China Showbiz 2013/02/24
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2013 Miss Chinese International Pageant
This year, Chinese beauties from 16 different cities around the world will gather in Hong Kong for the big night on February 24, 2013. The winner of the 2013 Miss Chinese International Pageant, along with first and second runner-ups, will be determined based on beauty, deportment, and intelligence. The hosts of the night will be
Eric Tsang (曾志偉), Sammy Leung (森美), and Sharon Chan (陳敏之).
Since the night of the finale will be held on the day of the Chinese Lantern Festival, the 16 contestants will choose their own auspicious dating apparel, and display their best spirits while fantasizing about their dream man. This year’s bikinis and Chinese traditional dresses each have distinctive designs. The bikinis will be studded with sparkling diamonds, allowing the contestants to be extremely eye-catching onstage. The Chinese traditional dresses will feature a mixed essence of Chinese attire as well as Western fashioned tailoring, further enhancing the contestants’ beauty. - Catherine Ou-Yang (歐陽可心) – Auckland, New Zealand
- Poppy Chantrarachai (王思翊) – Bangkok, Thailand
- Jessica Chen (湛雨) – Chicago, USA
- Cynthia Qiu (邱芳思) – Foshan, China
- Carat Cheung (張名雅) – Hong Kong
- Denise Tan (陳楚寰) – Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
- Lauren Weignburger (周慧倫) – Los Angeles, USA
- Natasha Lee (李真真) – Manila, Phillipines
- Jacky Cai (蔡潔) – Melbourne, Australia
- Yang Liu Qing Qing (楊柳青青) – Montreal, Canada
- Vivian Li (李思禹) – New York City, USA
- Samantha Chin (陳冠曄) – Seattle, USA
- Stella Kae (曲斯云) – Singapore
- Sunnia Liu (劉夢涵) – Sydney, Australia
- Jessica Song (宋沁褘) – Toronto, Canada
- Gloria Tang (鄧佩儀) – Vancouver, Canada
- "Luxuriant Gens" releases trailers Model drama Luxuriant Gens 华丽一族 stars Li Xinru as well as model-actors Godfrey Gao and Li Xuedong. A remake of Korean drama "Model," the series tells of the inner intrigues of the modeling industry. Produced by Nesound (Ugly Wudi), the series will air on Hunan TV on March 1st. Watch the trailer below:
Fake kisses in the rain are a must for any drama.
In addition, judges of the night will assess the contestants based on fairly strict criteria. The judges consist ofJosephine Pang (彭徐美雲), Kenneth Ma (馬國明), Fala Chen (陳法拉), Lawrence Cheng (鄭丹瑞), andJimmy Wong (王賜豪), who will be evaluating with the most professional aesthetic vision. To bring further excitement, this year’s competition will consist of brand new activities and elements.
There will also be an award titled the “Star of Tomorrow”, in which 20 celebrities are invited to vote for their favourite contestant of the night. These celebrities include Oceane Zhu (朱璇), Grace Wong (王君馨), Queenie Chu (朱慧敏), Whitney Hui (許亦妮). Christine Kuo (苟芸慧), Sammy Sum (沈震軒), and Lai Lok Yi (黎諾懿).
Below is a list of the 16 contestants:
Johnnie To's "Drug War"
Johnnie To's "Drug War" opens next month. Some posters, stills and, at the bottom, New Year's greetings from the cast and crew.
Louis Koo
Huang Yi
Wallace Chung
Gao Yunxiang
Li Guangjie
Sun Honglei
Louis Koo
Cheng Tai-Shen
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New Monkey King epic brings back memories
"Odyssey," the latest film adaptation of the legendary Monkey King story, is enjoying success at the box office and fueling waves of nostalgia among Chinese audiences.
The fantasy-action film directed by acclaimed Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow took in 123 million yuan (19.7 million U.S. dollars) when it debuted in theaters on Feb. 10, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, setting a new record for single-day earnings at the Chinese box office.
The movie was adapted from the 500-year-old Chinese classic "Journey to the West," or "Monkey," the story of Monk Xuanzang's pilgrimage to India with the Monkey King and two other disciples.
Throughout the past century, "Journey to the West" has been successfully adapted to Peking Opera, comics, films, TV series and plays.
"Odyssey" is considered a companion piece to the film "A Chinese Odyssey," which Chow acted in 20 years ago. It also pays tribute to "Biography of Wukong," which was published by author Zeng Yu online, chapter-by-chapter, before being compiled in book-form in 2000.
The latter two overturned the traditional story by allowing the Monkey King, or Wukong, and his fellow pilgrims to experience the same struggles, joys, pains and thrills that regular people go through. They also added romance to the monotonous, monster-battling journey detailed in the original novel.
"A Chinese Odyssey" and "Biography of Wukong" were hits with both audiences and readers, and they even became "guides for people in love" among university students born in the 1970s.
