Veteran Hong Kong actor Shek Kin passed away on June 3 at the age of 96.
Most famous for his numerous villain roles, Shek had starred in more than 300 dramas and movies in a career that spanned over 50 years.
Westerners would probably known him for his play in 1972 film “Enter The Dragon” as the nemesis of another Chinese legend, Bruce Lee…
Chinese starlet Isabella Leong gave birth to a baby boy on April 26 in Toronto, Canada.
Isabella, 21, and HKG billionaire Richard Li, 42, started their relationship in March 2008. There were rumours in early 2009 that the actress was pregnant, but nobody took it seriously.
Come to think of it… it’s probably the main reason why her ex-agency EEG had softened over their contract dispute; the company must have realised about the fact (probably told by Richard) and was made to reach the settlement deal in November 2008.
The baby’s name is Ethan Li Changzhi (loose translation). Best wishes.
[image via Thestandard]
Veteran Hong Kong artists Liza Wang, 62, and Law Kar-Ying, 63, got married on May 2 in Las Vegas after more than 20 years into relationship. Congratulations!
The 28th Hong Kong Film Awards, presented Sunday (Apr 19) at HKG Cultural Centre…
Hong Kong based artist Jill Vidal has been officially charged by Japanese authorities under some illegal drug acts; the first court hearing will be on April 24th.
Jill and rumoured singer-boyfriend Kelvin Kwan (later released) were arrested in Tokyo on Feb 24 for marijuana possession; the cops later found more illegal drugs, believe to be heroin, from Jill’s hotel luggage.
It’s still uncertain if Jill would be charged for drug possession or drug smuggling; the earlier is likely to get her a parole (or max one year jail term), but the later could send her into jail for a much longer period.
Btw, it’s Jill’s 27th birthday tomorrow (Apr 13); obviously won’t be a happy one.
[Update] The verdict is out – Jill is set on parole for three years, which means if she doesn’t need to serve her two-years jail term if she doesn’t do anything really stupid in the three-years period.
International Chinese star Jackie Chan is going to hold a charity concert at Beijing National Stadium, the main Beijing Olympic venue which is popularly known as the Bird’s Nest.
Jackie and the concert promoter held a press conference on April 1st to announce the news; the concert is scheduled to run on May 1st and would be the first major non-sport event to be held at the stadium.
Themed as “Descendant of the Dragon: Jackie Chan and Friends”, it’s expected that a few big names will be invited for the concert, with Jackie Chan taking the lead.
[Update] Among the confirmed invited guests are Korean star Rain, pop group Suju-M and Zhang Liyin. Other
Hong Kong actress Sonija Kwok was attacked by her house maid on Tuesday (Mar 24).
The Indonesian maid is believed to be disturbed because of a broken relationship; she has pressed a knife on her own neck at some point but Sonija managed to persuade her to hand over the knife.
Sonija then made a report to the police; and the maid gone berserk after finding out the call and assaulted the actress, pulling her hair and biting her left arm.
Sonija’s mother tried to pull away the maid, and the trio wrestled for five minutes before the police arrived and restrained the maid.
Sonija was treated at hospital for her bloody forehand; while the maid is under custody at a mental hospital [image from QQ]
Winners of the 3rd Asian Film Awards presented in Hong Kong on Monday (Mar 23)…
Best film – “Tokyo Sonata” (Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands)
Best director – Hirokazu Kore-Eda, “Still Walking” (Japan)
Best actor – Masahiro Motoki, “Departures” (Japan)
Best actress – Zhou Xun, “The Equation of Love and Death” (China)
Best newcomer – Yu Shaoqun, “Forever Enthralled” (China)
Best supporting actor – Jung Woo-sung, “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” (Korea)
Best supporting actress – Gina Pareño, “Service” (Philippines)
Best screenwriter – Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix, Sachiko Tanaka, “Tokyo Sonata”
Best cinematographer – Jola Dylewska, “Tulpan” (Kazakhstan and co.)
Best composer – Joe Hisaishi, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” (Japan)
Best editor – Kim Sun-min, “The Chaser” (Korea)
Best special effect – Craig Hayes, “Red Cliff” (China)
