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Wuxia (Dragon) at Cannes

May 16, 2011 by Yein Jee

The cast of Chinese movie Wuxia (aka Dragon) – i.e. Donnie Yen, Tang Wei, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Kara Hui, Jimmy Wang, Li Xiaoran, and director Peter Chan etc. – making their red carpet appearance at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival…

Wuxia Dragon Cannes

The ancient martial arts film tells the story of an assassin (Donnie Yen) who gone into exile in a small village, hiding away from his notorious gang (led by Jimmy Wang) as well as the kingdom detective (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After getting married (with Tang Wei) and living peacefully for some years, the two parties finally caught up with Donnie, and the three-corner battles explode.

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45th Golden Horse Awards (2008)

December 9, 2008 by Yein Jee

The 45th Golden Horse Awards were presented in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday. The Golden Horse is arguably the most prestigious Chinese film award.

Taiwanese movie Cape No 7 managed to scope 6 awards, albeit not the major ones… but there’s plenty to celebrate for the host considering how gloomy Taiwanese film industry was for the past decade or two.

Some of the major winners of the 45th Golden Horse Awards…

Best Feature Film: The Warlords
Best Director – Peter Chan, The Warlords
Best Leading Actor – Zhang Hanyu, Assembly
Best Leading Actress – Prudence Liew, True Women for Sale
Best Supporting Actor – Ma Ju Lung, Cape No 7
Best Supporting Actress – Mei Fang, Orz Boyz

Refer to Golden Horse’s official website for complete list of winners.

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Asian movies, Asian pop culture, Chinese movies, Chinese pop culture, Chinese showbiz, East Asia, Golden Horse Film Festival, Ma Ju-Lung, Mei Fang, Peter Chan Ho Sun, Prudence Liew, Showbiz awards, Taichung City, Taiwan blog, Taiwanese pop culture, Zhang Hanyu

The Warlords Chinese movie review

July 10, 2008 by Yein Jee

“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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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Action movies, Andy Lau, Asian movies, Chinese movies, Chinese showbiz, Drama movies, Epic movies, Jet Li, Peter Chan Ho Sun, Takeshi Kaneshiro, War movies, Xu Jinglei

The 27th Hong Kong Film Awards – winners

April 14, 2008 by Yein Jee

“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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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Andy Lau, Au Kin Yee, Chau Chi Shing, Chinese movies, Chinese showbiz, Dennie Wong Tan Yee, Donnie Yen Jidan, Eric Kong, HK Film Awards, Hong Kong, Jessie Dai Mei Ling, Jet Li, Joe Hisaishi, Kate Tsui, Lee Pik Kwan, Nakorn Kositpaisain, Ng Yuen Fai, Pater Wong Bing Yiu, Peter Chan Ho Sun, Raymond Chow, Showbiz awards, Siqin Gaowa, Sunij Asavinikul, Susan Shaw Yin Yin, Tracy Kok Wui Ling, Wai Ka Fai, Yau Nai Hoi, Yee Chung Man, Yi Zhenzhou

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