The prolific filmmaker Wong Jing directed and starred in “I Corrupt All Cops” (2009), a film about the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) by the Governor of Hong Kong to fight against corruption in the early 70s. Interestingly, the film's English initials clearly spelled out as Icac whereas its Chinese title means “Money Empire”. Twelfth years later, Wong, the master of remakes, was back with yet another spin on Icac this time with the help of four Hong Kong's finest actors. A sequel by name only with an interesting Chinese title, “Money Empire: Chasing Tiger, Capturing Dragon”.
In this new but fabricated crime drama yarn, we are back in British Hong Kong of the early 70s in which corruption and bribery rule big time under the watch of the greedy Chief Detective Chui Lok (Francis Ng) of the police force, who is in bed with local crime lord Wu Shi Hao,...
In this new but fabricated crime drama yarn, we are back in British Hong Kong of the early 70s in which corruption and bribery rule big time under the watch of the greedy Chief Detective Chui Lok (Francis Ng) of the police force, who is in bed with local crime lord Wu Shi Hao,...
- 5/13/2023
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Pitting a newly settled family against a swamp creature known as the Grunch, the new one-shot comic Intrusion is now available from Magma Comix, an imprint of Heavy Metal. To celebrate the horror comic's release, we've been provided with exclusive preview pages to share with Daily Dead readers!
Writer and co-creator Ethan Sacks shared how his chemistry with Marco Lorenzana led to the creation of Intrusion:
“I couldn't have scripted Intrusion’s origin story any better: four years ago, on my very first professional comic story for Marvel, I got paired with the incredibly talented artist, Marco Lorenzana. We jammed so well together that we vowed to team up again. Well, here we are with Intrusion, our first but not last creator owned comic together. To hold a copy of something you dreamed up and willed into existence with inspiration and perspiration is truly special. This may be a heart-breaking horror comic,...
Writer and co-creator Ethan Sacks shared how his chemistry with Marco Lorenzana led to the creation of Intrusion:
“I couldn't have scripted Intrusion’s origin story any better: four years ago, on my very first professional comic story for Marvel, I got paired with the incredibly talented artist, Marco Lorenzana. We jammed so well together that we vowed to team up again. Well, here we are with Intrusion, our first but not last creator owned comic together. To hold a copy of something you dreamed up and willed into existence with inspiration and perspiration is truly special. This may be a heart-breaking horror comic,...
- 10/8/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Jennifer Yu leads an all-star cast in “Forensic Psychologist,” a psychological crime series which starts shooting from September in Hong Kong.
The 12×30 minute explores the work of a forensic psychologist who must assess the mental state of alleged criminals to determine whether they are mentally fit to stand trial. The story explores the topic of mental health and its relation to criminal behavior.
The 12-episode series is helmed by various directors including showrunner Bizhan Tong (“Lockdown”) who is simultaneously developing an English-language version with Debbie Mason, co-founder of Kudos. “Forensic Psychologist” is produced by Amm Global and Phoenix Waters Productions, which was recently acquired by Coinllectibles.
Other cast include: Crisel Consunji (“Still Human”), Wiyona Yeung (“We Are Legends”), Locker Lam (“Zero to Hero”), Jason Wu, Bryant Mak (“My Prince Edward”), Gigi & Sabrina Cheung, Jai Day (“Chasing the Dragon”), Fat Cheong (“Who Sells Bricks in Hong Kong”), Ng Wing Sze (“The...
The 12×30 minute explores the work of a forensic psychologist who must assess the mental state of alleged criminals to determine whether they are mentally fit to stand trial. The story explores the topic of mental health and its relation to criminal behavior.
The 12-episode series is helmed by various directors including showrunner Bizhan Tong (“Lockdown”) who is simultaneously developing an English-language version with Debbie Mason, co-founder of Kudos. “Forensic Psychologist” is produced by Amm Global and Phoenix Waters Productions, which was recently acquired by Coinllectibles.
Other cast include: Crisel Consunji (“Still Human”), Wiyona Yeung (“We Are Legends”), Locker Lam (“Zero to Hero”), Jason Wu, Bryant Mak (“My Prince Edward”), Gigi & Sabrina Cheung, Jai Day (“Chasing the Dragon”), Fat Cheong (“Who Sells Bricks in Hong Kong”), Ng Wing Sze (“The...
- 8/31/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center have announced two final titles, completing the lineup for the upcoming 20th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff). The festival will be screening over 70 films, both virtually and in person, to audiences in New York and across the country from August 6 – 22, 2021. Tickets are already on sale.
