Showing posts with label The Kidnap. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

12.29.2010 - News

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CRI: "The Kidnapped" Premieres in Jackie Chan's Cinema
"The Kidnapped" [aka The Kidnap] centers on two young women named Nana and Lin Bingqi who aspire to become famous singers. Nana becomes an overnight superstar after sleeping with her boss. As Lin Bingqi looks very much like Nana, the agent, gangster leader and the investor want to take advantage of the girl. The film reflects on some showbiz industry scandals in recent years.

Infernal Affairs" director Andrew Lau helms the film, which will premiere in January.

Hong Kong version of poster for If You Are the One 2
There are up to 20 product placements for white wine, mobile phones, insurance, hotel, autos, airlines, mobile phones, etc. (Sina), 2

New Shaolin poster and trailer released at press conference in Beijing (Dec.28)

Fan Bingbing, Jackie Chan
Benny Chan, Fan Bingbing, Jackie Chan


Let the Bullets Fly posters accused of plagiarism. Reporters and netizens are noticing that posters created by a Beijing advertising company bear semblance to posters for Hollywood films. Other examples, such as Welcome to Shamatown, Midnight Beating, and Future Cops were cited.





The popularity and success of Jiang Wen's Let the Bullets Fly has led to a re-release of his earlier film The Sun Also Rises. (Sina)

 Kelly Chen was Andy Lau's guest singer for last night's 9th concert


Kelly Chen


Photos from Andy's 8th concert show
Lady in red

Guest performer Sally Yeh



Karen Mok

Gigi Leung

Maggie Cheung's recent Olay advert



Aarif Lee (Aarif Rahman) is becoming an endorsement darling.
Here, he is pitching for a 3D video game.


Aaron and Iris



MC Hot Dog, Edison Chen promote his CD Confusion while sitting on toilets.

Monday, December 27, 2010

12.27.2010 - News

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CRI: Feng Xiaogang's New Film to Focus on Chongqing Bombing

In Theater: 'Midnight Beating' (CRI)
The creepy story takes place in a hospital. The patient in Room 314 dies and no one knows what killed him. His doctor, Gu Zhensheng, becomes the number-one suspect. But, you know, it never rains, it pours. After the incident, Gu Zhensheng often runs into female ghosts at midnight.


Raymond Wong in makeup and costume for All's Well Ends Well 2011

Chapman To at the Beijing premiere of The Kidnap (Dec.27)

Ye Yiqing, director Gu Yu, Zhao Meitong


Not forgetting to send pictures to Weibo


Tsui Hark, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Mavis Fan, Guei Lun-Mei
The cast of Tsui Hark's Flying Swords of Dragon Gate celebrate Guei Lun-Mei's birthday. (Dec.25)


Taipei CD promo appearance

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

12.14.2010 - News

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CRI: 'Shaolin' Releases First Trailer
The new film was set in the 1920s, during which time the warlords in China were fighting with each other. Besides showcasing the Shaolin kung-fu style, the film will show many modern war scenes as well. Director Benny Chan explained that "The usage of modern weapons is in a conflict with traditional kung fu. It's a terrible thing to many kung-fu masters."
Many long-anticipated scenes were included, such as the married life of Ge You and Shu Qi since they decide to start a trial marriage, and a "divorce ceremony" for Yao Chen and Sun Honglei.
Shu Qi, Ge You
Sun Honglei, Ge You, Yao Chen

Three new posters for The Kidnap
Chapman To stars in the black comedy about the 'hidden rules' of show business industry.
Red Shoes version

A mysterious maimed hand on the right

Conference edition with more hands

Stills from Midnight Beating, opens Dec. 24.
Yao Di, Francis Ng





The Cantopop singer has plans to split the wedding into two days, Dec 20 and Dec 24. Family members and relatives will attend the function on Dec 20 and friends from the entertainment industry will attend the 24th event.

Bloomberg: China's `City Jade Men' Indulge in Dead-Sea Mud Masks, L'Oreal Skin Creams
Men who use cosmetics are called “Du Shi Yu Nan” or City Jade Men, the local language term that translates to “metrosexuals.”
Liang Guang, a 29-year-old architect for a property company in Beijing, began buying cosmetics after seeing a television commercial for L’Oreal men’s products featuring Hong Kong action star Daniel Wu.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

12.07.2010 - News

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CRI: 'Let the Bullets Fly' Premieres in Beijing

CRI: Lu Chuan Holds Auditions for Next Female Lead
"King's Feast" will reprise a banquet in 206 B.C. known in historical books as the Banquet of Hongmen (Hongmen Yan). Xiang Yu, an influential military leader at the time, attempted to murder his rival, Liu Bang, during the banquet. Yuji was Xiang Yu's concubine.

