Dee Ho, Edan Lui and Locker Lam may work together for the first time but have chemistry on and off screen courtesy of singtao.com
courtesy of mingpao.com
The Sandra Ng Kwan Yu produced and starred summer Lunar
New Year film CHILLI LAUGH STORY (HOP GA LAT) yesterday announced its
New York Asian Film Festival and Canada's Fantastia Film Festival
selections. In the film Edan Lui Cheuk On, Dee Ho Kai Wa and Locker
Lam Ka Hei were as close as brothers. They worked together for the
first time, on and off scene they were full of chemistry and just like
real brothers. They even showed off their dance skills as they made
a song parody. They danced and they rapped. In another scene that
was shot on location at a street stall, they drank beer and had a
heart to heart talk. During the shoot they really drank and drew many
of their fans to look on. The fans were very cooperative, only
silently waited and supported for their idols with hindering the
production. They also shared the screen with elder Ronald Cheng Chung
Kei on a taxi scene. They listened respectfully to Cheng Chung Kei
and producer Peter Chan Ho Sun, discussed the script and completely
put away their normally funny sides.
Sandra Ng shares her joy and shows her Oscars invitation email on social media
The 40th Hong Kong Film Award will take place next month, with ZERO TO HERO's Sandra Ng competing for Best Actress
Sandra Ng won her first Hong Kong Film Award Best Actress with PORTLAND STREET BLUES
Simon Yam and Sandra Ng's ECHOES OF THE RAINBOW received a Berlin Film Festival prize courtesy of mingpao.com
The 95th Oscars will take place on March 21 next year.
The event announced that 397 artists and film workers were invited to
join the Oscars' Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science and two
days ago the newly invited membership list. It included 3 Hong Kong
representatives: Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, film producer Hui Yuet Chun
and film distributor Tsui Foon.
Kwan Yu yesterday shared the excitement on IG. "OMG I got
into the Oscars......voting". In the video she said that she
received the email right before bed at night to congratulate her on
her invitation to become a voter. She could not believe it and even
kept screaming OMG as she read it, waking up her sleeping husband.
Kwan Yu even picked up the phone to show the email and said that she
immediately accepted it, making her officially a members of the
Oscars.
Chinese film workers who have been invited to become Oscars
members included Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, Ang Lee,
Donnie Yen Chi Tan, John Woo (Ng Yu Sum), Zhang Ziyi, Andy Lau Tak Wa,
Sylvia Chang and others. After being invited and accepted as a
member, they would have the right to vote for the Oscars.
The Kwan Yu produced and starred Hong Kong film ZERO TO HERO
(MAMA DIK SUN KEI SIU JI) represented Hong Kong in the competition for
the 94th Oscars "Best International Film" nomination. Although it was
unable to break into the top 15, it was already a recognition. Kwan
Yu with this film would compete for this year's Hong Kong Film Award
Best Actress.
Fish Head Won told their mother about Pai Piao's skipping school and got him a beating courtesy of mingpao.com
Jason Lau (Pai Piao) and his brother Lau Won (Fish Head
Won), To Yin Gor, Mary Han Ma Lei, Yeung Suk Mui and others yesterday
were guests on a Radio and Television program. Pai Piao hoped to
have a chance to work with his brother again, that a boss would invest
in a comedy as they were confident that they could make the audience
laugh to tears.
Pai Piao and Fish Head Won's action films were popular for a
time. Pai Piao admitted that now he would like to make comedy.
"Making so many years of action films, being on the wire, rolling on
the ground, getting hurt, busted open I have done them all. So I
want to try comedy, which is low cost and fun." Fish Head Won joked
that he would be responsible for getting girls and throwing away
money in the story. On the program the brothers talked about anything
and everything. Pai Piao joked that aside from foul language they
could talk about anything. He recalled their childhood. "When we
were little we were mischievous street kids. I constantly skipped
school to play on the soccer field, in the end my little brother told
Mama. Mama chased me down several streets with a cane." Pai Piao
already valued his relationship with siblings as a child. As long as
his siblings were picked on he would stand up and get justice. "Once
Fish Head Won found someone making an illegal antennae connection on
the roof and took a beating. After I found out I immediately brought
the gears, went looking for the person and busted him open." Yeung Yuk
Mui uncovered Pai Piao's tender side. When they worked on a series
earlier, she saw that around 2 or 3 AM he would go to a corner and
softly talk on the phone. Pai Piao clarified that he was only calling
his wife in Canada, in order to avoid affecting the shoot of course he
had to talk softly.
Even the famously professional Sing Sing was frowning from the heat
Instead of enjoying the air conditioning in the vehicle, Aaron Kwok remained under the fan cooled tent with the team after the shoot
Aaron Kwok and Chan Kwok Bong were in suits despite the heat
The Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Simon Yam
Tat Wa starred Emperor Motion Picture NOI MOK (INSIDE INFORMATION) is
currently in production, but the team recently ran into many
difficulties. The earlier downpours made many last minute changes to
location shoots. Luckily the team including director Alan Mak Siu
Fai and producer Tin Kai Man was full of experience and able to resolve
any problem as it arose.
