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With a height of 5 feet 7 ½ inches (171.5 cm), Alexa Chung is considered relatively tall compared to the average size of a British woman. The average height for adult females in the UK is around 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm).
Alexa Chung wears a US size 8.5 shoe, equivalent to a UK size six and an EU size 39. The average shoe size for women in the United Kingdom is between 6 and 6.5 (UK).
Alexa Chung is 5 feet 7 ½ inches (171.5 cm) tall, which is 3 inches (7.6 cm) shorter than Nick Grimshaw, who is 5 feet 10 ½ inches (179.1 cm) tall.
Alexa Chung stands at a height of 5 feet 7 ½ inches (171.5 cm), making her shorter than Nick Grimshaw, who...
With a height of 5 feet 7 ½ inches (171.5 cm), Alexa Chung is considered relatively tall compared to the average size of a British woman. The average height for adult females in the UK is around 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm).
Alexa Chung wears a US size 8.5 shoe, equivalent to a UK size six and an EU size 39. The average shoe size for women in the United Kingdom is between 6 and 6.5 (UK).
Alexa Chung is 5 feet 7 ½ inches (171.5 cm) tall, which is 3 inches (7.6 cm) shorter than Nick Grimshaw, who is 5 feet 10 ½ inches (179.1 cm) tall.
Alexa Chung stands at a height of 5 feet 7 ½ inches (171.5 cm), making her shorter than Nick Grimshaw, who...
- 5/21/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
To be a fan of Hong Kong cinema is to experience déjà vu on a regular basis. If there is one hit movie in the region, then inevitably there will be numerous follow ups, some done with good intent, others simply to cash in. “Infernal Affairs” was onε such hit and so followed a procession of cop thrillers in quick succession. Never one to miss out on a trend, Wong Jing teamed up with Marko Mak to create what was one of the better examples of the genre with “Colour of the Truth”
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Corrupt cop Seven Up (Sean Lau) tries to warn gangster Blind Chiao (Francis Ng) that his partner Wong Jiang (Anthony Wong) has plans to arrest him. The three confront each other on a rooftop and three shots are fired leaving the first two dead. At Seven Up’s funeral, his wife urges...
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Corrupt cop Seven Up (Sean Lau) tries to warn gangster Blind Chiao (Francis Ng) that his partner Wong Jiang (Anthony Wong) has plans to arrest him. The three confront each other on a rooftop and three shots are fired leaving the first two dead. At Seven Up’s funeral, his wife urges...
- 11/9/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Twenty-four years ago, on the evening that the U.K. handed political control of Hong Kong to China in 1997, Hong Kong leading man and Cantopop superstar Andy Lau performed in state broadcaster CCTV’s song-and-dance spectacular to mark the occasion.
As the camera panned through an audience waving both Chinese and Hong Kong flags, he sang a dulcet duet with Chinese singer Na Ying of one of iconic Taiwanese singer-songwriter Lo Ta-yu’s most famous songs, “Pearl of the Orient.”
Lo had written the song in 1986 as an ode to Hong Kong and its unique identity as a haven and hub between east and west. The song nods to the territory’s troubles under British colonial rule, and implores it not to lose sight of its Chinese identity. At a time of growing anxiety about Hong Kong’s future after the handover, its lyrics posed the question: “Pearl of the Orient,...
As the camera panned through an audience waving both Chinese and Hong Kong flags, he sang a dulcet duet with Chinese singer Na Ying of one of iconic Taiwanese singer-songwriter Lo Ta-yu’s most famous songs, “Pearl of the Orient.”
Lo had written the song in 1986 as an ode to Hong Kong and its unique identity as a haven and hub between east and west. The song nods to the territory’s troubles under British colonial rule, and implores it not to lose sight of its Chinese identity. At a time of growing anxiety about Hong Kong’s future after the handover, its lyrics posed the question: “Pearl of the Orient,...
- 7/2/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Film production in Hong Kong has slowed sharply due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. But there is no lack of completed Hong Kong films and works in progress at this year’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
Mandarin Motion Pictures, with eight new titles, and One Cool Pictures, with ten, are two of the most prolific companies setting up shop in the virtual market that is part of the Busan International Film Festival.
One Cool Pictures’ slate is headed by the highly-anticipated $55 million sci-fi epic “Warriors of Future” directed by Ng Yuen-fai, and starring Louis Koo and Sean Lau Ching-wan. It is also pitching dramedy “All You Need Is Love,” a collaborative effort involving ten film companies that is intended to keep aims to sustain the livelihood of local film industry workers. The ensemble feature revolves around a fictional hotel that becomes the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Its “On Your Mom,...
Mandarin Motion Pictures, with eight new titles, and One Cool Pictures, with ten, are two of the most prolific companies setting up shop in the virtual market that is part of the Busan International Film Festival.
One Cool Pictures’ slate is headed by the highly-anticipated $55 million sci-fi epic “Warriors of Future” directed by Ng Yuen-fai, and starring Louis Koo and Sean Lau Ching-wan. It is also pitching dramedy “All You Need Is Love,” a collaborative effort involving ten film companies that is intended to keep aims to sustain the livelihood of local film industry workers. The ensemble feature revolves around a fictional hotel that becomes the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Its “On Your Mom,...
- 10/27/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
After the enormous success of the original, a return to the Zhisheng household was assured as this sequel returns to the cursed house for yet another impressive installment. Now helmed by rising Chinese genre director Joe Chien, this new opus arrives on DVD and digital from WellGo USA on December 4.
A hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, cultural relic restorer Song Teng arrives at the scene to investigate the strange claims that the house is haunted. When his duties force his wife Doctor He Fei to spend their anniversary at the house alongside his assistant Lao Yin, she suddenly begins to experience strange images and phenomenon while in the house. The more she spends in the house, the more she finds herself manipulated by the spirits of the past, including Xie Meiying as their lives interconnect in a very dangerous method, forcing...
A hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, cultural relic restorer Song Teng arrives at the scene to investigate the strange claims that the house is haunted. When his duties force his wife Doctor He Fei to spend their anniversary at the house alongside his assistant Lao Yin, she suddenly begins to experience strange images and phenomenon while in the house. The more she spends in the house, the more she finds herself manipulated by the spirits of the past, including Xie Meiying as their lives interconnect in a very dangerous method, forcing...
- 11/28/2018
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
The sequel to the 2014 hit film “The House That Never Dies” and based on true events that took place at the spookiest of Beijing’s Four Oriental Haunted Houses, “The House That Never Dies: Reawakening” debuts on digital and DVD December 4 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Starring Joan Chen, Julian Cheung (“The Grandmaster”), Mei Ting (“Blind Massage”) and Gillian Chung (“Ip Man: The Final Fight”), the story takes place a hundred years after a mutiny by warlords in Beijing when an expert in cultural relics encounters supernatural phenomena at the mansion on 81 Chaoyangmennei Street.
Synopsis:
A hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, a cultural relic restorer Song Teng experiences strange events at the ancient mansion. After discovering baby skeletons and weird spells, the intricate weaving of the past and present begin to emerge and reveals a haunting tale of the wrongly deceased...
Synopsis:
A hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, a cultural relic restorer Song Teng experiences strange events at the ancient mansion. After discovering baby skeletons and weird spells, the intricate weaving of the past and present begin to emerge and reveals a haunting tale of the wrongly deceased...
- 11/11/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
A story about loyalty, love, betrayal and revenge. The Wasted Times captures all the ins and outs of the organized crime business during the late 30’s with absolute care and elegance. Starring Ge You, Tadanobu Asano, Zhang Ziyi, Gillian Chung and Chun Du among others, this film resembles classic crime drama in a good way.
Directed by the same director who made the surprisingly great “Lethal Hostage” some years ago with Sun Honglei, comes “The Wasted Times”, a film about the organized crime in Shanghai in the late 30s, just at the beginning of a possible open war against the Japanese. The film was hanging around at festivals such as the Asian Film Awards, where it was nominated for cinematography and costume design; at the China Film Director’s Guild Awards in several important categories and ended winning the Best Director award; and it also made its...
Directed by the same director who made the surprisingly great “Lethal Hostage” some years ago with Sun Honglei, comes “The Wasted Times”, a film about the organized crime in Shanghai in the late 30s, just at the beginning of a possible open war against the Japanese. The film was hanging around at festivals such as the Asian Film Awards, where it was nominated for cinematography and costume design; at the China Film Director’s Guild Awards in several important categories and ended winning the Best Director award; and it also made its...
- 4/30/2018
- by Pedro Morata
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Anthony Wong, Gillian Chung, Jordan Chan, Eric Tsang, Marvel Chow, Chuchu Zhou, Timmy Hung, Luxia Jiang, Anita Yuen, Hung Yan Yan | Written by Erica Lee | Directed by Herman Yau
In postwar Hong Kong, Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begins as simple challenges from rival kung fu schools, leads to him becoming face to face with the dangerous underworld of the Triads. To defend himself and those he cares about, Ip Man must stand and fight one last time. This masterful biopic proves essential viewing for anyone familiar to the Ip Man saga, encasing sensational action sequences within a compelling drama.
Ip Man: The Final Fight comes from director Herman Yau, who previously helmed Ip Man: The Legend Is Born, the prequel film released inbetween Ip Man 2 and 3. And like Yau’s previous Ip Man movie, this sequel, which follows on from the...
In postwar Hong Kong, Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begins as simple challenges from rival kung fu schools, leads to him becoming face to face with the dangerous underworld of the Triads. To defend himself and those he cares about, Ip Man must stand and fight one last time. This masterful biopic proves essential viewing for anyone familiar to the Ip Man saga, encasing sensational action sequences within a compelling drama.
Ip Man: The Final Fight comes from director Herman Yau, who previously helmed Ip Man: The Legend Is Born, the prequel film released inbetween Ip Man 2 and 3. And like Yau’s previous Ip Man movie, this sequel, which follows on from the...
- 6/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
From Herman Yau – the director of Shock Wave and Ip Man: The Legend Is Born – comes Ip Man: The Final Fight, a fully authorized Ip Man movie which tells the story of Grandmaster Ip Man’s final chapter. Providing an older, and yet still extremely skilled portrayal of Ip Man is Anthony Wong (Infernal Affairs, House of Fury). A lifelong martial arts practitioner, he spent over a year preparing to play the role of Ip Man. Other key cast includes Eric Tsang, Gillian Chung, Marvel Chow, Jiang Luxia, Xiong Xinxin and Ken Lo.
In postwar Hong Kong, Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begins as simple challenges from rival kung fu schools, leads to him becoming face to face with the dangerous underworld of the Triads. To defend himself and those he cares about, Ip Man must stand and fight one last time. This masterful...
In postwar Hong Kong, Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begins as simple challenges from rival kung fu schools, leads to him becoming face to face with the dangerous underworld of the Triads. To defend himself and those he cares about, Ip Man must stand and fight one last time. This masterful...
