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Overheard 2
''Overheard 2'' is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film '' Overheard'' where Koo, Lau and Wu play different roles with a different storyline, but the key elements of the first film are kept. Another sequel, ''Overheard 3'' was released on 30 May 2014. Production started in February and filming lasted for three months. A press conference was held during the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival on 10 June. The film was released on 18 August in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Plot Manson Lo, the head broker of Man Sang Securities is shown giving his prediction of the Hong Kong stock market on television. Through the viewpoint of an eavesdropper, it is revealed that Lo works for five of the richest in Hong Kong to manipulate the prices of shares in the stock market. When leaving his office, he realizes that he is being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Mak (director)
Alan Mak Siu-fai (; born 1 January 1965), is a Hong Kong writer, director, actor and producer. Early life In 1965, Mak was born in Hong Kong. Education In 1986, Mak studied at the School of Drama in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Upon graduation in 1990, he started his movie career. Career Mak made his directorial debut in 1997, with his first film being '' Nude Fear'', which was written and produced by Joe Ma. After that, Mak directed further films such as '' Rave Fever'', ''A War Named Desire'', ''Final Romance'' and ''Stolen Love'', which would be his first collaboration with writer Felix Chong. In 2002, Mak and Chong wrote their first script together. The movie was ''Infernal Affairs'', which was produced by Mak's directing partner, Andrew Lau, who also served as cinematographer. Lau and Mak also served as directors for the film, and it would be the first of many collaborations involving the directing duo. ''Infernal Affairs'' starred the four top actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yi (actress)
Huang Yi (born September 13, 1979) is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the TV Film Department of the Shanghai Institute of Oriental Culture. Filmography Film TV series Discography References External links * *on Sina.com *Huang Yi's blogon Sina.com Sina Corporation (, "new wave") is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and Sinanet. Sina has over 100 million registered users worldwide. Sina was recognized by '' South ... 1979 births Living people Chinese film actresses Singers from Shanghai Chinese television actresses Actresses from Shanghai 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese Mandopop singers 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese women singers {{China-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Hong Kong Film Awards
The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 15 April 2012. The hosts for the awards ceremony are Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng and Angelababy. TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simulcasts around the world. The film ''A Simple Life'' won five of its major nominations (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress). Deanie Ip became the oldest Best Actress Award-winner in the history of Hong Kong Film Awards. Ann Hui has now won four Best Director Awards, the most in awards history. ''Let the Bullets Fly'' directed by Jiang Wen and ''Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'' directed by Tsui Hark dominated the nominations in 13 categories including Best Film and Best Director. Individually, Jiang Wen got nominated in four categories (director, actor, screenplay, film editing). Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Lam
Dion Lam (林迪安; Lam Dik-On) is a Hong Kong action choreographer and actor. Filmography * 1980 ''The Hangman'' * 1982 ''Energetic 21'' * 1983 ''Crazy Blood'' * 1988 ''Mistaken Identity'' * 1989 '' The Killer'' * 1989 ''Ghost Ballroom'' * 1989 ''Angel Enforcers'' * 1989 ''Blood Ritual'' * 1990 ''Return to Action'' * 1990 ''The Sniping'' * 1990 ''She Shoots Straight'' * 1990 ''Shanghai Shanghai'' * 1990 ''The Revenge of Angel'' * 1991 ''The Top Bet'' * 1991 '' To Be Number One'' * 1991 ''Inspector Pink Dragon'' * 1991 ''Fist of Fury 1991'' * 1992 ''American Samurai'' * 1992 ''Hero of the Beggars'' * 1993 ''Flying Dagger'' * 1993 ''Swordsman III: The East Is Red'' * 1993 ''Last Hero in China'' * 1993 ''Executioners'' * 1993 ''Ghost Lantern'' * 1993 ''Her Fatal Ways 3'' * 1993 ''Freedom Run Q'' * 1994 '' The Private Eye Blues'' * 1994 ''Return to a Better Tomorrow'' * 1994 ''Her Fatal Ways 4'' * 1994 ''Wonder Seven'' * 1994 ''Love on Delivery'' * 1995 ''No Justice for All'' * 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Chow
Matthew "Matt" Chow Hoi-Kwong (, born 4 August 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, director, actor and producer. He is best known for his romantic comedy films, and has served as a screenwriter for filmmakers Peter Chan, Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai, and Joe Ma. Career Matt Chow started his career at TVB in 1989 when he was hired by Joe Ma, who Chow considers to be his friend, teacher and boss. Filmography Producer * ''Ghost Office'' (2001) * ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001) Story * ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001) Director * ''L - O - V - E ..... LOVE'' (1997) * '' PR Girls'' (1998) * ''United We Stand, And Swim'' (2001) * ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001) * ''The Attractive One'' (2004) * ''Itchy Heart'' (2004) * ''Golden Chicken 3'' (2014) * ''12 Golden Ducks'' (2015) * ''Triumph in the Skies'' (2015) Actor * ''Feel 100%, Once More'' (1996) * ''Feel 100%'' (1996) * ''July 13th'' (1996) * ''Till Death Do Us Laugh'' (1996) * ''They Don't Care About Us'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term memory, remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include primary progressive aphasia, problems with language, Orientation (mental), disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, self-neglect, and challenging behaviour, behavioral issues. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Although the speed of progression can vary, the typical life expectancy following diagnosis is three to nine years. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood. There are many environmental and genetic risk factors associated with its development. The strongest genetic risk factor is from an alle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Chiao Chiao
