From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL <hktopten@yahoo.comx>
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Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (January 31 2013)
Organization: Chaffing Heart Club (TM)

The following publication contains material that might be objectionable to 
some readers.  Parental guidance and reader discretion are advised.

[FLUFF OF THE WEEK] Courtesy of Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, 
Oriental Daily, and Ta Kung Pao

1. THIS TOP 10 IS DEDICATED TO

	A. Jeff Lau Chun Wai who celebrates his birthday on the 5th
	B. Eddie Cheung Siu fai who celebrates his birthday on the 4th
	C. Miriam Yeung Chin Wa who celebrates her birthday on the 3rd
	D. Wai Ying Hung who celebrates her birthday on the 2nd

	E. Alex Fong Chung Shun whose father Fu Hei Hoi passed away at the
	age of 78 due to illness.

	F. Linah Matsuoka who celebrates her birthday on the 30th

2. MISCELLANEOUS 

* (2013/02/06) Soon to be father Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho) two nights ago 
with Deep Ng Ho Hong worked on the Emperor Motion Picture MOR GAING 
(DEMON COP).  The film company arranged for "priests" and a group of 
extras to set up an altar on the West Kowloon Corridor.  As soon as the 
director yelled action the extra cried and threw offering for the dead.  
Ng Yin Cho had a bandage on his forehead, carried a backpack and walked 
back and forth, seemingly working on the sorrowful look back at the 
altar; Ng Ho Hong had an arm in a cast.
	During the breaks they often chatted and appeared to be rather 
friendly.  During the shoot a car accident took place but the shoot was 
not affected.  More police officers were sent to direct traffic.

* (2013/02/06) Model Ma Mia Chen Jing Yi worked on the new film GAING 
JEUNG (POLICE CAPTAIN, tentative title).  Around 10PM, Mia and the 
experienced Simon Yam Tat Wa worked on location at Admiralty.  
	In the story Mia was on her way home when two men with sunglasses 
chatted her up.  They even attempted indecent assault.  Brother Wa who 
was nearby immediately rescued her.  When the men pushed Mia into the 
flower bed several times she screamed.  After half a hour the director 
accepted a take.  After the shoot Mia chatted with the crew, but her 
figure scared off co-star Brother Wa, who would rather walk far away.  
He even stretched with a light post and stood aside to watch the night 
scenery.
	Later they broke for snack.  Although Brother Wa and Mia were at 
the same table, when Mia ate Brother Wa kept his eyes on his food and 
chatted with the crew.

* (2013/02/06) The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards yesterday announced its 
nominees in 19 category.  THE BULLETS VANISHES (SIU SUT DIK JI DAN) and 
COLD WAR (HONG JIN) both received 12 nominations to lead the pack.  
Chapman To Man Jat with VULGARIA (DAI JOOK HEI KET) received his first 
Best Actor nomination to compete with Best Actress frequent flyers Tony 
Leung Chiu Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Nick Cheung Ka Fai and Lau Ching Wan; 
he also received a Best Supporting Actor nomination with DIVA.
	Leung Ka Fai with the critical and commercial hit COLD WAR was 
nominated for Best Actor and was considered the favorite.  LOVE LIFTING 
(GO GUI OI)'s Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam surprised with her first Best Actress 
nomination and faced THE GREAT MAGICIAN (DAI MOR SHOOK SI) and THE SILENT 
WAR (TING FUNG JEH)'s Zhou Xun, elders Miriam Yeung Chin Wa and Sammi 
Cheng Sau Man were only considered outside shots.
	The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards will take place on April 13th at 
the Cultural center.  THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI) was not released 
in time to compete, but Leung Chiu Wai still was nominated for his 
portrayal of a blind person in THE SILENT WAR and headed for his 6 Hong 
Kong Film Award for Best Actor.  Currently at the Berlin Film Festival he 
calmly thanked everyone.
	To Man Jat will compete for both Best Actor and Best Supporting 
Actor.  Facing four great Hong Kong Film Award Best Actors, he felt that 
his chance was very slim.  "I would pretend that I would be attending a 
party, participation counts."  He earlier with DIVA won the Hong Kong 
Film Critic Society Best Actor but he did not see himself as the Hong Kong 
Film Award favorite.  Instead he picked Ronald Cheng Chung Kei to win 
Best Supporting Actor with VULGARIA.  Lau Ching Wan was nominated for 
Best Actor again with THE BULLET VANISHES.  He said, "BULLET received 12 
nominations, I am also in the Best Actor competition.  I am truly very 
happy but I will face it calmly."  BULLET producer Derek Yee Tung Sing 
felt that the only flaw was Nicholas Tse Ting Fung was not nominated.
	LOVE LIFTING got Kong Yeuk Lam her first Hong Kong Film Award 
Best Actress nomination, with competition from THE GREAT MAGICIAN (DAI 
MORE SHOOK SI) and THE SILENT WAR's Zhou Xun, LOVE IN THE BUFF (CHUN GIU 
YU JI MING)'s Miriam Yeung Chin Wa and ROMANCING IN THIN AIR (GO HOI BUT 
JI LUEN II)'s Sammi Cheng Sau Man.  Not only everyone was amazed, even 
she did not dare to believe it.  Kong Yeuk Lam jumped with joy after 
receiving the good news and broke down.  She said, "It truly is 
incredible.  The nomination is already a great encouragement, it's 
already enough.  The competition is too strong."  Cheng Sau Man thanked 
director Johnnie To Kei Fung for his years of trust and also Wai Ka Fai 
and Yau Nai Hoi for their familiarity with her, witnessing her life 
experience and changes and writing scripts that showed her abilities.  
"Co-stars who know me inside out give me power, thank you lead actor 
(Louis) Koo Tin Lok."  Chin Wa felt that everyone who liked "Cherie" was 
the main reason of her nomination, she felt very happy.
	DaDa Chan Jing with her revealing performance in VULGARIA was 
nominated for Best Supporting Actress against Susan Shaw Yam Yam, Jiang 
Yiyan, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling) and Mavis Fan Hiu Huen.  She said, "I am 
very happy to be nominated with Sister Yam Yam, this is a surprise gift.  
To Man Jat and the director are the two most important men in my career.  
I appreciate them.  The nomination is already profit, I pick Sister Yam 
Yam."
	Originally nominated for Best New Performer with LOVE IN THE 
BUFF, Lam Siu Ha was discovered to have competed in the category before 
and was ousted.  She said that it was regrettable but the nomination 
already was a recognition.  "I would work hard with Brenda (her 
character)'s spirit."
	Ronald Cheng Chung Kei and Gordon Lam Ka Tung were nominated for 
Best Supporting Actor with VULGARIA and COLD WAR respectively.  Cheng 
Chung Kei earlier won the Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor and thus was 
the favorite, but his confidence did not increase.  He said, "I asked the 
Hong Kong Film Award chair (Gordon) Chan Ka Seung, after winning an award 
would the chance be better?  He said not necessarily, anyone who won 
might not win.  I pick THE BOUNTY (YUEN HUNG)'s (Alex) Man Chi Leung.  He 
with his big eye contacts was very outstanding!"  He said that his wife 
Sammie Yu Sze Man would accompany him.  He hoped that she would be lucky 
for him just like at the Golden Horse Award.  However they would not 
bring their daughter.
	Both picked Leung Ka Fai to win Best Actor.  Half confident to 
win Best Supporting Actor, Lam Ka Tung regretted that Aaron Kwok Fu Sing 
was unable to compete for Best Actor.  He said, "Sing Sing in COLD WAR 
gave a very fiery performance.  When we worked together I saw fire in his 
eyes.  I originally thought he had a great chance to be nominated."  He 
told Sing Sing not to be disappointed since he has won the Golden Horse 
Best Actor.
	As for Best Actor, Cheung Chung Kei voted for LOVE IS PAJAMAS' 
Teresa Mo Shun Kwan but Sister Mo was not nominated.  Lam Ka Tung picked 
Zhou Xun.

THE 32ND HONG KONG FILM AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST FILM
VULGARIA
MOTORWAY
THE BULLET VANISHES
THE VIRAL FACTOR
COLD WAR

BEST DIRECTOR
Soi Cheang Pou-Soi (MOTORWAY)
Pang Ho Cheung (LOVE IN THE BUFF)
Law Chi Leung (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Dante Lam Chiu Yin (THE VIRAL FACTOR)
Longman Leung Lok Man, Sunny Luk Kim Ching (COLD WAR)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Pang Ho Cheung, Lam Chiu Wing, Luk Yee Sum (VULGARIA)
Pang Ho Cheung, Lok Yee Sum (LOVE IN THE BUFF)
Law Chi Leung, Yeung Sin Ling (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Longman Leung Lok Man, Sunny Luk Kim ching (COLD WAR)
Alan Mak Siu Fai, Felix Chong Man Keung (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST ACTOR
Nick Cheung Ka Fai (NIGHTFALL)
Chapman To Man Jat (VULGARIA)
Lau Ching Wan (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Tony Leung Ka Fai (COLD WAR)
Tony Leung Chiu Wai (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST ACTRESS
Zhou Xun (THE GREAT MAGICIAN)
Miriam Yeung Chin Wa (LOVE IN THE BUFF)
Sammi Cheng Sau Man (ROMANCING IN THIN AIR)
Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam (LOVE LIFTING)
Zhou Xun (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ronald Cheng Chung Kei (VULGARIA)
Liu Kai Chi (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Gordon Lam Ka Tung (COLD WAR)
Chapman To Man Jat (DIVA)
Alex Man Chi Leung (THE BOUNTY)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Susan Shaw Yam Yam (VULGARIA)
DaDa Chan Jing (VULGARIA)
Jiang Yiyan (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling) (THE VIRAL FACTOR)
Mavis Fan Hiu Huen (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST NEW PERFORMER
Zhang Lanxin (CZ12)
Joyce Feng Wenjuan (THE LAST TYCOON) 
Jayden Yuan Xiaochao (TAI CHI)
Lam Siu Ha (LOVE IN THE BUFF)
Alex Tsui Ka Kit (COLD WAR)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Jason Kwai Chi Fai (THE LAST TYCOON)
Chan Chi Ying (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Kenny Tse Chung To (THE VIRAL FACTOR)
Jason Kwai Chi Fai, Kenny Tse Ching To (COLD WAR)
Anthony Pun Yiu Ming (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST FILM EDITING
Yau Chi Wai (CZ12)
David Richardson, Allen Leung Chin Lun (MOTORWAY)
Kwong Chi Ming, Ron Chan Chung Ming (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Chung Wai Chiu (THE VIRAL FACTOR)
Kwong Chi Leung, Wong Hoi (COLD WAR)

BEST ART DIRECTION
Yee Chung Man, Eric Lam Che Kiu (THE LAST TYCOON)
Tim Yip Kam Tim (TAI CHI)
Lau Sai Wan (THE GUILLOTINES)
Silver Cheung Sai Won, Lee Kin Wai (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Man Lim Chung (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST COSTUME & MAKE UP DESIGN
Yee Chung Man, Jessie Dai Mei Ling (THE GREAT MAGICIAN)
Tim Yip Kam Tim (TAI CHI)
Dora Ng Li Lo (THE GUILLOTINES)
Stanley Cheung Sai Kit (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Man Lim Chung (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
Jackie Chan, He Jun (CZ12)
Sammo Hung Kam Bo (TAI CHI)
Chin Kar Lok, Wong Wai Fai, Ng Hoi Tong (MOTORWAY)
Dante Lam Chiu Yin, Chin Kar Lok, Wong Wai Fai, Ng Hoi Tong (THE VIRAL FACTOR)
Chin Kar Lok, Wong Wai Fai (COLD WAR)

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
Chan Kwong Wing, Tomy Chan Chi Yat (THE LAST TYCOON)
Teddy Robin Kwan, Wai Kai Leung (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Peter Kam Pui Tat (COLD WAR)
Eman Lam Yi Man, Veornica Lee Duen Han (DIVA)
Chan Kwong Wing (THE SILENT WAR)

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SONG
CONSTANT TURMOIL (THE LAST TYCOON)
Composer: Leon Ko Sai Cheung
Lyric: Chris Shum Wai Chung
Performer: Jacky Cheung Hok Yau

BLADE EDGE RUNS COLDER (THE GUILLOTINES)
Compsoer: Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun)
Lyrics: Vincent Fang Wen Shan
Performer: Chris Lee Yuchun

DOREMI (ROMANCING IN THIN AIR)
Composer: Lo Tayu
Lyrics: Lin Xi (Lam Jik)
Performer: Sammi Cheng Sau Man

LOVE CAN'T LOVE ANYMORE (LAN KWAI FONG 2)
Composer: Charmaine Fong Ho Man
Lyrics: Lin Xi (Lam Jik)
Performer: Leo Ku Kui Ke

THIS KITE'S KITE (DIVA)
Composer: Davy Chan & C.Y. KONG
Lyrics: Lin Xi (Lam Jik)
Perfomrers: Joey Yung Cho Yi, Mag Lam Yun Tung

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Kinson Tsang King Cheung (THE GUILLOTINES)
Benny Chu Chi Ha, Steve Miller (MOTORWAY)
Phyllis Cheng Wing Yuen (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Kinson Tsang King Cheung (THE VIRAL FACTOR)
Kinson Tsang King Cheung (COLD WAR)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Han Young-Woo, Victor Wong Won Tat, Patrick Chui Pak Cheun, Seong Ho-Jang (CZ12)
Chas Chow Chi Sing, Kim Ho Pui Kin, Ng Yuen Fai, A Law (TAI CHI)
Victor Wong Won Tat (THE GUILLOTINES)
Law Wai Ho, Hellowing Cheung Jin Wing (MOTORWAY)
Cecil Cheng Man Ching (COLD WAR)

BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Roy Chow Hin Yeung (NIGHTFALL)
Brian Tse Lap Man (THE PORK OF MUSIC)
Fung Chih Chiang (THE BOUNTY)

BEST FILM FROM MAINLAND AND TAIWAN
1942
GF*BF
LOVE IS NOT BLIND
PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION
LOVE

* (2013/02/06) Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Shu Qi, Chrissie Chau Sau Na 
promoted their Lunar New Year film JOURNEY TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG MOR 
PIN) in Guangzhou.  Sing Yeh continued to express his "love" for Shu Qi, 
said that Shu Qi was fire that never ceased in his heart.  He arranged to 
put a "promise ring" on Shu Qi's finger and kiss her hand; Shu Qi 
bashfully kissed Sing Yeh's cheek.  The atmosphere was romantic as the 
media screamed, "Together!"  Sing Yeh joked, "I want her to kiss my 
mouth!"  
	Shu Qi heard everyone screamed "together" and bashfully said, "I 
haven't been with him, I don't know how romantic he would be overall."  
Sing Yeh did not pass up the chance.  "Then let's be together for 
awhile!"  Although Shu Qi had no comment for his expression of love, Sing 
Yeh did not give up.  "In life you have to keep failing and keep standing 
up again.  Like SHAOLIN SOCCER, she is the fire that never ceases in my 
heart."  He also explained the love behind JOURNEY TO THE WEST.  "It's 
not a simple love story, it is a love story that experiences life, death, 
explosion and excitement."
	Chau Sau Na earlier posed for Mainland media's JOURNEY TO THE 
WEST theme Monkey King and Bandit photos.  She showed off her shoulders 
and legs on her Monkey King photo, but she posed when the Beijing 
temperature reached 2 degrees below zero Celsius.  Despite the heat in 
the studio and 5 heaters around her, the chilling wind still blew in and 
gave her goose bumps.  Sister Na admired Sing Yeh's Monkey King the most.  
He was loving, loyal and full of emotions.

* (2013/02/06) Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Veronica Yip Yuk Hing and Joyce Cheng 
Yun Yi two nights ago attended the Lunar New Year I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 
(2013 NGOR OI HK GUNG HEI FAT CHOI) premiere after party.  Chi Wai 
happily expressed that the premiere response could not be better.  Two 
scenes that touched the viewers the most were Bosco Wong Chung Chak's 
proposal to Kate Tsui Tsz Shan and Tsz Shan yelling at Wong Chung Chak.  
He even revealed that Alan Tam Wing Lung was moved to tears.  He said, 
"Alan said that he would think when he watches the movie, after thinking 
of course he would cry even more."  Was Alan reminded of his wedding 
proposal?  He laughed and said that he did not know.
	Chi Wai gave special praise to Tsz Shan and Yun Yi's performance, 
Hing Hing could only come in third.  "Tsz Shan came in first, her 
performance in this film truly was great.  Even if she wouldn't win the 
Best Actress she would definitely be nominated.  The first time I saw 
the entire film I already sent her a text to praise her improvement and 
congratulated her on becoming an actress who knew how to act; the second 
one I congratulated was Yun Yi.  I felt if she was willing to let go and 
keep playing this type of comedy, she absolutely could be (Sandra) Ng 
Kwan Yu's successor."  Hing Hing also named Tsz Shan and Yun Yi in her 
compliments and agreed that Yun Yi could be Kwan Yu's successor.
	Hing Hing admitted that this comeback indeed has stirred up her 
acting bug, acting purely for interest absolutely was her dream.  She 
felt that even she invested in a movie she might not have this result.  
"Everyone gave me a very warm feeling.  Wong Cho Nam even showed me his 
photo with me at age 11, the photo was even laminated.  I thought it was 
a lot of fun.  This was something that money couldn't buy, but it was 
very hard to accomplish again in reality.  My husband won't let me make 
another movie, I don't know when I can come back.  This truly is the 
question mark."
	Yun Yi was happy about becoming Kwan Yu's successor.  She felt 
that an actress should let go of herself for her performance.  She said, 
"I have always admired Kwan Yu, I also felt that she is a woman who gets 
prettier and prettier.  Does that mean that I can be prettier and 
prettier, and have more and more aura?  I hope so!  (Did you deliberately 
study your late mother Lydia Shum Din Ha for your character in the film?)  
I didn't deliberately imitate Mommy, helplessly when I put on the glasses 
and wore that hairstyle I really resembled her.  When people called me 
fat, I wouldn't be unhappy.  This world has many different voices, 
looking from different angles.  I believe if I didn't get fatter last 
year, this time I might not be able to play this character."

* (2013/02/05) Shawn Yue Man Lok and Chapman To Man Jat recently are 
working on the Pang Ho Cheung's new film FEI FU JING YING ji TOH PIU 
CHOOK JING (FLYING TIGER ELITE: PACKAGE EXPEDITION).  They played Special 
Duties Unit members who go to Macau for pleasure.  Earlier they went to 
Macau for the location shoot.  Lok Jai yesterday posted a photo from a 
scene with a group of girls in black bras, but said that the shoot was 
very tough.