- 5/11/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Director: Cheng Er
Cast:
Ge You
Zhang Ziyi
Tadanobu Asano
Gillian Chung
Du Chun
Ni Dahong
Yuan Quan
Language: Mandarin
Release Date: 23rd December 2016
Plot:
Love, hatred, and betrayal abound in Shanghai during the chaotic, war-torn 1930’s. Mr. Lu is ambushed during an important meeting with the Japanese army, but his sister’s husband, Watabe sacrifices himself to save Mr. Lu. Worse still, the Japanese brutally murder Mr. Lu’s children and sister. To avenge their deaths, Mr. Lu’s mistress attempts to kill the culprit but ends up dead. Years later as the Sino-Japanese war comes to a close, Mr. Lu visits the abandoned wife of his former boss, Mrs. Wang. She reveals that Watabe is still alive and did not sacrifice himself to save Mr. Lu, but is actually a Japanese spy responsible for the deaths of his family members and captured her as a slave in his basement.
Cast:
Ge You
Zhang Ziyi
Tadanobu Asano
Gillian Chung
Du Chun
Ni Dahong
Yuan Quan
Language: Mandarin
Release Date: 23rd December 2016
Plot:
Love, hatred, and betrayal abound in Shanghai during the chaotic, war-torn 1930’s. Mr. Lu is ambushed during an important meeting with the Japanese army, but his sister’s husband, Watabe sacrifices himself to save Mr. Lu. Worse still, the Japanese brutally murder Mr. Lu’s children and sister. To avenge their deaths, Mr. Lu’s mistress attempts to kill the culprit but ends up dead. Years later as the Sino-Japanese war comes to a close, Mr. Lu visits the abandoned wife of his former boss, Mrs. Wang. She reveals that Watabe is still alive and did not sacrifice himself to save Mr. Lu, but is actually a Japanese spy responsible for the deaths of his family members and captured her as a slave in his basement.
- 11/22/2016
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Mainland Chinese director Er Cheng offers up what looks to be a super stylish and deliberately off kilter take on classic film noir with his upcoming effort The Wasted Times, a period set offering that boasts a who's who of pan-Asian stars including Zhang Ziyi, Asano Tadonobu, Ge You, and Gillian Chung.Backed by Chinese production giant The Huayi Brothers, this is slick and compelling stuff, as evidenced by the English subtitled trailer below. And with China Lion already planning an October release, audiences this side of the ocean won't have long to wait to see it, either....
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- 6/8/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The legendary Wing Chun master makes a return in the action-packed martial arts drama Ip Man: The Final Fight, which is coming to blu-ray and DVD from Well Go USA Entertainment on November 12th.
From director Herman Yau comes his sequel to The Legend is Born: Ip Man starring Anthony Wong (White Vengeance), Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs), Jordan Chan (White Vengeance), Gillian Chung (The Midas Touch), Anita Yuen (Thunderbolt), Xiong Xin-xin (Tai Chi Zero), Wong Cho-lam (Beauty and the Seven Beasts), and newcomer Marvel Chow.
Ip Man: The Final Fight tells the story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man’s later life in postwar Hong Kong. It delves into his pursuit for romance with a young singer after his wife’s death despite the consternation of his disciples, his relationship with his eldest son, and his thoughts about his most celebrated student – Bruce Lee.
At the same time when...
From director Herman Yau comes his sequel to The Legend is Born: Ip Man starring Anthony Wong (White Vengeance), Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs), Jordan Chan (White Vengeance), Gillian Chung (The Midas Touch), Anita Yuen (Thunderbolt), Xiong Xin-xin (Tai Chi Zero), Wong Cho-lam (Beauty and the Seven Beasts), and newcomer Marvel Chow.
Ip Man: The Final Fight tells the story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man’s later life in postwar Hong Kong. It delves into his pursuit for romance with a young singer after his wife’s death despite the consternation of his disciples, his relationship with his eldest son, and his thoughts about his most celebrated student – Bruce Lee.
At the same time when...
- 11/7/2013
- by Eric Wood
- AsianMoviePulse
We knew it was coming, and now we know the date we can all finally see it. Herman Yau’s version of the life story of Ip Man (Bruce Lees martial arts master) debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD November 12th. The film depicts a realistic account of Ip Man’s later life in Hong Kong as he struggles against the vicissitudes of life: his pursuit of a romance with a young singer after his wife’s death (against the wishes of his disciples); his relationship with his elder son; and his thoughts on Bruce Lee, who would become his most celebrated student. Directed by Herman Yau (The Legend Is Born: Ip Man), IP Man: The Final Fight stars Anthony Wong (White Vengeance, Infernal Affairs), Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs), Jordan Chan (White Vengeance), Gillian Chung (The Midas Touch), newcomer Marvel Chow, Anita Yuen (Thunderbolt), Xiong Xin-xin (Shaolin, Tai Chi Zero) and...
- 9/24/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
If there’s one story Chinese movie makers visit time (even more than the Monkey king!) and again it’s the fable of the white fox Demon, and the latest version...The Fox Lover has thrown plenty of coin at the FX dept. Someone’s very handily fan subbed the trailer so we thought it rude not to show off their work. It’s due to open in China at the end of Sept, and if lush visual, martial arts and classic wire-fu is your bag (hand up) then it might well be worth a look - on DVD - as and when it hits Hong Kong. Synopsis: Adapted from a short story in Pu Songling’s supernatural classic Liaozhai Zhiyi The Fox Lover is about white fox spirit Xiaochui (Gillian Chung), who is irrevocably in love with the naive mortal Wang Yuanfeng (Chilam Cheung). In the universe resides the...
- 9/5/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Widowed Chinese herbalist Siu-Bo (Anthony Wong) - proprietor of the House of Fury pharmacy - likes nothing more than to impress - and bore - his kids Nicky (Stephen Fung) and Natalie (Gillian Chung) about the high times he enjoyed as a special intelligence agent. However, when dad's taken hostage by the evil Rocco (Michael Wong), who is after one of the agents Siu-Bo is protecting, they must fight to keep their family together.
