11.20.2009 - News

CRI: Li Yuchun Sings for 'Bodyguards' (video)
Rising pop singer Li Yuchun, who made her film debut in the new action thriller "Bodyguards and Assassins", has been chosen to sing the movie's theme song, "Fen Mo" ("Dust").

CRI: Jay Chou Goes for True Fight in New Film

CRI: Jackie Chan Laments Too Much Fighting in His Films
With about 100 action films under his belt, kung-fu king Jackie Chan says he is not proud of all his movies.

Shu Qi turns down Zhang Ziyi film because of nude scene

Shu Qi has turned down a role in Chinese star Zhang Ziyi's English movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan".

Younger sister of Nicholas Tse is the new "Jing Girl"

Jennifer Tse latest Wong Jing protege

Banned director brings romance film to Hong Kong

Forget 'Twilight: New Moon,' John Woo's Chinese epic 'Red Cliff' is the biggest film on the planet 

John Woo's 'Red Cliff': An Epic Cut Down To Size

John Woo exporting Hollywood values to China

Taiwan director plans Chen Shui-bian assassination movie

Vivian Chow, Sandra Ng two nights ago, shooting Ann Hui's 'Leisurely Fried Rice'(literally) in chilly weather. (Sina)

Sandra Ng on breaks from All's Well Ends Well 2010

The article says that due to newcomers Angelababy and Lynn Xiong there are numerous NGs and extends the shooting day which leads to many cellphone breaks. (Sina)

Sandra Ng, Louis Koo

Sandra Ng and Louis Koo are helping Angelababy along but is wearying for the senior actors like Lee Heung Kam (Sina)

CRI: Fan Bingbing as A Femme Fatale
Fan Bingbing graces the cover of the November 2009 issue of "Madame Figaro" magazine.

CRI: Chinese 'Femme Fatale' Fan Bingbing Talks to 'MF'

'Wheat' star Fan Bingbing graces the cover of November's issue of 'Madame Figaro' (MF), China, a special issue themed 'Femme Fatale.'

CRI: Charlene Choi Celebrates 27th Birthday with Fans

Hello Kitty jewellery collectables

Hello Kitty turns 35

Taipei Times: Pop Stop

11.13.2009

Huang Yi

CRI: Huang Yi as Jet Fighter Maintainer
Actress Huang Yi plays a captain-ranking jet maintainer in the upcoming Chinese film "Jian Shi Chu Ji" (literally "J-10's Sortie"), which focuses on pilots of China's homemade J-10 fighter jet. The film is slated to open in theaters later this month. (Related article)

Fan Bingbing

CRI: 'Bodyguards' Make Their Debut

'Bodyguards and Assassins', an all-star film about a group of bodyguards protecting Sun Yat-Sen from assassins, has premiered. (Sina photos) (2)

Stool Pigeon - Kwai Lun Mei

Nic Tse

Filming Stool Pigeon in the streets of Tsimshatsui

(Sina)

Variety: Snowfall in Taipei

WSJ: An Asian Epic Is Cut in Half

John Woo's smash hit 'Red Cliff' gets an American haircut

Harvard Crimson: Red Cliff

HDNet Movies to Sneak Preview John Woo Film

THR: Jackie Chan marks Peking Opera school anniversary

Gillian Chung photo shoot for a large chain electronic store (HD Sina)

10.19.2009 - Movie News

Film review: Red Cliff (International version)
And another, also from New Zealand

Screen Daily: Woman On Fire Looks For Water (Malaysia-South Korea)
Broken hearts across multiple generations make for engaging viewing in Malaysian independent filmWoman on Fire Looks for Water by Woo Ming-jin. Set in a small fishing village, the work’s striking visuals and subtle dramatic touches carry the mark of a significant talent.

THR: Michelle Yeoh making kung fu moves
The project also is set to star Korean actor Jung Woo-Song ("The Good, the Bad, the Weird") as the male lead, Chinese actor Wang Xueqi ("Forever Enthralled") and popular Taiwanese singer and television actress Barbie Hsu, among others.

Screen Daily: Fortissimo picks up Michelle Yeoh martial arts thriller
Yeoh will play a female assassin who retires after killing a monk she had fallen in love with, and marries an ordinary postman, hoping to lead a peaceful family life. But as the postman is actually the son of an official she might have killed, the past soon returns to haunt her.(Production credits)

"The King of Milu Deer" sweeps big screen

The King of Milu Deer" is based on a legend from the ancient Chinese literary classic "Legends of Mountains and Seas." It tells of a love story between a prince and a girl who is transformed into a Milu deer.

Feng rules China's Rooster kudos
Director's 'Assembly' tops festival awards

The name of the awards comes from the year of the Rooster in 1981, when the awards began.

And the winners are:

Film: "Assembly"

Director: Feng Xiaogang, "Assembly"/Chen Kaige, "Forever Enthralled"

Actor: Wu Gang, "Iron Man"

Actress: Zhou Xun, "The Equation of Love and Death"/Jiang Wenli, "And the Spring Comes"

Supporting Actor: Wang Xueqi, "Forever Enthralled"

Supporting Actress: Yue Hong, "A Tale of Two Donkeys"

Cinematography: "Assembly"

Music: Wang Liguang, "Assembly"

Script: Jiang Haiyang, Gu Bai, Zong Fuxian, "Examination 1977"

Children's Film: "Walking to School"

Science Film: "The Moon"

Animation: "The Magic Aster"

Opera Film: "Honest Official Yu Chenglong"

Digital Film: "Zou Si Fang"

Directorial Debut: Li Dawei, "A Tale of Two Donkeys"

Sound: Wang Lewen, Li Anlei, An Shaofeng, "The First of August"

Art Direction: Lu Yuelin, Yu Maiduo, "Iron Man"

Lifetime Achievement: Qin Yi, Yu Lan

Jury Script Prize: Cheng Xiaoling, "The Clear Water"

Jury Feature Film Prize: "The First of August"

"Red Cliff" debuts at Chicago film festival

After its Chicago appearance, "Red Cliff" will be shown in New York and Los Angeles before a wide U.S. release on Nov. 20.
(Xinhuanet.com)

Polybona, Tsui Siu Ming ready for war movie

The producers are in talks with Asian superstar Andy Lau to star as the Cantonese navy general Deng Shichang, who died in combat during the war and is highly regarded by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army as a hero.

Titled “Jia Wu Qi Feng Yun” (literally “Storms Brewing in the Jia-Wu Year”), the historical drama is the debut of veteran director Siuming Tsui’s newly-established production outfit. Tsui is now developing the script with Polybona, and will direct, write and produce the film, which is an update of the 1962 “The Battle of 1894,” a classic of Chinese cinema.

Renaissance of Chinese films

China made more than 400 movies last year, and box-office revenues have grown 25 per cent annually over the past five years.

Arthur Dong Partners with the Chinese American Museum

The Arthur Dong Collection explores the rich yet largely unknown, century-deep history of Chinese American cinematic contributions, both in front of and behind the camera, while offering vivid depictions of how the Chinese have been imagined in Hollywood movies throughout the decades.

Red Cliff's US Poster

(Firstshowing.net)

NY Times: Beyond the Blood, It’s All About the Bonding