Two days ago, Sing Sing and Chan Kwok Bong in the sweltering
heat shot an investigation scene in Sheung Wan. Although it was a
dramatic scene, they wore heavy suits on the streets under the blazing
sun. They walked around like they were carrying "human ovens".
Although they were drenched, they were great actors as they got into
character as soon as cameras started rolling. Chan Kwok Bong frowned
on the street as the lawyer Sing Sing made a dominant appearance,
and conversed with me. When many neighbors saw Sing Sing they took
out their phones to take photos, but they were very orderly and did not
hinder the shoot.
This dramatic scene took a dozen or so minutes to complete.
Due to how hot and humid the das has been, after the shoot the first
thing Sing Sing did was to "remove his armor". He took off the suit
jacket. For the convenience of the team he remained on the set despite
the heat and watched playback with the director and the producer. He
did not return to the vehicle to enjoy the air conditioning as the
team remained united.
Sing Sing was resistant to heat as well as fighting.
Reportedly, he and Ng Chun Yu teamed up against the film's big boss.
In it they had their share of action scenes and gun fights. Earlier
in an ending scene he was injured on the wire, but still toughed out
the pain as he did not want to hinder the progress. In the film he
was also a taekwondo instructor. The team requested for him to kick
higher than his head, thus he would stretch whenever he had free time
in preparation. In addition, as the financial director and dangerous
figure Yam Tat Wa was also hurt from a 5 floor fall. Despite having a
double on hand, he still insisted on personally performing many
action scenes. Even with his injury he still persisted until the
final minute. He did not ask to stop the shoot.
10 LOOK UP
Can : Yut Yeung Dik Tin Hung
Lit : The Same Sky
d. Daniel Chan Yee-Hang, Tim Poon, Hau Chor Fung, Yip Ching Hang
Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Shek Sau, Chu Pak Him, Kevin Chu Kam Yin,
Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen,
Anna Ng Yuen Yee,Aaron Chow Chi Kwan, Alex Lam Tak Shun,
Philip Keung Ho Man, Hubert Wu Hung Kwan, Ben Yuen Fu Wa,
Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Jackie Kwok Tung Choi, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai,
Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Bobular Wong Sing Yui, Wong Yik Ho,
Terry Zou (Chow Man Ching), Cecilia So Lai Shan, Bipin Karma
Rating : IIA
Length : 117 mins.
Opening June 23 2022
[ CINEMA CITY ]
Jointly presented by Hong Kong's four renowned film companies -- Sil-Metropole Organization, Emperor Motion Pictures, Medai Asia Film and One Cool Film Production, LOOK UP is a Sil-Metropole Organization production that is produced by John Chong, directed by young filmmakers Daniel Chan, Tim Poon, Elvis Hau and Sunny Yip, and set for theatrical release on June 23 2022. LOOK UP is the only local film that celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Handover.
On the occassion of this momentous anniversary, the film hopes to bring joy to everyone. It seeks to understand how young people pursue their ideals and grow by learning to embrace the people and things around them. LOOK UP depicts 25 years in the life of Shun, showing how he helps an autistic artist find self-confidence, resolves a conflict between father and son, promotes the cultural integration of pop music and traditional Cantonese opera, and encourges a South Asian young man to chase his lion dance dream.
9 THE LOST CITY
d. Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe,
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Brad Pitt, Oscar Nunez
8 SUMIKKO GURASHI: THE LITTLE WIZARD IN THE BLUE MOONLIGHT
AKA : SUMIKKO GURASHI THE MOVIE: THE MAGICAL CHILD OF THE BLUE MOONLIT NIGHT
d. Takahiro Omori
Japanese Animation
Rating : I
Length : 65 mins.
Opening June 23 2022
[ CINEMA CITY ]
The main characters go on a camping trip one day in the fall, and that night there was a large and blue moon overhead. They remember a legend that once every five years, on the night of a large and blue full moon, magical cretures will visit the town. As it is said in the legend, five wizard brothers have descended upon the city. Parks, supermarket nd forests were enchanted one after another, and the dazzling and colored city was like party venue. Soon, the fun night was coming to an end and the wizards were coming back to the moon. However, "Tapioca" was amongthem. It was mistaken for the youngest "Five" and taken away...?
7 ELVIS
d. Baz Luhrmann
Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge
6 THE BLACK PHONE
d. Scott Derrickson
Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke
5 BROKER
Can : Hai Ji Juen Won Jam
d. Hirokazu Koreeda
Song Kang Ho, Gang Dong Won, Doona Bae, Lee Ji Eun, Lee Joo Young
Rating : IIA
Length : 129 mins.
Opening June 11 2022 (Preview)
Opening June 23 2022
Trailer : https://youtu.be/Yw98Lfo7Yus
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
"Sanghyeon" is always struggling from debt, and "Dongsu" works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby "Woosung," who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.
