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Too Much Heaven, Part Four: Taiwan Film Days at the San Francisco Film Society

CNA: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (SG review)
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is like a sports car with no engine - it looks stunning but doesn't actually go anywhere.

CF: Shu Qi Likely to be the Next Bond Girl
According to the plot of the film, a Chinese actress is needed to take the role of Bond Girl who is not only sexy and intelligent, but also rebellious and dangerous.

Tang Wei, the next "Bond" girl

CF:Leading Actress of 'Magic' Finally Revealed
After a wave of promotional activity, which managed to conceal the identity of the leading actress, Wu Qianyu's face appears in the new trailer confirming her role in the movie. "Wu Qianyu [Karena Ng] has the chance to become next Angelababy!" producer-actor Bak-Ming Wong commented on the model-turned actress who is still not yet 18.

Karena Ng (Wu Qianyu)

Yan Ni plays a volleyball coach (Sina)

 Magic to Win

CF: "Memory of 1942" Due to Start Shooting
Feng Xiaogang

Poster for Love Never Dies (aka Blocked) (Sina)

Stills from The Legendary Amazons

(Sina)

Jeff Lau enlisted the aid of MV director Susie Au ("Ming Ming") to direct a concert scene in East Meets West.

(Sina)

Zhao Wei, the Golden Rooster Awards ambassador, has shot an underwater video with a group of male dancers to be shown at the awards ceremony Oct. 22. Not known for dancing in public and afraid of the water, seeing her dance underwater is indeed a rarity. Zhao Wei spent more than four hours to shoot the video and perfect each movement.

(Sina), 2

MSN: Is Cherrie Ying expecting her first child?

MSN: Zhang Ziyi was once suicidal

7.25.2011 - News

"MY KINGDOM in theatres AUGUST 19th!" This, from China Lion's Twitter account earlier this month. Look for the usual cities and usual theaters in the US. Their website seems to be broken.

FBA: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan review

CF: Wong Jing Funny in 'Treasure Hunt'

The production company of director Wong Jing's imminent comedy, "Treasure Hunt," released new still photos featuring Wong Jing in the movie.

FBA: Viral Factor set for New Year outbreak

CF: Juno Mak Wins Best Actor Award

Actor Juno Mak has won the Best Actor Award for his performance in the Hong Kong thriller, "Revenge: A Love Story," at the 15th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea on July 22.

(July 25) Beijing premiere of Alan Mak and Felix Chong's Overheard 2

Felix Chong

 

Louis Koo

Michelle Ye

Yu Dong dubbed Louis Koo the "summer box office king" and expressed confidence to break 300 million at the box office.

Poster unveiling

Bona CEO Yu Dong, Alan Mak, Louis Koo, Michelle Ye, Felix Chong

(Sina-gallery)

Huang Bo stars in The Story of David (lit. Egg Fried Rice) described as a Chinese Forrest Gump.

(Sina)

Cherie Chung appearing at a ribbon cutting event in Chongqing

(Xinhua), 2

MSN: Cecilia Cheung refuses to sign divorce papers

A1: Tang Wei was unaware of Cecilia Cheung's marital crisis

Tang Wei walked away with many happy memories from the set of Speed Angels, a soon-to-be-released car racing film which also stars Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung.

MSN: Gigi Lai’s twin daughters make their first public appearance, (Xinhua-gallery)

MSN: Raymond Lam visits a night club after grandmother’s funeral

Jet Li's low paycheque

7.14.2011 - News

Andy Lau Rescues Hit Kung Fu Film
Equal parts bone-cracking, sidesplitting and heartbreaking, Gallants is the sort of Hong Kong kung fu comedy you wish got made more often.

Best-selling novel-turned-movie to be released in cinemas

The Killer Who Never Kills
The movie follows the life of a contract killer who does not have the heart to kill anyone but uses deceit and trickery to give the appearance that he has killed his targets.

Produced by prolific Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang and directed by Taiwanese director Apple Lee, the movie stars Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao in the title role, while Taiwanese starlet Lin Chen-shi plays the female protagonist and love interest Hsiao Li.

