4.23.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

CF: New Posters of the Fantastic "Painted Skin 2" (Sina)
A1: Fei Xiang plays evil sorcerer

CF: Movie Posters for "Design of Death" Released

CF: Feng Xiaogang and Tsui Hark to Direct Huayi Bros' New Projects
Feng Xiaogang will return to the silver screen with a comedy named "Si Ren Ding Zhi (Private Reservation)."

The announced release schedule for 2012 includes: Wuershan's "Painted Skin 2/Painted Skin: The Resurrection", June 28; Stephen Fung's "Tai Chi 0", September 28; Ronny Yu's "Saving General Yang", October 26; Jackie Chan's "Chinese Zodiac/CZ12", December 20; Feng Xiaogang's "1942" was not revealed yet. (Sina), 2, 3

CF: Lu Chuan and Ning Hao on How to Defend Chinese Commercial Films

Posters for Danny Pang's "Fairy Tale Killer"

Lau Ching-Wan

Wang Baoqiang (Sina)

CF: Trailer of "Floating City" Released
In the film, Aaron Kwok portrays a business mogul who develops from a nobody into an influential person over the course of 40 years.

THR: Hong Kong Film Piracy on YouTube Amounts to $308 Million Loss

A few pictures from the red carpet at this evening's Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival. Among the guests: James Cameron, Wendi Deng, Fan Bingbing, Huang Yi, Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Aarif Lee, Yao Chen, Wang Xueqi, Feng Xiaogang, Mo Xiaoqi, Andy Lau, Deanie Ip, Ann Hui, Yan Ni, Angelababy, Wang Lee-Hom, Jaycee Chan, Simon Yam, Patrick Tse, Huang Xiaoming, Tsui Hark, Shi Nansun, et al.

Gordon Chan, Liu Yifei, Deng Chao representing "The Four"

Nicky Wu, Zhang Jingchu

Zhang Ziyi (Sina), (Sina-gallery)

MSN: Nicholas Tse plans to list his company on the stock exchange
MSN: Cecilia Cheung to prioritize family over work
Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung's return to showbiz had been lacklustre. The actress is speculated to take time off making movies because her recent movies have been box office flops.
MSN: Eason Chan hopes for a Dragon son
Yahoo: Hong Kong pop star Eason Chan sells out in London
Hong Kong superstar Eason Chan's world tour has an unofficial catch-phrase: "Who the hell is Eason Chan?"

3.1.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

CRI: Hong Kong Film Directors Guild Awards Handed out

Jackie Chan

Jiang Wen, Ann Hui, Felix Chong

Stephen Fung

Tsui Hark, Shi Nansun 

Stephen Fung and Andrew Lau performing for the guests

Teddy Robin

Tsui Hark, Jackie Chan, Derek Yee, Andrew Lau

(Sina), 2, 3

TaipeiTimes: The Flowers of War review

Even with Christian Bale leading the cast, Zhang Yimou’s Nanjing Massacre epic misses the mark by veering off into gross sentimentality

CF: 'Kung Fu Wing Chun' Star [Bai Jin] Killed in Alleged Murder-Suicide
Rumors circulated that Zhou was a billionaire who made his fortunes from the stock market and owned many real estate properties. He was said to have divorced his first wife, with whom he had a son, for Bai and invested huge amounts of money in Bai's acting career. They eventually married in October 2010.

However, earlier this year, some insiders claimed Bai conspired with her boyfriend in the mafia to steal 20 million yuan from Zhou and hire a prostitute to seduce Zhou in order to get a divorce, from which she would get more money. The widespread rumors alleged that Zhou's mother "died of anger" earlier this year after discovering this.

CF: Actress Yang Mi Enjoying the Best of Times
She will also star in Hong Kong director Derek Yee's new period drama, The Disappearing Bullet.
CF: Mainland Box Office Chart in the Eighth Week 2012

Shu Qi and Shawn Yue in Beijing for the premiere of  Carol Lai's "The Second Woman"

Shu Qi

Playing games - Shawn Yue, Shu Qi

(Sina)

Mainland version of "Turning Point Extreme" poster

(Sina)

Cecilia Cheung sang the movie theme song while promoting "The Lion Roars 2" in Hunan". The cast, including Zhang Xinyu, Xiao Shenyang, was taping an episode of Happy Camp for Hunan Satellite TV.

Victor Huang

(Sina)

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

SGYahoo: Vincent no feud with Donnie
[Update: According to the latest report, Vincent Zhao and Donnie Yen have failed to reconcile and Zhao will need to be replaced. (Sina), 2 ]

SGYahoo: Chrissie to ride
Chrissie Chow's new film "Bauhinia Heroine 3D" will require her to perform on amotorcycle, but as she has no licence to do so yet, Chow has announced that she would be taking a motorcycle test and passMSN: Are things over for Aaron Kwok and Lynn Hung?

