February 2002
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February 2002 |
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| Jackie Chan's Face Is Getting Better (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |||
| February 28, 2002 | |||
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For each one of you who worry about Jackie
Chan's face, here is the good news - the wound is almost healed. He
doesn't even need the mysterious Hollywood makeup artist to cover up the
wound.
Three pictures taken by Oriental Daily: |
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| Tan Dun Picks Up Two Grammies (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) (2 AWARDS) | |
| February 27, 2002 | |
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Tan Tun's music composed for CROUCHING
TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is the winner of Best Score Soundtrack Album For A
Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The other four
nominees are ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (John Williams), CHOCOLAT (Rachel
Portman), MEN OF HONOR (Mark Isham) and PLANET OF THE APES (Danny Elfman).
The same album has won the Academy Award last year. Tan Du also won Best
Classical Contemporary Composition (Rouse: Concert De Gaudí For Guitar
And Orch. Christopher Rouse (Sharon Isbin, guitar; Muhai Tang;
Gulbenkian Orch.) Track from: Rouse: Concert De Gaudí/Tan Dun: Con. For
Guitar And Orch. (Yi2)) Meanwhile, in one version of the RESIDENT EVIL TV commercial, the opening background music is from CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON composed by Tan Dun. I do not have the actual commercial for you but you can watch the trailer of RESIDENT EVIL and The Official Site of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, which contains the same opening music. This should not be much of a surprise since RESIDENT EVIL will be distributed by SONY and SONY owns a big piece of CROUCHING TIGER. RESIDENT EVIL, based on the same name video game, will be released on March 15. |
| The Grammy Winning Album | |
| The 21st Hong Kong Film Awards Nominations (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| February 27, 2002 | |
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Stephen Chiu's SHAOLIN SOCCER has become the biggest winner with nominations in 13 out of 18 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. LAN YU, consisted entirely with cast from the Mainland China, is close behind with 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for two male leads, Hu Jun and Liu Ye. The yet to be released JULY RHAPSODY picked up 8 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. With Best Actress nomination in three films and one nomination for Best Original Song, Sammi Cheng is the biggest winning individual. Director Ann Hui got two nominations for JULY RHAPSODY and VISIBLE SECRET. This year two new category, Best Asian Film and Best Visual Effect was added. Among the five nominees for Best Asian Film, three are Chinese, YI YI from Taiwan and BROTHERS AND SISTERS and SHOWER from the mainland. Japanese anima SPIRIT AWAY and Korean film HAPPY END are also nominated for |
| SHAOLIN SOCCER Wins Big | |
| this category. In addition, an un-named category for new director will also be added. However, no one will be get Lifetime Achievement Award because there is no proper candidate. The award ceremony will be held on April 21. | |
| Photo: StarEastNet.Com | |
| Best Picture | Best Editing |
| SHAOLIN SOCCER | SHAOLIN SOCCER (Hai Git-wai) |
| BEIJING ROCKS | Fulltime Killer (David Richardson) |
| JULY RHAPSODY | THE ACCIDENTAL SPY (Kwong Chi-leung) |
| LOVE ON A DIET | THE LEGEND OF ZU (Mak Ji-sin) |
| LAN YU | LAN YU (Cheung Suk-ping) |
| Best Director | Best Art Direction |
| Stephen Chiu (SHAOLIN SOCCER) | JULY RHAPSODY (Man Nim-jung) |
| Ann Hui (JULY RHAPSODY) | THE LEGEND OF ZU (Ho Gim-hung and Fu Dak-lam) |
| Ann Hui (VISIBLE SECRET) | Peony Pavilion (Lau Jung-gwok and Yim Jim-lam) |
| Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai (LOVE ON A DIET) | WU YEN (Yu Ga-on) |
| Stanley Kwan (LAN YU) | LAN YU (Cheung Suk-ping) |
| Best Actor | Best Costume |
| Stephen Chiu (SHAOLIN SOCCER) | SHAOLIN SOCCER (Choi Yin-man) |
| Cheung Hok-yau (JULY RHAPSODY) | THE LEGEND OF ZU (Fung Gwan-mang, Gwan Mei-bou) |
| Andy Lau (LOVE ON A DIET) | Peony Pavilion (Yeung Fan) |
| Hu Jun (LAN YU) | WU YEN (Yu Ga-on) |
