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sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

Look forward very much to seeing ' Dark Matter ' when it is shown in the cinemas here in the UK shortly. This movie, starring Meryl Streep and Liu Ye, is directed by CHEN Shi-Zheng, who is based in New York, USA. Frankly, he is rather an un-known Film Director, but, he is well known in the Theatres here in the UK and USA for his works in Opera as Director.

' Dark Matter ' is his first motion picture. I am pretty sure, we will hear more about CHEN Shi-Zheng directing more movies in the near future.
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sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

To view the 'trailer ' of the movie "DARK MATTER" logon to:

www.darkmatterthefilm.com
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slcheang · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 21

Anyone see this one? Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok and that ABC guy from the new police story. Quite a good one and I'm impressed by Aaron's performance. Benny Chan has again produced another fantastic action thriller. Cinematography matches of hollywood, long live HK movies!

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

Ang LEE's Chinese movie to open Venice Film Festival 2007.

Director, Ang LEE's latest Chinese movie entitled 'LUST, CAUTION' (Se jie) has been confirmed to open this year's Venice Film Festival.

Look forward to watching this movie (starring Tony Leung and Joan Chen) when it is released in the UK in January 2008. The film is based on a short story written by a Chinese writer, Eileen Chang.

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

To see the trailer of Ang Lee's new movie 'Lust, Caution', log onto:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/lustcaution/trailer/

The above movie has been chosen to open the 64th Venice Film Festival to be held on 28.08.07, and I am sure readers of this forum will like to see Ang Lee's movie (or any other Asian movies for that matter) win a prize in the said Festival.

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

ANG LEE's highly erotic new movie 'LUST, CAUTION' has been slapped with a harsh NC-17 rating in the US for scenes featuring extended and vigorous sex. The movie, which has been dubbed as the new Last Tango in Paris by film bosses at distributors Focus Feature. Neither Lee nor Focus Feature boss James Schamus will contest the hard rating for the film. which is adapted from Aileen Chang's short story. Schamus says, "Ang Lee has crafted a masterpiece about and for grown-ups." The racy Mandarin-language film, which stars Tony Leung and Tang Wei, also features implied oral sex and full frontal nudity.

As a fan of Ang Lee, I am looking forward to seeing this new movie of his (when it is released in the UK in January 2008). Hope it is just as good as his Oscar winning movie 'Brokeback Mountian'.

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

"CONGRATULATIONS" to director, Ang LEE. He did it again. His latest movie 'Lust,Caution' (Se Jie) has won the top prize, the Golden Lion award for best film, at the 64th Venice Film Festival last night (08.09.07). Two years ago, his Oscar winning film 'Brokeback Mountain' won a similar award.

Saw this and thought it might be of interest to readers of this forum. Log onto:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/09/content_6690950.htm

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

Looking forward to seeing shortly these two movies:-

(1) The Forbidden Kingdom
(starring Jet Li and Jackie Chan)
http://www.forbiddenkingdommovie.com

(2) Children on the Silk Road
(Starring Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fatt)
http://www.childrenofthesilkroad.com.au

chunxueping · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 749 Location: Beijing, PRC

I read about George Hogg recently and was impressed with his story and support for the Chinese People.

There is a statue of him at his old school at Shandan and as you know we Chinese do not raise statues to foreigners lightly. The film should be interesting but I don't think there was any love interest originally so that is perhaps Hollywood gloss.

You can read some of his background at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hogg_%28disambiguation%29

(There are three George Hogg, make sure you get the right one, Wikipedia defaults to a footballer of the same name, you want George Hogg (adventurer).

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

" From the moment I read the screenplay about George Hogg in China and his untimely death, I knew it was a story I wanted to tell. Eight years followed as the script was developed and the cast and Chinese crew assembled. We spent six extraordinary months exploring China to find locations and then in late 2006 we started filming. At the same time we were finding many of the 'children' whom Hogg had rescued. They all remember him with profound love and devotion and seem to recall so much about the man who saved them all those years ago. "

Roger Spottiswoode,
Director, Children of the Silk Road

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

Saw this video clip and thought it might be of interest to readers in this Forum.

TIME's Favourite Chinese Movies

Video:
Going through China - withdrawal after the Olympics?
TIME's Movie Critic Richard Corliss can help:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1485842900/bclid0/bctid1 749436998

charolastra00 · Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 2

If you haven't seen Eat Drink Man Woman, you should. My friends call it "the food porn movie", but it's excellent. It also helps that there's tons of drool inducing shots of dim sum, kitchens, and great Chinese food.

Another Asian themed film that I love is Charlotte Sometimes. I don't know how it is in British film (other than in the British films I've seen, I haven't seen many Asian actors at all other than Indian/Pakistani), but in American film Asians are incredibly typecast. This film shows two Asian couples as "real people", which even in the 2000s is almost groundbreaking.

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

As part of the 'China in London' celebrations, there will be a London Chinese Film Festival taking place in
various venues across London from 31st January to 19th February 2009. For more details, visit:
http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/4301297

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

Saw this and thought it might be of interest to readers in this Forum. Log onto:
http://www.roc-taiwan.org/uk/ct.asp?xItem=76750&ctNode=927&mp=132

I note that the much acclaimed and talk-about film, Cape No. 7 ("Haijiao Qi Hao") in Taiwan last year, will be screened in London as part of the '2009 Taiwan Film Festival', and its director, Wei Te-sheng, will be in London for the said Festival which is from 20th to 22nd February 2009.

sunnyoyk · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 366 Location: London

Look forward to seeing the movie, Cape No. 7, at the '2009 Taiwan Film Festival' (20th-22nd February 2009) in London, and meeting the film director, Wei Te-sheng, who will be attending the Film Festival to promote his film and giving Q & A sessions.

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