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2000 AD (film)
''2000 AD'' () is a 2000 action thriller film directed by Gordon Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Stu Zicherman. The film stars Aaron Kwok, Phyllis Quek, James Lye and Daniel Wu. A Hong Kong-Singaporean co-production, the film was shot on location in both Hong Kong and Singapore. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 3 February 2000. It was timed to screen during the peak Chinese New Year period. Plot A private plane belonging to the TDX company is shot down over Singapore by a rogue agent from the CIA, Kelvin Woo. The company president was coming to investigate a stolen computer protection system. Kelvin has a programmer, Alex, plant a bug in the 1st National Bank's computer system, but he still needs a "Caller Program" to wipe the systems before they can rob the bank. Colonel Ng, head of the Army's Information Warfare Unit, recruits Major Eric Ong from the Singapore Police to investigate the plane shooting independently from the US authorities. Eric is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Chan
Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (; born January 16, 1960) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Filmography Director *''18 Golden Destroyers'' (1985) *''The Yuppie Fantasia'' (1988) *''Diary of a Small Man'' (1989) *''Brief Encounter in Shinjuku'' (1990) *''Fight Back to School'' (1991) *''Inspector Pink Dragon'' (1991) *''Royal Tramp'' (1992) *''Royal Tramp 2'' (1992) *''Fight Back to School II'' (1992) *''Gameboy Kids'' (1992) *''King of Beggars'' (1992) *''The Long and Winding Road (film), The Long and Winding Road'' (1994) *''The Final Option (1994 film), The Final Option'' (1994) *''Fist of Legend'' (1994) *''Thunderbolt (1995 film), Thunderbolt'' (1995) *''First Option'' (1996) *''Armageddon (1997 film), Armageddon'' (1997) *''Beast Cops'' (1998) *''2000 AD (film), 2000 AD'' (2000) *''Okinawa Rendez-vous'' (2000) *''Cat and Mouse (2003 film), Cat and Mouse'' (2003) *''The Medallion'' (2003) *''A-1 Headline'' (2004) *''Kung Fu Master (2005 film), Kung Fu Master'' (2005) *''Undercover Hidden Drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; ) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations. The agency is headquartered in the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia, and is sometimes metonymously called "Langley". A major member of the United States Intelligence Community (IC), the CIA has reported to the director of national intelligence since 2004, and is focused on providing intelligence for the president and the Cabinet. The CIA is headed by a director and is divided into various directorates, including a Directorate of Analysis and Directorate of Operations. Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the CIA has no law enforcement function and focuses on intelligence gathering overseas, with only limited domestic intelligence collection. The CIA is responsibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a supporting role. History The award was established at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards (1985) and the first winner was Shum Wai for his role in the film '' Long Arm of the Law''. There are typically 5 or 6 nominations for the category of Best Supporting Actor from which one actor is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. The actors with most awards in this category are Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Paul Chun, Anthony Wong, Liu Kai-chi, and Eric Tsang with 2 times each. Tony Leung Chiu-wai also holds the record for the actor with the most awards in the Best Actor category. Winners and nominees Multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins Multiple nominations Records See also * Hong Kong Film Award * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress * Hong Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Hong Kong Film Awards
Ceremony for the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 29 April 2001 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Eric Tsang, Carol Cheng, Gigi Leung and Eric Ng. Eighteen winners in eighteen categories were unveiled. The year's biggest winner was ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', which received eight awards, one award short of the record set by ''Comrades: Almost a Love Story'' in 16th Hong Kong Film Awards, 1997. Besides the sixteen regular categories, the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards also presented two special awards, Lifetime Achievement Award and Professional Achievement Award, to veteran actress Bak Sheut Sin, Pak Suet Sin and action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping respectively. The nominees were announced on 7 March 2001. Over eighty nominees were in a contest for sixteen award categories. The front runners were ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' and ''In the Mood for Love'', with sixteen and twelve nominations respectively. Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Koh
Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974) is a Singaporean actress. She has appeared and starred in many television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel 5. Early life Koh has one younger sister. Her father works in the Singapore Civil Defence Force while her mother is a housewife. Koh received her education at Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School. Career While still enrolled in Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. is the state media, state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the investment arm of the Government of Singapore—it owns and operates television channels, radio, and digital media properties. ...'s (now MediaCorp) 10th Drama Artiste Course and after a three-month Mandarin-language training stint in Taiwan, Koh started acting at the TV station at the age of 18 in May 1992. After having acted in almost 46 dramas, Koh went on to make her debut on stage in the critically acclaimed ''Men at Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Lo
Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong (born 17 March 1959), professionally known as Ken Lo, is a Cambodian-Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He is known for his martial arts and stunt work as a former member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, most notably for his antagonistic role as John in '' Drunken Master II'' (1994). Early life Ken Lo was born on 17 March 1959 as Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong in Stung Treng, Cambodia. Lo's father is Hong Kong- Chinese and his mother is a Laotian. In 1975, at age 18, Lo and his family moved from Cambodia to Udon Thani, Thailand. Five years later, in 1980, he went to Hong Kong and worked as a tour guide. His idol was Bruce Lee which led him to practise Muay Thai and Taekwondo in Thailand. He won the freestyle fighting championships seven times, so his chance came when he made his debut in ''Working Class'' (1985). Career In 1986, Lo met Jackie Chan in a disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security, and Chan hired him as his own bodyguard. Lo not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ng
Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series '' Old Time Buddy'' (1997) and '' Triumph in the Skies'' (2003), as well as in films such as '' Bullets Over Summer'' (1999), '' The Mission'' (1999), '' 2000 AD'' (2000), ''Juliet in Love'' (2000), and '' Infernal Affairs II'' (2003). Early life Ng was born in Hong Kong to a family with ancestry from Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He is the uncle of footballer, Ng Wai Chiu. Ng revealed in a stand-up comedy, saying that when he was a child he told his mother that his dream was to get a job that does not need any academic qualification, without a fixed working hours and high pay. Then, his mother asked him to become a beggar. So, he went to Wong Tai Sin, a famous temple in Hong Kong, to observe those beggars there. He realised that becoming beggar is too busy and need to perform manual labour, which does not suit his free and unconstrained attitud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Lui
Raymond Lui Leung-wai (, born 22 December 1956) is a Hong Kong actor. Born in Chợ Lớn, Saigon, South Vietnam, he traces his ancestry to Lianjiang, Guangdong. He is best known for his roles as "Ting Lik" in the TVB series ''The Bund'' (1980) and as "Ng Sik-Ho" in the gangster biopic ''To Be Number One'' (1991). Early life and career Lui was born in a Hoa family in Chợ Lớn, Saigon, South Vietnam, in 1956. His father, a businessman, moved from China to Vietnam in the 1940s. In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Lui moved to Hong Kong with his family and was encouraged by his father to join an actors' training class. He enrolled in TVB's Artists Training Class in the 1970s and began acting as extras or minor characters in various television series produced by the television network. In 1980, Lui rose to fame after playing "Ting Lik" in the period television series ''The Bund'', co-starring with Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lin
Andrew Lin Hoi () is a Hong Kong–based Taiwanese actor and visual artist. Originally working as a special effects makeup artist in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ..., he went to Hong Kong in 1996 where he started his acting career. Filmography Films Television References External links * *Blog on Alivenotdead.com* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Andrew 1969 births Living people Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suntec City
Suntec City is a major mixed-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a convention centre. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was completed on 22 July 1997. Design Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese ''feng shui''. The five buildings and the convention center are arranged such that they resemble a left hand when viewed aerially, with the Fountain of Wealth as its palm. The fountain is made of bronze as the combination of bronze and water symbolizes prosperity. Furthermore, the specially selected Chinese name, 新达, means "new achievement". History On 17 December 1987, the Singapore government announced the building of an exhibition and convention centre in Marina Centre. The tender was put up by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and closed on 16 August 1988. Three companies submitted bids for the tender: Suntec City Devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore River
The Singapore River is a river that flows parallel to Alexandra Road and feeds into the Marina Reservoir in the southern part of Singapore. The immediate upper drainage basin, watershed of the Singapore River is known as the Singapore River Planning Area, although the western part of the watershed is classified under the River Valley, Singapore, River Valley planning area. Singapore River planning area sits within Singapore's Central Area, Singapore, Central Area of the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The planning area shares boundaries with the following – River Valley, Singapore, River Valley and Museum Planning Area, Museum to the north, Tanglin and Bukit Merah to the west, Outram, Singapore, Outram to the south, and the Downtown Core to the east. The planning area is split into the three Wharf, wharfs or quays in the area, Robertson Quay being the largest and most upstream, followed by Clarke Quay and Boat Quay. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boat Quay
Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank. It spans from the shophouses near UOB Plaza, stretching along one bank of the Singapore River, all the way till Elgin Bridge. It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three-quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s. Because the south of the river here resembles the belly of a carp, which according to Chinese belief is where wealth and prosperity lay, many shophouses were built, crowded into the area. Though serving aquatic trade is no longer Boat Quay's primary role, the shophouses on it have been carefully conserved and now house various bars, pubs and restaurants. Therefore, Boat Quay's social-economic role in the city has shifted away from that of trade and maritime commerce, and now leans towards more of a role accommodated for tourism and aesthetics for the commercial zone of which encloses the Singapore River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
