Friday, June 29, 2012

[2012.06.29] MOTORWAY CELEBRATION


Peter Lam is too busy to care about Wilfred Lau's personal life

Josie Ho
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Two nights ago the film MOTORWAY (CHEH SAU) held a celebration. Boss Peter Lam Kin Ngok led Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Josie Ho Chiu Yi, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Chin Kar Lok, Johnnie To Kei Fung and Soi Cheang Bo Shui in a champagne celebration. Director Cheang Bo Shui revealed that the company will make a sequel and he was interested in asking Aaron Kwok Fu Sing and Dior Cheng Yi Kin to take part. He would even think of a way to bring back Wong Chau Sun, no matter what it took.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

[2012.06.29] JACKIE CHAN COLLECTS DEBTS AS A PRODUCER

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Jackie Chan earlier while promoting at the Cannes Film Festival announced a reduction in his large scale action film production. Now reportedly he will produce and star in an English action comedy that he conceived.  He will play a detective who is assigned to Macau in pursuit of an American gambler with a debt. The film will shoot in Hong Kong, Macau, China, and Eastern Europe. New screenwriter Jay Longino will write the script.

[2012.06.29] TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI REMEMBERS LESLIE CHEUNG ON HIS BIRTHDAY








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Kenny Bee jams with Jacky Cheung


Brigitte Lin, Tao Man Ming 
Carina Lau is happy to see May Lo and says that she and husband Jacky Cheung wear matching rings
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Best Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai turned 50 and stars came to celebrate, even the rarely seen May Lo (Law Mei Mei) came in support! Wai Jai in order to thank his friends performed to entertain his guests with many humorous gestures.  Jacky Cheung Hok Yau who is just as funny makes a perfect pair with him. No wonder Shi Nansun wants to put them together in another comedy!

Leung Chiu Wai's wife Carina Lau Ka Ling and his friends celebrated at Wai Jai's home. Because Wai Jai has been working on the film THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI) in Guangzhou, Shi Nansun, Derek Yee Tung Sing originally planned to bring the party to the Mainland. Director Wong Kar Wai who has always loved Wai Jai finally gave him time off to celebrate in Hong Kong.

Although the party was decided to be held in Hong Kong at the last minute, stars like Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha), Cheung Hok Yau, Lui Fong, Kenny Bee (Chung Chun To), Cecilia Yip Tung and her husband, even a rare guest Hok Yau's wife Law Mei Mei attended. Ka Ling sent her assistant to bring chocolate to reporters.  Wai Jai of course was very happy. At the party he performed to entertain his guest and had a perfect comedy partner in Cheung Hok Yau.  Thus someone suggested for them to reunite for a comedy and bring back the classic DAYS OF BEING DUMB (AH FEI YU AH GEI)! Guest and film company executive Shi Nansun admitted that she was very interested in the pair. "Of course I am interested, both have such genes for comedy and are so well kept after all these years! (Would you ask Yee Tung Sing to direct?) Good suggestion, I would properly consider it."

Because "Gor Gor" Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing would also celebrate Wai Jai's birthday in the past, two nights ago Hok Yau, Alex To Tak Wai, Lui Fong and Chung Chun To sang Gor Gor's songs for Wai Jai. Sing did not attend due to illness but sent his wife to represent him. Eric Tsang Chi Wai who was overseas also called to congratulate him. Ka Ling not only shared many of the party photos but also said, "Thank you management comany Jet Tone and director Wong Kar Wai. (What did you give Wai Jai?) It's practical, something that he can use."

[2012.06.29] TANG WEI IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH HER CO-STAR

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Tang Wei thanks Edison Chen for his online expression of love
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Tang Wei last night attended her new film LATE AUTUMN's charity premiere in Hong Kong. With this film she has won numerous Best Actress awards, including the 47th PaekSang Arts Awards. In the film Tang Wei and Korean hunk Hyun Bin had passionate kiss scenes, but she said, "In the film Hyun Bin's character is very attractive, but outside the film we aren't too close.  He and director Kim Tae-Yong are very nice but also very shy.  I talk more with other actresses in the film than with Hyun Bin. This is my first Korean film. We mostly communicate in English so language is not a problem."