- 4/3/2013
- Sky Movies
2013 promises to be filled with lots of Martial Art movies and i have to say 2012 wasn’t the best year for it. The list that we have here include some great movies and we have high expectations to see some great choreography. There might be more movies which we will add to this list, so if you know of any more, please leave a comment in the box at the bottom of the page.
Tom Yum Goong 2
Cast:Tony Jaa, Jeeja Yanin, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Marrese Crump
Kham is the last of a family line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the most perfect elephants could successfully defend the throne, and very great care was taken in raising them. After his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants and his calf, Korn, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for...
Tom Yum Goong 2
Cast:Tony Jaa, Jeeja Yanin, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Marrese Crump
Kham is the last of a family line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand’s war elephants. Traditionally, only the most perfect elephants could successfully defend the throne, and very great care was taken in raising them. After his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants and his calf, Korn, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for...
- 12/13/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Ip Man: Final Fight is the latest movie in production, but this is not part of the Donnie yen series, yet another spin off from the success of the movies like Ip Man – Legend Is Born.
The three leading actors in the movie are Anthony Wong, Gillian Chung and Jordan Chan, all which have studied Wing Chun before the filming of the movie. Anthony Wong will play an older version of Ip Man whilst Gillian Chung and Jordan Chan will play Yip’s students. The cast also includes Anita Yuen, Eric Tsang and Timmy Hung.
Also out this year is the movie Grand Masters, another movie based on the legend of Ip Man, which will star Tony Leung and of course Ip Man 3 – 3D, as Donnie Yen steps back in to play probably the biggest part in his career.
The movie will probably be released sometime in 2013.
Source:Chinesefilms.cn...
The three leading actors in the movie are Anthony Wong, Gillian Chung and Jordan Chan, all which have studied Wing Chun before the filming of the movie. Anthony Wong will play an older version of Ip Man whilst Gillian Chung and Jordan Chan will play Yip’s students. The cast also includes Anita Yuen, Eric Tsang and Timmy Hung.
Also out this year is the movie Grand Masters, another movie based on the legend of Ip Man, which will star Tony Leung and of course Ip Man 3 – 3D, as Donnie Yen steps back in to play probably the biggest part in his career.
The movie will probably be released sometime in 2013.
Source:Chinesefilms.cn...
- 8/28/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
“Nightmare” is a film immediately of interest as one of the rare horror efforts to emerge from Mainland China, where pretty much anything even vaguely supernatural is frowned upon by the notoriously strict censors. Trying to serve up the scares despite the rules and regulations is veteran Hong Kong genre director Yip Wai Ying, responsible for several entries in the lengthy “Troublesome Night” series, with a cast that includes actress Zhou Xianxin (“Gao Kao 1977”), Victor Huang, Wu Jianfei (“The Prince of Tennis 2”) and Twins’ Gillian Chung (“The Fantastic Water Babies”) along with fellow popstar Kenny Kwan of Boy’z fame. Zhou Xianxin takes the lead as a young doctor called Fang Lei, who suffers from violent dreams and suspects that she might be a sleepwalker, haunted by memories of her parents’ deaths and stalked by the usual creepy long haired ghost girl. Things in her life get more complicated when...
- 2/15/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Never thought it would see the light of day in the United States, but here it is! Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen’s Twins Effect II has been picked up for release by Well Go USA. By all accounts they are releasing it intact and entirely uncut, so we’ll forgive them (only just) the slightly bizaree decision, to rename it ‘Blade of Kings??’ Lucky were here to steer Hk action fans in the right direction! As well as the main draw of it starring Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan slugging in out on screen, the cast also includes Charlene Choi (Triple Tap, The Jade and the Pearl), Gillian Chung (Vampire Effect), and Hong Kong Film Award nominee for Best Newcomer Jaycee Chan (Jackie’ son) in the tale of a humble boy born to rule an empire who must first undertake his journey to claim his throne in the mythical land of Huadu.
- 1/28/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Never thought it would see the light of day in the United States, but here it is! Patrick Leung and Corey Yuen’s Twins Effect II has been picked up for release by Well Go USA. By all accounts they are releasing it intact and entirely uncut, so we’ll forgive them (only just) the slightly bizaree decision, to rename it ‘Blade of Kings??’ Lucky were here to steer Hk action fans in the right direction! As well as the main draw of it starring Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan slugging in out on screen, the cast also includes Charlene Choi (Triple Tap, The Jade and the Pearl), Gillian Chung (Vampire Effect), and Hong Kong Film Award nominee for Best Newcomer Jaycee Chan (Jackie’ son) in the tale of a humble boy born to rule an empire who must first undertake his journey to claim his throne in the mythical land of Huadu.
- 1/28/2012
- 24framespersecond.net
Above: Director Cheang Soi. Photo © Robert Newald.
One of the most pleasant experiences of the movie year was the Viennale tribute to Cheang Soi (Zeng6 Bou2 Seoi6), and not just because it was long overdue—during the last decade, Cheang has established himself as the last (so far) addition to Hong Kong cinemas's key genre auteurs. What's more, the director proved himself an easygoing, merry presence, visibly delighted to attend his first retrospective, despite being occupied with two major releases lined up for 2012: The Monkey King (Dà nào tiān gōng), a new big-budget version of the Chinese classic, and the racing film Motorway (Ce1 sau2), his second production by Johnnie To's (Dou6 Kei4 Fung1) Milky Way Company after Accident (Ji3 ngoi6, 2009) brought Cheang Venice competition recognition. He gladly sat down for a chat with the Ferroni Brigade, discussing the upcoming features as well as his promising career, which...
