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Hou Hsiao-hsien Needs More Men for NIE YIN NIANG, His First
Martial-Art Film
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Hou Hsiao-hsien (R), Shu Qi (M) and Chang Chen (L) at Three Times'
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Taiwanese
director Hou Hsiao-hsien wants to make his first martial-art movie,
Nie Yin Niang, based on the same title short fantasy
story written by Pei Xing in China's Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). This
is, of cause, a two year old news. He would cast Shu Qi, his
favorite actress, and Chang Chen, his favorite actor, to play the
leading characters. This is, of cause, also a two year old news. But
what's new? According to an unknown source, Hou is also asking
Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tadanobu Asano to join the cast.
Nie Yin Niang is believed to be
one of the first wuxia story, it begins with Nie Yin Niang,
the 10 year old daughter of an army commander, being taken away by a
nun. Five years later, she has become a skilled assassin. An earlier
story said mainland Chinese writer A Cheng (The
Go Master,
Springtime in a Small Town,
The King of Chess,
King of the Children) had completed the first draft of the
script.
Related Story:
Hou Hsiao-hsien Will Shoot His First
Martial-Art Project Next August?
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
December 24, 2006 |
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Opening This Week: February
22 - 28
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This week, absolutely nothing comes out except
foreign imports. In the mainland side of China, Hollywood children's
fantasy The Golden Compass is theatrically released on
Friday, months after becoming available on DVD and download.
In Hong Kong, the new releases are Leonardo
DiCaprio produced documentary The 11th Hour,
Belgium-France-UK made Lady Chatterley, the latest adaptation
of the controversial novel, and British comedy Miss Pettigrew
Lives for a Day.
Movies arrive at the island of Taiwan this week
are UK-Canada-USA co-produced romantic drama Closing the Ring,
Japanese manga adaptation Eiga: Kurosagi, France-UK produced
documentary My Enemy's Enemy, South Korean comedy Le Grand
Chef, Stephen King's The Mist, Hollywood comedy
Semi-Pro, and German-Austrian children's story Das Wunder von
Loch Ness.
Click here for detail.
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New FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Videos
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More video lips have popped up on the net recently. Take a look. The
first one is a behind-the-scene video. The second one is for the end
credit theme song "Heroes" (for the Chinese version only? I
suppose.) New footages from the movie are included in the video. It
is sung by Zhang Liangying, who also provided her voice for Feng
Xiaogang's
The Banquet
(retitled to
Legend of the Black Scorpion
in the US).
Behind-the-scene video
End credit theme song video
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THE STORM RIDERS II Character Designs
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Ekin
Cheng as Whispering Wind |
Aaron
Kwok as Striding Cloud |
Nicholas Tse as
a
villain |
Tang
Yan as
Muse |
Charlene Choi |
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13
character design sheets, suspected to be the works of designer Yee
Chung-Man, just appeared online. Storm Riders II, sequel to
the original hit Hong Kong comic-book adaptation released in 1994,
is now in production in Thailand. Directors the Pang Brothers are
making it will full indoor sets plus blue screens. The original was
shot more traditionally with indoor sets and landscapes in China.
The story of the sequel is not related to the first one though major
characters, except Sonny Chiba’s character Lord Conquer, return to
the sequel. This time, the story will be:
Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read.
An
evil force invades (led by Simon Yam and Nicholas Tse) and defeats
Whispering Wind (Ekin Cheng) and Striding Cloud (Aaron Kowk). To
stop the evil force’s plan of conquering all clans, Whispering Wind
starts learning a powerful but dangerous new skill, which eventually
led him to the dark side. To turn the tide, Striding Cloud is forced
to fight against Whispering Wind.
Alert ends here.
This
US$14 million (rough number) movie will be released in Asia toward
the end of 2008.
Click here for all 13 character design sheets. |
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RED CLIFF Character Posters
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March 21, 2008 |
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These
posters are displayed at the Hong Kong International Film Mart by
the film's Hong Kong distributor Mei Ah Entertainment. Part 1of the
2-part Asian edition of the historical war epic will be released in
Asia starting July 10, 2008.
