HK actor Shing Fui-on dead at 54http://www.kungfucinema.com/hk-actor-shing-fui-on-dead-at-54-10359 (http://www.kungfucinema.com/hk-actor-shing-fui-on-dead-at-54-10359)
Prolific Hong Kong actor Shing Fui-on died on Thursday evening after a five-year battle with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of throat cancer that he had been diagnosed with in 2004. His final minutes were reportedly spent with family and friends, including fellow entertainers Alan Tam, Eric Tsang and Nick Cheung.
Shing was best known as a supporting actor in over 350 Hong Kong films and 600 TV series episodes over the last 40 years. With a rugged face and an unusually tall frame, he often played villainous characters, typically gang leaders. Some of Shing’s most notable roles were in John Woo’s A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLER. He had one leading role in THE BLUE JEANS MONSTER, an action comedy from 1991. One of Shing’s last roles was in Cheung Chee-keong’s British crime actioner BODYGUARD: A NEW BEGINNING.
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HOLY SHIT! The most epic cast ever! :shocked:
Hong Kong entertainer Vivian Chow Wai Man 周慧敏 is set to return to the big screen after a 12-year hiatus in her showbiz career.
Hong Kong entertainer Vivian Chow is set to return to the big screen after a 12-year hiatus in her showbiz career.
The singer-actress along with fellow actress Sandra Ng (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=19974.0) will portray a lesbian couple in a romantic comedy, the web portal Sina.com reports.
The movie will be helmed by award-winning director Ann Hui. Filming is scheduled to start in November, although the movie's title has yet to be unveiled.
Chow, 42, enjoyed great popularity in China throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s as a Cantopop sweetheart. She made headlines in the Chinese media last year after her then writer-boyfriend Joe Nieh had an affair. Later the couple ended up getting married.
Plot:
During the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Jinyiwei, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade being reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone.
When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA, the best of the Jinyiwei, QUINGLONG and XUANWU, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Quinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Quinglong is betrayed by Xuanwu and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land Quinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.
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HOLY SHIT! The most epic cast ever! :shocked:
Golden Harvest aims high for studio revivalhttp://www.kungfucinema.com/golden-harvest-aims-high-for-studio-revival-11364 (http://www.kungfucinema.com/golden-harvest-aims-high-for-studio-revival-11364)
Earlier this year it was revealed that Hong Kong movie studio Golden Harvest, once an industry leader that gradually scaled down operations and closed its production wing in 2003, was on the comeback trail with new owners and aggressive plans to resuscitate its moviemaking arm and expand its distribution and theater operations in China. In a more recent announcement executives revealed that within three years, the company expects to go from operating 12 to 600 theaters in China and go from producing zero movies per year to five. This would include at least one big-budget title per year. The studio has already invested in upcoming fantasy actioner THE STORM WARRIORS and is planning a new movie with CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON producer Bill Kong that will revolve around female warriors in ancient China.
Studio founder Raymond Chow sold controlling stake in the company to Chinese businessman Wu Kebo back in 2007. Wu owns China-based Orange Sky Entertainment Group. Earlier this year Golden Harvest merged with Orange Sky’s production unit and was renamed Orange Sky Golden Harvest. Why this news matters to martial arts and action film enthusiasts is that since the 1970s when it was founded by former Shaw Brothers executives, Golden Harvest emerged not only as the territory’s top film studio but as a leading producer of many of Hong Kong’s finest martial arts and action films. It has been home to genre heavyweights Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and John Woo and movies like FIST OF FURY, POLICE STORY and ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA. Golden Harvest also successfully invested in a number of Hollywood action films including ENTER THE DRAGON, the live-action TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES films, and even Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece BLADE RUNNER.
Under Chow’s management, the studio thrived where former rival Shaw Brothers floundered by allowing successful filmmakers like Jackie Chan and John Woo to have more creative freedom to do what they do best. Hopefully, the new management will be just as savvy. Regardless, this news, along with news of the recent revival of Shaw Brothers, means that Hong Kong cinema’s legacy will not only survive its once uncertain merger with the fast-growing mainland Chinese film market but likely prosper as it evolves and adapts. If all of this leads to production of new martial arts and action films that live up to Golden Harvest’s former standards, we’re in for good times ahead.
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Nick Cheung too into filming bed scene, injures himself & sent to hospital
Nick Cheung's new film "Mong Kok Prison" (旺角監獄) had one heated bed scene with co-star Monica Mok which was the most challenging for him. Because the two were too into the scene, making their actions too heated, even when rolling off the bed, Nick injured his shoulder and was sent to the hospital for treatment
In the film, Nick plays a triad assassin who has been in prison for 30 years. After he was released from prison, he suffers from mental disorders. Nick once said frankly that he's always worried of going over the line in getting too into character, thus leading to depression. He also revealed that when he's not in a good mood, he would become rude and can even hurt someone.
For the bed scene with co-star Monica Mok, Nick got too into character and worried about his partner, causing injuries and having to visit the hospital. Also this bed scene is Nick's most challenging one, the story talked about how Monica had to repay Nick for saving her with her body. Suffering from mental illness, Nick quickly took action on her, taking off her clothes and force kissing her. But during filming, the two got too into the scene, making their actions too heated. When the two rolled off the bed, Nick was worried that Monica may bump her head, so he had himself roll off first, so he can touch the ground first. Because of this, he injured his shoulders, the behind the scenes workers saw the accident and sent him to the hospital for treatment.
Afterwards Nick said: "Actually before shooting the scene, we already discussed that we will accommodate each other. When it was time to officially shoot because we were too into the scene, that's why there are injuries. Monica is very professional, she performed well." Monica expressed that she does not mind shooting intimate scenes, and praised that Nick is a gentleman. Before filming, Nick had already told her what parts of her body he will be end up touching.
