6.29.2010 - News

City Under Siege poster

Film opens in Hong Kong Aug.12 (Sina)

THR: Daniel Wu hopes to export HK success to Hollywood
"I find that Americans still have a very big stereotype toward what Asians are, and I don't feel a need to perpetuate that stereotype. So when a good character comes along, I'm all for it. I'm ready. I'd be very open to it," Wu said.
Variety: Love in a Puff
A lighter-than-air yarn about two cheerful nicotine enthusiasts, Hong Kong romancer "Love in a Puff" is an unfiltered delight. Pang Ho-cheung gets the balance exactly right with this well-realized vehicle for Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue, which also plays like a poem to that most cinematic of vices, smoking. http://hkmdb.com/news/?p=5642

CRI: "Shanghai"
Hollywood producer Mike Medavoy said that a good film should touch people emotionally. It was proved in his latest work "Shanghai".

FBA: Welcome to Shamatown (決戰剎馬鎮) (6/10)

Goofy treasure-hunting comedy is a cross between Crazy Stone and A Simple Noodle Story.

CRI: Giong Lim Promotes His Music in Beijing

Taiwan musician Giong Lim held a press conference last week in Beijing to promote the background music for Jia Zhangke's "I Wish I Knew", a dedicated film for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. [hkmdb]

CRI:'Driverless' Stars

Liu Ye plays a well-off man who is bored with his married life until he bumps into his first love played by Gao Yuanyuan.

Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan

CRI: Louis Koo and Daniel Wu are "in Love": States Director Derek Yee

A press conference for the action thriller "Triple Tap" was held in Beijing on June 28th. (Sina)

Beijing premiere

Li Bingbing

In the film, Li portrays a manager at a financial company. When Yee was asked to describe Li in real life, he said Li was strong, but inside she was a tender woman. As soon as the voice faded, a tear came out of Li's eyes. "It's very touching that the director understands me," explained Li.

Triple Tap: Intriguing premise but uneven delivery

Unfortunately, "Triple Tap" could not capitalise on this intriguing premise. Yee made his big reveal somewhere in the middle of the film, completely shutting down the suspense of finding out what actually transpired during the robbery and who was behind it.

Cecilia Cheung - Shanghai

Cecilia will begin work on Derek Yee's film with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai in February.

Endorsement appearance

(Sina), (Sina-slide show)

Stephen Fung - Fantastic Water Babes

Alex Fong Lik-Sun, Stephen Fung

Stephen Fung (Sina)

Alec Su (left), director Zhang Fanfan during a media visit to the set

Alec Su

Alec Su, Pace Wu

Pace Wu in character

The Hidden Chamber of Secrets, a mystery film about serial murders, stars Alec Su and Pace Wu is currently filming in Beijing. He plays a novelist, she plays his wife. The story of horror takes place within 24 hours in a locked house with 8 people. One by one they die. Zhang Fanfan directs the film scheduled to open Oct. 29. (Sina)

Fan Bingbing

Rian Dundon: Behind the Scenes with Fan Bingbing, (CF)

Li Bingbing - Trends Health cover

CRI: Cover Girl of 10-year Anniversary Edition of "Trends Health"

CRI: Faye Wong to Perform 5 Concerts in Beijing This Fall

Hong Kong celebrity Michelle Reis in the family way
Ex-Hong Kong actress Michelle Reis was seen coming out of the gynaecologist's office recently, leading to speculation that she was preparing to get pregnant, according to a report in U-Weekly.

6.25.2010 - News

Flirting Scholar 2 poster

The poster features Zhang Jingchu in a play on Painted Skin, Huang Xiaoming mimics 'Wolverine', Fan Siu-Wong as Captain Jack in 'Pirates of the Caribbean', Richie Jen from 'Transformers'. The film opens July 9. (Sina)

Director of "Welcome to Shama Town" talks about latest production
With a long list of TV and film commercials for some of the world's leading brands under his belt and the only Chinese director to win a prestigious One Show Gold award for excellence in advertising, Li Weiran is considered by many as the best in the business. He sat down with the Global Times to reflect over his 10-year career and talk about the future.

Sun Honglei at Guangzhou promotion for Welcome To Shamatown

(Sina)

Danwei: A Beijing sex shop makes a revolution
Interview with Sam Voutas, director of the new film Red Light Revolution

CNN: Sex, toys, action! Comedy spotlights China's adult shops

Now that he has finished filming his latest movie, director Sam Voutas doesn't know what to do with the boxes and boxes of sex toys he has accumulated during the course of filming.

CRI: Behind the Scenes of 'Aftershock'

CRI: "Driverless" Premieres in Beijing

The film was shot by many pop, film and TV stars, including Liu Ye, Gao Yuanyuan, Li Xiaoran, Chen Jianbin and Wang Luodan. It is composed of three separate stories in modern society. The complicated relationships of the main characters in each story present "not beautiful but real life."

Shu Qi in crying scene for City Under Siege

(Sina)

Zhang Jingchu bath scene - Flirting Scholar 2

(21cn)

First concept poster for A Chinese Ghost Story released hints at the role of the Tree Demon in the film.