More about
Red Cliff. |
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Opening
This Week: March 15 - 21
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March 21, 2008 |
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An Empress
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This Thursday, Hong Kong action director Ching Siu-Tung's period,
but not historical, actioner
An Empress and the Warriors
was finally released in Hong Kong, after doing okay in the mainland
during the past two weeks. Despite some good fight scenes,
especially the ones involving Donnie Yen, and fancy costumes by Yee
Chung-Man, the weak story makes the movie very hollow.
A long line of new releases are competition for the box-office money
against
An Empress and the Warriors
in the city. They are Taiwan-made drama
The Most Distant Course,
Hollywood
animations
Arctic Tale
and
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!,
political light comedy
Charlie Wilson's War,
and Children's fantasy
The Spiderwick Chronicles.
In the mainland China, two new releases are all from Hollywood.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
was released on Monday and
10,000 B.C.
is opening on Friday. Looks like a new tactic to reduce
box-office revenue of the Hollywood products in attempt to help
creating an illusion that the domestic movies are gaining market
share, some Chinese film officials have been quietly letting more
than one Hollywood movies to be released either on the same day or
on the same week. Last year,
Die Hard 4.0
and
Bourne Ultimatum
were released on the same day in China, months after both movies
were available through piracy. In the end neither did very well at
the box-office. Though this time,
National Treasure:
Book of Secrets
and
10,000 B.C.
were not released on the same day, they were still pushed into a
cannibal arena.
In
Taiwan, the recession of local movie industry continues as usual. On
the bright side, the islanders get to see a variety of imported new
movies -
An Empress and The Warriors,
British-Belgian-French made drama
Angel, US indie
film
Half Nelson,
two Thai horror flicks,
Body #19
and
Train of the Dead,
and the Hollywood remake of same title Hong Kong horror
The Eye.
Click here for detail.
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The 8th Chinese Film Media Awards Nominations
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Chinese newspaper Southern Metropolitan Dailey just released
the nomination list for the 8th Film Media Awards, the only one
which makes all Chinese language films eligible with little bias.
The nominees are picked by a committee formed by dozens individuals
from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Among the nominees,
there are
Lust, Caution,
director Ang Lee and all four major cast of the film, Leung Chiu-Wai,
Tang Wei, Joan Chen and Wang Lee-Hom. Ironically, Tang Wei has just
been "unofficially" sanctioned by the Chinese government (with no
legal basis), for her performance in
Lust, Caution,
which has been accused of "glorifying national traitors" by some
powerful people in China. The final winners will be picked by
another committee later.
Lost in Beijing,
just banned in China for "promoting the film with indecent
materials" and a few other excuses, also released multiple
nominations. Oddly enough, Zhang Jingchu is nominated for Best
Actress and Best Supporting Actress for the same role in
Protege.
Related Story:
The 7th Chinese Film Media Awards
(MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive)
May 21, 2007
The 6th Chinese Film Media Awards
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
April 18, 2006
Complete Nomination List:
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Best
Film |
Lust, Caution
- Taiwan /
The
Chinese Mainland / USA |
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The Sun Also Rises - The Chinese Mainland / Hong
Kong |
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Warlords -
The
Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong |
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Tuya's Marriage
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The
Chinese Mainland / USA |
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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese
Mainland / Hong Kong |
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Best
Director |
Ann HUI
(The
Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese Mainland /
Hong Kong) |
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Ang LEE
(Lust, Caution
- Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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JIANG Wen (The
Sun Also Rises
- The Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong ) |
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Peter
CHAN (The
Warlords - The
Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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WANG
Quan'an (Tuya's
Marriage
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The Chinese Mainland) |
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New |
Jay CHOU
(Secret
- Hong Kong
/ Taiwan) |
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Director |
YAU Nai-Hoi
( Eye in the Sky
- Hong Kong) |
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CAO
Baoping (Guang Rong De Fen Nu
- The Chinese Mainland) |
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CHEN
Huai-en (Island Etude
- Taiwan) |
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Adam
WONG (Magic Boy -
Hong Kong) |
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LIN
Jing-Jie (The Most Distant
Course - Taiwan) |
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Best |
LIU
Heng (Assembly - The
Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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Screenwriter |
WAI
Ka-Fai, AU Kin-Yee (Mad
Detective
- Hong Kong) |
