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CZ12
''CZ12'' (), also known as ''Chinese Zodiac'', is a 2012 Hong Kong action-adventure comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred as the main character in the film. ''CZ12'' is the third film of a franchise that began with '' Armour of God'' (1986) and its sequel, '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' (1991). The film co-stars Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Zoe Zhang, Anna Yao and Laura Weissbecker. Released in December 2012, the film went on to gross over US$145 million at the Chinese box office and US$171 million worldwide with mixed reviews from critics. Chan also earned two Guinness World Records with the film for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie". The film won Best Stunt Action Choreography for Chan at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Plot The plot begins with the story of the Old Summer Palace and its looting and destruction by a combined Anglo-French expeditionary force during the Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most popular action film stars of all time. Chan is one of the most recognisable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, films, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Yao
Yao Xingtong (; born 12 April 1983) is a Chinese actress. She is also known as Helen Yao and Anna Yao. Yao is fluent in French and English. Yao is noted for her roles as Ma Liruo and Coco in the film ''Life of Sentime'' (2010) and ''CZ12'' (2012) respectively. Early life Yao was born and raised in Nangang District of Harbin, Heilongjiang. Yao graduated from Beijing Film Academy, where she majored in acting. Acting career Yao was chosen to act as a supporting actor in several television series, such as ''Together with You'', ''Police Story'', ''War and Destiny'', and ''Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito 5''. Yao's first film role was uncredited appearance in the film ''Growth'' (2006). After playing minor roles in various films and television series, Yao received her first leading role in a film called ''Blossom'', for which she received Golden Rooster Award nominations for Best Actress. In 2009, Yao starred in the romantic comedy film ''Life of Sentime'', alongside Ming D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Hong Kong Film Awards
The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 13 April 2013. The hosts for the awards ceremony were Eric Tsang, Ronald Cheng, Gordon Lam, Jerry Lamb . TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live broadcasters of the ceremony, with other networks airing simultaneously around the world. Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Special awards Presenters Best Film * Andy Lau, Carina Lau Best Director * Aaron Kwok Best Screenplay * Giddens Ko Best Actor * Deanie Ip, Anthony Wong Best Actress * Jacky Cheung Best Supporting Actor * Nick Cheung, Miriam Yeung Best Supporting Actress * Andrew Lau, Gigi Leung Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing * Stephen Fung Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Makeup Design * Alex Man, Janice Man Best Action Choreography * Eric Tsang, Chrissie Chau Best Sound Design, Best Visual Effects * Lo Hoi-pang Best Original Film Score, Best Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Tong
Stanley Tong () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, stunt choreographer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Early life Stanley Tong was born on April 7, 1960 in Hong Kong, and he completed his education in Hong Kong and Canada. Film career Encouraged by his brother-in-law in Hong Kong, who was a filmmaker, Tong started his film career there in 1979 by working behind the scenes in films. In 1991, Tong directed his first film, the self-funded ''Stone Age Warriors'' (魔域飛龍). The film received critical acclaim from some famous film critics, which attracted the attention of Golden Harvest. Tong was then invited to join the company as a film director. Tong is very well known for his action movies. Working closely with Jackie Chan, Stanley directed some very popular movies in the 1990s. Their first collaboration, '' Police Story 3: Super Cop'' (警察故事3：超级警察) (1992), broke box office records in many Asian countries and received a nomination for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwon Sang-woo
Kwon Sang-woo (in Korean: 권상우, ''Kweon Sang-u''; born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film ''My Tutor Friend'' and the melodrama series ''Stairway to Heaven''. Career Kwon Sang-woo, the most visible example of the so-called ''mom-zzang'' (slang for "great body") movement, started his career as a fashion model in the late 1990s. His first acting experience was in the TV drama ''Delicious Proposal'', and for the first few years of his entertainment career, he received only minor roles on television, before making his big-screen debut in the martial arts film '' Volcano High'' (2001). The following year, he played his first lead role in the comedy '' Make It Big'' (2002) together with real-life best friend Song Seung-heon."Actors and Actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Benoist Varoclier
Pierre-Benoist Varoclier (born April 30, 1983 in Fontainebleau, France) is a French actor and theatre director. Biography Varoclier first studied economics and philosophy in business school, at École Normale Supérieure, at Harvard University, and at Bristol University. He began his career as an auditor in a large American firm, but chose not to pursue this career path. Consequently, he trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA, Class of 2008) and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD, Class of 2009) in Paris. Varoclier was elected in 2012 at the Cannes Film Festival. Chess champion Former junior chess champion, Varoclier started competing at the age of 8, as a young prodigy, often winning over experienced adult players. He won inter-club tournaments, then junior tournaments in parisian districts (in 1991 and 1992), as well as two junior titles in Brussels (in 1993) and in Prague (in 1994). He belongs to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paisley (actor)
