The stars align for Edmond Pang's latest feature Trivial Matters, an entertaining anthology based on the director's own short stories. Delving frankly and wittily into sexuality, relationships, urban life, and utter randomness, this star-studded feature boasts a whole collection of singer-turned-actors including Eason Chan (Brothers), Shawn Yue (Invisible Target), Edison Chen (Dog Bite Dog), Gillian Chung (Beyond Our Ken), Stephy Tang (Love Is Not All Around), Stephanie Cheng (Hooked On You), Kenny Kwan (A Chinese Tall Story), and Juno Mak. Character actors Chapman To (Infernal Affairs), Patrick Tam (Beast Cops), Chan Fai Hung (Single Blog), Crystal Tin (Golden Chicken), Jan Lamb (Love is Not a Game, But a Joke), and Conroy Chan (Rob-B-Hood) also join the packed cast. Pang certainly makes the most of all the names he's attracted to his cause, making sure to offer some fan service (Gillian and Stephy together in schoolgirl uniforms!) and bizarre cameos (acclaimed director Feng Xiaogang and Isabella score composer Peter Kam chewing scenery) along the way.
Trivial Matters consists of seven breezy, revealing stories that are at once very Edmond Pang and very Hong Kong. A married couple (Crystal Tin, Chan Fai Hung) in therapy reveal how clueless they are about their partner's sexual needs. An actor (Chapman To) helps a prostitute recharge her phone. A rookie assassin (Shawn Yue) takes a hit with his hit at a bowling alley. A young man (Edison Chen) discusses toilet etiquette at a noisy dance club. Two high school friends (Gillian Chung, Stephy Tang) end up on starkly different paths in life after becoming young mothers. An instructional video from space recounts a nostalgic high school love story. A man (Eason Chan) comes up with the perfect strategy to solicit oral service from his conservative girlfriend. Candid, offbeat, and just a bit racy, Trivial Matters tweaks identifiable situations and encounters into humor, irony, and sudden moments of reflection.
Here's a movie starring Edison Chen and Gillian Chung with their clothes on :lol:LOL! omg if I didn't just become a small TWINS fan or read any Chinese media news at all, I wouldn't have understood that. Now I'm still laughing xD.
Any TVB fans? Peep the 2009 Calendar!
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Sarkissian on 'Mad' missionhttp://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002525.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564 (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002525.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564)
Producer to remake two Johnnie To films
"Rush Hour" producer Arthur Sarkissian has acquired rights to remake "The Mad Detective" and "The Mission," two crime thrillers directed by Hong Kong helmer Johnnie To.
Sarkissian described To's 2007 film as a psychological thriller about a police detective who uses his ability to see the inner personalities of suspects to solve crimes. To's 1999 film "The Mission" is the story of a mob boss who survives an assassination attempt and hires five bodyguards to protect him. The bonds of the guards are tested when the boss orders them to kill one of their own after he's suspected of bedding the boss's wife.
"These are two of his best films, and if Johnnie wants to remake his own movies on an international level, that would be great," said Sarkissian. He intends to hire writers quickly and self-finance development. Deal comes as To prepares to direct "The Red Circle," a remake of the Jean-Pierre Melville-directed 1970 film "Le Cercle Rouge."
Francis Ng arrested for alleged assault: "Trying best to protect my family"
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First day in the year 2010, Francis Ng has already gotten himself involved with lawsuits. On the night of New Year's Day, Francis was at a bakery in Fuk Lo Tsun Road, Kowloon City, where he had a conflict with another person in the store. He was later suspected of alleged assault and was arrested. After getting bailed out, he is to return to the police station at the end of this month for further investigation. Yesterday Francis said that he was not very clear of what happened to describe the incident, he is just trying this best to protect his family.
After preliminary inquiries at the Kowloon Police Station, Francis was released from the station at 1:40am, leaving in a friend's car. He was surrounded by the Media taking pictures and asking questions, Francis remained relaxed. It was reported that Francis's wife Fiona Wong was attacked by a male in the store. She was sent to the hospital for treatment last night and was later accompanied by Francis's manager in discharging from the hospital.
Francis said: "Initially I did not know what happened, it was only after when my wife told me what happened inside the store that I knew. The lawyer told me that if I encounter this type of case, the correct thing to do is first let the person leave before calling the police. But, now the incident has already happened, will let Police clearly investigate the case. I also don't know what's going on, I just want this to end as soon as possible." Towards the new years starting out with lawsuits, Francis helplessly expressed: "The incident just came to me, how can I handle it? I am just trying my best to protect my family."
It was reported that during the time Francis's wife had a quarrel with another person in the store, she fell down. He expressed that his wife is currently at home resting, has a slight fever, having knee problems and was frightened by the incident.
THE INCIDENT
The other night at 7pm, Francis, his wife and son were in a bakery in Kowloon City where his wife went into the store to do shopping. She was unhappy with the female employee sweeping dust into the air, and she got into an argument with another male employee. Francis got out of his car and went into the store to allegedly see that someone was holding a fork to the neck and soon the man claimed that he was injured.
Source: Mingpao, Oriental Daily (images)
Translated by: aZnangel @ AsianEU
Hong Kong charity event on 7pm-10pm, 1st April at Victoria Park.
Artistes 311 Love Beyond Borders (http://www.artistes311.org/layers/main?lang=en)
It's headed by entertainers like Jackie Chan and Eric Tsang, and many celebrities in the Asia area will be participating.
So please support it if you get the chance. :jphip:
The big news this week is Lau Ding-sing’s (劉定成) private photo collection. The Apple Daily reported that the wealthy Hong Kong businessman claims to have 100,000 photos of partially dressed and fully nude male celebrities, including singer William Chan (陳偉霆), actor and director Daniel Wu (吳彥祖) and actor, singer and model Stephen Fung (馮德倫).
Needless to say, the three celebs have all denied posing for the 62-year-old Lau.
The cache, which Lau has been bragging about to any news outlet that will listen to him, also includes body builders, sports stars and pretty much anyone else who would disrobe in front of him for cash.
But the lusty Lau might soon have the grin wiped off his face. Amidst much soul-searching in Hong Kong’s entertainment industry, where nascent actors are said to be lured into compromising positions to boost their careers, three unnamed actors and a fitness instructor have accused Lau of indecent assault. The case is ongoing.