While The Dark Knight is already showing in Hong Kong, Warner Brothers has opted not to open it in China, or even offer it to government censors for their consideration.
Source: Jacques Steinberg on December 26, 2008 in The New York Times
Hong Kong movie fans will remember that the film includes a brief appearance by Edison Chen who retired from the local movie and popular music scene earlier this year after a scandal that saw sexually explicit photographs with several famous women posted on the Internet.
Might this be the real motivation behind the studio's decision?
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Posted: December 28th, 2008 by debs
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Peter Chan's $40 million epic The Warlords about three Chinese mercenaries in 19th century China has won best film at the Chinese-language equivalent of the Oscars The Golden Horse Awards at the awards ceremony held in the central Taiwan city of Taichung on Saturday. The film, which stars Andy Lau, Jet Li, and Takeshi Kaneshiro, also won Chan the best director prize.
The Warlords movie props
Originally uploaded by talosman
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Posted: December 9th, 2008 by debs
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The international famous actor Jackie Chan flew to Sichuan Province and brings comfort to the thousands of victims. He donated $ 1.4 million US dollars and large amount of food and water. He promises to help rebuild the schools destroyed in the earthquake.
Posted: May 22nd, 2008 by debs
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Don't miss the interview with Jackie Chan on CNN Talk Asia where he talks about his entire career and his new film The Forbidden Kingdom where he is paired with kung fu star Jet Li.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008 by debs
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The Stephen Chow vehicle Cheung Gong 7 hou aka C17, which was also written and directed by the star, is now available to buy on DVD!
Posted: April 8th, 2008 by debs
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Controversy at the Hong Kong International Film Festival which is in full swing right now with the shadow of Chinese censorship falling on three movies which have been withdrawn by their producers from the festival pending government approval.
The films are:
* Zhang Yibai's Lost Indulgence, a drama set in Chongqing about a passenger who moves in with the family of a driver after he dies in a car accident.
* Han Yan's Winds of September — The Chinese Mainland Chapter, part of coming-of-age trilogy.
* A Decade of Love, 10 short films, each 10 minutes long, by 10 new Hong Kong directors on the subject of love in Hong Kong.
While the films contain nothing overtly controversial and the Associated Press says no official reasons have been given for the lack of approval, filmmakers are concerned about China's tightening grip on the media in anticipation of the Beijing Olympics in the summer.
Chinese director Lou Ye and producer Nai An were banned from making movies in China for five years after showing their romance, Summer Palace, at the Cannes Festival in 2006 without clearing it with Chinese censors.
Source:CBC News
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Posted: March 28th, 2008 by debs
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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.
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Posted: January 9th, 2008 by debs
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According to Variety Johnnie To's gangster thriller Exiled has been chosen by the Federation of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong as its submission in the best foreign movie Oscar category for next year's awards, beating the historical epic A Battle of Wits, the action movie Invisible Target, Eye in the Sky, The Detective, The Sun Also Rises and Protege.
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Posted: September 25th, 2007 by debs
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News stories about the new Jackie Chan and Jet Li movie "Forbidden Kingdom" have appeared all over the Internet this week and report comments made by Jackie Chan that the new movie isn't actually that good. He explained that its target audience is the US and that "many people will be filled with overly high expectations and be disappointed when they see the movie."
Certainly, the film is eagerly awaited by fans all over the world.
Meanwhile, here's a great photo montage showing both Li and Chan's palms (alongside those of Maggie Cheung and Michelle Yeoh).
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Posted: September 23rd, 2007 by debs
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In recent years Johnnie To has emerged as the foremost director in Hong Kong cinema after the city's return to China in 1997. In this excellent article in Brooklyn Rail, David Wilentz explains just how Johnnie To and his Milkyway Image production company has taken over - Johnnie To In Charge.
Posted: September 11th, 2007 by debs
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