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Irving Cheung
Cheung Yee-man (; born 1982), better known by her nickname Irving Cheung (), is a Hong Kong film production and costume designer. She has received six nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Art Direction for ''Rigor Mortis'' (2013), ''The Empty Hands'' (2017), ''Tracey'' (2018), '' Table for Six'' (2022), and '' Time Still Turns the Pages'' (2023), as well as a nomination for Best Costume Make Up Design for ''Tracey''. Early life and education Irving Cheung was born Cheung Yee-man in 1982 in Hong Kong. She has two sisters, both of whom studied film and pursued careers in the industry. Her eldest sister Purcy became a film producer, while her second sister Connie became a production designer in Hollywood. Cheung developed an interest in filmmaking after visiting her sisters' production sets at a young age, and became passionate about photography during secondary school. She credits Wong Kar-wai's films as a major influence on her aesthetics. Cheung studied abr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Arts London
The University of the Arts London is a public collegiate university in London, England, United Kingdom. It specialises in arts, design, fashion, and the performing arts. The university is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, the London College of Communication, the London College of Fashion and the Wimbledon College of Arts. The University of the Arts London was established as The London Institute in 1986, became a university in 2003, and took its present name in 2004. The university hosts one of the International students in the United_Kingdom#By proportion of International Students, largest international student bodies out of all universities in the United Kingdom. History The university has its origins in seven previously independent art, design, fashion and media studies, media colleges, which were brought together for administrative purposes to form the London Institute in 1986. They were: Saint M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange News
''Orange News'' () is a Hong Kong-based news website established in 2014. The site is owned by Sino United Publishing and funded by the Hong Kong Liaison Office, with its editorial stance generally regarded as pro-Beijing. History ''Orange News'' was established by Sino United Publishing under its subsidiary, Cloud Connect Technology ( zh, t=雲通科技), in December 2014, targeting both residents of the Greater Bay Area and the Hong Kong diaspora. Mass media scholar Ryan Ho Kilpatrick considered that the name "''Orange News''" is meant to position the outlet in opposition to the pro-democratic media ''Apple Daily''. ''Orange News'' also owns multiple subsidiaries, including the YouTube channels Warm Talking ( zh, t=圍爐, labels=no), Why Do We Dream ( zh, t=發緊夢, labels=no), and All About Money ( zh, t=搵錢呢啲嘢, labels=no), the Facebook page "Culture Is..."( zh, t=文化本事, labels=no), and the TikTok channel "Hong Kong Drifters Have A Say" ( zh, t=港漂有 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Mak
Juno Mak (; born 18 March 1984) is a Hong Kong singer, record producer, actor, and director. He made his musical debut in 2002 with the EP ''On the Road.'' His albums have won Best Record three times at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation. He made his directorial debut with the horror film ''Rigor Mortis'' in 2013. Career Music Mak began his music career as a pop singer with Universal Music. Two albums, ''On the Road'' and ''Next Step'', were released with Universal Music. Both albums reached the top spot on TVB. Although he won awards upon his debut, it was later rumoured that his fans were hired professional groupies earning up to HKD150 an hour, and in 2002 he was booed by audience members during an awards ceremony. Mak's 2015 EP ''Addendum'' spawned the number one singles "Unforgettable" (念念不忘), "Imperfection" (瑕疵), and the award-winning duet "Rashōmon" (羅生門), a duet with Kay Tse. Film In 2010, Mak wrote and starred in Wong Ching-po's film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Actually
''Love Actually'' is a 2003 Christmas film, Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The film features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous projects. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it was mostly filmed on location in London. The film delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are interlinked as the plot progresses. The story begins six weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place in the New Year. The film, Curtis's first as director, was released in the US on 14 November 2003 and a week later in the UK during its theatrical run. ''Love Actually'' was a box-office success, grossing $250.2million worldwide on a budget of $40million. The film received mixed reviews and a nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scud (filmmaker)
Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung (; born 20 March 1967), known professionally as Scud, is a China-born Hong Kong filmmaker. He says that he chose the name "Scud" to match his Chinese name, which translates in English as "Scudding Clouds". His films explore somewhat taboo themes within Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, including same-sex relationships and drug-taking. His film-making style eschews cynicism or gritty realism, and embraces an acceptance of the life choices made by his characters, rather than a search for "solutions". Scud has cited Pier Paolo Pasolini, Yukio Mishima, Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodovar and Peter Greenaway as directors who have influenced his work. Life and career Scud was raised by his grandmother in China before he moved to Hong Kong at the age of 13. After a 20-year career in IT, he founded a publicly listed company and acquired a bachelor's degree through part-time study at the Open University of Hong Kong. He moved to Australia in 2001 for permanent res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing (2008 Film)