* (2013/02/05) Sandra Ng Kwan Yu and Eric Tsang Chi Wai have their Lunar 
New Year film releases, but actually they worked together on the Wong 
Jing new film THE PRINCESS AND THE SEVEN KUNG FU MASTERS (SIU GUNG JUNG 
MO LUM).  It will be released next month.  In the film Kwan Yu and Chi 
Wai not only appeared in weird costumes but also had a kiss scene.  

* (2013/02/05) Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho), Ken Wong Hap 
Hei and Deep Ng Ho Hong earlier worked on their Empire Motion Picture 
MOR GAING (DEMON COP).  In order to coordinate with three days of gun 
fight and explosion shoots, the film company more than two and a half 
months ago already applied to the authorities.  The process was rather 
strict as several on ramps were declined to the production and the 
production could not damage the road surface.  In order to avoid adding 
special effects and making the scenes unrealistic, they tried to 
coordinate.  The scene along cost HK$1.5 million.
	Ka Fai who recently has been working on MOR and THE CARTEL WAR 
(BIN YIK) could not be busier.  He once revealed that due to the drastic 
difference between the characters that he almost suffered from a 
personality split.  Earlier he appeared on an on ramp in Sham Shui Po.  
Several dozen cars formed a line.  In police uniforms Daniel and Wong Hap 
Hei exchanged fire with the masked Ka Fai.  Ka fai even put on a demon 
cop mask and opened fire.  Although he had two accomplices Daniel and his 
team forced them to retreat.  Because traffic continued normally on the 
road, the gun fire stunned many drivers.  After each shot Ka Fai would 
go over to the director Dante Lam Chiu Yin, watch the playback and study 
it.
	The next day the focus was on Daniel's gun play.  A car was on 
fire, a spark from which injured Daniel's left pinky.  The crew 
immediately treated Daniel.  To avoid contact with the wound, when 
Daniel removed his bulletproof vast he not only had assistance from the 
crew but also applied pressure on his wound.  Luckily the injury was 
minor.  After resting he immediately returned to the shoot.
	Ka Fai was surprised at the demon cop costume being revealed.  
"You caught that?  That's amazing.  I had a mask on, how did you know 
which one was me?  However this time I really have to thank the film 
company for providing so much resources and the government was very 
cooperated.  (The film will shoot at a funeral home.)  We have no taboo 
and work anywhere, we aren't scared."  He also revealed that that his 
Lunar New Year holiday will last until the Lunar 5th, but because he was 
too tired he had no plan to go overseas.
	Wong Hap Hei and Ng Ho Hong are also in MOR GAING.  The former 
earlier personally performed a close up shot in an explosion scene, then 
his double performed his stunt.  Ng Ho Hong who has been played robbers 
frequently this time played a cop.  He was in police uniform and had a 
gun in his hand as he pursued robbers.

* (2013/02/05) The film I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 (2013 NGOR OI HK GUNG HEI 
FAT CHOI) last night held a premiere.  Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Alan Tam Wing 
Lun, Veronica Yip Yuk Hing, Bosco Wong Chung Chak and Kate Tsui Tsz Shan 
attended.  They appeared in retro look and competed for Best Dressed, 
which went to Wong Chung Chak and Tsui Tsz Shan.
	Hing Hing after completing her promote will return to the U.S. 
"My acting bug really acted up for this production.  Chi Wai tempted me 
to make a television series and said that it was the film A SIMPLE LIFE 
(TOH JEH)'s team.  I even met the screen writer and was very tempted!  
Now I work due to interest, which money can't buy.  However I believe the 
chance to make a series is slight because my husband said that this 
production was the only and the final time.  I haven't made a series in 
20 years, a 30 episode series would take 3 full months.  Although Chi Wai 
promised me 8 hour rest everyday, even if I got past my husband I still 
don't know whether I would be able to tough it out."
	Wong Chung Chak's old flame Myolie Wu Hung Yi admitted that she 
had suitors.  Reportedly Wong Chung Chak was not lonely while working on 
a series in Hengdian either as he had two female companions.  Was it a 
protest against his old flame?  Wong Chung Chak said, "They are my 
assistants.  I am not worried, I am only afraid that the rumors would 
affect my female assistants."  As for Wu Hung Yi's new romance, Wong 
Chung Chak said that he was happy for her.  "I wouldn't force anything, 
relationships have to take their natural course."  Carina Lau Ka Ling 
said that she wanted to work with him, Wong Chung Chak said, "Thank you 
Ka Ling for such a praise, if we have a chance to work together I would 
agree even if I would have to be an ox or a horse."  Tsui Tsz Shan also 
received praise from Chow Yun Fat.  She said, "If I would have a chance 
to work with master class figures I couldn't ask for more, even if I 
would only play a pedestrian I still would be very happy."
	Chi Wai was asked about bringing Tony Leung Ka Fai, Lau Ka Ling, 
Andy Lau Tak Wa, and Chow Yun Fat back to TVB series.  He revealed that 
Leung Ka Fai has already agreed. "The soonest the production will start 
will be the end of the year, he didn't ask to work with anyone special.  
Leung Ka Fai started with the TVB training class and bleeds Shaw blood!  
As for Lau Tak Wa with the suitable series we will work together.  Lau Ka 
Ling doesn't have time right now, as for negotiating Fat Gor for a series 
it may be too farfetched."  Chi Wai felt that their return to TVB series 
would be good news for viewers because they are all good friends who have 
not appeared on the small screen for a long time.

* (2013/02/05) The film DAVID LOMAN has been in release for 3 days in 
Taiwan and broke NT$50 million (around HK$13.1 million), the film was new 
director Chiu Li-Kuan's first film and has been called the Taiwan version 
of LOST IN THAILAND.  Chiu Li-Kuan humbly said that she was only a 
"elementary school student director" and was still learning everything.  
"I am only in the top of the class in elementary school, I can't compare 
it to big films of the same period."
	Chiu Li-Kuan's motivation of making DAVID LOMAN was simple.  She 
did not discuss any major philosophy as she only wanted to relax and 
laugh during the Lunar New Year.  The film had a lot of Taiwanese, 
Putonghua and English foul language homophones that became jokes.  Chiu 
Li-Kuan felt that this was the basic human basic.  She gave special 
thanks to Chu Ke-Liang, who had comedy effect as soon as he appeared.  In 
addition Amber Kuo and Tony Yang's couple scenes were very outstanding as 
well.

* (2013/02/05) Angelababy and Ko Chen-Tung starred in the film TOGETHER 
that will open in the Mainland on February 12.  They played a couple so 
embrace and kiss scenes were inevitable.  Baby said that the first time 
she met Ko Chen-Tung was the costume fitting in Hong Kong.  He was very 
nervous.  During the photo shoot whenever she got a little closer Ko 
Chen-Tung would take a step back.  Ko Chen-Tung explained, "Because Baby 
is pretty and an experienced actress and I am warm up slowly, I didn't 
know what to say to her."
	They became good friends as they worked together.  Every time 
Baby went to work in Taiwan, Ko Chen-Tung would bring good food to visit 
her.  She said, "Actually he is a very passionate kid, every time he 
would visit me with bags big and little.  He is very attentive!"

* (2013/02/05) Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) is pushing the "Young Charmaine 
Sheh Si Man" Angel Chiang Ka Man to be his new film DAI YUT CHI BUT SI 
NEI (THE FIRST TIME ISN'T YOU)'s lead actress.  Two nights ago, Chiang Ka 
Man, Shiga Lin Si Nga and new comer Edward Ma Chi Wai worked on the film 
in Causeway Bay and attracted many onlookers.  On this night Chiang Ka Man 
had to break down, hold Ma Chi Wai tight and even bite his arm.  She was 
very emotional and in character.  Before the shoot, Chiang Ka Man first 
cultivated her emotions to cry real tears.
	Shiga Lin guest starred and showed off her long legs.  She held 
Ma Chi Wai's hand and looked intimate on their walk.  She said that they 
were not familiar so it was a little awkward.  During the shoot they saw 
how large the crowd of onlookers was and faced to wall to hide.  Was she 
the third party in the film?  Shiga Lin said, "No, my role isn't large 
but the character is rather important.  Director Yip Lim Sum taught me 
a lot about acting, I too hope to make more movies this year."
	Shiga Lin yesterday thanked Yip Lim Sum for asking her to guest 
star online and shared her production experience.  She would like to work 
together again soon.  Yip Lim Sum said, "This collaboration was very 
memorable, we should work together very soon!"

* (2013/02/05) Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Shu Qi, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Show 
Luo (Law Chi Cheung) and Huang Bo two days ago attended the film JOURNEY 
TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN) Beijing premiere press conference.  
Sing Yeh publicly expressed his love for Shu Qi, "My respect for Ms. Shu 
trickles endlessly like the river.  I hope to wait until Ms. Shu is not 
so busy to express my love for her again."  However Shu Qi did not accept 
Sing Yeh's love and said, "I admire and respect the director very much, 
I should be the one who asks whether I can express love for the 
director."  Sing Yeh said, "I am afraid that you will never have time, 
then I have no chance."  Shu Qi directly rejected Sing Yeh and said, "Then 
I hope to be always busy."  In the film Shu Qi pursued Wen Zhang.  In 
real life Shu Qi has never taken the initiative with any guy.  However 
she said that if she ran into a good guy she would consider taking 
action.  Sing Yeh revealed that he wanted a pretty girl to pursue him but 
he never ran into any.  Thus he expressed that in the film.
	Sister Na revealed that Sing Yeh bought her dumplings because in 
the film she had dance and exhaust her energy.  Sing Yeh praised Sister 
Na's great figure, which would lead to nose bleeds; Sister Na said that 
when she saw Sing Yeh she too would have a nose bleed.  Huang Bo as a 
comedy actor felt that if he did not work with Sing Yeh life would be 
less than perfect.  Thus he agreed to play Sun Wukong right away.  
However, Sun Wukong's costume was too ugly.  Huang Bo could not help but 
said, "Actually it wasn't the ugliest, it was just uglier than that.  It 
was almost KUNG FU HUSTLE's Beast." Sing Yeh praised Piggy who played 
the lonely gentleman for his performance and his comedy.  He said, "The 
important part is he is so handsome, just like when I was young."  Piggy 
revealed that Sing Yeh did not sleep or take care of his skin.  Sing Yeh 
said, "Why is all the attention always on my looks?"

* (2013/02/04) The Stephen Chow Sing Chi directed, Wen Zhang and Shu Qi 
starred JOURNEY TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN) yesterday held its 
premiere in Beijing.  Sing Yeh said, "I don't dare to say how much it 
will make at the box office, but I believe that everyone would like this 
movie."  A man of a few words, he yesterday even sang LOVE OF A LIFETIME 
with Shu Qi.  Sing Yeh was very tender with Shu Qi.
	Shu Qi was asked whether Sing Yeh still had any chance with her.  
She tried to change the subject, which made Sing Yeh very nervous as 
well.  "You didn't answer this question, just answer it directly.  Either 
I do or I don't."  Shu Qi said, "When I have time, when I have a lot of 
time."  Sing Yeh said, "I am afraid that you will never have time."  When 
she had to choose between Stephen Fung Tak Lun and Chow Sing Chi, Shu Qi 
said, "They both are great, I wouldn't choose."

* (2013/02/04) Paul Wong Koon Chung, Kay Tse On Kay, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung 
and Teddy Robin Kwan have been working on their new film MOOT YUT PAI 
DUI (DOOMSDAY PARTY).  Two days ago around 5PM they worked on location in 
Sheung Wan.  In the story after a bank explosion fire fighters rescued 
Paul and others.  Due to the numerous actors dressed as fire fighters and 
police officers, many pedestrians looked on.
	Kay had to walk out with Paul who was succumbed to smoke.  Due to 
the story they also had to have ash on their faces.  Some fans asked Kay 
for a photo and she complied.  Teddy Robin had make up blood on his 
head as the police helped him out of the building.

* (2013/02/04) Suspected to have "prepartum depression", Daniel Wu (Ng 
Yin Cho) two days ago was still working on the Dante Lam Chiu Yin 
directed Emperor Motion Picture MOR GAING (DEMON COP).  Playing a police 
officer, Ng Yin Cho was armed and wearing a bulletproof vast in pursuit 
of the robber who was both good and evil, Nick Cheung Ka Fai.  During the 
shoot Ng Yin Cho was playing with the prop gun.  After a shot he would 
immediately return to the director and watch the playback.  Conceivably 
the soon to be father was already able to overcome the jitters to make 
pre birth preparations for his wife.
	The Lam Chiu Yin directed Emperor Motion Picture MOR GAING starred 
Cheung Ka Fai and Ng Yin Cho.  Earlier they held a production start 
ceremony at the Ma On Shan Country Park, boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing 
personally attended.  Soon to be a Year of the Snake father, Ng Yin Cho 
suffered mentally from being excessively in character.  His wife Lisa S. 
also due to her pregnancy constantly cried out of the blue.  Ng Yin Cho 
would take time to shop with his wife when he was not making a movie.  He 
and his wife both were suspected to have the pregnancy blues.  Ng Yin Cho 
even invited his in laws to come to Hong Kong to keep his wife company, 
while he concentrated on making the movie.
	Two days ago around 3PM, he and Ken Wong Hap Hei, Cheung Ka Fai, 
Lee Kwok Lun and others worked on a police chase scene in Sham Shui Po.  
At the time the team arranged to have many vehicles for the shoot.  
Almost 20 vehicles were affected and were stuck on the on ramp.
	Ng Yin Cho and Wong Hap Hei were in police uniforms, bulletproof 
vast and carried guns in pursuit of the robber Cheung Ka Fai.  Ka Fai 
wore a mask.  The crew also very cautiously dressed Ng Yin Cho and Wong 
Hap Hei.  Before the shoot, Ng Yin Cho happily amused himself and 
pretended to shoot with his gun.  After every shot he would rush back to 
Lam Chiu Yin to watch the playback and understand whether it was 
satisfactory.
	After over a hour the day's shoot was completed.  The cast left 
but the director Lam Chiu Yin and the crew remained on the on ramp to 
scout the location.  Seemingly they still would shoot around the area.

* (2013/02/04) Wong Jing often publicly made fun of how Stephen Chow Sing 
Chi treated people and matter, but in terms of movies he remained 
objective.  Yesterday Brother Jing online publicly praised Chow Sing 
Chi's new film JOURNEY TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN) and said that 
he liked it very much.  Wong Jing said, "I saw JOURNEY TO THE EWST, who 
said (Derek) Kwok Chi Kin was invisible?  The story structure had his 
shadow everywhere.  However Chow Sing Chi's aura lingered all over the 
details.  I guess the inspiration came from DREADFUL TRUTH OF GRIMM'S 
FAIRY TALES, but with Mr. Chow's personality he definitely would deny 
that.  Summation: Great Mix, I like it."

* (2013/02/04) Mainland director Zhang Yibai's Lunar New Year film BETTER 
AND BETTER has received great support; the film has Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, 
Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Xu Jinglei and Wang Baoqiang in its cast and will be 
released on the Lunar New Year's Day.  Two nights ago a "friends and 
family screening" took place in Beijing.  John Woo (Ng Yu Sum) and Faye 
Wong were among the attendees.  Ng Yu Sum praised the film and said that 
he has not seen such a cheerful and warm film in a long time.  Faye Wong 
put on her cat ear hair band, stood in front of the film promotion board 
with her good friend Zhang Yibai and gave a thumbs up.  She said, "I am 
never like this, this is the first."

* (2013/02/04) Ronald Cheng Chung Kei yesterday posted a terrifying photo 
of his special effect make up in the film HOTEL DELUXE (BAK SING JAU 
DIM).  He has a white face, white eyes and no eye balls.  Around his eyes 
were all black veins.  He was rather pleased as he said, "This look can't 
be better!"  Vincent Kok Tak Siu said, "Your eyes are very red!  They 
are all out of bounds."
	Cheng Chung Kei learned that some girl after watching the film 
kept asking her boyfriends to imitate his ghost screams in the film.  Her 
boyfriend was unwilling and upset her.  Cheng Chung Kei's wife Sammie Yu 
Si Man also jokingly impersonated his call!

* (2013/02/04) Lily Ho Ngo Yi and Oscar Leung Lit Wai yesterday attended 
an event promotion.  Leung Lit worked on FUNG BO (STORM) earlier and in 
one scene had to slap Andy Lau Tak Wa.; Wa Jai was Wai Wai's idol so 
during the shoot Wai Wai was especially scared.  Wa Jai found out and 
communicated with him.  Finally his slap left Wa Jai shaking his head.  
Wai Wai during an action scene in HARDCORE COMEDY (CHUNG HAU MEI) almost 
injured his co-star Louis Cheung Kai Chung, and in a few days he will work 
with three actresses in a passion scene.
	Meanwhile Christine Kuo and Jay Fung Won Him attended a shopping 
center New Spring event.  Recently she has been busy with the film 
HARDCORE COMEDY and a television series, which she hoped to complete 
before the Lunar New Year and properly rest.  She already asked the 
company for 3 weeks off to return to Canada and visit her family.  
Speaking of her HARDCORE COMEDY school uniform look, she received online 
praises.  Lady Kuo said, "Thank you, the costume designer chose a 
suitable costume for me, the result was great.  I didn't know that 
(Renee) Lee Wan was criticized for wearing a real school uniform.  Mine 
was fake."

* (2013/02/03) The strongest in the universe Donnie Yen Chi Tan has been 
busy as a director and an actor on his new film THE ICEMAN COMETH (3D 
BING FUNG HUP).  Two nights ago he appeared again at Central, but he did 
not perform personally.  He only concentrated on directing extras in 
action scenes.
	During the shoot Wise Guys and several police officers struggled, 
Chi Tan did not seem pleased with their action and demonstrated in 
person.  He even instructed for half a hour.  Unfortunately the extras 
still were unable to meet his demand, leaving him shaking his head and 
sighing.  Finally he seriously sat aside to watch the playback.

* (2013/02/03) Yesterday Paul Wong Koon Chung met up with Wilfred Lau Ho 
Lung, Kay Tse On Kay, Kelvin Kwan Chor Yiu, Teddy Robin Kwan and others 
in Sheung Wan to work on an explosion scene for the film MOOT YUT PAI DUI 
(DOOMSDAY PARTY).  Several dozen actors participated as victims, police 
officers and fire fighters, ambulances and fire engines were also 
present.
	Playing the bank client manager Tse On Kay wore her uniform, Paul 
played a cop.  Everyone was covered in ash.  Lau Ho Lung and victims 
stepped outside the building, Teddy Robin even had make up blood on his 
head while the police placed Kwan Chor Yiu in handcuffs.