Source: Oriental Daily
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Yuen Woo-ping’s ‘True Legend’ plot detailedhttp://www.kungfucinema.com/yuen-woo-pings-true-legend-plot-detailed-11503 (http://www.kungfucinema.com/yuen-woo-pings-true-legend-plot-detailed-11503)
While covering the American Film Market, Latino Review has discovered a detailed plot and new picture for Yuen Woo-ping’s upcoming kung fu actioner TRUE LEGEND which stars wushu star Vincent Chiu (THE BLADE) as folk hero Su Qi-er, better known as Beggar Su. This film marks the legendary kung fu moviemaker’s first triumphant return to solo directing in over a decade. Featuring a notable cast that includes Andy On, Michelle Yeoh and David Carradine, the film is scheduled for release in February of 2010.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, war hero Su Can (Su Qi-er) leads a spectacularly daring raid on enemy forces before retiring home from his military life to his beloved wife and their newborn son. Six years later, his vengeful step-brother Yuang (Andy On) returns from war unrecognizably consumed by Dark Martial Arts and armed with his Five Venom Fist, which he wields to severely injure Su as payback for a long and dark family history. Su and his wife barely escape with their lives, but their son is now held captive by an increasingly psychotic Yuang. Over many long and difficult months, Su recovers from his injuries and once again hones his craft with the help of a mysterious Bearded Man and his apprentice, Lord Wushu, a Golden Monk of unimaginable martial arts virtuosity. But even with this training, Su is unable to save his wife’s life when she single-handedly stakes out to find their son. Utterly broken by grief, Su soon wanders the streets as a drunken beggar with no will to live. It is only when his son is once again threatened, this time by imperial Westerners out to shame the Chinese people, that an inebriated Su summons all his fighting skills to save the day and unwittingly forges a new style of martial arts forever known as The Drunken Fist!
Golden Horse Awards 2009 - The Celebration of Three Filmdoms (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
November 30, 2009
Not surprising at all, in the Taiwan hosted awards, the grand winner is Taiwanese director Leon Dai, whose low budget drama No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti, triumphs in three heaviest categories, Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (by Leon Dai and Chen Wen-Pin). Hero of the film is a single father, whose life suddenly turned up-side-down when he was told he did not have the custody of his daughter he has been raising since her birth. Legally, he had to give his daughter to a man, who once married to the single father¡¯s ex-girlfriend, the birth mother of his daughter. Being kicked back-in-forth by various government entities, he finally had enough and decided to jump off from an overpass bridge with his daughter. The story is not fictional but is based on a real incident once covered live by at least 6 local TV stations.
Mainland Chinese war comedy Cow grabbed two awards. Comedian actor Huang Bo is named the Best Leading Actor, sharing it with Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung from The Beast Stalker, a made-in-Hong Kong. Cow¡¯s director Guan Hu is awarded for the adaptation script he wrote. Set during the WWII, Cow tells a villager unwillingly assigned to take care of a precious Dutch milk cow on the even of a Japanese attack.
Mainland director Chen Kaige¡¯s biopic of Beijing opera artist Mei Lanfang has failed to match the same achievement he did with Farewell My Concubine. However, performance of the cast still deserves a couple awards. Wang Xueqi, who played an aging Beijing opera player, is named the Best Supporting Actor, and Yu Shaoqun, portrayed the teenage Mei Lanfang wins the Best New Performer award.
Mainland Chinese actress Li Bingbing is voted as the Best Leading Actress for her performance in The Message, a WWII espionage thriller, jointly produced by; and the title of Best Supporting Actress goes to Hong Kong actress Wai Ying-Hung, for her part in At the End of Daybreak, a dark family drama jointly produced by Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Korea.
Taiwan director Tsai Ming-Ling¡¯s ambitious Face, only wins in two technical categories, Best Art Direction and Best Makeup & Costume Design. What do you expect? The musical was shot in The Louvre and the movie within the movie is about the story of Salome.
The Best Visual Effect award goes to mainland fast pace multi-storyline comedy Crazy Racer. The jury was probably impressed by the slow-mo long shot of a gas explosion appeared toward the end of the movie.
Sammo Hung and Leung Siu-Hung won the Best Action Choreography for their contribution to Ip Man. The fight sequences in the made-in-Hong Kong film are a virtual adrenalin rollercoaster.
For music categories, the Best Original Film Score goes to mainland thriller The Equation of Love and Death; and the Best Original Film Song is awarded to another mainland-made family drama For My Heart.
The Best Cinematography award is given to Cao Yu, for his camera work in black and white Nanjing/Nanking Massacre drama City of Life and Death.
Hong Kong made documentary KJ: Music and Life wins in every category, in which it is nominated, The Best Documentary, the Best Film Editing, and the Best Sound Effect. It tells the story of KJ, a talent young pianist with a troubled mind.
Last but not least, the Best Short Film award is granted to Taiwan made Sleeping with Her, tells a Indian girl who is looking after her overly-demanding mother-in-law.
When announced in early October, a movie titled Like a Dream surprised everyone by receiving 9 nominations, more than any other film has received. At the award ceremony held last night in Taipei, the movie once again surprised everyone by not wining one single award.
