Friday, January 28, 2011

1.28.2011 - News

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CRI: Fan Bingbing Likely to Land Role in Co-Production (First Love)
Set in 1950 near the China-Vietnam border, the story centers on the romance between a French soldier and a Chinese girl that ends up in tragedy.
HK Film Archive's newly restored treasure "Colourful Youth" to be screened at HK Cultural Centre
"Colourful Youth" (1966), the only "contemporary" film starring Connie Chan Po-chu and Josephine Siao Fong-fong, was a huge hit on its first release and re-releases in the 1960s. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration activities, the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) will screen the restored song-and-dance classic at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre next month.

CRI: Gong Li and Andy Lau Promote New Movie in Beijing
"What Women Want" is a remake of the Hollywood box office hit of the same title. The story is about an advertising agency manager who suddenly finds he can read women's minds.

CRI: Eric Tsang Presents New Year Film 'I Love Hong Kong' on Jan. 31
The story centers on a family of three members, starring Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Sandra Ng and Aarif Lee. Due to financial difficulties, they must move back to public housing, where the city's lower-income people inhabit. They have some unhappy experiences with neighbors at the beginning; however they are gradually moved by them after living in there for some time.
Aarif Lee, Fala Chen - I Love Hong Kong

Bosco Wong, Wong Cho-Lam


Chapman To and Lynn Hung (Lynn Xiong) settle differences in All's Well Ends Well 2011



Ning invited people like Hong Kong's Jim Chim - a veteran theater and film actor and stand-up comedian - to be one of the trainers. His teaching involves a lot of games that call for much imagination and improvisation.
The students may join the cast of Ning's next film, a period comedy, which filming will begin in March. [Meanwhile, his film No Man's Land is still in limbo with state censors for over a year now.]
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival has announced the results of its survey of the "100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films".

Mr. and Mrs. Incredible Guangzhou premiere

Qin Lan plays a surrogate mother
To Alex Fong Chung-Sun's baby's daddy in Mu Yu (lit. Mother Tongue)
Wu Ma plays Alex's father
Mu Yu is directed by Yu Zhong (Roots and Branches, Far From Home)
Separately, Yao and her husband Ling Xiaosu issued a statement on sina.com.cn Friday to announce the end of their seven-year marriage.
Happier times (Xinhua)

China White Rabbit sweets hop into Lunar New Year
Zhao Wei
One pill makes you larger / And one pill makes you small / And the ones that mother gives you / Don't do anything at all.

MSN: Eric Tsang’s father cremated in Taiwan
MSN: Barbie Hsu rumoured to hold wedding dinner tomorrow
MSN: Selina Jen has five endorsement invitations
The singer is expected to make her comeback with either a fruit juice or a slimming programme commercial in June, while other endorsements would be subjected to the state of her physical health.

THR: 'Joy Luck Club' Producers See Movie Promise in Tiger Mom Controversy
Amy Chua's memoir on parenting has captured the nation's attention, but can 'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother' recreate the movie success of the 1989 film?

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Memorial Service for Willie Chan's Mother

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Jackie Chan's wife Joan Lin Feng-Chiao represented Jackie at the memorial service for the 92 year-old mother of long-time producer and manager Willie Chan Chi-Keung.


Joan Lin Feng-Chiao
Melvin Wong, Angie Chiu
Angie Chiu

Ti Lung with Tao Mingming and Shaun Tam

Connie Chan Po-Chu

Daniel Wu

(Sina)

Patrick Tse Yin and Andy On Chi-Kit

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(Jan.26) Patrick Tse and future son-in-law Andy On appeared together to promote a health product in Hong Kong.



Andy On Chi-Kit




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What Women Want - Beijing Premiere Press Conference Photos

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(Jan.26) Chen Daming's What Women Wants opens Feb. 3 simultaneously in the Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. Besides Andy Lau and Gong Li, cast member Chen Zhipeng, Li Yuan, Du Juan, JuJu attended the press conference. Russell Wong and Kelly Hu are reportedly in the film according to Sina's website. That might explain Kelly's shuttling to Beijing between shooting episodes of Hawaii Five-0.

Andy Lau
Gong Li
Gong Li, Andy Lau

Chen Daming, Yuan Li
Juju (Zhu Zhu)

Chen Zhipeng (Julian Chen)

Du Juan

(?) Plays Andy's daughter



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Old Master Q and Little Ocean Tiger Posters

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The latest adventures of Old Master Q, this time from Huayi Brothers, has the famous trio facing up against the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas. Deng Chao, Zhang Hanyu, Elva Hsiao are among the list of actors lending their voices.





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1.27.2011 - News

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FBA: Shaw to sell stake in TVB
FBA: Seven Days in Heaven (6/10)
Original, low-key black comedy set during the week-long Taoist mourning process for an average small-town father.


‘Mr. & Mrs. Incredible’ and Sandra Ng (WSJ)
All's Well Ends Well 2011: A Lunar New Year Laugh-in (WSJ)
Fiona Law, who teaches a class on Hong Kong cinema at the University of Hong Kong and has done extensive research on the phenomenon of the Chinese New Year movie, says the first known example was “Bloom and Prosper,” a 1937 comedy from mainland director Tang Xiaodan. No copy is believed to survive, but Dr. Law says it involves a familiar theme for the genre: winning the lottery and easy fortune.

Tsang and Leung lead CNY movie pack in I Love Hong Kong
I Love Hong Kong poster
The film features over 100 HK stars (Sina)


Posters for The Lost Bladesman 



  

Various aspects of General Guan Yu depicted
Alan Mak and Felix Chong direct Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen in the costume epic.(Sina), 2

PETA ad targets Gong Li


MSN: Ronald Cheng and Charlene Choi given probationary divorce

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Jiang Wen in Paris

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(Jan.25) Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun and Wang Xueqi attended the opening ceremony for the Festival of Chinese Cinema in France held in Paris. It was organized by the Chinese State Administration of Radio and Film Board and the Chinese Cultural Center.

GlobalTimes: Chinese films in France

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun

Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, Wang Xueqi

Jean Reno


Zhou Yun with fan



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