8.22.2011 - News

WSJ: Kara Hui, Fighting the Kung-Fu Stereotype

FBA: Law of Attraction review
The best comes at the start in this uneven collection of vignettes on various stages of love.

Poster for Ann Hui's A Simple Life competing at Venice Film Festival

Qin Hailu - A Simple Life

Qin Hailu and Ann Hui

(Sina)

First poster for Frankie Chan's Legendary Amazons 

(vide. Lady Generals, Yang Family Generals)

Cecilia Cheung checking her script

Getting makeup

Frankie Chan, Cecilia Cheung

More Amazons

Cheng Pei-Pei

Yu Na

Jin Qiaoqiao

Chen Zihan

Liu Xiaoqing

Kathy Cho Hoi-Mei

Yukari Oshima

Liu Dong

(Sina)

Tony Chan , Eason Chan, Angelababy, Wing Shya (Aug.21)

Eason Chan and Angelababy attended the Beijing press conference for the release of the final trailer for Love in Space (Sina-gallery) (Video-trailer)

Mark Chao and Gao Yuanyuan will begin work on Chen Kaige's new modern day film, tentatively named "Search", in October. Four other major actors are to be announced shortly.

Mark Chao You-Ting, Gao Yuanyuan

With director Chen Kaige (Sina), 2

Miriam Yeung and Xu Zheng in Beijing filming Pang Ho-Cheung's sequel to Love in a Puff

(Sina-gallery)

Cecilia Cheung

Cecilia Cheung appeared as a guest on the catwalk in a fall and winter fashion show in Wan Chai, Hong Kong this weekend. And, according to an Oriental Daily report, she and husband Nicholas Tse have reached a final divorce agreement and settlement after a 16 hour negotiation with lawyers. Child custody and property distributions issues have been reached and the agreement has been sealed. Elsewhere, Cecilia is under fire by mainland publicity director for not fulfilling her contractual to promote Treasure Inn on the mainland. So far, she has skipped the MV rollout and premieres in Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. Her company reps defend her and say Cecilia has met her obligations with a March press conference appearance.

(21cn), 2, 3, 4, (Sina), (Slideshow)

MSN: Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung goes school-hunting for son
Nicholas Tse & Cecilia agree on divorce terms

CNA: Theresa Fu claims 'four-timing' ex-lover Him Law hit her

Donnie Yen and family relaxing in the US recently

According to Hong Kong media reports, Donnie is weighing an offer to appear in producer Avi Lerner's The Expendables 2. (HunanTV)

Carina Lau, Edison Chen

Carina Lau posted a photo of herself with Edison over the weekend, with the following, "You are a great person. Life is always tough. You got to have faith in yourself." Netizens figured out that the locale was in Shanghai where Edison attended a club opening and sang three songs before departing. (Sina),

(Sina-slideshow)

Yang Family Generals - Character Paintings

From Frankie Chan's Yang Family Generals (aka Lady Generals of the Yang Family)

Cecilia Cheung (Mu Guiying)

Richie Ren (Yang Zongbao)

Chen Zihan 

Wang Ti (Yang Jin Hua)

Cheng Pei-Pei (She Taijun)

Liu Dong 

Liu Xiaoqing (Princess Chai)

Yu Na 

Jin Qiaoqiao

Yang Zitong

Zhao Qianyu

(Sina)

4.15.2011 - News

[Reduced Fat edition today]

THR: Lu Chuan's 'City of Life and Death' Gets 11-City U.S. Tour in May
The award-winning film will get its first large-scale screenings in the U.S., beginning with New York.

CF: Cinema Admissions Plummet over 30 years

CRI: Chinese Film 'Wu Xia' to Debut in Cannes

CF: Christian Bale in "Nanjing Heroes"

Director Zhang Yimou' epic war film, "Nanjing Heroes" released several photo stills featuring the lead actor, Christian Bale. According to Zhang Weiping, producer of the film, Bale impersonates a businessman in the film.

