In a sign of Hollywood’s expanding ties with China, DreamWorks Animation and Chinese partners Thursday unveiled their $2.4 billion “DreamCenter,” an entertainment complex in Shanghai that is set to open in 2017. The complex will contain a 500-seat IMAX cinema with international film festivals and red carpet events in mind, bars, restaurants and performance venues, according to the companies. A “Dream Avenue” theater district modeled on London’s West End and New York City’s Broadway will also be part of the complex, according to the Associated Press. The 40-acre site includes eight outdoor events plazas. The project is led by “Kung Fu Panda” and “Shrek” maker DreamWorks Animation, Chinese investment fund Cmc Capital Partners, whose owners include state-owned companies, and Hong Kong developer Lan Kwai Fong, according to the AP. “This will become the world’s third great urban center of entertainment and arts alongside New York’s Broadway and London’s West End,...
- 3/20/2014
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
There’s no denying that recent years have been lean times for fans of triad and Hong Kong gang action, though there’s finally a splash of neon light at the end of the tunnel with the aptly named “Triad”. Appropriately for such a uniquely local and Hong Kong genre, the film was produced by the same team responsible for the “Lan Kwai Fong” duology and “Girl$”, and was written and directed by Daniel Chan, who also helmed Wong Jing’s soon to be seen “Young and Dangerous” reboot. As expected, the film showcases a cast of young up and coming talent as the rising gangsters, headlined by Sun Boyz singer William Chan (“Overheard”) and including Derek Tsang (“The Thieves”), Deep Ng (“The Viral Factor”) and Michelle Wai (“Lives in Flames”), plus veterans Patrick Tam (“The Detective 2”) and Irene Wan (“Exodus”). The plot charts the rise of young William (William Chan...
- 2/12/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
The revival of category III rated Chinese erotic cinema continues with “Due West: Our Sex Journey”, based on the popular internet writings of Xiang Xi Murakami Haruki. Like the recent global hit “Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy”, the film was shot in 3D, and comes from the same team, again written by Mark Wu, who also worked on the screenplay for “Lan Kwai Fong”, and who here makes his directorial debut. Taking the male lead is Justin Cheung, a man with plenty of genre experience, having starred in both “Sex and Zen” and the ridiculous but enjoyable “The 33D Invader”, backed by Wu himself, plus, of course, an impressive number of attractive actresses from across Asia, including Jeana Ho (“Hong Kong Ghost Stories”), Celia Kwok, Angelina Zhang, Daniella Wang, and Japanese Av idol Kizaki Jessica. Justin Cheung stars and narrates as Frankie, a young Hong Kong man brought up in a strict middle class family,...
- 2/6/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Hong Kong's dramatic harbour setting and skyline was made for the movies. From Suzie Wong to James Bond, the Guardian's film editor, Andrew Pulver, chooses his Hk top 10
• As featured in our Hong Kong city guide
The Dark Knight, 2008
As a land of shiny steel and glass, Hong Kong has recently become catnip for Hollywood productions looking for an extra dimension to their power buildings. In 2008, the Batman film The Dark Knight came to Hk to film a scene in which the caped crusader captures mob accountant Lau. The building in question is Two International Financial Centre, over 400m tall and at the time the tallest in the city (it has since been overtaken by the International Commerce Centre in Kowloon).
• Two International Financial Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central
Enter the Dragon, 1973
Hong Kong's greatest cinematic son is, of course, Bruce Lee (even if he was born in San Francisco). His filmography is short and sweet,...
• As featured in our Hong Kong city guide
The Dark Knight, 2008
As a land of shiny steel and glass, Hong Kong has recently become catnip for Hollywood productions looking for an extra dimension to their power buildings. In 2008, the Batman film The Dark Knight came to Hk to film a scene in which the caped crusader captures mob accountant Lau. The building in question is Two International Financial Centre, over 400m tall and at the time the tallest in the city (it has since been overtaken by the International Commerce Centre in Kowloon).
• Two International Financial Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central
Enter the Dragon, 1973
Hong Kong's greatest cinematic son is, of course, Bruce Lee (even if he was born in San Francisco). His filmography is short and sweet,...
- 7/4/2012
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
For the uninitiated, “Lan Kwai Fong” is one of Hong Kong’s most popular drinking areas, a nightlife beacon packed with bars and clubs and populated by young people looking for a good time. Director Wilson Chin (former Tvb producer and helmer of “Summer Love”) tries to do justice to the famous district by bringing together a top eye candy cast of attractive up and coming actors, models and pop stars, including Z.O., Shiga Lin, Jason Chan, Miki Yeung, Stephanie Cheng, DaDa Chan, Jeana Ho, Bonnie Xian, Emme Wong, Gregory Wong, Jun Kung, and Pal Sinn, with plenty of cameo appearances from a long line of famous faces. A contemporary youth drama dealing with life, love, and especially sex, the film proved very popular with its target audience, scoring big at the domestic box office. The plot revolves around a group of well-dressed youngsters who frequent the area and its clubs,...
- 11/13/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Wilson Chin's Lan Kwai Fong is the kind of film that just makes you hate watching Hong Kong movies. It is a vacuous, tedious exercise crammed with detestable one-note characters played mostly by models of questionable talent, and a "plot" (and we must use this term very loosely) that is dull, repetitive and frankly goes nowhere. It could be argued that this itself is a comment on Hong Kong's nightclubbing scene, which is often criticized as being unadventurous, overpriced and confined to such a small part of town that you repeatedly run into the same people time and again, but that would be to afford the film intelligence it clearly lacks.As a young, free-spirited Westerner with a healthy appreciation for alcohol and weekend revelry, Lan...
- 9/17/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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