Just Call Me Nobody - Cast Stills

Chu Yen-Ping's martial arts comedy Just Call Me Nobody opens Dec. 3. Other cast members include Ng Man-Tat, Leung Kar-Yan and Norman Chu.

Xiao Shenyang

Xiao Shenyang

Zhao Benshan

Zhao Benshan

Xiao Shenyang

Kelly Lin

Xiao Xiao Bin (Little Bin)

Tien Niu

Eric Tsang, Cheng Ye

Eric Tsang

Bi Cheng

Cheng Ye

Jacky Wu Chung-Hin

Mark Lee Kok-Huang

(Sina)

Just Call Me Nobody Posters

The martial arts comedy directed by Chu Yen-Ping (Treasure Hunter) is set for a Dec. 3 release to start the Lunar New Year film season.

Norman Chu

Eric Tsang

Kelly Lin

Xiao Shenyang

Little Bin

Zhao Benshan

(Sina), [9.29.2010]

The Founding of a Party - Media Set Visit Photos

Fan Wei, Zhao Benshan, Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau

Chow Yun-Fat, Andy Lau

 Liu Yunlong, Chow Yun-Fat

Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei

(Sina)

5.14.2010 - News

Variety: Chongqing Blues
An irreparable father-son bond triggers a study in bleak cityscapes and pervasive intergenerational malaise in “Chongqing Blues.” Initially as glum as its title would suggest, Wang Xiaoshuai’s poignant if plodding ninth feature — which follows an absentee father trying to glean information about the dead son he never knew — eventually opens up with a handful of quietly affecting moments, but elsewhere bogs down in psychodramatic flashbacks that ultimately sentimentalize as much as they clarify. http://hkmdb.com/news/?p=5453

Screen Daily: Chongqing Blues

A strong performance by Wang Xueqi as the father provides emotional ballast but fails to make up for the glacial pacing of the drama; and although there are some effective emotional tugs and an evocative use of the film’s dirty industrial city setting, the audience’s investment in the slowbuild structure is never paid back in full. http://hkmdb.com/news/?p=5456

THR: Wang Xiaoshuai returns to Cannes
CRI: "Chongqing Blues" Screened at Cannes Film Festival

Fan Bingbing

Li Lingyu, Zi Yi Cannes red carpet

(Xinhua)

Fan Bingbing in dress from Elie Saab for film's premiere (Sina), 2

He Yumeng

Be sure to check out ewaffle's take on the premiere's red carpet.

CNNGo: Josie Ho in Dream Home: Incredibly gruesome must-see slasher film

Jeon Do-Yeon - Cannes (Sina)

Screen Daily: The Housemaid (South Korea)

Tasty, full of black humour, but finally upended by the mannerist games it plays so ably, erotic thrillerThe Housemaid is a smart but shallow remake of Kim Ki-young’s cult 1960 Korean movie of the same name.
THR: The Housemaid
Bottom Line: An operatic, sensuous social satire that dares to be different from the original classic.

Screen Daily: Sandcastle (Singapore)

Sandcastle marks a quietly assured debut feature from writer/director Boo Junfeng. The blending of guilty family secrets and the ghosts of Singapore’s recent past create an involving narrative that is related with tenderhearted understatement.

Variety: Bedevilled (South Korea)

A young mother understandably wants to get off a remote island filled with violent and misogynistic miscreants and slave-driving old hags in "Bedevilled," a confused genre hodgepodge that marks the feature debut of Kim Ki-duk's former assistant director Jang Cheol-soo. Part limpid study of city-country contrasts, part one-sickle-kills-all revenge fantasy, Jang's film drifts from one genre to another without ever fully coming into its own.

Taipei Times: Taipei Exchanges

‘Taipei Exchanges’ juxtaposes capitalism against a more idealistic way of life in the form of two sisters, one practical, the other utopian.

THR: Jackie Chan plans turbo-charged slate

Eight films and two TV dramas in the works

First up for Chan himself is the martial arts film "Drunken Master 1945." Though neither a remake nor sequel to Chan's 1978 hit "Drunken Master," the new film is intended to capture the martial arts spirit that the earlier film also celebrated.

Beginning in August, Steve Woo will direct "The Break-Up Artist," a Chinese Mandarin-language romantic comedy about a young woman who runs an agency that helps couples break up.

Jackie Chan a ruthless boss?

Ken Lo, William Duen Wai-Lun sacked with little compensation; Xinhua, 2

Zhao Benshan as a river pirate in "Laughter of the Water Margins"

Director is Chu Yen-Ping (TreasureHunter)

(Sina)

Ning Hao's No Man's Land too dark?

