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A City Called Macau
''A City Called Macau'' () is a 2019 Chinese drama film directed by Li Shaohong, and starring Bai Baihe, Huang Jue, Carina Lau and Wu Gang. It was released on December 12, 2018. Synopsis Macau's return to Chinese sovereignty in 1999 ushered in that city's "golden age." By 2012, the value of Macau's gaming industry was nine times that of Las Vegas, and Macao had become the world's foremost gambling destination. During this period, a unique profession arose: "casino brokers," who provided Macao's gamblers with high-interest lines of credit, under-the-table bets, and other services. It was a high-stakes, high-reward business that made for more thrilling play, but amplified the risks for players, brokers and casinos alike. This heightened risk made gambling more exciting and more dangerous for the participants; it also impacted their interpersonal relationships and outlook on life. It was as if everyone involved were walking on a tightrope. By 2014, however, China's ongoing anti-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Shaohong
Li Shaohong (born 7 July 1955) is a Chinese film and television director and producer. She is considered a member of the Fifth Generation movement, and China's top woman director. Her films have won multiple awards in China and abroad, including the Golden Montgolfiere at the 1992 Three Continents Festival (for ''Bloody Morning''), and the Silver Bear at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival (for '' Blush''). Early life Li was born on 7 July 1955 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, but is considered a native of her ancestral hometown, Wendeng, Shandong, by Chinese convention. In 1969, when she was only 14, Li joined the army in the Sichuan military region, working in a military hospital. Reflecting on her military life, she said the army had too many rules and did not suit her personality, and she decided to pursue a film career. After the end of the Cultural Revolution, she was admitted to Beijing Film Academy in 1978, graduating from its film directing department in 1982. Career In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Dong
Yu Dong (, born January 8, 1971), also known as Don Yu, is a Chinese businessman, film producer and presenter. He is also as the chairman of Bona Film Group, a production company and film distributor, which has distributed and co-produced over 100 Chinese-language films, such as ''Confession of Pain'', ''Dragon Tiger Gate'', and ''Flash Point''. Career A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, Yu went on to work at China's largest film complex, Beijing Film Studio. He was then in charge of domestic distribution at China Film Group Corporation for several years before he set up the Beijing Bona Culture Communication Co. in 1999. He later established Polybona Films, which is one of the first private firms to be granted a distribution license by the China Film Bureau. Under Yu's leadership, PolyBona has become the most successful distribution company in China and earned itself the nickname "the Chinese Miramax Miramax, LLC, also known as Miramax Films, is an American film and tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geling Yan
Geling Yan (; born 16 November 1958) is a Chinese-American author and screenwriter. Early life Yan was born in Shanghai, China in 1958. She is the second child of Yan Dunxun and Jia Lin. She has an elder brother Yan Geping (严歌平). Her father is an alumnus of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University. Yan began performing as a dancer at age 12. She served in the People's Liberation Army in Chengdu, during the Cultural Revolution in Tibet and later as a journalist in the Sino-Vietnamese War, achieving a rank equivalent to lieutenant colonel. Yan holds a bachelor's degree in literature from Wuhan University, and a Master's in Fine Arts in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago. Career Works Her first novel was published in 1985. She is the author of such novels as ''The Banquet Bug'' (published as ''The Uninvited'' in the UK) and ''The Lost Daughter of Happiness'', as well as a story collection entitled ''White Snake and Other Stories''. Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bai Baihe
Bai Baihe (, born 1 March 1984) is a Chinese actress. She was among the highest paid film actresses in China. She is best known for her roles in such films as '' Love is Not Blind'', '' Personal Tailor'', ''Monster Hunt'' and '' Go Away Mr. Tumor''. Early life Bai was born in Qingdao, Shandong. She attended the Wendeng Road Elementary School. At a young age, Bai shown talents in singing, dancing and acting. At the age of 12, she was admitted into the Beijing Dance Academy. In 2000, Bai auditioned for a role in Zhang Yimou's film '' Happy Times''. Even though she was not selected, Zhang saw potential in her and recommended her to apply for the Central Academy of Drama; which Bai eventually got admitted to in 2002. Career Shortly after her graduation from the Central Academy of Drama, Bai Baihe made her acting debut in the television series ''Bloom of Youth'' (2006). She continued to appear in dramas such as ''Where is Happiness'' (2007) and ''My Youthfulness'' (2009). Bai achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Jue
Huang Jue (, born 7 August 1974) is a Chinese actor. He gained fame for his roles in '' Baobei in Love'' (2004), '' Falling Flowers'' (2012), and '' Fallen City'' (2013). In 2018, Jue has also starred in the films '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett acted as President of the Jury. The Japanese film '' Shoplifters'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, won the Palme d'Or. Asghar Farhadi's psy .... Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Jue 1974 births Living people Male actors from Guangxi 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male television actors Chinese male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carina Lau
