Showing posts with label Shaw Brothers. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

3.23.2011 - News

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ScreenDaily: Forever (SG) review
The film poses the question whether Joey’s relentless drive to snag the man of her dreams will succeed despite the almost stalker-like behaviour.
Xu Tong's 157-minute docu concerns a badly crippled fortuneteller with a severely impaired wife, driven from pillar to post by police crackdowns. If the central figure, Li Baicheng, were any less oddly charismatic, the film might register only as an exhaustive case history on the marginalization of the poor and disabled under Chinese capitalism. Yet Li maintains a remarkable level of equanimity, as Xu's camera becomes a kind of companion to whom he confides his thoughts.
Stylish "The Piano in a Factory" offers fitful entertainment value but little narrative cohesion or momentum, playing like a series of disconnected setpieces in search of context. Chinese writer-director Zhang Meng's sophomore feature (following 2007's "Lucky Dog") centers on a humble musician's attempt to hold onto his music-prodigy daughter by securing her a piano by hook or by crook. Melancholic comedy demonstrates considerable flair for camera movement and use of music, but is too fragmentary to realize its crowdpleasing goal. Film Movement plans a limited U.S. theatrical run this summer, simultaneous with VOD release.

TVB favorite and multi-hyphenate Eric Tsang is producing four titles, including cop thriller Fatal Connections with director Herman Yau, the first among the titles to go into production. He will also produce The Three Wise Guys, a Chinese vampire academy comedy for this summer where he reunites with his I Love HK director Chung Shue-kai; Jiang-hu Yi (tentative title), an original epic about Hong Kong triads before the handover in 1997, with director Daniel Chan; and Hunt for Love, co-directing with his protégé Heiward Mak on the original story by media personality/writerMichelle Lo...
Nansun Shi, the executive director of Film Workshop, said that demand for Asian co-production is actually declining as foreign producers now want to make a film in China on their own.
“There are a lot of investors, but nobody knows who is who,” she added.
FBA: The coproduction conundrum

THR: Mixed Results for Chinese Entertainment Firms Following IPOs
FBA: HAF favours edgy films
The 9th Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum presented six prizes this afternoon, 23 March, including the newly launched Chinese Script Development Fund.
FBA:Beautiful life heads to USA
Media Asia closed a deal on Andrew Lau's film A Beautiful Life for North America, Australia and New Zealand with new distributor China Lion.
Only some six months back Chinese films began getting day-and-date releases in North America thanks to the establishment of a new distribution concern China Lion Films and the participation of AMC, the US's second largest film exhibition group. 
CRI: Trailer Released for Zhang Ziyi's New Film
A new trailer has been released for the AIDS-themed film "Till Death Do Us Part"

Poster for comedy thriller Deadly Will
(Sina)


A document found by the media  revealed that Zhou Dongyu was born in 1991, not 1992 as listed on her blog. (Xinhua) Zhou Dongyu is reportedly signed to Stanley Kwan's My Kingdom. Fan Bingbing had been considered earlier but deemed not a good match for the character. (Sina)

Yang Mi, Jordan Chan at the Mysterious Island press conference
(Sina)

Shu Qi has a bit of fun with herself on her weibo, even admits to pimples, muscle aches and foot pain.




Beautiful Life with Liu Ye (Xinhua)

Zhao Wei

At an appearance in Shanghai for HSBC, Zhao Wei said that she would work on her delayed graduate film for Beijing Film Academy in September after finishing Painted Skin 2 and Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains.
(Xinhua), (Xinhua-gallery)

The Man Behind the Courtyard House starring Simon Yam has been toned down for both sexy and violent scenes prior to its release according to a media report. The film was previewed yesterday in Guangzhou. Pre-release publicity teased a suspenseful thriller and bloody violence, including Simon Yam committing homicide by hammering a nail into a man's brain. The film has spent four months in review and revision and the end result left the crew surprised. Also, a Cantonese version is planned for release in Guangdong area audiences. (21cn), (Sina), 2