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WANG Hui-Ling, James SCHAMUS
(Lust, Caution
- Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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Lu Wei,
WANG Quan'an (Tuya's
Marriage
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The Chinese Mainland) |
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LI
Qiang (The
Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese Mainland /
Hong Kong) |
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LIN
Jing-Jie (The Most Distant
Course - Taiwan) |
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Best
Actor |
LEUNG Chiu-Wai (Lust,
Caution - Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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LEUNG
Ka-Fai (Lost
in Beijing - The Chinese Mainland) |
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Jet LI
(The
Warlords - The
Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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ZHANG
Hanyu (Assembly - The
Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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Eason
CHAN (The Pye-Dog -
Hong Kong) |
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Simon
YAM (Eye in the Sky -
Hong Kong) |
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Best
Actress |
Rene
LIU (Kidnap
- Hong Kong) |
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ZHANG
Jingchu (Protege
- The Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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FAN
Bingbing (Lost
in Beijing - The Chinese Mainland) |
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TANG
Wei (Lust,
Caution - Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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YU Nan
(Tuya's
Marriage
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The Chinese Mainland) |
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SIQIN
Gaowa (The
Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese Mainland /
Hong Kong) |
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Best
Supporting |
LIU
Kai-Chi (The Detective
- Hong Kong) |
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Actor |
Nick
CHEUNG (Exodus - Hong
Kong) |
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WANG
Yanhui (Guang Rong De Fen Nu
- The Chinese Mainland) |
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Louis
KOO (Protege
- The Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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Anthony WONG (The
Sun Also Rises
- The Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong ) |
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Senge (Tuya's
Marriage
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The Chinese Mainland) |
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CHOW
Yun-Fat (The
Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese Mainland /
Hong Kong) |
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Tai Po
(Da-Yu:
The Touch of Fate - Taiwan) |
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JIA
Siao-guo (The Most Distant
Course - Taiwan) |
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Best
Supporting |
ZHANG
Jingchu (Protege
- The Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong) |
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Actress |
Joan
CHEN (Lust,
Caution - Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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JIN
Yanling (Lost
in Beijing - The Chinese Mainland) |
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Joan CHEN (The
Sun Also Rises
- The Chinese Mainland / Hong Kong ) |
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Lisa LU
(The
Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese Mainland /
Hong Kong) |
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ZHAO
Wei (The
Postmodern Life of My Aunt - The Chinese Mainland /
Hong Kong) |
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Best New |
Kate
TSUI (Eye in the Sky
- Hong Kong) |
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Performer |
TUNG
Ming-hsiang (Island Etude
- Taiwan) |
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HUANG
Lu (Blind
Mountain - The Chinese Mainland) |
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TANG
Wei (Lust,
Caution - Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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WANG
Lee-Hom (Lust,
Caution - Taiwan / The Chinese Mainland / USA) |
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LEE Yat-long
(Whispers
and Moans - Hong Kong) |
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Jackie
Chan and Jet Li Will Work Together Again!
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March 19, 2008 |
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Jackie
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After
The Forbidden Kingdom,
Jackie Chan and Jet Li will work together again, in a story they
create by themselves. This is right out of their own mouth during a
press conference yesterday at the Hong Kong International Film Mart.
They said about 15 years ago, they met at the studio of Golden
Harvest and came out an idea for a movie. Now the plot of that movie
has changed but the storyline mains unchanged. They would make it
happen and Jet Li even said, "we will fight each other again in the
new movie, and it will be even bigger than (what we did) in
The Forbidden Kingdom."
Jackie Chan also said Li was thinking about bringing Chan's son
Jaycee into the new movie as well. |
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THE
STORM RIDERS II Now in Production
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March 19, 2008 |
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A press conference held yesterday in Hong Kong marks the beginning
of the principle shooting of
The Storm Riders II.