''Missing'' () is a 2008 Hong Kong dramatic fantasy horror film directed by Tsui Hark starring Angelica Lee. Plot Psychiatrist Dr. Gao Jing is scuba diving with a group of environmentalists attempting to bury carbon dioxide in the seabed when she is photographed by Guo Dong, the brother of her patient Xiao Kai. The photographs are shown in an exhibition and the two begin dating. Guo Dong takes Gao Jing to the Ryukyu Islands to show her the ancient Yonaguni Monument, underwater city of Yonaguni where he has hidden a ring that he will use to propose to his true love, but is beheaded in a mysterious accident. Xiao Kai does not believe that the body at the funeral is her brother's because there is no head and the fingerprints have worn off. She believes that her brother may still be alive and begins searching for him. She searches a shipwreck site with Guo Dong's friend Haiya Amu and finds a white-haired severed head that she believes to be her brother's. Dr. Gao has lost her memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the Once Upon a Time in China (film series), ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series (1991–1997), Green Snake (1993 film), ''Green Snake'' (1993), ''The Lovers (1994 film), The Lovers'' (1994), and ''The Blade (film), The Blade'' (1995). His credits as a writer and producer include ''A Better Tomorrow'' (1986), ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' (1987), ''The Killer (1989 film), The Killer'' (1989), ''Swordsman II'' (1992), ''New Dragon Gate Inn'' (1992), ''The Wicked City (1992 film), The Wicked City'' (1992), ''Iron Monkey (1993 film), Iron Monkey'' (1993), and ''Black Mask (film), Black Mask'' (1996). Amid the Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong handover, Tsui briefly pursued a career in the United States, directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamo (film)
''Shamo'' is a 2007 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Soi Cheang, based on the Japanese manga of the same name. The film stars Shawn Yue as a student who murders his parents, and, while in prison, is trained to become a violent, professional fighter by a fellow inmate played by Francis Ng. Cast *Shawn Yue as Ryo Narushima *Annie Liu as Megumi *Francis Ng as Kenji Kurokawa * Masato as Naoto Sugawara *Ryo Ishibashi as Principal Saeki *Dylan Kuo as Ryuichi Yamazaki *Bruce Leung as Kensuke Mochizuki * Pei Pei as Natsumi Narushima *Zing Chau as Kouhei Fujiyoshi Accolades See also * List of boxing films This is a list of films about boxing featuring notable sports films where boxing plays a central role in the development of the plot. __TOC__ List See also * List of sports films * List of highest-grossing sports films References {{Spo ... External links * 2000s Cantonese-language films 2007 action films 2007 films 2007 martial arts films Hong Kong acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soi Cheang
Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi, is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker. Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works ''Motorway'' (2012), ''Limbo'' (2021) and '' Mad Fate'' (2023) earned him three Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter. Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; ''Accident'' (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival, ''Limbo'' (2021) and '' Mad Fate'' (2023) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival, and '' Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In'' (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival. In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed ''The Monkey King'' trilogy, in which he produced the latter. His other works, included ''Paradox A paradox is a logically s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Economic Times
The ''Hong Kong Economic Times'' (abbreviated as the ''HKET'') is a financial daily newspaper in Hong Kong. It was founded by Lawrence S P Fung ( zh, t=馮紹波; chairman), Perry Mak (managing director), Arthur Shek Kang-chuen (; executive director) and others. It started with a investment in 1988. The newspaper is published by Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited. It has been listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 3 August 2005. Controversies Founder's suspected involvement in Yuen Long station riot On 20 July 2019, at the pro-Beijing "Safeguard HK" event, ''HKET'' founder Arthur Chuen publicly called pro-Beijing supporters to purchase canes and PVC pipes to punish those who opposed the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 () was a proposed bill regarding extradition to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance () in relation to spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 July 2005 London Bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings, also referred to as 7/7, were a series of four co-ordinated suicide attacks carried out by Islamist terrorists that targeted commuters travelling on Transport in London, London's public transport during the morning rush hour. Three terrorists separately detonated three homemade bombs in quick succession aboard London Underground trains in Inner London. Later, a fourth terrorist detonated another bomb on a double-decker bus in Tavistock Square. The train bombings occurred on the Circle line (London Underground), Circle Line near and at Edgware Road tube station (Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines), Edgware Road, and on the Piccadilly Line near . Apart from the bombers, 52 people of 18 different nationalities were killed and nearly 800 were injured in the attacks. It was the UK's deadliest terrorist incident since the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 near Lockerbie, and the UK's first Islamist suicide attack. The explosions were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
