YeinJee's Asian Journal » Jet Li Lianjie http://yeinjee.com Popular blog about Asian culture, lifestyle, entertainment, food, travel, trend, events, traditions and offbeat stuff. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragons Emperor trailer http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragons-emperor-trailer/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragons-emperor-trailer/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:47:44 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=1086 Official movie trailer of “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, which will hit the cinema on August 1 in US…

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragons-emperor-trailer/feed/ 12 The Warlords (2007) movie review http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-warlords-2007-movie-review/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-warlords-2007-movie-review/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:40:58 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=826 “The Warlords” (投名状; Tau Ming Chong) is a 2007 Chinese movie, directed by Peter Chan and starred Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The movie was the biggest winner of Hong Kong Film Awards in April 2008, capturing the best movie, best director and best actor awards etc.

Chinese movie The Warlords poster

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-warlords-2007-movie-review/feed/ 2 Forbidden Kingdom tops North America box office http://yeinjee.com/2008/forbidden-kingdom-tops-north-america-box-office/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/forbidden-kingdom-tops-north-america-box-office/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:14:34 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=148 “The Forbidden Kingdom”, starring action superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan, has topped the North American box office over the weekend.

The movie managed to haul in USD20.9 million in ticket sales (according to studio estimates) from Friday to Sunday in US and Canadian theaters.


Official trailer… you can find more videos from the the movie’s official Youtube channel

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/forbidden-kingdom-tops-north-america-box-office/feed/ 5 Forbidden Kingdom meet the press in Beijing http://yeinjee.com/2008/forbidden-kingdom-meet-the-press/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/forbidden-kingdom-meet-the-press/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:45:43 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=115 “The Forbidden Kingdom”, starring action superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan, is set to premiere on April 18 in US and some other countries.

Jet and Jackie, along with director Rob Minkoff, action choreographer Yuen Woo Ping and actresses Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing, met the press at a media event in Beijing on April 14 to promote the movie.

The Forbidden Kingdom cast and crew at Beijing media event
(L-R) Jet Li, Liu Yifei, Rob Minkoff, Li Bingbing, Yuen Woo Ping and Jacky Chan

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/forbidden-kingdom-meet-the-press/feed/ 16 The 27th Hong Kong Film Awards – winners http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-27th-hong-kong-film-awards-winners/ http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-27th-hong-kong-film-awards-winners/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:16:37 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=106 “The Warlords” dominated the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards which were presented at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on Sunday (April 13), claiming eight gongs including the best film, best director and best actor awards.

The complete list of winners…

Best Film
The Warlords

Best Director
Peter Chan (The Warlords)

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]]> http://yeinjee.com/2008/the-27th-hong-kong-film-awards-winners/feed/ 8 Isabella Leong to star in The Mummy 3 http://yeinjee.com/2007/isabella-leong-mummy-3/ http://yeinjee.com/2007/isabella-leong-mummy-3/#comments Thu, 24 May 2007 08:01:30 +0000 Yein Jee http://yeinjee.com/?p=12126 Chinese starlet Isabella Leong is set to make her Hollywood debut in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (updated title), co-starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello, John Hannah and Luke Ford etc.

Chinese actress Isabella Leong Lok Si

Actress Liu Yifei was previously tipped to be the hot favourite to land the role, but it’s obvious that it was just a rumour.

The movie will begin filming in July 2007 in Montreal, Canada, and Xi’an, China.

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