4.25.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

Chapman To ill

Hong Kong media reports that Chapman To has been diagnosed with Miller Fisher Syndrome and has stopped all work to recuperate from home. In a telephone interview, Chapman said that doctors have sent his blood sample to a US laboratory to diagnose the severity. A recovery period of two weeks to six months is estimated. Although potentially fatal, Chapman was optimistic and expects to recover. (Sina)

FBA: US regulator probes China film relations

US financial regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission has made preliminary enquiries into whether Hollywood studios have been involved in bribery in China.

Variety: SEC eyes majors' activity in China

Three character posters for Hur Jin-ho's "Dangerous Liasions". The film will be going to the Cannes Film Festival next month. (FBA)

Cecilia Cheung

Jang Dong-gun

Zhang Ziyi (Sina), 2

CF: Wuxia Drama "The Four" Slated for Release in July

CF: First Trailer for "Double Trouble" Released

Jacyee Chan portrays a Taiwan security guard while Xia Yu plays a security guard visiting Taiwan from the mainland. The two men, along with a tour guide portrayed by Chen Handian, get into trouble following a burglary at the Imperial Palace.

Chen Han-Dian, Deng Jiajia, Xia Yu, Jaycee Chan, director Chang Hsun-Wei

(Sina-gallery)

"Double Trouble" trailer

Poster for "Shadows of Love" (aka "Repeat I Love You")

Cecilia Cheung and Kwon Sang-woo are flanked by Jing Tian, Sphinx Ting, Jing Boran and Angela Chang

(Sina)

"Shadows of Love" trailer

Opens May 11

CRI: Aaron Kwok Promotes "Cold War" in Beijing
"Cold War" is a crime-thriller which tells an interlinked story involving the police, undercover cops and mindless thugs. The storyline is incredibly broad but also very elaborate, covering the entire Hong Kong Police force.

Aarif Lee, Aaron Kwok, and Tony Leung Ka-Fai promote "Cold War" in Beijing. The cast also includes Charlie Young, Ethan Ruan, Chin Ka-Lok Terence Yin and others.

Aarif Lee, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Aaron Kwok

Aarif Lee, Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Aaron Kwok (Sina)

The cast of "An Inaccurate Memoir" in Shanghai

Director Leon Yang Shu-Peng

Huang Xiaoming

Zhang Xinyi - We can be heroes, just for one day

Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Yi 

Wang Lie (Sina)

Trailer for "An Inaccurate Memoir"

Angelababy promotes "The First Time" in Beijing. American-born singer Cindy Yen and Angelababy sing a duet in the film. Angelababy plays a young girl with a congenital disease who is in a romance with Mark Chao. A June 8 release is scheduled.

Angelababy

Angelababy, Cindy Yen

Korean director Han Yan

Cindy Yen plays Mark Chao's ex-girlfriend

Angelababy

(Sina), 2

'Mou girl' Ni Ni and Liu Ye will co-star in "Sha Jie" (literally "Forbidden Killing"). The pair will play lovers and enemies at the same time. The film hopes to balance art and commerce, a la "Lust, Caution".

Ni Ni, Liu Ye

Ni Ni

Director Zhang Jiarui, Liu Ye, Ni Ni

Liu Ye presents Ni Ni with a dagger

(Sina-gallery)

MSN: Andy Lau to join the line-up for Iron Man 3?

MSN: Sean Lau Ching Wan is trying hard for a baby
MSN: Maggie Shiu suspected to be pregnant

3.15.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

CRI: Cecilia Cheung Promotes New Movie (Shadows of Love/Repeat I Love You)

Cecilia said that despite fame and wealth, men couldn't tolerate a strong, independent, successful woman.

Tien Niu, Cecilia Cheung

(Sina), (Sina-slideshow)

CRI:  "Let the Bullets Fly" Wins Asian Film Award

CF: Film Posters Go on Show in Hong Kong

CF: Mainland BO Chart in the 10th Week 2012

CF: Yao Chen, Gao Yuanyuan Co-cover Bazaar Magazine
CF: Actress Shu Qi Portrays Luxury on Bazaar Jewelry

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop

MSN: Zhang Yimou alleged to have remarried last year
Recent reports have it that the 60-year-old director married Chinese actress Chen Ting last year, and the couple have three children together.

Chen Ting 

Mother-in-law's luxury villa in Wuxi?

(Sina), 2

MSN: Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy’s rendezvous in Paris

MSN: Did Joe Ma & Eric Suen “sexually harassed” a female makeup artist?

Hong Kong actor Joe Ma is embroiled in yet another scandal while filming in China, following his previous incident with fellow actress, Rose Chan.  

Jennifer Tse, Wu Fung, Eric Tsang, Annie Liu, Chief Executive Donald Tsang and other celebrities help launch a new attraction at Ocean Park, a re-creation of an old Hong Kong street.

Jennifer Tse Ting-Ting

Wu Fung (Woo Fung)

Wu Fung, Jennifer Tse, Joe Junior

Joe Junior, Jennifer Tse

Eric Tsang, Annie Liu

(Sina)

 

2.3.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

TaipeiTimes: The Soul of Bread review
It may be a sugarcoated romantic comedy, but ‘The Soul of Bread’ exudes a small-town charm and boasts a lovable cast.

