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Gong Beibi
Beibi Gong () (born February 21, 1978 in Fujian, China) is a Chinese film and television actress. Beginning her acting career as a teenager, she later graduated from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama where she first gained recognition among audiences in China after starring in several popular TV series and feature films in both China and Hong Kong. Due to her success while still a student, Gong was dubbed in the media at the time as "little Gong Li", who also graduated from the same acting college. After graduating, Gong continued diversifying her roles with different projects, including starring in and executive producing '' Bus 44'', which gained her critical acclaim in China, Europe, and North America where it premiered and won awards at the Venice Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, Gong Beibi starred in the feature film ''Waiting Alone'' which opened to critical raves at the Tokyo Film Festival. The indie film was released nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Academy Of Drama
The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre higher educational institution of the People's Republic of China. It is ranked as the best top-level drama, film, and television arts institution in China and has been selected into the country's Double First Class University Plan. The Central Academy of Drama is a central subordinate university and is also an art college directly under the Ministry of Education. It is the highest institution of education in dramatic art among the world's leading art institutions in Chinese drama, visual arts teaching and research center. The Central Academy of Drama is also the headquarters of the World Theatre Education Alliance (WTEA), China Alliance of Theatre Higher Educational Institutes and Asia Theatre Education Centre (ATEC). The Central Academy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cellular (film)
''Cellular'' is a 2004 American action thriller film directed by David R. Ellis. The film stars Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy with Noah Emmerich, Richard Burgi, Valerie Cruz and Jessica Biel. The screenplay was written by Chris Morgan, based on a story by Larry Cohen. The film was released on September 10, 2004. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $57 million. Plot Science teacher Jessica Martin lives with her husband Craig and their son Ricky. One morning, after Jessica takes Ricky to the bus stop, intruders break into her house, slay her housekeeper, kidnap and confine her in an attic, and smash the landline. Jessica manages to use the wires of the broken phone to contact a random number. Ryan is hanging out at Santa Monica Pier with his friend Chad when he comes across his ex, Chloe, who dumped him. Hoping to get back with her, he offers to help with the fundraiser being held there; he gets Chad to hand out the fliers un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wished (film)
''Wished'' is a Chinese fantasy comedy film directed by Dayyan Eng, written by Justin Malen & Dayyan Eng. The film stars Xia Yu, Yan Ni, Pan Binglong and Victoria Song. It was released in China on June 30, 2017. Wished had the highest audience scores (averaging 8.0/10) across the top 4 ticketing platforms for local Chinese comedies released that crowded summer. As an indie-film on limited screens, Wished debuted in third place at the Chinese box office—behind Transformers 5 ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' is a 2017 science fiction action film based on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. It is the sequel to '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014) and the fifth installment in the ''Transformers'' film series ... and a Chinese sci-fi action film. It went on to beat market expectations to gross RMB$70 million at the box office in two weeks. According to Entgroup Data, Wished was the most watched feature film online across all movie sites in China during its first we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Iron Fan
Princess Iron Fan () is a character from the 16th century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. She is the wife of the Bull Demon King and mother of Red Boy. She is one of the most popular ''Journey to the West'' villains, alongside her husband the Bull Demon King, her son the Red Boy, and Baigujing. In ''Journey to the West'', Princess Iron Fan is not so much a goddess as in a "proper" celestial one, but rather she made the villagers living near Flaming Mountains yield to her and offer her food and stuff like a goddess. ''Journey to the West'' Princess Iron Fan is a beautiful demoness, married to the Bull Demon King and mother to the Red Boy. She was living in Bajia Cave awaiting her husband's return, but was also angry at him for his affair with a fox-spirit woman, Princess Jade Face. The Bull Demon King described his wife as an "immortal female with excellence in spiritual practice (female Xian)". She possessed the magical Banana Leaf Fan. The fan, made from banana leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey King
The Monkey King, also known as Sun Wukong ( zh, t=孫悟空, s=孙悟空, first=t) in Mandarin Chinese, is a legendary mythical figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'' ( zh, t=西遊記, s=西游记, first=t) and many later stories and adaptations. In ''Journey to the West'', Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven, he is imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha. After five hundred years, he accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang (唐三藏) and two other disciples on a journey to get back Buddhist sutras from the West (India), where Buddha and his followers dwell. Sun Wukong possesses many abilities. He has amazing strength and is able to support the weight of two heaven mountains on his shoulders while running "with the speed of a meteor". He is extremely fast, able to travel 108,000 li (54,000 km, 34,000 mi) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighter Of The Destiny
