Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
1.24.2012 - News [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)
FBA: Speed Angels review
Female racing driver drama is trashy fun, boosted by Tang Wei's relaxed performance.
CF: Documentary about Chinese in Britain Released
Bai adds that "Talk of Home" is the first documentary talking about the British-Chinese community from a British angle.
Kelly Chen's new theme song
Pregnant Hong Kong award-winning diva Kelly Chen Wai-Lam is not one to lay low. Recently seen in Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun's Chinese New Year latest, "All's Well Ends Well 2012", where she played a photographer, Chen has also sung the theme song for the movie.
Female racing driver drama is trashy fun, boosted by Tang Wei's relaxed performance.
Enjoyably retro swordplay antics, with a superb cast but a weak finale.
Tim Robbins has joined the cast of Feng Xiaogang's "Remembering 1942" according to a post on the director's Weibo account. (Sina)
CF: Documentary about Chinese in Britain Released
Bai adds that "Talk of Home" is the first documentary talking about the British-Chinese community from a British angle.
"I Do" opens Feb. 10
Li Bingbing and Duan Yihong play "first loves". Duan Yihong tries to reignite feelings seven years later.
Sun Honglei co-stars.
New Year's greetings from "I Love Hong Kong 2012" Eric Tsang and Teresa Mo
Teresa Mo
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang, Teresa Mo
Horror film "Cold Pupil" (Chinese title) started shooting in Sanya, Hainan Island. The cast includes Chrissie Chau, Sam Lee, Calvin Sun and Sammy Hung.
Calvin Sun, Chrissie Chau, Sam Lee
Pregnant Hong Kong award-winning diva Kelly Chen Wai-Lam is not one to lay low. Recently seen in Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun's Chinese New Year latest, "All's Well Ends Well 2012", where she played a photographer, Chen has also sung the theme song for the movie.
For fashion lovers, take note that a new inner-wear line has just been released, and it is not just any inner-wear, for it is designed by Hong Kong actress-model Chrissie Chau in collaboration with a reputable inner-wear brand in China,
MSN: Elaine Ng was cheated of money
A1: Elaine Ng is in financial difficulty
MSN: Jay Chou loses to Vic Chou at box office
Row as China professor calls Hong Kongers 'dogs'
Chinese Professor: Hong Kong Residents Are Dogs and Thieves (WSJ)
MSN: Elaine Ng was cheated of money
A1: Elaine Ng is in financial difficulty
MSN: Jay Chou loses to Vic Chou at box office
Row as China professor calls Hong Kongers 'dogs'
Chinese Professor: Hong Kong Residents Are Dogs and Thieves (WSJ)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Happy New Year !!! [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)
恭喜發財 Gung Hei Fat Choi !!!
(Thanks, Joyce!)
恭賀新禧
Happy New Year !!!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
CCTV Spring Festival Gala - Highlights [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)
Some photos of the highlights and first impressions from today's CCTV Spring Gala Festival. I missed the opening few hours, it started at 7 a.m. here, but I have it on DVR for later viewing. Watching it from the CCTV News channel this year, it was a nice surprise to find the show had an English voice overdub, especially for the comic skits. This time around, the skits were appreciably more funny and poignant, as they're intended to be. In previous years, I watched from a live satellite feed without the benefit of live translation so the skits were mostly nebulous to me. The song lyrics were subtitled, too, though they sped by at practically unreadable speeds (like the opera segment, whoosh!). Singer, song, composer info was also shown karaoke-style. A brief one sentence summary of each skit was provided, too, to explain the premise. Overall, well done.
I think I read that this 30th anniversary program was broadcast in 3D this year. It certainly seemed possible as the production design was more spectacular than ever. The performance of James Wong's "Chinese Heart" on the steps of the Great Wall seemed especially so, as did the Eason/Faye duet. (Also commercials and product plugs were eliminated. One year, magician Liu Qian's helper was a prominent juice exec.) Not shown below, but also noteworthy, were the funked up Swan Lake, the Peacock Dance and the Robot Dance.
Program cover (Sina-slideshow)
Wang Luodan, Cao Guoqing
Wang Luodan sounded a bit off-key, sad to report (,Dave)
Charlene Choi, Feng Shaofeng bookended by two hosts
The duo did not count down at show's end as speculated earlier.
A few other acts were cut, too, it seems. The originally cited source upon recheck has been updated and modified so it's hard to compare. Zhao Benshan, for instance, dropped out due to fatigue during rehearsals. The post-midnight acts were mostly eliminated from what I recall.
Chen Kun
Eason Chan
Faye Wong
Pop idol Han Geng shadow fighting in front of a screen projection
Liu Qian did a series of magic tricks with a mirror theme
Tan Jing
Li Yundi and Wang Lee-Hom
Wang Lee-Hom
Song Zuying
(Sina-Eason Chan, Faye Wong), 2
(Sina-Wang Lee-Hom)
(Sina-Tan Jing) (Sina-Wang Luodan, Cai Guoqing)
(Sina-Han Geng), (Sina-Charlene Choi, Feng Shaofeng)
(Sina-Liu Qian), (Sina-Chen Kun) (Sina-Song Zuying)
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