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Tales From The Dark 1
''Tales from the Dark 1'' (李碧華鬼魅系列: 迷離夜) is a 2013 Hong Kong portmanteau horror film directed by Simon Yam, Lee Chi-ngai, and Fruit Chan. The film is split into three segments, each based on a short story by Lilian Lee. The first part, titled ''Stolen Goods'' (贓物), starred Simon Yam as a jobless man who steals funerary urns and forces the dead's relatives to pay him to get back the urns. The second part, titled ''A Word in the Palm'' (放手), starred Tony Leung Ka-fai as a fortune-teller who teams up with his neighbour (Kelly Chen) to help the ghost of a schoolgirl (Cherry Ngan). The final part, titled '' Jing Zhe'' (驚蟄), starred Susan Shaw as a " villain-hitter" who is approached by a woman (Dada Chan) to curse four people. The first segment also marked the directorial debut of actor Simon Yam. The film was shown at the New York Asian Film Festival on 28 June 2013 and released theatrically in Hong Kong on 11 July 2013. It was followed by '' Tales fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Yam
Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival and box office hits such as ''Naked Killer'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Election'', ''Election 2'' , ''Exiled'', '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life'' and ''The Thieves''. Career Yam started off as a model before becoming an actor in the mid 1970s. He then signed with the Hong Kong television network TVB, starring and co-starring in a number of television series prior to "apply his trades" in the film industry in 1987. His elder brother is Yam Tak-wing, a retired former Deputy Commissioner of Hong Kong Police. In 1989, he starred in the Japanese-Hong Kong co-production of ''Bloodfight''. This was the first of its kind in which English was spoken throughout the entire film. In 1992, Yam gained critical acclaim for his role as the maniacal Judge in the crime film ''Full Contact'', where he faced off in a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ransom
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice. When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French ''rançon'' from Latin ''redemptio'' = "buying back": compare " redemption". Ransom cases Julius Caesar was captured by pirates near the island of Pharmacusa, and held until someone paid 50 talents to free him. In Europe during the Middle Ages, ransom became an important custom of chivalric warfare. An important knight, especially nobility or royalty, was worth a significant sum of money if captured, but nothing if he was killed. For this reason, the practice of ransom contributed to the development of heraldry, which allowed knights to advertise their identities, and by implication their ransom value, and made them less likely to be killed out of hand. Examples include Richard the Lion Heart and Bertrand du Guesclin. In 1532, Francisco Pizarro was paid a rans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine Koo
Josephine Koo Mei-Wah or Gu Meihua () is a Chinese film actress. She had a bright start to her film career, starring in Yim Ho's Hong Kong New Wave classic ''Homecoming'' (1984). The film won her the Best New Performer Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1985, and also a nomination for Best Actress, but she was beaten by Siqin Gaowa from the same film. After ''Homecoming'', Koo appeared in Yim Ho's '' Red Dust'' (1990), Stanley Kwan's ''Full Moon in New York'' (1990) and Evans Chan's ''To Live(e)'' (1992). She disappeared from the screen in the late 1990s but suddenly returned in Peng Xiaolian's ''Shanghai Story'' (2004). For her role in this film, Koo was awarded the Best Actress Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival, beating out Zhang Ziyi and Joey Wong. Filmography * ''Missing'' (2019) * ''Cherry Returns'' (2016) * ''Helios In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Helios (; grc, , , Sun; Homeric Greek: ) is the deity, god and personifica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie Chan
Jeannie Chan (; born October 22, 1989) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB. Early life Jeannie Chan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to Vancouver at a young age. She and her older sister were raised by her grandmother. She also has a younger half-brother. She graduated from University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Business Administration, being an exchange student in City University of Hong Kong for a year. Personal life Friendship Chan is best friends with Stephanie Ho and Moon Lau as they became close when filming the drama '' Raising The Bar'' in 2014. She also shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year (2015-2016). She is also good friends with Winki Lai, Kandy Wong, Annice Ng, Cheronna Ng, Anjaylia Chan and Venus Wong from filming the drama ''Never Dance Alone'', they are known as 'M Club'. In 2020, Chan, along with Stephanie Ho, Winki Lai, Sisle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Li
