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Being Human (2010 Film)
''Being Human'' (), originally titled ''Being Human Being!'', is a 2010 Singaporean comedy film directed by Jack Neo. Plot Natural Beauty branch manager Mai Wei is fired from his job. He sets up a rival company, named the My Way Slimming Centre, with several former Natural Beauty employees, including his wife Zu Er's brother Jie. He soon licenses Dadavianxiaovoo, a herbal slimming drug which contains a banned substance. Cast * Mark Lee as Mai Wei * Yeo Yann Yann as Zu Er * Jeremy Chan as Jie * Tay Yin Yin as Wang Yaoyao * Wang Lei as Wang Yaoyao’s father * NoNo as Chen Xuanyu * Huang Hui as Natural Beauty boss * Huang Tongyao as associate * Zhong Jiayan as slim Wang Yaoyao * Macy Chen as Mrs. Li * Abigail Chay as Dadavianxiaovoo saleswoman * Jack Neo as waiter * Wendy Chong Release The film released in theatres in Singapore on 4 March 2010. Reception Derek Elley of ''Film Business Asia'' rated the film 7 out of 10. Kwok Kar Peng of ''The New Paper'' rated the film 3.5 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Lee (Singaporean Actor)
Mark Lee Kok Huang (; born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director. Early life Lee's father was a barber, and his mother was a food and beverage stall assistant. Growing up, Lee would help out in the hawker stall to prepare and sell cooked food, beverages, and chee cheong fun at a hawker centre. Lee was schooled in Jurong Secondary School. Career Lee is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's Channel 5 (Singaporean TV channel), Mediacorp Channel 5 television sitcom ''Police & Thief'' as Lee Tok Kong, ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'' as guest appearance Lee Kok Peng from season 5 until season 7 and in Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel), Mediacorp Channel 8 long series television drama ''Holland V (TV series), Holland V'' as Su Hao. He also gained recognition for his work with Jack Neo and Henry Thia in films such as ''Money No Enough'' and ''Liang Po Po: The Movie'' and long-running comedy variety programme ''Comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NoNo (comedian)
Nono may refer to: Places * Nono, Argentina, a municipality in the Province of Córdoba * Nono, Ecuador, a parish in the municipality of Quito in the province of Pichincha * Nono, Illubabor, Oromia (woreda), Ethiopia, or Nono Sele ** Nono, Illubabor, Oromia (town), in Nono woreda * Nono, West Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia, a woreda Animals * Black nono (''Simulium buissoni''), a midge species on the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia, with the common name nono or no-no * White nono (''Leptoconops albiventris''), a midge species on the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia, with the common name nono or no-no People * Nonô (footballer, 1899-1931), full name Claudionor Gonçalves da Silva, Brazilian football forward * Nonô (footballer, born 1940), full name Cláudionor Reinaldo Franco, Brazilian football defender * Nono (footballer, born 1991), a Spanish winger for CD Tenerife, full name David González Plata * Nono (footballer, born 1993), a Spanish midfielder, full name José Antonio Delg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today (Singapore Newspaper)
''TODAY'' is a Singapore English-language digital news provider under Mediacorp, Singapore's largest media broadcaster and provider and the only terrestrial television broadcaster in the country. It was formerly a national free daily newspaper. At its inception, Mediacorp had a 60% stake in TODAY while, Singapore Press Holdings owned 40% of ''TODAY''. The newspaper was published and distributed from Monday to Saturday. In 2017, the two media companies announced that SPH will divest its stakes in Mediacorp Press, which publishes ''TODAY'', and Mediacorp TV, which owns Channels 5, 8, U, and Mediacorp Studio. ''TODAY'' was distributed to selected homes upon subscription and for free at MRT stations, bus interchanges, selected food and beverage outlets, shopping malls among other public areas during the morning rush hour. It had a circulation of 300,000, with more than half of its readers being professionals, managers, executives and business people. It is the second-most-read Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Business Asia
''Film Business Asia'' was a film trade magazine based in Hong Kong. The magazine was created in 2010 by Patrick Frater, former journalist for ''Variety'', ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and '' Screen International'' and Stephen Cremin, co-founder of the London Pan-Asian Film Festival. The magazine specifically focused on the film development and news of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as reviews. Its chief-film-critic was Derek Elley, former resident critic at ''Variety''. In 2011, the magazine launched the ''Asian Film Database'', boasting information on over 45,000 films in the Asia-Pacific regions It was operated by Film Business Asia Limited. See also *List of film periodicals Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ... References External links * English-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Elley
Derek Elley (born c. 1955) is an American film and music critic and author, best known as the resident film critic for ''Variety'' until his departure in March 2010. With over 1200 reviews to his credit as of December 2014 on ''Rotten Tomatoes'', he specialises in reviewing Asian films and joined '' Film Business Asia'' as chief critic upon its inception after leaving ''Variety'' in 2010. Elley was a music critic in the 1970s and 1980s, and authored the annual International Music Guides. In 1986 he published ''Dimitri Tiomkin: The Man and His Music'' in conjunction with the National Film theatre. In 1977 he published ''World Filmography'' with Peter Cowie, and began authoring the annual Movie Guides for ''Variety'' from the 1990s. He co-founded the Udine Far East Film Festival and was its artistic director for the first three editions, starting in 1999. In 2013, Routledge published his ''The Epic Film: Myth and History'', a detailed insight into the making and history of epic films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Chay
Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death (1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married to Palti, son of Laish, when David went into hiding. Abigail became the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name ''Daniel'', in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as ''Chileab,'' and in the Septuagint text of 2 Samuel 3:3 as Δαλουια, ''Dalouia''. Her name is spelled Abigal in in the American Standard Version. Name Derived from the Hebrew word ''ab,'' "father", and the Hebrew root ''g-y-l'', "to rejoice," the name Abigail has a variety of possible meanings including "my father's joy" and "source of joy". Biblical narrative In 1 Samuel 25, Nabal demonstrates ingratitude towards David, the son of Jesse (from the tribe of Judah), and Abigail attempts to placate David, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macy Chen
Mei Xin (born Chen Mei Xin on 26 November 1986) is a Singaporean actress, singer and host. Career In 2006, Chen participated in a beauty pageant and emerged as the champion. Shortly after, she signed to Popstar Media, a local agency, and made appearances in commercials and magazines and played small roles in television series. In 2007, she released her debut single "A Moment" (瞬间) and played a supporting role in the Mediacorp drama series '' Dear, Dear Son-In-Law'' in the same year. Chen made her career breakthrough in 2009 where she starred as the female lead in the Chinese series ''Guangdong Gentleman'', produced and directed by Zhao Benshan, who is one of China's most preeminent actor and director. Zhao had spotted Chen in a fundraising event hosted by CCTV in 2008 and decided to cast Chen in his production. In February 2010, Chen became Zhao's 49th and only foreign protégé. The same year, Chen had a prominent role in the drama series ''The Illusionist'' and thereaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Min Daily News
''Shin Min Daily News'' () is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper currently published by SPH Media Trust. First started on 18 March 1967, by Singapore businessman Liang Runzhi (梁潤之) and the renowned Hong Kong writer Louis Cha as an offshoot of Hong Kong's ''Ming Pao'', it featured exclusive serializations of some of Cha's ''wuxia'' novels in its early days. In the early 1980s, Cha sold his shares in the paper after the Singapore government ruled that foreigners could only hold up to 3% of shares in locally based papers. ''Shin Min'' is a tabloid-style paper focusing on entertainment and local news with sensationalised headlines, although it is printed on broadsheets. Its main competitor was ''Lianhe Wanbao'', which was also published by the SPH. ''Wanbao'' ceased publication on 24 December 2021 and merged into ''Shin Min''. ''Shin Min'' was also published in Malaysia until 1994, and it was the first Chinese language newspaper to be published in tabloid. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Paper
''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2016 has been published daily as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. History First launched on 26 July 1988, by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), it had an average daily circulation of 101,600 in August 2010, according to SPH. In 1991, the paper organised the New Paper Big Walk, a mass-participation walking event. The event came to be held annually in Singapore. It holds the official Guinness World Record as world's largest walk when a record-breaking 77,500 participants joined on 21 May 2000. There is also a noon edition that hits the newsstands on Mondays and Thursdays that gives more special coverage of late-night association football matches that occur after the morning edition goes to press. ''The New Paper'' was Singapore's second-highest circulating paid English-language newspaper before it became a free newspaper on 1 December 2016. ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Chan
Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (; born 17 July 1981) is a Singaporean actor and host. He was awarded best comedy performance in AACA. Early life Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE College West (Dover Campus). At the age of 25, before participating in the second season of Project SuperStar, he was a bartender. He was known through his versatile singing in the show. Though he was eliminated in the revival round, he remained employed in the entertainment industry. Career Chan was talent-spotted from Project SuperStar. In 2006, Chan made his hosting debut in On the Beat, a MediaCorp Channel U variety show. He was then subsequently the host for On the Beat II, III, IV, V. In 2009, Chan made his acting debut in Table of Glory, a MediaCorp Channel 8 drama. In 2010, Chan made his film debut in Being Human, a Jteam Productions movie. Personal life Chan married Jesseca Liu Jesseca Liu () (刘芷绚/劉芷絢; ; pinyin: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhe Zaobao
''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'' (; literally "Nanyang Sin-Chew Joint Morning Paper"), commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'' (; literally "Joint Morning Paper"), is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media Trust (formerly Singapore Press Holdings), it was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'', two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers. The paper establishes itself as a broadsheet with local news coverage, while international news tend to be largely centred on the East Asia region, with a section dedicated to China. ''Zaobao'' has an East Asian correspondent network spanning Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo. It is SPH's flagship Chinese daily and the only Chinese-language morning daily in Singapore. ''Lianhe Zaobao'' is the only Chinese-language overseas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhe Wanbao
Lianhe Wanbao (; literally Joint Evening News) was a Singapore Chinese afternoon newspaper published daily by SPH Media Trust from 16 March 1983 after the merger between ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh''. ''Lianhe Wanbao'' focused mainly on local and entertainment news with minimal international coverage. As such it was in competition with another SPH paper ''Shin Min Daily News''. Amongst Singapore readers ''Lianhe Wanbao'' was often regarded more of a tabloid published in broadsheet form, and the veracity of some reports (mostly reproduced from tabloids or gossip magazines from Hong Kong or Taiwan) was sometimes questioned. In 2021, ''Lianhe Wanbao'' merged into ''Shin Min Daily News'', and published its last edition on 24 December. History The newspaper was started along with ''Lianhe Zaobao'' (Joint Morning News) in March 1983 as part of the ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'' merger. It had 40,000 subscribers at launch, which grew to 100,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
