Thursday, June 8, 2023

[2023.06.09] LOUIS KOO HOPES TO ACCEPT AN AWARD IN NEW YORK IN JULY

Angela Yuen, Chrissie Chau, Louis Koo, Louise Wong and Fish Liew

Chrissie Chau

Angela Yuen
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Louis Koo has been much thinner from working on fight scenes in the heat

Angela Yuen and Chrissie Chau

Fish Liew suffers a sprain on her right leg and appears with a cane
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Louis Koo Tin Lok, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Fish Liew Chi Yu and Louise Wong Dan Nei yesterday attended an event. Yuen Lai Lam joked that she has already done her best to achieve cleavage. She said that she has never paid attention to materialistic indulgence, when she got a toy ring from a former boyfriend she was happy. She also revealed that lately she has become addicted to video games and a geek. She received in game gifts from people online, but believed that they did not know who she was. She revealed that at the end of the year she would work on a romantic film in Taiwan and try speaking Taiwanese. Before work would begin she has enrolled in acting courses to improve herself.

Liew Chi Yu appeared with a cane. She revealed that 3 days after she was in a rush to the set and suffered a sprain while boarding a vehicle. Her right leg was swollen and she was so mad that she wanted to break into foul language. Luckily the film would mainly be dramatic, so she would be able to continue to work. She felt that the injury might be a remainder from Heaven that she should not be too rushed or too frustrated. She also said that earlier she had high fever, and when her boyfriend took care of her he was infected too and tested positive. They spent two weeks together. She said that she was cranky and was worried of scaring off her boyfriend, but after this "pandemic" her boyfriend scored more points with her. "I told Mommy I met a good man."

Koo Tin Lok would receive the New York Asian Film Festival 2023 Extraordinary Star Asia Award for Exceptional Contribution to Asian Cinema. He happily said that he hoped to be able to attend, accept the award in person in July, meet with New York fans and talk about film collaboration plans. He also revealed that lately he has been working on a new film with Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Raymond Lam Fung, Chau Sau Na and Sammo Hung Kam Bo. He had fight scenes with Thai actors and run on the streets under an extreme heat warning. "In the film I had to wear a jacket as a part of the costume for fight scenes. Working on action scenes in scorching heat is pain beyond any description. I couldn't eat, only kept drinking water. I couldn't get enough sleep from the all night shoots! It's top notch for losing weight." He said that after finishing the film, although he would have a little time off he took several film roles before the pandemic. Now as the pandemic eased they would need to be completed. Thus in the second half of the year he would make 2 or 3 more movies.

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

[2023.06.07] SANDRA NG RECOMMENDS MC CHEUNG TO PLAY A ONLINE SCAMMER

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Sandra Ng Kwan Yu and MC Cheung Tin Fu earlier appeared at their new film production start ceremony. They would star in new director Ho Miu Kei's film LOVE LIES (NGOR TAM DIK NA CHEUNG LUEN OI). The film was the 6th First Film Initiative project's professional division winner, with famous filmmakers Chan Hing Ka and Janet Chun Siu Chun as the producers.

On the day of the production start the temperature reached 35 degrees Celsius, Kwan Yu and MC both appeared as their characters. In addition guest stars included veteran actor Ng Shui Ting and two new actors Luk Wai Tak and Hui Bo Hang. Kwan Yu this time did not need to play Mama or Auntie like her two previous films. She would appear as a "beauty", play a very fashionable gynecologist. In a peach tee shirt, Kwan Yu even dyed her hair in very eye catching blonde. As for MC he would play an online fraud group's swindler. On this day he appeared without make up and with bangs. Kwan Yu said that MC was young enough to not be afraid of appearing without make up. Kwan Yu also the worship ceremony played with words as she yelled "Tin Fu Bo Yau" (Tin Fu Blessed, which sounds like Heavenly Father Blessed), the atmosphere on the set was rather harmonious. Actually before the production start ceremony Kwan Yu was already familiar with MC. Before taking their marks they had many interactions, putting their arms on each other's shoulders and taking selfies. When asked about working with two fresh meat Edan Lui Cheuk On and MC back to back, Kwan Yu said that she actually was a little fairy, thus working with fresh meat was very reasonable.

Kwan Yu was also excited that finally she was able to return to play a beauty, play a top gynecologist. MC would play an online swindler, pretending to be a middle aged French oil engineer lost his wife in an online scam. Kwan Yu said, "In the film I don't know what he looks like, I fantasize MC's role as George Clooney. Later I discovered that he was MC in reality, which I thought was decent as well." This time Kwan Yu personally recommended MC to the producer for the performance. She admired MC's music video and stage performance very much, and said that many of her female friends were MC fans. Earlier she attended MC's concert, she said, "That day I went to his Hong Kong Coliseum concert. He has a very captivating stage charm. Later I had dinner with him and felt that his entire person was very nature. This film's character had to be him."