Eddie Li Yu-yeung () is a Hong Kong model and actor. He made his first appearance in Hearts Of Fencing on TVB in 2003, in which he played a rich kid who thought he was all that because he had so much money, a character that resembles (or probably based on) Tsukasa Domyoji (Dao Ming Si) in Hana Yori Dango (Meteor Garden). In Hearts Of Fencing, his character had a crush on Race Wong, but throughout the series his character changes and he ends up in a couple with Natalie Tong. Television *''Hearts Of Fencing'' (2003) *'' The Academy'' (2005) *''Revolving Doors of Vengeance'' (2005) *''Forensic Heroes'' (2006) *''Heart of Greed'' (2007) *''The Seventh Day'' (2008) *''Forensic Heroes II'' (2008) *'' Your Class or Mine'' (2008) *'' Last One Standing'' (2008) *''Burning Flame III'' (2009) *''In the Eye of the Beholder'' (2010) *''The Comeback Clan'' (2010) *'' Dropping By Cloud Nine'' (2011) *'' Only You'' (2011) *''Grace Under Fire'' (2011) *''Relic of an Emissary'' (2011) *''My Siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Wong
Jonathan Wong Chee-Hynn ( 王梓軒), born June 3, 1986, is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Biography Born in the United States, Jonathan picked up the piano and violin at the age of 6 and began taking a serious interest in dance during his high school years at Milton Academy. Jonathan is trained in various martial arts. Judo (since age 11), Wrestling (varsity team in high school), Hung Kuen (洪拳), Wing Chun (詠春) and San Da (散打) since 2012. Jonathan graduated from Cornell University in 2008, double majoring in Psychology and Dance, where he sang in the Cornell University Glee Club and also was music director and arranger for the university's premiere all-male a cappella group "Last Call". His vocal arrangements and solo performances helped "Last Call" secure numerous national and international awards, while his achievements in dance made him the single recipient of the 2008 Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. He joined the Hong Kong music indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lam Suet
Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor. Life and career Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squandered and Lam had to work various odd jobs to make a living. In the mid-eighties he got employment on movie sets through the help of friends. He has done different roles, from lighting and props to stage manager and set and script supervisor. Lam gradually developed an interest in acting and by his own account, pestered various directors until they relented and gave him tiny roles. There are two pivotal persons in Lam's acting career. The first is Stephen Chow, who befriended him in his early days as a crew member and cast him in movies like ''The God of Cookery'' (1996) and ''Kung Fu Hustle''. The second person is director Johnnie To. Lam has been in over 80 films since 1996 and at least 20 of those have been directed or produced by To. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Shiu
Maggie Shiu (born February 27, 1965) is a prominent Hong Kong actress. Career Her career began in 1985 when she joined Hong Kong TVB. As her career developed, she took on variety of roles in TV series and movies. Hong Kong audiences still remember her first appearance in Jacky Cheung's music video "輕撫你的臉" and her performance as Princess Fragrant in ''Take Care, Your Highness!'' (皇上保重). Overseas, Maggie has gained a wider audience with roles as Xiaozhao (小昭) in ''New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre'' (倚天屠龍刀), Shek Yi-Ming (石伊明) in ''Blood of Good and Evil'' (我本善良), Cin Kiu (展翹) in '' The Breaking Point'' (今生無悔), Wai Hoi-Yi (韋海怡) in ''Conscience'' (第三類法庭), Anson Man (萬安生) in '' Healing Hands'' (妙手仁心), Sylvia Hong (康雅言) in ''The Gem of Life'' (珠光寶氣), Officer Kat in '' PTU'', and Mrs. Big D in ''Election''. Since 2004 Siu has been nominated several times at the Hong Kong Film Awards fo ... [...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] |
Yuen Qiu
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Leung Chun-ying
Leung Chun-ying (; born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician and chartered surveyor, who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2017. He was previously the third Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017. A surveyor by profession, Leung entered politics when he joined the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (HKBLCC) in 1985 and became its secretary-general in 1988. In 1999, he was appointed the convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, a position he held until 2011, when he resigned to run in the 2012 Chief Executive election. Initially regarded as the underdog, Leung ran a successful campaign against front-runner Henry Tang, receiving 689 votes from the Election Committee and with the support of the Liaison Office. At the beginning of his administration, Leung faced the anti-Moral and National Education protests and the Hong Kong Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jing Zhe
''Jīngzhé'', 惊蛰, is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional Chinese calendars. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. More often, it refers to the day when the Sun is exactly at a celestial longitude of 345°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around March 5 and ends around March 20. The word 驚蟄 means the awakening of hibernating insects. 驚 is ''to startle'' and 蟄 means ''hibernating insects.'' Traditional Chinese folklore says that during Jingzhe, thunderstorms will wake up the hibernating insects, which implies that the weather is getting warmer. Pentads Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They are the first pentad (初候), the second pentad (次候), and the third pentad (末候): Pentads in Jingzhe are ; China * First pentad: (pīnyīn: Táo shǐ huá), 'The peaches begin to blossom'. * Second pentad: (pīnyīn: Cāng gēng míng) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
