China Entertainment Tabloid

Two of the biggest entertainment empires from China and Korea – Huayi Brothers and IHQ – have recently announced a collaboration effort in TV drama production.
“This co-production won’t just be Korean actors filming in China, but really tell the story between Koreans and Chinese. We will film in both countries, and complete post-production in Korea,” said Hao Lin, head…

The 13th Shanghai International Film Festival opened last night with a star studded opening ceremony at the Shanghai Grand Theater. More than 300 stars walked down the famous red carpet.

Chinese actress Gong Li arrives at the opening ceremony of 13th Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai, east China, June 12, 2010. photo: ent.sina.com.cn
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Cast member attend a publicity campaign for the lauch of ‘Wheat’ official website on Thursday, July 16, 2009. [Photo:ent.ifeng.com]
The historical war movie “Wheat,” which opened the Shanghai International Film Festival last month, will hit film screens around China on September 28, according to a report on the portal Sina.com.
The film, starring Fan Bingbing and Huang Jue, is…

“On His Majesty’s Secret Service”, a much-expected big-screen comedy, is set to open across the Chinese mainland on July the 30th. In addition to lead actors like Louis Koo, the production features performances by some major entertainers in lesser roles.
In the movie, Tong Dawei plays an all-powerful kungfu master leading the imperial secret service. While he provides all the…

The latest stills of the upcoming Hong Kong crime thriller “Overheard(监听风云）”, which will open in theaters across China on July 24. [Photo: ent.sina.com.cn]
“Overheard”, starring Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, Lau Ching-Wan and Zhang Jingchu, tells the story of three investigators of a financial crime who wind up embroiled in the intrigue themselves.
The film is co-written and directed by…

“Tracing Shadow（追影）” unfolds around how two groups of people chase one mysterious piece of national treasure of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty. It’s a remake of the 1992 Hark Tsui’s established Kungfu film “Dragon Inn”. Some old clips once played by Jackie Chan, Jet Lee, Andy Lau and Jay Chou in other films will be flashed…

Hong Kong director Dante Lam’s gunfight flick “Sniper” will finally hit screens in Taiwan on July 10th after the long delay following cast member Edison Chen’s sex photo scandal.
At the cost of 30 million Hong Kong dollars, the movie boasts the most expensive production for such flicks of Hong Kong’s film industry in recent years. Starring Taiwan…

Poster of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
The highly-anticipated “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” opens for Chinese audiences with a special midnight screening this evening, to coincide with the film’s global release.
Trailers for the sequel to the 2007 blockbuster sci-fi film have boasted a dazzling array of robotic action sequences, along with some Chinese elements that have…

A premiere for the upcoming Chinese cartoon animation movie, “The Magic Aster（马兰花）” was held in Shanghai on Friday, June 19, 2009.Taiwan supermodel-actress Lin Chiling, Hong Kong actor-singer Leon Lai, as well as pop stars Kenji Wu and Valen Hsu attended the Friday ceremony. [Photo: yule.sohu.com.cn]

Actor Guo Jinglin (left) plays agricultural scientist Yuan Longping（袁隆平，杂交水稻之父） (right) in the film “Yuan Longping”. [File Photo: baidu.com]
Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping, known in China as “the father of hybrid rice”, has had a chance to play himself in a biopic which bears his name.
In “Yuan Longping”, which premiered in Beijing on Friday, 78-year-old Yuan makes…