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Andy On
Andy On () (born May 11, 1977) is an American actor and martial artist. Life and career On was born on May 11, 1977, in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a native of the US, and can speak English, Mandarin, and a bit of Cantonese. Andy On did not graduate from high school. He worked as a bartender in Rhode Island. While doing this, he was approached by China Star founder Charles Heung and filmmaker Tsui Hark to take over the role of one of Jet Li's film characters, '' Black Mask'', in '' Black Mask 2: City of Masks'' (2002). He had no martial arts background. Director Tsui Hark had to send Andy to Shaolin Temple one month for training. He even received some guidance from Jet Li himself. Despite the poor reviews and the bad box office ratings, On continued to act, improving in both martial arts and acting. Like fellow Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, On trained in martial arts under Chung Chi Li, the leader of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. On began training with Chan in 2001 for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanness Wu
Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdance as a teenager and competed in numerous dance competitions throughout the 90s. Career Early career with F4 Wu starred as Mei Zuo (美作), one of the F4 members, in the Taiwanese drama series ''Meteor Garden'' and its sequel, ''Meteor Garden II''. At the conclusion of the series, they continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the boy band F4. In 2002, Wu became the second F4 member, after Vic Chou, to release his debut solo album, ''Body Will Sing.'' The track, "I Hate Myself" is listed at number 95 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart for 2002. The album was awarded as one of the "Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year" at the 2002 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Target
''Invisible Target'' () is a 2007 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Benny Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Rams Ling and Melody Lui. The film stars Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan and Shawn Yue as three police officers who are thrown together due to their backgrounds to bring down a gang of seven criminals led by Tien Yeng-seng ( Wu Jing). Plot An armoured truck carrying $100 million of cash is attacked by a criminal gang who call themselves the "Ronin Gang" with explosives as it stops at a traffic junction in front of a jewellery shop. All the security guards are shot dead except one, while responding police officers suffer serious casualties under the gunfire of the heavily armed gang members. The explosions also kill several civilians, including a lady in the shop. Six months later, the same gang reappears in Hong Kong, injuring a group of policemen, two critically, during a spot check. The dead woman in the jewellery shop is CID detective Chan Chun's fiancée, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Contact (film)
''Fatal Contact'' () is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Dennis Law, who also producer with Herman Yau. The film stars Wu Jing, Ronald Cheng, Miki Yeung, Theresa Fu, Cheung Siu-fai, Ken Lo, Andy On, Lam Suet and Timmy Hung. Wu Jing played Kong Ko who is trained with the fighting techniques of Sanshou martial arts, and lured into the world of illegal martial arts fighting. Plot A young Chinese martial arts national champion, Kong, comes to Hong Kong on a short contract with a Chinese opera group. A small-time gambling boss, Ma, is so impressed with Kong that he wants him to be his fighter in the underground all-contact boxing world. In need of money, Kong makes up his mind to enter the underground boxing scene with his girlfriend Tin, and together they are under control. Kong's fighting skills made him unbeatable in the arena, but after each win, he gets himself too deep into the underground world. Cast * Wu Jing as Kong Ko * Ronald Cheng as 'Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election 2
''Election 2'' (literal title: ''Triad (underground societies), Black Society: Harmony is a Virtue''), also known as ''Triad Election'' in the United States, is a 2006 Category III films, Category III Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast including Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. A sequel to the 2005 film ''Election (2005 film), Election'', the film concludes the events of the first film centring on triad boss Lok, who struggles to get re-elected as his two-year term approaches its end. He faces competition from Jimmy, who wants to retire from the triad to be a legitimate businessman, but gets drawn into the conflict surrounding the election. ''Election 2'' enjoyed box office success in Hong Kong and being shown as an "Official Selection" at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Afterwards, it became a popular hit on the international festival circuit. Stephen Teo, author of ''Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film'' (2007), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethal Angels
''Lethal Angels'' (), also known as ''Naked Avengers'', is a 2006 action film starring Tien Hsin, Cherrie Yin, Fei Lei, Hua Wei, Andy On and Jordan Chan. The film is directed by Cheng Wai-man. Cast *Tien Hsin *Cherrie Ying *Jordan Chan *Andy On *Hua Wei * Fei Lei See also * ''Naked Weapon ''Naked Weapon'' (赤裸特工) is a 2002 Hong Kong action-thriller film directed by action choreographer Tony Ching, starring Maggie Q, Anya Wu and Daniel Wu. Written by film producer Wong Jing, ''Naked Weapon'' is similar in theme though unre ...'' External links * 2006 films Hong Kong action thriller films 2006 action thriller films 2000s Cantonese-language films Hong Kong martial arts films 2000s English-language films 2000s Hong Kong films {{martialart-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Squad