* (2013/02/03) Alan Tam Wing Lun and Veronica Yip Yuk Hing yesterday 
promoted their Lunar New Year film I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 (2013 NGOR OI HK 
GUNG HEI FAT CHOI).  Hing Hing wore her personal blue and white porcelain 
dress, diamond earrings and a more than 5 karat diamond ring.  Was she 
trying to dispel the rumor that she was making the movie for money?  Hing 
Hing said, "Hubby asked me if I wasn't paid the other half of the salary, 
if so I should just let it go and not return to Hong Kong.  However it's 
not a money problem, it's responsibility.  Work can't be like this.  I 
hope he knows that people who makes movies are very serious; unless I 
am dead, otherwise no matter why I have to be there."
	She admitted that the movie did not require too many jewelry.  
She never imagined that it would lead to so many rumors.  This time she 
could dress pretty to promote.  "I can bring too much jewelry because I 
am afraid of taxes when I go back.  Earlier I have had items stolen at 
the airport three times, so I would be extra careful."

* (2013/02/03) Stephen Chow Sing Chi has not released a new film in 4 
years.  The long awaited fantasy comedy JOURNEY TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG 
MOR PIN) will be released on February 7.  Yesterday a media advanced 
screening was held.
	Although the film was 1 hour and 50 minutes long and Sing Yeh 
only directed and not starred, the film did not have a dull moment.  
However it had no pleasant surprise either; the comedy that viewers 
wanted to see the most was just rotten gag, the film did not have any 
gut busting laugh.  The film's selling point all along, special effect 
scenes were neither plenty nor exciting.  They included the giant fish 
demon transforming into an octopus to kill people, the pig demon 
transforming into a wild boar, and Sun Wukong transforming into a gorilla 
and Buddha.
	JOURNEY TO THE WEST's simple story was about the young Xuan 
Zang, who finally became the Venerable Monk Tang. With the assistance of 
exorcist Shu Qi he tamed the water demon, the pig demon and the king of 
demon kings and turned them into his disciples with love; Venerable Monk 
Tang experienced the truth of Great Love from these experience and Shu 
Qi's death, Chow Sing Chi style comedy was added in between.
	Sun Wukong's crown originally was the free flying ring that Shu 
Qi used to tame demons.  After turning it into a ring, Shu Qi gave it to 
Wen Zhang as a gift of lifelong companionship after falling for him at 
first sight.  Although Shu Qi was stuck on him, Wen Zhang did not accept 
her; finally when Shu Qi died for him, he realized that he fell for Shu 
Qi long ago.  Wen Zhang only said, "I love you for a thousand years, ten 
thousand years" just like the classic dialogue from CHINESE ODYSSEY (SAI 
YA UGEI), but no new classic line appeared.
	The lonely gentleman Show Luo (Law Chi Cheung) and Shu Qi's 
sister Chrissie Chau Sau Na were actually guest stars.  Piggy only had 
two shots.  He sat on the sedan chair and never touched the ground.  For 
comedy four old fairies carried him on the sedan.  Even when he fought 
with Sun Wukong he only launched swords from his seat.  Sing Yeh did not 
properly use Sister Na's sexiness, only her slim waist in a seductive 
dance.  The dance scene with Wen Zhang and Sister Na indeed was very 
funny.
	As for the cast, everyone gave outstanding performance.  Each
character personality left a deep impression.  Wen Zhang and Huang Bo 
were the best.  Shu Qi was just right as the powerful but innocent woman.  
	Sing Yeh's colleagues often criticized him for being hard to deal 
with.  Yesterday he replied, "Actually I don't know how am I over these 
years, I did things according to my own principles.  Anything bad of 
course needs improvement, human cannot possibly be perfect all the time.  
I have been in show business for 30 years, the principle that never 
changed was work more, talk less."  As for outside depiction of him as 
cold, merciless and hard to work with, Sing Yeh said, "When you ask me, 
I am not going to answer.  I don't want to say anything either!  Ask 
them!"  
	Sing Yeh yesterday saw Chau Sau Na and said, "She is thinner!"  
Chau Sau Na explained that she trimmed her belly in advance for the 
celebration.  "The box office number will definitely be huge, so I lost 
the belly in advance.  I prepare to pig out at the celebration, after the 
Lunar New Year it will be one meal after another."

* (2013/02/03) HOTEL DELUXE (BAK SING JAU DIM) two nights ago held a 
premiere.  Fiona Sit Hoi Kei appeared in a tight orange dress but her 
lack of a figure was made fun of.  Chapman To Man Jat said, "She has no 
curve to start with.  Others go overboard, she uses a belt to draw out her 
chest."  He said that earlier when they worked in Qiandao Lake they often 
chatted in their rooms.  Sit Hoi Kei was reluctant to leave, when it was 
over she even forgot her own room number and left Sandra Ng Kwan Yu with 
an absurd look in her eyes.
	To Man Jat also joked that Kwan Yu's chest was as flat as her 
back.  "I was chatting with Sit Hoi Kei in the room and Kwan Yu's massage 
appointment came up. I saw her back, but when she turned around I still 
thought it was her back; earlier when we returned to the radio station for 
a program, she even went without a bra for comfort."
	Sit Hoi Kei felt embarrassed from the jabs at her lack of figure.  
"From now on when I work with them on a movie I want a raise!"  Kwan Yu 
joked that everyone could see how thin she was.  Even her daughter 
thought her chest was small and her figure resembled a man's.  Kwan Yu 
joked, "Earlier I am naked with my daughter.  The maid had a great figure 
so my daughter asked why some are big and some are small.  I asked her 
whether she liked big or small, she at first said mine was just right, 
then 3 seconds later she said she liked big and said my figure looked 
like a boy's!"  Kwan Yu had no intention to enhance her breasts but would 
cultivate her daughter to have a perfect figure.  "I would tell her to 
eat more nutritious food and develop a super model figure."  She even 
struck back and said that To Man Jat was very dirty.
	Teresa Mo Shun Kwan and Kwan Yu worked together again after 19 
years.  Raymond Wong Pak Ming pointed out that they were rumored to be at 
odds.  Mo Shun Kwan immediately denied the rumor.  "We don't have a 
chance to be at odds.  Previously when we finished a movie we went home.  
During location Kwan Yu even shipped me fruit for juicing, Wong Pak Ming 
only asked Kwan Yu to make movies for so many years!"  Kwan Yu boasted, 
"Wong Pak Ming misses me very much!"
	Lynn Xiong (Hung Doi Lam) whose father just passed away did not 
accept any interview and forced a smile.  Ha Chun Chau said, "Lynn 
scolded me with foul language!"  Actually Hung Doi Lam in the film played 
a mobster who was very rough.

* (2013/02/03) Deanie Ip Tak Han two nights ago attended a brand name 
label event.  She spoke about the film THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG 
SI), "I am not a Wong Kar Wai fan.  After this I finally have a Hong Kong 
director I really like. (Tony) Leung Chiu Wai is exploding with cool!  Do 
I want to work with them?  Leave that to fate!  Zhang Ziyi is also 
exploding with pretty, the Eight Diagram Palm looked very pretty.  I 
don't want to make a martial art film, watching is enough.  At my age I 
shouldn't follow others.  In addition Wong Kar Wai takes several years to 
make the movie, I am afraid that I won't live through the shoot."  Since 
most of the film fell on Zhang Ziyi, did she feel bad for Wai Jai?  Ip 
Tak Han said, "I don't understand why everyone feels Zhang Ziyi stole the 
movie, Wai Jai was just right.  I like him more and more.  Do I like Wai 
Jai more than Wa Jai (Andy Lau Tak Wa)?  No, they are different.  Wa Jai 
is respect, Wai Jai is admiration."  She and Wai Jai have worked together 
on the TVB series ENCOUNTER WITH FORTUNE and on the film THE LUNATICS 
(DIN LO JING JUEN) but had no scene together.

* (2013/02/02) Simon Yam tat Wa worked on the Emperor Motion Picture 
SPECIAL RESCUE HEROES (DUT JUNG GAU WOON YING HUNG) with Nicholas Tse 
Ting Fung, Shawn Yue Man Lok and Hu Jun.  After a month of working 
together, Wa Jai have built decent friendships with Ah Lok and others.  
Hu Jun was about to leave Hong Kong so two nights ago Ah Lok led them Po 
Toi O for seafood.  Patrick Tse also joined in.  When they left they 
took photos of themselves.  Ah Lok immediately posted the photos online.
	Wa Jai yesterday said that this time work was like entertainment.  
"Carrying the fire fighting gear was very tough, but this time I had a 
lot of fun.  Lok Jai, (William) Chan Wai Ting all performed very well.  
The Hong Kong film industry finally has successors.  (Did Brother Sei 
dine with you?)  He didn't get to play firefighter so he came to fight 
for the bill.  He was catching up with me, THE SHELL GAME (CHIN WONG 
GWUN YING WUI), but without 'Northern Heavenly King' Yeung Kwun the 
reunion wasn't complete."

* (2013/02/02) Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam and Wai Ying Hung went to Malaysia 
to promote their new film THE WEDDING DIARY 2 with A Niu.  Kong Yeuk 
Lam in the film played a mother for the first time, so yesterday at the 
press conference they had a cute baby as a special guest.  She also 
said that she benefited a lot from working with A Niu, who was humorous 
and was always funny on the set to keep the production atmosphere rather 
light.

* (2013/02/02) Alan Tam Wing Lun and Veronica Yip Yuk Hing yesterday 
promoted their Lunar New Year I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 (2013 NGOR OI HK GUNG 
HEI FAT CHOI) on Commercial Radio.  For Hing Hing's Bollywood snake charm 
dance scene she only showed her waist, but Alan who has not seen it yet 
joked that he was very much looking forward to it.
	Hing Hing said that this time she would stay in Hong Kong for 5 
days and fly back to the U.S. before the Lunar New Year.  Her husband was 
busy with a new supermarket plan and did not tag along.  Speaking of Eric 
Tsang Chi Wai's interest for her to make a television series and was even 
willing to accommodate her to shoot in the summer, Hing Hing said, "I 
want to too, but the chance is slim because it will take 3 months.  I 
can't be away from my children that long."  Alan joked, "Do you know what 
kind of series it will be?  It's GOODBYE EMMANUELLE!"
	Speaking of Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Teresa Caprio (To Lai Sha) and 
Jenny Tseng as the sassiest people in the business.  If they got into a 
fight who did Alan think would win?  He said, "How would I know?  To Lai 
Sha is very strict when she is teaching, which is a good thing.  Chau Sun 
and Yen Nei both have good intentions.  If I am added we can play 
mahjong.  I too want to call Chau Sun to chat, but I don't have his 
number."

* (2013/02/02) The film THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI) broke HK$20 
million in Hong Kong and closed in on 300 million RMB in the Mainland.  
Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Max Zhang Jun two nights ago attended a 
celebration.  Wai Jai was happy for director Wong Kar Wai who finally 
made a movie that made money.  Wai Jai said, "I hope that he would have 
a hit film that was both a critical and commercial success so he could 
answer to investors."
	Wai Jai was not saying that every Wong Kar Wai film lost money.  
They did not lose money elsewhere, but they never performed well at 
home; he would neither ask nor look forward to Wong Kar Wai making more 
commercial films.
	The GRNADMASTERS was not released in time for this year's Hong 
Kong Film Awards so Wai Jai was unable to receive a Best Actor 
nomination.  Wai Jai did not feel any regret.  "It doesn't matter, not 
because I have won enough but because now my work attitude is different.  
I am making movie because I enjoy the production process, not for 
awards."  Next year he, Donnie yen Chi Tan and Anthony Wong Chau Sun, 
three actors who played Ip Man, might compete for the Hong Kong Film 
Award Best Actor.  Wai Jai said, "It doesn't matter.  (Are you confident 
that you will defeat them?)  I have thought about it."
	Zhang Jun two nights ago returned from Shanghai, put his 
daughter at home and rushed over.  He said that his wife Ada Choi Siu 
Fun was still working in the Mainland.  After this job she would stop 
working to focus on her pregnancy.  "She likes to work, I can't stop her.  
However every time she works she asks her doctor for permission, she 
wouldn't be irresponsible."  He already knew the baby's sex and expected 
date of birth but he did not want to reveal them yet.  Will he stop 
after this child?  Zhang Jun said yes.  Did that mean that this would be 
a son?  He smiled and said, "I haven't said it yet.  I only thought two 
were enough, the children would have a companion."  Zhang Jun admitted 
that after THE GRANDMASTERS he had a lot more work, thus he had to thank 
Wong Kar Wai.

* (2013/02/02) Chrissie Chau Sau Na recently has been busy with the 
JOURNEY TO THE WEST (SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN) film promotion.  Reportedly 
in the film Stephen Chow Sing Chi displayed his creative style and added 
in a musical element, as Sister Na and Wen Zhang had a sexy dance 
routine.  Unfortunately someone left an online message and said that the 
frail Wen Zhang's "spare ribs" stole the spotlight from Sister Na's sexy 
costume;  Shu Qi and Huang Bo were no exception.  Huang Bo taught Shu Qi 
how to dance the hula, Shu Qi said, "For this scene, Chow Sing Chi 
deliberately kept the cameras rolling until he was about to laugh.  Then 
he yelled cut."

* (2013/02/02) Lynn Xiong (Hung Doi Lam) in the Lunar New Year film HOTEL 
DELUXE (BAK SING JAU DIM) played a sweet and polite famous star Ke 
Xiaping who actually was a completely different person privately, with 
tattoos and a foul mouth.  It was a huge challenge for the normally soft 
spoken her.  "In one scene I had to use foul language toward Sister Mo 
(Teresa Mo Shun Kwan).  At the time I was really very nervous.  Sister Mo 
comforted me and told me to be daring and meaner.  During the shoot, I 
pushed Sister Mo hard and she flew into the wall.  At the time I was 
really very sorry!"
	In another scene she invited Ha Chun Chau and Susan Shaw Yam Yam 
to guest star in a senior care commercial.  On camera she took great care 
of the two seniors but actually kept abusing them.  She forced them to 
stuff themselves with moon cakes and wear Easter Bunny costumes to play 
cute.  However, Sister Yam Yam said, "I can't believe Uncle Winter and I 
are 200 years old together and still have to dress up.  It's very 
exciting to me, I hope the audience feel we are funny and not gross.  Yet 
we kept eating on repeated shoots, my stomach was full but I still had to 
pretend that I was enjoying it."

* (2013/02/02) Cable Movie 1 purchased the film VULGARIA (DAI JOOK HEI 
KET).  Director Pang Ho Cheung in order to coordinate with the television 
broadcast wrote special "zero foul language" dialogues.  He said, "Many 
people feel the key to VULGARIA's humor is the foul language, actually 
foul language is only a method of expression.  I guarantee the "zero 
foul language" version not only does not reduce the funny level, the 
"clean version" dialogue expression instead has an added layer of comedy 
effect.  I have to thank the cast for making time and providing their 
voices from the beginning to the end."  Several classic scenes like the 
wild game banquet and the equal opportunity commission agent (Miriam 
Yeung Chin Wa)'s investigation of To Wai Cheung (Chapman To Man Jat) had 
particularly brilliant dialogues.
	Cable said that before VULGARIA was released it already contacted 
Pang Ho Cheung and decided to buy the film.  It had confidence in 
Director Pang and showed Cable Movie 1's support of Hong Kong film.

* (2013/02/01) Stephen Shiu Jr. last year invested on the 3D erotic film 
DUE WEST OUR SEX JOURNEY (YUT LO HEUNG SAI), which made almost HK$20 
million at the box office.  Recently he decided to invest HK$15 million 
to go to Thailand for the sequel DUE WEST 2 OUR THAILAND JOURNEY (YUT LO 
HEUNG SAI 2 THAI SAI), with the leads bringing the audience to all the 
"sex" spots where transvestites and hot girls are abundant.  The film 
company is negotiating with the 19 year old former AKB member Risa  
Tachibana (formerly named Eri Takamatsu) to perform in the buff.  TVB 
series INBOUND TROUBLES (LO BIU NEI HO YEH!)'s May Chen Jiajia might 
guest star as chubby john James' sister to add to the comedy element.
	Stephen Shiu Jr. originally was one of the investors on the 
Donnie Yen Chi Tan starred co-production THE ICEMAN COMETH 3D (BING FUNG 
HUP).  Earlier he helplessly pulled out his investment.  After losing the 
Mainland market, Stephen focused on category III film.  Last year his 
3D erotic film DUE WEST OUR SEX JOURNEY, which was based on Xiang Xi 
Haruki Muramaki's internet novel and rapidly made HK$19.27 million at the 
Hong Kong box office.  The film's director Mark Wu Yiu Fai and Xiang Xi 
Haruki Muramaki recently discussed the sequel DUE WEST 2 OUR THAI 
JOURNEY for a summer release.
	The Mainland box office hit LOST IN THAILAND recently arrived in 
Hong Kong, but due to the difference in taste between the two places it 
might not be suitable for Hong Kong viewers.  Instead the tailored for 
otaku and dirtier DUE WEST 2 would conceivably be more appropriate.  The 
HK$15 million investment will start work in April.  The film will shoot 
on location in Thailand sex spots and challenge the censorship limits.  
Xiang Xi Haruki Muramaki will participate in the story creation.  The 
film will coordinate with his new book release.
	The three key characters of DUE WEST, Xiang Xi Justin Cheung Kin 
Sing, Wong Jing Gregory Wong Chung Hiu and James Wu Yiu Fai will remain.  
They get tired of going North so they are determined to go to Thailand.  
The "Thailand girls" will be all new faces.  Reportedly the film company 
has already contacted 3 young adult video stars, the 18 year old Japanese 
adult video star Aimi Yoshikawa, the 19 year old former AKB member 
Risa Tachibana and the 22 year old Tsukasa Aoi.  DUE WEST 2 planned to 
choose two of them.  Aside from Japanese adult video stars, the film is 
still looking for beauties in China and Taiwan.  Local talent will 
include the 34D Angelina Zhang, who only had one scene in DUE WEST and 
will have more screen time in DUE WEST 2.  Transvestites are readily 
available in Thailand and the film will add them for freshness.  To 
strengthen the comedy effect, even the 230 pound popular goddess of the 
TVB series INBOUND TROUBLES May Chen Jiajian will appear in the film as 
James' sister.  The siblings will visit Thailand together, he will mess 
around while she will pig out.
	She said, "The film company called, I have to check out the 
script and the schedule.  I might not accept it if it is too dirty or 
dangerous."  Xiang Xi Haruki Muramaki replied, "I of course will 
participate in the creation."
	Wu Yiu Fai said, "We are planning an ordinary version DUE WEST 2.  
Hong Kongers are familiar with this place.  During our research we found 
many private places with beauties galore and we want to share them with 
the audience.  We are also coming up with a full moon party."  He also 
promised to use all the hot girls.  "We have already contacted a group of 
adult video actresses, among them I really like the best new comer Risa 
Tachibana.  The film will also have Thailand's famous transvestites.  DUE 
WEST's cast Mongol Cow (Danielle Wang Lidan), Cheung Woon Nga, Jeana (Ho Pui 
Yu), Mok Yi Man and Celia (Kwok Wing Yi) had a lot of fun and I want to 
work with them again.  If Sister Na (Chrissie Chau Sau Na) doesn't mind, 
I want her help too."  DUE WEST made the relatively unknown Mongol Cow 
Danielle Wang Lidan so busy that Wu Yiu Fai revealed the film company 
recently received self introductions from female comrades.
	Wu Yiu Fai and Xiang Xi Haruki Muramaki after DUE WEST already 
have a bond.  He said, "He has handed the draft to me, it's very funny.  
I will save it for dialogues."  He thought DUE WEST had too little 
comedy so he would go all out in DUE WEST 2.  He said, "Lately I noticed 
Tiny in INBOUND had a lot of luck with the audience, everyone said we 
looked alike.  I hope to play siblings with her in the film."  Will she 
need to put her figure on display?  Wu Yiu Fai said, "We don't need to 
be so hardcore, I won't eliminate the possibility for Tiny to stumble 
into a duck (gigolo) shop."

