[2025.04.23] FOR THE WEEK STARTING SATURDAY, APRIL 19 2025

For the week starting Saturday, April 19 2025 (Week 16)

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART

  5 I CRIED BECAUSE YOU CRIED
  Can : Nei Lau Lui Sor Yi Ngor Lau Lui
  Dear Jane

https://youtu.be/Hn1gk94I4zA

  4 THEREAFTER
  Can : Yin Ji Hau
  Jay Fung Wan Him

https://youtu.be/2EdosoB8GeY

  3 SPRING '25
  Can : Chun Yut Bo
  Terence Lam Ka Him

https://youtu.be/8VVqMoabc-0

  2 ETERNAL INSOMNIA
  Can : Wing Yuen Dik Sut Min
  Nick Cheung Ka Fai

https://youtu.be/oMfY24SEVes

  1 1994
  Tyson Yoshi, Yan Ting Chau

https://youtu.be/gXsmyDwkUno

[2025.04.22] PHILIP NG USES KUNG FU TO TELL STORIES

Philip Ng has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the first time at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
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Philip Ng Wan Lung was nominated for the "Best Supporting Actor" at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the first time with TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING). He described the feeling of learning about the nomination as "a dream come true". After years in the business, he felt that his career was built step by step. He said that the other nominees all had excellent acting skills. He would not see them as competition rivals. He was already very happy to receive the nomination. In the future he would continue to use kung fu to tell the story in film.

The 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards will be held at the Cultural Centre on the 27th of this month. Louis Koo Tin Lok and Ng Wan Lung were both nominated for "Best Supporting Actor" for TWILIGHTS OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN. The former played the honorable and loyal Walled City boss, and the latter's villainous character was wild and arrogant. Ng Wan Lung is an action actor who has slowly established his acting career from stuntman. He never thought that the first Hong Kong Film Award nomination would be from an acting category. He was very surprised but did not feel that it came too late. He was grateful to be recognized, and frankly admitted that the other candidates are all powerful actors. He is already happy to be nominated.

"Wong Gau" had a prominent role, and Ng Wan Lung's performance was impressive. He did not shy away from saying that he has brought him a lot to his surprise. The entire TWILIGHT team only wanted to make a good movie at first, but they never expected this achievement. "I felt like I had made an idol drama. I never thought that Wong Gau would be so popular. Once I was promoting with (Raymond) Lam Fung in a shopping center and saw a lot of fans. I told him that I had never seen anything like this. Even Cheang Pou-Soi questioned why this movie would be so successful, exceeding everyone's expectations. I think some things come by accident, with the right time, the right place, the right people. When all aspects are properly coordinated, and now is the effect of the collision." Speaking of the average results of STUNTMAN (MO TAI DOH) after that, Ng Wan Lung did not feel disappointed. He pointed out that the two different styles could not be compared. STUNTMAN was a new director directed low-budget production, which was considered a success.

Ng Wan Lung after his contract with Wong Jing ended set up his own production company. He said that finding funds was very difficult at the beginning. "Even if there are 100 Nos, it doesn't matter; the most important thing is one Yes. After Wong Gau was released, now talking about stories with people are indeed easier. (Pragmatic?) It's the same in every industry, I don't blame them. In addition film production is a business. Investors of course want to get a return on their money. I can get investors confidence and do what I want to do, which is a win-win situation."

[2025.04.21] NATALIE HSU WAS STUNNED FOR FOUR DAYS AFTER HER FIRST BEST ACTRESS NOMINATION

Natalie Hsu is nominated for this year's Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress with LAST SONG FOR YOU, for which she admits that she is lucky and grateful.
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4 years after her debut, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) has been nominated for the "Best Actress" at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards for the movie LAST SONG FOR YOU (GAU BIT CHUNG FUNG). She admitted that she was very lucky and grateful, but she has not felt the pressure. She felt that during the performance she was mainly learning and she has never thought about receiving a nomination.