One of the most pleasant experiences of the movie year was the Viennale tribute to Cheang Soi (Zeng6 Bou2 Seoi6), and not just because it was long overdue—during the last decade, Cheang has established himself as the last (so far) addition to Hong Kong cinemas's key genre auteurs. What's more, the director proved himself an easygoing, merry presence, visibly delighted to attend his first retrospective, despite being occupied with two major releases lined up for 2012: The Monkey King (Dà nào tiān gōng), a new big-budget version of the Chinese classic, and the racing film Motorway (Ce1 sau2), his second production by Johnnie To's (Dou6 Kei4 Fung1) Milky Way Company after Accident (Ji3 ngoi6, 2009) brought Cheang Venice competition recognition. He gladly sat down for a chat with the Ferroni Brigade, discussing the upcoming features as well as his promising career, which...
- 12/19/2011
- MUBI
Almost every single second of the trailer for the upcoming Hong Kong genre endeavor “Night Mare” contains some sort of spooky shenanigan, and the result is nothing short of dizzying. Since I don’t have a proper synopsis to offer up as of this writing, I’m a little confused as to what, exactly, the film is supposed to be about. Regardless, the clip has made me curious for more, though my secret adoration for films featuring ghosts with long black hair may have something to do with this. It honestly looks like more of the same, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing if you’re a fan of this sort of cinematic nonsense. I’m sure there’s still someone of you out there. Somewhere. “Night Mare”, which stars Gillian Chung, Vanness Wu, Weide Huang, and Xianxin Zhou, opens in Hong Kong on November 18th, 2011. The trailer,...
- 10/20/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Gillian Chung continues her comeback with “Ex”, an attempt to put a more mature and insightful spin on the romantic urban drama. The film was written and directed by Heiward Mak, based upon her own novel and following up from her debut, the troubled youth drama “High Noon”. Noted for her realistic and recognisable take on modern Hong Kong society Mak has been hailed as a major new talent, and here she again sticks very much to subjects which audiences are likely to relate to, dealing with relationships, infidelity, confusion, and the ways in which everyday life can get in the way of love. The film was produced by the ever busy Chapman To, who also makes an amusing cameo appearance, with William Chan (“Beauty on Duty!”) and Michelle Wai (“Girl$”) making up the other two members of the film’s central romantic triangle. The film opens at Hong Kong airport,...
- 2/15/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Based on Law's childhood experience, the story intends to bring out the nostalgia of the Hong Kongers through the portrayal of those good old days. It has yet to premiere in Hong Kong, but is set for a March 11th release and it'll also will be able to be seen during the Hong Kong International Festival. - Hong Kong Film Scene: LocalThe 34th edition of the Hong Kong International Festival will be bookended by homegrown films this year -- Crossing Hennessy, the sophomore feature from Ivy Ho (Claustrophobia) will open the fest alongside Like A Dream starring Daniel Wu. The festival which includes several international titles from last year's Cannes, Toronto and Venice film fests, contains some newer, attention-getting titles such as Love in a Puff -- Pang Ho-Cheung’s first time collaboration with Haiward Mak, who first caught Hong Kong film critics’ attention with her debut feature High Noon.
- 3/4/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Let’s be honest and call Chen Kaige’s previous film The Promise what it is: a pretty to look at, entertaining in bursts great big failure of a film made by a talented man who did not at all understand the genre he was dabbling in. Hence there has been a great deal of anticipation for Kaige’s new film, Forever Enthralled, a biopic of famed Chinese opera singer Mei Lanfang starring Zhang Ziyi and Masanobu Ando. This sort of thing is the type of sumptuous relationship drama that made Kaige’s name in the first place and fans are rightly happy to see him return to it. The one possible hiccup? Kaige initially cast Hong Kong pop star Gillian Chung in a key role. Shot her role, too, and then the whole Edison Chen scandal broke and Chung’s nude photos were spread all over the Hong Kong tabloids,...
- 11/30/2008
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Chen Kaige is a busy man. Oh yes. Apparently.
What’s for sure is that director Chen of 霸王别姬 (Farewell My Concubine), 荊柯刺秦王 (The Emperor and the Assassin) and Killing Me Softly fame (gee, that’s like going from a Pagani Zonda to an Aston Martin DB9, to end up with a 1970s tractor carrying cow manure) is currently working on 梅兰芳 (Mei Lanfang). About the life of qingyi legend Mei Lan (film title was his stage name), the Us$ 15 Million period epic will have a huge cast, with Zhang Ziyi, Leon Lai, Chen Daoming, Ando Masanobu, Sun Honglei and Gillian Chung. Now, what could become his next work is slated to be an adaptation of famous Yuan Dynasty play 趙氏孤兒 (The Orphan of Zhao). But now the interesting bit: TV stars (and real life couple) Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie were raising funds already for their own version of the film,...
What’s for sure is that director Chen of 霸王别姬 (Farewell My Concubine), 荊柯刺秦王 (The Emperor and the Assassin) and Killing Me Softly fame (gee, that’s like going from a Pagani Zonda to an Aston Martin DB9, to end up with a 1970s tractor carrying cow manure) is currently working on 梅兰芳 (Mei Lanfang). About the life of qingyi legend Mei Lan (film title was his stage name), the Us$ 15 Million period epic will have a huge cast, with Zhang Ziyi, Leon Lai, Chen Daoming, Ando Masanobu, Sun Honglei and Gillian Chung. Now, what could become his next work is slated to be an adaptation of famous Yuan Dynasty play 趙氏孤兒 (The Orphan of Zhao). But now the interesting bit: TV stars (and real life couple) Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie were raising funds already for their own version of the film,...
