8.10.2010 - News

Ouyang Sha-Fei (1923-2010)

Veteran actress Ouyang Sha-fei passed away last week at the age of 86 in Salt Lake City, UT. She had made over 200 films in her career. In 1940, Ouyang Sha-Fei was admitted to the Shanghai Venus Pictures Actors' Training. Her 1946 film, Spy Number One, directed by her husband Tu Guang-Qi, was the top grosser that year. According to her husband, Ouyang Sha-Fei was already pregnant at the time and hid her stomach under a mink shawl. In 1949, she and her husband left Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong. For her role in MP&GI's (Cathay) Devotion (1960), Ouyang Sha-Fei won the Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Asian Film Festival. In 1963, she joined Shaw Brothers and played Ivy Ling's mother in Love Eterne. The actress won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Golden Horse in 1968 for Too Late For Love. Ouyang Sha-Fei will be cremated and buried in Los Angeles next to her husband. The two divorced in the late 1970's but reunited under the auspices of one of their daughters. (Chinapress), (ChinaDailyNews), (NextMedia), (Xinhua) [Thanks to Glenn!]

Making a song and dance for China - Disney's High School Musical
CRI: 3D "Don Quixote" Unveils Magical Scenes, (Sina)
CRI: Donnie Yen to Star in "Wu Xia"
Takeshi Kaneshiro, better known to Chinese audiences as Jincheng Wu, has been confirmed as Yen's co-star.

Variety: Storm Warriors, http://hkmdb.com/news/?p=5775

Kenny Bee

Gan Wei

Kenny Bee and Gan Wei (Welcome to Shama Town) lead the cast in Land Without Boundaries. The star-studded supporting cast includes Rain Li, Patrick Tam, Francis Ng, Lam Suet, Roy Cheung, Mark Cheng, and Xiong Naijin (another 'Little Fan Bingbing'). (Sina)

Veronica Yip and family visiting Taiwan

Veronica Yip is retired and currently living in the US

(Xinhua), 2, (Sina)

 Jackie Chan breaks silence on 'cancer shampoo'

CRI:: Miriam Yeung Shows High Heels Collection in MV

SG: Zhang Ziyi had suicidal thoughts

[In the Chinese reports, Zhang said watching Maggie Cheung's suicide scene in Centre Stage on TV spurred the thought.]

SG: Andy Hui resorted to abuse to get rid of girlfriend

SG: Aaron Kwok dumped girlfriend Lynn Hung?

SG: Ethan Ruan denies movie deal with Stephen Chow

12.31.2009 - News

THR: Storm Warriors review
Bottom Line: A martial arts fantasy with advanced 3D effects and two-dimensional characters.

Betty Sun Li in Jeff Lau's Once Upon A Chinese Classic

Ronald Cheng (right) (Sina)

The Treasure Hunter

This Chinese so-called blockbuster easily wears the crown as the worst film of the year, with its cheap sets and amateurish action sequences and visual effects that rip off Western treasure-hunt flicks.

Taipei Times: FILM REVIEW: Treasure hunting is a dreary affair

Chinese film 2009

We cannot help but be cautious that China's film industry is repeating what destroyed Hong Kong's film industry in the late 1990s: blind investment, neglect of film quality and the quest for cash and competition. Hong Kong director and producer Tung-Shing Yee sighed at the premiere of Overheard, stating that the Hong Kong film industry was officially dead. Chinese filmmakers need to be on guard so that we too are not mourning the death of the Chinese film industry in a few years time.

Worst 10 Chinese films of 2009

1. Wind Warriors (feng yun 2)

2. Gasp (qi chuan xu xu)
3. Looking for Jackie (xun zhao cheng long)
4. On His Majesty's Secret Service (da nei mi tan ling ling gou)
5. My Fair Gentleman (yao tiao shen shi)
6. Radish Warrior (jue jiang de luo bo)
7. Copycat (dao ban mao)
8. Mulan (hua mu lan)
9. The Warrior and the Wolf (lang zai ji)
10. Wheat (mai tian)

Best 10 Chinese films of 2009
1. The Message (feng sheng)
2. Weaving Girl (fang zhi gu niang)
3. Sophie's Revenge (fei chang wan mei)
4. Bodyguards and Assassins (shi yue wei cheng)
5. Overheard (qie ting feng yun)
6. Red River (hong he)
7. The Founding of a Republic (jian guo da ye)
8. Cow (dou niu)
9. A Simple Noodle Story (san qiang pai an jing qi)
10. Gao Xing (gao xing)

Top 10 movies 2009
(A different list)

Taipei Times: Pop Stop

Cherie Chung Denies Remarriage Rumour

49-year old Cherie Chong was said to have walked out of her sadness of losing of her husband and is planning to marry a Singaporean businessman next year. However, Cherie personally denies to this issue with her best friend Sylvia Chang exclaiming that it's all a misunderstanding.