Movie review: Everlasting Moments (TaipeiTimes)

Mostly shot in Aboriginal villages and using locals who speak tribal languages as actors, Chen Wen-pin’s feature debut explores lives torn between tradition and modern society.

FBA: Cannes announces minor-key Asian line-up

CF: Stills Out for "Generals of the Yang Family"

Yao Chen:Queen of the "MILK X" Magzine (CF)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

MSN: Celebs turn up to bid farewell to Alan Tang

CNA: Raymond Lam sex videos leaked?

Rumours also circulated that racy video clips featuring Lam and another woman were among the "things" Pan found on Lam's cell phone, after two sexy video clips of a woman being directed by a voice that sounded like Lam's surfaced recently.

Hong Kong actress Rose Chan, who starred in the martial arts film "The Legend is Born - Ip Man", expressed that she was not upset by the rumours about her and Lam.

MSN: Lin Chi-ling rumoured to wed next spring

The Taiwanese model will marry businessman Qiu Shi Kai

MSN: Michelle Yeoh turns designer bag creator

Michelle has had to tap into an inner strength recently to play Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in her latest biopic film The Lady. 

"I finished with filming and we hope that it'll be out in October. In fact, it's almost not a movie anymore. It's about an iconic woman heroine of our times, a truly legendary figure and her cause for the people of Burma."

CNA: CoCo Lee involved in traffic accident

2.17.2011 - News

CRI: Jackie Chan's New Movie Gets U.S. Release
The film, with a former title, "The 1911 Revolution", is a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the monumental Xinhai Revolution that began in 1911 and eventually brought an end to China's last feudal dynasty.

PeoplesDaily: 'Bullets' copyright scores Hollywood bullseye

Last year's blockbuster comedy Let the Bullets Fly, which became the biggest-grossing Chinese language movie ever, has now set another record - the top price paid in Hollywood for the rights to adapt a Chinese film.

FBA: Fox to release Butcher in Hong Kong
20th Century Fox is to release The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman (刀見笑) in Hong Kong on 7 April.

FBA: Virtual Recall review (4/10)

Pulpy psychodrama is made watchable by its two female leads.

'Late Autumn,' a modern fairytale for adults
Heart-stopping and transcending sentimentality, Kim Tae-yong’s “Late Autumn” is a remake with a greater purpose than simply pairing superstars in a new setting.

Chinese actress shines again in new film - interview with Tang Wei 

I majored in directing at the Central Academy of Drama (in Beijing) because I wanted to become a director. When you study directing, you also learn how to act.

MSN: Cecilia Cheung’s upcoming movie hanging by a thread

It was recently reported that the investor was unhappy with Cecilia, as she did not have time to complete the filming of The Lady Generals of Yang Family, due to her busy schedule.
The investor also put down the rule that the movie must be completed by the end of the month, else it would be cancelled.

A Chinese Fairy Tale

Louis Koo, Yu Shaoqun, Liu Yifei

Liu Yifei

Liu Yifei

The first stills from the secretive shoot of Wilson Yip's A Chinese Fairy Tale was released yesterday.

A world-wide release is planned for April. (Sina)

In December, the Chinese Fairy Tale cast went into the studio for post-production getting head scans to enhance the 3D effects.

Liu Yifei

Fan Siu-Wong

Kara Hui (Sina)

Kara Hui in costume

(Sina)

Zhang Zilin (Zhang Zhilin)

Zhang Zilin

Stills from Underdog Knight 2 features Liu Ye and Zhang Zilin (Miss World 2007)

The film opens April 1. (Sina)

Daniel Wu - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Daniel Wu, Gao Yuanyuan

Daniel Wu plays a depressed but brilliant architect who restores his self-confidence after meeting Gao Yuanyuan (Sina)

MSN: Leon Lai charges astronomical sum for endorsement

It was reported that Leon, who rarely appeared in events, began taking up more work recently. This drove speculations of a pregnant Gaile Lok and that Leon was saving up for the birth of his Rabbit child.

MSN: Sonija Kwok rumoured to wed in April