 (Xinhua)

Former Olympic diver Tian Liang has joined the cast of Andrew Lau's love story Beautiful Life

Beautiful Life stars Shu Qi, Liu Ye (file photo)

(HunanTV)

CRI: Tsui Hark's 3-D Animation "Animen" to Hit Cinemas on Children's Day, (Sina)
Opening in China, Europe and US simultaneously [update: This is actually a film by someone with a name similar to Tsui Hark's ]

Rumor Mill:  Previously, Edko announced that Tsui Hark would remake a 3D version of New Dragon Inn. No cast has been announced yet. Earlier rumors has Gui Lun-Mei and Ethan Ruan as Tsui Hark's favorite candidates. A current rumor from an 'insider' on the micro-blogosphere has Jet Li, Li Yuchun and Zhou Xun in the new love triangle with filming to begin in September. (HunanTV)

Taipei Times: Pop Stop - Mother's Day

Huang Yi and her cat

Practicing her piano (Photos from micro-blog)

CRI: Gigi Leung Breaks up with French Boyfriend, Channel NewsAsia

Gigi Leung breaks up with French boyfriend of four years

12.24.2009 - News

Hot Summer Days Poster (HunanTV)

(J)Aaay!

CRI: Treasure Hunters Jay and Chi-Ling in HK HD Slide show (13) (Sina)
Lin Chi-ling On Her Guards Against Men Yet Worries of Not Being Loved

NYTimes: Reimagining a Pivotal Year in China
Big, star-studded ensemble casts with their many egos are notoriously difficult to handle, and for Teddy Chen, the director of the Chinese blockbuster “Bodyguards and Assassins,” it was no different...

Mr. Chen said the inspiration for the script came from the 1973 movie “The Bodyguard,” directed by his father, Tung Man Chan. “It was just a hard-core action movie,” said Mr. Chan, who recalls going to his father’s film set as a child. But while the original film focused on a couple of characters, the new one incorporates a broader cast.

While the new version is still a fast-paced action movie, Mr. Chan believes it is closer to a disaster film in its structure. It’s reminiscent of “The Poseidon Adventure,” “Towering Inferno” or “Titanic,” he said, in that “the first half of the film is spent presenting the various characters who are going to be summoned to the task, while the second half is about the disaster” or the attempted assassination of Sun Yat-sen and how the characters deal with it.

CCTV: "Bodyguards and Assassins" sweeps big screen
Cast members promote movie "Bodyguards and Assassins"

Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Fan Bingbing

Taipei (Sina)

Lee Lik-Chi, Zhang Jingchu, Huang Xiaoming

(HunanTV)

Flirting Scholar cast send Christmas greetings, HD slide show (7)(Sina)


Top 10 movies of this holiday season in China

CRI: Ink-splashed 'Zhang Ziyi' in Trouble ?

CRI: Comedian Zhao Benshan to Create Pop Band

Have a Merry Christmas! (Xinhua)

Mainland News

NY Times: China Looks to Create Its Own Media Empires

CRI: Comedian Zhao Benshan Looks Well after Surgery
CRI: Comedian Zhao in Stable Condition (Oct.1)

Exec: China's anniversary film set to break record

BBC: Communist China's founding lauded in film
The cult of Mao may be dead, but celebrity power is helping the Great Helmsman receive a Hollywood-style makeover.

WSJ: Sixty Years of Propaganda

What 'The Founding of a Republic' says about China today.

Impressive film of Mao and the Chinese Revolution

The Founding of a Republic is a propaganda film but not one that you would expect. It takes an almost documentary approach to the Chinese Civil War and the formation of the Republic and there is a sense of honesty about it.

THR: China marks 60th anniversary on TV

Variety: China celebrates 60 years of communism

LA Times: With tanks, troops and kitsch, China celebrates 60 years of communist rule and its new power

Andy Lau

Jacky Cheung

Aaron Kwok (Sina.com)

Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, The Grasshoppers, Hacken Lee, Michael Tse and others performed at Hong Kong's Hung Hom Coliseum to celebrate National Day. Eric Tsang, Nat Chan, Liza Wong were among the MCs. (Sina.com) (hkdailynews.com)

In Beijing, EEG artists Nic Tse, Jackie Chan and Joey Yung were invited to perform. Jackie also had a front row seat for the military parade in the morning.

(Sina.com)

Jackie Chan, Liu Yuanyuan

Song Zuying (Sina.com)

Sherman Chung, Charlene Choi

Charelene Choi made an appearance at her old alma mater with Sherman Chung. Charlene said that she would not be able to take a rest break until some time next year. Besides her film projects, she has a Taiwan TV series with Mike He to work on that she didn't want to delay. (Xinhuanet.com)

Sammi Cheng

Sammi Cheng made an appearance to promote her new gospel album. Sammi denied that she was loading up on stocks of food supplements to prepare for an upcoming concert. She also plans to write a book about her experiences and feelings in order to help people with emotional problems. (Xinhuanet.com)

Lin Chi-Ling

Lin Chi-ling owes back taxes after have a court overruled her petition. The case revolves around classification of income and whether it is salary or business income and the difference in tax rates. (Xinhuanet.com)

Zhao Benshan recovering (Xinhuanet.com)