6.22.2011 - News

FBA: Fallen City review
Small-scale but interesting drama of switched identities pretty much delivers on its original idea.
FBA: Lovers in the Water review
Emotionally delicate drama of a dying young man visiting his hometown avoids obvious melodrama.

Web Ratings Disabled for Chinese Communist Party Film
Two popular movie review websites in China have disabled the star rating system for the film. The sites, douban.com and mtime.com, are also not allowing users to leave written reviews about the movie.

CRI: "My Kingdom" Unveils Its Makeup Secrets

The Devil Inside Me opens July 2 and stars Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Kelly Lin

Kelly Lin

(Sina)

CRI: Andy Lau joins "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains"

Andy Lau is confirmed as cast in the lead for the international action-mystery film based on the historic Chinese painting, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains. Filming begins in September and will take place in Dubai, Tokyo, Taipei, Milan in addition to locations in China. Zhao Wei and Lin Chi-Ling were previously reported as the likely female costars. Production was originally slated to begin in May but was delayed to accommodate Andy Lau's concert tour schedule. The film will be a US co-production with teams from Canada, South Korea, and Japan and Chinese and American directors. Andy's character will be a version of the James Bond-007 legend. (Sina), 2

First picture of Jimmy Wang Yu since his recent stroke. Wang Yu said that the doctor told him there was no stroke like his, three days in bed and then he was up walking. The left side was still weak but his speech and walking was normal.

(Sina)

Karen Mok: I still love him (MSN)

The Hong Kong singer was responding to a past comment that said her fiancé is a homosexual

Donnie Yen, man magnet

MSN: Cecilia Cheung denies marital woes

Cecilia is pregnant again

Most of Cheung's fighting scenes from her upcoming movie "The Lion Roars 2" has reportedly been omitted out from the script due to her pregnancy.

Cecilia Cheung: "I will not respond to untrue reports!" (CNA)

A1: Cecilia's pregnant, Tse wants to try again

A1: Edison Chen's lewd proposition released

MSN: Wu Chun officially leaves Fahrenheit

It is believed that the actor would be signed under the same company as Japanese-Taiwanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro and would focus on making movies.

A1: Seven TVB stars to testify in corruption trial

HKStandard: Chan faces the music

Note: There will be no news and gossip post tomorrow, so check your other regular sources. I'll pre-post a few other items for your amusement.

5.20.2011 - News

THR: China Lion to Release Chinese Communist Party Epic in North America, Australia, New Zealand
This June, China Lion Film Distribution will release the drama celebrating Chinese communism once known as The Founding Of A Party but renamed Beginning of the Great Revival for overseas English-language markets including North America, Australia and New Zealand, the start-up partnered with US theater chain AMC told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.

CF: Latest Photos of "The Founding of A Party"

CRI: 'Tai Chi' Releases Concept Poster

CRI: 'Nanjing Heroes' Photo: the Mou Boy Shawn

Shawn Dou, a Chinese-Canadian acting newcomer who is favorably called "Mou boy" for his acting mentor Zhang Yimou, takes a supporting role as a soldier in "Nanjing Heroes".

CF: 'The Last Supper' Finds Int'l Distributor

CF: "Rock Paper Scissors" Boots in Beijing

Poster for Backstroke starring Simon Yam released in Cannes

The comedy is set in the world of the high fashion perfume industry. Super girl winner Shang Wenjie, Cheng Pei Pei and Annie Yi Nengjing are among the cast members. A July release is planned

(Sina)

Gan Wei, Jordan Chan, Koji Yano

A new "Crazy" film from Crazy Racer writer Zhou Zhiyong booted up yesterday in Guangdong. The cast includes Jordan Chan, Gan Wei, Lee Kin-yin and Koji Yano. Unlike the previous Crazy films the new film adds a female component and love triangle to the story. The Chinese title translates as "Crazy GPS". (Sina), 2

Stills from The Pretending Lovers featuring Huang Bo and Jiang Yiyan. Huang Bo's character has the ability to change shapes, below as table tennis player and dancer.

(Sina)

Kelly Lin appearing in Beijing at the press conference for The Devil Inside Me.

(Sina)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

CF: Zhang Ziyi Attends Against AIDS Gala

And also Fan Bingbing

(Sina), 2

CRI: Zhang Yuqi Poses Backless for "Cosmo"

CRI: Liu Yifei Graces June Edition of L'OFFICIEL, (Sina)

CRI: Michelle Reis Throws 100th Day Banquet for Newborn

Jayden's expensive full moon

MSN: Cecilia Cheung denies taking the same flight as Edison Chen

Edison & Cecilia make up?

MSN: Christy Chung’s husband is wrongfully accused

5.5.2011 - News

THR: Feng Xiaogang's Next Film Tackles China Famine During Japanese Invasion
Remembering 1942 will be the first time Feng addresses on the big screen Japan’s WWII era atrocities, a fraught subject for Chinese filmmakers, but one that in recent years has proven commercially popular in the marketplace.