4 UNCHARTED
d. Ruben Fleischer
Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas
3 JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION
d. Colin Trevorrow
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, DeWanda Wise, Isabella Sermon,
Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neil,
Omar Sy, BD Wong, Justice Smith, Daneilla Pineda
2 LIGHTYEAR
d. Angus MacLane
Disney Pixar Animation
English Voices: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn,
1 TOP GUN MAVERICK
d. Joseph Kosinski
Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro,
Val Kilmer, Lew Pullman, Glen Powell, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris
Kevin Cheng and Dada Chan set the ground rules for their passionate bed scenes before hand
Dada Chan gets her wish to play a mental patient and challenge her acting
Rebecca Zhu says that she has a very open standard and looks forward to going even further courtesy of on.cc
Dada Chan, Kevin Cheng and Rebecca Zhu promote BURNING courtesy of mingpao.com
In the film BURNING (FUN SUN), Dada Chan Jing played a
piano teacher who interfered into doctor Kevin Cheng Ka Wing and his
wife Rebecca Zhu's marriage. Dada said, "This time I played an
obsessed woman. Finally I could play a mental patient. I was able to
jump out of the frame and play patient with post traumatic disorder,
fear of closed space and paranoia and fear. I actually love Ka Wing
to the point of madness, with a destructive tendency, which gave my
acting bug its fill!" However she joked that in real life she had
not love so "insanely", because she was very sensible with
relationships. She absolutely would not love to hurt others! Cheng
Ka wing said that he did not have any way to contact Zhu Chenli and
Chan Jing because he had no need at all.
Has Ka Wing ran into the other half who was this obsessed with
him? Ka Wing said, "I really don't want to, this is men's worst
nightmare. I don't want it to happen. For a married man with a
family and wife and children he really loved, I absolutely wouldn't
want this to happen." He pointed out that in the film he did not know
whether they had a relationship, because the character got drunk and
blacked out. He could not remember it, only that he was in trouble.
In real life would this happen? Ka Wing said, "No, when a man blacked
out maybe something would happen. 30% consciousness while you were
drunk. Since I was unconscious. I would definitely know if I was
2/3 drunk. Since I was unconscious what would happen. It's impossible
for me, so it's a con. In the story it probably didn't happen either!"
Was the opposite sex off limits to him after marriage? Ka
Wing admitted that he had no phone or email contact with Dada and Zhu
Lichen. "If necessary I would avoid any misunderstanding, if anything
happens we would communicate at work!" What if the other person ask
for his number? He felt that this would not be necessary. If they
wanted it then something else would happen. Even with being friends
he had neither the time nor the interest. "Now my life is all work,
sports, remote controlled car racing. The rest of the time I would
be with my wife and two sons. So when you ask for my number, if it's
work the call would go to my manager. For private use it's
unnecessary!" In that phone would he remove all female friends' phone
number? Ka Wing said, "Then you wouldn't need to, if you don't want
to listen put it on mute until it would stop!" Was his wife Grace Chan
Hoi Lam very at ease? Ka Wing joked, "I hope, but I wouldn't tell her
to relax. It's my everyday performance, but everyday I am at home.
What else would I do?"
In BURNING Ka Wing and Dada had no bed scene, but a passionate
struggle near the piano and barricade. Ka Wing said that Grace did not
come to supervise, but he gave her advanced warning on which passion
scenes would be shot. "Although I don't need to talk in discussion,
I still have to tell her. If not I would probably be dead!" Speaking
of intimate scene, Ka Wing admitted that it was more awkward for me
than Dada. "Actors would always be more awkward than actresses, they
also want any misunderstanding the least. Because girls wouldn't be
thought of as the problem, but if actors have to have some violent
behavior, it would lead to many problems. Thus during the shoot we
had to be clear. The script only briefly described in text and not
specifically say the standard of physical contact. I kept thinking
about the visual and the level of standard. In order to achieve good
result, after communicating with Dada we began the shoot."
Dada said that while working on the intimate scenes Ka Wing
was just as serious. He would pay attention to the result visually,
so she was very grateful to him. "Actually for this type of scenes
not just the girl would be scared, the fear is even to both male and
female. So we properly communicate where we couldn't touch. We would
try to avoid them. During the performance we would try to coordinate
with the character!" Ka wing praised Dada for her professionalism.
"She is an actor with a lot of sense. She is sentimental. Without
regard for skill she would have unexpected result!" Dada praised Ka
Wing and said that she learned a lot from him, because he was able to
keep his eyes all over. He was very precise with his intricate
expression. Ka Wing humbly said, "I am an 'old hand'! My age really
is greater than hers by a lot!"
In the film Rebecca Zhu played a kind wife and mother but
lured a wolf in. She felt that the reason was she wanted to test
whether her husband would cheat. In real life she never wanted to test
her boyfriend, mainly because when she dated she would trust the
other person 100%. She also felt that her boyfriend's score was
earned. Luckily she has not run into any scum. Dada also said that
when she was young she was naive. Maybe she would feel her ex
boyfriend was scum, but now she would look forward to the future more
than looking back at past experience. Chu Chu admitted that she really
wanted to play Dada's character this time. She also wanted to play
some mentally challenged or characters with mental disorder. In the
past she was limited by television standards. She hoped to be able to
make the challenge in film. "My standard is very wide, but no one has
dared to test where my standard is and discover the dramatic effect
that is impossible to happen with Zhu Chenli!"
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