| Liu Ye (LAN YU) | LAN YU (Cheung Suk-ping) |
| Best Actress | Best Action Choreography |
| Sammi Cheng (FIGHTING FOR LOVE) | SHAOLIN SOCCER (Ching Siu-tung) |
| Sylvia Chang (FOREVER AND EVER) | MY CLASSMATE, THE BARBARIAN (Ching Siu-tung) |
| Anita Mui (JULY RHAPSODY) | THE AVENGING FIST (Corey Yuen) |
| Sammi Cheng (LOVE ON A DIET) | THE ACCIDENTAL SPY (Tung Wai and Jackie Chan's team) |
| Sammi Cheng (WU YEN) | THE LEGEND OF ZU (Yuen Wo-ping, Yuen Biao, Guk Hin-chiu and Yuen Seun-yi) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Original Score (Music) |
| Wong Yut-fei (SHAOLIN SOCCER) | SHAOLIN SOCCER (Wong Ying-wa) |
| Patrick Tam (BORN WILD) | BEIJING ROCKS (Lai wan-man) |
| david Lee (From the Queen to the Chief Executive) | MY LIFE AS McDULL (Ho Sung-ji) |
| Lam Ga-dung (DANCE OF A DREAM) | MIDNIGHT FLY (Mui Lam-mau) |
| Simon Yan (MIDNIGHT FLY) | LAN YU (Cheung A-tung) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Best Original Score (Song) |
| Josephine Ho (FOREVER AND EVER) | Andy Lau (SHAOLIN SOCCER) |
| Lam Ga-yan (JULY RHAPSODY) | Wong Fung (BEIJING ROCKS) |
| Wai Ying-hung (VISIBLE SECRET) | Aaron Kwok (Para Para Sakura) |
| Cecilia Yip (THE AVENGING FIST) | Lam Yik-lin (Peony Pavilion) |
| Su Jin (LAN YU) | Sammi Cheng (LOVE ON A DIET |
| Best Newcomer | Best Sound Effect |
| Jau Lai-kei (DUMMY MOMMY, WITHOUT A BABY) | SHAOLIN SOCCER (Jang Ging-yeung) |
| Lam Ga-yan (JULY RHAPSODY) | BEIJING ROCKS (Jang Ging-yeung) |
| Jau Jeun-wai (MERRY GO ROUND) | VISIBLE SECRET (Dou Ma-ji) |
| Zeny Kwok (GLASS TEARS) | THE ACCIDENTAL SPY (Jang Ging-yeung) |
| Choi Cheuk-yin (Funeral March) | THE LEGEND OF ZU (Cheuk Bou-yi) |
| Best Screenplay | Best Visual Effect |
| SHAOLIN SOCCER (Stephen Chiu and Tsang Ken-cheong) | 2002 |
| JULY RHAPSODY (Ivy Ho) | SHAOLIN SOCCER |
| MERRY GO ROUND (Ji See Gu Be) | THE AVENGING FIST |
| YOU SHOOT, I SHOOT (Guk Dak-chiu and Pang Hou-cheung) | THE ACCIDENTAL SPY |
| Funeral March (Ngai Siu-yan) | THE LEGEND OF ZU |
| Best Cinematography | Best Asian Film |
| SHAOLIN SOCCER (Gwan Bak-hyun and Kwong Ting-wo) | YI YI (Taiwan) |
| BEIJING ROCKS (Peter Pau) | Spirited Away (Japan) |
| VISIBLE SECRET (Arthur Wong) | Happy End (Korea) |
| Peony Pavilion (Jung Yau-tim) | BROTHERS AND SISTERS (Mainland China) |
| LAN YU (Yang Tao and Zhang Jian) | Shower (Mainland China) |
| MSNBC's Report On The Petition (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| February 26, 2002 | |
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MSNBC has become the first mainstream medium
in the US to say something about the petition. Click here for the report: Hong Kong Twist (scroll down) |
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Petition: Appeal to Disney for Respectful Treatment of Asian films The Web Alliance for Respectful Treatment of Hong Kong's Best |
| Large Size QuickTime Version Of LEGEND OF ZU (ZU WARRIORS) North American Trailer (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) |
| February 26, 2002 |
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This is just the same one reported two weeks
ago but the size is three times larger. Click here for the trailer |
| CROUCHING TIGER Inspired Italian Designer (Movieline Magazine) | |||
| February 26, 2002 | |||
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CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON has inspired Italian Fashion designer Mariuccia Mandelli to design the Spring - Summer 2002 Collection of Krizia line. The February / March issue of Movieline Magazine reports "moved by the mythicism and adventure of Ang Lee's CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, Italian designer Mariuccia Mandelli used bold tiger prints and scaly sequins in in her upcoming collection for Krizia." "thought I did not get so much inspiration from the costumes of CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, I did get inspired by the title and the movie's fairy-tale spirit," she said, "the title reminded me of the distinct features of a tiger face. I have done many pieces and various accessories with a tiger print, as well my motive with using round pailettes all over many of my short dresses was to make them resemble a dragon's scales." | ||
| Watch the fashion show (Real): | |||
| Krizia | ISDN | ADSL | |
| Krizia Top | ISDN | ADSL | |
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| Photo: FashionWindows.com | |||