MSN: Nicholas Tse’s family vacation without ex-wife and kids
Fans who are hoping for Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung reconciliation are going to be disappointed.

Nicholas Tse

Nicholas, Jennifer, Patrick Tse

Family and staff (!) (Sina-slideshow)

MSN: Chow Yun Fatt’s ex-wife co-habiting with a younger man

"Age does not matter when it comes to love," Hong Kong actress Candice Yu recently said.

Viral Factor - New Posters, Trailer, Stills [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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CF: New Trailer and Posters of "The Viral Factor"

The star-studded action blockbuster "The Viral Factor" will hit the national screens on January 19. The movie features Nicolas Tse and Jay Chow as brothers who have been separated by a long time

"Smoke" edition

"War" edition

Jay Chou

Nicholas Tse

Jay Chou

Bai Bing

Nicholas Tse

Lin Peng

(Sina), 2

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...but not together. While working in Shanghai, Cecilia has Lucas to keep her company (isn't Lucas ever in school?). Nicholas only has his iPod and bodyguard for companionship.

Lucas, Cecilia Cheung

Earlier this month, also in Shanghai, at an amusement park. Still on Thanksgiving break?

(Sina), 2

10.27.2011 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Variety: You Are the Apple of My Eye review
A bawdy, sentimental but still enjoyably Taiwanese coming-of-ager.
WSJ: Taiwan’s Hit ‘Apple’ Takes Off in Hong Kong
The popularity of this year’s biggest movie in Taiwan is spilling over into Hong Kong.

CF: Lead Actress of "Magic to Win" Makes Public Debut in Press Conference
The film tells the tale of a modern magic story, in which an ordinary girl accidentally obtains magical powers from her magician teacher. Consequently, she becomes embroiled in a magical world which is beyond her control.

CF: Gao Qunshu to Follow in the Footsteps of the Cohen Brothers

"Gao will start shooting the first movie of the franchise, 'Detective Hunter Zhang' in November. He will follow this up with a series of black comedies. We're hoping that Gao can film two movies every year." 

CF: Still Shots Featuring Kimi Qiao in Film "A Big Deal" Released

FBA: Hot cast for Coldwar
CF: "Cold War" Holds First Press Conference
During the event, Tony Leung revealed that the film begins with a police car under siege in the middle of a street. With the police station finding it difficult to cope with the crisis, everyone inside is under suspicion for being a mole.
The main investor behind the film, Edko Flim Limited, has claimed that the structure of the story is similar to that of "Infernal Affairs" in some ways, but claims that the film has incorporated a number of other elements including lots of car-chases and deadly explosions.

Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-Fai (Sina-gallery)

CF: Couple Joins Forces for a Third Time in New Thriller

The movie held its premiere ceremony yesterday in Beijing to celebrate the fact that this will be the first time that an Oxide Peng film has been screened on the mainland.

Angelica Lee

Angelica Lee Sinjie in Shanghai today for the opening of Oxide Pang's "Sleepwalker in 3D"

Movie poster

 Angelica Lee - movie stills

(Sina-gallery), 2

Producer Yuan Xiaomin announced that Cecilia Cheung would attend the Beijing and Shanghai premieres of "The Legendary Amazons".  Despite currently working on "Dangerous Liaisons" Cecilia readily agreed to appear. 

(Sina), 2

"Cold Steel" stills of tough guys Peter Ho Yun-Tung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Mickey He and Guo Mingxiang. In the action film opening Dec. 2, Peter Ho portrays a young farmer who becomes a skilled sniper in the war against Japan. Song Jia, Angeles Woo, and Yu Rongguang are also in the cast

Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Peter Ho

Guo Mingxiang plays a Japanese sniper

Mickey He  (Sina-gallery)

Karen Mok in another guise for Jeff Lau's East Meets West

(Sina)

Director Tom Lin Shu-Yu

From today's premiere of "Starry Starry Night" in Beijing

Xu Jiao

Rene Liu (Sina)

Photos from last night's birthday banquet for Deborah Li at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Besides family, Susanna Kwan and her partner also attended the celebration.

Deborah's 60th birthday

Andy On, Jennifer Tse

Jennifer and Nicholas with mother

Patrick Tse Yin

Quintus and Lucas

Quintus and dad (Sina-gallery)

Hong Kong's Next magazine published a photo of 56 year-old Gordon Liu recently. The Hong Kong martial arts star suffered a stroke and was admitted to the hospital. His right side has hemiplegia, paralysis, and he is undergoing long term rehabilitation. To prevent identification, Liu wears a knit hat and mask.

Gordon Liu
(Sina)

MSN: Selina Jen to undergo skin graft surgery next year

MSN: Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan spotted together again

CNA: Jay Chou determined to marry by 35 to avoid "generation gap" with kids