Sammi Cheng Concludes Solo Concert in Hong Kong HONG KONG May. 28, 2007 (Credits to CRI) After two years away from the stage, the 34-year-old came back into the singing spotlight with contagious high spirits. This spirit was unabated on Friday, as she invited Hong Kong singers Andy Lau and Denise Ho to perform with her. Sammi's Show Mi concert which ran for 8 nights was a great success and there were many celebrities that attended her concert including Miriam Yeung, Hocc, Hacken Lee, Andy Lau, Lisa Wong, Shu Qi, Hon Hung, etc but of course the most important guest Andy Hui. Andy Hui who appeared at the last show was seen enjoying the concert and when Sammi read out the letter written to herself, the audience was touched and even Andy himself was seen with teary eye. He was also seen talking to Sammi's mother who was in tears after that. During the celebration party, Sammi said that she learned a lot during the 2 years break and without it, she won't be standing here today as she is. When asked why Andy Hui did not go on stage to become one of the performing guest, she said, "Actually, there are some love that we would like to keep within ourselves and preserve it and I feel uncomfortable to show it out." This means that Andy Hui will be in her heart and she said that Andy is a very, very good friend of hers. Later, Sammi showed the media the bruises on her hands and shoulder that was a result of some technical problems during rehearsal. However, the concert was a great success, so such a small matter is nothing to deter Sammi! |
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Sammi Cheng Concludes Solo Concert in Hong Kong
Jet Li and Jackie Chan's "The Forbidden Kingdom" coming
Jet Li and Jackie Chan's "The Forbidden Kingdom" coming
CHINA June 16, 2007 (Credits to varietyasia & jackiechan.com)
"Forbidden Kingdom," the $70 million movie that brings Jackie Chan and Jet Li together on the big screen for the first time, is midway through its China shoot and "on schedule," according to producer Casey Silver. Currently filming on Asia's biggest film set in Zhejiang Province's Hengdian Studios.
The movie tells the story of an American teenager, played by Michael Angarano ("Almost Famous"), who finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop and is transported back to ancient China. There he meets kung-fu master Lu Yan (Jackie Chan) and a deadly silent monk (Jet Li) on his journey to return the staff to its owner, the Monkey King, imprisoned by an evil warlord (Collin Chou).
Movie, which also stars local actresses Li Bingbing ("The Knot") and Liu Yifei ("Love of May"), is helmed by Rob Minkoff ("The Lion King," "Stuart Little"), with d.p. and action director roles taken, respectively, by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" alumni Peter Pau and Yuen Woo-ping.
Jackie injures Jet Li in fight
Jackie Chan was called upon to pretend to fight Jet Li for a scene in a Robert Minkoff movie yesterday but he ended up really hitting and injuring Li during the shooting, Chan said in his blog on Sina.com.
Chan said he noticed Li's face was bruised after several shots were completed. "It was my knapsack which hit Li during the performance," Chan said on his blog. However, it was still lucky because the knapsack used yesterday was made of linen instead of the bamboo one he carried earlier, otherwise Li's face might have suffered a much more severe injury, Chan said. "It might have given him a bloody face," Chan added.
Chan also said he really enjoyed his "fighting" with Li, a feeling he had not experienced for a very long time. The feeling reminded him of the enjoyable moments he used to have when filming with Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and Biao Yuen. He said their speed were so quick that the cameramen had to ratchet up the shooting speed of their cameras. But when he was acting with others the camera speed was always slower.
The movie, in which Chan and Li are expected to show off their kung fu skills will include several traditional Chinese mythical figures, such as the Monkey King and Sha Monk, two figures from "Record of a Journey to the West" — one of China's four classic novels.
Both Chan and Li will play two roles in the movie. Li, the Monkey King, and Lan Cai He — one of China's Eight Fairies. Chan will mainly play Sha Monk in the movie.
Though it will be categorized as a comedy, 60 percent of the film is supposed to consist of fight scenes. Mainland actress
The movie title was changed from "Kings of Kung Fu" to "The Forbidden Kingdom."