Complete winners' List:
Best Feature Film
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Taiwan
Other Nominees:
Cow
China
Crazy Racer
China
Face
Taiwan / France / Belgium / Netherlands
Like A Dream
China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia
Best Short Film
Sleeping with Her
Taiwan
Other Nominees:
Invisible Loneliness
Taiwan
Ending Cut
Taiwan
Best Documentary
KJ: Music and Life
Hong Kong
Other Nominees:
Baseball Boys
Taiwan
Let The Wind Carry Me
Taiwan
Best Director
Leon DAI
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
Other Nominees:
GUAN Hu
Cow (China)
TSAI Ming-Liang
Face (Taiwan / France / Belgium / Netherlands)
Clara LAW
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
Best Leading Actor
Nick CHEUNG
The Beast Stalker (Hong Kong)
HUANG Bo
Cow (China)
Other Nominees:
CHEN Wen-Pin
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
Daniel WW
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
Best Leading Actress
LI Bingbing
The Message (China)
Other Nominees:
Sandrine PINNA
YANG YANG (Taiwan)
YUAN Quan
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
ZHOU Xun
The Message (China)
Best Supporting Actor
WANG Xueqi
Forever Enthralled (China / Hong Kong / Taiwan)
Other Nominees:
CAI Zhen-Nan
Ending Cut (Taiwan)
HUANG Chien-Wei
YANG YANG (Taiwan)
ZHANG Hayu
The Equation of Love and Death (China / Hong Kong)
Best Supporting Actress
WAI Ying-Hung
At the End of Daybreak (Malaysia / Hong Kong / South Korea)
Other Nominees:
LIOU Yiin-Shang
Sleeping with Her (Taiwan)
LU Yi-Ching
A Place of One's Own (Taiwan)
ZHANG Ziyi
Forever Enthralled (China / Hong Kong / Taiwan)
Best New Performer
YU Shaoqun
Forever Enthralled (China / Hong Kong / Taiwan)
Other Nominees:
CHEN Wen-Pin
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
HER Sy-Huoy
YANG YANG (Taiwan)
Michelle CHEN
Hear Me (Taiwan)
Best Original Screenplay
Leon DAI, CHEN Wen-Pin
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan) (Taiwan)
Other Nominees:
CUI Siwei, XING Aina, WANG Hongwei, WANG Yao, ZHOU
Zhiyong, YUE Xiaojun, ZHANG Cheng
Crazy Racer (China)
CHENG Wen-Tang, CHENG Jin-Fen, CHANG I-Feng
Tears (Taiwan)
Eddie FONG, Clara LAW
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
Best Screenplay Adaptation
GUAN Hu
Cow (China)
Other Nominees:
CHEN Kuo-Fu, ZHANG Jialu
The Message (China)
GU Xiaoni
Death Dowry (China)
Best Cinematography
CAO Yu
City of Life and Death (China / Hong Kong)
Other Nominees:
SONG Xiaofei
Cow (China)
Sion MICHEL (A.C.S)
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
ZHAO Xiaoshi
Wheat (China)
Best Visual Effects
WANG Jianxiong, Jimmy CHEN, LI Liping
Crazy Racer (China)
Other Nominees:
JIANG Weibin, LEI Zaixing
Da Ming Palace (China)
Don MA
City of Life and Death (China / Hong Kong)
HU Xuan, XIAO Yang
The Message (China)
Best Art Direction
LEE Tian-Jue, Patrick DECHESNE, Alain-Pascal HOUSIAUX
Face (Taiwan / France / Belgium / Netherlands)
Other Nominees:
HUATa-Hua
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
YEE Chung-Man, Penny TSAI
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
SHI Haiying, YANG Haoyu
The Message (China)
Best Makeup & Costume Design
Christian LACROIX, WANG Chia-Hui, Anne DUNSFORD
Face (Taiwan / France / Belgium / Netherlands)
Other Nominees:
Emi WADA
The Warrior and the Wolf (China / Hong Kong / Japan / Singapore / USA)
CHEN Tongxun
Forever Enthralled (China / Hong Kong / Taiwan)
Tim YIP
The Message (China)
Best Action Choreography
Sammo HUNG, Leung Siu-Hung
Ip Man (Hong Kong / China)
Other Nominees:
TUNG Wai, Bruce LAW
The Beast Stalker (Hong Kong)
CHEN Guanlong, QIN Haiqiang
Cow (China)
Philippe DECOUFLÉ
Face (Taiwan / France / Belgium / Netherlands)
Best Original Film Score
DOU Wei, BI Xiaodi
The Equation of Love and Death (China / Hong Kong)
Other Nominees:
LIM Giong
YANG YANG (Taiwan)
Paul GRABOWSKY
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
LIU Xing
Wheat (China)
Best Original Film Song
For My Heart
from: "Death Dowry (China)"
Lyric: ZENG Yan; composer: ZENG Yan; performer: TAO Hong, TAN Weiwei
Other Nominees:
Sayonala
from: "Tears (Taiwan)"
Lyric: YANG Ta-Cheng, ENNO; composer: ENNO; performer: ENNO
The Flow of Clouds
from: "Young Spirit of a Taiwanese Opera Singer
(Taiwan)"
Lyric: PENG Zhang-zhan; composer: PENG Zhang-zhan; performer £ºChristine SHU
Best Film Editing
CHEUNG King-Wai
KJ: Music and Life (Hong Kong)
Other Nominees:
Leon DAI
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan)
KONG Jinlei
Cow (China)
ZHANG Yifan, DU Yuan,TANG Hua
Crazy Racer (China)
Best Sound Effect
CHEUNG King Wai
KJ: Music and Life (Hong Kong)
Other Nominees:
TU Duu-Chih
YANG YANG (Taiwan)
TU Duu-Chih
Like A Dream (China / Taiwan / Hong Kong / Australia)
WANG Changrui
Wheat (China)
The Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year
No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti
Other Nominees:
Let The Wind Carry Me
YANG YANG
FIPRESCI Award
The Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year
LEE Lung-Yue (lighting expert, cinematographer, actor)
Other Nominees:
Jack KAO (actor)
Leon DAI (director, film writer)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Special Contribution Award
MING Ji (producer)
George WANG (actor, producer)
Zhang Yimou's THIRTEEN GIRLS OF JINLING Now in Pre-Production (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
Jin Ling Shi San Chai (literal: Thirteen Girls of Jinling) will be based on woman writer Yan Geling's same title novel. Story of the novel is set in December 1937, when Japanese troops broke into the city of Nanjing/Nanking (nicknamed "Jinling", i.e. "Tomb of Gold"). A church run by several foreign priests provides protection for 6 wounded Chinese soldiers and many school girls, both were hunted by the ruthless Japanese. There are 13 prostitutes, who were also hiding under the same roof, for protecting the life of the school girls and soldiers, volunteered to join Japanese Christmas party as "comfort women". In fact, they are going for a revenge.
Producer told the Chinese press they had been in contact with several Hollywood stars, including Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, for taking a lead role, possibly a priest. Zhang will cast unknown young actress, rather than A-list stars, to play the 13 girls.
The project will be pointedly produced by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping's Beijing-based New Picture Film Co. and Hong Kong producer Bill Kong's EDKO Films. New Picture and EDKO produced all films by Zhang Yimou since
Hero, released in 2002. Sony Pictures Classics, has released many Zhang's films, will very likely handle the international sales.
MONKEY KING To Be Animated by Weta Digital (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
December 30, 2009
Hong Kong's Filmko Pictures has just announced a US$30 million project called
Da Nao Tiao Gong (Uproar in Heaven), with the English title as Monkey King. It will be based on 16th century Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West. The new live-action movie will only tell the story of the Monkey King pillaging the heaven, from chapter 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the 100-chapter book.
The script will be penned by Edmond Wong (Dragon Tiger Gate, Ip Man, Ip Man 2). The cast and crew list is unkonwn.