| Official Krizia Site | |||
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| Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |||
| February 26, 2002 | |||
| Winners of the 8th Hong Kong Film Critics Society were announced today. | |||
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Best Film | SHAOLIN SOCCER |
| Best Director | Ann Hui (VISIBLE SECRET) | ||
| Best Actor | Lau Ching-wan (LA BRASSIERE) | ||
| Best Actress | Sammi Cheng (WU YEN) | ||
| Best Screenplay | Ji See Gu Be (MERRY GO ROUND) | ||
| (Left) Stephen Chiu and Best Actress winner Sammi | |||
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| (Right) Ann Hui won the Best Director | |||
| Photos: SINA.COM | |||
| JULY RHAPSODY, A Art House Film From Hong Kong (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | ||||||
| February 25, 2002 | ||||||
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| Real: Broadband 56 k | ||||||
| Media: Broadband 56 k | ||||||
| Official Site | ||||||
| High school teacher Lam Yiu-gwok (Cheung Hok-yau) has turned forty and yet has a glorious career. His student Wu Choi-lam (Lam Ga-yan) is in love with him and Lam has discovered something from her, something very similar to his wife (Anita Mui) when she was still young. Lam's most respected teacher Sing (Got Man-fai ?)returns to Hong Kong. He lost his family and is dying from cancer. Meanwhile Lam's eldest son Lam On-yin (Tam Jeun-yin) finds out Sing is his real father ... | Cast | Crew | ||||
| Cheung Hok-yau (Jacky) | Director | Hui On-wa (Ann) | Recordist / | |||
| Anita Mui | Supervisory | Erh Tung-sheng | Sound editor | Dou Ma-ji | ||
| Lam Ga-yan | producers | Heui On-wa | Editor | Kwong Ji-leung | ||
| Tam Jeun-yin | Screenwriter | Ivy Ho | Composer | Wai Kai-leung | ||
| Got Man-fai | Producer | Wong Hoi-fung | Executive | Jeung Ji-leung | ||
| Deputy | Jang Siu-ting | Producers | Jau Wai-choi | |||
| Hong Kong release: | directors | Ng Sau-wa | Art director | Man Nim-jung | ||
| March 14, 2000 | Production | Director of | ||||
| supervisor | Jeng Syu-san | Cinematography | Guan Bun-leung | |||
| Produced by Filmco | Production | Ho Wai-yi | ||||
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| Thanks to John T for providing the link of the official site. | ||||||
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Photos: KPWorld.com |
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| TITANIUM RAIN Helps Jackie Chan Travel Through Time (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |
| February 24, 2002 | |
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Hong Kong's two sister papers Oriental Daily
and The Sun have reported that big budget sci-fi movie TITANIUM RAIN (not
Titanic Rain from previous report) has been added to Jackie Chan's
working schedule for this year. Budgeted at approximately 40 million US
dollars, it is the first co-production between Jackie Chan and Media Asia
Group.
The story starts in present day when a satellite crashed to the earth in thousands of pieces (Guess that's what Titanium all about). The debris somehow opened some portals among different times. Then a warrior from the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) played by Jackie Chan starts his journey through time ... Because Jackie Chan will co-finance this one, he will lower his price to leave more money for the production. Now they are currently looking for the best art house to do the CG works. |
| An unidentified Hollywood makeup artist has been called in to cover Jackie Chan' wound | |
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Jackie Chan loves the script, because the movie will promote traditional
Chinese value like keeping one's responsibility. In this movie, Jackie
Chan will use less of his fists and try some ancient weapons.
Filming locations for this English plus Mandarin Chinese film will
include Hong Kong, mainland China, Europe (Russia?) and North America.
Shooting will start in October right after Jackie Chan finishing SHANGHAI
KNIGHTS and THE BELLBOY, and it will be released during the Chinese New
Year of 2004. Cast will consist of actors from Hong Kong, Japan and the US,
but will not be finalized until the script is done. Media Asia's CEO Jong Ching said, at this year's American Film Market, no less than five Hollywood studios had shown their interest of distributing it, but he had yet decided which one should get it because the finance was not fully secured.