''Dragon Squad'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong action film co-written and directed by Daniel Lee, co-produced by Steven Seagal and starring Vanness Wu, Sammo Hung, Michael Biehn, Maggie Q, and Simon Yam. Plot Interpol agent Wang Sun-Ho states that this is his first mission in a messy laundry hallway filled with fluff as if a gunfight had taken place there. The start shows a team of young INTERPOL agents arriving in Hong Kong to give testimony against recently captured crime boss "Tiger" Duen. Among the agents are Officer Wang Sun-Ho, an ex-SWAT officer trained in the United States, two HKPD officers Hung Kei Lok and Pak Yat Suet, ex-PLA sniper Luo Zai-Jun, and ex- SAS operator James "Jie" Lam. They are greeted by Hon Sun, the one in charge of the case. However the escort of Tiger turns into a situation as the older Duen brother "Panther" Duen plans to rescue Tiger. The rescue attempt is aborted when the agents mistake an innocent civilian as a criminal attempting to break Tiger free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Dragon (film)
''The White Dragon'' is a 2004 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film directed by Wilson Yip and starring Cecilia Cheung and Francis Ng. ''The White Dragon'' is directed by Wilson Yip, whose best known works to date are ''Bullets Over Summer'', ''Juliet in Love'' and '' SPL: Sha Po Lang''. It stars Cecilia Cheung as Phoenix Black, a pretty, young, and vain student who thinks she has what it takes to woo the most desirable eligible bachelor in the land, Second Prince Tian Yang (Andy On). Plot In a twist departing from the standard superhero formula, White Dragon is a narcissist, forever worried about her good looks, even as she's fighting with Feather, a blind assassin nicknamed "Chicken Feathers" because of his propensity for using chicken feathers as his calling card. Chicken Feathers is first challenged by White Dragon, an elderly woman with proficient skills in martial arts to almost match his, but not quite enough. Thinking that she has been fatally wounded, White Dragon transfers h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Hong Kong Film Awards
Ceremony for the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 4 April 2004 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Hosts for the ceremony consisted of Dayo Wong and a line-up of nine female celebrities, namely Bowie Tsang, Athena Chu, Candice Yu, Cherrie Ying, Terri Kwan, Ada Choi, Josie Ho, Kristy Yang and Jo Koo. Twenty-three winners in nineteen categories were unveiled. ''Running on Karma'' clinched the award for Best Film, while its leading man Andy Lau received his second Best Actor title in the Hong Kong Film Awards. Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The ''Timeless Artistic Achievement Award'' was a special award presented to Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung in recognition of their contributions to Hong Kong cinema. References External links Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Kong Film Awards 2004 2003 film awards Hong Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zombie Fight Club
A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in which a ''zombie'' is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic like voodoo. Modern media depictions of the reanimation of the dead often do not involve magic but rather science fictional methods such as carriers, radiation, mental diseases, vectors, pathogens, parasites, scientific accidents, etc. The English word "zombie" was first recorded in 1819, in a history of Brazil by the poet Robert Southey, in the form of "zombi"."Zombie" in |
Resurrection Of The Dragon
''Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon'' is a 2008 Hong Kong action war drama film loosely based on parts of the 14th-century Chinese classical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. It was directed by Daniel Lee with a reported budget of US$25 million. The film is a joint production between Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China and South Korea.Elley, Derek.Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon" '' Variety''. Friday 27 June 2008. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. The film publicity said that the film's script received inspiration of Chapter 92 of ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. Patrick Frater of '' Variety'' said that the book is often cited as one of the four most important works in the corpus of Chinese literature.Frater, Patrick.'Kingdom' comes to Arclight Films" '' Variety''. Thursday 3 May 2007. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. The book is also frequently read in South Korea. As the action takes place late in the Three Kingdoms story, the warrior Zhao Zilong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Chau
Billy Chow Bei-lei ( zh, 周比利; born August 24, 1958) is a Hong Kong-Canadian martial artist, film actor, and retired professional kickboxer. He was the WKA world Welterweight champion from 1984 to 1986, and retired with a professional record of 45-0-8. On-screen, Chow is best known for his roles as General Fujita in the 1994 film ''Fist of Legend'', and Wong in the 1996 film ''Tai Chi Boxer''. Kickboxing career World Kickboxing Association In the 1980s, Chow was the WKA super welterweight kickboxing champion of the world from 1984 to 1986. His final match was on November 20, 2007, in which he lost via decision to Akarn Sanehha of Thailand. History and early career Acting In the 1980s, Chow played an elite soldier in the 1987 film ''Eastern Condors'' alongside Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Yuen Woo-ping. Chow played thugs in two Jackie Chan movies: ''Dragons Forever'' in 1988, and ''Miracles'' in 1989. In the 1990s, Chow had roles in three Jet Li movies: ''Fist of Legend'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