Peter Jackson's Weta Digital has been contracted to handle the CG effects. Scenes described in the novel, like Monkey King's The Mountain of Flowers and Fruits and Water Curtain Cave, will be shot in real locations. Filmko has sent four scouting teams to different locations in China.
Other scenes, including Heavenly Court of the Jade Emperor and the Mountain of Flame will be shot with built set with CG enhancement. In September, a team from Weta made a trip to China to begin working on the sets for these scenes.
Filmko is also negotiating with a well-known Hollywood studio for possible partnership establishment.
Andrew Lau’s ‘Chen Zhen’ is master of many talentshttp://www.kungfucinema.com/andrew-laus-chen-zhen-is-master-of-many-talents-12420 (http://www.kungfucinema.com/andrew-laus-chen-zhen-is-master-of-many-talents-12420)
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Donnie Yen’s latest role will see him portray more than just a martial arts master. He is playing the title role in director Andrew Lau’s THE LEGEND OF CHEN ZHEN, a fictional retelling from of how martial arts Master Huo Yuanjia’s most famous student avenged his master’s death and resisted Japanese occupation in 1920s Shanghai. Chen Zhen has been famously portrayed in the past by Bruce Lee in FIST OF FURY, by Jet Li in FIST OF LEGEND and by Donnie Yen in the FIST OF FURY TV series. This new version is based on a screenplay by producer Gordon Chan.
Lau, who has now begun shooting CHEN ZHEN in Shanghai, told Chinese media on Monday that in addition to being a martial arts master, Chen will also be an agent who plays the piano and speaks several languages. Undoubtedly, Yen will be doing his own piano playing. What some may not know about Donnie is that in addition to being a wushu practitioner, world-class action director and martial arts movie superstar he is also a talented classical pianist. “This will be a brand new Chen Zhen,” said Yen of his role in CHEN ZHEN. Shu Qi will play a Japanese spy. Other cast members include Anthony Wong, Huo Si-yan and Huang Bo. THE LEGEND OF CHEN ZHEN is expected to be released in Chinese territories and possibly, Australia, New Zealand and Europe in 2010.
Vertically challenged Hong Kong comedic favorite Wong Cho Lam (Connected, La Lingerie) makes his leading man debut in the romantic laughfest Short of Love. Directed by James Yuen (Heavenly Mission), Short of Love takes a page from the star-studded "chasing girls" romantic comedies of the eighties and nineties, lining up young and beautiful actresses as foils for Wong's goofs and gags. Race Wong (True Women For Sale), Kate Tsui (Eye in the Sky), JJ Jia (La Lingerie), Lynn Xiong (Ip Man), and popular models Angelababy and Chrissie Chau play the objects of affection, with Tsui giving an especially memorable performance during her Moment of Romance parody segment. TVB personalities Louis Yuen and Cutie Mui, comedic duo I Love You Boyz, and singers Ella Koon, Louis Cheung, and Eddie Ng add to the fun in supporting roles.
Playboy Jack Lam (Wong Cho Lam) may be short and shallow, but he's got money and lots of it, which is enough to keep the girls coming. He even manages to dodge the financial tsunami thanks to a fortuitous error. Jack's hot gold-digger girlfriend (Chrissie Chau), however, thinks he's gone bankrupt and dumps him immediately, sending him a nasty wake-up call. Encouraged by the advice (and cute looks) of Angel (Angelababy), Jack decides to go out and look for love again, encountering an emotionally unstable dancer (Race Wong), a naive massage girl (JJ Jia), and a scarred triad girl (Kate Tsui).
Chinese filmmakers are scrambling to produce multiple films about legendary Chinese military general Guan Yu even as IP MAN 2 and THE GRAND MASTER, dueling biopics of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man from directors Wilson Yip and Wong Kar-wai are preparing to be to released. And once again Donnie Yen, China’s current leading action icon, is at the center of attention when it comes to casting, at least for one of them.
Felix Chong and Alan Mak are developing the tentatively titled GUAN YUN CHANG, which focuses on one portion of Guan Yu’s life where he was held captive by warlord Cao Cao and went on a journey by horse to face various obstacles and behead several generals along the way.
Guan Yu is an icon and revered historical figure in China, well known for his ruddy complexion, full beard and prowess with the long-handled blade known as a guan dao for which, according to legend, he invented.
Yen has been offered the lead in the production which is scheduled to begin shooting in March. But how he will find time in between other projects and the distractions that come with being one of the most sought after leading men in Asia is anyone’s guess. Although shooting on IP MAN 2 ended last year, he’s also starring in THE LEGEND OF CHEN ZHEN and has countless offers pouring in for more films.
“I don’t know why so many filmmakers want me to play folk heroes or historical figures,” said Yen when speaking to Chinese press. “I have heard that many are shooting Guan Yu films, and Louis Koo would be joining one. Very fascinating… To me, this is a very challenging role. I’d be acting and action directing so the pressure is quite big. My schedule is already fully packed this year but I’m still getting new scripts, more than I could handle.”
In addition to the Guan Yu film, Yen has been offered the lead in a remake of the comic-to-film fantasy actioner A MAN CALLED HERO and the role of the Monkey King in a new adaptation of the literary classic “Journey to the West.” He’s also being considered for lead roles in Peter Chan’s JUNGKU: THE MAN FROM 18TH HELL and LEGEND OF SAINTLY PHYSICIAN LI, a film on the life of Ming Dynasty-era doctor Li Shi-zhen.
Benny Chan is planning to direct a Guan Yu film called LEGEND OF MILITARY GOD with Louis Koo in talks to star. What’s funny about this is that Koo is well known for his addiction to tanning salons and even admits himself that he already looks the part.
“I’m in talks about this project right now. The script is a big draw,” Koo said. “I’m to play Guan Yu. Very challenging. My face is pretty tan, don’t need make-up. If there are many filmmakers wishing to make a film on Guan Yu, it means this subject is very popular. I don’t fear comparisons.”
Two other Guan Yu films that have been announced in the last year and are planned for production by the end of 2010 include Yang Zi’s MILITARY SAINT YUN CHANG and GUAN GONG which is written by Liu Heng.
