Mural - Animated Teaser Trailers [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Dazzling animated titles from a new teaser trailer (below)

Deng Chao

Watch it in fullscreen and it looks almost 3-D


Another animated teaser trailer

(Sina), 2, 3

Mural - Hong Kong Premiere [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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(Oct.6) Gordon Chan led the cast and crew of Mural for the Hong Kong premiere. Along with Deng Chao, the eye-catching Liu Yuan attracted the photographers' attention. The film opens Oct. 13.

Gordon Chan

Liu Yan

 

Deng Chao

Deng Chao, Liu Yan

Deng Chao, Gordon Chan, Liu Yan

Liu Yan

Deng Chao

Liu Yan

(Sina), 2

10.3.2011 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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FBA: The Purple House review
Disappointing psychodrama from noted Hong Kong d.p. Poon Hang-sang, in his directorial debut.

FBA: Revenge of the Factory Woman review

Simple but impressive drama set in '70s Taiwan, with lucid direction and acting. 

ChinaPost: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Part 2 review
“The Rainbow Bridge”, the second half of director Wei Te-sheng's epic film “Seediq Bale”, is packed with more action but is also more convoluted and weaker in character development.

Stills from Gordon Chan's Mural featuring Eric Tsang and Yan Ni

(Sina)

CNA: Celebrity weddings galore in October

MSN: Sonija Kwok marries in Japan secretly

The Hong Kong actress married her martial arts choreographer boyfriend, enraging her mother

Karena Lam returns to showbiz

Lam denied that she is back to Hong Kong to save her failing marriage with Yuen, as previous rumours have claimed.

9.29.2011 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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TimeOutHK: 1911 review
FBA: 1911 review
Handsome but unengaging anniversary film about the founding of China's first republic.

CF: Jackie Chan Plays Real-life Hero in "1911"

FBA: Mural review

Unfocused, slackly directed fantasy with just a few good individual performances to its merit.

TimeOutHK: Tony Ching Siu-Tung interview

FBA: HKAFF spotlights Taiwan and men in tights
THR: Hong Kong Asian Film Festival to Feature Superheroes, Taiwan Cinema
Taiwan shows box office clout, China guts, and superheroes spring up across Asia at the 8th Asian Film Festival. Chinese directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye are named the Directors in Focus, and selections from Taiwan reflect the revival of the Taiwan film industry.

CF: Director Ma Liwen's latest project, "The Big Deal," released its first batch of character posters today.
FBA: Fan Bingbing to give gong in Tokyo

Alan Mak's Windseeker

Alan Mak revealed on his Weibo that Zhou Xun would play the female lead joining Tong Leung Chi-Wai and Yang Mi in the Felix Chong-scripted film. (Sina)

A series of stills from Love on Credit featuring Liao Fan and Lin Chi-Ling, opening Oct. 20.

(Sina-gallery)

The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake opens Oct. 13

Stills from scene with Anthony Wong and Huang Yi

(Sina)

Updated posters for Barbara Wong's now titled The Allure of Tears

(Sina)

Photos from Dangerous Liaison boot up ceremony in Shanghai. (Sept 27) Zhang Ziyi's absence led to speculation that she was still upset over being perceived as having a secondary role to Cecilia Cheung.

Cecilia Cheung, Lisa Lu

Jang Dong-gun

In Beijing accepting an award for the First Youth Film Festival (Sept.28)

(Sina-gallery), 2, 3

Irene Wan Pik-Ha signed a "lifetime" 29 year contract with Huayi Brothers and received a 29 ct. diamond necklace as a gift.

Huayi producer Yang Shanpu

Wang Zhonglei, Irene Wan

(Sina), 2, 3

CF: Gong Li Covers French Magazine L' OFFICIEL

MSN: Is Kelly Chen’s marriage in trouble?
The Hong Kong singer revealed that her husband would visit nightclubs four times a week

MSN: Sammi Cheng has no plans to settle down

Apart from a soaring music career, Sammi is also making good progress in movies this year. The singer is involved in two out of three productions by director Johnnie To. Apart from that, she recently completed filming for High Altitude of Love 2 in June and will be joining Andy Lau in October, in the movie Blind Detective. (Sina-slideshow)

Furthermore, the singer let on that she now exercises in a gym because she was once chased by a pack of wild dogs when she jogged outside her residence.

CNA: Chyi Chin's burn recovery photos released, records audio clip for fans

9.14.2011 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Variety: The Lady review
"Democracy takes time," a character observes in "The Lady," though viewers of all political stripes will be checking their watches during Luc Besson's dully conventional tribute to heroic Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi.

 

Hong Kong's "A Simple Life" to be screened at Toronto International Film Festival

"A Simple Life" is one of two Hong Kong films featured at the 36th TIFF this year, the other being Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle".

CF: Shanxi Local Music in "White Deer Plain"

CF: Theme Song of "The Mural" Released
The song named "The Mural" is interepreted by the leading actors Deng Chao and Sun Li.

Liu Yan on her way to the Mural press conference

(Sina-slideshow)

CF: "One Step Wrong" [One Wrong Step] Premieres in Beijing

CF: Chow Yun-fat to Play Cao Cao

On September 12, director Zhao Linshan revealed that his newest costume epic "the Bronze Sparrow Terrace" (Tong Que Tai) will start shooting on October 5.

Concept poster for the sequel to Lost in Panic Room, Lost in Panic Ship

Alec Su returns (Sina)

Jane Zhang sings the theme song at the MV release for Lee's Adventure starring Jaycee Chan

Director Guo Fan (2r) (Sina-gallery)

An earlier, subtitled, trailer for Lee's Adventure. The film is based on an original 20-minute animated film.

Yu Na deleted from Legendary Amazons?

According to various reports and rumours, most of Yu Na's scenes have been deleted in Legendary Amazons, starring Cecilia Cheung. The official reason is that Yu Na has been suffering from a heart illness and was not able to shoot her action scenes because she returned to Beijing to get checked out. Rumours suggested that she was cut because she did not participate in promotional activities. (Sina), 2

Andy Lau's 50th birthday celebration 

(Sina), 2

MSN: Show Luo denied entry into casino

The Taiwanese pop star was suspected to be underage at an American casino

MSN: Terri Kwan spends Mid-Autumn Festival with new love

CNA: Frankie Gao Ling Feng gets 'divorce SMS' from wife during filming

61-year-old Gao's marriage to his 42-year-old wife had been on the rocks after Jin was photographed behaving intimately in a car with a younger man last month.