Nyaff is thrilled to present as its festival Centerpiece the international premiere of Nyaff favorite director Benny Chan’s final work, Raging Fire. Completed shortly before his untimely death in August 2020, the Hong Kong-Chinese action film stars the inimitable Donnie Yen as Shan, a by-the-book cop whose past returns to haunt him. After a sting operation goes disastrously awry, Shan finds himself pitted against Ngo (Nicholas Tse), a former protégé who has turned criminal mastermind and is out for revenge. Nothing, it seems, can stop him, including his former mentor.
Nyaff is thrilled to present as its festival Centerpiece the international premiere of Nyaff favorite director Benny Chan’s final work, Raging Fire. Completed shortly before his untimely death in August 2020, the Hong Kong-Chinese action film stars the inimitable Donnie Yen as Shan, a by-the-book cop whose past returns to haunt him. After a sting operation goes disastrously awry, Shan finds himself pitted against Ngo (Nicholas Tse), a former protégé who has turned criminal mastermind and is out for revenge. Nothing, it seems, can stop him, including his former mentor.
- 8/3/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
The Donnie Yen-starring action thriller “Raging Fire” will open in North American theaters on Aug. 13, its distributor Well Go USA Entertainment announced Friday.
The film is the final project of the late iconic Hong Kong film director Benny Chan, who passed away last summer. Chan was beloved for action films like “The White Storm” and Jackie Chan pictures like “New Police Story.”
“Raging Fire” will screen ahead of its broader theatrical outing on Aug. 9 as the Centerpiece film selection of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff). Later this year, it will land on the martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!, prior to its physical and digital release.
“We have been long-time champions of both the late director Benny Chan’s work and Donnie Yen,” said Nyaff executive director Samuel Jamier. “The Centerpiece presentation is the keystone event of Nyaff, representing the tone and unique spirit of our festival, which...
The film is the final project of the late iconic Hong Kong film director Benny Chan, who passed away last summer. Chan was beloved for action films like “The White Storm” and Jackie Chan pictures like “New Police Story.”
“Raging Fire” will screen ahead of its broader theatrical outing on Aug. 9 as the Centerpiece film selection of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff). Later this year, it will land on the martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!, prior to its physical and digital release.
“We have been long-time champions of both the late director Benny Chan’s work and Donnie Yen,” said Nyaff executive director Samuel Jamier. “The Centerpiece presentation is the keystone event of Nyaff, representing the tone and unique spirit of our festival, which...
- 7/30/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Distributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to “Raging Fire,” the latest action thriller featuring martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.
The pic is set to hit U.S. theaters later this year before landing on martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!.
“Raging Fire” is the final title from the late Hong Kong helmer Benny Chan, who passed away last August. He was best known for action and martial arts works, including crime thriller “The White Storm,” 2011’s “Shaolin, and Jackie Chan pictures “New Police Story” and “Robin B-Hood.”
It was produced by Emperor Film Production, Tencent Pictures and Super Bullet Pictures.
Yen, known for his roles in Disney’s live-action “Mulan” and the “Ip Man” franchises, appears alongside actors Patrick Tan, Nicholas Tse, Jeana Ho, and Ray Liu (“Flash Point”).
“We are thrilled to team up with Emperor, Tencent and Super Bullet Pictures to bring ‘Raging Fire’ to North American audiences,...
The pic is set to hit U.S. theaters later this year before landing on martial arts streaming channel Hi-yah!.
“Raging Fire” is the final title from the late Hong Kong helmer Benny Chan, who passed away last August. He was best known for action and martial arts works, including crime thriller “The White Storm,” 2011’s “Shaolin, and Jackie Chan pictures “New Police Story” and “Robin B-Hood.”
It was produced by Emperor Film Production, Tencent Pictures and Super Bullet Pictures.
Yen, known for his roles in Disney’s live-action “Mulan” and the “Ip Man” franchises, appears alongside actors Patrick Tan, Nicholas Tse, Jeana Ho, and Ray Liu (“Flash Point”).
“We are thrilled to team up with Emperor, Tencent and Super Bullet Pictures to bring ‘Raging Fire’ to North American audiences,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
A franchise-full of folklore-inspired superhero movies, that constitute Indonesia’s most ambitious film project to date, has finally begun production. Stringent health precautions are being applied as the coronavirus outbreak is still rampant and devastating the country.
“Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca,” is the first of eight movies branded under the Satria Dewa Superhero Universe produced by Rene Ishak and veteran Celerina Judisari through their Satria Dewa Studios. Hong Kong-based veteran Mike Leeder serves as associate producer.