Regarding the competition for the "Best Actress" award, Natalie said, "After finishing this film, I have gained a lot. I even have a nomination! This is instead the state of mind." She laughed and said that she was surprised when she learned that she was competing for "Best Actress". She was in the company at the time, and she was in the bathroom during the announcement of the nominees. Although she heard many colleagues shouting, she still did not believe that she was a part of it. Because she did not want to have too many expectations and she was worried that she would be disappointed, she would treat it normally. "My colleague said, 'You have been nominated!' I was stunned and took 3 or 4 days for me to digest it. Now looking back I feel it was so dreamy!"

Speaking of this year's "Best Actress" nominations that included MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT)'s Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, THE WAY WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR SUET)'s Chung Suet Ying, THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK)'s Michelle Wai Sze Nga and ALL SHALL BE WELL (CHUNG GUM YI HAU)'s Patra Au Ga Man. In the face of strong opponents, Natalie bluntly said that each actress has her own merits. Anyone who would win the award would feel worthy of it, and she would sincerely be happy for the other party. "Tam Sin Yin's performance in MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD is so bold and generous. Because I have played the role of an unwed mother and I have never done this kind of role before, I know how difficult it is; after watching Chung Suet Ying's film, I would really think that she is a girl who has been wearing a hearing aid since she was two or three years old; Wai Sze Nga in THE LAST DANCE has many levels in an emotion. I really like her voice. Even in her tantrum scene, I would think that her voice sounds great; I think Au Ga Man's timing is worth learning from. Especially in such a major role, she really has to grasp the rhythm of each scene!"

Speaking of her co-star Ian Chan Cheuk Yin's Best New Performer nomination for LAST SONG FOR YOU, Natalie laughed and said that she would be happy when she would see him happy. "I sent a message to Ian that day to say 'Congratulations!' He almost copied and pasted 'Congratulations!'" We have told the audience appreciation team that whoever would win would treat us to dinner!" Having worked with many senior actors, Natalie who had part in the Nick Cheung Ka Fai written, starred and directed new film PEG O' MY HEART (SHOOK MUNG), praised Ka Fai's good taste in fashion. "The month in production was very rough. I didn't have time to think about anything else either. On the set I felt like I just woke up! However Ka Fai was still like he was on the catwalk, even his glasses are well coordinated!"

[2025.04.21] HEDWIG TAM HAS NOT CHOSEN WHAT TO WEAR TO THE HONG KONG FILM AWARDS

Renci Yeung Yeung, Locker Lam and Hedwig Tam promote their new film hard
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Renci Yeung and Locker Lam have confidence in Hedwig Tam winning the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress
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Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Renci Yeung Sze Wing and Locker Lam Ka Hei yesterday promoted the movie SMASHING FRANK (DOH POR FAT LAN HAK) and distributed balloons to the public. Many passerby asked them for one and they were all gone very quickly.

Tam Sin Yin, Lam Ka Hei and Yeung Sze Wing all said that this was the first time they gave away gifts to passerby. Tam Sin Yin admitted that she was worried that it might be embarrassing before hand, did she receive any rejection? She joked, "No, I only had to stare to them." Due to the heat yesterday, Lam Ka Hei said that he was worried that he would sweat before hand. Yeung Sze Wing pointed out that because the balloons she had were given away very quickly, she felt embarrassed instead for standing on the streets with nothing to do.

When asked whether Tam Sin Yin, who was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards "Best Actress", would take the opportunity to campagin for votes? She pointed out that the Hong Kong Film Awards were industry insiders voted, but she felt that a new award could be added for the public to vote on. She also joked that due to differences of opinion with her manager, she has not yet decided on what to dress tothe awards ceremony had not yet been decided. "My manager thinks what I wear is too covered up, I feel that it doesn't cover up enough. So I still haven't found anything yet."

Speaking of reports that Yeung Sze Wing's boyfriend Owen Cheung Chun Long would deliberately avoid his Taiwanese co-star Peggy Ji when filming the new drama. Yeung Sze Wing joked, "If it was me I wouldn't avoid her!" Then she deliberately changed the subject again, saying that her family still has not watched SMASHING. Would she consider her boyfriend as a family member? Lam Ka Hei immediately spoke up to save her, as he came forward to ask Cheung Chun Long to show his support. Lam Ka Hei was asked about his girlfriend Marf Yau Yin Tung's Best New Performer and Best Original Film Song Hong Kong Film Awards nominations for her film BLOSSOMs UNDER SOMEWHERE (GEI LIU YUT JING GOR CHUN TIN), he said that he has confidence in his girlfriend all the time.

