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Showing posts with label King's Feast. Show all posts
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
3.17.2011 - News
Charity for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (NHK)
Donate to the American Red Cross - select the International Relief Fund option.
THR: What Hollywood Is Doing to Help Japan (List)
MSN: Taiwanese celebs come together for Japanese disaster relief
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
3.9.2011 - News
CRI: Chen Kun Takes Lead in Qian Xuesen Biopic
CRI: Huayi Bros Announces 10 Bln Ambition
Wang branded 2011 as a year of brewing while 2012 is expected to be a year of blooming when most of Huayi Bros productions hit the big screens.
The 2nd Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival will include Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan's internet movie Devil Nail Clippers. The 50-minute film stars Zhou Xun as a woman with unusual appetites.
CRI: Huayi Bros Announces 10 Bln Ambition
Wang branded 2011 as a year of brewing while 2012 is expected to be a year of blooming when most of Huayi Bros productions hit the big screens.
Fan Bingbing in stills from Buddha Mountain
Initial box office returns have been good since opening on March 3, reportedly bring in 26M yuan the first week.
Promotional stills of Karen Mok and Leon Dai for Law of Attraction. A 30-second trailer was also released.
Law of Attraction opens April 8. (Sina-gallery), 2
Lu Chuan, San Hanping officially open the filming of King's Feast
Liu Ye, Daniel Wu and Chang Chen are confirmed cast members. Chow Yun-Fat was originally reported to be cast in the role thought to now be Daniel Wu's. In addition, Yan Ni and Qin Lan have been identified as cast with undetermined roles yet. Offiicial role assignments have not been announced yet. (Sina)
Poster for the 18th Beijing Student Film Festival which begins March 26. The festival is a key barometer of films and television programs popularity with audiences and closes April 27 with an award ceremony.
"Mou girl"
Christian Bale and family in Beijing
Bale in Nanjing
Reporters followed Christian Bale's arrival in Beijing on March 6 to begin working on Zhang Yimou's Nanjing Heroes.. To their surprise, Bale was spotted in Nanjing the following day. In the process, the reporters also nabbed a few shots of the latest "Mou girl" during a training class. (Xinhua)
Lee Heung Kam denied reports that she has Parkinson's Disease. The 79 year-old actress was flooded with calls from friends with concern. Brushing it off as misunderstanding due to a joke, she said that she was heading to Australia to raise funds for a senior citizen home. (Xinhua)
Cecilia Cheung returned to Inner Mongolia to complete 30 hours of filming for the Lady Generals of the Yang Family. She was said to have only slept two hours to finish her part in the film. (Sina)
At an event yesterday, reporters dubbed Andy as "Spring Andy" because he wore a smile on his face throughout the entire interview.
Yao Chen
For some reason, the Grace Jones song Warm Leatherette comes to mind.
Miriam Yeung in Beijing for the release of her 3rd Mandarin album Ready or Not
Michelle Reis and baby JM posted on her weibo
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
12.07.2010 - News
CRI: 'Let the Bullets Fly' Premieres in Beijing
CRI: Lu Chuan Holds Auditions for Next Female Lead
"King's Feast" will reprise a banquet in 206 B.C. known in historical books as the Banquet of Hongmen (Hongmen Yan). Xiang Yu, an influential military leader at the time, attempted to murder his rival, Liu Bang, during the banquet. Yuji was Xiang Yu's concubine.
CRI: 'All's Well, Ends Well' Releases Cartoon Trailer
FBA: My Ex-Wife's Wedding (跟我的前妻談戀愛) (3/10)
Fluffy Beijing rom-com substitutes frantic technique for emotional substance.
US embassy cables: China's next leader reveals taste for Hollywood movies
(Thanks, to Joyce for forwarding me this link!)
The [2007] cable relates a dinner conversation between America's ambassador to China and Xi Jinping, expected to be the next president when Hu Jintao stands down at the end of his term.
23. (C) America is a powerful nation in terms of culture because Americans say what they should say, Xi elaborated. Too many Chinese moviemakers cater to foreigners' interests or preconceptions, sometimes vulgarly so. He criticized Zhang Yimou by name as well as the kungfu action movie genre. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Wu Ji" [The Promise] and imperial palace intrigues -- all are the same, talking about bad things in imperial palaces. Most are not nominated for Oscars or other awards, so to some extent it can be said that such movies are not worth very much. The Ambassador noted that a Chinese film about HIV/AIDS orphans had just garnered the Oscar for best short documentary [Ruby Yang's The Blood of Yingzhou District]. Xi expressed awareness of the movie, noting that the director is a female overseas Chinese (but Xi never said whether he had seen that documentary). Xi recalled that a low cost, very good Chinese movie by the director Jia Zhangke had recently won a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. Returning to "Flags of Our Fathers," Xi said he had come to understand that the flag raising on Iwo Jima did not mark the end of the battle. The Japanese were still in holes and caves and the battle continued. He expressed particular admiration for WWII movies set in the Pacific theater of operations and expressed a strong desire to visit Guadalcanal. FBA: China film policy through new eyes
THR: Zhang Ziyi Named Actress of the Decade
Jackie Chan throws mushy surprise birthday party for son
MSN: Barbie Hsu banks in millions endorsing a soya bean milk franchise
Barbie had been working nonstop this year. The movies she shot previously in China are being released consecutively. She is also currently filming The Kingdom, Giant Looking for Millions and Wei Shi Lu.
