2.7.2011 - News

FBA: Super Player (5/10)

Sketch-style New Year comedy, with a pan-Chinese cast, is up and down.

Super Player poster

Qin Hailu and Wang Qianyuan arrive at Chinese Film Festival in Sydney for Piano in a Factory

(Sina)

Gong Li and Anya - What Women Want (Sina)

Andrew Lin and RZA on set of Man with the Iron Fist

Lin: Hello friends
Wish you all have a Happy New Year. Wish everyone has a prosper year.
 Although I have to spent my new years on a film-set, but it is a very happy and enjoyable film shoot. I am currently working on "Man With Iron Fist" with RZA, and many of our AnDers. All my dear friends are in the same film, Terence yin, Daniel wu, Osric Chau, Grace Huang, Darren Scott, Yoyao Hsueh, Celina Jade. Byron Mann. (AnD)

RZA and Celina Jade 

Celina Jade and Eli Roth

Celina Jade's father is former martial arts actor, Roy Horan, and now an HKPU lecturer!  (AnD)

They play against type in CNY movie All's Well Ends Well 2011

Vicki Zhao radiating happiness from motherhood

Carina Lau on her life now: We are happy

Miriam Yeung hopes for a bun(ny) in the oven

Miriam Yeung (Sina)

Malaysian Horror Films? Bring 'em On!

1.20.2011 - News

Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster'  (LATimes)

Opening Jan. 28

THR: 'Let the Bullets Fly' Is China's New Homegrown Box Office Champion

The 1920s Eastern Western has passed 'Aftershock's' $9.8 million take.

Jiang Wen: If you don't understand my films, you're 'silly' (CNNGo)

FBA: Bullets, Confessions head AFA nominations

It's a wrap for Michelle Yeoh and The Lady

After three months of hard work, playing Myanmar freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi in The Lady, our very own Michelle Yeoh could finally take a breather as filming of the biopic was wrapped up on Jan 18.

CRI: Batman's China Role Hints of Future Co-op in Sino-U.S. Film Industries

Reports from media previews of Benny Chan's Shaolin indicate that the film is quite bloody and children are recommended to be accompanied by parents. Women audibly gasped at certain scenes. Jackie Chan's humourous appearances lightened the tone in contrast. In addition, the burning of Shaolin Temple is said to not look very realistic.

Poster for What Women Want released (Sina)

All's Well Ends Well 2011 poster (Sina)

RZA's The Man With the Iron Fists

The cast: Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Daniel Wu, MMA fighter Cung Le, and what's really exciting as well, a huge Alive Not Dead contingent!!! Andrew Lin, Terence Yin, Osric Chau, Darren Scott, Celina Jade, Byron Mann, MC Jin, Brian Yang & Andrew Ng are all cast in this project. The whole combo makes for a movie that will definitely kickass!

Action director Corey Yuen and Grace Huang

Fan Bingbing

Director Li Yu, Fan Bingbing, Wilson Chen Bo-Lin promote Buddha Mountain in Beijing

Buddha Mountain opens March 4

(Sina)

Teddy Robin posted a picture on Weibo from a scene shot for the 1964 film Student Prince that featured Alan Tang Kwong-Wing in his film debut. Unfortunately, the scene with Teddy playing with his first band The Striplings was deleted from the final cut.

CRI: Faye Wong Arrives in Taipei for Upcoming Concert
MSN: Selina Jen could return to stage after a year of therapy
Pop star Selina finally discharged from hospital
MSN: Carina Lau and Tony Leung write love letters to each other
Carina Lau reveals secret to keeping the romance alive
"I can also find out if he delivers on his promises [in his letters]," she joked.

The guest list to last night's White House state dinner guest list (CNN)
Notable names include Jackie Chan (of Beverly Hills, CA!), Michelle Kwan, Yo Yo Ma, Lang Lang, Tung Chee-Wah (former Chief Executive of Hong Kong), Maya Lin. and Jean Quan (newly elected mayor of Oakland -- the first Asian American female mayor of a major US city ;D )

JackieChan.com

1.11.2011 - News

CRI: 'Single Men and Women' Releases Posters (Don't Go Breaking My Heart)
Director Johnnie To explained his view of a love story, "In most times, a woman can't get married not because she has no choice but because she has too many choices." And in this case there is competition between two excellent guys. It is said that the only way to win a girl's heart is to treat her with sincerity.

CRI: Theme Song Released for 'What Women Want'

Andy Lau sings in English for the first time in a long time.

CRI:New Stills out: Valiant Cecilia Cheung

"Lady Generals" is inspired by the ancient saga of a large family in which widows followed their husbands' steps into the battlefield. Mu Guiying was the most famous one among the lady generals of the Yang family.

