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Breakup Buddies
''Breakup Buddies'' is a 2014 Chinese romantic comedy and road film directed by Ning Hao. It stars Huang Bo and Xu Zheng as buddies on a wild 3,000-kilometre cross-country journey from Beijing to Dali City (via Zhangjiajie). The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014, and was released domestically on September 30, 2014. It grossed over $195 million to become one of the highest-grossing films in China. Plot Womanizer Hao Yi ( Xu Zheng) takes his best friend Geng Hao (Huang Bo) on a road trip to Dali City in Yunnan — China's unofficial capital of one-night stands — to help him recover from a devastating divorce. Years before, Kang Xiaoyu (Yuan Quan) had traversed the same route to Dali where she met her future husband. Cast *Huang Bo as Geng Hao * Xu Zheng as Hao Yi *Yuan Quan as Kang Xiaoyu *Zhou Dongyu as Zhou Lijuan, a.k.a. "Christina" *Tao Hui as Avatar girl *Yue Xiaojun as an innkeeper * Shen Teng as a bar owner *Zhang Li as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ning Hao
Ning Hao (; born 9 September 1977) is a Chinese film director. Ning studied at the Taiyuan Film School, where he majored in scenic design. He later transferred to the Art Department of Peking University. Ning eventually graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2003 with a degree from the Photography Department. Filmography Casting Since his breakout in 2006, Ning frequently re-casts actors who he has worked with, especially Huang Bo and Xu Zheng (as well as himself in cameo roles): Animal abuse on set In March 2018, a video surfaced showing a dog being abused on the set of the Hao-directed movie ''Crazy Alien''. In the video, the dog was shown being spun around in a cage and dumped into cold water. The video was taped by a member of the movie crew. A whistleblower claimed that between shots, the dog was worked into a frenzy so he would bark as loudly as possible, and that this had been done on several takes. The director did not give a statement, but ''Crazy Alien'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiao Junyan
Jiao Junyan (; born 6 May 1987) is a Chinese actress, best known for her role as Fang Huihui on ''When Larry Met Mary'' (2016) and has also starred in a number of films and television series, including '' Love Is Not Blind'' (2011), ''Editorial Department Story'' (2013), ''Lala's Shining Days'' (2013), ''Bunshinsaba 3'' (2014), ''Noble Aspirations'' (2016), ''Medical Examiner Dr. Qin'' (2016), and ''Detective Dee'' (2017). Early life and education Jiao was born in Ma'anshan, Anhui, on May 6, 1987. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy, where she majored in acting. Acting career Jiao made her television debut in ''Newcomers to the Middle-Aged'' (2009). Her first role in a movie came with the romance film ''Rest on Your Shoulder''. In 2010, she appeared in ''Tea House'', a television adaptation based on the drama of the same name by Lao She. The same year, she starred in the spy drama ''Eternal Wave''. Jiao next starred in the romance television series ''Never Say Goodbye'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Films
Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), 2007, from ''Courage'' by Paula Cole Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * ''The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fourteen Words, a phrase used by white supremacists and Nazis See also * 1/4 (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theguardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited, Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Yuan
The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. The yuan ( or ) is the basic unit of the renminbi, but the word is also used to refer to the Chinese currency generally, especially in international contexts. One yuan is divided into 10 jiao (), and the jiao is further subdivided into 10 fen (). The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of China. Valuation Until 2005, the value of the renminbi was pegged to the US dollar. As China pursued its transition from central planning to a market economy and increased its participation in foreign trade, the renminbi was devalued to increase the competitiveness of Chinese industry. It has previously been claimed that the renminbi's official exchange rate was undervalued by as much as 37.5% against its pur ... [...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] |
Xia Yu (actor)
Xia Yu (; born 28 October 1976) is a People's Republic of China, Chinese actor. At the age of 18 years, he rose to international prominence after winning the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival in 1994 for his leading role in the film ''In the Heat of the Sun'' and became the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the Venice Film Festival. Biography Xia Yu was born on 28 October 1976 in Qingdao, Shandong Province. His father was once an actor and then became a painter. Xia was initially discovered by Jiang Wen who cast him in his semi-autobiographical film ''In the Heat of the Sun'' (1994). Despite being chosen partly because of his facial resemblance to a young Jiang, Xia's spirited and moving performance as a renegade youth conquered audiences. He was rocketed to international stardom after he won the Best Actor award from the Venice Film Festival (the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the festival), Singapore International Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Chen (actor)
Li Chen (, born 24 November 1978), also known as Jerry Li, is a Chinese actor and director. He is a cast member and leader of the popular variety program, ''Keep Running''. Li is also known for his roles in the television series '' Beijing Love Story'' (2012), ''Beijing Youth'' (2012) and ''The Good Fellas'' (2016); as well as films ''Ultimate Rescue'' (2008), which won him the China Movie Channel Media Awards and ''Aftershock'' (2010). Li made his directorial debut in 2017 with ''Sky Hunter''. Career Li made his acting debut in the 1997 television series, ''Seventeen Year-Olds Don't Cry'', and was remembered for his role as a young, energetic and pure boy. Li's career went quiet for several years, in which time he embarked on several unsuccessful business ventures and flirted with the idea of becoming a racing car driver. In 2002, under the recommendation of his mentor Lü Liping, Li got the role of Qi Beile in the palace romance drama ''13th Princess'' and started to re-gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Tao (actor)
Guo Tao (; born December 17, 1969) is a Chinese actor. Guo was born in Xi'an. He graduated from Central Academy of Drama in 1992. His son and he appeared as main cast of Chinese version TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? (TV series) and its film Where Are We Going, Dad? (film) Filmography *1991 Three brothers *1993 Fang Shiyu *1994 '' To Live'' *1997 ''Spicy Love Soup'' *1998 ''So Close to Paradise'' *2002 '' No Lonely Angels'' *2004 '' Green Hat'' *2006 '' Crazy Stone'' *2006 '' 2 Become 1'' *2007 ''Phoenix'' *2007 ''Getting Home'' *2007 ''Kidnap'' *2007 '' Two Stupid Eggs'' *2008 '' Marriage Trap'' *2008 '' Desires of the Heart'' (桃花运) *2008 '' Out of Control'' *2009 ''Gao Xing'' (高兴) *2009 '' All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' *2009 ''Weaving Girl'' *2009 '' Chengdu, I Love You'' *2010 '' Once Upon a Chinese Classic'' *2010 ''Don Quixote'' *2011 ''Deadly Will'' *2011 ''The Law of Attraction'' *2012 ''Guns and Roses'' *2012 ''White Deer Plain'' *2012 ''Croczilla'' *2013 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
