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From Vegas To Macau
''From Vegas to Macau'' (), also known as ''The Man From Macau'' (), is a 2014 crime comedy film directed by Wong Jing. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film stars Chow Yun-fat, Nicholas Tse, Chapman To and Jing Tian. The film was released during 2014 Chinese New Year. A sequel titled '' From Vegas to Macau II'' was released on February 19, 2015. Plot Benz, his son "Cool" and nephew Ngau-Ngau are part of a team of vigilantes who rob gangsters at night and distribute the loot to the needy. However, his wife is suffering from cancer and knows nothing of their activities. Unbeknownst to all of them, Benz's stepson Lionel, a police officer, is on a deep undercover assignment as an employee of a multinational company called DOA. It is later revealed that DOA is merely the corporate front of a large criminal syndicate and is run by the ruthless Mr. Ko. Lionel, who had a camera implanted onto a contact lens which he wore so the police could track the syndicate's activities and eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Jing
Wong Yat-cheong, known professionally as Wong Jing (, born 3 May 1955), is a Hong Kong filmmaker and actor. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s. Biography Wong was born in Hong Kong, the son of noted film director Wong Tin-Lam. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese literature which he describes as "useless" (Yang, 2003). Like many Hong Kong film figures of his time, Wong began his career in television – in his case, scriptwriting for local juggernaut TVB beginning in 1975 (Teo, 1997). He moved on to writing for the Shaw Brothers studio. There, he made his directing debut with ''Challenge of the Gamesters'' () in 1981. This start foreshadowed his later successes with movies about gambling, such as '' God of Gamblers'', starring Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau, which broke Hong Kong's all-time box office record upon its release in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Bear
A teddy bear, or simply a teddy, is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear. The teddy bear was named by Morris Michtom after the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt; it was developed apparently simultaneously in the first decade of the 20th century by two toymakers: Richard Steiff in Germany and Michtom in the United States. It became a popular children's toy, and it has been celebrated in story, song, and film. Since the creation of the first teddy bears (which sought to imitate the form of real bear Cub (bear), cubs), "teddies" have greatly varied in form, style, color, and material. They have become collectable, collectors' items, with older and rarer teddies appearing at public auctions. Teddy bears are among the most popular gifts for children, and they are often given to adults to signify affection, congratulations, or sympathy. History The name ''teddy'' ''bear'' comes from Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, who was often ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polybona Films
Bona Film Group Company Limited (, formerly known as Beijing Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd. (保利博纳电影发行有限公司) ), also known as Polybona Films or the Bona Film Group, is a Chinese production company and distributor of films from mainland China and Hong Kong. It is run as a subsidiary of the China Poly Group, and is one of China's largest share-holding film distribution companies. It was named "the Chinese Miramax" by Screen International in 2005, and its CEO, Yu Dong, was described as one of "the future’s most influential filmmakers" by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' in November 2006. History Founded in 1999, Polybona was the first domestic private firm to receive a film distribution license from the SARFT. In November 2003, it merged with the China Poly Group, a wealthy business conglomerate wing of the Chinese military, the People's Liberation Army, to form PolyBona Film Distribution. The company has distributed over 120 domestic and foreign films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVB City
TVB City () is the headquarters of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties located at 77 Chun Choi Street in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong. The HK$2.2 billion facility officially opened on 12 October 2003, with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa (; born May 29, 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and retired politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He served as a vice chairman of th ... and TVB chairman Raymond Chow in attendance. The facility, which replaced TV City, was designed to allow for future developments such as digital television production. The facilities include an 11-story broadcasting centre, workshops, a newsroom, a satellite antenna farm, two outdoor shooting sites and 22 production studios, of which "Studio 1" is one of the largest studio amongst all commercial television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Losada
Roberto Losada Rodríguez (born 25 October 1976) is a professional footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. He is currently the Manager (association football), head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern Sports Club, Eastern. Over seven seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 113 games and 27 goals, almost all with Real Oviedo. He also appeared in 124 Segunda División matches (16 goals), and spent two years in Hong Kong with Kitchee SC, Kitchee. After retirement, Losada worked as a manager in Hong Kong. Club career Losada was born in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra. He made his professional debut for Real Oviedo at age 18, as the club was also in La Liga; after two season-long loans, at CD Toledo, Toledo and RCD Mallorca, Mallorca (the former in the Segunda División), he returned, going on to be an important attacking member– although mostly as a backup – as the Asturias, Asturian team would eventually drop two tiers in just four years due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Joly
