Faithless
08-16-2006, 09:46 PM
Andy Lau is cool. TIA.
You can now return to the spammish plethora of white Hollywood-based films ever so promoted in this forum. :frown:
ANDY LAU TO BE CROWNED ASIAN FILM-MAKER OF THE YEAR (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/andy%20lau%20to%20be%20crowned%20asian%20film-maker%20of%20the%20year_1005533)
17/08/2006 02:11
Hong Kong icon ANDY LAU will be crowned Asian Film-Maker Of The Year at Korea's Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in October (06). The PIFF is the most prestigious gathering of the Asian film industry and the actor/producer/singer has been chosen for his "significant contribution to Asian cinema". A statement reads: "PIFF recognised Lau's dedication of searching for Asian film-making talents and promoting Asian cinema as a producer and actor, and decided to present him the Asian Film-Maker Of The Year Award." Previous recipients of the coveted prize include Iranian director MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF and Taiwanese film-maker HOU HSIAO HSIEN.
Andy Lau invests more in young directors (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007139.html)
August 09, 2006
Uber-star and a guy who is seemingly omnipresent in Chinese media, Andy Lau announced that he will invest 25 million HK dollars in his young directors program. The program will select another six young and rising directors and fund their films. Some of the first round films supported by this program were very successful in the last year.
"The Shoe Fairy" by Li Yunchan won a Golden Horse Award for Best Art Direction last year, while Ninghao's "Crazy Stone" topped all other domestic productions in the box office, raking in more than 17 million yuan so far.
And what's up with "Crazy Stone"?
'Crazy Stone' is China's anti-'Ocean's Eleven' (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/16/apworld/20060816135357&sec=apworld)
Wednesday August 16, 2006
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The film, part of a project to cultivate Asian film talent backed by Hong Kong star Andy Lau, has struck a chord in mainland China, with the Chinese news Web site Sina.com reporting it beat "Superman Returns'' and "Mission: Impossible III'' at the box office in some areas.
Ning's comic timing is impeccable, such as his handling of the security chief's belated realization that he's fallen for a decoy. The initial scramble for the jade is a delightful orgy of absurdities but the plot loses coherence as it veers toward a somewhat apocalyptic ending. - AP
You can now return to the spammish plethora of white Hollywood-based films ever so promoted in this forum. :frown:
ANDY LAU TO BE CROWNED ASIAN FILM-MAKER OF THE YEAR (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/andy%20lau%20to%20be%20crowned%20asian%20film-maker%20of%20the%20year_1005533)
17/08/2006 02:11
Hong Kong icon ANDY LAU will be crowned Asian Film-Maker Of The Year at Korea's Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in October (06). The PIFF is the most prestigious gathering of the Asian film industry and the actor/producer/singer has been chosen for his "significant contribution to Asian cinema". A statement reads: "PIFF recognised Lau's dedication of searching for Asian film-making talents and promoting Asian cinema as a producer and actor, and decided to present him the Asian Film-Maker Of The Year Award." Previous recipients of the coveted prize include Iranian director MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF and Taiwanese film-maker HOU HSIAO HSIEN.
Andy Lau invests more in young directors (http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/007139.html)
August 09, 2006
Uber-star and a guy who is seemingly omnipresent in Chinese media, Andy Lau announced that he will invest 25 million HK dollars in his young directors program. The program will select another six young and rising directors and fund their films. Some of the first round films supported by this program were very successful in the last year.
"The Shoe Fairy" by Li Yunchan won a Golden Horse Award for Best Art Direction last year, while Ninghao's "Crazy Stone" topped all other domestic productions in the box office, raking in more than 17 million yuan so far.
And what's up with "Crazy Stone"?
'Crazy Stone' is China's anti-'Ocean's Eleven' (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/8/16/apworld/20060816135357&sec=apworld)
Wednesday August 16, 2006
...
The film, part of a project to cultivate Asian film talent backed by Hong Kong star Andy Lau, has struck a chord in mainland China, with the Chinese news Web site Sina.com reporting it beat "Superman Returns'' and "Mission: Impossible III'' at the box office in some areas.
Ning's comic timing is impeccable, such as his handling of the security chief's belated realization that he's fallen for a decoy. The initial scramble for the jade is a delightful orgy of absurdities but the plot loses coherence as it veers toward a somewhat apocalyptic ending. - AP