- 8/12/2008
- by X
- Screen Anarchy
The Summer Olympics have become so huge that they will already be underway for two days before the opening ceremonies air Friday on NBC.
The ceremonies mark the official kickoff of the Games and subsequent 16 days of coverage on NBC and its owned cable channels plus Spanish-language Telemundo, which NBC also owns.
You might say the unofficial kickoff of the Olympics comes Wednesday at the unassuming time of 4:55 a.m. on MSNBC when the Us women's soccer team takes on Norway. It is the first event listed on NBC's voluminous Olympics schedule, which encompasses 3,600 hours of coverage.
The planned coverage...
The ceremonies mark the official kickoff of the Games and subsequent 16 days of coverage on NBC and its owned cable channels plus Spanish-language Telemundo, which NBC also owns.
You might say the unofficial kickoff of the Olympics comes Wednesday at the unassuming time of 4:55 a.m. on MSNBC when the Us women's soccer team takes on Norway. It is the first event listed on NBC's voluminous Olympics schedule, which encompasses 3,600 hours of coverage.
The planned coverage...
- 8/3/2008
- by By ADAM BUCKMAN
- NYPost.com
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong-based production company Big Media is set to reinvigorate the Chinese-language market by launching a HK$250 million ($32 million) slate of 12-15 projects in Mandarin and Cantonese this year.
Established as the production arm of Hong Kong film and TV group Mei Ah Entertainment, Big Media has been detached from the Mei Ah financial structure since the sale of 21% of its stake in January to Chinese investor Brandon Wen. However, Big Media will continue to utilize Mei Ah's business network and subsidiaries in China and Taiwan to foster co-productions and promote the film industry in the Greater China region.
To this end, Big Media is adapting a market segmentation strategy to target markets in the Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and regions further afield.
Its 2008 projects range from commercial films to prestige pictures, with budgets between HK$10 million-HK$100 million ($1.28 million-$12.8 million).
In line with the trend of Hong Kong-China co-productions, one-third of the slate will be co-produced with Chinese studios.
Butterfly Lovers, a high-profile action-romance by director Jingle Ma, headlines the 2008 slate. Charlene Choi (Kung Fu Dunk), of the pop duo Twins, has replaced her scandal-plagued bandmate Gillian Chung to star with Taiwanese singer-actor Wu Chun in the update of the oft-adapted folk tale.
Established as the production arm of Hong Kong film and TV group Mei Ah Entertainment, Big Media has been detached from the Mei Ah financial structure since the sale of 21% of its stake in January to Chinese investor Brandon Wen. However, Big Media will continue to utilize Mei Ah's business network and subsidiaries in China and Taiwan to foster co-productions and promote the film industry in the Greater China region.
To this end, Big Media is adapting a market segmentation strategy to target markets in the Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and regions further afield.
Its 2008 projects range from commercial films to prestige pictures, with budgets between HK$10 million-HK$100 million ($1.28 million-$12.8 million).
In line with the trend of Hong Kong-China co-productions, one-third of the slate will be co-produced with Chinese studios.
Butterfly Lovers, a high-profile action-romance by director Jingle Ma, headlines the 2008 slate. Charlene Choi (Kung Fu Dunk), of the pop duo Twins, has replaced her scandal-plagued bandmate Gillian Chung to star with Taiwanese singer-actor Wu Chun in the update of the oft-adapted folk tale.
- 3/17/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong-based production company Big Media is set to reinvigorate the Chinese-language market by launching a HK$250 million ($32 million) slate of 12-15 projects in Mandarin and Cantonese this year.
Established as the production arm of Hong Kong film and TV group Mei Ah Entertainment, Big Media has been detached from the Mei Ah financial structure since the sale of 21% of its stake in January to Chinese investor Brandon Wen. However, Big Media will continue to utilize Mei Ah's business network and subsidiaries in China and Taiwan to foster co-productions and promote the film industry in the Greater China region.
To this end, Big Media is adapting a market segmentation strategy to target markets in the Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and regions further afield.
Its 2008 projects range from commercial films to prestige pictures, with budgets between HK$10 million-HK$100 million ($1.28 million-$12.8 million).
In line with the trend of Hong Kong-China co-productions, one-third of the slate will be co-produced with Chinese studios.
"Butterfly Lovers", a high-profile action-romance by director Jingle Ma, headlines the 2008 slate. Charlene Choi ("Kung Fu Dunk"), of the pop duo Twins, has replaced her scandal-plagued bandmate Gillian Chung to star with Taiwanese singer-actor Wu Chun in the update of the oft-adapted folk tale.
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong-based production company Big Media is set to reinvigorate the Chinese-language market by launching a HK$250 million ($32 million) slate of 12-15 projects in Mandarin and Cantonese this year.
Established as the production arm of Hong Kong film and TV group Mei Ah Entertainment, Big Media has been detached from the Mei Ah financial structure since the sale of 21% of its stake in January to Chinese investor Brandon Wen. However, Big Media will continue to utilize Mei Ah's business network and subsidiaries in China and Taiwan to foster co-productions and promote the film industry in the Greater China region.
To this end, Big Media is adapting a market segmentation strategy to target markets in the Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and regions further afield.
Its 2008 projects range from commercial films to prestige pictures, with budgets between HK$10 million-HK$100 million ($1.28 million-$12.8 million).
In line with the trend of Hong Kong-China co-productions, one-third of the slate will be co-produced with Chinese studios.
"Butterfly Lovers", a high-profile action-romance by director Jingle Ma, headlines the 2008 slate. Charlene Choi ("Kung Fu Dunk"), of the pop duo Twins, has replaced her scandal-plagued bandmate Gillian Chung to star with Taiwanese singer-actor Wu Chun in the update of the oft-adapted folk tale.
