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Andy Lau, one of Chinese cinema’s biggest stars, ran the fourth leg of the Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong on Friday 2nd May. This great shot shows him still holding on to the torch on the bus after it had been officially passed on!
Hong Kong Film Honors article in the New York Times
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Published: April 15, 2008
Jet Li, above, was named best actor when the Hong Kong film awards were handed out late Sunday in a glittering ceremony, Agence France-Presse reported. Mr. Li won for his performance in “The Warlords,” an action drama set in 19th-century China that also carried off the prizes for best film and best director (Peter Chan) among its eight awards. Andy Lau, a co-star of “The Warlords,” won the prize for best supporting actor for the crime thriller “Protégé,” and Siqin Gaowa of the quirky tragicomedy “The Postmodern Life of My Aunt” was chosen best actress. The award for best Asian film went to Ang Lee for “Lust, Caution,” and a lifetime achievement award was given to Raymond Chow, whose Golden Harvest studios fostered the careers of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.
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Leslie leaped to his death from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on 1 April 2003…this is a great video tribute to his life and work.
There’s a taster of The Forbidden Kingdom starring martial arts superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan on screen together for the first time ever in the trailer which has just appeared on the Internet…
It’s been a difficult few weeks for Edison Chen who looked tense and tired when he met the press earlier today and admitted that he had taken those photos which allegedly show him in compromising positions with numerous high profile Hong Kong actresses. Chen is helping police in their investigation as to how the images were stolen from the star’s computer when he sent it in for repairs. In the meantime the HK heartthrob has announced an indefinite withdrawal from the local movie and entertainment business. Hopefully, when the hypocritical mass media feeding frenzy has quietened down he’ll be able to return to work…
Source: AFP
Sad news in the Hong Kong entertainment world - popular Hong Kong actress and comedian Lydia Shum aka Fei-fei (Fatty) has died from liver cancer at 60. A memorable and much loved figure famous for her bouffant hairstyle and wing-tip frame glasses, Shum appeared in over 70 movies.
Source: AFP
According to Reuters Life! Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan will take a break from making movies this year in order to promote the forthcoming Beijing Olympics. Jackie Chan started training in martial arts and acrobatics as a child at the Peking Opera School and has said that he hopes the Olympic spirit will inspire today’s Chinese and Hong Kong children to lead more active lives and participate in sports.
Jackie Chan was one of many of the major Chinese stars to sing on the Beijing countdown song - Welcome to Beijing.
Fans of Jet Li should check out the three video segment highlights on line at CNN taken from an hour long interview he gave with Talk Asia’s Anjali Rao; he talks about his newest movies The Forbidden Kingdom and Warlords, as well as his humble beginnings, his escape from the Tsunami disaster and controversial topics like the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama and Chinese unification.
Great article about Stephen Chow’s forthcoming movie CJ7 in the online New Straits Times today. Chow wrote, produced, directed the movie in which he stars opposite 9 year old child actor Xu Jiao.
According to Star Central Hong Kong actor and heartthrob Edison Chen was spotted filming on location in Hong Kong with Oscar-winning star Morgan Freeman recently. He’ll have a cameo role as a baddie in the new Batman movie The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and directed by Christopher Nolan.
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