[2025.04.21] ANITA YUEN TURNS MIKO WONG BAD

Lan Lan feels Miko is too much of a homebody, and takes the initiative to further their "mother daughter" relationship
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Anita Yuen and Miko Wong promote their Malaysian film OMG! MOM'S BIG NEWS together
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Anita Yuen and Miko Wong play mother and daughter in their new film
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Best Actress Anita Yuen Wing Yee and Malaysian goddess Miko Wong Jie Kee played mother and daughter in the movie OMG! MOM'S BIG NEWS (OMG! AH MA YAU HEI). Yuen Wing Yee pointed out that Miko was an "otaku", who would only go home or work out after work. She also revealed that during the shoot she "turned" her bad to drink!

Yuen Wing Yee (Lan Lan) and Wong Jie Kee (Miko) appeared at the Malaysian movie OMG! MOM'S BIG NEWS Easter preview screening yesterday. Calvin Choy Yat Chi and his wife, Rebecca Zhu Lichen and Cheung Tat Ming came to support Lan Lan's new film. Lan Lan in the film this time played an older pregnant woman. During the performance she had to dress according to her age and even perform without make up. Lan Lan said, "As Ma at home I have no reason to be in full makeup, the character needs me to be in it." Wong Jie Kee in the film constantly played Cosplay. Would she ask "Ma" Lan Lan to play along? She joked, "I want to, but Ma can't!" Lan Lan corrected her, "Her Cantonese is limited. Only my character is rather strict and put a lot of restrictions on young people. If she is late returning home I would lock the gate. Because of that she wouldn't ask Ma to play, but we would often exchange verbal jabs!"

Lan Lan referred to her on screen daughter Miko in the film from time to time would talk back to her, like to go out to play and come home very late. Yet in reality she was completely the opposite, revealing Miko is an "otaku"! Lan Lan said that after she finished a full day of work, she would occasionally stay to discuss the performance of the day or the details of the next day's shoot. Yet Miko would pick up her backpack and leave every time. "At first I thought she was seeing someone, but actually she was going home or going to work out. That's how I found out that this girl is quite an 'otaku'!"

Lan Lan said that after that she began to "make trouble" for Miko, deliberately asking her to stay. Since then Miko has been leaving late, and would accompany them to drink and chat. In addition to the "daughter", Lan Lan also turned her on screen husband Chan Fong bad, asking him to drink together and chipping in money to bet on sports and buy lottery tickets. She said that only such a relationship would be harmonious, then they were like a real family during the whole promotion period.

Speaking of her earlier Putuo Mountain hike with her husband Julian Cheung Chi Lam, their fingers were tightly interlocked throughout the whole process. She joked that she was just afraid of falling or getting separated. She also revealed that her husband was making good progress after surgery to deal with the gallstone problem, but he should pay attention to his eating habits to effectively reduce the chance of recurrence. "If he is too stubborn, then he would be in pain for another 7 hours." Would she supervise him? She said, "I would remind him a little, talking about it all the time would be annoying. I don't want him to think that the old lady is so annoying, so I would toss him a sharp look as a reminder!"

As for Miko, she knew that she was dubbed "counterfeit Lin Minchen" online. Did she think they were similar? She smiled and said that to each its own, and that she was relatively new to the media. It would not be a bad thing if this title could make her known by more people. Lan Lan immediately praised her answer as very respectable. She joked, "If I knew how to talk like this back then, I wouldn't have offended so many people. Her family really taught her well!"

[2025.04.21] ANGELA YUEN GOES TO THE MOVIES LIKE SHE IS GOING TO WAR

After being discharged from the hospital, Angela Yuen cannot wait to go to eat at a Cha Chaan Teng
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Angela Yuen Lai Lam was admitted to the hospital with a high fever a few days ago and was absent from the opening ceremony of the "49th Hong Kong International Film Festival". After being discharged from the hospital, she immediately had a "revenge" fun. In addition to going to Cha Chaan Teng for her regular orders, she also went to the movies with her friends and even watched 3!