''Fighter of the Destiny'' () is a 2017 Chinese television series adapted from the novel of the same name by Mao Ni. It stars Lu Han, Gulnazar, Janice Wu and Zeng Shunxi. The series aired on Hunan TV from 17 April to 1 June 2017. Synopsis In the beginning, there were three races; man, demons and beasts. A battle for supremacy happened between man and demons. Emperor Taizhong of Zhou passed on during this war and his wife took over as Empress. With the Astrolobe created by Zhou Dufu, she tried desperately to fight off the invading demonic army. Unfortunately, the race of man almost lost as the demon race managed to engaged the help of a Frost dragon. In desperation, the Empress sacrificed her young prince to the Astrolobe in order to draw the energies from the stars to fight the invading army and the dragon. Human clan won the battle, and the invading demonic army was forced to retreat back to their territory. Few years after the war, Xu Taizai took his granddaughter, Xu Yourong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Jingming
Guo Jingming (; born June 6, 1983), also known as Edward Guo, is a Chinese young adult writer. In addition to being an author and businessperson, Guo is also a teen pop idol and popular celebrity figure. On the other hand, Guo is a polarizing figure. In 2007, he was voted on Tianya.com, one of the country's biggest online forums, as China's "most hated male celebrity" for the third year in a row. Yet three of his four novels have sold over a million copies each, and by 2007, he was one of the best selling authors in China. Guo is the president of Ke Ai Entertainment Company, which was established in 2004 by himself. Ke Ai mainly produces teen magazines such as "Top Novel" and "Island". In 2008, Guo Jingming signed a contract with Tian Yu Entertainment Company. Soon after, Guo was hired by Changjiang Publishing House in 2009 as a vice editor. Guo Jingming was the youngest member in China's Writers Association when he was just 23 years old. Guo is also a screenwriter and film dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Fantasy
''Ice Fantasy'' () is a Chinese epic fantasy television drama based on Guo Jingming's bestselling novel, ''City of Fantasy''. The drama was produced by Shanghai Youhug Media, directed by Ju Jue Liang, and stars Feng Shaofeng, Victoria Song, Ma Tianyu, Zhang Meng and Madina Memet. It was broadcast on Hunan Satellite Television Diamond independent broadcast theater starting 24 July to 10 November 2016 for 62 episodes. A 16-episode modern sequel, titled Ice Fantasy Destiny (幻城凡世) starring Feng Shaofeng, Zhang Yuqi, and Zhang Meng, started airing on Tencent Video on 8 March 2017. The release of the last episodes were delayed because of censorship reviews. Synopsis When the second prince of the fire tribe, Xin Jue ( Jiang Chao), was mysteriously killed during his visit to the Ice Tribe for Ka Suo's coming-of-age ceremony, the Fire King Huo Yi ( Hu Bing) uses this as an excuse to start a second war between the Fire Tribe and Ice Tribe. With their parents captured and old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Qin (live Action TV Series)
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The Legend of Qin (), ''Qin's Moon'', may refer to: * ''The Legend of Qin'' (novel series), a novel series by Taiwanese writer and entrepreneur Sayling Wen (Wen Shiren) * ''The Legend of Qin'' (TV series), the CG Chinese animated TV series directed by Robin Shen (Shen Leping), produced by Sparkly Key Animation Studio * ''The Legend of Qin'' (film), a 2014 CG Chinese animated film directed by Robin Shen (Shen Leping), produced by Sparkly Key Animation Studio * ''The Legend of Qin'' (live action TV series), the live action TV series produced by Tangren Media Tangren Media Co. Ltd. (), formerly known as Chinese Entertainment Shanghai Limited (), is a Chinese entertainment and media company established in 1998 that provides investment, production and publishment of films, TV series, and cartoons. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inseparable (film)
''Inseparable'' () is a 2011 genre-bending Chinese film written and directed by Dayyan Eng. The dramedy/psychological suspense stars Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu and Gong Beibi. ''Inseparable'' premiered in 2011 at the Busan International Film Festival and was released in China in May 2012. The film was selected by the ''Wall Street Journal'' as one of the "Top 10 Most Notable Asian Films" of 2011. Kevin Spacey's involvement made him the first Hollywood star to headline a 100% Chinese-funded film. Synopsis Having gone through recent losses in his life, and having continued problems at work and at home with his investigative-reporter wife (Gong Beibi), Li (Daniel Wu) is befriended by a mysterious American expat (Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolade ...). Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayyan Eng
Dayyan Eng, known as Wu Shixian in China (), born in Taiwan in 1975, is a Chinese-American filmmaker of Chinese, English, and Persian ancestry, who grew up in three continents. He studied film arts at the University of Washington and transferred to the Beijing Film Academy, where he finished his undergraduate studies in directing. Eng started his career directing numerous TV commercials and music videos for the Asian market before he segued into films. Eng first won awards and recognition at the Venice Film Festival, Sundance and Cannes film festivals for his film '' Bus 44,'' and for his acclaimed romantic-comedy ''Waiting Alone.'' Eng is the first American to direct a Chinese feature film; the first foreign director invited into the China Film Director’s Guild; and made history as the first and only foreign director to date to have a film nominated for Best Picture at the Chinese academy awards. In addition, Eng’s films have also garnered accolades and awards for the actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wu
Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu (, born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has been featured in over 60 films. He also starred in the AMC martial arts drama series ''Into the Badlands''. Early life Daniel N Wu was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Orinda, California. His parents, Diana (née Liu), a college professor, and George Wu, a retired engineer, are natives of Shanghai, China. His father immigrated to the United States from China and met his mother in New York, where she was a student. After marrying, they settled in California. Wu has two older sisters, Greta and Gloria, and an older brother who died when he was two. Wu developed an interest in martial arts when he saw Jet Li in '' The Shaolin Temple'' and Donnie Yen in '' Iron Monkey'', and consequently began studying wushu at age 11. His child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