The original
The Storm Riders,
released 10 years ago, was based on popular Hong Kong comic series
Wind Cloud. The story fellows
two young warriors, Striding Wind and Whispering Cloud, turning
against an evil warlord, who is becoming too invincible to be
defeated. Aaron Kwok (Striding Cloud) and Ekin Cheng (Whispering
Wind) return for the sequel. Other cast members include Nicholas Tse
(as a villain), Charlene Choi, Tang Yan (replacing Shu Qi as Muse)
and Simon Yam. The sequel is directed by the Pang Brothers, Danny
and Oxide (The
Eye).
The costumes are designed by Yee Chung-Man (Curse
of the Golden Flower).
The entire movie will be shot in front of blue background and the CG
effects will be handled by FatFace Productions (The
Warlords,
Forest of Death,
Confession of Pain,
Re-Cycle)
Produced by Hong Kong's Universe and Beijing's Chengtian
Entertainment,
The Storm Rider II
will be shot in Thailand.
From the press conference:
A
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Clips:
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Gordon Chan's PAINTED SKIN
at First Glance
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March 18, 2008 |
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Two promo sheets appeared yesterday at the annual Hong Kong Film
Mart. The original Painted Sin story was written by Qing
Dynasty novelist Pu Songling. It tells a young scholar is seduced by
a demon covered with painted skin of a beautiful girl and later the
demon is slain by a Taoist monk. In the new movie version (aka.
"Skin Lover" according to IMDB) by Hong Kong director Gordon Chan,
Zhou Xun plays the demon, Donnie Yen plays the slayer, Chen Kun
plays the scholar, Zhao Wei plays the scholar's wife and Sun Li
plays another slayer. Other names associated with the production
include producer Hsu Li-kong ( Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon,
Eat Drink Man Woman,
The Wedding Banquet),
cinematographer Arthur Wong (The
Warlords,
Iron Monkey,
New Dragon Inn,
Once Upon a Time in China),
action director Tung Wai (Seven
Swords,
Hero,
The Blade) and
art director Bill Lui (Lust,
Caution,
The Contract Killer,
Black Mask).
Snapshots from Hong Kong International Film
Mart.
Related Stories:
PAINTED SKIN Cast Meets the Press Today
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
December 4, 2007
Donnie Yen and Daniel Wu to Slay Fan Bingbing
the ghost in THE PAINTED SKIN?
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
May 10, 2007 |
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PK.COM.CN |
Ganglameiduo |
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(Images:
Forbidden City Films, Xintong Media and Cultural
Investment Co., Ltd., Sina Corporation China Film Group Corp., China
Record Corporation, Tibet TV Station, Sengtang Global Media, Inc.,
CCTV.) |
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Two Chinese movies were released in China last Friday.
PK.COM.CN
tells A young surgeon, Li tireless looking for his best friend Ji,
back in medical school. One day he finds Ji's ex-girlfriend, who
tells him Ji was murdered and the killer was Li... Based on He
Xiaotian's novel Lost in Time, top winner of a writing
contest hosted by
Sina.com,
PK.COM.CN
is been advertised as China's first interactive movie.
Ganglamedo
is about a singer, who suddenly lost her voice, is traveling to
Namucuo, a sacred Tibetan lake, where she wants to find back her
voice. On the road, she befriends a local musician, whose dream is
to purchase a bar called Ganglamedo, where his grandfather met the
girl he loved.
Click here for detail.
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The
2nd Asian Film Awards
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March 17, 2008 |
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Organized by Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF),
Asian Film Awards just ended its second annual round tonight in the
city of Hong Kong. South Korea drama
Secret Sunshine
became the biggest winner, collecting the awards of Best Film, Best
Director (Lee Chang-Dong) and Best Actress (Jeon Do-Yeon). Hong Kong
veteran Leung Chiu-Wai won the title of Best Actress for his
performance in
Lust, Caution.
Mainland Chinese actor Sun Honglei was named the Best Supporting
Actor for starring in Mongolia- Kazakhstan-Germany-Russia joint
production
Mongol.
Shanghai-born Joan Chen collected the award of Best Supporting
Actress for her role in
The Sun Also Rises.
She was also nominated for the Best Actress for Singapore-Australia
production
The Home Song Stories.
Asian Film
Awards official website.
HKIFF's Asian
Film Awards website.
