei are expected to join the film for a three month shoot. (Xinhua)

CRI: Gigi Leung to Sing in Beijing on Dec. 24
CRI: Actress Qin Hailu in New Photo Shoot

Staying sexy at age 40 is no problem, says Christy Chung

10.2.2010 - News

FBA: Beach Spike puts on a wrap
Detective Dee: Big-budget 'wuxia' meets Agatha Christie

FBA: Golden Horse looks inward
Golden Horse nominations major categories. Full list.
Tang Wei up for Golden Horse

Nominated Best Supporting Actor, Actress

Best Supporting Actress, Zhang Jingchu (Aftershock) and Best Supporting Actor, Nicholas Tse (Bodyguards and Assassins) (Sina), 2

Cecilia Cheung is reported to be joining Tang Wei in Jingle Ma's film Dynamic Angel (reported as Race Car by CRI). Rene Liu and Han Jae-Seok are also cast in the South Korean coproduction. Cecilia will start after wrapping Raymond Wong's Lunar New Year film (lit. Wedding is the Strongest Thing). Jingle Ma directed Cecilia in Fly Me to Polaris to help launch her career. Tang Wei will be attending the upcoming Pusan International Film Festival this week to support Late Autumn. (Xinhua), (Sina)

Spoooky poster for The Island

(Sina)

Speaking of Bai Ling,
Milwaukee: International actress Bai Ling joins local film production, Petty Cash

"My hot hot shooting in Milwaukee, what a wonderful time I am having here, what wonderful production and sweet people I am working with, what a joy and gift, so much love I am receiving......

I call Milwaukee milk town cause so many cows in the distance..."

http://ling-bai.blogspot.com/

Carrie Ng on set of Calvin Poon's Derailed Women

Edison Chen, grateful for support of girlfriend Vincy Yeung

(Sina)

Karen Mok performed in a Macau concert for the Asian Games

(Xinhua)

Gigi Leung sang in a Hong Kong concert celebrating China's National Day. Other artists included Alan Tam, Hacken Lee, Priscilla Chan. (Xinhua)

More photos of Carina Lau getting the VIP treatment at the Ferragamo-owned Lungarno Hotel.

(Xinhua)

Elaine Ng's daughter

Rumors have been circulating that Jackie Chan has not been paying child support and that is the reason Elaine Ng returned to Hong Kong to do promotional work.

(Sina)

Carol Zhu

Hong Kong tabloids report that Andy Lau's wife, now 44 years old, is 3 months pregnant. Two newly hired bodyguards have been seen accompanying Carol according to reports. 

(Sina)

9.22.2010 - News

Late Autumn poster - Hyun Bin, Tang Wei

(Xinhua)

FBA: Hawthorn opens fairly but not spectacularly

The film has also broken new ground with its moon cakes tie in. After a limited edition of 3,000 boxes of hawthorn fruit moon cakes sold out, more were produced and are expected to create significant income for the Zhangs' Beijing New Picture Film company.

CRI: 'Republic' Gets Early Triumph for Public Choice Awards

"The Founding of a Republic" tops the best film nominees list for the 30th Hundred Flowers Awards.

Winners will be announced after a final round of voting during the 19th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival scheduled from October 12 to 16 in Jiangyin, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province.

The Island (formerly Adventure Island) opens Oct. 12 and stars Lam Suet, Huo Siyan and Liu Hua.

(Sina), 2

Miriam Yeung helps launch new Nokia phone

Miriam has been exercising three hours a day preparing for her concerts and has lost 10 pounds in three months.

(Sina-slide show)

Gong Mi is ready for the Mid-Autumn Festival

(Sina-slide show)

Zhao Wei performing in rehearsal for tonight's CCTV Mid-Autumn Festival broadcast

(Sina-slide show)

SG: Gong Li's "busty" seduction

HK actress Vivian Chow says no to kids

8.24.2010 - News

THR: Korean 'Tomorrow' gets Venice screening

Remake of John Woo classic invited to honor director

CRI: Latest Stills of Chinese Horror Film 'The Island

Chinese horror film "The Island" ("Jue Ming Dao"), in which a billionaire sets up a deadly game on a Southeast Asian island in attempt to save his son who needs a heart transplant, has released several stills.

FBA: Colette Koo has passed away

From My Name Ain't Suzie, 1985

(Aug.21) Tang Wei's appearance at Tengchong airport drew screams of recognition whereby the actress had to hastily don  her sunglasses.

Tang Wei will reportedly play Donnie Yen's wife in Peter Chan's adaptation of the One-Armed Swordsman film, Wu Xia. The leads arrived early in Tengchong County to acclimate themselves to highlands high altitude atmosphere which is 3000m above sea level. Peter Chan selected Tengchong as a location because of the beautiful scenery; there are terraces, ancient villages, waterfalls consistent with the 'retreat' concept of the film.  Despite the rainy season not quite at an end, filming is to begin in September because Donnie Yen's schedule is full with Monkey King scheduled to begin shooting in December. During an interview at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Peter Chan said Wu Xia is about a sword master, played by Donnie Yen, in seclusion for years. Detective Takeshi Kaneshiro is curious and his scepticism leads to trouble. Chan said Wu Xia will combine action, science, medicine and special effects. Tang Wei reportedly beat out Gong Li, Zhao Wei, Li Xiaoran for her role. (Xinhua), 2

Stills of Barbie Hsu and Wang Xueqi in a passionate scene from Reign of Assassins

(Sina-slide show)

Stephen Chow has been confirmed as among the cast of The Founding of a Party. Besides Hong Kong artists John Woo, Chow Yun-Fat, Daniel Wu, and Andy Lau, mainland artists Liu Ye, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Zhang Hangyu, Zhang Guoli and Dong Jie are among the reported cast members confirmed so far. Zhao Benshan is also said to have agreed to join. (Sina)

Vivian Chow and Sandra Ng wear Max Mara in an upcoming Jessica Code magazine feature

(Xinhua)

Sending this one out to loyal reader, Glenn 

Cecilia Cheung flacking Stool Pigeon featuring hubby Nicholas Tse and Nick Cheung.

(Sina)

SG: Cecilia Cheung's Facebook shout-out

Charlene Choi in an Adidas shoot

(Xinhua)

Vivian Hsu

Vivian Hsu posted this funny picture of herself on her Weibo. Her caption said that she ate too much in Japan and now had to diet. No explanation on how she created the effect. (Xinhua)

Sammi Cheng's Guangzhou concert

(Sina-slide show)

CRI: Fan Bingbing Helps Children Fight Heart Defects

SG: Aaron Kwok and Lynn Hung cohabiting?

SG: Andy Hui and Sammi Cheng can hide no more

SG: Michelle Reis expecting baby boy

SG: Sandra Ng expecting her second child

When reporters asked Sandra about the rumours of her late pregnancy, Sandra stuttered and mumbled her way out of the situation, neither confirming nor denying the rumours.