Filming began on Aug. 6 after a two-month delay because of Covid-19, which has infected 163,000 people and claimed 7,064 lives in Indonesia. Lensing is expected to continue for 45 days until mid-September.
Ishak told Variety that the production had to observe strict precautions to get the cameras rolling. Cast and crew had to undergo two weeks of quarantine on location before shooting commenced, even though the majority of shooting takes place in closed-set locations and studios. Besides mask-wearing,...
“Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca,” is the first of eight movies branded under the Satria Dewa Superhero Universe produced by Rene Ishak and veteran Celerina Judisari through their Satria Dewa Studios. Hong Kong-based veteran Mike Leeder serves as associate producer.
Filming began on Aug. 6 after a two-month delay because of Covid-19, which has infected 163,000 people and claimed 7,064 lives in Indonesia. Lensing is expected to continue for 45 days until mid-September.
Ishak told Variety that the production had to observe strict precautions to get the cameras rolling. Cast and crew had to undergo two weeks of quarantine on location before shooting commenced, even though the majority of shooting takes place in closed-set locations and studios. Besides mask-wearing,...
- 8/29/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Chinese megastar Donnie Yen is set to star in and produce crime thriller Golden Empire, in which he will play a notorious drug kingpin who hits the top of the most wanted list for both the U.S. and Mexican governments.
Yen also will produce the movie alongside Peter Luo, CEO at Starlight Media, which is lead financing alongside Sa Inc. The English-language pic will shoot primarily in the U.S.
The film will explore the complexities of the character, showcasing the inner turmoil of one of the world’s most successful multinational drug lords. Yen also played a real-life gangster in 2017 pic Chasing the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Andy Lau. Producer Luo said that performance led him to believe the actor was the only candidate to lead Golden Empire.
“The talents of Donnie are undeniable and will be utilized in every imaginable way to bring this epic story to life,...
Yen also will produce the movie alongside Peter Luo, CEO at Starlight Media, which is lead financing alongside Sa Inc. The English-language pic will shoot primarily in the U.S.
The film will explore the complexities of the character, showcasing the inner turmoil of one of the world’s most successful multinational drug lords. Yen also played a real-life gangster in 2017 pic Chasing the Dragon, in which he starred alongside Andy Lau. Producer Luo said that performance led him to believe the actor was the only candidate to lead Golden Empire.
“The talents of Donnie are undeniable and will be utilized in every imaginable way to bring this epic story to life,...
- 7/7/2020
- by Tom Grater and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Josie Mason-Campbell.
Josie Mason-Campbell is departing the ABC after three years as head of entertainment and factual amid a management restructure of the content divisions.
Responsibility for entertainment and factual, the genres which are bearing the brunt of the $5 million a year reduction in local commissioning, is being split as part of the measures announced today by ABC MD David Anderson.
The specialist division is being renamed factual and education headed by Aidan Laverty, currently head of specialist.
The drama, comedy and Indigenous unit headed by Sally Riley becomes drama, entertainment and Indigenous, uniting the comedy and entertainment teams.
Michael Carrington, director entertainment and specialist, told If: “Josie has led our entertainment and factual team to great acclaim across award-winning and outstanding programs.
“In recent months, she has also been acting head of distribution, guiding our programming and scheduling across multiple channels to bring high-quality content to audiences when and how they want it.
Josie Mason-Campbell is departing the ABC after three years as head of entertainment and factual amid a management restructure of the content divisions.
Responsibility for entertainment and factual, the genres which are bearing the brunt of the $5 million a year reduction in local commissioning, is being split as part of the measures announced today by ABC MD David Anderson.
The specialist division is being renamed factual and education headed by Aidan Laverty, currently head of specialist.
The drama, comedy and Indigenous unit headed by Sally Riley becomes drama, entertainment and Indigenous, uniting the comedy and entertainment teams.
Michael Carrington, director entertainment and specialist, told If: “Josie has led our entertainment and factual team to great acclaim across award-winning and outstanding programs.
“In recent months, she has also been acting head of distribution, guiding our programming and scheduling across multiple channels to bring high-quality content to audiences when and how they want it.
- 6/24/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Following the success of the critically-acclaimed box office hit The White Storm, Drug Lords is a thrilling new story in this highly cinematic, action-packed franchise.
Starring Hong Kong cinema legends Andy Lau and Louis Koo, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is released in UK cinemas from 12th July, on the same date as the USA and just one week after China.
Synopsis: In Hong Kong, a former triad member-turned-property tycoon publicly offers a $100 million bounty to eliminate the notorious, number one drug dealer in the city. Causing a ripple effect throughout the underworld, the bounty sets off an escalating rivalry with devastating consequences between the two titans.
