Showing posts with label Sacrifice. Show all posts
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Monday, April 4, 2011

4.4.2011 - News

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A1: Jackie Chan, Asian stars raise funds for Japan (CNA)


CRI: Chinese Film 'Warring States' to Open in N. America
Jing Tian in  battle (Sina)

CRI: Leon Lai, Zhang Hanyu Invited for 'Banquet' (White Vengeance)

Variety: Don’t Go Breaking My Heart review
A tightly plotted, frequently funny fantasy-world take on romantic rivalry.

Sacrifice review (HK)
The source material of “Sacrifice” is a true story that happened in ancient China, known to everybody in the country as “The Orphan of Zhao Family.” ...To put it simply: any director who gets to make a film about this story had better hope not to screw it up. Alas, Palm d’Or-winning Chinese auteur Chen Kaige sort of did with his latest epic saga, which, after a majestic first half, degrades into an awkward, confusing soap opera in the end.

Variety: China Lion roars into North America
China Lion CEO Milt Barlow said: "The best of Chinese cinema will now be available to North American audiences -- not only through day-and-date theatrical with our partners AMC, but also through new platforms including iTunes, Xbox, Netflix and cable VOD."

Stills from crime scene in The Detective 2, opening April 29.


(Sina)

Patrick Tse, Nicholas Tse

Nicholas Tse recently hosted a housewarming party for his post-production company. (Sina)
Sister Jennifer posted some family photos on weibo
Jennifer Tse, Nicholas Tse

Nicholas and Jennifer


Lucas and Nicholas (Xinhua)





TV alert: Action director/actor Tiger Chen joins Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel for an episode on Chengdu cuisine. His mom, a former opera performer, shows off her skills in the kitchen. And the piece on Chef Yu's Family Kitchen was pretty impressive, too. (TravelChannel)
Tiger Chen and stunt team (CelebrityTwitter)


Chan, who already willed half his fortune to charity, expressed Thursday that his son will get nothing after he passes away.

MSN: A-Mei says goodbye to old love with tattoo
The Taiwanese singer recently got some new inkMSN: Richard Chang said to have met drama director
Selina Jen’s fiancé requested a face-to-face apology
Her Apr 1 wedding was postponed due to an on-set accident

Thursday, March 24, 2011

3.24.2011 - News

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AP Interview: 'Farewell My Concubine' director denies he traded artistic integrity for success
Chen [Kaige] said "Sacrifice" will be released in the U.S. in the second half of the year. Its Japanese release, originally scheduled for May, will likely be delayed by the recent earthquake and tsunami.

FBA: Golden age forecast for China business (Nasdaq: Bona)

CRI: 'Hawthorn Tree' Girl to Lead Stanley Kwan's Film
Zhou Dongyu, the starlet in Zhang Yimou's drama "Under the Hawthorn Tree", has been cast as a lead for Stanley Kwan's upcoming romantic film, "Ta De Guo" ("His Kingdom"), according to the Guangzhou Daily.

CRI: Liu Ye Promotes 'He-Man' Premiere
Chinese actor Liu Ye, who has portrayed a Forrest Gump-like character in the action-crime film "The Underdog Knight" and its sequel, says he'd like to continue the role as long as he can.

Liu Ye, Zhang Zilin 
(Sina)

The Man in the Courtyard House
Now a psychological crime drama? 
(Sina), 2

Law of Attraction poster - Rainbow edition
(Sina)

The sequel to Ang Lee's Eat Drink, Man Woman will feature Blue Lan, Huo Siyan and Rose Kuei (Gua Ah-Lei) it was announced this week in Hong Kong. Taiwanese filmmaker Tsao Jui-yuan (Love’s Lone Flower, 2005) will direct the $3m (RMB20m) drama which, like the original, centers on an old master chef and the love stories of his three daughters.This time, the chef is a mainland Chinese chef based in Hangzhou City in East China [played by Kenneth Tsang]. Shooting will start in Hangzhou on April 6 and will shift to Taipei starting in early May. The film should open in Taiwan and the mainland in Nov. (ScreenDaily)


Blue Lan 
Huo Siyan, Blue Lan
(Sina), 2



Mo Xiaoqi, Harlem Yu

Mo Xiaoqi (Monica Mok)
Mo Xiaoqi and Harlem Yu costar with Eason Chan and Rene Liu in Mr. and Mrs. Single
(Sina)

Former Olympic diver Tian Liang
Tian Liang plays Liu Ye's autistic brother in Beautiful Life
 (Sina)


MSN: Wang Xiaofei: Make a wish for our daughter
The Chinese millionaire’s words at the wedding fuelled yet another round of pregnancy rumours
The journalists had been restless since yesterday when they lost the scoop to Hsu's wedding guests, who gave a virtual 'live telecast' of the event with their camera phones and micro-blog posts. (Xinhua)

MSN: Gaile Lok rumoured to be pregnant again
Gaile Lok at a recent spring/summer fashion show in HK
(Xinhua-gallery)

MSN: Raymond Lam rumoured to have proposed to girlfriend, CNA: Raymond Lam lied about breakup?
A1: Raymond Lam's ex Mavis Pan is married
According to a netizen, she wed a Caucasian man known only as John in 2009, and their relationship got started with the help of Malaysian singer-songwriter, Eric Moo. (Related article)
Mavis Pan Shuang Shuang, John and his son
(Xinhua)

HKStandard: Mansion comes back to life in name of people
The building has been featured in several films and TV series over the years. In Enter the Dragon, it can be seen both on the black and white composite photo used to represent Han's Island during Lee's briefing with Braithewaite, and as a long shot as Lee enters Han's island. (Wikipedia)

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

2.15.2011 - News

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THR: China Film Administration Seeks to Stub Out Cinematic Smoking

FBA: Perfect Wedding review (8/10)
Charming, glossy rom-com with comedienne Miriam Yeung back on top form.