Related Story:
1st Asian Film
Awards Winners
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 20, 2007
Complete Winners' List:
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Best
Film -
Secret Sunshine - South Korea |
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Other nominees:
Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
- Iran |
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I Just Didn't Do It
-
Japan |
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Lust, Caution
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Taiwan/ Chinese Mainland, The / USA |
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The Sun Also Rises - The Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong
Kong |
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The Warlords
- The Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong |
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Best
Director -
LEE Chang-Dong (Secret
Sunshine - South Korea) |
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Other nominees: Peter CHAN ( Warlords,
The -
Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong) |
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JIANG Wen
(Sun
Also Rises, The
- Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong
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Ang LEE
(Lust,
Caution
- Taiwan/ Chinese Mainland, The / USA) |
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SUO Masayuki
(I
Just Didn't Do It
- Japan) |
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ZHANG Lu (Desert
Dream
- South Korea/ France) |
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Best
Actor -
Tony LEUNG (Lust,
Caution - Taiwan/ Chinese Mainland, The / USA) |
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Jack KAO
(God
Man Dog
- Taiwan) |
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KASE Ryo
(I
Just Didn't Do It -
Japan) |
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Jet LI
(Warlords,
The
- Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong) |
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Joe ODAGIRI
(Tokyo
Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
- Japan) |
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SONG Kang-ho (Secret
Sunshine
- South Korea) |
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Best
Actress -
JEON Do-Yeon (Secret
Sunshine - South Korea) |
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Other nominees: Joan CHEN ( Home
Song Stories, The
- Singapore/Australia) |
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KIKI Kirin (Tokyo
Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
- Japan) |
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KIM Yunjin
(Seven
Days
- South Korea) |
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Deepika PADUKONE
(Om
Shanti Om
- India) |
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TANG Wei ( Lust,
Caution
-Taiwan/ Chinese Mainland, The / USA) |
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Best
Supporting Actor -
SUN Honglei (Mongol
- Mongolia/ Kazakhstan/ Germany/ Russia) |
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CHUN Ho-jin
(Skeletons
in the Closet
- South Korea) |
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KOBAYASHI Kaoru
(Tokyo
Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
-
Japan) |
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Mario MAURER
(Love
of Siam
- Thailand) |
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TSUTSUMI Shin'ichi
(Always:
Sunset on Third Street 2
- Japan
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Supporting Actress -
Joan CHEN (Sun
Also Rises, The
- Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong) |
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Other nominees:
KONG Hyo-jin (Happiness
- South Korea) |
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KIM Hye-soo
(Skeletons
in the Closet
- South Korea) |
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KIKI Kirin
(Tokyo
Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
- Japan) |
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Apinya SAKUJAROENSUK
(Ploy
- Thailand
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YAKUSHIMARU Hiroko
(Always:
Sunset on Third Street 2 - Japan
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Best
Screenwriter -
AU Kin Yee / WAI Ka-Fai
(Mad
Detective, The
-
Hong Kong) |
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Other nominees: IM Sang-soo ( Old
Garden, The
- South Korea) |
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PENG Tao
(Little
Moth
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Chinese Mainland, The) |
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SUO Masayuki
(I
just Didn't Do it
-
Japan) |
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WANG Hui-Ling / James SCHAMUS
(Lust,
Caution
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Taiwan/ Chinese Mainland, The / USA) |
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Best
Cinematographer -
LIAO Pen-jung
(Help
Me Eros
-
Taiwan) |
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Other nominees:
Chankit CHAMNIVIKAIPONG (Ploy
- Thailand) |
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Hooman BEHMANESH (Those
Three
- Iran)
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Shanker RAMAN
(Frozen
-
India) |
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Arthur WONG
(Warlords,
The
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Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong) |
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Best
Production Designer -
CAO Jiuping / ZHANG Jian Qun
(Sun
Also Rises, The
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Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong
Kong) |
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Other nominees: KIM Yu-Jeong / LEE Min-Bok ( Epitaph
(Gidam)
- South Korea) |
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IWAKI Namiko
(Sakuran
- Japan) |
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Pisut PARIWATTANAKIT
(Opaptika
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Thailand
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TSAI Ming-liang
(Help
Me Eros
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Taiwan) |
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Best
Composer -
Vishal DADLANI / Shekhar RAVJIANI
(Om
Shanti Om
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India) |
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Other nominees: Alexandre DESPLAT ( Lust,
Caution
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Kitti KUREMANEE
(Love
of Siam
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Thailand) |
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SHENA Ringo
(Sakuran
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Japan) |
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Xiao He
(Mid-Afternoon
Barks
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Chinese Mainland, The) |
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Best
Editor -
David RICHARDSON
(Eye
In the Sky
- Hong Kong) |
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Other nominees: Charliebebs GOHETIA ( Slingshot
- Philippines, The) |
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HIRASAWA Shogo
(Maiko
haaaan!!!