Carina Lau Kar-ling (, born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after 2nd year at the college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-next-door type roles in films. She also plays Empress Wu Zetian in Tsui Hark's ''Detective Dee'' films, starting with '' Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'' in 2010. She has won Best Actress awards at Hong Kong Film Award and Mainland China's Golden Rooster Awards, and nominated at Cannes Film Festival and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards. Her husband is Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Lau frequently appears in the Hong Kong fashion scene and is a patron of many charities. Early life Lau was born in Suzhou, China, in 1965. She moved to Hong Kong at the age of fifteen, and joined TVB's acting class in 1983. Career Lau made her on-screen debut in TVB's ''The Clones'' (1984) where she starred opposite of her future husban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Gang (actor)
Wu Gang (born 9 December 1962) is a Chinese actor. He is known for his roles in ''Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker'' (1994), and ''Iron Man'' (2009) for which he won both Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor and Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor Best Actor is one of the main category of Shanghai Film Critics Awards. Winners List External links19th Annual Winners List [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kam
Peter Kam Pui-Tat (, born August 23, 1961) is a music composer for Hong Kong films including ''The Warlords'', '' Bodyguards and Assassins'' and ''Dragon''. Kam is an eight-time winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Partial filmography * ''Big Bullet'' (1996) * '' Full Alert'' (1997) * ''Gen-Y Cops'' (2000) * ''The Accidental Spy'' (2001) * ''Three'' (2002) * '' Protege'' (2007) * ''The Warlords'' (2007) * '' Bodyguards and Assassins'' (2009) * ''Shinjuku Incident'' (2009) * '' Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame'' (2010) * ''Dragon'' (2011) * ''Cold War'' (2012) * ''American Dreams in China'' (2013) * ''Out of Inferno'' (2013) * '' Kung Fu Jungle'' (2014) * ''The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom'' (2014) * ''Helios'' (2015) * '' Sword Master'' (2016) * '' Love Off the Cuff'' (2017) * '' Europe Raiders'' (2018) * ''Double World ''Double World'' () is a 2020 fantasy action film based on the video game '' Zhengtu''. The film was directed by Teddy Chan and produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Chang
William Chang Suk-ping ( zh, 張叔平; born 12 November 1953) is a Hong Kong production designer, costume designer and film editor. Along with cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Chang is an important collaborator with Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai. He has also collaborated with directors such as Stanley Kwan, Patrick Tam, Yim Ho, Tsui Hark, Jiang Wen and Johnnie To. He is of Shanghainese ancestry. In 2014, Chang received an Academy Award for Best Costume Design The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design. The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948 ... nomination for his work on '' The Grandmaster''. See also * List of film director and editor collaborations References External links * Living people Hong Kong art directors Hong Kong film editors Production designers Chinese costume designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect World Pictures
Perfect World Pictures (PWPIC) is a Chinese and American entertainment company. Founded in 2008, it engages in the production, distribution and marketing of film and television content, content related advertising, merchandising business, talent management business as well as investment. At the start of 2016, Perfect World announced a long term co-financing deal with Universal Pictures, which represents the first time a Chinese company has directly invested in a multi-year slate deal with a major U.S. studio. PWPIC trades on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China under Ticker 002624. Chinese television series produced *List is incomplete. Only include shows which has its own page in Wikipedia. Chinese films produced Films co-financed with Universal Pictures or Focus Features Non Universal-Focus films See also * Universal Studios * Legendary Entertainment * Working Title Films * Blumhouse Productions * Will Packer Productions * RatPac Entertainment * Miramax * Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chin Siu-ho
Chin Siu-ho (born 26 January 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist, notable for acting with Jet Li in ''Tai Chi Master (film), Tai Chi Master'' and ''Fist of Legend''. Background He is the older brother of actor Chin Kar-lok and ex-husband of Sharon Kwok Sau Wan, and started martial arts training when he was 10 years old. Chin has performed in over 90 films for famous companies like Shaw Film Company and Golden Harvest Films since the 1970s. He started to gain popularity in the 1980s. His first leading role in the career was Hu Fei in ''Legend of the Fox''. He has performed a lot of horror and gangster films. His recent performance in films industry include ''Rigor Mortis (film), Rigor Mortis'', ''Happiness (2016 film), Happiness'' and ''Vampire Cleanup Department''. Chin heroically rescued a woman who had been held hostage in 1994. At the 2016 Golden Flower Awards International Film Festival, Chin won the Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Micro Movie Award for ''Rest Is P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