CRI: 'All's Well, Ends Well' Releases Cartoon Trailer

Raymond Wong

Louis Koo

Carina Lau

Cecilia Cheung (Sina)


FBA: My Ex-Wife's Wedding (跟我的前妻談戀愛) (3/10)
Fluffy Beijing rom-com substitutes frantic technique for emotional substance.

Benny Chan's martial arts film Shaolin has had its China release date pushed back to 19 Jan 2011 from its previously announced December slot.


Posters for The Kidnap (The Kidnapped) from Golden Harvest


Chapman To

Sun Xing
Sun Xing

Ye Yiqian

Li Fei-Er
(Sina), 2, 3, 4, 5

Huang Yi


Huang Yi is in Beijing recording the theme song for The Road Less Travelled. Huang plays a pregnant woman whose husband is killed by a car driven by Louis Koo. She gradually develops feelings for him and causes his break up with girlfriend Karen Mok. The film is directed by Derek Chiu. (Sina)

US embassy cables: China's next leader reveals taste for Hollywood movies
(Thanks, to Joyce for forwarding me this link!)
The [2007] cable relates a dinner conversation between America's ambassador to China and Xi Jinping, expected to be the next president when Hu Jintao stands down at the end of his term.

A WWII Hollywood Movie Aficionado
22. (C) The Ambassador also asked Secretary Xi about his recent movie viewing, recalling that Xi had told him in their meeting one year ago that he had recently seen and tremendously enjoyed "Saving Private Ryan." Had Secretary Xi seen other recent American movies that he had enjoyed? Xi replied that he already owns the "Flags of Our Fathers" DVD, but hopes to view it during the Lunar New Year holidays had gone unfulfilled. He had seen and enjoyed "The Departed." Xi said he particularly likes Hollywood movies about World War II and hopes Hollywood will continue to make them. Hollywood makes those movies well, and such Hollywood movies are grand and truthful. Americans have a clear outlook on values and clearly demarcate between good and evil. In American movies, good usually prevails. In contrast, "Curse of the Golden Flower," a recently popular Chinese movie directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li (she of "Miami Vice" movie stardom) had been confusing to Xi. Some Chinese moviemakers neglect values they should promote.

23. (C) America is a powerful nation in terms of culture because Americans say what they should say, Xi elaborated. Too many Chinese moviemakers cater to foreigners' interests or preconceptions, sometimes vulgarly so. He criticized Zhang Yimou by name as well as the kungfu action movie genre. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Wu Ji" [The Promise] and imperial palace intrigues -- all are the same, talking about bad things in imperial palaces. Most are not nominated for Oscars or other awards, so to some extent it can be said that such movies are not worth very much. The Ambassador noted that a Chinese film about HIV/AIDS orphans had just garnered the Oscar for best short documentary [Ruby Yang's The Blood of Yingzhou District]. Xi expressed awareness of the movie, noting that the director is a female overseas Chinese (but Xi never said whether he had seen that documentary). Xi recalled that a low cost, very good Chinese movie by the director Jia Zhangke had recently won a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. Returning to "Flags of Our Fathers," Xi said he had come to understand that the flag raising on Iwo Jima did not mark the end of the battle. The Japanese were still in holes and caves and the battle continued. He expressed particular admiration for WWII movies set in the Pacific theater of operations and expressed a strong desire to visit Guadalcanal. FBA: China film policy through new eyes

Look for more Li Bingbing in the January issue of Vogue


An odd trio?
Edison Chen, Shu Qi and Connie Chan Po-Chu appear at a fund-raising event for the Hong Kong Leukemia Foundation. 



THR: Zhang Ziyi Named Actress of the Decade


Nicholas Tse, at birthday party (1993)

Nicholas Tse 
Someone recently posted old photos on Weibo of Nicholas Tse attending a friend's birthday party.


Carina Lau, Yang Lan, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Carina Lau and Yang Lang, a noted TV interviewer and businesswoman


(Dec. 7) Tony Leung took a break from The Grandmasters to join wife Carina Lau in Shanghai for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Tomorrow is Carina's birthday.



Jackie Chan throws mushy surprise birthday party for son
MSN: Barbie Hsu banks in millions endorsing a soya bean milk franchise
Barbie had been working nonstop this year. The movies she shot previously in China are being released consecutively. She is also currently filming The Kingdom, Giant Looking for Millions and Wei Shi Lu.