"Dozens of my friends have borrowed lines from the film 'A Chinese Odyssey' to propose to their girlfriends and they all succeeded," said Xie Zhen, a female fan of the film, who is in her 30s.
"I can still recite the most famous lines, that is 'If God would give me a chance, I would tell my true love three words - I love you. If our love has to have a time limit, I wish it could last for 10,000 years,'" said Xie, who agreed to marry her then boyfriend after he recited the lines to her.
Other fans consider "A Chinese Odyssey" and "Biography of Wukong" the best cure for a broken heart.
"They teach you how to deal with life's obstacles and setbacks," said Chen Shu, 33, who watched the film on three occasions and read the novel five times when he was lovelorn.
Chen said the film and the novel are so imaginative and rebellious that they present their audience with new ways to live life. "I became much more magnanimous and open-minded," he said.
People like Xie and Chen are going to movie theaters hoping to enjoy a bit of something from their past, and have found yet another interpretation of an old favorite in "Odyssey."
"China's speedy development in the past decade left people much more lonely and detached in bustling mega-cities. It explains why the "Odyssey" audience feels nostalgic when watching it," Zeng, author of both "Biography of Wukong" and the novel adapted from the film "Odyssey," told Xinhua.
"But times change. The Monkey King's love oath changes from the moving 'love you for 10,000 years' [in 'A Chinese Odyssey'] to 'carpe diem' [in 'Odyssey']," said the author, who is better known in China by his pseudonym Jinhezai.
He added that the film displays today's Chinese society, in which people feel more anxious about the future.
"People now rush to do everything. They are also more realistic as they value material needs such as a house and cars more within a marriage than older generations did," said Chen.
He said it is a pity that fewer believe in love forever now. "Romance is more like a luxury."
Those adapting films from works of literature, literary scholars and film critics agree with Jinhezai's notion that "there are 1,000 Monkey Kings in 1,000 people's eyes."
Zhang Yiwu, a culture critic and professor with Peking University, said the original novel's combination of mythology, distinct characters and comic elements has made imaginative adaptations possible.
He said in an increasingly open and diverse society like China's, more eye-catching adaptations of the Monkey King mythology will emerge.
Meanwhile, Zeng hopes to make another Monkey King film in the near future. "It will tell my outlook on life."
The fantasy-action film directed by acclaimed Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow took in 123 million yuan (19.7 million U.S. dollars) when it debuted in theaters on Feb. 10, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, setting a new record for single-day earnings at the Chinese box office.
The movie was adapted from the 500-year-old Chinese classic "Journey to the West," or "Monkey," the story of Monk Xuanzang's pilgrimage to India with the Monkey King and two other disciples.
Throughout the past century, "Journey to the West" has been successfully adapted to Peking Opera, comics, films, TV series and plays.
"Odyssey" is considered a companion piece to the film "A Chinese Odyssey," which Chow acted in 20 years ago. It also pays tribute to "Biography of Wukong," which was published by author Zeng Yu online, chapter-by-chapter, before being compiled in book-form in 2000.
The latter two overturned the traditional story by allowing the Monkey King, or Wukong, and his fellow pilgrims to experience the same struggles, joys, pains and thrills that regular people go through. They also added romance to the monotonous, monster-battling journey detailed in the original novel.
"A Chinese Odyssey" and "Biography of Wukong" were hits with both audiences and readers, and they even became "guides for people in love" among university students born in the 1970s.
"Dozens of my friends have borrowed lines from the film 'A Chinese Odyssey' to propose to their girlfriends and they all succeeded," said Xie Zhen, a female fan of the film, who is in her 30s.
"I can still recite the most famous lines, that is 'If God would give me a chance, I would tell my true love three words - I love you. If our love has to have a time limit, I wish it could last for 10,000 years,'" said Xie, who agreed to marry her then boyfriend after he recited the lines to her.
Other fans consider "A Chinese Odyssey" and "Biography of Wukong" the best cure for a broken heart.
"They teach you how to deal with life's obstacles and setbacks," said Chen Shu, 33, who watched the film on three occasions and read the novel five times when he was lovelorn.
Chen said the film and the novel are so imaginative and rebellious that they present their audience with new ways to live life. "I became much more magnanimous and open-minded," he said.
People like Xie and Chen are going to movie theaters hoping to enjoy a bit of something from their past, and have found yet another interpretation of an old favorite in "Odyssey."
"China's speedy development in the past decade left people much more lonely and detached in bustling mega-cities. It explains why the "Odyssey" audience feels nostalgic when watching it," Zeng, author of both "Biography of Wukong" and the novel adapted from the film "Odyssey," told Xinhua.