Source: Wu-Jing.org (http://www.wu-jing.org/)
Kevin Spacey Behind the 'Inseparable' Scenes
2010-02-09 16:57:23 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Xie Tingting
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"Inseparable" is an urban comedy directed by Chinese-American filmmaker Dayyan Eng. The film is currently being shot in Guangzhou, in southern China.
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Kevin Spacey won a best actor Oscar for "American Beauty" in 2000. Previously, he has won an Oscar for his supporting role in "The Usual Suspects".
In "Inseparable", he acts alongside Chinese stars Daniel Wu and Gong Beibi (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=23198.0).
Incredible Teaser for Chinese Earthquake Movie 'Aftershocks'http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/16/wonderful-teaser-for-chinese-earthquake-film-aftershocks/ (http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/16/wonderful-teaser-for-chinese-earthquake-film-aftershocks/)
I'm pretty damn sure no one has heard of this film before today, but you won't forget about it after watching this trailer. Twitch first discovered this extraordinary teaser trailer for a disaster film called Aftershocks coming out of China about the devastating 1976 Tangshan Earthquake that killed over 240,000 people. This trailer reminds me of Schindler's List with the little girl and the way it uses the red to accent the terror and chaos of the situation. I would say this is China's big disaster film in response to 2012, but since this is about an event that already happened, it's very different and much more emotional.
When a mother is informed by a rescue team that, since her 7-year old twins are buried under the debris close to each other, digging one out would result in the collapse of the wreckage on the other, she is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life. Based around the devastating Tangshan Earthquake of 1976.
Aftershocks, originally titled Tangshan Dadizheng in Chinese, is being directed by Beijing-born filmmaker Xiaogang Feng, of other Chinese films like The Dream Factory, Happy Funeral, A World Without Thieves and The Banquet previously. The film will be released in China in July of this year, but it does not have a US release date. In fact, it doesn't even have a US distributor yet. We'll let you know if we hear more about it!
The story takes place in 690AD, during the time when Empress Wu Ze Tian was preparing to ascend the throne. Everything was the ready and people of the Chang-An city are holding celebrations every night to commemorate the big day. Just when nothing could possibly go wrong, a series of unexplainable deaths begin to occur, creating panic within the city.
Devastated, Empress Wu calls upon the only person she knows who can solve the crimes – the infamous Detective Dee, whom she sent on exile for defying her. Dee returns to Her Majesty’s service and as he sets out to unveil the truth, he is confronted with further danger and bizarre events…
Brosnan to Star in "Double Lives" in China This Septmber
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The Chinese-American co-production for "Double Lives" held a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, CFP.cn reports.
The film's budget is over 100 million US dollars and stars Pierce Brosnan, American actress Brit Morgan, and actor Billy Zane (lol). The director, Rob Cohen, collaborated with Jet Li in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" in 2008 which was also a Chinese-American co-production.
The director attended the conference, along with stars Zane and Morgan. Although Brosnan was absent, he sent an email apologizing and promised that he will definitely take part in the filming this September.
Cohen expressed his curiosity and favor for China at the conference, and he highly acknowledged the achievements of past Chinese directors. His first impressions of China came from the films of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and John Woo, all of which helped him learn about China and then later inspired him to make films here. Besides "The Mummy 3," Chinese audiences are familiar with his previous projects such as "The Fast and the Furious" and "XXX."
He also said he will add Chinese elements to this film, including using a few Chinese actors and actresses. However, the production company has not given any details.
Billy Zane was in the 1997 film "Titanic," where he played Rose's fiancé Caledon 'Cal' Hockley. He revealed that "Double Lives" is a story about a treasure hunt while police from China and America work together to track down an international criminal. The actor said the film had comedic elements similar to Jim Carrey's style.
It is reported the cast crew will visit some outdoor lots in Beijing, Hangzhou and Hengdian, preparing for the film's shooting.
Cohen also told the media that he is planning another film called "Kung Fu," and he has already contacted Jet Li. The Kung Fu star said he would be glad to participate in the film if invited.
^ Lol it's all about Category IV man! :sheep love:
Chinese movies repping over in Korea! :thumbsup
Tang Wei's "heart races" at thought of “Late Autumn”
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From left, Chinese actress Tang Wei, Korean director Kim Tae-yong and Korean actor Hyun Bin pose during a photocall of the press conference for film "Late Autumn" held at the Cultural Hall in Centum City's Shinsegae Department Store in Busan, South Korea on October 8, 2010. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]
Chinese actress Tang Wei has said that “Late Autumn,” her collaboration with Korean actor Hyun Bin, is a film that makes her “heart race.”
The starlet of Venice’s Golden Lion award-winning pic “Lust, Caution” made the remark at a press conference for “Late Autumn” on Friday in Busan, where the pic is being screened as a Gala Presentation at the ongoing 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).
“’Late Autumn’ is a very exciting film which makes my heart race. There are certain things that still pop into my mind when I think of my character,” the 31-year-old actress said of the film.
She further explained, “Those of you who have watched the movie will know but ‘Late Autumn’ is a very delicate piece so I decided to appear in it because I thought it would be a challenging film as well my role being one that I very much wanted to play since it’s a classic masterpiece.”
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In the English-language remake of a 1960s Korean film of the same name by director Lee Man-hee, Tang Wei plays a Chinese woman on a 72-hour leave from a prison after being jailed for killing her abusive husband.
During that brief time, she falls in love with a Korean man, the role taken by Hyun Bin, whom she encounters on a bus on her way to Seattle. The man is a gigolo who is constantly on the run from being chased by the husband of the woman he is having an affair with.
While Tang Wei admitted the language barrier made it difficult to work with her co-star despite it being another one of the main reasons she took on “Late Autumn,” she said she “came across the powerful realization that the eyes, mouth and even the hands and feet are all speaking.”
Director Kim Tae-yong remarked happily that such an obstacle between the two actors worked better with the film because they had to read each other’s eyes to play their roles which helped reinforce the image of two strangers falling in love. "It helped them express their emotions with more delicacy," he quipped.
Tang Wei, 31, has pointed to making a full-fledged return to the big screen -- her Cantonese romance "Crossing Hennessy" was released in April this year and she has been cast as Mao Zedung's girlfriend in a propaganda movie marking the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party next year.
"Lust, Caution," Ang Lee's espionage thriller, placed her onto international stardom but also into a two-year hiatus in China due to her sexually explicit scenes in the movie.