Boasting a stellar cast and directed by Herman Yau, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is an epic and electrifying new action-thriller which demands to be seen.
Starring Hong Kong cinema legends Andy Lau and Louis Koo, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is released in UK cinemas from 12th July, on the same date as the USA and just one week after China.
Synopsis: In Hong Kong, a former triad member-turned-property tycoon publicly offers a $100 million bounty to eliminate the notorious, number one drug dealer in the city. Causing a ripple effect throughout the underworld, the bounty sets off an escalating rivalry with devastating consequences between the two titans.
Boasting a stellar cast and directed by Herman Yau, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is an epic and electrifying new action-thriller which demands to be seen.
- 7/7/2019
- by tyriter
- AsianMoviePulse
The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival invites you to join it for a very special event this year in celebrating its 10th birthday as part of the Open House Festival.
Having moved the festival from Belfast to Bangor in 2018, the festival hopes to introduce itself to that new audience who will enjoy what it has to offer, from a wide range of independent films from around the world, Q&a sessions with the film makers, informative workshops, special guests from the film industry, and of course, the wonderful Gala Dinner Award Ceremony.
Brought to you by Bangor based award winning indie feature director, George Clarke and his team at Yellow Fever Productions, the Yfiff is known worldwide for its welcoming hospitality, independent charm and selection of alternative cinema promoting the very best of the indie film world.
This year, they have two amazing special guests: industry professionals Jesse V. Johnson...
Having moved the festival from Belfast to Bangor in 2018, the festival hopes to introduce itself to that new audience who will enjoy what it has to offer, from a wide range of independent films from around the world, Q&a sessions with the film makers, informative workshops, special guests from the film industry, and of course, the wonderful Gala Dinner Award Ceremony.
Brought to you by Bangor based award winning indie feature director, George Clarke and his team at Yellow Fever Productions, the Yfiff is known worldwide for its welcoming hospitality, independent charm and selection of alternative cinema promoting the very best of the indie film world.
This year, they have two amazing special guests: industry professionals Jesse V. Johnson...
- 7/4/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
No deal announcements. No talk of the Chinese film industry’s ongoing winter of discontent. Instead the parade of talent on stage Wednesday night at Shanghai’s Wanda Reign hotel put their troubles aside for a moment and celebrated the 20th anniversary of producer-distributor-exhibition company Bona Film Group.
At regular intervals, Bona’s founder and chairman Yu Dong called on stage close friends and strategic partners – including film-maker Huang Jianxin and EastWest Bank chairman Dominic Ng – for multiple rounds of reminiscence, and toasts to the future. Bona executives past and present Nansun Shi, Jeffrey Chan, and Nick Qi also shared the spotlight.
Talent and film makers on hand at one of the most lavish events of the Shanghai International Film Festival week, included Roland Emmerich (“Midway”), producer-director Fruit Chan (“Bride Wars”), Dante Lam (“Operation Mekong”), Andrew Lau (“The Chinese Pilot”), Raymond Wong Bak-ming, Wong Jing (“Chasing The Dragon”), Gordon Chan,...
At regular intervals, Bona’s founder and chairman Yu Dong called on stage close friends and strategic partners – including film-maker Huang Jianxin and EastWest Bank chairman Dominic Ng – for multiple rounds of reminiscence, and toasts to the future. Bona executives past and present Nansun Shi, Jeffrey Chan, and Nick Qi also shared the spotlight.
Talent and film makers on hand at one of the most lavish events of the Shanghai International Film Festival week, included Roland Emmerich (“Midway”), producer-director Fruit Chan (“Bride Wars”), Dante Lam (“Operation Mekong”), Andrew Lau (“The Chinese Pilot”), Raymond Wong Bak-ming, Wong Jing (“Chasing The Dragon”), Gordon Chan,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Since early age, Kristína Aschenbrennerová (1980) had planned to become a film actress like Greta Garbo. Fortunately, quite soon she realized her qualities lie elsewhere and graduated in film theory and history. She works at Slovak Film Institute/National Cinematography Centre as Slovak cinema promotion officer and event coordinator. Since 2009, she programmes, until recently with Adrián Žiška, Eastern Promises, a section of Iff Art Film Fest Košice dedicated to mainstream and genre films from East and Southeast Asia. On not that regular basis, she gets to select (Asian) or recommend shorts for Isff Brno 16, and in 2017 she proudly recommended a few fabulous films to Slovak Queer Film Festival. Occasionally writes and tries to keep a Wp blog under an alias Anomalilly. Talks a lot.
We speak with her about Eastern Promises and Art Film Fest, Asian cinema, the Slovak audience, and many more topics.