Cherie Chung said to be marrying S'porean businessman

With the appearance of Mr L, her friends noted that her gloomy days are over. She has a smile across her face more regularly. However, being in love did not make her conscious of her weight and reporters claimed that she seemed at least 60kg.

Pop star Eva Huang Shengyi promotes new album in Shanghai

Sammi Cheng and guest Gigi Leung share a kiss on stage

Sammi, Gigi

Sammi, Jacky Cheung

(Xinhua)

CRI: Edison Chen: Why Am I The Bad Guy?
Edison Chen accepted an interview with "GQ" magazine and mentioned about the sex scandal again.

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun is on featured on the cover of France's Le Point (Viewpoint) which focuses 80 pages on China's rise as the new Asian power. Le Point is similar to the US Newsweek. (Sina)

CRI: Michelle Reis Looks Ravishing in Red

CRI: Ode to Cheongsam

Take a look at China's notable stars dressed in gorgeously vying Cheongsams and see who looks the best.

Anita Mui's brother mourned his sister's passing yesterday on the 6th anniversary of the singer's death. (Sina)

Chinese Web Users Doubt Director's Info on 'Avatar'

(Elsewhere James Cameron has been accused of plagiarizing from Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky and Totoro.)

12.16.2009 - News

Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok

Charlene Choi

Tiffany Tang Yan

Storm Warriors Hong Kong press conference banquet gallery (HunanTV) (Sina)

Aaron Kwok may not reprise role in 'Storm Warriors' sequel

Shanghai premiere of Bodyguards and Assassins

Fan Bingbing, Li Yuchun

(Sina)

Bright Future - Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Liu Hua

Wang Baoqiang

Bright Future is a farcical comedy by first time director Deng Zhiyuan producer of Big Movie. The film opens Dec. 22 (Sina)

CRI: Lu Chuan to Focus on China's Ancient Past
"Banquet at Hongmen" has become a colloquial Chinese term to refer to treachery or a trap hidden in an act of goodwill.

Screen Daily: The Actresses (South Korea)

A never before released Anita Mui 2001 concert video will be screened at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center Dec.29. Guests appearing in the concert include Kelly Chen and Jacky Cheung. Proceeds will be donated to the charity Oxfam.

(Sina)

Jia Zhangke with French Legion of Honor

(Sina)

2009 magazine covers Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei

 (China Daily)

Gong Li: January 2010 Harper's Bazaar - HD gallery (Sina)

French rocker Hallyday out of coma, talking: spokesman

Storm Warriors' High Fashion Marketing

Gallery (10) (HunanTV)

12.11.2009 - News

CRI: Descendant Says No to Commercial 'Confucius'

"Hero" director targets youth with noodles
Internationally renowned director Zhang Yimou has changed his mode of operation in his latest film a bid to capture a dwindling cinema market – young people.

Check out Aaron's tie

(Sina)

Storm Warriors - Taiwan premiere slide show (Sina)

Charlene Choi: Ekin finally treats her like a woman

44-year-old Carina Lau likes her birthday celebrations simple

Taipei Times: Pop Stop

Faye Wong

Faye Wong confirmed for CCTV Spring Gala. Hunan Satellite TV and Shenzhen Satellite TV had both invited her to perform for their shows but, finally, Faye accepted CCTV's invitation. (cri.cn)

Zhou Xun, 'I'm not pregnant'

Slide show with Miriam Yeung, Zhang Guoli, Daniel Wu, Raymond Wong, Johnnie To and FAMA at closing night of CineAsia 2009 (Sina)

Zhou Xun - Elle Magazine

(HunanTV)

CRI: Miao Pu, a Party Queen 'in Style'

Miao Pu attends a photo shoot for 'In Style' fashion magazine.

Vivian Chow was among the guests at Miramar Hotel for Cosmopolitan Anniversary Party Awards.

The article notes that her outfit's shape was 'hard to understand'. I agree, it looks like it was designed by MC Hammer, twenty years ago.(HunanTV) (Sina)

Nick Cheung, Sandra Ng, Joey Yung, Chan Wai-Ting, Jerry Lamb Slide show (Sina)

Crystal frame with photo of  her husband

Miriam Yeung appearing in Hong Kong for Swarovski Crystal (HunanTV) Slide show (Sina)

Irene Wan

Irene Wan Pik-Ha attends opening ceremony for a skin care shop (Sina)