"But times change. The Monkey King's love oath changes from the moving 'love you for 10,000 years' [in 'A Chinese Odyssey'] to 'carpe diem' [in 'Odyssey']," said the author, who is better known in China by his pseudonym Jinhezai.
He added that the film displays today's Chinese society, in which people feel more anxious about the future.
"People now rush to do everything. They are also more realistic as they value material needs such as a house and cars more within a marriage than older generations did," said Chen.
He said it is a pity that fewer believe in love forever now. "Romance is more like a luxury."
Those adapting films from works of literature, literary scholars and film critics agree with Jinhezai's notion that "there are 1,000 Monkey Kings in 1,000 people's eyes."
Zhang Yiwu, a culture critic and professor with Peking University, said the original novel's combination of mythology, distinct characters and comic elements has made imaginative adaptations possible.
He said in an increasingly open and diverse society like China's, more eye-catching adaptations of the Monkey King mythology will emerge.
Meanwhile, Zeng hopes to make another Monkey King film in the near future. "It will tell my outlook on life."
矶山沙也加，日本女优，于01年以模特身份出道，凭借性感丰满身材拍摄过多部写真集，随后转战影视圈，包括日剧《相亲流浪记》、《水户黄门》、电影《丁当飞舞的真知子老师》、《痴汉男》等都是她的代表作品。
Wong Jing's "Princess and Se7en Kung Fu Masters"
Posters and trailers for Wong Jing's "Princess and Se7en Kung Fu Masters", opening next week. The cast includes Sammo Hung, Sandra Ng, Ronald Cheng, Eric Tsang, Wong Cho-Nam, Rose Chan and many more. Opening Feb. 28 in Hong Kong, Mar. 8 on the mainland.
Ronald Cheng, Sandra Ng, Xie Na
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Cantonese trailer
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ACF 1813: MOTORWAY screening twice at Lincoln Center's Film Comment Selects series
Motorway / Che sau
Hong Kong, 2012, 89 minutes
Director: Soi Cheang
U.S. Premiere
Where: Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Film Society of Lincoln Center
When: Saturday, February 23 at 1:00pm
(at the Francesca Beale Theater)
(at the Francesca Beale Theater)
and Tuesday, February 26 at 6:30pm
(at the Howard Gilman Theater)
(at the Howard Gilman Theater)
Motorway, directed by Soi Cheang (Dog Bite Dog) and produced by his mentor Johnnie To (too many films as director and/or producer to count), will screen tomorrow and on Tuesday as part of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's annual Film Comment Selects film series. It's about Hong Kong's "Invisible Squad," a police traffic enforcement unit that is charged with arresting those who race through the city's streets at high speed whether for the thrill of it or for high-speed criminal getaways. They're "invisible" so that they're never noticed by street cars, thus enabling them to pounce on the speeding lawbreakers.
Shawn Yue plays Cheung, a cocky, relatively new member of the unit. He's teamed with policeman Lo (Anthony Wong), a veteran cop who's married and on the verge of retiring. Cheung is humbled when Sun (Gu Xiaodonog), a driver he'd arrested, turns out to have allowed the collar so that he can break his friend Huang (Li Haitao) out of police custody. Turns out that officer Lo has a back story with Sun, and Cheung must learn from his partner in order to be able to perform a tricky maneuver that will enable him to apprehend Sun and Huang when they pull their next caper.
I saw the film at a press screening and must confess that I was rather disappointed. I didn't expect a lot in the way of character depth or development in this kind of film, and there certainly isn't much of either.
I also could accept the film's ridiculous love interest: Taiwan-born actress Barbie Hsu plays a hot doctor who just happens to also be a highly accomplished pool player. She's briefly thrown in to the mix at three points to provide some indication that Cheung is a real red-blooded hetero-cop, not just a motor-head who's into driving "fast and furious."
For me the problem was that, while the cars were certainly fine to look at, the street racing wasn't all that exceptional. Racing through urban streets at high speeds has been done as well or better many times before. And the fact that the trick maneuver involved burning rubber and slightly releasing the brake so cars can slowly -- and I mean very slowly -- make a very tight 90 degree turn between walls, well, it didn't add much to the film for me.
So while I can't give it a solid recommendation, I'll just say that Motorway is an okay film. Not horrible, not bad, but not anything to rave about either. At least in my opinion. You may feel differently.
Tickets for both Motorway screenings can be ordered here.
Info about the 2013 Film Comment Selects series here.
姓名：中山惠
英文名：Megumi Nakayama
出生地：日本富山县
生日：1980年10月16日
血型：A型
身高：167cm
三围：B86cm:W58cm:H86cm
兴趣：料理、看电影、阅读、旅游[1]
英文名：Megumi Nakayama
出生地：日本富山县
生日：1980年10月16日
血型：A型
身高：167cm
三围：B86cm:W58cm:H86cm
兴趣：料理、看电影、阅读、旅游[1]
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