As this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival ambassador, Angela is full of pasion for films. Immediately after recovering from her illness, she went to the cinema. In order to watch three movies in one breath she needed a strategy. She shared on social networks, "It is just like a city hunt, you must know that which route is the fastest, the most ruthless and accurate. For example it is a big mistake to go from Exit H of Tsim Sha Tsui Station, and the elevator from Exit R is the one that goes straight to the 7th floor. You only have half an hour to transfer to the City Hall at Central? Exit G of the Central Station, you can speed walk it in 30 minutes. If you have two hours of free time, you will be able to eat comfortably. With only one hour you will have to rely on fish balls and siu mai for your own blessings." She believed that the limit of watching a movie would be 3 a day, and it is important not to watch too much. "Watching 3 movies in a day without distraction will make you fall in love with film. Watching 4 will make you hate it. The line is there, don't cross the line."

[2025.04.20] TIN KAI MAN EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT THE RELEASE OF ATONEMENT

Tin Kai Man expresses that Ronald Cheng's divorce rumors may affect the film ATONEMENT, the release date remains unknown

With divorce rumored with his wife Sammie Yu, Ronald Cheng appeared at family court last week
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Tin Kai Man attended the screening of the Stephen Chow Sing Chi directed and starred movie SHAOLIN SOCCER (SIU LUM JOOK KAU) the night before, and then shared with the audience the unforgettable and interesting stories from the shoot. He said that playing the third brother in SHAOLIN SOCCER was the most painful and hard work in his film career. Because in the film he was invulnerable, he was still unharmed after being besieged and beaten. Actually his ribs were injured and fasciitis appeared and the doctor advised him to rest for a few days, but when the director Sing Yeh found out he still acted like it was nothing, and still continued to ask him to shoot the beaten scene and made him miserable.

Another director Lee Lik Chi after finding out suggested for him to beat up Chow Sing Chi to alleviate his rage and even said that the brothers would help. Tin Kai Man said, "This of course never happened. Lee Lik Chi seemed to be setting me up. He like the head abbot is very petty. Please no one say I revealed the secret." Tin Kai Man said that Chow Sing Chi has been highly demanding, for one simple shot he could try several dozen takes. Chan Kwok Kwan's goalkeeper scene took over 37 takes. "Back then Chan Kwok Kwan originally was to play a gangster, later he was changed to play the goalie fourth brother. However Sing Yeh also has his uniquely sharp eyes. He ignore the entire team's objection and insisted on putting Jeung Bau (Ho Man Fai) in the movie, saying the role was definitely his and his alone. Who knew that Jeung Bau had no stage fright at all in several scenes, finishing them in one take. Maybe it was because he was playing himself."

Years later, the new film Sing Yeh has prepare for a long time, WOMEN'S SOCCER, has already begun production in Shenzhen. The lead actresses have not yet been officially announce. Tin Kai Man earlier revealed Sisley Choi Si Bui was one of them, and that Chow Sing Chi was in negotiation with a high caliber female star who he has worked with many years ago. If successfully, the audience would be very surprised. Tin Gai refused to reveal the details. "I have given Sing Yeh phone numbers of many people in the business. He would personally contact them, but I am not at liberty to talk about the list."

As for Cheng Chung Kei's rumored marital changes with his wife Sammie Yu Sze Man, last week he appeared at family court. He supposedly was handling the divorce case in a closed door hearing. Tin Gai said that he did not know anything and Ronald has not brought it up. He admitted that due to Cheng Chung Kei's divorce rumor, the scheduling of the film ATONEMENT (AH LUNG)'s release has added concerns. "Whether the film would postpone its release, for now I am still not sure. Ultimately I worry that during the film promotion, the media would only focus on Cheng Chung Kei's family affair instead of the movie. More or less it would have an effect. I dare to say, the entire team and Cheng Chung Kei have put a lot of effort into making ATONEMENT. His performance is quite a great surprise, after watching it he would open many eyes.