- 3/17/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- Singer-actor Edison Chen said that he will "step away from the Hong Kong entertainment industry indefinitely" at a press conference Thursday, his first public appearance since a sex photo scandal that has dominated headlines in Asia broke Jan 28.
Chen (The Grudge 2) admitted that he took most of the photos, which were once claimed to be "doctored" by the management of the first female subject, Gillian Chung of the singing duo Twins.
The first photos appeared on the Internet on Jan. 27, and were quickly and widely circulated in Hong Kong and China. Hundreds more explicit photos depicting sex acts with Chen and various Hong Kong actresses and singers, including Chung and Cecilia Cheung, have been released by unidentified sources since then.
Canadian-born Chen left the territory for the U.S. and Canada soon after the photos surfaced and only returned Thursday morning. During the press conference, where he read a statement in English, he apologized to the women in the photos and their families, his parents and the Hong Kong people.
Chen (The Grudge 2) admitted that he took most of the photos, which were once claimed to be "doctored" by the management of the first female subject, Gillian Chung of the singing duo Twins.
The first photos appeared on the Internet on Jan. 27, and were quickly and widely circulated in Hong Kong and China. Hundreds more explicit photos depicting sex acts with Chen and various Hong Kong actresses and singers, including Chung and Cecilia Cheung, have been released by unidentified sources since then.
Canadian-born Chen left the territory for the U.S. and Canada soon after the photos surfaced and only returned Thursday morning. During the press conference, where he read a statement in English, he apologized to the women in the photos and their families, his parents and the Hong Kong people.
- 2/22/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- One half of the popular local girl group Twins, currently serving as pitch people for Hong Kong Disneyland's Chinese New Year promotion, was embroiled in a family-unfriendly scandal involving a graphic nude picture circulated on the Internet.
Emperor Entertainment Group, Twins' management company, refuted the authenticity of the photograph in a statement Monday. EEG maintained that they have filed a police report to investigate the source of the photograph and reserved its legal rights to prosecute anyone who released or distributed the picture.
The photograph allegedly featuring Gillian Chung in a compromising pose began circulating in online discussion forums early Monday morning. The photograph also allegedly depicted former EEG actor-singer Edison Chen. It was later deleted, but another photo, also purportedly of Chen, later surfaced with a different companion. Canadian-born Chen starred with Twins in the 2003 film "The Twins Effect", and had a cameo role in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight", filmed partially in Hong Kong.
Emperor Entertainment Group, Twins' management company, refuted the authenticity of the photograph in a statement Monday. EEG maintained that they have filed a police report to investigate the source of the photograph and reserved its legal rights to prosecute anyone who released or distributed the picture.
The photograph allegedly featuring Gillian Chung in a compromising pose began circulating in online discussion forums early Monday morning. The photograph also allegedly depicted former EEG actor-singer Edison Chen. It was later deleted, but another photo, also purportedly of Chen, later surfaced with a different companion. Canadian-born Chen starred with Twins in the 2003 film "The Twins Effect", and had a cameo role in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight", filmed partially in Hong Kong.
- 1/29/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screened
Hong Kong International Film Festival
HONG KONG -- If "The Incredibles" was a superhero family adventure, then "House of Fury" is a domestic comedy with martial arts. With Hong Kong heartthrob-turned-director Stephen Fung's sophomore effort, premiering as the opening-night gala at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival, the "fury" of kung-fu action enters a dysfunctional family home.
The name is, obviously, a reference to an old Bruce Lee classic, but this is not just another homage to kung-fu cinema of the past. Sure, some of the lighting and interior design nostalgically recall a '70s Hong Kong polyvinyl look. But everything else about this funky commercial fight flick is new and slick.
Martial arts fans should enjoy some of the punch-ups, and Hong Kong teens are making this a boxoffice hit. For everyone else, "House of Fury" might move fast, but it's not that furious.
The always delightful Anthony Wong ("Infernal Affairs") is a crabby Chinese medicine practitioner named Yue Siu-bo, who runs a traditional herbal shop. His outrageous tall tales about being a former international spy and kung-fu master constantly irritate his embarrassed son and daughter. Then one day, dad is kidnapped and the siblings discover the truth.
The cast is full of hip, young Hong Kong idols and starlets, Yuen Wo-ping helped create the fights, Hong Kong's biggest youth entertainment group is using its clout to market this lightweight confection and director Fung is genuinely interested in his craft.
But as impressive as the action in "House of Fury" is, its punches fail to make a real impact. The domestic angle is interesting, but the overall story is nonsensical. Family scenes with Wong, Fung (as the dolphin-trainer son, Nicky) and pop star Gillian Chung (as daughter Natalie) resemble a low-rent, single-parent sitcom. The only moments of interest -- and they are the most enjoyable moments in the film -- are the sibling fights. The two use Shaolin fists to argue about the TV remote and have a discreet feet fight under the table during a dinner with guests.
Given that this is only Fung's second film -- his debut was a Triad satire with another Bruce Lee-alluding title, "Enter the Phoenix" -- it's no surprise he lets Yeun's lighting-paced choreography dominate even though it is to the movie's own detriment.
When pops is captured and the junior set is called to arms, the movie seriously derails. Cronyism casting doesn't help. There are minor roles designed for Hong Kong stars that contribute nothing to the story. Worse is a badly drawn villain rendered even more wooden by a monotone actor.