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[PIFF] Ann Hui speaks of lesbianism in "All About Love / 得閒炒飯"
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In her latest film "All About Love," Hong Kong auteur Ann Hui draws on all forms of love, particularly that of lesbians, but she says she found herself not being as open to homosexuality as she had initially thought she was.
"I was very scared and nervous about making the movie because I was afraid I wouldn't do a good job of portraying homosexuals but I realized it came from me being a bit prejudiced about them," Hui told reporters on Monday at a press conference in Busan at the ongoing 15th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).
She then explained, "It's not that I ever looked down on them but for example, I don't know anything about serial killers and how they think or what they feel but I wouldn't be scared to make a movie about them."
In the film, female ex-lovers Macy (played by veteran comedy actress Sandra Ng) and Anita (Hong Kong's highly idolized Vivian Chow) meet after 12 years, both pregnant from one-night stands. After finding their emotions for each other rekindled, they decide to pick up their relationship after which the father of their babies turn up saying they will take responsibility.
Hui said she had no lesbians to refer to on a personal level to tell the story but was able to depict on their lives as accurately as she could thanks to the film's scenarist who studied about them extensively by visiting their hangouts, observing their lifestyle and talking to them.
Yet with homosexuality stigmatized in Hong Kong, as is the case in most countries throughout Asia, Hui's attempt to shine light onto the hardships lesbians face in society did not reach out to as many viewers as she expected.
When "All About Love" premiered, reaction was excellent, Hui said, which led her to believe the film would do well on the local box office but she saw ticket sales drop from medium to bad.
"I suspect that people who are non-verbal with their disagreement did not say so but they did not like the film, it was sort of a silent protest," she said. "A lot of people will not speak about it but just vote against it by not going to watch the movie."
That is why Hui said she felt even more lucky to get high-profile actresses Sandra Ng and Vivian Chow to star in her pic. "I guess they agreed with the message I wanted to deliver -- that everyone is equal and deserves to be treated the same."
"All About Love" is being screened as a Gala Presentation at this year's PIFF running from October 7 to 15.
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Katy (Katy Kung) and Chrissie (Chrissie Chau) work together in a convenience store. One day they are being sexually assaulted by the store owner, Leo (Leo Chim) and the ladies plan to hold a fake robbery as an act of revenge by their boyfriends; Zheng Xi (Izz Tsu) and Xiao Fei (Siu Fay).
Meanwhile beer promoter Ling (Elanne Kwong) nearly breaks up with her boyfriend, Bo Hao (Chow Pak Ho) due to gambling debts and she decides to become a prostitute in order to pay off his debts. However, Bo Hao decides to rob a convenience store instead to settle his debts and Ling has to stop him from behind.
William (William Chan) decides to break up with her girlfriend, Wylie (Wylie Chiu) after a demand from Ah Long (Stephanie Cheng). The plan is actually set up by Ah Long and Carolyn (Chan Chor Kiu). Police officer James (James Ho) arrests Gary (Gary Ho) in a bar for murder. In the vicinity area of the murder, he discovers that a robbery and traffic accident occur at the same time.
The convenience store is robbed by masked men where one customer injured his back from knife stabbing and the waiting partner, a lady is knocked down by a car driven by two youths who are also planning to rob the convenience store at the same time! They failed to control the speed and knocked her, making both shocked in disbelief.
Just in an overnight there are series of accident that happen simultaneously, the question now remains: is it coincidental or accidental? What is the reason behind all of this?
Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies of the 1970s
The Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies of the 1970s dives deep into the decade that brought martial arts cinema to the masses. This dynamic guide launches into “martialogies” of 500-plus films, including such classics as The Five Venoms, The Big Boss, Drunken Master, and the Lone Wolf and Cub series. Each martialogy is filled with humor and contains a concise plot summary, behind-the-scenes reel and real history, fight statistics, insights into martial arts choreography and style, and other surprising factoids about each title.
The second part of this comprehensive book is a complete index that lists more than 2,000 actors and movies by all their English variations. It also includes an index for movies by country of origin.
Written by a martial artist and movie fan for martial artists and movie fans, The Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies of the 1970s is an accurate resource, fun read and excellent steppingstone into the world of kung fu movies.
Dr. Craig D. Reid is one of America’s most respected martial arts film historians and critics. In 1979, he became the first regular Caucasian and American stuntman in Chinese kung fu movies and kung fu TV soap operas in Taiwan. Since then, he has accrued credits as a screenwriter, fight choreographer, kung fu scholar, television personality, and university and guest martial arts lecturer.
“Calling this comprehensive encyclopedia The Ultimate Guide to Martial Arts Movies of the 1970s is an apt description. Like the treasure trove of the 500-plus titles it celebrates, the book is a feast.” —John Fusco, screenwriter of The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (台北金馬影展) has announced the results of its survey of the "100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films".
122 industry professionals took part in the survey, including film scholars, festival programmers, film directors, actors and producers. However the majority of the voters orginate from Taiwan, which likely skewed the results.
With 73 votes, Hou Hsiao-hsien's (侯孝賢) A City of Sadness (悲情城市, 1989) topped the poll. Edward Yang's (楊德昌) A Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件, 1991, pictured) came a close second with 71 votes.
Hou, the festival's chairman, had a total of seven films in the top 100, including A Time to Live, A Time to Die (童年往事, 1985) in 3rd place and Dust in the Wind (戀戀風塵, 1986) in joint 7th place. His most recent film to be recognised was Flowers of Shanghai (海上花, 1998.)
Yang had six films in the top 100, including Yi Yi: A One and a Two (一一, 2000) in joint 7th place and The Terrorizer (恐怖份子, 1986) in joint 11th place. His feature debut, That Day, on the Beach (海灘的一天, 1983), came joint 30th in the list.
Both Ang Lee (李安) and Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮) were recognised with four films each. Lee's highest ranked film was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍, 2000) in 6th place, Tsai's Vive L'amour (愛情萬歲) was voted in joint 13th place.
Wong Kar-wai (王家衛) was Hong Kong's most recognised director with five slots headed by Days of Being Wild (阿飛正傳, 1990) in 4th place. Ann Hui (許鞍華) was recognised with four films; Stanley Kwan (關錦鵬), Stephen Chow (周星馳) and Tsui Hark (徐克) with two apiece.