Eastern Promises is not a festival, but...
We speak with her about Eastern Promises and Art Film Fest, Asian cinema, the Slovak audience, and many more topics.
Eastern Promises is not a festival, but...
- 6/9/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The current wave of Hong Kong nostalgia continues with “Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch,” an entertaining if superficial and heavily fictionalized glimpse into the final days of notorious 1990s kidnapper Cheung Tze-keung, aka “Big Spender” and renamed Logan Long here. Starring dependable veteran Tony Leung Ka-fai as the master crook and Louis Koo (Johnnie To’s “Drug War”) as an undercover cop tasked with taking him down, this old-school entry co-directed by Jason Kwan and prolific Hong Kong mainstay Wong Jing moves along briskly but never gets beneath the skin of its intriguing characters. Connected solely by its retro crime theme to the 2018 Kwan-Wong hit “Chasing the Dragon,” “Bunch” should do solid business when it opens in China and Hong Kong on June 6, and on limited North American screens on June 7.
Wong and Kwan scored an impressive $87 million theatrical gross in China for “Chasing the Dragon,” starring Donnie Yen...
Wong and Kwan scored an impressive $87 million theatrical gross in China for “Chasing the Dragon,” starring Donnie Yen...
- 6/6/2019
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
Legendary director Wong Jing reteams with Jason Kwan once again to bring Hong Kong movie fans a second dose of gangland action in Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch, which opens in selected cinemas across North America on 7 June. In 2017's Chasing the Dragon, Donnie Yen starred as legendary '60s drug lord Crippled Ho, clashing heads with Andy Lau, who reprised his role of the equally notorious corrupt cop, Lee Rock. Two years later, Chasing the Dragon II fast forwards to Hong Kong in the 1990s, where Tony Leung Ka Fai plays the leader of a human trafficking ring, whose gang is infiltrated by undercover cop (Louis Koo - Election 2, Drug...
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- 6/3/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Brace yourself for hard-hitting action when I Am Vengeance arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD October 23 from Lionsgate
I Am Vengeance is currently available On Demand. Professional wrestler and former champion bare-knuckle boxer Stu Bennett stars as John Gold, an ex-soldier turned mercenary determined to avenge the death of his best friend. Winner of the Best Feature Film at the London Independent Film Awards, I Am Vengeance is “a heavy-duty, weapons-grade action masterclass” also starring Anna Shaffer and Mark Griffin. The I Am Vengeance Blu-ray and DVD includes never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
When John Gold, an ex-Special Forces soldier turned mercenary, learns of the murder of his best friend, Dan — and Dan’s parents — he heads to their hometown, seeking justice. Gold soon discovers Dan and his father were murdered while investigating a Special Forces unit led by an enigmatic,...
I Am Vengeance is currently available On Demand. Professional wrestler and former champion bare-knuckle boxer Stu Bennett stars as John Gold, an ex-soldier turned mercenary determined to avenge the death of his best friend. Winner of the Best Feature Film at the London Independent Film Awards, I Am Vengeance is “a heavy-duty, weapons-grade action masterclass” also starring Anna Shaffer and Mark Griffin. The I Am Vengeance Blu-ray and DVD includes never-before-seen deleted and extended scenes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
When John Gold, an ex-Special Forces soldier turned mercenary, learns of the murder of his best friend, Dan — and Dan’s parents — he heads to their hometown, seeking justice. Gold soon discovers Dan and his father were murdered while investigating a Special Forces unit led by an enigmatic,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There's no stopping Donnie Yen! Labelled by the Chinese Press as “the Most Powerful Man in the Universe!”, he's keeping up a prolific schedule as both an Actor and Producer with such projects as the crime drama Chasing the Dragon, playing teacher in Big Brother, reprising his iconic role as Bruce Lee's martial arts master once again in Ip Man 4 and preparing a number of projects including the highly anticipated adaptation of the Hong Kong set video game Sleeping Dogs. I spoke to Yen while he was on location in New Zealand for Disney's live action adaptation of Mulan for the following skipchat. Mike Leeder: The recent release Big Brother was a Donnie Yen movie unlike anything people might have expected, I think the...
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- 10/1/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Cinestaan International Sales has sold rights Shubhashish Bhutiani’s “Hotel Salvation” to pay-tv group Astro for 12 Southeast Asian territories including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines. The film had previously been licensed to some 30 other territories including the U.K., U.S., Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
The film premiered at Venice in 2016, where it won the Grand Prix Enrico Fulchignoni and the Unesco Gandhi Medal. Sajida Sharma and Sanjay Bhutiani produced for India’s Red Carpet Moving Pictures with a grant from Venice’s Biennale College and a post-production package from Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund.