Forbidden Kingdom Cast
Kelly Lin
(Lin Hsi Lei, Lam Hei Lui, Kelly Lam, Lin Xi Lei)
Actress, Model
Born: October 29, 1975, Taiwan Languages: Chinese, English
Kelly Lin
Lan Kwai Fong Carnival 2007 - When the Streets come to Life
October is Carnival time in Lan Kwai Fong, and entering its sixth year the party will be bigger than ever, brought to you by Manhattan Credit Cards and in association with Aids Concern. The streets will be lined with booths offering everything from beads to burgers, satays to sangria, all at affordable prices so everyone can have a taste of the fun. Carnival decorations will fill the sky while colourful performers stroll around all weekend entertaining young and old.
With over 80 booths and 3 performance stages, visitors will be spoilt for choice all day and all night. Lan Kwai Fong restaurants & bars will offer their signature dishes and drinks at prices ranging from $25 to $45, for a chance to savour all the flavours of the area in one day. Challenging game booths and eating & drinking competitions will reward with great prizes exclusive to the event, while arts & crafts stalls will sell take-home memories of the street party such as carnival beads, t-shirts and pins.
Live entertainment will include sexy Brazilian samba dancers flown in for the event, along with clowns, magicians & balloon twisters for laughs, mysteries & colourful animals. Live music will stream from the various bands throughout the weekend, while all these and more will make up the Carnival Parade that goes around the block twice daily.
Kids get their own carnival during the weekend; Toys R Us Kids Street on Wo On Lane will be a fun-filled hive of activity with interactive demos, cartoon character appearances, stage performances like Rubik’s Cube contests, magic shows, Yo-Yo shows, and engaging workshops with prizes and free gifts. Toys R Us will also feature 19 booths with the latest remote-controlled cars, robots and Action figures like Transformers, dolls and dress-up sets from Barbie & Disney, Xbox & Playstation kiosks, and electronic educational toys from Leapfrog & Vtech. Special kids’ menus and gifts & games will be available inside various restaurants.
The amphitheatre at the end of Wo On Lane will host performances of all kinds to suit every age, from pantomimes to cocktail flairing to stand-up comedians. The ample seating and outdoor ambiance is a great way to catch all the colours and sounds of the Carnival in a comfortable setting.
(information provided by Lan Kwai Fong)
Hong Kong shares drop as airlines drag down market
The blue chip Hang Seng Index fell 121.65 points, or 0.46 percent, to 26,430.29. Financial markets in Hong Kong will be closed Wednesday for a public holiday.
Analysts said the market will likely head for consolidation in the near term as many investors will lock in their recent gains to offload some overvalued stocks.
The benchmark index, up 32 percent since the start of the year, had hit record closes four straight days prior to Tuesday's drop.
"It's healthy for the market to take a breather, as many stocks have become heavily overbought," said Kingston Lin, director of Prudential Brokerage Ltd.
Nevertheless, analysts are generally upbeat on the long-term prospects of the city's liquidity-driven stock market, with some analysts tipping the benchmark index could reach 28,000 point before the end of the year.
"Funds will continue to pour into the market in the coming months, particularly the widely expected money coming from mainland institutional and retail investors," said Lin.
Hong Kong-listed airlines fell sharply as expectations of an industry restructuring waned after Cathay Pacific Airways and Air China's parent company aborted a plan to buy shares in China Eastern Airlines.
Cathay Pacific ended down 4.6 percent at HK$21.65, Air China closed down 11.7 percent at HK$10.46, China Eastern fell 14.7 percent at HK$7.42, and China Southern Airlines slid 4.1 percent to HK$11.82.
Bucking the downward trend, heavyweight China Mobile ended 2.5 percent higher at HK$121.10, bouncing off from an intraday record high of HK$125.0.
Turnover totaled HK$129.18 billion (US$16.63 billion; euro 11.8 billion), down from HK$140.04 billion Monday.