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

[2012.06.27] SATURDAY, JUNE 23 2012

GLOBAL CHINESE SONG CHART
For Saturday, June 23 2012

15 ALL YOU NEED IS ME
  Fiona Sit Hoi Kei

14 SECOND LIFE
  Can : Dai Yi Yun Sun
  May Day

13 LOVE AIMLESSLY
  Can : Moot Yau Muk Dik Dei Oi Liu
  Miriam Yeung Chin Wa

12 DEAREST YOU
  Can : Jui Chun Oi Dik Nei
  Christine Fan Wei-Chi

11 THE YOU I MISS
  Can : Ngor Wai Lim Dik Nei
  Janice Vidal (Wai Lan)

10 NOT YOUR FAULT
  Can : But Si Nei Dik Chor
  Della Ding Dong

 9 NOT SO EASY
  Can : Ho But Yung Yi
  Jane Zhang Liangying
http://youtu.be/_QrmES5Ri7o

 8 STRAIGHTFORWARD
  Can : Tung Fai
  Wang Ye

 7 MING MING
  Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin

 6 LOVE YOU
  Can : Oi Nei
  Kimberley Chen Fong Yu

 5 IN MY ARMS
  Can : Joi Ngor Wai Lui
  Abin Fang (Fong Gwing Bun)

 4 LET ME LOVE YOU
  Can : Yeung Ngor Oi Nei
  Hu Xia

 3 YOU EXIST IN MY SONG
  Can : Ngor Dik Gor Sing Lui
  Qu Wanting (Kuk Yuen Ting)


 2 IF IT WERE U
  Can : Hor Sik But Si Nei
  Shane Cao (Cho Hin Bun)



 1 NOT HARD
  Can : But Nan
  LaLa Hsu (Tsui Gai Ying)

[2012.06.27] THURSDAY, JUNE 21 2012

For Thursday, June 21 2012
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10 FIRST TIME
  Can : Dai Yut Chi
    d. Han Yan
    Angelababy, Mark Chao (Chiu Yau Ting),
      Jiang Shan, Bai Baihe, Tian Yuan
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 103 mins.
  Opening June 8 2012

[ GOLDEN SCREEN CINEMAS ]
  College student Shi has a terminal illness. These are experiences she knows she'll probably never have, like falling in love. So when an old high school crush named Gong suddenly resurfaces, she is surprised and swept away by his interest in her. Because side effects of her medication cause Shi to suffer short-term memory loss, she recounts everything onto cassette tape to remember the details of their precious time together. But Shi doesn't know that her mother, wishing to give her a chance to experience romance before it's too late, actually hired Gong to pursue her.



 9 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING
    d. Kirk Jones
    Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford,
      Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison,
      Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro



 8 SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
    d. Rupert Sanders
    Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron


 7 MEN IN BLACK III
    d. Barry Sonnenfeld
    Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin


 6 THE RAVEN
    d. James McTeigue
    John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans


 5 THE BOUNTY
  Can : Yuen Hung
  Lit : Reward
    d. Fung Chih Chiang
    Chapman To Man Jat, Alex Man Chi Leung, Fiona Sit Hoi Kei,
      Wen Chao, Sire Man Choi
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening June 21 2012
  Opening April 27 2012 at the Udine Far East Film Festival 14
  Site : http://www.fareastfilm.com/EasyNe2/LYT.aspx?Code=FEFJ&IDLYT=7505&ST=SQL&SQL=ID_Documento=3519

[ UDINE FAR EAST FILM FESTIVAL 14 ]
  For Cho, a bounty hunter for whom no job is too small, his line of work is one that puts him in touch with all manner of strange people, and that's very much in evidence in his newest case. When a reward is placed for the capture of fugitive Lee Kin-fai, who's said to be hiding on an island off Hong Kong, Cho heads to the quiet locale and takes a room at a small hotel, the Lazy Inn, run by housekeeper and astrology columnist Linda and an intensely meddlesome manager.