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Japan) |
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LEE Eun-soo
(Old
Garden, The
- South Korea) |
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Wenders LI
(Warlords,
The
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Chinese Mainland, The / Hong Kong) |
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Best
Visual Effects -
NG Yuen Fai
(Warlords,
The
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Chinese Mainland, The/ Hong Kong) |
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Other nominees: Thomas DUVAL ( Sun
Also Rises, The
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SESHITA Hiroyuki
(Dainipponjin
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Japan) |
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SHIM Hyung-rae
(D-War
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South Korea) |
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YAMAZAKI Takashi
(Always:
Sunset on Third Street 2
- Japan) |
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Lifetime Achievement Award - Yoji YAMADA (Japan)
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The Edward Yang New Talent Award - Yuya ISHII (Japan)
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THE
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Official Sites
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Official English
website.
Official Chinese
website.
Related stories:
THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Photos
(Encore Films)
March 3, 2008
Chan vs. Li, Stills
of THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM
(JetLiCN.com)
February 27, 2008
More Official THE
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Stills
(Sina.com)
September 6, 2007
More
Official FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Stills - Jackie Chan and Jet Li
(Sina.com)
August 22, 2007
An
Official FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Still
(Sina.com)
August 20, 2007
Jet Li as the
Monkey King of the FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, Have a Look
(JetLiCN.com)
July 17, 2007
THE FORBIDDEN
KINGDOM Spy Photos and Video
(Sina.com)
June
27, 2007
FORBIDDEN
KINGDOM Press Conference
(...)
June 14, 2007
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM
Spy Photos
(Sohu.com)
June 13, 2007
Another THE
FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Photo - Liu Yifei
(Oriental Morning Post)
May 22, 2007
THE FORBIDDEN
KINGDOM Spy Photos
(Sohu.com)
May 9, 2007
The Jackie Chan
/ Jet Li Project Is Called THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM Now
(...)
April 11, 2007
Liu Yifei and Li
Bingbing have officially onboard of the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
April 5, 2007
Zhang Ziyi Is
Interested in the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 30, 2007
The Kid for
Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project Is Found
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) March 25, 2007
A Little Bit
More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
- Part 3
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March
17, 2007
A Little Bit
More about the Jackie Chan / Jet Li Project
- Part 2
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 13, 2007
The Jackie Chan
/ Jet Li Project Is Titled KING OF KUNG FU?
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 6, 2007
The Jackie Chan
/ Jet Li Project Will Happen This Month
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
March 2, 2007 |
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CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI Posters
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
Chow Yun-Fat |
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Official English
website.
Official Chinese
website.
Related stories:
THE CHILDREN OF
HUANG SHI Trailer
(Sina.com)
January 22, 2008
CHILDREN OF
HUANG SHI's Another Press Conference Plus Another Behind-the-Scene
Video
(Sina.com)
June 19, 2007
CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI Promotional Photos from Sony
(Sony Pictures Classics)
May 11, 2007
Video: CHILDREN OF HUANGSHI Press Conference Plus a Behind-the-Scene
Clip
(CCTV /
Sina.com) January 23, 2007
CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI Production Update
(...)
December 17, 2006
More
Pictures from THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI
(Sina.com.cn / TungStar)
November 29,
2006
A Few
Singapore Kids for THE BITTER SEA (MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive) August 1, 2005
Brendan
Fraser to Rescue CHILDREN OF GUANGXI in the War-Torn China
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) June 19, 2005 |
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Opening This Week: March 8
- 14
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L for
Love, L for Lies |
Pongso No Tao |
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This week, absolutely nothing is released in mainland Chinese
theaters.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets,
once set to open this Thursday, has been pushed back to next Monday.