John Paisley (born 1938) is a Scottish actor working in China. Early life and acting career Paisley was born in Scotland in 1938. He graduated from Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama, followed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1959. He initially worked as an actor and stage manager as part of a repertory in England. He emigrated to Australia in 1961, working as an actor, teacher, writer, and playwright. He relocated to China to lecture at the Beijing University Department of Foreign Languages from 1999 to 2005, before returning to film work in Chinese productions. He married the painter Zheng Keying, his third wife, in 2005. His most significant recent role was as John Rabe in the 2009 movie ''City of Life and Death ''City of Life and Death'' is a 2009 Chinese drama film written and directed by Lu Chuan, marking his third feature film. The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing and the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle. Originating from China, the zodiac and its variations remain popular in many East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand. Identifying this scheme using the generic term "''zodiac''" reflects several superficial similarities to the Western zodiac: both have time cycles divided into twelve parts, each labels at least the majority of those parts with names of animals, and each is widely associated with a culture of ascribing a person's personality or events in their life to the supposed influence of the person's particular relationship to the cycle. Nevertheless, there are major differences between the two: the animals of the Chinese zodiac are not associated with constellations spanned by the ecliptic plane. The Chinese twelv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiyantang
The Twelve Old Summer Palace bronze heads are a collection of bronze fountainheads in the shape of the Chinese zodiac animals that were part of a water clock fountain in front of the Haiyantang () building of the Xiyang Lou (Western style mansions) area of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. Believed to have been designed by the Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione for the Qianlong Emperor, the statues would spout out water from their mouths to tell the time.CSmonitor.com.CSmonitor.com" ''China protests Christie's auction in Paris of relics.'' Retrieved on 2009-02-20. The bronze-cast heads of the stone statues were among the treasures looted during the destruction of the Old Summer Palace by British and French expeditionary forces in 1860 during the Second Opium War.Wtop.com.Wtop.com" ''French judges allows auction of Chinese artifacts.'' Retrieved on 2009-02-20. Since then, they have been among the most visible examples of attempts to repatriate Chinese art and cultural artifacts. Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armour Of God (film)
''Armour of God'' (; also known as ''Operation Condor 2: The Armour of the Gods'' in the United States) is a 1986 Hong Kong action-adventure film written and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the film in the lead role. The film co-stars Alan Tam, Lola Forner and Rosamund Kwan. The film combines Chan's martial arts, comedy and stunts with an ''Indiana Jones'' style adventure film theme, and is deemed a cult classic. Chan came the closest he had ever been to death in this film during a relatively routine stunt; he leaped onto a tree from a ledge, but the branch he grabbed snapped, sending Chan plummeting and cracking his skull. The film was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time, grossing an estimated at the box office in Asia and Europe. It was followed by the sequel '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' in 1991. It also inspired several other action-adventure films starring Jackie Chan, including ''The Medallion'' (2003), '' The Myth'' (2005), ''CZ1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Huang
Max Huang (born September 22, 1988) is a German actor, martial artist, stunt performer, songwriter and singer. He is known for his role of Kung Lao in the 2021 '' Mortal Kombat'' reboot, and for being a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. Personal life Max was born in Germany of Chinese-Indonesian father and German mother. He started in the movie industry as a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, as stunt performer and coordinator; he has worked in films like ''Police Story 2013'', '' The Foreigner'' and Matthew Vaughn's '' Kingsman: The Secret Service''. He has practiced Wushu under Shanghai Wushu Team member Wang Peng Cheng and won Gold at The German Wushu Nationals in 2009. In 2021, he was part of the main cast in '' Mortal Kombat'' in the role of Kung Lao. The film is a reboot of the video game franchise of the same name. In April 2021, he debuted as singer releasing his first single Flawless Victory Vincenzo Luvineri (born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huayi Brothers
Huayi Brothers Media Corp. () is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, & Taipei by Dennis Wang Zhongjun and James Wang Zhonglei in 1994. The company made world news on October 30, 2009, when the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Board was halted, after HBMC's stock price reached 122.74 percent above its IPO price, to open at 63.66 yuan per share. Patrick Frater of ''Variety'' called it "China’s largest private sector film conglomerate". In 2014, the company was the seventh-largest film distributor in China, with 2.26% of the market. History The company was founded in 1994 as a film production company. It underwent a comprehensive expansion into the media industry through investing and now produces movies, TV shows, & music and operates a film studio, TV production company, a talent agency, a record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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