Lisa Chiao Chiao, often credited as Chiao Chiao (; born Chiao Li-na (焦莉娜); 6 March 1943), is a Taiwanese film actress best known for her work in Hong Kong cinema. Background Born in Chongqing, on 6 March 1943, Her family moved to Taiwan in 1949. She took up acting in 1961. In 1963, Chiao married Huang Tsung-hsing, the following year Huang left for Hong Kong to join the Shaw Brothers Studio while Chiao remained in Taiwan to continue acting. In 1966 Huang got into a car accident and Chiao moved to Hong Kong to look after him. There Chiao was invited to join the Shaw Brothers Studio, when she acted in the ''One-Armed Swordsman'' alongside Jimmy Wang Yu, which met with an unexpected success. She later appeared in films such as '' The Assassin'', ''Return of the One-Armed Swordsman'' and ''A Cause to Kill''. In 1972 she left the studio and briefly returned to Taiwan, where she made some television appearances. In 1976 while Huang was riding a motorbike in Taiwan, he got into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwok Fung
Kwok Fung (born 27 October 1951 in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...) is a veteran actor from Hong Kong. He graduated the first training of TVB in 1971. Filmography Film * '' S Storm'' (2016) * '' Raging Fire'' (2021) Television ReferencesOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwok, Fun TVB veteran actors Living people 1951 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fong (actor)
Alex Fong Chung-sun (; born 17 March 1963) is a Hong Kong actor. He married actress Hoyan Mok in 2008; they have one daughter. Incidents Fong has been a brand representative of DOXA, a brand of watches since 2008. In the opening ceremony of DOXA's flagship store in Guangzhou, Fong was sexually harassed by another female guest of the event. DOXA issued an open declaration stating Fong's under-performing had harmed the image of the brand, and therefore they terminated the arrangement. Mani Fok, the representative of the artist management that Fong belonged to, explicitly said that the issues involve some requirements which were outside the signed contract as a brand representative. Filmography Film *19?? ''Sea Killer'' *1986 '' Escape From Coral Cove'' *1987 '' Iron Angels'' *1987 ''Life Is A Moment's Story'' *1988 ''The Story of Haybo'' *1988 ''Iron Angels 2'' *1989 '' What A Small World'' *1989 ''Iron Angels 3'' *1990 ''Sleazy Dizzy'' *1990 '' Blood Stained Tradewind'' *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Yuen
Ben Yuen (; born 12 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. Yuen began his film career in 1995. He won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2018. He was nominated in the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor the following year. Selected filmography *'' Raging Fire'' (2021) *''Suk Suk'' (2019) *''Tracey'' (2018) *''Trivisa'' (2016) *''Helios'' (2015) *''Overheard 3'' (2014) *''Rule No. 1'' (2008) *''Confession of Pain'' (2006) *''Bullets of Love'' (2001) *'' Fighting for Love'' (2001) *'' King of Comedy'' (1999) *''A True Mob Story ''A True Mob Story'' is a 1998 Hong Kong crime drama film produced, written and directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau and Gigi Leung. Plot In 1993, Wai Kat-cheung is an underling of Prince. Since Cheung was young, his father was a triad ...'' (1998) References 1964 births Living people Hong Kong male film actors 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors {{HongKong-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kong Ngai
Kong Ngai (born Tang Siu Ji; October 1936 – 13 March 2013) was a Hong Kong actor with TVB and ATV. Early years Born in China in 1936 as Tang Siu Ji, Kong's affluent family fled to Macau during World War II and later migrated to Hong Kong. Before acting he was a stockbroker and a Cantonese opera singer. Acting career Kong was hired by TVB in 1974 and stayed with the station until 1996. He moved onto rival ATV in 1997 and remained there until 2008. Kong was known to play mainly father figures in his television career. Kong starred in one last TV series with RTHK in 2009. Kong's career spanned half a century with credits for 80 films and television series: *Overheard 2 (film, 2011) *Flaming Butterfly (ATV, 2008) * Cross Border Daddy (ATV, 2004) *The Condor Heroes 95 (TVB, 1995) *Instinct (TVB, 1994) *The Legend of the Condor Heroes (TVB, 1994) * Top Cop (TVB, 1993) *The Greed of Man (TVB, 1992) *Man from Guangdong (TVB, 1991) *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (TVB, 1984) *The Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Lok
Felix Lok Ying-kwan is a Hong Kong actor. His television appearances include roles in ''Looking Back in Anger'', ''The Drive of Life'' and '' The Academy''. Filmography Television series Films *''Heroes of the Underground'' (1976) *''The Happenings'' (1979) *''Sexy Career Girls'' (1981) *'' Lady Cop and Papa Crook'' (2008) *''Connected'' (2008) *''Claustrophobia'' (2008) *'' Overheard'' (2009) *'' Overheard 2'' (2011) *'' Nightfall'' (2012) *''Tales from the Dark 1'' (2013) *''Young and Dangerous: Reloaded'' (2013) *''Overheard 3'' (2014) *''Z Storm'' (2014) *''From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) *'' Cold War 2'' (2016) *''Shock Wave'' (2017) *''Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg (PG) is a Virtual volunteering, volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the ...'' (2018) *''Integrity'' (2019) *''The Love of Immortal'' (2019) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