Peter Chan (陳可辛), John Woo (吳宇森), Johnnie To (杜琪峰) and Fruit Chan (陳果) were each recognised for a single film, Comrades:Almost a Love Story (甜蜜蜜, 1996), A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色, 1986), The Mission (鎗火, 1999) and Made in Hong Kong (香港製造, 1997) respectively.
Among mainland directors, Zhang Yimou (張藝謀) was the most recognised with five films in the top 100. Jia Zhangke (賈樟柯) has three films whilst Chen Kaige (陳凱歌) and Jiang Wen (姜文) have two films apiece. Ning Hao (寧浩), Tian Zhuangzhuang (田壯壯), Lou Ye (婁燁) and Li Yang (李楊) each received a single nod.
Each voter was given a spreadsheet of 601 films produced since 1922 to select from and asked to mark an "X" next to a maximum of 30 choices. Although voters were encouraged to also choose films not listed, favour was given to pre-selected films which were themselves weighted towards films produced in Taiwan.
For example, from 2010, 16 films were recommended for consideration of which 13 were Taiwan films. The list was also skewed with recent films. 157 films were pre-selected from the past decade, 142 from the 1990s, 119 from the 1980s with the remaining 183 films from the previous seven decades.
The earliest film to make the top 100 is Sun Yu's (孫瑜) Little Toys (小玩意) from 1933, sharing the final position on the list. The average year of a film on the winning list was 1985. Films completed after August 2010 were not eligible for inclusion.
The Golden Horse Film Awards itself has historically favoured Taiwan films. In its 47 year history, local films have won the best picture award a total of 30 times, including at three of the past four editions. (Films from China have only been eligible to compete since 1996.)
Festival organisers plan to publish both English and Chinese language books in August 2011 highlighting the films in the top 100.
100 GREATEST CHINESE-LANGUAGE FILMS
01. A City of Sadness (悲情城市); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), 1989
02. A Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件); dir. Edward Yang (楊德昌), 1991
03. A Time to Live and a Time to Die (童年往事); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), 1985
04. Days of Being Wild (阿飛正傳); dir. Wong Kar-wai (王家衛), 1990
05. Spring in a Small Town (小城之春); dir. Fei Mu (費穆), 1948
06. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍); dir. Ang Lee (李安), 2000
07. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (一一); dir. Edward Yang (楊德昌), 2000
07. Dust in the Wind (戀戀風塵); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), 1986
09. Dragon Inn (龍門客棧); dir. King Hu (胡金銓), 1967
09. In the Mood for Love (花樣年華); dir. Wong Kar-wai (王家衛), 2000
11. The Love Eterne (梁山伯與祝英台); dir. Li Han-hsiang (李翰祥), 1963
11. The Terrorizer (恐怖份子); dir. Edward Yang (楊德昌), 1986
13. Vive L'amour (愛情萬歲); dir. Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮), 1994
13. Yellow Earth (黃土地); dir. Chen Kaige (陳凱歌), 1984
15. A Touch of Zen (俠女); dir. King Hu (胡金銓), 1971
16. Comrades: Almost a Love Story (甜蜜蜜); dir. Peter Chan (陳可辛), 1996
17. A Better Tomorrow (英雄本色); dir. John Woo (吳宇森), 1986
18. Infernal Affairs (無間道); dir. Andrew Lau (劉偉強)、Alan Mak (麥兆輝), 2003
19. In the Heat of the Sun (陽光燦爛的日子); dir. Jiang Wen (姜文), 1994
19. Street Angel (馬路天使); dir. Yuan Muzhi (袁牧之), 1937
21. Chung King Express (重慶森林); dir. Wong Kar-wai (王家衛), 1994
21. Red Sorghum (紅高粱); dir. Zhang Yimou (張藝謀), 1987
23. The Wedding Banquet (喜宴); dir. Ang Lee (李安), 1992
23. The Goddess (神女); dir. Wu Yonggang (吳永剛), 1934
23. The Boys From Fengkuei (風櫃來的人); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), 1983
26. Happy Together (春光乍洩); dir. Wong Kar-wai (王家衛), 1997
27. The Sandwich Man (兒子的大玩偶); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), Wan Jen (萬仁) & Tseng Chuang-hsiang (曾壯祥), 1983
27. At Dawn (破曉時分); dir. Sung Tsun-shou (宋存壽), 1968
27. Rouge (胭脂扣); dir. Stanley Kwan (關錦鵬), 1988
30. Center Stage (阮玲玉); dir. Stanley Kwan (關錦鵬), 1992
30. Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬); dir. Chen Kaige (陳凱歌), 1993
30. That Day, on the Beach (海灘的一天); dir. Edward Yang (楊德昌), 1983
30. Fist of Fury (精武門); dir. Lo Wei (羅維), 1972
30. Lust, Caution (色，戒); dir. Ang Lee (李安), 2007
35. Xiao Wu (小武); dir. Jia Zhangke (賈樟柯), 1997
35. A Chinese Ghost Story (倩女幽魂); dir. Tony Ching (程小東), 1987
35. The Story of Qiu Ju (秋菊打官司); dir. Zhang Yimou (張藝謀), 1992
38. Execution in Autumn (秋決); dir. Lee Hsing (李行), 1972
38. Cape No. 7 (海角七號); dir. Wei Te-sheng (魏德聖), 2008
40. Spring River Flows East (一江春水向東流); dir. Cai Chusheng (蔡楚生) & Zheng Junli (鄭君里), 1947
41. The Blue Kite (藍風箏); dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang (田壯壯), 1992
41. The Puppetmaster (戲夢人生); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), 1993
41. Darkness and Light (黑暗之光); dir. Chang Tso-chi (張作驥), 1999
44. The Mission (鎗火); dir. Johnnie To (杜琪峰), 1999
44. Still Life (三峽好人); dir. Jia Zhangke (賈樟柯), 2006
44. To Live (活著); dir. Zhang Yimou (張藝謀), 1994
44. The Arch (董夫人); dir. Cecile Tang (唐書璇), 1970
48. Goodbye Darling (再見阿郎); dir. Pai Ching-jui (白景瑞), 1971
48. Kung Fu Hustle (功夫); dir. Stephen Chow (周星馳), 2005