Philippe Joly () (born 2 January 1976) is a French actor and screenwriter, born in Moscow, Russia. Joly is best known for his role as Zoltan in the 2015 film Pound of Flesh with Jean-Claude Van Damme and his role as Decimus in Jackie Chan’s film Dragon Blade directed by Daniel Lee, in which he appears alongside American actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody, and French singer/actress Lorie Pester. Joly regularly plays the villain in Action films in Asia, and appeared alongside major Hong Kong actors including; Chow Yun Fat, and Andy Lau. Recent projects include Juno Mak's latest film Sons of the Neon Night (), and the Chinese Sci-fi action film Ultimate Code () in which Joly plays a leading role as the main villain alongside a Chinese cast and fellow french actor and Parkour founder David Belle. As well as acting, Joly has also written many screenplays, and produced and directed a few Independent films in Hong Kong. Joly speaks several languages ( French, Russian, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Yuen
Candy Yuen Ka-man (; born October 28, 1984) is a Hong Kong actress and presenter. Yuen was a contestant in the Miss Hong Kong 2009 when she won the Miss Photogenic Award. She is best known for the female lead in '' The Gigolo'' (2015) as Michelle. Yuen migrated to London in late 2023 but returned to Hong Kong in March 2025, finding the Asian lifestyle more suitable for her. Education Yuen boarded at Mater Christi College in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from the age of 13. She studied at the University of Melbourne (Media and Communications), leaving to enrol at the University of Hong Kong where she graduated with a major in comparative literature. Filmography Films Television Source: /ref> References External links * * Candy Yuenon Sina Weibo Weibo (), or Sina Weibo (), is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Cordero
Mariam Maria Cordero Bibi, MH (), nicknamed Fat Mama (), is a Macanese singer, actress, TV Host and DJ based in Hong Kong. She also has her own cooking show, Maria's Kitchen (肥媽私房菜) on Cable TV. Biography Cordero was born to a Macanese family of Portuguese-Chinese heritage at the Hospital Conde S. Januário in Macau in 1954. She is of paternal Portuguese descent. Her family moved to Shelley Street, Hong Kong when she was ten years old. When she was eleven her father died, and she began working to support her seven brothers and sisters. She resorted to using identity cards from friends, because the legal working age in Hong Kong was 14. Her first job was as an usher for a local cinema. While working as a hotel telephone operator, Cordero came across the opportunity to learn the bass guitar. The hotel resident band found out and hired her to play at night after she auditioned. For several years she worked a triple job of telephone operator in the day, band player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Sum
Sammy Sum Chun-hin (born 4 May 1983) is an actor based in Hong Kong. Biography Sammy Sum speaks fluent Hong Kong Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Canadian French and North American English. He was born in Hong Kong, but at the age of 10 Sum moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada with his family, where he spent all of his adolescent years until his early 20s. He moved back to Hong Kong in his mid 20s and entered the TVB entertainment business including starring in Hong Kong films.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine In 2006, Sum auditioned for TVbeople, a talent casting system hosted by TVB, and was selected to sign a two-year artiste contract with the company along with six other winners. Before acting in dramas, he joined TVB's acting classes and graduated from TVB's 22nd Artiste Training Class of 2007. In 2014, Sum gained recognition with his performance in the crime drama '' Line Walker'', for which he was nominated for Most Improved Male Artiste at the TVB Anniversary Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wong (actor)
Michael Fitzgerald Wong Wong Man-tak (; born 16 April 1965) is a Chinese-American actor based in Hong Kong. He is fluent in English language, English, but not in Chinese language, Chinese, which is reflected in many of the characters he has portrayed. His most notable film is the 1998 film ''Beast Cops (film), Beast Cops'' which won a Hong Kong Film Award with Wong in the lead role. As of 2004, he has appeared in over fifty films in twenty-one years, often in very minor roles. Early life Michael Wong was born and raised in Troy, New York, the son of restaurateur, William Wong, and an American artist of Dutch and French descent, Connie Van Yserloo (d. 2024). His brothers, Russell Wong and Declan Wong, would also become actors in the Hong Kong film industry. After finishing high school, he left to go to Hong Kong to try his luck in acting. There were a number of significant factors against Wong's eventual success in the Hong Kong film industry including an inability to speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Jin (actor)
Zhang Jin (born 19 May 1974), also known as Max Zhang, is a Chinese actor, martial artist and former wushu (sport), wushu athlete who won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards. Career Zhang began his career as a stunt actor, notably in ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000) as the stunt double for Zhang Ziyi, with whom he later collaborated as a screen actor in ''My Lucky Star (2013 film), My Lucky Star'' (2013) and ''The Grandmaster (film), The Grandmaster'' (2013). He also starred in ''Rise of the Legend'' in 2014, ''SPL II: A Time for Consequences'' and ''Ip Man 3'' in 2015, ''The Brink (2017 film), The Brink'' in 2017, ''Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy'' in 2018 and ''Escape Plan: The Extractors'' in 2019. He also appears in a small minor role in ''Pacific Rim Uprising'' (2018). In 2021, he joined the cast of Reality television, reality TV show ''Call Me By Fire'' as a contestant. Personal life On 12 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benz Hui
Benz Hui Shiu-hung (born 4 November 1948) is a Hong Kong film and TV actor. Hui is credited with over 165 films. Hui is a currently a TV actor with TVB. Early life and family Hui comes from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather was a godson of Empress Dowager Cixi and served as an imperial official during the late Qing dynasty. Hui's great-aunt, Xu Guangping (Cantonese: Hui Kwong-ping), was married to the writer Lu Xun. His granduncle Xu Chongzhi (Cantonese: Hui Chung-chi) was a founder of the Whampoa Military Academy, while his other granduncle Xu Chongqing (Cantonese: Hui Chung-ching) once served as an education minister of Canton. His name "Benz" was inspired by " Mercedes-Benz", as he was the first ATV actor to drive a Mercedes-Benz to work. Career In 1972, Hui started his acting career. Hui first appeared in Young People, a 1972 film directed by Chang Cheh. Hui started his acting career in supporting roles of various television series. He also joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