* (2013/02/01) The HK$200 million production THE ICEMAN COMETH 3D (3D 
BING FUNG HUP) has turned Hong Kong upside down with lead actor Donnie 
Yen Chi Tan.  Two nights ago lead actress Eva Huang Shengyi appeared as 
well.
	Yen Chi Tan has been very busy as a director and an actor on his 
new film.  Earlier he landed in costume in Causeway Bay for the shoot 
and the city was jam packed.  Two nights ago the film moved to a Tsim 
Sha Tsui alley with many bars.  the location was decorated for Halloween, 
thus extras appeared in different costumes.  In a down jacket Yen Chi 
Tan and Huang Shengyi soon appeared and prepared for the performance.
	Before the official shoot, the team bought a lot of street 
snacks like fish ball, shu mai and skewers and filled the table for the 
cast.  With lemon tea in her hand Huang Shengyi and co-star Sukie Shek 
Wing Lei were drawn to the food.  Huang Shengyi picked up a skewer
and could not stop herself from stuffing her face while chatting with 
Shek Wing Lei.  
	Yen Chi Tan already had a bag of candy for himself as he chatted 
with the crew.  He also did not turn anyone who asked for a photo away.  
Soon Chi tan removed his jacket and his costume was revealed.  He stood 
in the center and performed, attracting many pedestrians to look on.  
Shek Wing Lei, Jacqueline Chong Si Man and Mark Wu Yiu Fai guest starred 
in costumes.  Chong Si Man in a wild kitten look was very eye catching.  
Director Law Wing Cheong and Chi Tan chatted before the shoot.  With 
better communication the production went especially smooth.
	In the story Chi Tan came from the past to modern times and 
appeared at a Halloween party, thus Chi Tan despite his costume remained 
undetected.  Because Chi Tan has been frozen for 400 years, he was very 
hungry when he woke up.  Seeing ramen at the party, he wolfed down 10 
bowls and stacked the bowls high.  Chi Tan had a noodle in his mouth, 
which was a super funny look.  Chi Tan saw the people in ox and horse 
costumes getting close and worried that he went to Hell.  Chi Tan kicked 
their chairs and they all fell onto the floor.  At this moment Chi Tan 
ran into Huang Shengyi and fell in love at first sight.

* (2013/02/01) Teresa Mo Shun Kwan and Sandra Ng Kwan Yu both are Raymond 
Wong Pak Ming's Lunar New Year centers, but the last time they worked 
together was in the 1994 film CRAZY WOMEN (SOR DAI JEH WAN JUEN FUNG YUN 
YUEN).  Sister Mo admitted to "breaking ice" with Kwan Yu.  "When we were 
younger film productions were busy and rushed, we didn't have a lot of 
opportunities to chat.  This time we ate together almost everyday.  We 
both have become mothers and have endless topics.  Kwan Yu even brought 
DVDs to exercise with all the actresses and assistants.  I have never 
done that in all my years in movies."
	Speaking of parenthood, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei who has become a 
father also have in depth experience.  Sister Mo joked that she did not 
need to share any tip to her "son".  "Chung Kei and I played mother and 
son in MR. CINEMA (LO GONG JING JUEN).  Little Daughter in law is very 
attentive with her daughter.  I am always making fun of Son, now he is 
already satisfied with holding two ladies.  With life and acting he has 
already become more and mature and stable!"
	Sister Mo's daughters are growing up.  While family comes first 
she longed to challenge for the Best Actress award, but she would not 
deliberately increase production.  Sister Mo said, "My younger daughter 
may be going to an university overseas, so I cherish our days together 
even more.  A few more movies won't guarantee an award.  Hitting it in 
one shot is the most important.  I have to wait for directors to give me 
something to work with."
	Speaking of the 10th anniversary of her good friend Leslie Cheung 
Kwok Wing's passing, Sister Mo would not have any special memorial.  Yet 
whenever she remembered playing mahjong with Gor Gor she still would 
smile from the heart.  "During the Lunar New Year we played for seven 
days and seven nights.  Gor Gor's mind turned very quickly, we played 
slower.  He would rush us with a rule in his hand."

* (2013/02/01) Alan Tam Wing Lun earlier put on a mushroom wig and thick 
rimmed glasses to work on his Lunar New Year film I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 
(2013 NGOR OI HK GUNG HEI FAT CHOI) in Mongkok.  Although no one 
recognized him, the story required for me to sleep on cardboard on the 
street and for Ma Tai Lo to yell at him.  Then they drew a crowd.  
Principal Tam even personally designed his street sleeping gestures with 
intense expression and without holding anything back.

* (2013/02/01) Artist Michelle Wai Si Nga returned to her original name.  
Adding her last name back to her stage name, she explained, "At first I 
thought an artist with a two word stage name would sound better and be 
easier when writing.  Yet many often confused me with (Shiga) Lin Si Nga.  
once someone asked me, 'Is your last name Lin?'  Actually the name was 
really confusing for people.  My last name was Wai so I went back to 
Wai Si Nga!"  Wai Si Nga recently worked on one of the stories in HARDCORE 
COMEDY (CHONG HAU MEI), which she felt was very challenging.  "Actually 
the last year went very smoothly for me.  At the beginning of the year I 
wished for a cosmetic ad campaign and it came true.  My 2012 movies 
although might not be all leads for me, I had room to perform in every 
film.  I have always wanted to make a comedy.  The chance was hard to 
come by and this year I finally got it."  Wai Si Nga admitted that 
comedy was hard, the first condition was a special face.  Her face was 
not exaggerated enough, thus she could only spend more time on studying 
the character.  "I hope to be able to be a successful comedy actress, 
for everyone to see me and laugh and to be able to share joy with 
everyone!"

* (2013/02/01) Dior Cheng Yi Kin and Yoyo Mung Ka Wai registered their 
marriage in Tokyo on Monday.  They returned to Hong Kong last night, 
locking hands as they stepped out of the airport.  50 reporters covered 
their arrived.  When they heard congratulatory "Mr. Cheng, Mrs. Cheng" 
repeatedly, they smiled sweetly and often displayed their platinum 
wedding rings.  The groom even joked, "The most exciting part of the 
wedding is seeing so many reporters at this moment."
	When asked how they felt, Cheng Yi Kin took the initiative and 
answered, "We are very happy.  First we have to thank friends who wish 
us well, but we are sorry that we couldn't invite all our friends to 
witness the wedding.  However we will dine with friends later."  Will they 
hold a make up wedding banquet?  Ekin was surprised and said, "Again?  No 
way!"  They were moved to tears at the wedding.  Ekin joked, "As long as 
they were happy tears it's OK!"  As for the bride Yoyo's emotions, Ekin 
replied, "The most exciting part is this moment when we see so many 
reporters."
	Ekin revealed that they chose to register their marriage in Japan 
because they went there for their first trip together.  Was the wedding 
certificate in Japanese?  He jokingly answered to be continued and will 
register in Hong Kong as well.  What did Ekin promise Mung Ka Wai in 
their vows?  He said that he would not publicly say it.  As for friends 
who complained that he was too secretive and missed the chance to witness 
the ceremony, he pointed out that his friend would understand.  Because 
he would handle different friends differently, for example he would take 
his YOUNG AND DANGEROUS (GOO WAT JAI) friends to dine at Dai Pai Dong.  
However he also apologized to Wilson Chin Kwok Wai, because he knew he 
was busy with work he did not disturb him.
	When asked whether Ekin was used to calling her Old Lady yet, 
Mung Ka Wai smiled sweetly and said, "Sometime he would forget."  She 
also said that when she heard reporters kept calling her Mrs. Cheng, she 
too was getting used to this new title.  
	Guests also returned to Hong Kong.  Two nights ago Cheng Yi Kin's 
mother, Jerry Lam Hiu Fung and Lily Hong Chi Nei returned to Hong Kong on 
the same flight.  Mama Cheng was in a wheel chair.  In order to witness 
her son's wedding she went to Japan.  When asked whether she was touched 
to see her son starting a family, Mama Cheng remained silent and did not 
answer.
	Lam Hiu Fung joked about Ekin's wedding, "I have never seen Ekin 
cry like this, he even told me to get away.  I was moved to tears several 
times myself because I was happy for them."  He did not know that Ekin 
was getting married before hand, only during the trip he was suddenly 
notified that they were going to a castle.  Without any wedding gift 
prepared, he performed LOVE IS FOREVER for the newlyweds; Ekin also sang 
for Yoyo.  He joked that before leaving Ekin asked him not to say too 
much, so he could personally make the announcement to the media when he 
returned to Hong Kong.

* (2013/02/01) Yesterday Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Yuen Woo Ping, and Lau Ka 
Yung attended the Hong Kong University "Who Is THE GRANDMASTERS film 
forum".  The 1000 seats were filled in two hours, with 600 people waiting 
outside.  When Wai Jai appeared the crowd roared and gave him a standing 
ovation.
	Wai Jai attended an university forum for the first time.  When 
asked whether the film will have a sequel due to good word of mouth?  He 
said, "No, I am not afraid of 3 more years in production.  Time isn't a 
problem, I just want to try something else to have a sense of freshness."  
Reportedly the Berlin Film Festival screening will be an extended 
version, Wai Jai asked Wong Kar Wai to confirm.  He said that another 
version would not be fair to the audience, he might edit out some scenes 
that foreigners would not understand.  He would not demand to add back 
his removed scenes as he thought that as it is now the movie is rather 
entertaining.  
	Reportedly he was upset at the size of the role and he was at 
odds with Wong Kar Wai.  Wai Jai laughed and said, "Hahaha, you are 
killing me, am I this type of person?  I have been friends with Wong Kar 
Wai for so many years that I wouldn't mind.  I am 50 years old, I have 
everything, what else do I want?  Instead I have to learn to give, to do 
charity work on my free time, help those who aren't as fortunate.  I took 
two years off before, life was brilliant.  When I woke up I would drink 
with friends until I fell asleep.  With sustenance and responsibility, 
life would healthier."  After promoting in Korea and the U.S., he will 
take two months off before deciding on his charity work.  He was willing 
to do charity work with his wife Carina Lau Ka Ling as well.
	Action director Yuen Woo Ping praised Wai Jai's kung fu film 
prowess.  He should not be compared to Donnie yen Chi Tan, as their 
styles and specialties were different.  Was Chi Tan better?  He said, 
"Wai Jai is great too, they are great in different ways.  Wai Jai's 
action sense is great, he is just being humble."  After the two hour 
forum ended, they went to Mongkok for audience appreciation and 
celebrated with a lion dance.

* (2013/02/01) The newly single Chrissie Chau Sau Na yesterday promoted 
her new book in Taiwan.  She admitted that although she was focused on 
work now, she still longed for romance.  Sister Na said that although 
film was not her childhood dream, since trying to perform on the big 
screen she was deeply attracted and hoped to be able to develop more.  
Earlier she participated in Stephen Chow Sing Chi's JOURNEY TO THE WEST 
(SAI YAU GONG MOR PIN), she worked with Shu Qi to generate laughs.  
Speaking of many actors feeling Chow Sing Chi was very serious, Sister 
Na said, "I spent everyday in laughter, that period of a very happy 
period!"  During the event, Eric Tsang Chi Wai suddenly appeared to 
cheer her on.  Sister Na was very appreciative of Chi Wai's support.  She 
said, "From when I started to now he has always been helping me.  I 
learned a lot from him.  (How would you repay him?)  I would make his 
movies at a new comer discount rate."

* (2013/02/01) The Hong Kong International Film Festival Association 
yesterday announced that Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King) will receive the 
Excellence in Asian Cinema Award for her contribution to promote Asian 
films.  The award will be presented on March 18 at the 7th Asian Film 
Awards.  Yeung Chi King will personally accept the award.  Yeung Chi 
King was very honored.  "Asian films and filmmakers are both full of 
energy and creativity.  With the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, I will 
continue to work hard to promote Asian films."  Event director Roger 
Garcia praised that Yeung Chi King's incredible talents has led her from 
actions films in Hong Kong to international works like THE LADY.  

* (2013/02/01) Alex Fong Chung Shun (originally named Fu Lik)'s father 
Fu Hei Hoi passed away due to illness at the age of 78.  Yesterday 
funeral services began and today the funeral will take place at the Po 
Fook Memorial Hall.  The ceremony was Buddhist.  Fong Chung Shun and his 
wife Hoyan Mok yesterday arrived early.  Fong Ping, Paw Hee Ching and Law 
Lok Lam paid their respects.
	Fong Chung Shun sobbed when he remembered his late father.  "Last 
August when I was making A GREAT WAY TO CARE II (YUN SUM GAI MA II), 
father already confirmed to have stomach cancer.  Since he was very old, 
the family was prepared mentally but he still did his best to treat it.  
He had chemotherapy 5 times.  Originally I planned to pick up Father at 
the hospital .  Last month Father had a fever and the doctor moved him to 
the intensive car unit.  At the time he had to breathe through an oxygen 
tank and was unable to speak."  Fong Chung Shun said that after a few 
days of fever his father passed away.  His sister and family returned to 
Hong Kong in time to send Father on his final journey.

* (2013/02/01) Max Zhang Jun recently with the film THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT 
DOI JUNG SI)'s Ma San won all the applause of the audience and rose in 
the film industry; yet still some said that he relied on his wife Ada Choi 
Siu Fun for his opportunity.  However how easy would it be to rise on 
interpersonal relationship in this business today?  The former national 
wushu champion Zhang Jun dared to say that he has suffered for his 
success; however he still thanked his wife for never looking down on 
him!
	Known to be THE GRANDMASTERS villain, Zhang Jun is Choi Siu Fun's 
husband as well as a national wushu champion.  After over a decade in the 
film industry he finally made a name for himself.  How does he feel now 
and about outside speculation that he relied on his wife for his fame?  

Z: Zhang Jun, R: Reporter

R: Earlier being called husband relying on wife to get rich, this time 
finally with THE GRANDMASTERS you have an outstanding performance.  Do you 
feel you have proven them wrong?

Z: I am very happy about the audience recognition of me, but the 
accusation of me relying of my wife for fame is false!  I never use my 
wife for speculation because it isn't positive and only has negative 
results.  Instead I would try to avoid being together.  I fought for 
every character myself, but in this business, I have to accept being 
talked about.  Even if I made a few more THE GRANDMASTERS, people would 
still talk.  I can't do anything about that, I can only accept that; I 
wouldn't blame anyone for thinking that because it's very normal.  Show 
business is for people to talk about, if no one talks about you it's even 
sadder.

R: Do you feel that your wife Choi Siu Fun and child are lucky for your 
career?

Z: It's the Lord's arrangement, nothing is certain.  Definitely someone is  
better than me in martial art, acting and looks.  I am lucky, which I 
would especially cherish.  Choi Siu Fun and the children are treasures 
that the Lord has blessed me with.  From now on I would have more 
opportunities at work and would treat my family even better.  Actually 
my wife already felt that I was good before I made this movie; I thank 
her very much to appreciate me all along.  This is a wife's encouragement 
for her husband, which isn't easy.  Before being recognized, I was 
already recognized in her heart.  She isn't making it up.  She 
understands me more and wouldn't look down on me because I haven't had a 
representative work after so many years.  She instead values someone's 
ambition.  As for me, indeed I wouldn't give up after acting for over ten 
years without any representative work.  I keep on elevating myself.  Now 
I have my representative work, I have a little success so nothing has 
been wasted.

R: Why would Wong Kar Wai cast you?

Z: Do you think Wong Kar Wai would approach me because of gossip?  Of 
course not!  Wong Kar Wai actually doesn't know me.  Yuen Woo Ping 
introduced me to him.  Because when I was a stunt coordinator Lord Eight 
had his eyes on me.  Later when he learned that I was acting he 
recommended me, but I still had to pass Wong Kar Wai's round.  This 
business is very practical.  If you got it you got it, if not get lost.  
Wong Kar Wai wouldn't cast me because of someone.

R: (Tony) Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Ziyi both complained about how tough 
THE GRANDMASTERS was to make.  Did you feel a lot of pressure?

Z: After not making a movie for so long and the director was very 
demanding for both action and dramatic scenes, you had to have certain 
ability to endure.  Luckily I had the determination, I wouldn't easily 
say I couldn't.  On the other hand I might have learned something in 
these 3 years that I couldn't have learned over 10 years, I benefited a 
lot and I rather enjoyed it.  Lord Eight and Wong Kar Wai are both my 
benefactors, Lord Eight with action and Wong Kar Wai with dramatic 
scenes.  Sometimes I still feel very happy, the director liked a little 
actor lie me, taught me to have a romance with the camera when I act.  
The camera couldn't restrict me, and I had to lead the camera around.  
His words seemed mysterious, required for me to digest on my own and mix 
into the character.  Lord Eight and Wong Kar Wai both encouraged me to 
continue to be a stunt coordinator.  I never gave up.  During the shoot 
I still grasped the opportunity to learn next to Lord Eight.

R: When you were little you suffered a lot, more so than while making THE 
GRANDMASTERS.  What happened?

Z: Around 12, when I should be with my parents being spoiled, I joined the 
Chengdu professional wushu team.  The coach was very mean, the training 
was very tough.  I was really homesick and often cried.  After growing 
up, I started to consider my future.  After winning the championship I 
wanted to retire, but the nation cultivated me.  I couldn't just say 
leave then leave, I struggled a lot about whether to keep on training.  
At the time I felt nauseous as soon as I saw the training ground, got 
dizzy and used foul language.  Finally I persisted until the 8th 
athletic games and I was determined to retire.  Although I was not 
permitted to go, was asked to stay on as a coach and to keep on 
competing, I had to start heading toward my childhood dream of becoming a 
kung fu star.  Because I watched Lee Nin Kit (Jet Li)'s SHAOLIN TEMPLE I 
studied martial arts.  After 10 or 20 years of training, I forgot my 
martial art training goal.  After retirement I started toward this 
direction.