House OF FURY
JCE Movies Limited presents a Homfaith Limited Production
Credits:
Director: Stephen Fung
Screenwriters: Stephen Fung, Lo Yiu-fai
Producers: Willie Chan, Solon So
Executive producers: Jackie Chan, Albert Yeung, Willie Chan
Director of photography: Poon Hang-sang
Martial arts advisor: Yuen Wo-ping
Production designer: Mak Kwok-keung
Costume designer: Au Yeung Ha
Martial arts directors: Sunny Yuen, Shun-yee, Ku Huen-chiu
Music: Peter Kam
Editor: Cheung Ka-fai
Cast:
Yue Siu-bo: Anthony Wong
Nicky: Stephen Fung
Natalie: Gillian Chung
Jason: Daniel Wu
May: Charlene Choi
Rocco: Michael Wong
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 101 minutes...
Hong Kong International Film Festival
HONG KONG -- If "The Incredibles" was a superhero family adventure, then "House of Fury" is a domestic comedy with martial arts. With Hong Kong heartthrob-turned-director Stephen Fung's sophomore effort, premiering as the opening-night gala at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival, the "fury" of kung-fu action enters a dysfunctional family home.
The name is, obviously, a reference to an old Bruce Lee classic, but this is not just another homage to kung-fu cinema of the past. Sure, some of the lighting and interior design nostalgically recall a '70s Hong Kong polyvinyl look. But everything else about this funky commercial fight flick is new and slick.
Martial arts fans should enjoy some of the punch-ups, and Hong Kong teens are making this a boxoffice hit. For everyone else, "House of Fury" might move fast, but it's not that furious.
The always delightful Anthony Wong ("Infernal Affairs") is a crabby Chinese medicine practitioner named Yue Siu-bo, who runs a traditional herbal shop. His outrageous tall tales about being a former international spy and kung-fu master constantly irritate his embarrassed son and daughter. Then one day, dad is kidnapped and the siblings discover the truth.
The cast is full of hip, young Hong Kong idols and starlets, Yuen Wo-ping helped create the fights, Hong Kong's biggest youth entertainment group is using its clout to market this lightweight confection and director Fung is genuinely interested in his craft.
But as impressive as the action in "House of Fury" is, its punches fail to make a real impact. The domestic angle is interesting, but the overall story is nonsensical. Family scenes with Wong, Fung (as the dolphin-trainer son, Nicky) and pop star Gillian Chung (as daughter Natalie) resemble a low-rent, single-parent sitcom. The only moments of interest -- and they are the most enjoyable moments in the film -- are the sibling fights. The two use Shaolin fists to argue about the TV remote and have a discreet feet fight under the table during a dinner with guests.
Given that this is only Fung's second film -- his debut was a Triad satire with another Bruce Lee-alluding title, "Enter the Phoenix" -- it's no surprise he lets Yeun's lighting-paced choreography dominate even though it is to the movie's own detriment.
When pops is captured and the junior set is called to arms, the movie seriously derails. Cronyism casting doesn't help. There are minor roles designed for Hong Kong stars that contribute nothing to the story. Worse is a badly drawn villain rendered even more wooden by a monotone actor.
House OF FURY
JCE Movies Limited presents a Homfaith Limited Production
Credits:
Director: Stephen Fung
Screenwriters: Stephen Fung, Lo Yiu-fai
Producers: Willie Chan, Solon So
Executive producers: Jackie Chan, Albert Yeung, Willie Chan
Director of photography: Poon Hang-sang
Martial arts advisor: Yuen Wo-ping
Production designer: Mak Kwok-keung
Costume designer: Au Yeung Ha
Martial arts directors: Sunny Yuen, Shun-yee, Ku Huen-chiu
Music: Peter Kam
Editor: Cheung Ka-fai
Cast:
Yue Siu-bo: Anthony Wong
Nicky: Stephen Fung
Natalie: Gillian Chung
Jason: Daniel Wu
May: Charlene Choi
Rocco: Michael Wong
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 101 minutes...
- 4/18/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- Production has started on Emperor Multimedia Group's sequel to its summer action hit Twins Effect. Twins Effect 2, starring Charlene Tsoi and Gillian Chung, who form the highly popular pop duo Twins, will mark the first EMG film to roll into production since Albert Lee took over the helm of EMG from Carl Chang in May. Despite the name, Twins Effect 2 will not strictly be a sequel to Twins Effect, which grossed $3.7 million. While the first installment -- directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen -- was about two young vampire hunters, the sequel will be a period martial arts piece with Choi and Chung as two warriors from an all-female country out to conquer men.
HONG KONG -- Production has started on Emperor Multimedia Group's sequel to its 2003 summer action hit Twins Effect. Twins Effect 2, starring Charlene Tsoi and Gillian Chung, who form the highly popular pop duo Twins, will mark the first EMG film to roll into production since Albert Lee took over the helm of EMG from Carl Chang in May. Despite the name, Twins Effect 2 will not strictly be a sequel to Twins Effect, which grossed $3.7 million. While the first installment -- directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen -- was about two young vampire hunters, the sequel will be a period martial arts piece with Choi and Chung as two warriors from an all-female country out to conquer men. The sequel will be directed by Patrick Leung (Demi-Haunted) and also stars Daniel Wu (Purple Storm), Edison Chen (Gen-Y Cops) and Jackie Chan's son, Jaycee Chan, in his film debut.
HONG KONG -- Production has started on Emperor Multimedia Group's sequel to its 2003 summer action hit "Twins Effect". "Twins Effect 2", starring Charlene Tsoi and Gillian Chung, who form the highly popular pop duo Twins, will mark the first EMG film to roll into production since Albert Lee took over the helm of EMG from Carl Chang in May. Despite the name, "Twins Effect 2" will not strictly be a sequel to "Twins Effect", which grossed $3.7 million. While the first installment -- directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen -- was about two young vampire hunters, the sequel will be a period martial arts piece with Choi and Chung as two warriors from an all-female country out to conquer men.
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