Separately, Celestial Tiger Entertainment, which is part-owned by Astro’s ultimate owner Ananda Krishnan, has bought rights to six of the movies recognized at Sunday’s Hong Kong Film Awards.
Cte has exclusive first-run rights for its Celestial Movies and cHK channels in key Southeast Asian markets, for best film winner “Our Time Will Come.
The film premiered at Venice in 2016, where it won the Grand Prix Enrico Fulchignoni and the Unesco Gandhi Medal. Sajida Sharma and Sanjay Bhutiani produced for India’s Red Carpet Moving Pictures with a grant from Venice’s Biennale College and a post-production package from Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund.
Separately, Celestial Tiger Entertainment, which is part-owned by Astro’s ultimate owner Ananda Krishnan, has bought rights to six of the movies recognized at Sunday’s Hong Kong Film Awards.
Cte has exclusive first-run rights for its Celestial Movies and cHK channels in key Southeast Asian markets, for best film winner “Our Time Will Come.
- 4/18/2018
- by Naman Ramachandran and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Louis Koo named best actor for Paradox; Teresa Mo wins best actress for Tomorrow Is Another Day.
Ann Hui’s period drama Our Time Will Come was the big winner at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards (April 15), taking five prizes including best film and best director.
The film (pictured), about Hong Kong’s resistance to Japanese occupation during the Second World War, also won best supporting actress for Deanie Ip’s performance, best art direction and best original film score (Joe Hisaishi). Hisaishi was also awarded best original music for the film at the Asian Film Awards last month.
Ann Hui’s period drama Our Time Will Come was the big winner at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards (April 15), taking five prizes including best film and best director.
The film (pictured), about Hong Kong’s resistance to Japanese occupation during the Second World War, also won best supporting actress for Deanie Ip’s performance, best art direction and best original film score (Joe Hisaishi). Hisaishi was also awarded best original music for the film at the Asian Film Awards last month.
- 4/16/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Asian TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment (Cte) and film studio Mega-Vision Project Workshop (Mvpw) have renewed their exclusive multi-year output deal.
Mvpw, founded by veteran hit maker Wong Jing, recently produced the blockbuster comedy franchise From Vegas to Macau, which has grossed over $470 million in China and Hong Kong, and the crime thriller Chasing the Dragon, starring Donnie Yen and Andy Lau, which took in $87 million in China.
The deal entails first and exclusive pay TV rights, pay-per-view, video-on-demand and over-the-top rights to Mvpw's upcoming slate of movies for Cte’s channels, Celestial Movies and cHK, in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia,...
Mvpw, founded by veteran hit maker Wong Jing, recently produced the blockbuster comedy franchise From Vegas to Macau, which has grossed over $470 million in China and Hong Kong, and the crime thriller Chasing the Dragon, starring Donnie Yen and Andy Lau, which took in $87 million in China.
The deal entails first and exclusive pay TV rights, pay-per-view, video-on-demand and over-the-top rights to Mvpw's upcoming slate of movies for Cte’s channels, Celestial Movies and cHK, in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia,...
- 3/20/2018
- by Karen Chu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Deal includes exclusive pay-tv, VoD and Ott rights in five Asian markets.
Pan-Asian broadcaster Celestial Tiger Entertainment (Cte) has renewed its exclusive, multi-year output deal with Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project Workshop (Mvp).
Under the terms of the deal, Cte has first and exclusive pay-tv rights, along with pay-per-view (PPV), video-on-demand (VOD) and over-the-top (Ott) rights, to Mvp’s upcoming movies in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.
Titles included in the deal include two upcoming action films starring Donnie Yen: Enter The Fat Dragon, directed by Kenji Tanigaki, and Kam Kar Wai’s Big Brother. The deal...
Pan-Asian broadcaster Celestial Tiger Entertainment (Cte) has renewed its exclusive, multi-year output deal with Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project Workshop (Mvp).
Under the terms of the deal, Cte has first and exclusive pay-tv rights, along with pay-per-view (PPV), video-on-demand (VOD) and over-the-top (Ott) rights, to Mvp’s upcoming movies in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.
Titles included in the deal include two upcoming action films starring Donnie Yen: Enter The Fat Dragon, directed by Kenji Tanigaki, and Kam Kar Wai’s Big Brother. The deal...
- 3/19/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Hong Kong company is launching Enter The Fat Dragon and Master Of Ransom at the market.
Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project Workshop is launching two new high-profile action titles at Filmart: Kenji Tanigaki’s Enter The Fat Dragon, starring Donnie Yen, and Master Of Ransom with Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Gordon Lam and Simon Yam.