* (2013/01/31) Eva Huang Shengyi recently came to Hong Kong to work on 
her new film THE ICEMAN COMETH 3D (BING FUNG HUP).  Two nights ago when 
she went to the movies she revealed that working with Donnie Yen Chi Tan 
has been pleasant.  She said, "Chi Tan is very nice, very manly and 
attentive.  He is the action director, so I ask him to give me more fight 
scenes.  I have learned a lot from him."
	Shengyi had nothing but praise for Chi Tan.  Speaking of Stephen 
Chow Sing Chi who reportedly has cut ties with her due to contract issues 
she did not criticize Sing Yeh.  Instead she supported him, "Reports say 
he is cheap?  I don't know.  Saving money is a virtue, as a boss saving 
money is very normal.  He treated me rather well, treating me and a group 
of people to dinner.  As for whether we will work together again that 
will depend on opportunity.  I was younger before, now I am grown.  He has 
his personal style and is very talent.  Both as an actor and a director he 
has his own style."  Shengyi felt that no one should always mind what 
others say because no one could please everyone.  She even hinted that 
her dispute with Sing Yeh has already been resolved and even thanked 
him.  "I thank him very much.  Without KUNG FU HUSTLE, with him giving me 
my start, no one would have a chance to know Huang Shengyi.  I should be 
grateful."

* (2013/01/31) Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Zhou Chuchu 
and producer Sin Kwok Lam yesterday attended the IP MAN THE FINAL FIGHT 
(IP MAN JUNG GIK YUT JIN) Beijing press conference.  Sin Kwok Lam said 
that although some questioned with Chau Sun's look and non martial art 
star status whether he was able to play Ip Man well, he felt that Chau 
Sun after losing weight resembled Ip Man 90%.  Chau Sun has also studied 
Tai Shing Pek Kwar so he was very agile.
	Chau Sun in the film had many action scenes.  He practiced so 
much that his arms were swollen.  He said, "The fight scene with (Eric) 
Tsang Chi Wai was very exciting, we both were injured.  Although Chi Wai 
was already 60, he was still powerful.  We even joked that we will have to 
make more action films in the future."
	Playing Ip Man's disciple Dim Sum girl, Ah Gil studied Wing Chun 
with Sin Kwok Lam before joining the cast.  She said, "I play a couple 
with Master Sin's disciple Chow Ting Yu.  They often instructed me on the 
set, so the action scenes weren't too tough."

* (2013/01/31) Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King), Jang Dong-Gun, Yao Chen, 
Zhang Jingchu, Pace Wu (Ng Pui Chi) yesterday attended a BVLGARI jewelry 
event in Beijing.  Yeung Chi King and Jang Dong-Gun host the lighting 
ceremony then spoke with the media.  Yeung Chi King revealed that lately 
she is in negotiation for CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON 2 but she cannot 
reveal any detail yet.  If all goes well it will be truly an enormous 
challenge for her because the last film was released 13 years ago and a 
box office and critical hit.  It was also the first Chinese film to win 
the Best Foreign Film Oscar.

[ BLAH OF THE WEEK ] Columns, Reviews, Interviews

1. APPLE DAILY, FEBRUARY 6 2013, SPECIAL
POOR SYSTEM MAKES VOTE PLANTING EASY

	Hong Kong Film Awards has always stressed fairness.  Yesterday 
its nominations were announced and average quality co-production films 
THE SILENT WAR (TING FUNG JEH) and THE BULLET VANISHES (SIU SUT DIK JI 
DAN) received numerous nominations.  Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhou Xun 
gave average performance in SILENT but still were nominated for Best Actor 
and Actress, Zhou Xun was even nominated again with THE GREAT MAGICIAN 
(DAI MOR SHOOK SI).
	How did this happen?  Mainly due to voting system flaws.  The 
Hong Kong Film Award first round voting determines nominations from 
industry insiders and the professional jury of 100 people's votes.  Each 
side occupied 50%.  In general film companies that made more movies would 
ask industry insiders to vote for their films and actors.  Many film 
professionals would follow in order to save their livelihood.  Thus vote 
planting for big film companies was very easy.  Seemingly the time has 
come for the event to examine the situation, otherwise the Hong Kong Film 
Awards will continue to be a small circle election. - Lee Chuen

2. MING PAO DAILY, FEBRUARY 6 2013, ACTING BRIEF REVIEW
SHEK KEI PRAISES NICK CHEUNG, LAU CHING WAN, ELANNE KONG

	The competition for Best Actor and Best Actress will be ferocious.  
How well did the nominees perform?  During the film releases film critic 
Shek Kei and the internet had different reviews.

Best Actor
Nick Cheung Ka Fai (NIGHTFALL)
Shek Kei: Cheung Ka Fai's performance resembles a mad mute, very tough.
Internet: the usual intense expression, during close up shots facial 
features are "scrunched" together into a pile.

Chapman To Man Jat (VULGARIA)
Shek Kei: To Man Jat plays a Hong Kong film producer who is invited to an 
university forum.  As soon as he starts he states dirty theories like 
"producers are like pubic hair".  The film has sights and sounds and is 
hilariously absurd.  To Man Jat, Matthew Chow HOi Kwong, Ronald Cheng 
Chung Kei all perform their best.
Internet: Ah Jat's performance is lively and life like, like a guy you 
pass by on the streets you can relate to him.

Lau Ching Wan (THE BULLET VANISHES)
Shek Kei: The entire's structure is decent, similar to the new version 
of foreign film SHERLOCK HOLMES yet with a style of its own.  Nicholas 
Tse Ting Fung and Lau Ching Wan, one in action and the other in drama, 
both perform well.
Internet: Lau Ching Wan resembles a middle to senior age Uncle "Conan", 
steady yet humorous.

Tony Leung Ka Fai (COLD WAR)
Shek Kei: Various actors all give entertaining performance. Tony Leung Ka 
Fai is the most explosive, Aaron Kwok Fu Sing this time is more mature 
and steady.
Internet: Leung Ka Fai gives an overwhelming performance, in character 
and holding down the fort.

Tony Leung Chiu Wai (THE SILENT WAR)
Shek Kei: THE SILENT WAR is made with effort, yet its depiction of the 
Kuomintang Communist spy war loses realism and is not worth 
complimenting.  Leung Chiu Wai loses luster playing blind.

BEST ACTRESS
Zhou Xun (THE GREAT MAGICIAN)
Shek Kei: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Lau Ching Wan and Mainland character actor 
Wu Gang all put in a lot of effort, female stars Zhou Xun and Yan Ni give 
average performance.
Internet: The two lead actors' chemistry is so great that Zhou Xun becomes 
a flower vase, without any way to display her acting.

Miriam Yeung Chin Wa (LOVE IN THE BUFF)
Shek Kei: Yeung Chin Wa and other Hong Kong women get matched up in 
Beijing and are ridiculed as "Big Ma".  Those embarrassing scenes are 
even ironic.  Shawn Yue Man Lok and Yeung Chin wa both perform well.
Internet: Yeung Chin Wa plays herself in every movie, is the character 
playing Yeung Chin Wa?  Or Chin Ya playing the character?

Sammi Cheng Sau Man (ROMANCING IN THIN AIR)
Internet: The usual Sammi, lacking pleasant surprise.  She has many 
freckles on her face, why not hide it with make up?

Zhou Xun (THE SILENT WAR)
Shek Kei: Zhou Xun maintains her star feel.
Internet: From a woman's angle, Zhou Xun's evening wear, Chinese dress 
and suit looks are very pretty.  Her special agent is rather decent, 
in particular when flirting with Wang Xueqi.

Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam (LOVE LIFTING)
Shek Kei: Kong Yeuk Lam plays the female weightlifter convincingly.  Her 
effort is worthy of praise.
Internet: Kong Yeuk Lam doesn't look like a mother, but the relationship 
between her as a single mother and her son makes me cry!

3. MING PAO DAILY, FEBRUARY 3 2013, FILM WORDS
"LOST" THAT IS HOT IN THE MAINLAND AND COLD IN HONG KONG

	LOST IN THAILAND in the Mainland made a crazy 1.26 billion yuan 
RMB.  After becoming the highest grossing Chinese film in history, it is 
released in Hong Kong in the weak period before the Lunar New Year.  A 
surprise would be hard, conceivably many Hong Kongers do not even know 
how to read the title clearly.  Yet no matter what, the Mainland 
commercial film trend cannot be overlooked.

LOST IN THAILAND Suits The Mainland General Public Taste
	Currently the Mainland China film market is the world's second 
largest, exceeding Japan and second only to the U.S.  LOST IN THAILAND's 
revenue is already considered great in Hollywood standard, no wonder the 
Mainland film market gets more and more international attention.  As for 
this film's predecessor LOST ON JOURNEY, producer Manfred Wong (Man Jun) 
and director Raymond Yip Wai Man both came from Hong Kong.  It depicted 
the newly risen middle class businessman (Xu Zheng)'s trip home for the 
Lunar New Year.  On the way he ran into a migrant worker (Wang Baoqiang).  
This odd couple on the road runs into a series of frustrating yet funny 
events.  Its 2012 release was popular and made 50 million yuan.  It was 
not released in Hong Kong.  I have seen the video and the film was a 
successful comedy with a lot of irony.
	Now Xu Zheng directed and starred in the extension.  He again 
played a businessman who flew to Thailand for the "gas hog" exclusive 
rights and again formed an odd couple with the Wang Baoqiang played 
scallion pancake selling "blond" bumpkin.  This time had less strange 
Mainland phenomena and more slapstick stumbles overseas, cooking up an 
erotic encounter with a transvestite and adventures in a strange land.  
With Huang Bo as the unrelenting business rival in pursuit, the film was 
considered cheerful and cute.  This one no longer had any Hong Konger in 
the production, but was still very Hong Kong style with the comedy and 
the chases.  Basically, Hong Kong films very early on shot in Singapore, 
Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian 
areas.  Naturally the film did not feel innovative at all.
	This film was able to break the Mainland domestic film box office 
record obviously because it met the Mainland general public entertainment 
taste, displaying the market needed a pure conventional comedy that was 
not highly artistic, tragic or sang the official tune.  It also reflected 
that today in the Mainland not only officials and businessmen were able to 
go overseas, even little scallion pancake vendor can go on vacation.  The 
film had even more intimate feel to ordinary people than the Ge You and 
Shu Qi starred middle class noveau riche holiday in Hokkaido Japan, IF 
YOU ARE THE ONE.  Xu Zheng's direction actively learned and used Hong 
Kong style technique and also made fun of modern businessman in trouble 
overseas as no match for a country kid Wang Baoqiang, who was positive, 
happy and loyal anywhere he went!

Only Conventional, Unexciting
	Also, Wang Baoqiang was a lucky star of the Chinese film industry 
in the past ten years.  He first played a country kid who was swindled to 
labor in a coal mine that never saw the light of day in the 2002 Li Yang 
written and directed BLIND SHAFT, which won a Berlin Film Festival prize.  
Later his performance in the Feng Xiaogang film A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES 
(TIN HA MO CHAK) was outstanding as he truly rose.  I also saw him as the 
blind country kid with exceptional hearing in the television series PLOT 
AGAINST.  He became the surveillance wunderkind in the espionage war 
between the Kuomintang and the Communists.  Tony Leung Chiu Wai played 
this character in last year's film THE SILENT WAR (TING FUNG JEH) and 
was far less realistic than Wang Baoqiang.
	LOST IN THAILAND was only convention and unexciting.  Another 
adventure in Thailand, the U.S. film THE HANGOVER 2 was much more fun.  
The recent film with a Thailand background THE IMPOSSIBLE captured a 
realistic disaster tragedy, which also was not something that Chinese 
films could rival.  Undoubtedly, Mainland films should meet Mainlanders' 
taste, yet Mainland commercial productions still need drastic improvement 
to be able to compete against Hollywood.  Actually now Hong Kong 
filmmakers still have the advantage.  Jackie Chan's new film CZ12 (SUP YI 
SUN CHIU) was a modern large scale action comedy that was far more 
international than LOST.  Although in Hong Kong it only made 10 million, 
in the Mainland it made almost 900 million yuan RMB.  THE GRANDMASTERS 
(YUT DOI JUNG SI) in Hong Kong made HK$20 million, in the Mainland it 
made almost 300 million.  The film has become Wong Kar Wai's best selling 
and reviewed work. (two and a half out of five stars)

GO GRANDRIDERS WINS WITH REALISM
	This week's new films also include alternative senior films.  The 
Hua Tien-hao directed Taiwan documentary GO GRANDRIDERS wins with 
complete realism, recording 17 seniors whose average age is 81 on a 13 
day motorcycle trip around Taiwan.  The Hondao Senior Citizen's Welfare 
Foundation organized the entire trip.  With any thrill, these ordinary 
seniors, some ailing and some wounded, remain very excited and never 
give up.  Some seniors recall their military police days under Japanese 
rule, or their soldier days during the War Against Japanese Aggression 
and the Civil War.  Now they have turned from enemies to friends, one 
even carries his late wife's photo with his trip.  All are very 
touching. (two and a half out of five stars)
- SHEK KEI

3. APPLE DAILY, FEBRUARY 2 2013, ELECTRIC FILM ROAD
STANLEY FUNG SHUI FAN: COMING BACK TO MAKE A LIVING IS HARD

	Whether he was WINNERS AND SINNERS (KEI MAU MIU GAI NG FUK 
SING)'s Rhino Skin, THE ROMANCING STARS (JING JONG JUI NUI JAI) film 
series' Lau Ting Kin, or THE CRAZY COMPANIES (JUI GAI SHUEN YAU)'s Bully 
Fan, Fung Shui Fan's movies have become many Hong Kongers' collection 
memory.  A part of this year's Lunar New Year film I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 
(2013 NGOR OI HK GUNG HEI FAT CHOI), he has been a director, a screen 
writer and an actor, witnessed the rise and fall of the entertainment 
circle, in the end "Sut Q" stumped him.  "How would I guess that security 
would be written with an actual Chinese word and the English letter Q?  I 
really am not a Hong Konger."  He even stated that he was not used to the 
day and night production, the expensive Hong Kong meals and would not 
consider returning to make a television series.  - Ho Wai Si
	Due to political factors Fung Shui Fan immigrated to Taiwan.  One 
would think that he was retired, but actually he never stopped working.  
He said, "I wasn't very busy, but I never stopped.  Otherwise how would I 
eat?  In the Mainland I have been working all along and made a series of 
movies.  Now people are still differentiating between China, Hong Kong 
and Taiwan, which I object very much.  Where you live have no relationship 
to where you make a movie.  People of Hollywood don't make their movies 
just in Los Angeles.  They still grab their suitcases when they make a 
movie!"
	This Chinese who has been all over in recently under the 
invitation of good friend Eric Tsang Chi Wai worked on the Lunar New 
Year film series I LOVE HONG KONG (NGOR OI HK) for three years in a row.  
Did he have an addiction to Lunar New Year films?  This year in I LOVE 
HONG KONG 2013 he played a restaurant boss.  Fung Shui Fan said, "It's 
not for fun, but for a living.  The one last years had less people, this 
year's had the most.  The director and the screen writers said that this 
year's was the best, but I don't think so because this year my role 
wasn't much.  I was with (Bosco) Wong Chung Chak the most.  With Alan 
(Tam Wing Lun) I only had one scene and I didn't run into (Veronica) Yip 
Yuk Hing."

Any Food In Hong Kong Is Expensive
	How did Fung Shui Fan feel about the new generation of actors' 
performance?  He said, "Honestly, I don't have any feeling.  It's OK.  
Because the culture is different, I don't have Hong Kong culture.  The 
most comfortable is being in Taiwan.  I don't know how to read the 
scripts now, I really don't know how to read Cantonese.  When I was 
writing scripts in Hong Kong it was in written language, I don't know how 
to write in Cantonese.  People say they don't understand the written 
language that I write, so I say haven't you study Chinese in secondary 
school?"
	This miscommunication has led to some comedy.  Fung Shui Fan 
said, "Last year when I read the script, after a long time I really 
didn't know what 'Sut Q' was.  I never would have guessed that security 
would be written with an actual Chinese word and the English letter Q.  
So I say I really am not a Hong Konger.  Stuff like that definitely got 
me."  In the end he said, "Finally I asked someone what 'Sut Q' was?  I 
still recalled when I was at TVB, I have seen someone drawing pictures on 
the script.  He couldn't write the Chinese word.  This was BS.  We are 
Chinese, making Chinese shows, why would we write English and draw 
pictures in the script.  I am not afraid of insulting anyone on this, 
how can you be a screen writer?  You can ask the entire world it is still 
impossible, when you don't know the Chinese word you write an English 
letter for the transliteration."
	Finally Fung Shui Fan chose to only return to Hong Kong for 
movies.  He admitted, "When I work here this time, I have at least 11 or 
12 days off.  Every time I went out to eat it was very tough.  A lot of 
things were right for me, even when I found something good I was by 
myself.  Once I tried to order a set dinner alone and spent over HK$460."  
He was so upset that he took out his wallet and credit card receipts 
that were an inch thick.  He blasted, "It isn't an identity issue, I 
can't go to coffee shops.  That culture makes me sick.  When I go back 
to Taiwan to pay for this stack of bills, I spent NT$30,000 just on food.  
Eating is so expensive, I really don't know why it's so expensive.  
Friday and Saturday they are even filled with people, without any seat.  
In Taiwan when I have this type of stuff, it's only NT$800.  Hong Kong 
food truly is expensive."

Slamming TVB For Not Changing At All
	TVB was rumored to be interested in asking Fung Shui Fan to make 
series.  If so, it conceivably would have to resolve the food problem 
for him first.  However he said, "No, who said that?  I think I really 
wouldn't.  I am not used to this type of productionat all.  I heard that 
now TVB series works all day and night, for what?  I am not thinking 
about it, unless it's very surprising like giving me HK$10 million."
	Speaking of recent free television license issue problem, Fung 
Shui Fan also said, "This has nothing to do with me, I don't know how 
the environment is in Hong Kong now.  Taiwan and the Mainland's so-called 
series are made of film methods, but Hong Kong has never changed.  They 
are still taped at the studio."  During the conversion Fung Shui Fan still 
wanted to make movies the most.  "I have to have investors first, I have 
been thinking about scripts but I can't talk about them yet.  I have to 
think of a script that would pass both myself and others.  I really like 
to make some so-called deep and moves with depth, but they also have to 
be very commercial."

Four Major Scenes

	In recent years Shaw returns to film and makes Lunar New Year 
films with subjects that people can relate to, so they have something to 
look forward to again.  This year I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 continues to 
succeed with laughter.  Four of its major scenes have laughter and rage.