CRI: "Nanjing Heroes" Reveals Battle Scenes
CRI: "Wu Xia" to Premiere in Cannes Film Festival
Peter Chan Ho-sun's martial art flick, "Wu Xia," originally known as Swordsman, will have a global premiere on May 13 at the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival this year.

Reportedly, the director has employed a very different approach to demonstrate the physicality of martial arts by magnifying some medical and scientific elements in the action choreography.

CRI: First Peek of Love Birds Deng and Sun in "Painted Skin 2"

Deng Chao opened up on his marriage with years-long girlfriend and fellow actress Sun Li in a recent on location interview of his new film "Four Famous Detectives."

Deng Chao in The Founding of a Party

Pan Yueming, Deng Chao (Sina)

CF: Theme Song of "Till Death Do Us Part" Releases

CF: Poster Released for "My Kingdom"

"My Kingdom" is based on an epic story about two orphans adopted in an opera troupe in the 1920s in Shanghai.

THR: Chinese Director Chen Kaige Named Jury President of Sydney Film Festival, (FBA)

A1: Bladesman of Glory
The Lost Bladsman - Granted that the feature-film format provides only a limited canvas to properly explain the entire history and myriad of characters of that era, it's clear that at the core of the film is the treachery of politics that even heroes can't get untangled from.

FBA: Bladesman cuts to top of China BO 

The Lost Bladesman made a robust RMB100.4 million ($15.5 million) in its first six days in cinemas last week.

Stills of Kelly Lin from newly-released trailer of The Devil Inside Me

(Sina)

Additional stills (Sina)

Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu press conference in Guangzhou, the film opens May 10 (May 5)

Wang Baoqiang, Michelle Ye

Wang Baoqiang, Ng Man-Tat (Sina)

Gillian Chung and Kevin Kwan have been filming in the mainland. The Chinese title is literally Midnight Angel and Gillian plays an OL (office lady).

(Sina)

Beijing premiere press conference for Gu Changwei's Love For Life/Till Death Do Us Part (May 5)

Zhang Ziyi , Aaron Kwok , and Pu Cunxin , Jiang Wenli , Tao Zeru , Sun Haiying , Cai Guoqing , and others attended the press conference for the premiere of Till Death Do Us Part.

Zhang Ziyi and Aaron Kwok arriving

Gu Changwei

Zhang Ziyi

Tao Zeru

Li Danying

(Sina), 2, (Sina-gallery)

Edison Chen, Andrew Lau

Edison Chen helped Andrew Lau promote A Beautiful Life by recording the theme song with him. According to the report, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai is also helping out. (Sina)

Poster for The Pretending Lovers

Huang Bo

The Pretending Lovers (lit.Pretend Couple) is an urban romance-comedy shot in Norway(!) and stars Huang Bo and Jiang Yiyan. The film is set to be released June 24. (Sina)

Tse and Chou in action as filming gets under way, (A1)
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong superstar Nicholas Tse and Taiwanese heart-throb Jay Chou have started shooting for the action movie Against War at two locations right in the heart of the city.
MSN: Andy Hui meets his in-laws to discuss wedding plans
MSN: A-Mei has a fear for crowds
During the shoot of her album cover, she had an attack and was spotted to be trembling and sweating profusely. The sudden attack brought on by her fear for crowds caused her manager, Chen, to suffer a relapse in depression.

MSN: Wu Chun donates $5.2mil to Japan relief efforts

Suzanne Siu (Xinhua)

Suzanne: "How come I'm such a bitch?"
Taiwan actress Suzanne Siu went behind bars yesterday for the second time and is paying the price again for her drug-related offences, according to Apple Daily.
The jail term is one year and seven months but with good behaviour she might be released on probation in March 2012 the earliest.

The 34-year-old Siu (other aliases Suzanne Siu Suk-San, Lily Siu, Suzanne Xiao Shu-Shen, Hsiao Shu-Shen, Cecelia Hsiao, Siu Sou-San and Suzanne Hsiao) was viewed as a shining star when she first entered showbiz at the age of 21

."Other people who take drugs never get caught. Why does it have to be me? So I just abandoned myself to vice," she said in a recent interview.
(Nov.6.2009), (Oct.10 2009), (Nov. 2008), (Nov.2007), 2

Speaking at an anti-drug rally in Taiwan recently (Xinhua)

Shu Qi's Weibo Photos From the Maldives

Shu Qi's posted more photos of Kelly Lin and Chris Young's wedding.

By far the most beautiful bride ~ ~

Dear happy to see you smiling face overflowing, to see him so gentle care of you gently, you have a tacit understanding between the words do not, it is also very happy to turn on your confidence to him! Your happiness is my happiness Oh!

Don't pout, I know you like to eat sugar!

UV absorption machine I am

Shu Qi's happy feet!

10 fat toes are just a lovely pair of happy feet ~ ~ ~ happy feet hehe