[2023.06.07] ANGEL LAM CHALLENGES HER SEXY LIMITS IN THE NEW IRENE WAN PRODUCED FILM

Irene Wan is an actress and also a producer on LONELY EIGHTEEN and puts a lot of her experience in the film

Angel Lam says that performing in underwear is the limit of her sexiness

Renci Yeung (left) and Angel Lam become friends after working together
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Irene Wan Bik Ha is the actor and the producer on the film that she, Angel Lam Chin Ting, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen starred new film LONELY EIGHTEEN (NGOR MOON DIK SUP BAK SHUI) will open this summer. The film has released its teaser poster and trailer. In the poster Lam Chin Ting and Yeung Si Wing in school uniform with their heads together in a thorough display of youthful energy; the trailer told the process of the two from school to entering show business, and included a scene in which Lam Chin Ting only appearing in underwear with Bryant Mak Chi Lok in a film production.

Lam Chin Ting said that this scene was not awkward, "Mak Chi Lok and I are friends, before hand we fully communicated. I think this is the limits of my sexiness on screen." Playing Lam Chi Ting's friend, Yeung Si Wing admitted that they were not familiar with making the film. After work began they clicked right away. She even revealed that Lam Chin Ting would get very crazy after getting drunk.

Wan Bik Ha revealed that LONELY EIGHTEEN would examine the biological family's influence on women's growth. "The film is in an autobiographical format. I put a lot of my childhood experience in it. Maybe everyone after watching it would feel that they have seen shades of me." She said that she hope the new film would be able to express the emotional journey for modern women from starting to grow up to working in the world, how to face setbacks, and the changes in society from the 1980s to now.

[2023.06.07] CHOW YUN FAT IS NO LONGER THE "GOD OF GAMBLERS"

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Since PROJECT GUTENBERG (MO SEUNG) in 2018, Chow Yun Fat after 5 years finally returned to the Hong Kong big screen. ONE MORE CHANCE (BIT GEIN NGOR DOH SUN) would be Anthony Pun Yiu Ming directed, Felix Chong Man Keung written, Best Actor Chow Yun Fat led Best Actress Anita Yuen Wing Yi, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Dick Liu Kai Chi and Will Or Wai Lam to bring a heart warming Hong Kong film. The film would be released on June 29th.

Fat Gor has played the God of Gamblers many times, this time his character Fai however would be a major acting breakthrough. Although he has been called the "God of Gamblers", but Fai actually was only an immature and frequent casino visitor; in addition the character would not have any excellent gambling skills, but a down on his luck middle aged guy who lost 9 out of 10 times. The role would be a complete opposite of the God of Gamblers' image that Fat Gor has played in the past. In the film Fat Gor with good friend Dick Liu Kai Chi and Alex Fong Chung Shun operated a retro hair salon, but business has been poor. The money he made would not be enough to cover all of his gambling debts. Even if he worshipped Bruce Lee everyday, his chances at getting rich has not arrived yet. From the film poster Fat Gor had an extremely rare long hair look and cheap clothing to match his down on his luck character design.

In the film Fat Gor's former girlfriend Anita Yuen Wing Yi suddenly appeared and asked him to take care of her son Will Or Wai Lam for a month and gave him money to pay off his debts as compensation. Fai haphazardly agreed to the task, after becoming the baby sitter he realized that the child had autism. Originally thinking that it was easy money, he was left helpless by the special needs of the babysitting gig; as they got along they developed a father and son relationship and let Fai find his own life goals instead of continuing his wasted life. Fat Gor rarely played a father, with Or Wai Lam he played a thought provoking and warm father and son relationship that was very suitable for a June release that would be filled with fatherly love.

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

[2023.06.07] FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, JUNE 4 2023

For the week ending Sunday, June 4 2023

MAD FATE POSTER

10 MAD FATE
  AKA : FATAL FATE
    Can : Ming Ong
    d. Soi Cheang Pou Soi
    Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Lokman Yeung,
      Berg Ng Yin Yip, Peter Chan Cham Man, Ng Wing Sze,
      Bonnie Wong Man Wai, Ko Tin Lung
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening February 19 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival
  Opening March 30 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Opening April 20 2023
  Opening April 27 2023 at the Udine Far East Film Festival
  Site : https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202307420.html
  Site : https://www.hkiff.org.hk/film/getdetail?fid=2358

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
    When a fortune teller predicts that a psychopath is destined to commit murder, he uses the powers of feng shui and metaphysics to change the course of events. A thematic continuation of his classic films about the neverending struggle between fate and free will, Soi Cheang delivers a gripping thriller with intensity and panache, powered by producer Johnnie To and screenwriter Yau Nai-hoi. Gordon Lam and Lokman Yeung are extraordinary as two men standing at the edge of sanity, as they fight an invisible enemy. Berlinale Special.

[ BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
    The sky above Hong Kong is not just heavy with clouds and rain, it also contains astral signs and dark omens in this esoteric neo-noir. In a radical and counter-intuitive move, rather than having the characters' trajectories converge towards the end, the plot instead knits their fates together from the start. Crossing paths at the scene of a heinous crime in a brothel are the serial killer perpetrator and the upstanding detective chasing him, but also a delivery boy obsessed with blood and knives and an occultist feng shui master who had predicted the victim's gory fate without being able to prevent it. The last two quickly form an unlikely pair, and this transforms the film into a surreal, hyperkinetic, expressionist buddy thriller. The horoscopes confirm that the boy will soon succumb to his bloodthirsty temptations, but to redeem past failures and save him from his fate, the fortune teller is willing to do anything. As the investigations gather pace, the pair sinks into delirium in a whirlwind of superstitions, rituals and distortions, against a backdrop of an alchemical metropolis.

THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE POSTER

  9 THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
    d. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
    Illumination Animation
    English Voices: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day,
      Jack Black, Seth Rogen

THE BOOGEYMAN MOVIE POSTER

  8 THE BOOGEYMAN
    d. Rob Savage
    Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair

THE CONVENANT POSTER

  7 THE CONVENANT
    d. Guy Ritchie
    Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim

MARRY MY DEAD BODY POSTER

  6 MARRY MY DEAD BODY
    Can : Guan Yu Ngor Wor Gwai Bin Sing Ga Yun Dik Na Gein Si
    d. Cheng Wei-hao
    Greg Hsu Kuang-Han, Austin Lin, Gingle Wang,
    Tsai Chen-nan, Tuo Tsung-hua, Ma Nieh-hsien
    Rating : IIB
    Length : 129 mins.
    Opening April 1 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
    Opening April 27 2023

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
    During a pursuit, homophobic police officer Ming-Han inadvertently picks a red envelope off the ground and becomes roped into a ghost marriage with a dead man named Mao-Mao. To get rid of his ghostly groom, Ming-Han agrees to help Mao-Mao find the culprit behind his death. Previously best known for scaring audiences with The Tag-Along series, director Cheng Wei-Hao proves himself to be one of the best genre directors in Taiwan cinema with a rambunctious high-concept comedy that has the comic energy of an old-school Hollywood farce.

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Ming-Han is a passionate policeman in a muscular shape. One day, in the process of arresting a criminal with his beautiful colleague - Zi-Qing, Ming-Han accidentally picks up a red envelope, and a group of people suddenly jumps out to call him "son in law". They ask him to get married with their dead child, who is a dead guy! It is impossible for Ming-Han to accept this decision. However, he doesn't expect to be in misfortune since then. What is even more terrifying is that he begins to see his ghost husband Mao-Mao that scares Ming-Han to death. Therefore, Ming-Han visits a great master to get rid of Mao-Mao. The master tells him that he must get married to Mao-Mao and check Mao-Mao's wish lists; otherwise, Mao-Mao will follow him forever. To get rid of Mao-Mao, Ming-Han has no choice but to help him fulfill all his wishes; at the same time, Mao-Mao also acts like Ming-Han’s partner to help him with the investigation of drug smuggling. A fantasy journey full of laughter and tears between a straight man and a gay ghost has begun.

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3 MOVIE POSTER

  5 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3
    d. d. James Gunn
    Illumination Animation
    Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillien,
      Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji,
      Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Sylvester Stallone
    English Voices: Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Maria Bakalova

THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT POSTER

  4 THE ROUNDUP: NO WAY OUT
    d. Lee Sang-yong
    Don Lee, Lee Jun-hyuk, Aoki Munetaka
    Rating : IIA
    Length : 105 mins.
    Opening June 1 2023
    Trailer : https://youtu.be/ZKODaTi7Suk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    The monster cop Ma Seok-do returns—
    This time, to the Metro Investigations!

    Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. Soon, he finds out this case involves busting a synthetic drug and starts to dig deeper...

