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Friday, February 29. 2008
-- She Aint Mean -- See Nan Sun reveals that Alex Fong, Stephen Fung and Eddie Peng are joining Tsui Hark's She Ain't Mean, playing opposite Zhang Yu Qi, Zhou Xun and Guey Lun Mei. Alex Fong plays a scientist who advocates environmental care and protection, Stephen Fung a member of a band, and Eddie Fung one who often skips classes to chill out somewhere.
They will share complicated relationships with Zhang Yu Qi, Zhou Xun and Guey Lun Mei. An insider says that there are nine relationships, often involving shenanigans, and it's full of intrigues, being unclear who loves whom, or who hurts whom. The script that the six leads gets are just an overview that gives them a better understanding of their roles. But the storyline may change anytime, even the actors themselves do not know the details, the outcome.
The film is shot mainly in Beijing, and expects to wrap by end of April. Sina, Sohu
Friday, February 29. 2008
-- Interview: Dennis Law on Fatal Move -- Patience is a virtue for the steady moving director of Fatal Move. Like many others with a passion for the movies, Dennis Law chose to study filmmaking at university. On his return to Hong Kong he decided to bide his time, rather than try to immediately put into practice what he had learnt at film school in Los Angeles. In an interview with bc, the one time chairman and executive director of Milkyway Image talked about having realized that, unlike those – especially actresses in Chinese cinema – who work before the lens, “There is no age limit for a director or anybody who works behind the camera.”
Consequently, Law, who frankly describes himself as “a very cautious person”, felt no rush to make films and was, instead, content to wait for the right chance and right person to come along. “Then,” he continued, “because life had a different [plan] for me, I started working in real estate.” All the while, however, “I never gave up my chance to meet film people, to get to know them and try to seek some opportunity to learn or invest,” even though he spent the next decade making his mark in the property industry. BC Magazine >>More<<
Wednesday, February 27. 2008
-- Fatal Move --  The gala premiere of Fatal Move on Feb 26 was attended by director Dennis Law, producer Charles Heung and his son Jacky Heung, most of the cast members including Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Ken Lo, Wu Jing, Maggie Shiu, Tien Niu, Carisa Yan, Lau Kam Ling, etc. Simon Yam appears especially excited. He greets the audiences effusively and also provides autographs prodigiously. He says that at Berlin Film Festival, the film was sold to an India distributor and he was invited to do promotions in India in May.
Sammo Hung appears quieter and more stoic, and he doesn't forget to promote the younger generations. He says that Wu Jing is one with very bright future, but timing is not favourable due to lack of martial arts films being produced. Sammo Hung hopes that, given his skills, Wu Jing would carve out a niche for himself in the film industry. Video: Sina, Sohu | More photos: Tom, QQ, Mop
Wednesday, February 27. 2008
-- Duel -- Daniel Lee announces his two future projects 《比武》 Duel (tentative) and 《将军》General/Checkmate (tentative) at a press conference in Beijing on 25 Feb. One is slated to be filmed in October, while the other at the end of the year. Sammo Hung will play the leading man in Duel. He agreed to joining due to the emphasis on drama. Daniel Lee also hopes to invite 70s martial arts stars Hwang Jang Lee and Wang Ing Sik.
The film is about two wushu practitioners who made a pact in their early years to challenge each other's martial arts skills. Subsequently, one lives overseas in USA while the other in China. To fulfil their obligations, the two have been waiting for over half a century, until they are in their seventies. It also examines the conflicts between the aging wushu practitioner and his kids, their differences in thinking and their generation gap, cultural differences, family ties, the traditional Chinese beliefs, trust and being true to one's word, exploring human relationships through the spirit of wushu. Sina
Wednesday, February 27. 2008
Wednesday, February 27. 2008
-- Yip Man Press Conference --
Press conference marking the inauguration of 80m yuan kungfu biopic "Yip Man" was held in Foshan at the Hall of Yip Man on Feb 26 afternoon. "Yip Man" is directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Mandarin Films. Sammo Hung will be the the martial arts director. The cast includes Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, Lam Ka Tung. Yip Man's two sons and several Wing Chun practitioners also turned up to show their support. The event kicked off with a lion dance performance as well as Donnie Yen performing a Wing Chun training routine on the wooden dummy. "Yip Man" begins production in March, and is expected to wrap up in June. 90% of the film will focus on events surrounding Yip Man that took place in Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s. Unfortunately, the buildings in today's Foshan are architecturally different from the past, so they'd shoot in Shanghai instead.
Continue reading "Yip Man is No More A Legend; Production Begins in March"
Monday, February 25. 2008
An Empress and The Warriors Sina Chat Sina, Feb 20, 2008 New Dragon Inn
Host: The Empress and the Warriors will be released in March. In our memories, this isn't Ching Siu Tung and Donnie Yen's first collaboration. They first collaborated on New Dragon Inn in 1992.
Donnie Yen: Yes.
Host: My most memorable scene is the finale in the desert with Donnie Yen fighting against Maggie Cheung et al. Do the two of you still remember it?
Continue reading "Ching Siu Tung and Donnie Yen on An Empress and The Warriors"
Sunday, February 24. 2008
Director Du Xiao Shares His Visions and Goals When China's multiple awarding director Du Xiao read the script of A Legend of Shaolin Kungfu, he approached it with reminiscence. As everyone is aware, Jet Li's version of Shaolin Temple is known throughout the world for its authentic portrayal of martial arts scenes, their elegance and practicality.
The kungfu culture developed rapidly following that, and films like Swordsman and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon brought about a different school of martial arts choreography, tending towards surrealism, etherealness and gracefulness.
Continue reading "Du Xiao and Sun Hui Ning on Legend of Shaolin Kungfu"
Sunday, February 24. 2008
-- Legend of Shaolin Kungfu II: Thirteen Warrior Monks -- Anecdote: Li Yuan says that pertaining to this training scene, he had a little dream when he was very young. Back then, when he just started training in swordplay, he hoped that one day, he would have the chance to using his own interpretation to perform swordplay on the screen. And finally, after ten years of hard work, here's the result... Video of Li Yuan doing something similar to Drunken Swordplay: Li Yuan's Blog
Sunday, February 24. 2008
-- Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon -- 
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, set for release on April 3 in Asia, is directed by Daniel Lee, and stars Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, who also works as the martial arts director, and Maggie Q, Andy On. Trailers may be found at Yahoo Taiwan and Tudou.
Saturday, February 23. 2008
Film critic-slash-actor Paul Fonoroff is mainly famous for his gweilo work in OUATIC 2 as the consul and his review anthology (PAUL FONOROFF AT THE HONG KONG MOVIES - 600 reviews From 1988 Till The Handover). Below, Fonoroff kindly discusses his background as well as his experience in the industry and his opinion on HK/Chinese cinema. HK Cinemagic >> More<<
Friday, February 22. 2008
-- Fatal Move -- A brief look at filming of the exchange of metal pole and sword between Sammo Hung and Wu Jing, some other scenes and brief notes from the director, Sammo Hung and Wu Jing may be viewed at Youtube, courtesy of WuJing.hk
Continue reading "Dennis Law, Wu Jing, Sammo Hung on Making of Fatal Move"
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