Liu Yifei prepares to fly in Chinese Ghost Story

The official launch press conference will be held in Beijing July 1

Louis Koo has just been announced as joining the cast, not in the scholar role, too old at 40 he admitted, in the Wu Ma swordsman role. Yu Shaoqun (New Shaolin Temple) will play the young scholar.

(Xinhua), 2, (Sina)

Gong Li and husband, Huang Hexiang (1996)

Rumors that Gong Li and her husband, a Singapore businessman,  have divorced resurfaced again recently. Over the years, besides Zhang Yimou, Gong Li has been romantically linked to Sun Honglei, Sun Zhou (both of Zhou Yu's Train), Collin Farrell (Miami Vice), a French photographer, and John Cusack (Shanghai).  (Xinhua)

Rumours of Gong Li's divorce rife

Gong Li says she became Singaporean 'for her family"

George Lam and Sally Yeh have an open marriage

SG: Sammi Cheng and Andy Hui getting hitched?

According to a Hong Kong magazine, Andy Hui has broken up with girlfriend Michelle and is actively trying to win his ex-lover's heart back.
It was said that Andy has been visiting Sammi Cheng's father regularly, even converting to Christianity in a bid to gain favour. Sammi was reportedly so touched by his moves that she agreed to Andy's proposal.

When quizzed about the report, Sammi denied said allegations and emphasized the point that they are not back together and a patch-up would not be happening anytime soon.

Scandal star finds marital, screen bliss

Cecilia Cheung, Liu Zhu, Sister Lotus, Sister Phoenix and Sora Aoi

Welcome to Shamatown - Shanghai Premiere

Sun Honglei's costar, Lin Chi-ling, was absent from the premiere in Shanghai. During the opening press conference, Sun Honglei was accidentally hit by a water bottle that was thrown. This was a result of photographers in the back of the room trying to get the reporters in the front row to sit down. Instead of hitting the reporters, Sun Honglei was struck but he defused the situation with a joking remark. Sun also told reporters that he didn't agree with director Li Weiran's ending to the film and had a different outcome for the characters in his mind. The film opens nationwide June 22. In other remarks, Sun Honglei confirmed that he had been approached to costar with Zhang Ziyi in Revolution but did not say that he had accepted yet. (Xinhua), 2

Gan Wei and Sun Honglei tango

from left: Cao Bingkun, Gan Wei, Li Weiran, Sun Honglei

Gan Wei, Sun Honglei

Gan Wei, Sun Honglei

Cao Bingkun

Sun Honglei

Gan Wei

Sun Honglei

Cao Bingkun, Li Weiran, Sun Honglei

July Marie Claire Features Shama Town Stars

Sun Honglei and Lin Chi-Ling grace the cover of the July issue of Marie Claire. The two star in the soon to be released Welcome to Shama Town.

Sun Honglei

Lin Chi-Ling

http://gb.cri.cn/27224/2010/06/13/108s2886533.htm

6.2.2010 - News

8 Welcome to Shamatown posters have clues and embedded passwords to tease the audience.

(Sina)

THR:Chinese press rails against 'Red Dawn'
China becomes the enemy in remake of 1984 film
People's Daily: American movie demonizes China

Gong Li cast in Chinese remake of "What Women Want"
Fan [Bingbing], who starred opposite [Andy] Lau in "Future X-Cops" and "Battle of Wits," is "too young," Chen [Daoming] said. "Seeing her again opposite Andy wouldn't be fresh. Gong Li brings something fresh."

CRI: Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith in New "Karate Kid" Video

CRI: Liu Yifei to Star in Wilson Yip's "Ghost Story"
Louis Fan revealed on his mini-blog that Wilson Yip is currently shooting his new film "A Chinese Ghost Story" in Shanghai. Chinese actress Liu Yifei will play the lead female character 'Nie Xiaoqian', the Beijing News reports. [Wondering about how accurate the report is, I don't see Liu Yifei.]

 

Liu Yifei in Zhongshan recently endorsing a brand (Xinhua)

Yoyo Mung

Yoyo Mung has been working in the mainland for the past five years began filming a new TVB series in Hangzhou. Yoyo said she doesn't plan to marry this year. This to questions about longtime boyfriend Ekin Cheng. (Xinhua), (Sina)

Chace and daddy

(Xinhua)

Kelly Chen forced to retire early ?
It was reported that businessman Alex Lau was unhappy with Chen spending more of her time on her career and neglecting their 10-month-old son Chace.
Speculation was rife that the couple had been arguing about the matter numerous times.

The paparazzi also caught Lau carrying Chace, who had a fever, to a doctor in Hong Kong alone.

Michelle Reis

 

(Sina)

Former actress Michelle Reis in no rush to have children

The actress, who was rumoured to have raised the ire of her mother-in-law last year because she was reluctant to have kids, said she was leading a very colourful life and currently has no plans to have children.

Zhang Ziyi to use funds from Cannes charity drive to build children's shelter

Zhang Ziyi appeared on Tuesday during a charity event in Deyang, a town in Szechuan, China, to announce that work has begun on a proposed centre to protect the town's orphans and vagrant children.

Zhang revealed that construction of the centre will be funded by the proceeds of her fundraising drive in Cannes two years ago, which amounted to approximately US$400,000.