(Sina), 2, 3

Ni Dahong and Ge Siran shoot a scene for 'Blocked' (lit.Traffic Jam)

(Sina)

CRI: Faye Wong, Eason Chan Sing Together for 'Eternal Moment' (Sina)

(Sina)

FBA: Iron Fists shoot underway in China

Corey Yuen is directing the action sequences. Related: [10.8.2010], [1.1.2010]

AP: Chinese director coy on political satire's message  (Let the Bullets Fly)

MSN: Miriam Yeung beats Tang Wei to win Best Actress

Mirian Yeung, Best Actress (Perfect Wedding)

Teddy Robin, Best Actor (Gallants)

(Sina)

Chow Yun-Fat has dropped out of Lu Chuan's King's Feast. Instead, Daniel Wu will join the cast that includes Liu Ye. (Sina)

Rare photo of Bai Ling hiding from photographer! :D

Bai Ling in Beijing (Sina)

You can see her New Year's photos with Pam Anderson, Jennifer Hudson and Faye Dunaway on her blog.

Angelababy has opened a beauty shop in Causeway Bay. She invested 1 million yuan into the business.

Angelababy

Actress-model Christine Yoen (Yeung Ding-Ting) and Angelababy at the opening ceremony.

 (Xinhua), 2

(Jan.11) Charlene Choi attends the opening of a glass exhibition. 

(Sina-slide show)

MSN: Jaycee Chan meets younger half-sister secretly
It was rumoured that the Hong Kong singer-actor hoped to end the animosity

Sally Yeh laments diabetic condition

10.8.2010 - News

THR: Under the Hawthorn Tree
THR: Zhang's 'Hawthorne' opens Pusan
Director is guest of honor at Asia’s largest film fest

Reign of Assassins review
Famous for his script-crafting skills, Su displays his talents yet again in “Assassins” with detailed plotlines and humorous convos without trying too hard.

Interview: Man with the Iron Fist Director, Wu-Tang Impresario RZA

Christopher Doyle to shoot RZA's The Man With the Iron Fist

CRI: Miriam Yeung Stages Concert in Hong Kong,

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(Sina-slide show)

CRI: Zhao Wei Releases First Music Video for Latest Album, (Sina-gallery)
CRI: Fan Bingbing Shows Her Style in Paris
CRI:Chinese Film 'Buddha Mountain' Completes Tokyo Fest Lineup
"Buddha Mountain" and "The Piano in a Factory" by Chinese director Zhang Meng, are set to compete for six awards, including the prestigious Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix.

FBA: Detective Dee dominates box office in China
FBA: World wins Vancouver prize
Japanese film Good Morning to the World was announced today as the winner of the Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Francis Ng 

Publicity for Wind Blast which opens Oct. 28 is starting to ramp up.

(Sina)

Pat Ha Man-Chik

Pat Ha and husband

45 year-old Pat Ha Man-Chik returns to show biz in Calvin Poon's upcoming Derailed Women. Married to a Taiwan businessman, Pat Ha is the mother of three girls and was living in the US. Rumored to be now separated from her husband, Pat Ha was spotted snuggling with a young 25 year-old man in a Happy Valley apartment. He was later spotted in the laundry room washing her D&G underwear. (!)

  

(Sina)

Maggie Cheung, working behind the camera this time, for jewellry brand Qeelin as creative director. Model Pei Bei on right.

Maggie advising Pei Bei on posing sexy

  (Xinhua), 2

SG: Andy Lau hands over billions to wife
SG: Andy Lau's wife rumoured to be three months pregnant
SG: Shu Qi prepares for retirement?
Supermodel Lin Chiling ordered to pay NT$6.84m in tax case
HKStandard: Off the hook
Pals of the Philippine president who have been blamed over the Manila bus bloodbath in which eight Hongkongers were killed are to have charges against them dropped or reduced...But punishment for the media - accused of disrupting the government's botched rescue action - will be harsh, with two reporters likely to be charged.

9.28.2010 - News

CRI: 'Wind Blast' Unveils Final Trailer

 

(Sina), 2, 3

CRI: Winston Chao Works on 4th Portrayal of Sun Yat-Sen in The 1911 Revolution

CRI: Chen Kun Sings Theme Song of His Latest Film 'My Ex-Wife's Wedding'

FBA: Hong Kong, China unveil Oscar nominees

FBA: San Diego Asian Film Festival (21-28 Oct)

The 11th edition of the San Diego Asian Film Festival (21-28 Oct) is set to kick off next month with the US premiere of Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen.

Yuen Woo-Ping and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA at Austin's Fantastic Fest

Yuen Woo-Ping's Lifetime Achievement Award

(cri), (flickr)

Chang Chen as Chiang Kai-Shek in The Founding of a Party

(Sina)

William Chan Wai-Ting, gigolo

Pat Ha, William Chan, Carrie Ng

Michelle Ye

2nd left: Pat Ha, Michelle Ye, Carrie Ng, Candice Yu

William Chan plays a gigolo in Calvin Poon's Derailed Women. Michelle Ye and Candice Yu are also in the cast which began shooting yesterday. Candice Yu plays Chan's mamasan. The cast includes Chapman To and Lawrence Cheng with a script by Yeung Yee-Shan (All About Love, Women For Sale).

(Sina), 2

Kent Cheng

Kent Cheng just finished shooting a TV series in Inner Mongolia and is now going to Nanjing to start work on  a new series. (Sina)

MSN: Cecilia Cheung is Hong Kong's highest earning celebrity mum

SG: Nicholas Tse's son Lucas in tears

Carina Lau: It's a beautiful misunderstanding