Yen plays a cop escorting a convict to Japan in Enter The Fat Dragon, which the star is also producing along with Wong Jing and Connie Wong. Currently shooting in Hong Kong, China and Japan, the film is produced by Bona Film Group, Mega-Vision,...
Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project Workshop is launching two new high-profile action titles at Filmart: Kenji Tanigaki’s Enter The Fat Dragon, starring Donnie Yen, and Master Of Ransom with Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Gordon Lam and Simon Yam.
Yen plays a cop escorting a convict to Japan in Enter The Fat Dragon, which the star is also producing along with Wong Jing and Connie Wong. Currently shooting in Hong Kong, China and Japan, the film is produced by Bona Film Group, Mega-Vision,...
- 3/18/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Chasing The Dragon
Stars: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung, Wilfred Lau, Wilfred Lau, Kent Cheng, Bryan Larkin, Ben Ng, Ken Tong, Niki Chow, Michelle Hu, Wai-Man Chan, Lawrence Chou, Wong Chun, Jai Day | Written and Directed by Wong Jing
Crippled Ho, an illegal immigrant from mainland China sneaks into British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, a den of corruption, drugs and violence. Working as a thug for a local gang, Ho comes to the attention of corrupt cop Lee Rock. The unlikely duo team up and set about taking over the city’s thriving, dangerous underworld.
Directed by Hong Kong film veteran Wong Jing (God of Gamblers), Chasing the Dragon has been described as a Chinse version of Scarface – and its easy to see why. Both films are something of a period piece: Scarface was set in the opulent 80s when drug dealers became rock stars, whereas Chasing the Dragon is set in the corrupt,...
Stars: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung, Wilfred Lau, Wilfred Lau, Kent Cheng, Bryan Larkin, Ben Ng, Ken Tong, Niki Chow, Michelle Hu, Wai-Man Chan, Lawrence Chou, Wong Chun, Jai Day | Written and Directed by Wong Jing
Crippled Ho, an illegal immigrant from mainland China sneaks into British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, a den of corruption, drugs and violence. Working as a thug for a local gang, Ho comes to the attention of corrupt cop Lee Rock. The unlikely duo team up and set about taking over the city’s thriving, dangerous underworld.
Directed by Hong Kong film veteran Wong Jing (God of Gamblers), Chasing the Dragon has been described as a Chinse version of Scarface – and its easy to see why. Both films are something of a period piece: Scarface was set in the opulent 80s when drug dealers became rock stars, whereas Chasing the Dragon is set in the corrupt,...
- 2/13/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
To celebrate the release of Chasing the Dragon – on DVD 22nd January – we are giving away a DVD courtesy of Well Go USA.
Screen legends Donnie Yen and Andy Lau star in an action-packed Hong Kong crime thriller, based on the life of a real-life drug lord and Triad gang leader, and his brutal ascension to power.
“Life or death, poverty or riches – it’s all destined”
Get ready for an ambitious big budget crime drama, based on an incredible true life story, with Hong Kong cinema superstars Donnie Yen and Andy Lau starring together for the first time. Yen is Crippled Ho, based on the Chinese gangster Ng Sik-Ho, who rises up from nothing to control the drug trade in Hong Kong – aided and abetted by a corrupt cop played by Lau (Infernal Affairs).
This rise and fall story, a Chinese Scarface, is dazzlingly co-directed by Hong Kong film...
Screen legends Donnie Yen and Andy Lau star in an action-packed Hong Kong crime thriller, based on the life of a real-life drug lord and Triad gang leader, and his brutal ascension to power.
“Life or death, poverty or riches – it’s all destined”
Get ready for an ambitious big budget crime drama, based on an incredible true life story, with Hong Kong cinema superstars Donnie Yen and Andy Lau starring together for the first time. Yen is Crippled Ho, based on the Chinese gangster Ng Sik-Ho, who rises up from nothing to control the drug trade in Hong Kong – aided and abetted by a corrupt cop played by Lau (Infernal Affairs).
This rise and fall story, a Chinese Scarface, is dazzlingly co-directed by Hong Kong film...
- 1/23/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Donnie Yen and Andy Lau are the embodiment of brotherhood in Well Go USA’s Chasing The Dragon. They practically ruled the streets of 1974 Hong Kong as two of the most infamous outlaws on record. Both Donnie and Andy Lau give fiery performances that surely equaled the passion and zest of their real-life counterparts. Chasing the Dragon is based on a true story, which is even more thrilling and scary. The Blue-Ray combo will drop on January 23rd. You’ll definitely need to cop that because watching it once will not be enough.