Release Date: February 7

1. Bosco Wong Eats For Real In the Act
	Arriving from the Mainland to Hong Kong, Wong Chung Chak was a 
stranger in a strange land when he rescued Michael Tse Tin Wa from Lo 
Fun.  They became buddies.  Tin Wa who liked to boast taught Wong Chung 
Chak to dine and dash at the restaurant where he worked in hopes of 
working off his bill so Fung Shui Fan would take in Wong Chung Chak.  
Thus Tin Wa ordered all the cuisines of the restaurant, with all the 
delicacies Wong Chung Chak who has been starved all day ate until the 
bowl bottom was up.

2. Hing Hing Becomes An Erotic Dancer
	When Tam Wing Lun faced the Tsang Chi Wai played chat fairy, he 
looked back at his life and seemed to have accomplished nothing.  However 
through Chi Wai's power he saw what a world without Tam Wing Lung would 
be like.  First the restaurant that he firmly stationed at was no more, 
his wife Yip Yuk Hing also married Tse Tin Wa because he did not appear 
and was dumped in the end.  She went to Sham Shui Po to become a 
Bollywood erotic dancer and even danced with Kiu Bo Bo (Gill Mohindepaul 
Singh).

3 Joyce Cheng Blows Out Tin Wa's Fire
	In the 70s courting involved movies and tea.  Both determined to 
pursue Kate Tsui Tsz Shan, Wong Chung Chak and Tse Tin Wa along with 
Joyce Cheng Yun Yi who was interested in Tse Tin Wa went to the movies.  
however after going in they originally thought the cinema was empty but 
it was completely filled with seniors.  They suspected that the cinema 
was haunted.  Later Tin Wa ran into debt collector Lo Fun, who put 
firecrackers down Tin Wa's pants as a lesson.  Yun Yi blew at Tin Wa to 
save him, Yun Yi's boss Wong Kwong Leung misunderstood them for having an 
ambiguous relationship.

4. Saving Neighbors Becomes Cross Dressing
	Playing a star who retired after marriage, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning 
gave the impression of living a rich wife life but actually her husband 
left.  When she was powerless to take care of her child, Ko Ling could 
only become an erotic dancer.  By chance Wong Chung Chak accompanied the 
curious Tsui Tsz Shan to the show and recognized Ko Ling as a neighbor.  
He went back stage to find out what happened.  At the same time the 
police received information and shut down the show.  The quick witted Tsz 
Shan thought of Ko Ling and Chung Chak switching clothes, making him 
performed a cross dressing scene.

Synopsis: Buddies In Trouble Fight Over A Girl For Laughs
	In I LOVE HONG KONG 2013 the 70s Hong Kong was covered with gold, 
with opportunities at every turn.  The straight laced Sung Chi Wai ran 
into the sly Ha Shek Sum, enabling Sung to find the first job of his 
life as he worked with Ha at a restaurant.  The tea house boss was kind, 
the employees odd and the neighbors funny.
	Sung Chi Wai and Ha Shek Sum both fell for the boss' daughter 
Mei Yeung Yeung, as the straight laced guy battled the tramp; Mei Yeung 
Yeung's good friend Chu Yuk Yuen was sassy and stated that women 
preferred bad men, she only loved Ha Shek Sum.  Everyone got over the 
obstacles of love, the stock market crash, immigration fever.  Song Chi 
Hung tightly guarded his post, defended the tea house and got over the 
tough times with the neighborhood......now Sung Chi Hung is in middle 
age, Mei Yeung Yeung is a mother, Ha Shek Sum has become a business group 
boss, the tea house faces a fight over property rights.  They can only 
save themselves with unity.

4. APPLE DAILY, FEBRUARY 2 2013, SOMETHING TO SAY
IP CHUN: THE GRANDMASTERS DICTIONARY

	THE GRANDMASTERS (YUT DOI JUNG SI) made the story of Ip Man hot 
again.  The consultant on many films about the Grand Master, Ip Man's 
oldest son Ip Chun again became the target of media interviews.  Master 
Ip Chun recalled his father's life, the Grand Master's relationships with 
disciples were both mentor and friend.  Fellow disciple Bruce Lee was not 
as arrogant as the outside rumored......Ip Chun was like a Grand Master 
history live dictionary.  Ip Chun also critiqued the five female artists 
who have played his mother, he admired the most Anita Yuen Wing Yi and 
Mainland artist Han Xue. - HO WING NING
	Ip Man movies followed one after another, in different version 
different actors played the Grand Master.  First there was Donnie Yen Chi 
Tan, then Dennis To Yu-Hang, to recently with the GRANDMASTERS release 
Tony Leung Chiu Wai's gentleman grand master image again made the subject 
of Ip Man heat up again.  Having been consultant on many Ip Man films, 
Ip Man's oldest son Master Ip Chun earlier said at his school that he 
believed the Ip Man fever would thrive for awhile because more films and 
series are on the way.  He said, "This year is very cheerful, after THE 
GRANDMASTERS, later will come the (Anthony) Wong Chau Sun movie about 
the senior Ip Man, (Kevin) Cheng Ka Wing's television series later will 
air on TVB JADE HD.  Thus the fever will continue, promoting Wing Chun is 
a good thing.  More people will know about it."

Wai Jai Is Great At Wing Chun
	For this interview with the 88 year old Master Ip, he rarely 
asked to record.  Master Ip Said, "Because someone's report was different 
from what I said I have to record."  Like Ip Man movies, magazines, 
newspaper and even television stations were scrambling for Master Ip 
Chun.  Next week he will speak with another Mainland television station.  
Having just seen the Leung Chiu Wai starred THE GRANDMASTERS, Master Ip 
smiled and said that he did not notice famous lines like "A belt carries 
a breath" in the film.  He said, "I go mainly to see whether Wai Jai's 
kung fu worked, I didn't pay attention to anything else.  Actually Wai 
Jai practiced very well, with a lot of Wing Chun flavor."
	Speaking of studying martial art in his youth, Ip Chun said that 
back then his father Ip Chun did not personally teach him Wing Chun.  "I 
remember at the time the Foshan home had an open space in front of the 
living room.  Papa often would practice with his colleagues there.  One 
of them was Uncle Yuen who asked my Papa, 'Why don't you teach Ah Chun?'  
Papa said that I was too little and didn't have the attention to learn.  
Finally this Uncle Yuen gave me my start and taught me, at the time I 
was around 6 or 7."

Growing Up Listening To His Father's Instructions
	Master Ip said that Mr. Yuen was a big deal.  At the time 
Northern martial artists sent people to teach martial arts at the 
Southern Martial Art Athletic Association.  In literature there is no 
number one, in martial art there is no number two.  The Northern and 
Southern martial artists naturally tested each other.  He recalled the 
situation then, "A Xing Yi Quan master Yu Lejiang came to instruct and 
boasted in the newspaper back then.  Mr. Yuen accepted the challenge and 
even won a duel, which was in the newspapers."  Ip Chun said that back 
then he was not mature, he had to wait until his 30s before his 
officially learned from his father.  He joked, "Father let me develop on 
my own since childhood, he didn't force me to learn Wing Chun.  When I 
was truly interested then he taught me.  Actually a few years before I 
officially started learning, I already attended classes for several 
years, a lot of the theories were already in my belly.  Thus I learned 
as soon as I practiced."  At the time Ip Man taught on Castle Peak Road, 
father and son lived in the school.  When Father was teaching Ip Chun 
did not have any place to sleep and was forced to listen from the side, 
thus his kung fu came from "listening".
	As for many Ip Man movie releases, consultant Ip Chun had to 
face questions from directors and actors.  Many interesting topics came 
up.  He said, "Wong Kar Wai and Leung Chiu Wai chatted with me together, 
but the director asked more than Wia Jai;  director Wong Kar Wai asked 
about a lot of details, he would ask what Father called me, how my 
family addressed him.  I said that Father would call me Ah Chun.  In 
addition he would ask about the decorations at the Foshan home.  He was 
very attentive."

Appreciate Han Xue's Portrayal of Mother
	Master Ip said that if viewers paid attention to the differences 
between the Ip Mansions in IP MAN and THE GRANDMASTERS, "The Guangdong 
roof was round edged like in THE GRANDMASTERS, on the other hand the IP 
MAN roof had corners because it was shot in Shanghai.  Thus it only had 
Jiangnan style mansions available.  Those in the know would be able to 
tell.  However Chi Tan paid a lot of attention to the details of Father's 
lessons to disciples, how he treated disciples, details of his everyday 
life.  Wong Chau Sun would ask about Father's living habits, how he sat, 
responded, how to wear his Chinese suit."
	Master Ip revealed that Father in life was very easy going with 
his disciples and was both a mentor and a friend to them.  During free 
time they would have tea and travel together.  In the eyes of other 
masters he was neither fish nor fowl, Father ignored them and acted on 
his own.  Ip Chun said, "I feel teaching kung fu this life would be 
even easier."  As for the five female stars who have played his mother 
Cheung Wing Sing on film and in television series, Master Ip appreciated 
two more.  "Among them who portrayed Mother, I thought Yuen Wing Yi was 
the prettiest, between Song Hye-Kyo, Hung Doi Lam (Lynn Xiong), Han xue 
and Huang Yi, Han Xue who played Cheng Ka Wing's wife had the most aura."  
	As for Ip Man's best known disciple Bruce Lee, Master Ip said that 
he met him several times.  Bruce Lee was not as arrogant as reported back 
then.  Ip Chun said, "We were disciple siblings, I met him a few times.  
I didn't think he was arrogant.  Maybe Bruce's relationship with the media 
was poor, which led to so many negative reports."

Ip Man Improves The Wooden Practice Stump
	Ip Man was known as the grand master of course because he 
successfully spread Wing Chun.  Master Ip Chun revealed that Father even 
improved the practice wooden stump.  He said that back then in Foshan 
the bottom of the wooden stump was planted into the ground.  He said, 
"The Foshan home had a lot of space, the bottom of the stump was planted 
into the ground like pillars.  It was very stable."  However when Ip Man 
immigrated to Hong Kong and taught martial arts, the problem appeared.  
Ip Chun said, "Where would Hong Kong have the space for you to plant the 
stump?  It would have busted through the ceiling.  Later Father and a 
carpenter came up with moutning the stumpt to the wall."  Since then this 
method was spread.

Lamented The Difficulty of Passing On The Staff Technique 
	In addition, aside from Wing Chun fist, he was also famous for 
six point half-length staff and eight chop swords.  However due to 
limited space fewer and fewer people knew the staff technique.  Ip Chun 
said, "The authentic six point half-length staff was 9 foot 6 inch long.  
Even if it was improved to 7 foot 2 inch, where would Hong Kong have such 
a large space for you to practice?  I remember In the Ip Man era when the 
sibling disciples wanted to practice they had to drive to Monkey Hill.  
The staff was longer than the car, in the car it had to carry a red 
cloth.  Thus fewer and fewer studied it.  Even if you learned it I had 
no one to practice with, it became useless."

[ In Production Now/Soon ]

HARDCORE COMEDY
  Can : Chong Hau Mei
  Lit : Heavy Flavor
    d. Wong Chi Hung, Law Yiu Fai, Chong siu Wing
    Oscar Leung Lit Wai, Christine Kuo, C Kwan
      William Chan Wai Ting, Dada Chan Jing, 
      Kelvin Kwan Chor Yiu, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan,
      Michelle Wai Si Nga, Terence Siufay

  Can : Mor Gaing
  Lit : Demon Cop
    d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin
    Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho), 
      Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Au Kam Tong, 
      Lee Kwok Lun, Ken Wong Hap Hei, Deep Ng Ho Hong,
      Xie Jieting, Shatina Chen

  Can : Fei Fu Jing Ying: Toh Piu Chook Jing
  Lit : Flying Tiger Elite: Package Expedition
    d. Luk Yee Sum, Gary Mak Wing Lun
    Chapman To Man Jat, Shawn Yue Man Lok, 
      Matthew Chow Hoi Kwong, Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung,
      JJ Jia (Ga Hiu Sun), Hui Siu Hung

  Can : Moot Yut Pai Dui
  Lit : Doomsday Party
    Paul Wong Koon Chung, Kay Tse On Kay, 
      Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, Kelvin Kwan Chor Yiu, 

THE CARTEL WAR
  Can : So Duk
  Lit : Drug Sweep
  AKA : Bin Yik
  Lit : Changing Battle
    d. Benny Chan Muk Sing
    Lau Ching Wan, Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Louis Koo Tin Lok, 
      Yolanda Yuan Quan, Lo Hoi Pang, Berg Ng Ting Yip

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  A desperate former narcotic detective leads his team to investigate a
  murderer case but reveal a serious drug dealing controlled by a secret
  guy who is suspected to be an ex-comrade of the team...

BLACK COMEDY
  Can : Hak Sik Hei Ket
    d. Wilson Chin Kwok Wai
    Chapman To Man Jat, Wong Cho Nam, 
      Jacqueline Chong, Tong Fei, Jim Chim Shui Man, 
      Jerry Koo Ming Wa, Alvina Kong Yan Yin, 
      Barbie Liu (Ha Wai Yu), Connie Man Hoi Ling

THE ICEMAN COMETH 3D
  Can : Bing Fung Hup
  Lit : Frozen Hero
    d. Law Wing Cheong
    Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Eva Huang Shengyi, Wang Baoqiang,

  Can : Dut Jung Gau Woon Ying Hung
  Lit : Special Rescue Heroes
  AKA : Special Rescue Squad
    d. Derek Kwok Chi Kin
    Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Shawn Yue Man Lok, 
      Simon Yam Tat Wa, Hu Jun,
      William Chan Wai Ting, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Michelle Wai (Si Nga),
      Liu Kai Chi, Bai Bing, 
      Bonnie Xian (Sin Sik Lai), Patrick Tam Yiu Man

  Can : Fung Bo
  Lit : Storm
    d. Alan Yuen Kam Lun
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Hu Jun, Yao Chen,
      Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Chin Kar Lok, 
      Michael Tong Man Lun, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Vinz Sze Cho Nam

  Can : Gik Jin
  Lit : Extreme War
    d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin
    Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Eddie Peng Yu-Yen, 

  Can : Chiu Cup Gaing Lei Yun
  Lit : Super Manager
    Chapman To Man Jat, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin,
      Gao Yunxiang, Jenny Lau Wai Huen

INFERNO
  Can : Toh Chook Sun Tin
  Lit : Escape To Living Daylight
    d. Danny Pang Shun, Oxide Pang Fat
    Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Angelica Lee Sinjie

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  On the hottest day in 50 years, a serious fire incident happened to a
  busy commercial tower, a gaggle of firefighters with an indestructible
  enthusiasm are going to save lives...

YOUNG DETECTIVE DEE: RISE OF THE SEA DRAGON
  AKA : DETECTIVE DEE THE PREQUEL
  Can : Dik Yun Kit Chin Juen
    d. Tsui Hark
    Carina Lau Ka Ling, AngelaBaby, 
      Feng Shaofeng, Mark Chao (Chiu Yau Ting), 
      Lin Gengxin, Kim Beom      

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  The young Dee Renjie arrives in the Imperial Capital, intent to become
  an officer of the law. Empress Wu, who is at the start of her reign, has
  sent the fiery-haired Detective Yuchi to investigate a sea monster that
  stalks the city at night. By chance, both Dee and Yuchi fight off the
  creature when it attacks a ceremonial procession carrying the beautiful
  courtesan Yin to be sacrificed at a temple to appease the Gods.
  Suspicious of the stranger, Yuchi has Dee imprisoned. Dee escapes with
  the help of visiting doctor Shatuo and together they discover that the
  upper reaches of society, including the Emperor himself, are addicted to
  a poisonous tea produced by Yuan's famous teahouse. Yuan, who was
  romantically attached to Yin, has been missing for months. Dee shadows
  the courtesan, who is under Yuchun's protection, until the sea monster
  reappears. Just as the two men are about to kill it, Yin reveals that
  the monster is her lover, Yuan. Yuan has been poisoned by a foreign
  Prince whose kingdom was overthrown by the Emperor. As the Prince's army
  readies itself on a nearby island to attack the capital, a real sea
  dragon rises from the deep.

  Can : Oi Ching Dat Yun
    Anita Yuen Wing Yi, Nelson Cheung Hok Yun, 
      Edward Chui Woai Dong, Qiu Xinzhi, Naomi

CHRISTMAS ROSE
  Can : Sing Dan Mui Gwai
    d. Charlie Yeung Choi Nei
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Kwai Lun-Mei,
      Xia Yu, Liu Kai Chi, Qin Hailu, Regina Wan Qian

  Can : Dut Shu Sun Fun 
  Lit : Special Identity
    d. Clarence Ford (Fok Yiu Leung) 
    Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Jing Tian, Zhang Hanyu, 
      Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Paw Ching Hee 

THE MONKEY KING
  Can : Dai Lau Tin Gung
  Lit : Havoc In Heavenly Palace
    d. Soi Cheang Po Shui
    Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Chow Yun Fat, 
      Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Peter Ho Yun Tung, 
      Joe Chen Qian-En, Monica Mok Siu Kei, Wang Yuanyuan,
      Kelly Chen Wai Lam, Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, 
      Xia Zitong, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, 
      Calvin Cheng Ka Sing, Louis Fan Siu Wong
  Opening 2013

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[ NOW SHOWING ]

I LOVE HONG KONG 2013
  Can : Ngor Oi HK Gung Hei Fat Choi
  Lit : I Love HK Congratulation Great Wealth
    d. Chung Shu Kai
    Alan Tam Wing Lun, Veronica Yip Yuk Hing, 
      Nat Chan Pak Cheung, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Stanley Fung Shui Fan, 
      Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Michael Tse Tin Wa, 
      Kate Tsui Tsz Shan, Joyce Cheung Yun Yi
  Opening February 7 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  In the 70s Hong Kong has gold on every road and life at every turn!  
  The straight laced Song Chi Wai runs into the sly Ha Shek Sum and lands 
  Song's first job, as he and Ha work together at a tea house.  The tea 
  house boss is kind, his employees strange and the neighbors hilarious, 
  filling the tea house with surprises and joy everyday.  Sung chi Hung 
  and Ha Shek Sum both love for the boss' daughter Mei Yeung Yeung.  Her 
  friend Chu Yuk Yuen is sassy, states that she only loves bad guys and 
  only love Ha Shek Sum.  They all try their luck in love and also battle 
  the wheels of time.  Facing stock market crash and immigration wave, 
  Sung Chi Hung stays tightly at his post, keeps the tea house going and 
  overcomes difficulties with the neighborhood.  Now Sung Chi Hung is in 
  his middle age, Mei Yeung Yeung is already a mother.  Ha Shek Sum is 
  a business group boss.  The tea house face the evil forces of this age,  
  can the Chat Fairy bring joy to the tea house again?