Director Huang Jianxin, in an interview at Filmart, denied earlier reports that all of Tang Wei's scenes had been deleted from The Founding of a Party. He admitted that many scenes were cut to get the 3 hour film down to 2 hours. (Sina)


Thursday, December 16, 2010

12.16.2010 - News

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Here's a full list of the 668 Shaw Brothers titles available on the ZiiEagle mentioned yesterday. Trying to figure out which titles haven't been released on DVD, was Best Hustler Wins released? Cunning Hustler? Dear Murderer? Queen Hustler? Murder on the Wedding Night? The Gambling Syndicate? Trapeze Girl? (ZiiEagle's list of 668 films) This list at Shaw Brothers Reloaded might correspond to some of the new titles. Also, check out duriandave's "Missing" Shaw Films Found in Creative's ZiiEagle Movie Box

THR: Celestial Signs Deal for Shaw Digital Distribution in Singapore (Dec.2)
500 hours of TV next?


THR: 'If You Are The One 2' Gets US Day-and-Date Release
'If You Are The One 2' Gets Dec. 24 US Release
If You Are the One 2, by Aftershock director Feng Xiaogang will be the first Chinese film ever to release in North America on the same day as it premieres at home, marking a milestone in China’s push to raise its movie industry profile around the world.
On Christmas Eve, China Lion Film Distribution is set to release the second installment of the comedic on-again-off-again love saga starring Ge You and Shu Qi in 20 AMC and Cineplex Theatres in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa, all cities with significant Chinese populations.

Jiang Wen's Let the Bullets Fly, set in Southwest China in the 1900s, premiers nationwide Thursday, following on from hits like Korean director Kim Ji-Woon's The Good, the Bad, and the Weird (2008).
At a preview screening in Beijing last week, laughter filled the theater. "I cannot recall what is the funniest part of the film, because there was a constant barrage of comedy," 28-year-old white collar worker Tan Li told the Global Times.

Interview with Juno Mak on 'Revenge: A Love Story'
His new film may be full of gross-out sex and violence, but it's really all about love


Mr. and Mrs. Incredible held an opening ceremony and trailer release in Shenzhen's IMAX theater on Dec. 15
Sandra Ng

Director Vincent Kok, producer Peter Chan and Sandra Ng attended the event
Miyazaki edition of the Mr. and Mrs. Incredible poster

Sandra Ng, Louis Koo
Opens January 31
(Sina-slide show), (Sina-gallery)

Here's the Peter Chan-produced animated short film promoting Hong Kong Tourism (i.e., shopping) that was released earlier. 


New fan-made Midnight Beating poster (Sina)

Apparently when the photos originally circulated on the internet netizens thought that they were real personal  photos of Francis Ng and an unknown girl. A statement had to be issued to confirm that they were publicity photos for Midnight Beating. The phrase, hoisted by their own petard, comes to mind. (Sina) (Thanks, V)

Four prospective 'Mou girls' training in Nanjing for Zhang Yimou's 13 Women of Jinling/Thirteen Girls in Jinling were expelled after they were caught micro-blogging. The four unfortunates admitted their error but were cast out nevertheless thus ruining the future hopes of stardom. (Photos) (Sina), 2

Mavis Fan - deleted scene
Mavis Fan's love scene will be deleted from the theatrical version of Derek Tsang's Lover's Discourse. The scene will be included in the DVD. (Sina)

Huang Yi and Louis Koo in an emotional scene from The Road Less Traveled
(Sina)

MSN: Vivian Hsu announces she is single
A few days ago, when Vivian received the Yahoo! Most Searched Chinese Actress award on stage, the actress however strongly expressed that she is single and does not have a boyfriend. Her strong attitude and self-contradictions created speculations of a split.

Vivian Hsu

Stephen Fung and Vivian Hsu in Japan this August.
(Xinhua)


Joyce was speaking at an anti-drug event with MC Jin (Xinhua)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

12.15.2010 - News

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Santa, are you reading?