  Obstructing Cho's attempts at finding his target is the general weirdness of the locals. The lodge's manager and Linda appear to be father and daughter, though the man's denials cloud the situation; word gets out that Lee, wherever he is, has fallen for Linda; and the small-time hoodlums of the local Biting Sugar Cane Gang are making things difficult with their triad-style theatrics. Soon enough, it seems Cho doesn't just need to catch his man, but also has to clear up family woes and tackle island crime as well. - Tim Youngs



 4 THE DICTATOR
    d. Larry Charles
    Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley



 3 SADAKO 3D
  Can : Jing Ji 3D
    d. Tsutomu Hanabusa
    Satomi Ishihara, Koji Seto, Yusuke Yamamoto
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 96 mins.
  Opening June 14 2012

[ CITYLINE HONG KONG ]
  At a high school where Akana Aikawa works as a teacher, a rumor exists of a video. The video is purported to show someone committing suicide.  Then Akane Aikawa’s student Noriko kills herself. During that time, more suspicious deaths occur one after another. The police concludes that the deaths are suicides. What the police miss is that a key element exists in all of the students’ deaths. All of them watched a video before they died. Akane Aikawa now holds the key to the revival of Sadako and must defeat her once and for all...


  2 PROMETHEUS
    d. Ridley Scott
    Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green,
      Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron


 1 MOTORWAY
  Can : Choi Cheh
  Lit : Driver
    d. Soi Cheang Po Shui
    Shawn Yue Man Lok, Anthony Wong Chau Sun, 
      Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Michelle Ye (Yip Shuen), 
      Guo Xiaodong, Barbie Hsu (Tsui Hei Woon), 
      Josie Ho Chiu Yi, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 89 mins.
  Opening June 21 2012
  Opening June 28 2012 in Malaysia
  Official Site : http://www.mediaasia.com

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Sean is an overconfident rookie in the Stealth Riders, a secret police unit consisting of the best drivers in the force that targets underworld racing and fugitives on the run. Jensen is a legendary getaway driver, who's never been caught before his retirement 15 years ago. When Sean chances upon Jensen one day, he thinks his day has finally come.

Monday, June 25, 2012

[2012.06.26] JUST FOR FUN: DEREK YEE, ONLINE INSTIGATOR

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Derek Yee is not only online under a pseudonym, but also under sunglasses and a mask  in his own photos
Lau Ching Wan, Felix Chong, Alan Mak
"Danni" Daniel Wu

Aside from his baby dog, even fishes are his models
Louis Koo often exchanges "pleasantries" with Derek Yee online
Derek Yee not only posts Alex Fong's drinking photo but also topless photo
"Mrs. Bull" Amy Kwok

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When the names of Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho), Lau Ching Wan, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Alex Fong Chung Shun and Louis Koo Tin Lok, everyone would think of them as representatives of handsome men.  Yet in their own small circle, their nicknames are actually "Danni", "Big Bull", "Tiger", "Classmate Fong" and "Louis".  Who would dare to publicly call these handsome men by their cute nicknames?  Handsome director Derek Yee Tung Sing would!  He too has an even cuter nickname.  Everyone still called the 54 mature men familiarly as "Siu Bo"!

Although the microblog has become how artists distribute  information, but some in the industry still like to build their own little word to communicate with friends in a low key manner.  The chance visit to Yee Tung Sing's microblog is like a peek into a man's heart.  Yee Tung Sing has been on the microblog under a pseudonym for awhile already.  He enjoys sharing his life and hobbies, air, land, sea, animals are all there.  His baby puppy girl is the "in house model".  Even more attractive of course are his handsome friends' Chok look and true sides in front of his camera.  Even Lau Ching Wan's diving suit photo is exposed.

