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)

Mulan - Beijing Premiere

Zhao Wei

Chen Kun

Stefanie Sun sang theme song for film

Vitas

Korean-American Lee Ku-Cheol

Liu Yuxin

Zhao Wei, Jingle Ma (director), Chen Kun

More (Sina) (cri.cn)

My Fair Gentleman or Dirt Rich in Shanghai

Poster for My Fair Gentleman aka Dirt Rich in Shanghai (Xinhuanet.com)

The John Woo produced comedy features Kelly Lin and Sun Honglei.

Zhao Wei

Chen Kun

Jingle Ma

Beijing - Mulan press conference to launch official website 

Photo gallery (Sina.com) (Sina.com)

Nanjing Massacre movie does not need subtitle to resonate with Toronto audience

After the Venice screening, Cui Jian's segment in Chengdu, I Love You is criticized by some viewers as too stream of consciousness, more like a long version of music video. Cui Jian conveyed a lot of information in the brief span of 35 minutes. As his directorial debut, he said that there was room for improvement to the film including music and special effects and that this was not the final version. (Xinhuanet.com)

First mainland film with Taiwan actor casting Chiang Kai-shek to premiere
A mainland film with a Taiwan actor playing the role of Chiang Kai-shek for the first time will premiere in late September.

Korean "Private Eye" conjures fine period detail
Seductive ambience and dapper style hold sway in "Private Eye," a lurid mystery that unearths serial murder, drug racketeering and sexual corruption in turn-of-the-19th-century Korea.

Chinese peasant film to premiere in Venice

Chinese peasant film to premiere in Venice

In the winter of 1940, peasant Niu Er is unluckily burdened with the task of protecting his village's only Dutch dairy cow, which supplies milk for the wounded Chinese soldiers. Even when all the other villagers are massacred by Japanese troops, Niu Er remains committed to protecting the cow. Loyal Niu Er outsmarts Japanese soldiers, starving refugees who abuse the cow's generous milk-giving, and greedy thugs who even try to slaughter the cow for meat...

Gordon Liu plays Nic Tse's father in Yit Lat Lat ('Spicy Hot'?), a story about troubled youth

(Oriental Daily)

Zhao Wei and Jingle Ma

Zhao Wei attended Jingle Ma's press conference in Beijing where he officially signed on with Starlight International Media Group to produce three films including Beijing Raiders and Hua Mulan 2.

(Xinhuanet.com)

Chow Yun-fat: Confucius Bored Me to Death
Taipei Times: Tsai movie set at Louvre to screen at concert hall
The Taiwanese feature film Face, or Visage in French, a production paid for in part by the Louvre Museum in Paris, is scheduled to make its debut at the National Concert Hall in Taipei on Sept. 22.

Season of Good Rain Seoul premiere

Heo Jin-Ho, Guo Yuanyuan, Jung Woo-Sung

(Xinhuanet.com)

Maria Cordero Speaks About Her Life

Jingle Ma held a press conference in Beijing and announced plans for three new films: one is about the Three Kingdoms(?), Beijing Raiders, and Hua Mulan 2, hopefully with Zhao Wei returning. (Sina.com)

Hollywood Reporter: Hong Kong, Taiwan make Oscar picks

'Prince of Tears,' 'No puedo vivir sin ti' chosen

HK Magazine: Maria Cordero speaks about her life
I was born in Macau in the 60s and life was harsh. I moved to Hong Kong when I was 10...

Gillian Chung

In an interview, Gillian announced plans to publish a book and pictorial

Carol Dodo Cheng

Alan Tam

Liza Wong

Guests attending Charity Ball in Tsim Sha Tsui (Sina.com)

Super Girl/Happy Girls Finale

Jiang Yingrong

(Xinhuanet.com)

Tsai Chin

Li Yuchun - 2005 winner

Jiang Yingrong - 2009 winner

Li Xiaoyun - 1st runner up

Huang Ying - 2nd runner up

(Sina.com)

Jiang Yingrong crowned at "Super Girl" contest

Photo gallery (Sina.com)