HOTEL DELUXE
  AKA: HOTEL OF CELEBRITIES
  Can : Bak Sing Jau Dim
  Lit : Hundred Star Hotel
    d. Vincent Kok Tak Siu
    Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Teresa Mo Shun Kwan, Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, 
      Chapman To Man Jat, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Fiona Sit Hoi Kei, 
      Eric Kot Man Fai, Jim Chim Shui Man, Janelle Sing Kwan, 
      Lynn Xiong (Hung Doi Lam), Karena Ng Chin Yu, Yu Bo
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 93 mins.
  Opening February 7 2013

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  The brand new "Hundred Stars Hotel" is a well-equipped five-star hotel
  located at Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou. However, this hotel is run by a
  group of incompetent staff including the Assistant Manager OK, the
  Chief Bartender Pacino, the Head of Housekeeping Peach and the
  Receptionist Sammy. Rumor has it that a mysterious hotel detective will
  arrive soon to define the rating of "Hundred Stars Hotel". In order to
  match the five-star standard, harsh Cruella has been appointed as the
  Hotel Manager to restructure the hotel. Cruella takes the chance to
  develop "Hundred Stars Hotel" as the shooting location for a big budget
  movie, but chaos ensues when the two leading actresses Marilyn and
  Audrey stay in the hotel and they are arrogant and too hot to handle.

JOURNEY TO THE WEST
  Can : Sai Yau Gong Mor Pin
  Lit : Journey to the West: Taming Demon Chapter
    d. Stephen Chow Sing Chi
    Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Wen Zhang, 
      Show Luo (Law Chi Cheung), Chrissie Chau Sau Na
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening February 7 2013

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  This is a world plagued by demons, causing its human inhabitants
  unspeakable suffering. Young demon-catcher Xuan Zhang, fearlessly guided
  by the belief “give myself for the greater cause”, risks his all and
  catches a water demon, a pig demon and the king of all demons the Monkey
  King. He makes them his disciples, and reforms them with love.
  Meanwhile, Xuan Zhang himself discovers the true meaning of the Greater
  Love. In order to rescue the world, and for redemption from their own
  sins, the four of them, without any regrets, start on the hellish
  journey to obtain the Buddhist scriptures from the West....

THE WEDDING DIARY II
    d. Adrian Teh
    A Niu, Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam
  Opening Februyar 7 2013 in Malaysia 

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  The sequel to the hit Malaysian-Singaporean comedy "The Wedding Diary" 
  follows the journey of husband and wife Daniel, an engineer from a
  humble Malaysian Hokkien family, and Tina, a beauty from a wealthy
  Singaporean Cantonese family, after their wedding in the original. The
  cultural and social problems are still there, resulting in a lot of
  chaos and hilarity in the family.

BEIJING BLUES
  Can : Sun Tam Hung Dut Jeung
    d. Gao Qunshu
    Xu Wen, Zhou Yunpeng, Zhang Lixian
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening January 27 2013

[ CITYLINE MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  his is a movie without professional actors, a “secretly taped” movie
  that is so realistic it feels as if it's happening right beside you. It
  will make you think of all the times you've been taken advantage of. The
  next time you see a scam artist con a well-intentioned old woman out of
  her savings, you'll hate him so much you'll want to slap him. When you
  see a pickpocket take the money someone was taking home to feed their
  family, you'll want to beat him into the ground. And just when you hate
  these people so much that you're ready to buy a gun and start dishing
  out vigilante justice, Beijing Blues opens your eyes to the story behind
  these despicable people, where you'll see the frustration that drove
  them to their dark choices and you won't be sure whether what you feel
  for them is hatred or pity. Police officer Zhang Huiling, who patrols
  Haidian District's Shuangyushu neighborhood in Beijing, has a job to
  do. Every day, he patrols the streets with his cohort of security guards
  - who speak a bewildering array of accents from all over China - and
  track down and arrest thieves, hucksters, and con artists. And he's
  good at it; after more than 10 years on the force, Zhang Huiling has an
  uncanny ability to sniff out criminals from within the throngs of people
  passing through his district. But Zhang can't help feeling that it's
  partly his fault that he's failing, somehow, because the crime and
  misery doesn't stop. In the depths of his spirit, the positive and
  negative forces in his life grapple, every day, every crime, every
  arrest, every bit of mercy and understanding renewing the endless battle
  for his soul. 

FABULOUS 30
  Can : Sing Nui 30
  Lit : Thriving Woman 30
    d. Somching Srisupap
    Patcharapa Chaichue, Phuphom Phongpanu
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening January 31 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Ja has everything a perfect woman can dream of: a successful career, a 
  life, and a handsome boyfriend.  Yet on her 30th birthday her boyfriend
  due to the lack of marriage stops contact temporarily, her life changes  
  instantly.  At a birthday party that Ja's friends has organized for
  her, a young man with a captivating smile, Por, falls in love with her
  at first sight but is 7 years her junior!  At first Ja is resistant to
  the older woman, younger man relationship, but unknowingly Por's
  sincerity touches her.  With Por's unrelenting hard work they grow
  closer together.....

WHOEVER
  Can : Oi Shui Shui
  Lit : Love Who Who
    d. Shen Dao
    Fann Wong (Fan Wen Fang), Jaycee Chan (Fong Cho Ming)
  Rating : IIA
  Opening January 24 2013

[ CITYLINE MOVIES ]
  Gao, Mei and Li are buddies and work together at a pet hospital.  Li is 
  still a golden bachelor while the other two are married but still long 
  for life outside marriage.  Li becomes the brains behind the two 
  married men and uses technology against their wives.  Due to a sick dog 
  Siu Bo they meet its owner Dong Hua.  Li falls for her beauty at first 
  sight and sets up for them to meet Dong Hua's two close friends Bai Bai
  and Yawen.  Li then falls for Bai Bai, Gao falls in love with Yawen and 
  Dong Hua and Mei spend a night together.  After one night, each man has 
  his own problem.....

KEENING WOMAN
  Can : Huk Song Nui
  Lit : Mourning Woman
    d. Rita Hui Nga Shu
    Michelle Wai Si Nga, Mitsu Hana (Chiang Muk), Ryan Lui Chun Kong, 
      Ko Hon Man, Joey Leung Wing Chung
  Length : 114 mins.
  Site : http://www.hkindieff.hk/2013/eng/indievisionfilm1.html
  Opening January 19 2013 at the Hong Kong Independent Film Festival

[ HONG KONG INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  In a farewell ceremony for a friend of the family, Cotton acts
  abnormally because of Ling. Her body and her consciousness are
  separating.  Different memories, consciousnesses, identities and
  actions are lingering inside Cotton, which collaborate the unusual
  relationship between herself, her lame boyfriend and her psychiatrist.  

  There is the one body, in which Cotton and Spirit (Ling) connect with
  each other spiritually and which leads them wandering the “Luo Feng
  Mountain”. There is water flowing downstream which constitutes different
  scenes and imageries, delving into the consciousness. It presents
  something that is beyond substance. It returns them to the nature and
  begins an indescribable journey of Chinese ink painting.

  “Luo Feng Mountain is the Underworld. The Underworld is our secular."

MUMBAI MIRROR
    d. Ankush Bhatt
    Sachiin Joshi, Gihani Khan, Prakash Raj
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 125 mins.
  Opening January 18 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Being a police officer in this big-bad city called Mumbai can be quite
  a task.  Mumbai, contrary to the other parts of the country, works on
  its own unique little philosophy. People here are the most ambitious
  and the risks taken for the fulfillment of the same are the most
  dangerous. Everybody who comes here starts running for an unknown race,
  and each one aspires to win it. This film predominantly captures this
  struggle for the survival of the fittest.

PAPER MOON
    d. Stanley Law
    Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Chrissie Chau Sau Na
  Opening January 17 2013 in Malaysia

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  a poor kite maker, Chen Tian Song, falls in love with Gao Shi Qin, the
  daughter of a wealthy family who is in line to inherit the family
  business. Their innocent and young love eventually evolves into
  infinite regret and a poignant love story. Many years later, suppressing
  his feelings of guilt, Tian Song expresses his painful longing for Shi
  Qin through the making of (WAU) kites, until that fateful meeting with
  Gao Man Hua.... In search of Gao Shi Qin's first love, Gao Man Hua
  travels all the way to Kelantan to learn about the man who has wounded
  her mother. The appearance of Man Hua evokes apprehension in the quiet
  and reserved Tian Song, bringing back yesterday's memories. Tian Song
  is uneasy about Man Hua's constant clinging, but at the same time, he
  finds himself attracted to her because of her uncanny resemblance to
  her mother. What consequences would Chen Tian Song's encounter with Gao
  Man Hua bring? Why is she so desperate to search for him?

PIETA 
  Can : Sing Seung
    d. Kim Duk-Ki
    Lee Jung-Jin, Cho Min-Soo, Kwon Se-In, Kang Eunjing, Kim Jae-Rok
  Rating : III
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening January 17 2013

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT HONG KONG ]
  Hired by moneylenders, a man lives as a loan shark brutally threatening
  people for paybacks. This man, without any family therefore with nothing
  to lose, continues his merciless way of life regardless of all the pain
  he has caused to a countless number of people. One day, a woman appears
  in front of him claiming to be his mother. He coldly rejects her at
  first, but gradually accepts her in his life. He decides to quit his
  cruel job and to live a decent life. Then suddenly the mother is
  kidnapped. Assuming that it would be by someone he had hurt in the
  past, he starts to track down all the people he had harassed. The man
  finally finds the one, only to discover most horrifying dark secrets
  better left unrevealed.

ONE TREE THREE LIVES 
  Can : Sam Sun Sam Sai Nip Wa Ling
  Lit : Three Lifetimes: Nieh Hualing
    d. Angie Chan On Kei
    Hualing Nieh Engle, Mo Yan, Pai Hsien-yung
  Rating : I
  Length : 98 mins.
  Opening January 12 2013 (Special Screening)

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT HONG KONG ]
  An intimate documentary on the novelist Hualing Nieh Engle, who has been
  a major influence on generations of writers in the Chinese diaspora, and
  beyond. At times sad, at times funny, the film interviews 26 writers,
  revealing a woman of unusual charisma, integrity and determination, and
  a person in continual exile. Born and raised in wartime China, Nieh
  left China in 1949 for peace in Taipei, and then left for love in 1964
  to the U.S. In 1967, she founded the prestigious International Writing
  Program (IWP) with her late husband, the American poet Paul Engle, in
  Iowa. Nine years later, they were nominated by more than 300 writers for
  the Nobel Peace Prize. IWP has nurtured over 1,400 writers from over 140
  countries, including Nobel Literature Prize winners Orhan Pamuk (My Name
  is Red, Snow), and Mo Yan (Red Sorghum), and other noted writers
  including Yu Hua (To Live, Brothers), and Lin Hwa-min (author, and
  artistic director, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre). Director Angie Chen has
  absorbingly captured a remarkable figure in modern Chinese literature.

[ COMING SOON ]

HEROIC DETECTIVE
  Can : Sun Tam Lei Oh
  Lit : Godly Detective Leo
    d. Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun) 
    Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun) Jerry Yan (Yin Sing Yuk), Shawn Yue Man Lok,
      Jessie Chiang (Gong Yu Sun), Tang Yan, 
      Wilber Pan (Poon Wai Pak), Eric Tsang Chi Wai
  Site : http://www.timespl.com/en/production/item/197-heroic-detective

[ TIMES PRODUCTION LTD ]
  In the City of Brightness in a new world in the year 2030, the evil
  power has spread throughout the City. And actually, the City is not
  bright at all.
 
  'Brilliant Detective' Leo comes to know that the most wicked 'Crazy
  Gangster Group' are secretly making research into a brain-control device
  to control the humans. Whilst gathering the criminal evidence to sue the
  Group, the Group send killers from its subordinate the 'Horrific Tiger
  Gang' to stop Leo's investigation. In a plenty of fight against the
  Gang, Leo was framed and put into jail at the critical moment!
 
  Finally, with Leo's strong will and determination, Leo has eventually
  defeated the evil power and conquered the 'Horrific Tiger Gang' to
  safeguard the peace of the City. Moreover, Leo has also succeeded in
  ruining the invention plan of the 'Crazy Gangster Group' displaying
  poetic justice and chivalry to the full extent.

BUDDY COPS
  Can : Sun Sau Ba Da
  Lit : Holy Beast "Brother"
  AKA : Sun Sau Ying Gaing
  Lit : Holy Beast Cops
    d. Peter Chik Ka Kei
    Michael Tse Tin Wa, Bosco Wong Chung Chak, King Kong, 
      Alice Chan Wai, Kate Tsui Tsz Shan, Vincent Lam Wai, Lisa Cheng

THE MYTHICAL ARK: ADVENTURES IN LOVE AND HAPPINESS
  Can : Hei Yeung Yeung Yu Fui Tai Long 5 Hei Hei Yeung Yeung Gor Seh Nin
  Lit : Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Movie 5 
    d. Jian Yaozong
    Animation
    Cantonese Voices: Kate Tsui Tsz Shan, Mak Cheung Ching, Purple Lee 
  Rating : I
  Length : 86 mins.
  Opening February 9 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  The underground Mythical Ark is the only way to escape a natural 
  disaster that will destroy the plain, but only snakes can control the 
  Ark.  The goats thus go to search for the long lost snakes.  Actually 
  the snakes worry that outside animals would harm them and hide in 
  paradise long ago.  Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf stumble into the 
  paradise, snake parents are afraid that they may be hurt and pretend to 
  be pandas to misdirect Goat and Wolf elsewhere to look for snakes...

ONE PIECE THE MOVIE: Z
    d. Tatsuya Nagamine
    Japanese animation
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening February 14 2013

[ ASIAN WIKI ]
  Set in the New World which is facing extinction. A fierce battle ensues
  between legendary ex-Navy admiral Zetto, who leads a group attempting
  to kill all pirates, and a Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat crew.

TOGETHER 
  Can : Joi Yut Hei
    d. Clarence Ford (Fok Yiu Leung)
    Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Michelle Chen,
      Angelababy, Ko Chen-Tung, 
      Eric Kot Man Fai, Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Chrissie Chau Sau Na
  Opening February 21 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Traffic cop Chan Kwok Wa suffers from a loss of facial expression and 
  since then does not know how to laugh, thus he is known as Cool Sir.  
  Once he stops Ah Kiu, a driver in a wedding gown, for speeding.  
  Actually Ah Kiu after a traffic accident two years ago has lost her 
  memory and only remembers bits of her past.  Ah Kiu only remembers that 
  she has to find her fiance Tom, thus she constantly leaves home out of 
  the blue.  

  Ah Jai is a member of the surveillance team.  Because of work he is 
  constantly eavesdropping, he becomes introverted and a super otaku.  Ah 
  Jai during an airport operation rescues Sing Nam, a pretty Beijing girl
  who blindly pursues brand name labels.  Yet at the same time he ruins 
  her label luggage.  Later, they through a social app run into each 
  other.  Two bored people thus set up dates for seven days for "seven 
  days of romance".

WHATCHA WEARIN'?
  Can : Ngor Oi Fung Sex
  Lit : I Love Mad Sex
    d. Byung Sung-Hyun
    Ji Sung, Kim A-Joong
  Opening February 21 2013

[ ASIAN WIKI ]
  Yoon-Jung accidentally calls a stranger, instead of her boyfriend, and
  has phone sex with the unknown man. When Yoon-Jung's relationship with
  her boyfriend turns sour, Yoon-Jung meets Hyun-Seung, the stranger she
  had phone sex with.  Yoon-Jung falls in love with the man...

SWITCH
  Can : Tin Gei ji Fu Chun San Gui Toh
  Lit : Heavenly Opportunity: Dwelling In the Fuchun Mountains
  AKA : Gok Ga Yum Mo ji Fu Chun San Gui Toh
  Lit : National Mission: Dwelling In the Fuchun Mountains
    d. Jay Sun
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Zhang Jingchu, Lin Chiling, Tong Dawei
  Opening February 28 2013 in Malaysia
  Official Site : http://www.mediaasia.com

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  SWITCH revolves around the famous Chinese landscape painting "Dwelling
  In The Fuchun Mountains" by Huang Gongwang, which was split into two
  300 years ago and exhibited separately in China and Taiwan. The film
  envisages that the painting is finally going to be put back together
  again, where a gang of thieves are scrambling to steal it. Special agent
  Xiao Jinhan and insurance company employee Lin Yuyan are on a mission to
  protect the world-famous drawing "Fu Chun Shan Ju Tu", which is the
  target of a Japanese gangster.

PRINCESS AND SEVEN KUNG FU MASTERS
  Can : Siu Gung Jung Mo Lum
  Lit : Laughter Kung Fu Rocks Martial Art World
    d. Wong Jing, Keung Kwok Man
    Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Philip Ng Wan Lung, 
      Dennis To Yu-Hang, Yuen Wah, 
      Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Sandra Ng Kwan Yu,
      Wong Cho Lam, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, 
      Natalie Meng Yao, Kimmy Tong Fei, 
      Monica Mok Siu Kei, Jiang Luxia, Rose Chan Ka Wun
  Opening February 28 2013 in Malaysia

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  During the early years of the Republic era, in the North-East region of
  China, the people are suffering from the power struggle among the local
  Warlords, bandits, and Japanese invaders. Warlord Lam is not a leader of
  great vision, but having a patriotic heart, stands firm in his own
  beliefs, despite the several solicitations and temptations from Japan. 

  The only ‘paradise’ within the region is ‘Lucky Town’, the one place
  where no one dared to attack. Rumors abound that this place is cursed,
  for whenever anyone attempted to invade Lucky Town, they would disappear
  and vanish without a trace. In reality, there are seven kung fu masters
  who have retreated into the shadows and resided here. They are Manysons
  Madonna and Madonhung, the owners of a steamed bread shop Nam Mor Bing,
  the Taoist priest Horny Four, the tailor Little Trumpet, the cosmetic
  salesman and Mamasan Maggie, the brothel owner. Every one of them is a
  master in his own right, keeping Lucky Town in peace. 

  Lam’s daughter, Cheryl is very fond of culinary arts, and often does
  grocery shopping in Lucky Town. She is pretty and lovely and very much
  favoured by the Seven Masters, especially Horny Four who falls for her
  at first sight and regards her as his dream lover. 

  The Japanese secret agent, Kiyoko Kurosawa, allied with traitors from
  the Tiger’s Den: Tiger Hong, Jaguar Hong and Phoenix Hong, to set up a
  secret outpost to send secret-coded messages back to Japan. Young
  patriots, Yan Fang who disguised herself as a man, and Howard Luo,
  infiltrate Tiger’s Den at night, trying to steal the code book. They
  lose the fight to the Hongs, Howard sacrifices himself to save Yan who
  was wounded.

  On the run, Yan is rescued by Cheryl. Mistaking Yan as a man, Cheryl
  falls for Yan. She then brings Yan to Lucky Town and begs the Seven
  Masters to cure Yan. 

