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)

Law of Attraction - Stills of Guo Tao, Zhang Jingchu

The Law of Attraction opened April 8th.

(Sina)

Law of Attraction - More Stills

Zhang Jingchu, Guo Tao

Guo Tao

Duan Bowen, Huang Huan

Huang Huan

Karen Mok, Leon Dai

Zhang Jingchu

Bai Baihe, Wen Zhang

(Sina)

Law of Attraction - Gravity Bed Stills

Don't try this at home. Zhang Jingchu suffers a cervical spine injury due to a 'gravity bed' that math professor husband Guo Tao has created in order to conceive a best baby. As a result, Zhang is put into traction to recuperate has to eat a lot 'bitterness'.

(Sina)

3.31.2011 - News

Variety: Fuqua to direct pic about Yang Guifei

There is no English title for the project right now, but the current working title of the pic translates as "Desiring Da Ming Palace,"

WSJ: 'Hi, Fidelity' Director Stays Faithful to His Vision

A1:  Let the Bullets Fly review

...in this tangled web of assumed identities and the blurring of lines between friends and enemies, it is the battle of acting prowess among Jiang, Ge and Chow that makes this a delight to watch.

"Once Upon a Time in Tibet" Premieres in Beijing

Set in the 1940s during World War Two, the film revolves around a struggling romance between a troubled American Air Force pilot and a Chinese woman.

Director Daniel Lee revealed the first four of seven major cast members for White Vengeance (vide. Banquet at Hongmen): Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Zhang Hanyu and Jordan Chan. Filming will begin in early April. (Sina)

THR: China’s Microblogging Celebs Blow Past Western Stars

Chinese actress and pop singer Vicky Zhao Wei, the star of the 2009 box office hit Mulan, added more than 116,000 followers in the week ended Tuesday to swell her Weibo fan base to 5.81 million people and help her blow past American singer Taylor Swift, whose Twitter followers now number 5.72 million.In January,

China's No. 1 most popular Weibo user, actress Yao Chen, had 4.9 million followers. As of this week, Yao, who starred in the 2010 hit If You Are the One 2, broke the 7 million fan mark catching her up quickly to the number of Twitterers following U.S. President Barack Obama (7.13 million) and pop sensation Britney Spears (7.21 million).

PR: Youku to Launch China's Most Ambitious Web Serial

Miss Puff is a natural continuation of the original feature Miss Puff's Goldfish Bowl, an animated short that premiered last November as one of the films in Youku's 11 Degrees New Media Film Project, a partnership between Youku, Chevrolet Cruze, and the China Film Group.

Sylvia Chang at the HK premiere of Buddha Mountain

(Sina)

Law of Attraction's Leon Dai and Karen Mok make a stop in Shanghai. (Xinhua)

Leon Dai, Huang Huan, Karen Mok, director Zhao Tianyu

Karen Mok

Huang Huan

Leon Dai, Huang Huan, Karen Mok, director Zhao Tianyu

(Sina-slideshow)

Shaolin Popey child actors Sik Siu-Lung and Fok Siu-Man joined together for a recent TV program

(Xinhua)

Jessica Alba with Zhang Ziyi in Shanghai for a Diane Von Furstenberg party

Jessica Alba, model Du Juan, Zhang Ziyi

Diane Von Furstenberg, Zhang Ziyi

Angelababy at same party

(Sina-slideshow)

Actress Yao Chen Covers "GRAZIA"

Yao Chen visits disabled landmine victims at a rehabilitation camp in Mae La, Thailand (Xinhua)

Shawn Yue denies AIDS

The speck of news has driven many entertainment websites to go on a frenzy of guessing games, and some even came to the conclusion that Shawn is the actor in question.

Shawn Yue with Chang Cheng-Yue in Taipei to promote his new Mandarin CD and beer

(Xinhua)

Singapore gets 18 mins less "Sex"

"We have to trim the major parts of a scene of a female character seducing a monk," said Shiu, adding "no physical contact is allowed between a woman and a person in a religious order. We're told that any portrayal of religion and portrayal of sex must be separate."

CNA: Sammul Chan confirms departure from TVB

When asked if he left TVB for China because of the money - artistes are paid as much as five times more per project in China than in Hong Kong – Chan did not deny it and pointed out that artistes in Hong Kong are paid very little.

MSN: Michelle Reis to return to showbiz

The Hong Kong actress also revealed her son’s Chinese name

MSN: Cecilia Cheung suspected in traffic accident

...a 66-year-old man was knocked down and was rushed to the hospital immediately. The victim had a look of agony on his face. After a check, the man was said to have fractured his left leg. He is currently in a stable condition.

MSN: Joyce Cheng talks about Alan Tang tearfully

The Hong Kong veteran actor was Joyce’s godfather

MSN: Michelle Ye faints at a promotional event

Michelle's manager in Hong Kong let on that the actress had taken on 10 filming projects in the past year, causing her health to deteriorate.