How Siu Bo calls his friends is also a source of humor.  Ng Yin Cho and Koo Tin Lok's nicknames are direct English transliterations, Danni (Daniel) and Louis.  As for why Lau Ching Wan would become "Big Bull" and Wai Jai "Tiger"?  The explanations are truly difficult.  Because Ching Wan is a "Big Bull" his wife Amy Oi Kwok Ming has become "Mrs. Bull".  Siu Bo says that he does not know what kind of grass Mrs. Bull feeds Big Bull, as the older he gets the younger he looks.  Actually, the men all called their wifes "Leader".

Classmate Fong is also another staple of Siu Bo's microblog.  Handsome man Fong Chung Shun under his good friend's camera is the most often seen as "drunk".  Big hunk becomes a big drunken hero with crab legs, only Siu Bo dares to send it.  He even says that he risks the danger to his life to post it.  Classmate Fong may look mighty but his tolerance for alcohol is very average.  When he is drunk he speaks in English and scares off everyone around him!

Once Siu Bo distributes their gathering photo.  Even Felix Chong Man Keung and Alan Mak Siu Fai are on hand.  He says that Big Bull happily talks nonstop like the mic hog at the karaoke box.  A group of film people talks all night not about movies but what they would do after they stop making movies.

Louis is not a frequent guest at the events, but Siu Bo loves to pick on him online.  Goo Jai in a movie plays a very active character who is good at diving, short distance running and shooting. Siu Bo asks him with all the sports why short distance running?  Can he not move in long distance? They trade jabs like children, which is a lot of fun.

Yee Tung Sing two nights ago shared a photo of a gathering at his home with Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha), Andy Lau Tak Wa, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga). Wa Jai did not arrive until his daughter was asleep, but he was full of smiles and not tired at all. Yee Tung Sing asked if Wa Jai has learned to change diapers? Wa Jai could not hide his joy as a first time father and loudly responded, "Of course!"

Sunday, June 24, 2012

[2012.06.24] SHANGHAI FILM FESTIVAL CLOSES

Patrick Kong, Julian Cheung, Annie Liu promote NATURAL BORN LOVERS
Wai Ying Hung, Theresa Lee
Zhang Xinyu
Cecilia Cheung again denies reunion rumors with Nicholas Tse
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[2012.06.24] HU GE KISSES JOEY YUNG BEFORE WILFRED LAU



Wilfred Lau (second half) and Joey Yung 
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Wilfred Lau Ho Lung earlier revealed that he was dating Joey Yung Cho Yi.  Actually Hu Ge got to her before he did.  In the film DIVA, Hu Ge and Yung Cho Yi had a kiss scene.  Playing a blind person Hu Ge joked that even the blind would open his eyes to a wet Joey.  He praised Joey's lips as very soft and the kiss unforgettable.

Joey and Hu Ge played a heroic rescue of a wet beauty kiss scene. They went into the river and Joey fell, the blind Hu Ge had to save her. During the shoot they had several bad takes, and Joey's clothing was wet and then dried several time. Hu Ge joked, "Facing a wet Joey, my sight was attracted; but I played a blind person, very uneasily I was able to settle my eyes.  During the kiss scene, Joey has good lips.  They are particularly soft and are unforgettable after a kiss."  Joey laughed, "I haven't kissed in a long time, because of that they are very well kept."

Joey was not worried about rumors with Hu Ge and even praised him to be a good man who knew how to take care of others.  "When I was wet and in his arm, I felt his strong arms.  Which girl wouldn't like that?"  Even a scene in which Joey guided Hu Ge had an accident.  She accidentally fell into a hole and scratched up her limbs. Hu Ge joked, "Even the blind didn't fall into a hole, Joey would be even more realistic as the blind person!"