Screen Daily: Sacrifice review
Chinese cinema’s elder statesman Chen Kaige casts an eye back in time to his country’s Yuan period - prior to the Warring States era so beloved of mainland directors - for a traditional revenge drama distinguished by strong performances from leads Ge You and Wang Xue Qi.
Berlin premiere - William Wang Han, Chen Kaige, Chen Hong (Zimbio)
(Zimbio-Photocall)
CRI: Chen Kaige Screens 'Sacrifice' at Berlinale

Newly released stills from The Warring States show Sun Honglei and Jing Tian


(Sina-gallery)
CRI: Romance in 'The Warring States'

Buddha Mountain "legs edition" poster 
Valentine's Day edition  posters

 
Opening Mar. 4
(Sina) (Sina-slide show)

A fan-created spoof poster for "Single Men and Men" (Don't Go Breaking My Heart)
(HunanTV)


MSN: Gigi Lai rumoured to be trying for a son
The Hong Kong actress is said to be asking friends for the ‘secret recipe’ for having a son
The romantic gesture was reportedly an attempt to patch up their relationship
The Asian superstar went for a health check with his long-time buddy
MSN: Nude photo of Fala Chen circulating online
Netizens supported the TVB actress, calling the photo “fake”

Brother Smiley, Laughing Gor (Sohu)


McDonald's serves up McWeddings in Hong Kong
McDonald's says the concept isn't tacky and fills a niche in Hong Kong, where its restaurants are popular dating venues and the prices for more typical weddings run high.

Monday, February 14, 2011

2.14.2011 - News

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Variety: Stool Pigeon review
Compelling Hong Kong police meller offers a judicious blend of gritty morality and frisky action.
Variety: Sacrfice review
An emotionally fertile exploration of paternal love and revenge, and a welcome return to form for Chen Kaige.
THR: Battle Royale 3D: Berlin Review
3D conversion of a classic teen massacre thriller raises the gore level.

Variety: Taiwan movie biz rides high
Commercial focus has production, grosses on upswing
CRI: Johnnie To's New Film to Hit Screens on Mar. 31
(Don't Go Breaking My Heart/Single Men and Women)
The film has passed the review at the film bureau without any changes being made.

Valentine's Day edition of poster with stills
Johnnie To directs kissing scene
Sparks fly between Gao Yuanyuan and Daniel Wu
(Sina)

Film director Zhao Liang and producer Gu Changwei attended a press conference to discuss the film on February 12 in Beijing.

Gu Changwei
Zhao Liang, Gu Changwei (Sina)


THR: TF1 Taking 'Wu Xia' to France (Berlin)
TF1 has taken French rights to Peter Ho-Sun Chan's new action film Wu Xia from We Pictures.
The film, starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro andTang Wei also features a cameo by One-Armed Swordsman star Jimmy Wang Yu, his first on-screen appearance in 18 years. Wu Xia is currently in post and is set for release this summer.
FBA: Wu Xia adds French sale
Wu Xia is set for delivery by late spring and is slated for wide release in summer 2011.

ScreenDaily: Buyers hopping for hot Chinese animation Rabbit
Tianjin Film Studio off to a roaring start with Legend Of A Rabbit.
To keep a promise to a dying Kung Fu master on the run, a humble farmhouse Rabbit must step out of the kitchen, and take on ancient Beijing’s baddest Panda in order to save the fate of China’s Kung Fu Academy forever.

Stills from The Lost Bladesman
“Film is the realest fantasy world. It is fiction, but it is the most realistic. The me in the film is fictional, but the work of acting makes me realistic. Typically, people do not think deeply about themselves, so they do not really know what they should do or who they are. It is different for an actor. You think about the role, and you develop reality."



Tang Wei, Hyun Bin attend the premiere of Late Autumn in Seoul
(Sina)


First concept drawings of The Sorceror and The White Snake released to coincide with Valentine's Day.




(Sina-more) (Xinhua)

Aarif Lee, Eric Tsang

Bosco Wong, Koni Lui
Eric Tsang and the cast of I Love Hong Kong promoted the film in Guangzhou and celebrated topping rival film All's Well Ends Well 2011 at the box office.
(Sina)


Li Bingbing: "Shameless narcissism on the beach to celebrate the New Year"

Kitaro and Jane Zhang attending the Grammy Awards


Kitaro was nominated for Best New Age Album but did not win.
Pink Stretch Hummer arrival
(Sina), 2

GlobalTimes: The missing pieces of the broken mirror of celebrity marriage
On the Yao Chen-Ling Xiaosu divorce, double, double, toil and trouble.


MSN: Andy Lau coaxes wife with mushy gestures
The Hong Kong actor revealed how he shares Valentine’s Day with his wife
(Sina)

MSN: Royston Tan hopes to release a new movie at the end of the year
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