CRI: Lu Chuan Holds Auditions for Next Female Lead
"King's Feast" will reprise a banquet in 206 B.C. known in historical books as the Banquet of Hongmen (Hongmen Yan). Xiang Yu, an influential military leader at the time, attempted to murder his rival, Liu Bang, during the banquet. Yuji was Xiang Yu's concubine.
CRI: 'All's Well, Ends Well' Releases Cartoon Trailer
Raymond Wong
Louis Koo
Carina Lau
Cecilia Cheung (Sina)
FBA: My Ex-Wife's Wedding (跟我的前妻談戀愛) (3/10)
Fluffy Beijing rom-com substitutes frantic technique for emotional substance.
Benny Chan's martial arts film Shaolin has had its China release date pushed back to 19 Jan 2011 from its previously announced December slot.
Posters for The Kidnap (The Kidnapped) from Golden Harvest
Chapman To
Sun Xing
Sun Xing
Ye Yiqian
Li Fei-Er
Huang Yi
Huang Yi is in Beijing recording the theme song for The Road Less Travelled. Huang plays a pregnant woman whose husband is killed by a car driven by Louis Koo. She gradually develops feelings for him and causes his break up with girlfriend Karen Mok. The film is directed by Derek Chiu. (Sina)
US embassy cables: China's next leader reveals taste for Hollywood movies
(Thanks, to Joyce for forwarding me this link!)
The [2007] cable relates a dinner conversation between America's ambassador to China and Xi Jinping, expected to be the next president when Hu Jintao stands down at the end of his term.
A WWII Hollywood Movie Aficionado
22. (C) The Ambassador also asked Secretary Xi about his recent movie viewing, recalling that Xi had told him in their meeting one year ago that he had recently seen and tremendously enjoyed "Saving Private Ryan." Had Secretary Xi seen other recent American movies that he had enjoyed? Xi replied that he already owns the "Flags of Our Fathers" DVD, but hopes to view it during the Lunar New Year holidays had gone unfulfilled. He had seen and enjoyed "The Departed." Xi said he particularly likes Hollywood movies about World War II and hopes Hollywood will continue to make them. Hollywood makes those movies well, and such Hollywood movies are grand and truthful. Americans have a clear outlook on values and clearly demarcate between good and evil. In American movies, good usually prevails. In contrast, "Curse of the Golden Flower," a recently popular Chinese movie directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li (she of "Miami Vice" movie stardom) had been confusing to Xi. Some Chinese moviemakers neglect values they should promote.
22. (C) The Ambassador also asked Secretary Xi about his recent movie viewing, recalling that Xi had told him in their meeting one year ago that he had recently seen and tremendously enjoyed "Saving Private Ryan." Had Secretary Xi seen other recent American movies that he had enjoyed? Xi replied that he already owns the "Flags of Our Fathers" DVD, but hopes to view it during the Lunar New Year holidays had gone unfulfilled. He had seen and enjoyed "The Departed." Xi said he particularly likes Hollywood movies about World War II and hopes Hollywood will continue to make them. Hollywood makes those movies well, and such Hollywood movies are grand and truthful. Americans have a clear outlook on values and clearly demarcate between good and evil. In American movies, good usually prevails. In contrast, "Curse of the Golden Flower," a recently popular Chinese movie directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li (she of "Miami Vice" movie stardom) had been confusing to Xi. Some Chinese moviemakers neglect values they should promote.
23. (C) America is a powerful nation in terms of culture because Americans say what they should say, Xi elaborated. Too many Chinese moviemakers cater to foreigners' interests or preconceptions, sometimes vulgarly so. He criticized Zhang Yimou by name as well as the kungfu action movie genre. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Wu Ji" [The Promise] and imperial palace intrigues -- all are the same, talking about bad things in imperial palaces. Most are not nominated for Oscars or other awards, so to some extent it can be said that such movies are not worth very much. The Ambassador noted that a Chinese film about HIV/AIDS orphans had just garnered the Oscar for best short documentary [Ruby Yang's The Blood of Yingzhou District]. Xi expressed awareness of the movie, noting that the director is a female overseas Chinese (but Xi never said whether he had seen that documentary). Xi recalled that a low cost, very good Chinese movie by the director Jia Zhangke had recently won a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. Returning to "Flags of Our Fathers," Xi said he had come to understand that the flag raising on Iwo Jima did not mark the end of the battle. The Japanese were still in holes and caves and the battle continued. He expressed particular admiration for WWII movies set in the Pacific theater of operations and expressed a strong desire to visit Guadalcanal. FBA: China film policy through new eyes
Look for more Li Bingbing in the January issue of Vogue
An odd trio?
Edison Chen, Shu Qi and Connie Chan Po-Chu appear at a fund-raising event for the Hong Kong Leukemia Foundation.
THR: Zhang Ziyi Named Actress of the Decade
Nicholas Tse, at birthday party (1993)
Nicholas Tse
Someone recently posted old photos on Weibo of Nicholas Tse attending a friend's birthday party.
Carina Lau, Yang Lan, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Carina Lau and Yang Lang, a noted TV interviewer and businesswoman
(Dec. 7) Tony Leung took a break from The Grandmasters to join wife Carina Lau in Shanghai for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Tomorrow is Carina's birthday.
Jackie Chan throws mushy surprise birthday party for son
MSN: Barbie Hsu banks in millions endorsing a soya bean milk franchise
Barbie had been working nonstop this year. The movies she shot previously in China are being released consecutively. She is also currently filming The Kingdom, Giant Looking for Millions and Wei Shi Lu.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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