Showing posts with label Viral Factor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Viral Factor. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

2.7.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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FBA: The Viral Factor review
Splashy but routine action thriller, with nothing between the shootouts and explosions.
CF: "The Viral Factor" Celebrates it BO Success

CRI: "I Do" Premieres in Beijing

Sun Honglei, Li Bingbing, Duan Yihong - Beijing (Sina)



Li Bingbing answers question at the Shanghai premiere (Sina), 2

A batch of new still photos featuring the famous actress Shu Qi in the romance "Love" was released. The movie was slated for release on February 14th. Receiving enthusiastic responses during previous screening events, the movie's producer Wang Zhonglei decided to bring forward its date to February 13th.

(Feb.6) Taipei premiere of "Love"
Doze Niu, Shu Qi, Mark Chao

Shu Qi

Amber Kuo (Sina)

Wong Jing's "Mr. and Mrs. Gambler" opens Feb. 16
Stars Fiona Sit and Chapman To


It is said that the movie star has been receiving numerous high paying film offers ever since her return to Hong Kong, one of which is Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's period film,The Assassin.
A blockbuster film which boast of a US$10,000,000 (approximately S$12,480,000) production cost, the star studded lineup includes Shu Qi, Chang Chen and Tetsuya Komuro. Maggie Cheung is said to be portraying the role of a heroine, Nie Yin Niang.
MSN: Maggie Cheung calls comedies she acted in “rubbish”
Maggie also revealed that her initial image was "the girl with the bunny tooth". To be taken more seriously, she decided to correct her teeth with braces, and that paved the way for more serious roles and acting projects.

CF: A Brand New Gao Yuanyuan on Esquire Magazine
Different from her former pure image, she portrays a sexy tango dancer in the pictures.
Liu Ye recently poses for two magazines "Comfort" and "His Life", showcasing his different sides.
CF: Bai Baihe: Magazine Favorite
In 2011, a small-budget romantic film "Love is Not Blind" made a little-known actress Bai Baihe rise to fame almost overnight.

MSN: Nicholas Tse’s eldest son wants his parents to reconcile
CNA: Edison Chen feels victimised by Hong Kong tabloids over charity marathon
"I only want to do charity work; do I need to clean up my past?" said Chen.
MSN: Edison Chen runs for charity
Yesterday morning, the singer wore a long-sleeved t-shirt and a pair of shorts, arriving at the Standard Chartered Marathon in Hong Kong, 45 minutes before it began, to warm up. Edison let on that during his pre-marathon runs, he could not complete the entire 42km run, and added that he was nervous and had difficulty sleeping the previous night.
Choi remained vague when she was told that fortune tellers in Hong Kong predicted that she will get married for the second time in the year of the Dragon. Asked whether she will secretly marry her lover in the future, she replied: "I've already done it before."


CNN: Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours, militant culture
Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad. Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them, she's never seen the finished product.
On the day we filmed there, we were followed by a mysterious white car. Wherever we went, it went. Then it was joined by another. We approached to ask why, but the driver refused to acknowledge us.

Friday, January 20, 2012

1.20.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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CRI: Yen, Zhao Collaborate on Action Movie
Donnie Yen says he feels excited about his first collaboration with fellow action star Vincent Zhao in the new film "Special Identity"

Vivian Hsu
Vic Chou, Ella Chen, Director Chu Yen-ping and Little Bin Bin (Benny Wen)
Dressed in black, mourning the passing of her grandfather



ScreenDaily: The Viral Factor review, (HKMDBNews)
Viral pandemic drama takes a backseat to fraternal fisticuffs and gunplay in The Viral Factor, an enjoyably sprawling if completely scatterbrained action movie from director Dante Lam.
FBA: 10+10 review
Largely interesting collection of shorts showcasing older and younger Taiwan talent.

ChinaPost: Bang Bang Formosa review
"Bang Bang Formosa”, directed by Andy Luo An-de, is a delightful road movie that moves boisterously through contemporary Taiwan.
The film has a very strong Jack Neo flavour and greatly resembles his previous offerings like "I Not Stupid", mixing in moral messages with some humour and a good dose of drama.

The problem is "We Not Naughty" tries to do too much – while Neo's previous films tend to deal with a specific issue, like the immense pressure to excel Singaporean children face in "I Not Stupid", "We Not Naughty" deals with a whole basket of issues.

