Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu break up
— Budi Putra • February 12th, 2008 • comment
Top celebrity couple, Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu, who gained wide popularity through the 2001 hit television drama “Meteor Garden”, have broken up.
Michelle Yeoh to get France’s Legion of Honour
— Elvi Susanti • September 12th, 2007 • comment
A great news for Chinese movie world. Malaysian-Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh is to receive France’s highest civilian honour, French Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday.
The former Bond girl is to receive the award in an Oct. 3 ceremony in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
She also casted in Ang Lee’s 2000 kung fu hit “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”
Chinese movies to dominate Rio film festival
— Elvi Susanti • September 12th, 2007 • comment
Chinese movies move forward in the ocean of international movies. This year’s Rio International Film Festival, has chosen China as its annual select of focus country. Cognrats.
A total of 12 latest Chinese films and eight classic productions from the 1930s and the 1940s will be shown to the Rio audience at the festival, which will take place from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4.
Chinese, Japanese’s showbiz towards new direction
— Elvi Susanti • August 27th, 2007 • comment
It’s still take a time to prove whether it will be success or not in the long run. With its mix of Chinese and Japanese talent, Hong Kong directors and Chinese-Japanese financing, thriller movie “Confession of Pain” exemplifies the new direction in which the Asian entertainment industry is heading.
TV Asahi will air Taiwan singer Teresa Teng drama
— Elvi Susanti • June 2nd, 2007 • comment
The television drama about the eventful life of an Asian diva, Teresa Teng (1953-95), will air in Japan.
Lost in translation: Hamlet in Chinese film
— Elvi Susanti • June 2nd, 2007 • comment
Tokiko Oba of Daily Yomiuri wrote a piece about Chinese version of Hamlet, The Banquet. Directed by Feng Xiaogang and starred by Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming and Ma Jingwu, Oba said this film tends to fall in, what he called, “overboard” category.
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Chow Yun-fat rejoins cast of John Woo’s new epic
— Budi Putra • May 15th, 2007 • comment
After dropping out earlier, Chow Yun-fat has tentatively agreed to rejoin the cast, a publicist for one of the investors in John Woo’s Red Cliff said.Source | Photo source
Warner will offer movies online in Hong Kong
— Budi Putra • May 15th, 2007 • comment
Warner will offer movies online in Hong Kong. Why? This is an effort to control piracy there.
Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai finds success
— Budi Putra • May 15th, 2007 • comment
A good news for Chinese film world. I don’t see his film yet, but hopefully some I have a chance to enjoy this talented-filmmaker’s work.
The 48-year-old auteur, who this week becomes the first Chinese filmmaker to open the Cannes film festival with “My Blueberry Nights,” his debut English-language work, has won praise for his visual style and sensual art films as well as a clutch of international awards.
Welcome to My Chinese Cinema Blog!
— Budi Putra • April 24th, 2007 • comment
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