Singapore-based company has unveiled a video jukebox dubbed ZiiEagle. While the product name provides little hint of its capability, the ZiiEagle is supposed to be a movie box preloaded with 668 Shaw Brothers Chinese films. The collection includes The Kingdom and the Beauty and One-Armed Swordsman, which should appeal to classic movie buffs, as well as retirees. Included in the package are also around 200 titles not released on DVDs and TV. (Cnet - Crave)

THR: China's Gong Li Supports Film Ratings System
Maybe it should say "Singapore's Gong Li" :D

James Hong talks acting, "Safe"
"As long as I have the talent and there's a demand for the old Chinese man - whether he's a philosopher, or a master, or an old-time restaurant owner, or a villain, or a so-called good guy - I will always be working," he said.
James Hong

THR: 'Eleven Flowers' to Bloom under Wang Xiaoshuai
Wang, 44, first caught the world’s eye with Berlin Silver Bear-winning Beijing Bicycle (2001) and most recently competed at Cannes with Chongqing Blues. Eleven tells the autobiographical story of four 10-year-old boys discovering the world of adults -- and its violence and sexuality -- at the end of China’s decade-long Cultural Revolution.

CRI: 'The Road Less Traveled' to Hit Cinemas on Dec. 31
The movie tells the story of a van driver (Louis Koo) who kills a restaurant owner (Yin Xiaotian) in a car accident. When he finds out that Yin's wife (Huang Yi) is pregnant and has to work hard to run her husband's business, he decides to help her even though it may anger his girlfriend (Karen Mok). (Sina)

FBA: Lover's Discourse (5/10)
Well-cast but thinly scripted portmanteau drama with overlapping characters in separate stories. 


Richie Ren in Lady Generals of the Yang Family


(Sina-gallery)

14 year-old Zhou Mengqiao is thought to be the latest of 13 'mou girls' to be cast in Zhang Yimou's 13 Women of Jinling (aka Nanjing). In recent weeks Zhang has been training and auditioning young girls to play in his latest production. Also, Zhang has been trying to cast a big name Hollywood name in the film. Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks were in the running, Hanks' fee was reportedly half the film's budget. The latest rumor is that Leonardo DiCaprio has agreed to appear but an official announcement is pending. (Sina)


Shu Qi isn't afraid to post a picture of her grey hair, or 'accumulated wisdom' as she calls it

Shu Qi blogged, 'Fat' is a word temporarily disappeared from her dictionary
(Xinhua)



The Chinese singer said she would not be attending the New Year’s Gala with her family.

Friday, September 25, 2009

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Prequel of the Monkey King in 3D
China's first 3D movie will be released Sept. 29. Directed by Liang Hansen, this is part of a ten film series on The Monkey King. (Cri.cn)

What's Wrong with Jacky's Hair?
Check out the new hairstyle of Hong Kong pop king Jacky Cheung, who appeared in Singapore on September 24, 2009 to perform at the F1 Rocks Concert. [Looks like something from Snow Wolf Lake!]

Celebrities Zhang Ziyi, Hidetoshi Nakata and Janet Jackson attend the Giorgio Armani Fashion Show.
Of late, nothing seems to be going well for Zhang Ziyi, be it her career, or her much-talked about relationship with Israeli billionaire Vivi Nevo.

Li was in Taiwan for talks on China-Taiwan co-productions. The actor-producer said he hoped to produce a drama inspired by the story of his family, which was divided when the Kuomintang troops fled to Taiwan after they lost the civil war.
The Message" cast members, including Chinese A-list actors Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming and Alec Su, appear in a promotional photo layout in the "BQ Weekly

Hollywood Reporter: Celestial lines up Shaw retrospective

Zhao's three-hour, non-fiction revelation, shot in a remote Chinese town on the border between Yunnan province, Tibet and Myanmar, will have its world premiere at the 47th NYFF on Sunday, Sept. 27.

New "Three Kingdoms", the Most Expensive of All Time
The remake of TV drama "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" sets a record as the most expensive small screen series.






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