If you are a fan of Scarface, arguably the most iconic gangsta movie ever, this movie is for you. That’s basically what this story is like, except in China. Donnie Yen stimulates the senses as China’s real-life drug lord, Cripple Ho. Cripple Ho is merciless and cold-blooded but with a deeply ingrained sense of loyalty.
If you are a fan of Scarface, arguably the most iconic gangsta movie ever, this movie is for you. That’s basically what this story is like, except in China. Donnie Yen stimulates the senses as China’s real-life drug lord, Cripple Ho. Cripple Ho is merciless and cold-blooded but with a deeply ingrained sense of loyalty.
- 1/19/2018
- by CoolHappyMe P
- AsianMoviePulse
Donnie Yen and Andy Lau are the embodiment of brotherhood in Well Go USA’s Chasing The Dragon. They practically ruled the streets of 1974 Hong Kong as two of the most infamous outlaws on record. Both Donnie and Andy Lau give fiery performances that surely equaled the passion and zest of their real-life counterparts. Chasing the Dragon is based on a true story, which is even more thrilling and scary. The Blue-Ray combo will drop on January 23rd. You’ll definitely need to cop that because watching it once will not be enough.
If you are a fan of Scarface, arguably the most iconic gangsta movie ever, this movie is for you. That’s basically what this story is like, except in China. Donnie Yen stimulates the senses as China’s real-life drug lord, Cripple Ho. Cripple Ho is merciless and cold-blooded but with a deeply ingrained sense of loyalty.
If you are a fan of Scarface, arguably the most iconic gangsta movie ever, this movie is for you. That’s basically what this story is like, except in China. Donnie Yen stimulates the senses as China’s real-life drug lord, Cripple Ho. Cripple Ho is merciless and cold-blooded but with a deeply ingrained sense of loyalty.
- 1/19/2018
- by CoolHappyMe P
- AsianMoviePulse
Well Go USA has announced January 23rd to be the release date of the film ‘Chasing the Dragon‘ starring Donnie Yen and Andy Lau. The film will be released on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD. For more information on the popular Hong Kong crime thriller see below.
Press Release Iconic action stars Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,IP Man franchise) and Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers) team up for the stylish Hong Kong crime thriller Chasing The Dragon, debuting on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD January 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Based on a true story, Yen plays an illegal immigrant from Mainland China who sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963 and transforms himself into a ruthless drug lord. Lau reprises the role of the corrupt cop seeking money and power he originated in the Lee Rock franchise. As The Action Elite noted, “Donnie Yen and Andy Lau are superb,...
Press Release Iconic action stars Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,IP Man franchise) and Andy Lau (House of Flying Daggers) team up for the stylish Hong Kong crime thriller Chasing The Dragon, debuting on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD January 23 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Based on a true story, Yen plays an illegal immigrant from Mainland China who sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963 and transforms himself into a ruthless drug lord. Lau reprises the role of the corrupt cop seeking money and power he originated in the Lee Rock franchise. As The Action Elite noted, “Donnie Yen and Andy Lau are superb,...
- 12/16/2017
- by Angelina Kurganska
- AsianMoviePulse
There is a thrilling selection of Chinese-language titles at Filmart this year. Liz Shackleton picks out some of the most promising.
With very few Hong Kong or mainland Chinese sellers making the journey to this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, Filmart offers a chance for buyers to catch up with the Chinese-language titles that will be rolled out in the region for the rest of the year.
After serving up the biggest film of the Chinese New Year holiday — Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Stanley Tong — China’s Sparkle Roll Media has launched a Hong Kong-based sales arm that is selling Ding Sheng’s reboot of the A Better Tomorrow series.
Other high-profile action titles new to market include Distribution Workshop’s Extraordinary Mission, from the creative teams behind the Infernal Affairs and Overheard series, and Huayi Brothers’ crime drama Explosion, starring Duan Yihong.
Previously announced...
With very few Hong Kong or mainland Chinese sellers making the journey to this year’s European Film Market in Berlin, Filmart offers a chance for buyers to catch up with the Chinese-language titles that will be rolled out in the region for the rest of the year.
After serving up the biggest film of the Chinese New Year holiday — Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Stanley Tong — China’s Sparkle Roll Media has launched a Hong Kong-based sales arm that is selling Ding Sheng’s reboot of the A Better Tomorrow series.
Other high-profile action titles new to market include Distribution Workshop’s Extraordinary Mission, from the creative teams behind the Infernal Affairs and Overheard series, and Huayi Brothers’ crime drama Explosion, starring Duan Yihong.
Previously announced...
- 3/13/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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