CRI: 'Winds of September' Director Takes on New Film

"CJ7" starlet Xu Jiao will portray the leading character, while Rene Liu and Harlem Yu are set to play her parents who are going through marital problems. (Sina)

A1: Tony Leung to play Lee Kuan Yew in upcoming '1965' movie, 2

Heavyweights such as Maggie Cheung and Hollywood actress Julianne Moore are also slated to star in the movie, which will be directed by Hong Kong director, Peter Chan. [The Sina report cites Carina Lau's weibo, but I can't find the post.] (Sina)

KwongWah

Shu Qi and mainland TV actress Tong Liya have agreed to appear in the Stephen Chow-Derek Kwok Monkey King/Journey to the West film according to news reports. Shu Qi will play the White-Boned Demon and Tong Liya, the Spider Demon, and Wen Zhang, Tripitaka. The status of Show Luo is up in the air as he was originally cast as the Monkey King. Chow has quietly started filming at Hengdian. The film has a new Chinese title, "Journey to the West Legendary Demon Slayer".  (Xinhua), (Sina)

CF: Angelababy Featured in "Love in Space"Posters

(HunanTV)

CF: Character Posters of "Overheard 2" Released

The three different city backgrounds in the posters hint at clues to the story: Shenzhen for Daniel Wu, Shanghai for Louis Koo, Hong Kong for Lau Ching-Wan.

Combined edition

(Sina-gallery)

New York premiere of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Nicole Kidman and Li Bingbing 

"Tiger Mom" Amy Chua (in red) and her two daughters, Lucy Liu, Wendi Deng

Ben Kingsley

Other guests included Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Ivanka Trump, Keith Urban, Gabourey Sidibe and Harvey Weinstein.

(Sina), 2, 3, 4 (Sina-slideshow)

Peter Chan and Takeshi Kaneshiro met with People's University students in Beijing. As a surprise gift, Chan brought previously unseen deleted fight scenes featuring Kaneshiro from Wu Xia. (Sina)

CF: Fan Bingbing Shoots Underwater Photos

(Sina-slideshow)

MSN: Ronald Cheng and girlfriend welcome baby girl, (CNA)

MSN: Nicholas Tse and Edison Chen almost met face-to-face

The two Hong Kong celebrities missed each other by 20 minutes

The Tse family had reportedly hired an ex-FBI agent to snoop on Cecilia after her in-flight meeting with Edison. They were rumoured to have acquired enough information to guarantee Nicholas a win during the custody battle.

(Xinhua-gallery)

MSN: Cecilia Cheung lists her divorce demands, (Xinhua)

Nicholas Tse looks set to head for a costly divorce settlement.

Apple Daily (Taiwan) illustration 

Attention must be paid! ?

(HunanTV)

(July 14) Cecilia was in Shanghai for an event and looked especially thin.

Sammi Cheng, Zhou Dongyu, Guo Jingjing and other celebrities also attended the event

 

 

(Sina-gallery), 2

First Review of Mamma Mia! in Mandarin

7.13.2011 - News

China Lion to bring Fox International's 'Love in Space' to U.S. theaters, 2, (FBA)
The story “follows a mother and her three grown daughters as they juggle their assorted love lives. Each woman is successful in everything except love – until they unexpectedly encounter new romances in Beijing, Sydney and even on a space shuttle.”
The romantic comedy will be released in China, North America, Australia and New Zealand on September 9.

“Sex and Zen 3D” Gets North American and UK Release Dates

The Chinese erotic blockbuster “Sex and Zen 3D: Extreme Ecstasy”, will hit North America August 12, with the UK and Ireland following September 2.

CRI: Aaron Kwok, Rene Liu Portray Love in Outer Space

In the film, Liu and Kwok portray two ex-lovers who have to face each other day and night in the space capsule. They both said that it is a big challenge for them to perform when there is no gravity.

CF: Producer's Cut the Unkindest
The Pretending Lovers and Rest on Your Shoulders cut for creative, market considerations
In America, it is known as an "Alan Smithee film," the name given when a director's dispute over final cut reaches the stage where they are no longer willing to be associated with their own film.

Variety: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan review
A mawkish, nuance-free adaptation of Lisa See's 2005 bestseller.
THR: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan review
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan demonstrates the Chinese-American director Wayne Wang remains one of the world’s best directors of women.

CF: Zhou Dongyu Lands a Role in "Qing Cheng Zhi Lei"

Young actress Zhou Dongyu has landed a role in the film "Tears in a Fallen City"

It's Love - The Sorcerer and the White Snake stills featuring Huang Shengyi

(Sina-gallery)

The Pang Ho-Cheung-produced "4+1 Project" gets a mainland theatrical release at the end of August. Previously issued as 4 separate internet short films, this is the "+1" expanded piece interlocking the individual segments(?). Now titled, literally, "Drunken Nights" (originally, "Broken Pieces"). (Previously), and here

Shawn Yue, Zhang Jingchu

(Sohu), (Sina)

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing attends the LA premiere of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (July 11)

Li Bingbing, Wayne Wang

Wendi Deng, Li Bingbing, Wayne Wang

Jeon Ji-Hyun did not attend

(Sina), (Zimbio)

CF: "Snow Flower" Premieres in LA

"2011's most thirst-quenching summer movie", Beach Spike

Yeah!

3 Faces of Chrissie

(Sina)

MSN: Cecilia Cheung lets son Lucas Tse skip kindergarten