    Meanwhile, the guy behind it all—Joo Sung-chul—doesn't stop looking for trouble, and the Japanese drug distributors, Ricky and his gang, come to Korea to join the chaos. Things are just about to get out of hand...

    It's time to wipe out the bastards again—
    If they want trouble, give 'em trouble!

THE LITTLE MERMAID MOVIE POSTER

  3 THE LITTLE MERMAID
    d. Rob Marshall
    Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy

FAST AND FURIOUS 10 MOVIE POSTER

  2 FAST AND FURIOUS 10
    d. Louis Leterrier
    Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson,
      Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel,
      Jordana Brewster, John Cena, Jason Statham,
      Sung Kang, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior,
      Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron,
      Brie Larson, Rita Moreno


SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE MOVIE POSTER

  1 SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
    d. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
    Sony Animation
    English Voice: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld,
      Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson,
      Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni,
      Daniel Kaluuya, Oscar Issac

[2023.06.07] FOR THE WEEK STARTING SATURDAY, JUNE 3 2023

For the week starting Saturday, June 3 2023 (Week 21)

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART


  5 IMAGINARY FAIRGROUND
  Can : Yun Ying Yau Lok Cheung
  Hins Cheung King Hin

  4 PHAT N' FRESH
  Fatboy (Leung Yip)

  3 ARE WE ENTERTAINED
  Can : Jung Ngai Won
  Mischa Ip Hau Lam

  2 WHAT IF
  Can : Man Yut Nei Si Ho Yun
  Terence Lam Ka Him


  1 RUMOURS
  MIRROR

Monday, June 5, 2023

[2023.06.06] CECILIA CHOI CHANNELS HER CAT SLAVE TO MAINTAIN HER RAGE

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Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, Kevin Chu Kam Yin and Tony Wu Tsz Yin in the new film TALES FROM THE OCCULT: BODY AND SOUL (SUT HUNG HUNG GAN JUI YU SAT)'s segment CHESHIRE CAT (MAU GIP). Often performing in dramatic films, Choi Sze Wan challenged action scenes for the first time in the film. She even said that the production techniques that she learned earlier finally became useful, like how to get her hair pulled without hurting herself. She admitted that she used to think that it was very fake, but after trying it this time she realized that on camera it was truly useful. She thought it was very interesting.

Choi Sze Wan, Chu Kam Yin and Wu Tsz Tung starred in the new film TALES FROM THE OCCULT: BODY AND SOUL (SUT HUNG HUNG GAN JUI YU SAT)'s segment CHESHIRE CAT (MAU GIP). Playing a cat volunteer, Choi Sze Wan had a special feeling because she was a cat slave herself. "I have two cats, I am very mad about this subject. As long as I think of someone wanting to hurt my cats, I would get very mad. The anger level would rise, so during the shoot I was very focused on this type of emotions and would be especially focused." Has she lost a cat like in the film? She revealed that cats' nature was to be playful and free, once when she opened the door to take out the trash they ran out the door. Luckily outside the door was not open space, even if they went out they would not be lost. Afterward she also taught them not to run outside. "In the beginning when I was training them I had to go and catch them before they would come back, later as soon as I yelled they would know to go home. Their playful nature was very hard to control, they long for the outside world very much and thought that being able to rush out was a lot of fun. Luckily in the end I was able to get them to come back." As for Wu Tsz Tung and Chu Kam Yin they had no pet. Wu Tsz Tung said that he had allergy and was afraid that he would be worried that something would happen to his pets. He was afraid that he would not be able to accept the pain, so he decided against having them. Chu Kam Yin said that she once considered having pets, but he felt that he could not even maintain himself, so without ample preparation he would not have any.

Choi Sze Wan and Chu Kam Yin in the film had many action scenes. Chu Kam Yin said that the on set environment was narrow and had many obstacles that he had to duck and dodge around. It was an enormous challenge, luckily he was not hurt. Choi Sze Wan said that it could count as the first time that she had a few action scenes. She even said that the production techniques that she learned before became handy. "Earlier when I was studying acting the instructor has taught that before, like when my hair was being pulled I had to grab the other person's hands tight. The other person would grab my hand in the same way and use my hand to pull my hair. It actually really became useful. When I heard it before, I was thinking this move was very fake; but it actually was useful. On camera no one would slip up or get hurt, which was really very interesting." Wu Tsz Tung pointed out that the most memorable was their scene at the end. "We each had friction, complaints and anger against the others, the scene might be rather impactful to the audience. When we saw the scene live we felt that impact. Anyone who had pets would feel it even more. When everyone goes to the movie they would find out what our relationships are, which would definitely would a pleasant surprise for everyone."