Very suspiciously, this is another move to reduce the box-office
revenue of Hollywood movies.
10,000 B.C.
is set to open on next Friday, just four days after.
In Hong Kong, L for Love, L for Lies is released this
Thursday. It tells a
woman hires a conman to seduce her childhood friend, who took her
boyfriend from her. The conman completes his mission perfectly and
then woman's ex-boyfriend starts courting her again. But now she has
fallen in love with another man, the conman. Other movies become
available this week include Woody Allen's new film
Cassandra's Dream, US made
drama
Love in the Time of Cholera
and
One Missed Call, Hollywood
remake of Japanese horror flick
Chakushin Ari.
Taiwanese film Pongso No Tao opens locally this Friday. The
story begins with an
aboriginal man and a woman recordist traveling to a small island,
where many islanders' dream is staying in their island. Other new
films are
Cassandra's Dream,
Korean horror movie
Muoi, Thailand
fantasy love story
Ocean Butterfly,
Mexican-Spanish horror story
The Orphanage,
Argentinean-Spanish animation
The Hairy Tooth Fairy
and US thriller
Untraceable.
Click here for detail.
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KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON - The Korean Trailer
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The Korean trailer.
The Korean poster.
66 stills.
Related stories:
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON - Full
Trailer
(Sina.com)
February 28, 2008
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON
Images - Andy Lau and Maggie Q
(Sina.com)
February 26, 2008
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON
Images - Sammo Hung
(Sina.com)
February 21, 2008
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON Images
(Sina.com)
December 30, 2007
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON
Cannes Teaser
(Sina.com)
June 8, 2007
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON:
Teaser International Poster and a Few Stills
(Sina.com)
May 21, 2007
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF
THE DRAGON Location Photos
(Sina.com)
May 10, 2007
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE
DRAGON Has Gone into Production
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
April 14, 2007
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE
DRAGON Pre-Production Photos
(MonkeyPeaches
Exclusive)
April 1, 2007
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE
DRAGON: Teaser Post and Character Design Sketches
(Xiao Pang's Blog)
February 7, 2007
Plot Update on Andy Lau's THREE
KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF THE DRAGON
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
October 18, 2006
THREE KINGDOMS: RESURRECTION OF
THE DRAGON in Pre-Production
(...)
October 15, 2006
Andy Lau to Star in Two Period
Films - STRATEGE and ZHAO ZILONG
(MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)
July 2, 2005
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The
First Look at Tsui Hark's WOMEN ARE NOT BAD, the Alleged Remake of
PEKING OPERA BLUES
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Tsui Hark is working on a movie right now, in Beijing. The local
press has been invited to observe the shooting of a wedding scene on
the Women's Day. The movie is called " Nu
Ren Bu Hua",
which is literally means "Women Are Not Bad". Produced by
Beijing-based financially strong newcomer J.A. Media, it has been
publicized as a remake of Tsui's classic
Peking Opera
Blues.
Grady Hendrix, who are blogging on Asian films for Variety, seems
depressed by the
news. However, judging from what we have known so far, I
would say the new movie is very different from
Peking Opera Blues
and cannot be considered as a remake. The story of
Peking Opera Blues
is set in the 1920s' Beijing when the country was largely controlled
by warlords while Dr. Sun Yat-Sen is working on building a
democratic government. The story centers around a box of jewels with
three young women and two young men involved. The new movie, called
a comedy, is set in modern day Beijing and is being shot in Beijing.
There is no jewelry box or Peking opera, and the lead women are all
working white collars. The three women are played by Zhou Xun (The
Banquet,
Perhaps, Love,
Suzhou River),
Kwai Lun-mei (Secret,
The Most Distant Course,
The Passage)
and Zhang Yuqi (CJ7).
Shooting will end by April and the Asian release is set in the
coming October.
Clips from the set visit:
A
B
Clip from a
press conference
Snapshots from the set visit:
A
B
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