50. Let It Be (無米樂); dir. Yen Lan-Chuan (顏蘭權) & Chuang Yi-tseng (莊益增), 2005
50. Beautiful Duckling (養鴨人家); dir. Lee Hsing (李行), 1964
50. The Highway (大路); dir. Sun Yu (孫瑜), 1934
50. Taipei Story (青梅竹馬); dir. Edward Yang (楊德昌), 1985
50. Ashes of Time (東邪西毒); dir. Wong Kar-wai (王家衛), 1994
50. Raise the Red Lantern (大紅燈籠高高掛); dir. Zhang Yimou (張藝謀), 1991
56. An Autumn's Tale (秋天的童話); dir. Mabel Cheung (張婉婷), 1987
56. Growing Up (小畢的故事); dir. Chen Kun-hou (陳坤厚), 1983
58. The Way of the Dragon (猛龍過江); dir. Bruce Lee (李小龍), 1972
58. The Spooky Bunch (撞到正（小姐撞到鬼）); dir. Ann Hui (許鞍華), 1980
58. Old Well (老井); dir. Wu Tianming (吳天明), 1987
58. Made in Hong Kong (香港製造); dir. Fruit Chan (陳果), 1997
58. Rebels of the Neon God (青少年哪吒); dir. Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮), 1992
58. The Way We Are (天水圍的日與夜); dir. Ann Hui (許鞍華), 2008
58. No puedo vivir sin ti (不能沒有你); dir. Leon Dai (戴立忍), 2008
58. Blind Shaft (盲井); dir. Li Yang (李楊), 2003
66. Shaolin Soccer (少林足球); dir. Stephen Chow (周星馳), 2001
66. Eat Drink Man Woman (飲食男女); dir. Ang Lee (李安), 1994
66. Strawman (稻草人); dir. Wang Tung (王童), 1987
66. The Private Eyes (半斤八兩); dir. Michael Hui (許冠文), 1976
66. Drunken Master (醉拳); dir. Yuen Woo-ping (袁和平), 1978
66. Story of a Mother (母親三十歲); dir. Sung Tsun-shou (宋存壽), 1973
66. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (新蜀山劍俠); dir. Tsui Hark (徐克), 1983
73. In Our Time (光陰的故事); dir. Jim Tao (陶德辰), Edward Yang (楊德昌), Ko I-cheng (柯一正) & Chang Yi (張毅), 1982
73. Jade Love (玉卿嫂); dir. Chang Yi (張毅), 1984
73. Sun, Moon and Star (星星月亮太陽); dir. Yi Wen (易文), 1962
73. The One-Armed Swordsman (獨臂刀); dir. Chang Cheh (張徹), 1967
73. A Chinese Odyssey I-II (西遊記); dir. Jeff Lau (劉鎮偉), 1995
73. Summer Snow (女人・四十); dir. Ann Hui (許鞍華), 1995
73. A Borrowed Life (多桑); dir. Wu Nien-chen (吳念真), 1994
73. Platform (站台); dir. Jia Zhangke (賈樟柯), 2000
73. Summer Palace (頤和園); dir. Lou Ye (婁燁), 2006
73. Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (可可西里); dir. Lu Chuan (陸川), 2004
83. Blue Gate Crossing (藍色大門); dir. Yee Chih-yen (易智言), 2002
83. Not One Less (一個都不能少); dir. Zhang Yimou (張藝謀), 1999
83. Flowers of Shanghai (海上花); dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢), 1998
83. Crazy Stone (瘋狂的石頭); dir. Ning Hao (寧浩), 2006
83. Hill of No Return (無言的山丘); dir. Wang Tung (王童), 1992
83. The River (河流); dir. Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮), 1997
83. He Never Gives Up (汪洋中的一條船); dir. Lee Hsing (李行), 1978
83. Boat People (投奔怒海); dir. Ann Hui (許鞍華), 1982
91. The Last Message (天才與白癡); dir. Michael Hui (許冠文), 1975
91. The Blue and the Black (藍與黑); dir. Doe Ching (陶秦), 1967
91. Two Stage Sisters (舞台姊妹); dir. Xie Jin (謝晉), 1965
91. Little Toys (小玩意); dir. Sun Yu (孫瑜), 1933
91. The Lin Family Shop (林家舖子); dir. Shui Hua (水華), 1959
91. Crossroads (十字街頭); dir. Shen Xiling (沈西苓), 1937
91. Police Story (警察故事); dir. Jackie Chan (成龍), 1985
91. Once Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻); dir. Tsui Hark (徐克), 1991
91. The Hole (洞); dir. Tsai Ming-liang (蔡明亮), 1998
91. Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子來了); dir. Jiang Wen (姜文), 2000
To call the movie referenced above my directorial debut is a farce. The role of Director includes several aspects of movie making which I had no part in. I was not involved in the casting, (nor did I write the script), I was not involved with editing, sound mixing, colorization, music, ADR, or any other aspect of post production. Also, all of my dialogue in the movie was voice over from another person. .
The crew was the least experienced and the most unorganized that I've experienced in my 35 years of being involved with movies and I had very little say in both day to day production or the final product.
In fact, I had so little to do with the movie that I haven't even seen it, to this day.
Fist Of Legend director Gordon Chan will soon be bringing a cast of Colin Chou, Anthony Wong, Crystal Liu, Deng Chao and Ronald Cheng to the big screen with The Four - a fresh adaptation of popular story The Four Constables.http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/05/full-trailer-for-gordon-chans-hong-kong-action-horror-the-four.php (http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/05/full-trailer-for-gordon-chans-hong-kong-action-horror-the-four.php)
An undercover agent is assigned by his corrupt chief to infiltrate a rival department and sabotage their investigation of counterfeit currency. What he discovers is the counterfeiter's real plan. To overthrow the capital. Not by flooding it with funny money, but with an army of undead.
Fusing elements of action and horror together, it looks like Chan is aiming to take a trip back to Hong Kong's glory years and the days when these sorts of hybrid films - think The Bride With White Hair - were a regular event.
Opens 26th July per the local poster. Will post a mini review after watching.AHH my bad. I was thinking it was August 4 long weekend already XD HiP HoP Hizzy 300th Episode!! :jphip:
Opens 26th July per the local poster. Will post a mini review after watching.