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

8.16.2010 - News

THR: Chinese film takes Locarno's top prize
Li Hongqi 's "Han Jia" (Winter Vacation), a coming-of-age story set it small town China, won the Locarno Film Festival's Golden Leopard prize Saturday during a full but drizzly ceremony at the Piazza Grande. It is the second consecutive year that a film from a Chinese director took home the festival's top prize.

Li’s “Winter Vacation” centers on four idle, aimless adolescents who gather at Zhou Zhixin’s home. According to a Locarno description, the teenagers are hoping to enjoy their last day of holiday and want to hang out in this place where nothing ever seems likely to happen. Their conversations are desultory and they sometimes seem to argue for argument’s sake. One of them, Laowu, talks frankly with his girlfriend about how teenage love might affect their studies, while Laobao questions school’s value and relevance to real life. The film also won the FIPRESCI competition, whith fellow Chinese production, “Kamaray” by Xu Xin receiving a special mention. (IndieWire)
Variety: Winter Vacation (Han Jia)

FBA: Lost on Journey (人在囧途) (7/10)
Good chemistry between the two leads makes for an enjoyable, odd-couple road movie.

City Under Siege: No 'Inception' but still very entertaining

If you love Hong Kong films and have some spare time, the enjoyable (albeit generic) blend of action, comedy and eye candy in "City Under Siege" will not disappoint.

Charlene Choi

Raymond Lam Fung

While promoting The Jade and The Pearl with Raymond Lam, Charlene Choi repeated a previously stated desire to take a year off from chasing fame and fortune to regain her health and balance. She said that no doctor's medicine could help her with her past bouts with dizziness, low blood sugar and stomach cramps. (Sina)

Joey Yung signing posters

Raymond Lam and Joey Yung

THR: China turns off entertainment for day of mourning

The scheduled Beijing premiere of Dante Lam's Stool Pigeon was postponed. Sunday, Aug.15, had been declared a national day of mourning for the Zhouqu, Gansu Province landslide disaster victims. (Sina), (FBA)

Aaron Kwok

A celebrity charity auto race in Shanghai for Jet Li's One Foundation was among the events postposed for the national day of mourning.

Chin Kar-Lok

Ekin Cheng

Athena Chu

Lee San San

(Sina), 2, 3, (Xinhua)

Gigi Leung observed a moment of silence and called for donations to help landslide victims before holding a CD autograph session at Tai Po MegaMall. The games portion of the meeting was cancelled.

(Xinhua-slide show), 2

Karen Mok offered up birthday greetings to ex-boyfriend Stephen Fung at a Habitat for Humanity event.

(Sina)

A drunken fan bearing floweres crashed a VIP interview room frightening Gillian Chung who was attending a beer promotion in Malaysia. Security was tightened up around the stage afterwards.

(Xinhua)

Lucas' trademark mop-top was shaved off for the summer heat

Lucas and Quintus

(Sina)

GlobalTimes: The branding (and rebranding) of actress Zhang Ziyi: part one

SG: Michelle Reis pregnant?

SG: Ken Zhu and Kelly Lin split up

HK actress Lynn Hung denies cosmetic surgery rumours

8.6.2010 - News

Xinhua: Quake film triggers calls for shake-up of film approval system
The latest domestic blockbuster, "Aftershock," set during the 1976 Tangshan earthquake that left more than 240,000 people dead, has stirred up a debate among parents whose children were scared -- not moved -- to tears during the movie.

Study: Asians rely on mobile video (THR)
Americans watch twice as much TV as Asian counterparts

Danwei: Southern Weekly in conversation with Chen Daoming
Chen Daoming is one of the most venerated actors in China, working in TV and film since the ‘80s. His roles include Fang Hung-chien in the 1990 TV adaptation of Fortress Besieged by Qian Zhongshu . Lately though, his more commercial roles include the emperor in Zhang Yimou’s Hero and the retired People’s Liberation Army officer in Feng Xiaogang’s Aftershock.
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Charlene Choi and Raymond Lam in stills from The Jade and The Pearl

(Xinhua)

The Johnnie To-Wai Ka-Fai Single Men and Women crew held a wrap ceremony and invited the media. Louis Koo is still busy shooting Chinese Ghost Story in Shanghai and complained of the heat there filming in heavy costumes. He said filming Single Men was much easier as it was indoors with air-conditioning.

Johnnie To, Louis Koo, Gao Yuanyuan, Wai Ka-Fai

Louis Koo, Gao Yuanyuan

Gao Yuanyuan

Johnnie To

(Xinhua), (Sina)

Miao Pu and Nick Cheung dancing in Stool Pigeon.

Guei Lun-Mei (Kwai Lun-Mei)

Guei Lun-Mei took on new challenge in her first action role

The Dante Lam film opens August 26.

(Sina), 2, (CRI)

Vivian Chow and Sandra Ng met with the press to talk about All About Love

(Sina)

Poster for 'Hot Honey', a comedy about the 'hidden rules' of the workplace.

(Sina)

Stephen Shiu's 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy will beginning filming this month.

Aug.4 press conference photos

Tony Ho Wah-Chiu

SUO Yukiko

Hayama Hiro (Hayama Go)

HARA Saori

Vonnie Lui Hoi-Yan

The producers, Shiu Ding-Yat (Stephen Shiu, Jr), Stephen Shiu 

Tony Ho Wah-Chiu, Chen Chiu-Ping, Hayama Hiro, Lan Yan

(Sina), 2

Michelle Reis appeared at the restaurant opening of former suitor Joseph Lau.

The real estate tycoon is known as The One, the pseudonym he used to publish full page birthday greetings to Michelle and even going so far as renaming one of his buildings The One.

(Xinhua)

Tony Leung and Chen Daoming chat at a new car unveiling in Shanghai

Dapper Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

(Sina), (CRI)

Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi Esquire 

(Sina) (Sina-slide show)