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Postby dleedlee » Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:33 pm

Huayi Bros unveils four films including Tsui Hark's Judge Dee
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Pictures has unveiled a new slate of four productions from directors Tsui Hark, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kuo-fu from Taiwan and Singapore's Jack Neo.

Huayi Bros' president Wang Zhonglei announced the slate during his visit to the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Chen Kuo-fu's Twilight, a drama about communist secret agents' espionage war against the puppet government of Japanese-occupied China, will be the first to start shooting.

The story is based on a popular novel of the same title by Chengdu-based author Mai Jia. Chen, who also serves as the head of productions at Huayi Brothers, will direct the $10m film and co-write the script with Zhang Jialu, scriptwriter of Huayi's 2007 thriller Matrimony. Shooting will start in December this year.

Judge D (working title), which was announced last year in Pusan, has commenced pre-production work and is scheduled to start shooting in May 2009. Tsui Hark will direct the $20m drama which is based on the story of legendary magistrate Di Renjie in the Tang Dynasty, who is known for solving mysterious crime cases. Andy Lau will star in the film as Di Renjie. Chen and Zhang Jialu will co-write the script with Tsui.

Huayi also plans to work with Singapore director Jack Neo on a film about Chinese children under pressure to enter prestigious schools. The film will have similar elements to Neo's popular Singapore movie I Not Stupid. "But the film will be a different story and will be entirely set in China," said Felice Bee, international sales chief of Huayi Bros. Neo will write and direct the untitled Chinese film. Shooting is scheduled to start in March 2009.

In addition, Huayi's long-term filmmaking partner Feng Xiaogang is preparing for a human interest drama, tentatively titled Aftershock. The plot is based on a true story about a woman who miraculously survived in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake but could not come to terms with a traumatic past until she witnessed the 2008 May 12 earthquake in Sichuan.

Huayi plans to budget the film at $25m because of the large amount of special effects work needed to depict the earthquake and rescue work, according to Bee.

Feng just wrapped the $7.3m romance drama If You Are My Match starring Ge You and Shu Qi. The film is set to open in China during the Xmas season on Dec 22, which is a regular time slot for Feng's movies in China.
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Bruce Lee's daughter applauds Chinese TV series
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/129283/Bruc ... -TV-series

"My So-Called Love" to Screen
Stars Barbie Hsu
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/10/24/1321s417656.htm

"Tokyo Girl" (Japan)
http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7310/1/

The Housemaid set for a remake
http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7317/1/

No Beverly Hills Ninja 2
Lin Chi-ling drops out
http://varietyasiaonline.com/kaijushake ... S-NINJA-2-

Underground Knight/Ying Han withdrawn from Golden Horse competition for technical reason
Liu Ye
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-10-24/00002218965.shtml
http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/yinghan/index.shtml

Connie Chan preparing for January stage comedy
Sek Sau, Lee Heung Kam
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http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 289&ct=pic
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http://www.mingpaosf.com/htm/News/20081017/HK-mca1.htm

Shu Qi's lips beats Angelina Jolie for "E!’s Sexiest Body Parts List"
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2008-10-24/07132219216.shtml

Karena Lam Fit For Love star
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2008-10-24/02202219061.shtml

Maggie Cheung new ad shoot
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http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2008-10-24/11242219701.shtml

Charlene sent to the back row
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http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/news/sho ... 326&ct=pic

Soul of Shaolin going to Broadway
http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7313/1/

Guo Jingjing to Marry Next Month?
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/10/24/1321s417770.htm

Goodbye to All That: Wan Chai Under Threat
http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?optio ... Itemid=204
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Postby Brian Thibodeau » Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:30 pm

Toxic toys, jewellery recalled
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/523696
(check your Hannah Montana bracelets, people!)
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/511758 (from Oct. 4)

Video about some of the products:
http://www.thestar.com/fpLarge/video/511303

Video about the testing process (including a small clasp with 700 times the government limit for lead content :shock:)
http://www.thestar.com/fpLarge/video/511794
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