New directing talents Sean Kao and Lin Chun-yang make a respectable stab at romantic comedy with The Soul of Bread (愛的麵包魂). The result successfully revitalizes the overworked genre with Taiwanese idiosyncrasies and easily connects with audiences.

ChinaPost: The Soul of Bread review

All's Well Ends Well 2012 review
The actors all over-act. Their dialogue and even dressing are over-exaggerated, which all translates into pure adulterated silliness.
Eric Tsang hits right chord
I Love Hong Kong 2012 is a light-hearted comedy about the Kwok family, which is headed by Kwok Ching (Stanley Fung), a TV weatherman of 20 years who aspires to be a news anchor.

“The formula is always the same. It starts with a happy family, then arguments happen but, in the end, all the family members will be together again. The formula will never change as far as Lunar New Year comedies are concerned."

CRI: "Life without Principle" Hits Mainland Cinemas

The film tells the story of three seemingly ordinary people, a bank teller, a small-time thug and an honest police inspector, who are all in dire need of money due to separate predicaments in their respective lives. A bag of stolen money worth 5 million dollars suddenly appears, putting all three in a difficult situation, forcing them to make soul searching decisions about the concepts of right and wrong.

CF: "Romancing in Thin Air" Premieres in HK

The global premiere of the romance film "Romancing in Thin Air", the most recent project from director-writer duo Johnny To and Wai Ka-Fai, was held in Hong Kong, on February 2, 2012.

(Sina-gallery)

CF: New Photos of "Romancing in Thin Air" Out

CRI: The Film "White Deer Plain" Releases Updated Stills

"White Deer Plain", the only Chinese film to compete for the Golden Bear Award at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, has released a collection of promotional stills in the run-up to the awards ceremony.

"Repeat, I Love You" poster with Cecilia Cheung, Kwon Sang-woo (Sina)

Posters for "The Floating Shadow" set in a women's prison

Jiang Wu costars

(Sina)

Variety: The Floating Shadow review

Character posters for Doze Niu's "Love" opening Valentine's Day

Amber Kuo, Eddie Peng, Ivy Chen

Ethan Ruan, Shu Qi, Doze Niu

Zhao Wei, Mark Chao (Sina)

Mainland poster for the Taiwan black comedy "Do You Follow Me" (aka "Bang Bang Formosa")

Betelnut beauty Tammy Chen fights Shanghai girl Yuan Xinyu

Yuan Xinyu (Sina)

Posters for "Nightclub School Hospital" (formerly "Night Club Suspense Tale" here)

Stills from thriller "Nightclub School Hospital"

Chrissie Chau, Van Fan Yi-chen

Opens Feb. 10 (Sina), 2

Zhang Jingchu celebrated her 32nd birthday on the set of "Dwelling on the Fuchun Mountains"

(Sina)

Jay Chou: Rising Star on Silver Screens

Pop king Jay Chou recently posed for Bazaar Men's Style magazine. 

TaipeiTimes: Pop Stop
Ella Chen, Andy Lau, Ethan Ruan, et al.

MSN: Joey Wong’s recent photo revealed
A netizen claiming to be the actress’s “sister” posted a picture of her online
SGYahoo: Eric Tsang beats Raymond Wong
Tsang claimed that veteran comedian, Stanley Fung's funny portrayal as Sir Kwok in "I Love Hong Kong 2012" was the main reason that won the heart of the Hong Kong audience and he even joked that Fung had officially became the nemesis of Donnie Yen, who played the main character in the latest instalment of "All's Well Ends Well" franchise.

SGYahoo: Laugh with Eric Tsang and company!

A1: Celeb's son jailed for taking drugs: China

This is not the first time Zhang Mo has been in trouble. He was expelled from The Central Academy of Drama in Beijing in 2004 after he assaulted a female classmate.

Huayi CEO Wang Zhonglei says Zhang Mo has not been replaced or had his scenes deleted in Feng Xiaogang's "Remembering 1942". His 13 day detention has impacted the shooting schedule. (Sina)

MSN: Joan Lin celebrates her 60th birthday
Son Jaycee Chan surprise the former actress with a performance

Jackie, who was busy filming in Japan, also took time out from work to attend the surprise event. He even stayed on to accompany wife Joan for the entire evening.

Cutting birthday cake

(Sina-gallery), 2

 

SGYahoo: June wedding for Aaron Kwok

Rumours are that Aaron and his model girlfriend's wedding is to be taking place overseas

SGYahoo: HK bikini babe to star in beach volleyball drama

Chrissie Chau, one of Hong Kong's most famous pseudo-models, is set to star in the upcoming drama Beach Spikes.
Also touted by the media as "Million Dollar Babe", the 26-year old model-turned-actress is infamous for her TV commercial advertisement for Slim Beauty which saw her stripping down to her skimpy bikini walking on the streets of Hong Kong. She first made her name after clinching the 1st runner-up title as the 2002 Comics Festival 'Game Girl'.

(Slideshow)

A1: Hong Kong 'locust' ad angers mainland netizens
The full-page advert demanded action to stop mainland Chinese "infiltration" of the territory, showing a huge locust overlooking Hong Kong's skyline with the words "Hong Kongers have had enough!" and "This city is dying, you know?"
Many Hong Kongers also dislike the shadowy role that Beijing plays in local politics and the flashy displays of wealth by mainland Chinese tourists.

iPhone, iPad maker Terry Gou has an image problem