  On the other hand, Warlord Lam saves a pretty lady and grows fond of
  her. This lady is actually Kiyoko Kurosawa in disguise. Using Ninjutsu
  skills, Kiyoko seduces Lam and controls his will. She then organises a
  wedding for Lam and herself, in the hope of becoming the warlord’s wife
  so she can control Lam’s army. On the wedding day, Cheryl and the Seven
  Masters arrive in time to ruin her wedding plans. Lam regains his senses
  finally and unites together with the Seven Masters, to fight against
  Kiyoko and the Hongs...

9-9-81
  Can : 9 Lo Ming Fun
  Lit : 9 Road Death Wedding
    d. Disspong Sampatthavanich, Pirun Anusuriya, Pitak Ruangrojsin, Sut
    Patthita Attayatomwittaya
  Opening February 28 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  A soon to be bride jumped from the 20th floor of an apartment building 
  in a wedding gown, but her motive was unknown.  Her spirit was doomed 
  to linger in the mortal world.  Why did she commit suicide?  Was it 
  because she lost her mind, being haunted or cursed?  12 directors 
  create 9 stories about her life, starting from the moment of her 
  suicide.  Other characters included a delivery boy, her downstairs 
  neighbor, her maid, her best friend, a young man with a crush on her, 
  her mother, a detective and her boyfriend gradually recovers the 
  mystery of her suicide.

BLIND DETECTIVE
  Can : Man Tam
    d. Johnnie To Kei Fung
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Sammi Cheng Sau Man
  Opening March 21 2013 in Malaysia
  Official Site : http://www.mediaasia.com

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALYASIA ]
  a former detective, forced to leave the service after turning blind,  
  tries to make a living solving cold cases for the police. 

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Forced to leave service after turning blind, a former detective ekes out
  his living by solving cold cases for police rewards. When an attractive
  hit team inspector enlists his help in a personal case, he decides to
  take a stab.

IP MAN THE FINAL FIGHT
  Can : Ip Man Jung Gik Yut Jin
    d. Herman Yau Lai To
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Anita Yuen Wing Yi, 
      Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Jordan Chan Siu Chun, 
      Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Chow Ting Yu, 
      Jonathan Wong Chee Hynn, Timmy Hung Tin Ming
  Opening March 28 2013 in Malaysia

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is
  reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple
  challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into the dark and
  dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honor, he
  has no choice but to fight one last time...

SAVING GENERAL YANG
  Can : Jung Lit Yeung Ga Jeung
  Lit : Valiant Yang Clan Generals
    d. Ronny Yu Yun Tai
    Adam Cheng Siu Chau, Xu Fan, 
      Raymond Lam Fung, Dior Cheng Yi Kin, 
      Wu Chun, Vic Chou Yu Man, 
      Li Chen, Yu Bo, Fu Xinbo, Shao Bing
  Opening April 4 2013

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  This is an epical tale about the renowned Song Dynasty’s military
  defense by the clan of Yang’s against the nomadic Northern nation the
  Liao, sometimes also known as the Khitans in ancient Chinese history
  account.

  Headed by a charismatic old veteran general named YangYe, the Yang Clan
  has been the major military force protecting the Song Empire and its
  people against their ever invasive neighbor. From YangYe and his wife
  Madame She, we witness the coming of age of their seven sons namely
  Ping, Ding, Ang, Hui, De, Zhao and Si throughout the various
  battlefields in the story. The seven young men possess different
  temperament and characters united under a single banner and a heart of
  lion.

CONSPIRATORS 
  Can : Tung Mau
  AKA : A+ Jing Tam
  Lit : A+ Detective
    d. Oxide Pang Shun
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Jiang Yiyan
  Opening April 11 2013 in Malaysia

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Chen Tan, a private detective in Thailand, travelled to Malaysia
  following the clues in a photo in order to reveal the truth behind the
  murder of his parents 30 years ago. There he finds a man called Chai,
  who directs him to Zheng, a Malaysian detective born in China. The two
  eventually stumble upon Chai's daughter, Zhi Wei and realise that she
  may hold the key to the mystery...

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Private detective Tam follows the hints to restart the investigation of
  a drug trafficking in Malaysia with the help of an undercover agent,
  hoping to find out the truth behind the murder of his parents thirty
  years ago...

MR. AND MRS. PLAYER
  Can : LAN GWUN FU YU LAN GWUN CHAI
  Lit : Screwing Husband And Screwing Wife
    d. Wong Jing
    Chapman To Man Jat, Chrissie Chau Sau Na
  Opening April 25 2013 in Malaysia

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* SANDY LAM LIVE MMXIII

  DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 3 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Casino Rama
    5899 Rama Raod
    Rama ON
    L0k 1T0
    Canada 

  TICKET PRICES: CA$310.59, 163.69, 107.19, 84.59

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
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  http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100049959D2B9D9F

* RICHIE JEN (YAM YIN CHAI) 

  DATE AND TIME: 
    Sunday, March 24 2013 7PM
    Monday, March 25 2013 8:30PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Avalon Theatre Theatre
    Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
    6380 Fallsview Boulevard,
    Niagara ON L2G 7X5 
    Canada

  TICKET PRICES: CA $162.95, 140.35, 112.10

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
   TICKET MASTER CANADA
    http://www.ticketmaster.ca/JEN-HSIEN-CHI-tickets/artist/1804682

* VIVIAN CHOW IN JOURNEY OF LOVE

  DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 12 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Casino Rama
    5899 Rama Raod
    Rama ON
    L0k 1T0
    Canada 

  TICKET PRICES: CA$310.59, 163.69, 107.19, 84.59, 60.74

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  TICKET MASTER CANADA: 
  http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100049959768946F

* VIVIAN CHOW IN JOURNEY OF LOVE

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, March 9 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Tuscany Event Center
    Peppermill Resort Spa Casino
    2707 South Virgina Street
    Reno NV 89502

  TICKET PRICES: $158, 128, 78, 48  

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  ONLINE: 
  http://www.peppermillreno.com/nightlife-entertainment/event.cfm?id=1733
  http://www.miconcert.com/

* LO TA YOU LOVE SONG 2100 CONCERT

  DATE AND TIME: February 24 2013 @ 2AM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    MGM Grand Theater
    Foxwoods Resort Casino
    350 Trolley Line Boulevard
    Mashantucket CT 06338

  TICKET PRICES: $128, 88, 68

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: 
    ONLINE: http://www.miconcert.com/

* CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION 2013 
  with MARIA CORDERO and Charlie Chin (Chun Cheung Lam)

  DATE AND TIME: February 24 2013 @ 2PM, 5PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Cache Creek Casino - Club 88
    Cache Creek Casino Resort
    14455 State Highway 16
    Brooks CA 95606

  TICKET PRICE: $108, 78, 58

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE: https://www.facebook.com/JadeEntertainment

* TAVIA YEUNG YI, RON NG CHEUK HEI, 

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Reno Ballroom 
    401 N. center St.
    Reno NV 89501

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, February 17 2013 @ 8PM

  TICKET PRICES: $158, 128, 88, 68

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
    1-800-882-4885

    US ASIA TOUR
    http://www.usasiatour.com

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA 
    (415) 989-1688

    OAKLAND, CA 
    (510) 835-8588

    G-Top Travel
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA
    (415) 349-4472

    Oscar Tour
    FREMONT, CA 
    (510) 226-9992

    Travel Circle
    SAN JOSE, CA
    (408) 573-9919

    Cafe Salina
    235 Broadway 
    MILLBRAE, CA
    (650) 692-2662

    The Legend Holidays
    RICHMOND, CA
    (415) 386-1300    

    Susan Video & Gift Shop
    CUPERTINO, CA 
    (408) 253-3100

    A World Travel
    SAN JOSE, CA 
    (408) 441-8448

    Unique Travel
    SACRAMENTO, CA 
    (916) 557-2888

* SALLY YEH INTIMATELY YOURS 2013 CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT

  DATE AND TIME: 
    Saturday, February 16 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    MGM Grand Garden Arena
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

  TICKET PRICES: $188, 128, 68, 48

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  JADE ENTERTAINMENT: http://www.jadeentertain.com/blog/?p=164

* SANDY LAM LIVE IN LAS VEGAS

  DATE AND TIME: 
    Saturday, February 16 2013 @ 8PM
    Sunday, February 17 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
    3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

  TICKET PRICES: $188, 128, 68, 48

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  JADE ENTERTAINMENT: http://www.jadeentertain.com/blog/?p=160
  626.964.4747

  TICKETMASTER 
  http://www.ticketmaster.com/Sandy-Lam-tickets/artist/1657486
  800.745.3000

* KUNG CHI FAT CHOY 2013 GALA
  Cecilia Fong Yi Kei, Gill Mohindepaul Singh (Kiu Bo Bo), Lee Lai Ha

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, February 10 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
  River Rock Show Theatre
  8811 River Road
  Richmond BC V6X 3P8
  Canada

  TICKET PRICES: VIP CA $118, 98, 78, 58

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  TICKET MASTER CANADA
  http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1100499577425104

  TICKET INFORMATION: 604-617-8799

* KUNG CHI FAT CHOY 2013 GALA
  Cecilia Fong Yi Kei, Gill Mohindepaul Singh (Kiu Bo Bo), Lee Lai Ha

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 8 2013 @ 8PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
  Red Robinson Show Theatre
  Boulevard Casino
  2080 United Blvd.,
  Coquitlam BC V3K 6W3
  Canada

  TICKET PRICES: VIP CA $118, 98, 78, 58

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  TICKET MASTER CANADA
  http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11004A2399A43F7F

  TICKET INFORMATION: 604-617-8799

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The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong
Erors : ye olde chaffing editor

For Thursday, January 31 2013

10 THE LAST STAND
    d. Kim Jee-woon
    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville

 9 DJANGO UNCHAINED
    d. Quentin Tarantino
    Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, 
      Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, 

 8 LOST IN THAILAND
  Can : Yun Joi Gwing Toh ji Tai Gwing
    d. Xu Zheng
    Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Fan Bingbing, Tao Hong

 7 LES MISERABLES
    d. Tom Hooper
    Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried

 6 THE IMPOSSIBLE
    d. Juan Antonio Bayona
    Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland

 5 THE GRANDMASTERS
  Can : Yut Doi Jung Si
  Lit : One Generation Grand Master 
    d. Wong Kar Wai
    Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen,
      Zhao Benshan, Xiao Shenyang, Wang Xingchang
      Max Zhang Jun, Song Hye-Kyo, Julian Cheung Chi Lam

 4 THE TOWER
  Can : For Hoi 108
  Lit : Fire Sea 108
    d. Kim Ji-Hun
    Sol Kyung-Gu, Son Ye-Jin, Kim Sang-Kyung, Ahn Sung-Ki

 3 TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D
    d. John Luessenhop
    Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson

 2 HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS
    d. Tommy Wirkola
    Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton

 1 CLOUD ATLAS
    d. Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski
    Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jimm Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, 
      Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, 
      Zhou Xun, Keith David, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant

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Summaries for some of the films above.  Some contain SPOILERS

THE TOWER
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 122 mins.
  Opening January 24 2013 

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  On Christmas Eve, a 108 story skyscrapper suddenly is engulfed in 
  flames...at the happiest moment it turns into the most fatal hell on 
  Earth!  The Tower Sky is the most luxurious apartment in Korea.  As the 
  apartment's facilities manager, single father Dae-Ho plans to finish 
  all the jobs on his list then spend Christmas Eve with his daughter 
  Ha-Na...as Dae-Ho cannot be busier, in another corner of the building 
  restaurant manager Yun-Hee offers to take care of Ha-Na and watch 
  the snowy scene together...the fire chief is off on this night as he 
  spends Christmas Eve with his new wife...as everyone is enjoying their 
  happiest moment, an unexpected fire shatters all their dreams!  1,312 
  feet in the air, 30,000 people are trapped in a sea of fire that reaches 
  1,000 degrees without any hope for survival!  Only those with the 
  strongest will can survive!

THE GRANDMASTERS
  AKA : THE GRAND MASTER
  Rating : IIA, IIB
  Length : 130 mins.
  Opening January 10 2013
  Site : http://www.meiah.com/movie_detail.php?lang=en&id=54

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  With martial arts getting more popular in the Thirties, more people seek
  to learn them via the professionals at Foshan in Southern China. Some of
  the experienced masters like to challenge their counterparts and
  undergoing battles. To have their whole concentration, it is their
  practice to lock up the venues and no one is allowed to leave during
  battles. No food and no rest before reaching any results. 

  Ip Man is a young rich man extremely talented in martial arts, but he
  chooses to keep a low profile. Yet this doesn't keep him out of these
  troubles ahead. One day he is trapped in this battleground so he has to
  use every means in order to get out of there. The masters are amazed by
  his abilities. Master Kung and his daughter Kung Yi are amongst, and the
  latter is attracted to this newcomer. 

  A high warlord is assassinated by his own guard Yi Xian Tian. All
  masters in Foshan vow to take Tian down no matter what...

LOST IN THAILAND
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 105 mins.
  Opening January 31 2013

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Xu Long has spent five years to invent a wonderful product called "gas 
  hog".  Every time when a car's gas tank is 2/3 filled, with 2 drops of 
  "gas hog" the thank will become fill; Xu Long's classmate and company 
  rival Gao Bao wants to sell this invention to the French.  Xu Long 
  firmly objects as he wants to study it in depth to improve "gas hog" 
  and make even more long term profit; they debate endless without any 
  result.  Because they have the same amount of shares, they can only 
  achieve their goal from getting the company's largest shareholder Zhou 
  Yang's permission; after learning that Zhou Yang is in Thailand, Xu 
  Long immediately takes off to find him; Gao Bo after placing a bug on  
  Xu Long follows; on the plane, Xu Long runs into Wang Bao and uses him to 
  shake off rival Gao Bao.  However he not only is unable to lose Wang Bao 
  but also becomes his "nanny"...

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GLOBAL CHINESE SONG CHART

For Saturday, February 2 2013

15 SO HOT
  Kelly Chen Wai Lam
  http://youtu.be/STcSsgUq6VU

14 COLD JOKE
  Can : Lan Siu Wa
  Fiona Sit Hoi Kei
  http://youtu.be/e_Z-mFVlh88

13 12 ZODIAC
  Can : Siu Yi Sun Chiu
  Wang Leehom 
  http://youtu.be/yZFHZmykg9w

12 HOW ARE YOU RECENTLY?
  Can : Jui Gung Ho Ma?
  Angela Chang (Cheung Siu Hom) 
  http://youtu.be/P-EXaG03qU0

11 WHO WILL SING THIS SONG THROUGH WITH ME
  Can : Shui Loi Pui Ngor Cheung Yuen Jeh Sau Gor
  Gary Chaw (Cho Gat) 
  http://youtu.be/Se-w8crlkVs

10 TOGETHER
  Can : Joi Yut Hei
  Anson Hu (Wu Yin Bun)
  http://youtu.be/08yCkwCA-G4

 9 END
  Can : Yuen
  Eason Chan Yik Shun
  http://youtu.be/_Ucpmk6Vj4E

 8 BOMBING
  Can : Gwun Ja
  William Wei (Wai Lai On)
  http://youtu.be/IPjzHEjkgrY

 7 LOVE INSTANTLY
  Can : Oi Lap Hak
  Khalil Fong Datong
  http://youtu.be/B0B0oLCTbg0

 6 IT'S ALL ABOUT LOVE
  Can : Yi Oi Ji Ming
  Jam Hsiao (Siu King Tung)
  http://youtu.be/96n7SOPsbBo

 5 THE MOMENT
  Can : Gei Lim Yut
  Aaron Yan (Yim Ah Lun)
  http://youtu.be/nQCeiXBg55g

 4 APPRECIATION
  Can : Gum Jeh
  Jane Zhang Liangying
  http://youtu.be/Q1UjaKXbYw4

 3 NOT THAT DIFFERENT 
  Can : Moot Yau Sup Mor But Tung
  Qu Wanting
  http://youtu.be/8xLpNaSYQHg

 2 RED DUST INN
  Can : Hung Chun Hat Jang
  Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun) 
  http://youtu.be/L6joGUdc6y4

 1 THE FACE THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS
  Can : King Gok King Sing
  Karen Mok Man Wai
  http://youtu.be/xQfHdJn81hQ

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KOREAN MOVIE NIGHT
courtesy of the Korean Cultural Service 
http://www.koreanculture.org/index.php

Every other Tuesday @ 7pm
Tribeca Cinemas
(54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, 
E and 1 train Canal Street stops) 

Price? Free. 
All seating is first-come, first served. 
Doors open at 6:30pm. 

UPCOMING MOVIES 

Korean Movie Night 2013 Series One:
Drawn Into Film: Korean Animation!

	It’s a brand new year, and The Korean Cultural Service is ready to 
draw you back into their Free Movie Nights by offering up four of the 
greatest animated films to ever come out Korea!
	While animation has flourished in America, Europe, and Japan for 
over a century, Korean artists have only recently stepped up and begun 
delivering product of their own - and the results have changed the 
industry worldwide. With top American television programs like The 
Simpsons and Futurama now being animated in Korea, it’s time to shine a 
spotlight on the talented Korean wiz kids who are drawing us all back 
into animation – and reminding us that this beautiful storytelling 
medium is anything but child’s play! With a whole new year of exciting 
films, unexpected guests, and a few surprises that you certainly won’t 
see coming – the Korean Cultural Service welcomes you to the first Free 
Movie Night series of 2013. Now let’s get animated!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 @ 7pm 
THE WINDOW (2012, ACCOMPANIED BY SHORT FILMS)

	From the director of The King of Pigs comes The Window, Yuen 
Sang-ho’s rarely-seen first short feature. Private Jung is proud to be a 
member of a leading military division; but after Private Hong joins, 
everyone starts to get disrupted. Jung tries to train Hong, who is 
indifferent to everything, but he only ends up causing even more trouble. 
After an altercation, troubles become even more intense, leading to a 
shocking, powerful conclusion. 
	This special short feature, which is rarely screened outside of 
Korea, will be accompanied by additional short films. The evening’s 
program will have a two-hour running time. 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 @ 7pm 
THE HOUSE (2012)

	The House, which echoes of the wildly surreal worlds seen in 
Spirited Away, focuses on Ga-young, a young woman who moves to an old town 
where she meets Zipsin, the spirit of a house that is soon to be 
demolished. Whisked away on an enchanted adventure, Ga-young and Zipsin 
seek out a new spirit who may be able to help them – and together, they 
hatch a scheme to save the house from those who don’t believe in its 
magic. 

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[ WHAT IS YOUR CHAFFING EDITOR LISTENING TO ]
LITTLE TALKS
Of Monsters and Men
http://youtu.be/ghb6eDopW8I
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