Want to know what people from Ming Dynasty
look like? Go see Jet Li's Tai Chi Master (original
or US version) |
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| What Have Shown Up At This Year's American Film Market (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |||||
| February 24, 2002 | |||||
| 2002 | Golden Harvest | Hong Kong | Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung | Trailer (Media Player): 56k 350k | Official Site |
| Dance of a Dream | Media Asia | Hong Kong | Andy Lau, Anita Mui | Trailer (QuickTime) | Official Site |
| Dragon the Master | IFD Films and Arts | Hong Kong | Official Site | ||
| Hollywood Hong Kong | Capitol Films | Hong Kong | Zhou Xun | ||
| July Rhapsody | Filmko Pictures | Hong Kong | Jacky Cheung, Anita Mui | ||
| MUSA | CJ Entertainment | Korea | Jung Woo-sung, Zhang Ziyi | Trailer (Various) | Official Site |
| PRINCESS D | Media Asia | Hong Kong | Daniel Wu, Lee Sin Je | Trailer (Windows Media) | Official Site |
| HIGHBINDERS Production Photos From Thailand (SammoHung.com) | |||
| February 23, 2002 | |||
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News from set of "Highbinders", shooting in
Thailand right now.
1-27-02: Today Jackie wrapped in the forest location and there are just
2 days to go for the rest of B unit in the forest, B unit will be mostly
shooting Julian Sands with some interact wire work. For the past few
days Jackie has been busy Leaping and Flying through the trees.
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The new and improved Hung Gabaan (Sammo Hung
Stunt-Team) strike a pose. Top left to top right: To Fat, Hak Ming Sammo, Jai Jai, Siu Fu, Bottom Left to bottom right: Xhou Young, Qwan Wa, Reuben Langdon, And Bruce Khan |
Sammo doing some action direction | Sammo checking monitor. That's Jackie Chan flying through the trees there! | |
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| Photo: SammoHung.com | Sammo directing Reuben, who's a member of "Hung Gaaban 2002" | Reuben stunt doubling main villain of Highbinders, Julian Sands. On the far right, yes, he's Jackie Chan! | |
| Hong Kong Vampire Invading Hollywood (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | |||
| February 23, 2002 | |||
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Thomas Chung, producer of THE TOUCH, is
planning an English version of Hong Kong vampire movie. He told Hong
Kong's Sing Pao that Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud who penned THE
TOUCH, to work on the script, and the budget was set at five to six
million US dollars.
Hong Kong vampire is a sort of combination of vampire, mummy and Chinese superstition of ghost invented by Hong Kong filmmakers. Such movies once flourished from the 1980's to early 1990's, and dozens were make during that period, including |
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| MR. VAMPIRE | (1995) | Link 1, Link 2, Link 3 | |
| MR. VAMPIRE II | (1986) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| YOUNG MASTER VAMPIRE | (1986) | Link 1 | |
| THE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF VAMPIRE | (1986) | Link 1 | |
| MR. VAMPIRE | MR. VAMPIRE III | (1987) | Link 1 |
| The first HK vampire flick | THE TOOTHLESS VAMPIRES | (1987) | Link 1 |
| NEW MR. VAMPIRE | (1987) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| ULTIMATE VAMPIRE | (1987) | Link 1 | |
| MR. VAMPIRE IV | (1988) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| VAMPIRE STRIKES BACK | (1988) | Link 1 | |
| SPIRIT VS. ZOMBIE | (1989) | Link 1 | |
| THE MUSICAL VAMPIRE | (1990) | Link 1 | |
| DOCTOR VAMPIRE | (1991) | Link 1 | |
| VAMPIRE KIDS | (1991) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| MR. VAMPIRE 1992 | (1992) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| VAMPIRE FAMILY | (1993) | Link 1 | |
| VAMPIRE CONTROLLER | (2000) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| THE VAMPIRE COMBAT | (2001) | Link 1, Link 2 | |
| HERO News 54 - Zhang Ziyi On The Cover Of GQ With Tobey "Spider-Man" Maguire (GQ Magazine) | |
| February 22, 2002 | |
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Zhang Ziyi just landed on the cover of March
issue of GQ Magazine, along with SPIDER-MAN star Tobey Maguire. The same
issue also featured two pictures of her photographed by Norman Jean Roy
and a very short interview conducted by James Ryan last month when she
was still attached to the production of HERO at Hengdian. When asked whether she kicked Jet Li's butt, she said, "I can't keep up with Jet Li. My dance training enables me to make the martial-art look real, but there's no power behind it. I mean, I can't break a table in two." She said her favorite scene in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAON was the restaurant fight, her most embarrassing on set moment was after she did a "fake kiss" with |
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CROUCHING TIGER's co-star Cheng Chen,
director Ang Lee asked her to go home and practice, and the bravest
thing she had done was challenging her schoolteachers when she thought
they were wrong. When talked about CROUCHING TIGER's disappointment
performance in mainland China, she said that was because there were "too
much drama and plot". When asked about her understanding of men, Ziyi
said men considered their faces the most precious and should she had a
boyfriend, she could never even scold him in public and would want to
wait until she got home. Photo: GQ Magazine |
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