Lin Chi-ling is wrapped up in Dubai for "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" 

Zhang Jingchu and the Burj Kalifa nee Burj Dubai, world's tallest building at 828 meters

Zhang Jingchu and a Dubai dolphin


Poster for a "Love in the Buff" online micro-film, the 3rd 'secret love' chapter
So far, the 3 micro-films have received over 10 million views
There will be a total of 10 chapters, or micro-films



Lunar New Year greetings from "Love in the Buff"'s Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue



Greetings from "The Great Magician" cast



Actress Yang Mi poses for a series of photos to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.
A1: I don't think I'm very handsome, says Daniel Wu
MSN: Aaron Kwok not ready to start a family
MSN: Hannah Quinlivan absent from Jay Chou’s birthday party


1 Pct News, excerpted from a recent SCMP article:
A clear and starry night sky in Hong Kong is about as elusive as eternal youth - which is why La Prairie needed to deploy a little technological magic at a gala dinner to launch its new Cellular Power Charge Night collection...
While guests dined, a harpist performed in the background and models weaved among the long tables showcasing the collection on glowing silver trays.
Guests were treated to a 3-D film highlighting the product - viewed through Venetian masquerade head-dresses fitted with dual-coloured 3-D lenses. A sizzling performance of the Argentinian tango wrapped up the evening's entertainment. 




Tuesday, January 17, 2012

1.17.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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ChinaPost: 'Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault' review
From the opening moment when a bomb explodes and annihilates everything in sight, “Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault” makes clear its intention to claim all the tropes of Hollywood action films.
FBA: Black & White loses during elections

CRI: 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' review
CF: Apple Tastes Sweet

CF: "The Viral Factor" Premieres in Hong Kong
The action-packed film "The Viral Factor" premiered in Hong Kong, on January 15, 2012. Director Dante Lam, along with Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Lin Peng attended the ceremony.

Patrick Tse and Albert Yeung at the Hong Kong premiere of "Viral Factor" Sunday

Lin Peng

Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse 
Nic with parents Deborah Li, Patrick Tse 
Two shady Tses, ngar, ngar
(Sina), 2, 3, 4


CF: Chilling Ruby Lin in "Blood Stained Shoes"
The film is scheduled for release in March, 2012.

CRI: 'Flowers of War' Stars at Golden Globes
Surely, you saw them on the broadcast. No? (Sina-slideshow)
CF: China's 'Flowers of War' Stuck in Trenches
Chen Shan, professor at the Beijing Film Academy, added that "Zhang is good at blending sights and sounds with a forceful impact, but often fails to express a film's inner meaning."
Good-looking but dramatically weak Nanjing Massacre drama, with a miscast Christian Bale.


Mainland edition of poster for Johnnie To's "Life Without Principle"

Latest poster for "Harpoon". The Lunar New Year sado-masochistic thriller stars Hu Bing, Monica Mok (Mo Xiaoqi) and Zhao Ming. It's being promoted as "Saw" with Chinese characteristics.

Daniel Wu makes a guest appearance in Derek Yee's "The Great Magician". Other guest stars include directors Tsui Hark and Vincent Kok and funny man Jung Hsiang (Rong Xiang).
Daniel Wu (Sina)

Daniel Wu, Derek Yee and Yan Ni attend a media appreciation event to mark RMB$100M box-office since opening Jan.12 (Sina)


Stills from Valentine's Day zombie thriller, "Night Club Suspense Tale", featuring Chrissie Chau and other youth idols.
Zhang Yingjun in a "Thriller" spoof


Chrissie Chau

No longer just a "flower vase"

Yao Di and Jimmy Lin Zhi-Ying in a scene from the romantic comedy  "If I Were You", by way of "Ghost"
Li Qi's film opens Jan. 26 Sina)

Chu Yen-ping's "Perfect Two" Shanghai premiere press conference.
Vivian Hsu, Chu Yen-ping, Ella Chen, Vic Chou and Little Bin

Vic Chou, Little Bin

Vivian Hsu, Ella Chen

Vivian Hsu (Sina)

Sunday in Beijing
Yang Mi, Vivian Hsu 
Yang Mi and Little Bin (Sina), 2


CF: Zhang Ziyi on "Marie Claire" Cover
CF: Wax Statue of Yao Chen Unveiled in Shanghai

SGYahoo: Bosco Wong defends girlfriend's honour
Assertions that clearly hints at TVB beauty, Myolie Wu were made that the actress has dabbled in prostitution involving rich Hong Kong business tycoons for money.

MSN: Miriam Yeung is not pregnant with twins
It is believed that Real did not want his wife to drink at the banquet, and wanted her to leave early. Miriam decided to take her leave, so as to avoid her husband's incessant nagging.
Ever since the 37-year-old singer got pregnant, her husband had been very strict with her eating habits and health. He also made sure his wife abided to every pregnancy taboo.
"To people of my age, Shu Qi is our goddess, so I was really nervous working with her on 'LOVE'," said Ruan.
"Sometimes, I'd even forget to breathe."
Shu Qi may be his "goddess", but Ruan had recently declared in a post on his micro blog that Taiwan model Tiffany Hsu is his true love.