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The Day The Sun Turned Cold
''The Day the Sun Turned Cold'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong drama film directed by Yim Ho. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The $HK5 million budget for the film was raised by Yim Ho. It was shot in northeastern China. The film won the Tokyo Grand Prix and Yim Ho won the Best Director award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Cast * Siqin Gaowa as Mother * Tou Chung-hua as Guan Jian * Ma Jingwu as Father * Wei Zi as Lover * Zhong Shu as Young Son * Hu Li as Captain See also * List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Hong Kong has submitted 37 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since first entering the Oscar competition in 1959. The award is han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavenly King
Heavenly King or Tian Wang (), also translated as Heavenly Prince, is a Chinese language, Chinese title for various religious deities and divine leaders throughout history, as well as an alternate form of the term ''Son of Heaven'', referring to the Emperor of China, emperor. The Chinese term for Heavenly King consists of two Chinese characters: 天 (''tiān''), meaning Tian, "heaven" or "sky", and 王 (''wáng''), which could mean either "king" or "prince" depending on the context. The term was most notably used in its most recent sense as the title of the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but is also used in religious (particularly Buddhism, Buddhist) contexts as well. Historical uses Spring and Autumn period In the Spring and Autumn period, the term ''Heavenly King'' was used to at least some extent to refer to the kings of the various Chinese states of the time. On the second page of the first text of the Spring and Autumn Annals, the term ''Heavenly King'' is used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Zi
Wei Zi (; born January 1956) is a Chinese film and television actor. Early life Born and raised in Ningxia, he was originally named Wang Wei (). Education He graduated from the Ningxia College of Art in 1978 and was assigned to the Ningxia Repertory Theatre the same year. In 1985, he was accepted to the Central Theatre Academy. It was one of the two higher educational institutions of modern theatre in entire China and highly professional coming only second to the Shanghai Theatre Academy. In January 1989, Wei Zi was admitted to Beijing People's Art Theatre, a first-rate national theatre company of China where he was recognized as a National Class-A Actor (国家一级演员). He left BPAT in 1994. Career Early work For his 1988 university graduation, it was required for the students to perform in a play entitled ''"Stories of Mulberry Village"'' based on Zhu Xiaoping's three novellas about hardship and struggles in a village in Northern China. Wei played the role of a lunati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Mandarin-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Drama Films
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a Chinese dragon with two heads on each end in Chinese mythology, comparable with Rainbow Serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three " rainbow" words, regular , lit ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Drama Films
The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Films
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was '' The Lion King'', becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by ''Forrest Gump'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of Hollywood's best years for cinema during the post-Golden Age era, setting the standard for the movies of the modern age. Also in 1994, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated its 70th anniversary. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1994 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 15 - Viacom acquired 50.1% of Paramount Communications Inc. for $9.75 billion, following a five-month battle with QVC. *March 4 - Actor John Candy dies of a heart attack at the age of 43 while on location in Durango, Mexico for the film '' Wagons East''. *March 21 - Steven Spielberg wins his first Academy Award for Best Director for '' Schindler's List'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hong Kong Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Hong Kong has submitted 37 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since first entering the Oscar competition in 1959. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length, feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Hong Kong's submission is decided annually by Hong Kong's Motion Picture Industry Association. Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan are recognized as separate entities by AMPAS and each one routinely sends a film to the competition. To date, three Hong Kong submissions have obtained nominations: 1991's ''Raise the Red Lantern'', 1993's ''Farewell My Concubine (film), Farewell My Concubine'', and 2019's ''Better Days (2019 film), Better Days''. The first two were directed by Mainland China, Mainland-directors, with ''Better Days'' as the only nominee Derek Tsang, directed by a Hong Kong native. Although one of the hallmarks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 67th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English language, English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 67th Academy Awards, forty-six films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The submission deadline was set on November 1, 1994. Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Guatemala, Macedonia and Serbia submitted films to the competition for the first time. Also for the first time, films from both the Czech Republic and Slovakia c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Li
HU or Hu may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hu Sanniang, a fictional character in the ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature * Tian Hu, one of the antagonists in the ''Water Margin'' * Hollywood Undead, an American rap rock band * The Hu, a Mongolian heavy metal band Language * Hu (digraph), used primarily in Classical Nahuatl * Fu (kana), also romanised as Hu, Japanese kana ふ and フ * Hu language, of Yunnan, China * Hungarian language (ISO 639 alpha-2 code 'hu') * , the ligature of H and u Mythology and religion * Hu (mythology), the deification of the first word in the Egyptian mythology of the Ennead * Huh (god), the deification of eternity in the Egyptian mythology of the Ogdoad * Hu (Sufism), a name for God * Hu (ritual baton), an early Chinese writing utensil later used in Daoist rituals * Hú, a kachina in Hopi mythology * Adir Hu, a hymn sung at the Passover Seder * Hu Gadarn (or Hu the Mighty), a Welsh legendary figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhong Shu
Zhong can refer to * Zhong (surname), pinyin romanization of Chinese surnames including , etc. * Zhong County, a county of Chongqing, China * Zhongjian River, a river in Hubei, China * Bianzhong, a Chinese musical instrument similar to a bell * Cha zhong, a 3-piece tea brewing vessel, also known as a ''gaiwan'' * The Mean , concept of Chinese philosophy (see ''Doctrine of the Mean'') * Loyalty, one of the precepts in Confucianism. See also * Chong (other) Chong may refer to: * Emperor Chong of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the ninth emperor of the Eastern Han period (143-145) * Chong (surname), the romanization of several Chinese and Korean surnames * Chong or Pear people of Thailand ... * 中 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Jingwu
Ma, MA, or mA may refer to: Academia * Master of Arts, a degree award * Marin Academy, a high school in San Rafael, California * Menlo-Atherton High School, a public high school in Atherton, California * Minnehaha Academy, a private high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota Arts and entertainment Music * ''Ma'' (Anjan Dutt album) (1998) * ''Ma'' (Rare Earth album) (1973) * ''Ma'' (Sagarika album) (1998) * ''Ma'' (Zubeen Garg album) (2019) * ''Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)'', 1974 debut album of Scottish singer Lena Zavaroni * Massive Attack, a British trip hop band * In music instructions, "but", especially in the phrase ''ma non troppo'' (see Glossary of musical terminology#M) * In tonic sol-fa, a flattened me * Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives, a website devoted to heavy metal bands Fictional characters * Ma (''The Lion King''), a main character in the animated film ''Lion King 1½'' * Ma Beagle, in the Donald Duck universe * Ma Hunkel, a DC Comics character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yim Ho
Yim Ho (Chinese: 嚴浩) is a Hong Kong director most active in the 1980s, and a leader of the Hong Kong New Wave. He began his career making television programs for RTHK, then became a film director in 1980. One of his most critically acclaimed works was ''Homecoming'' (1984). This film was different from other films of that period in that it presents certain emotions and sympathies towards the relationship between Mainland China and Hong Kong (the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed the same year ''Homecoming'' was released). The film brings together two very well known actresses, Josephine Koo and Siqin Gaowa. Anita Mui's theme song with the same title as the film has also been a popular cantopop song. Ho's son Linq Yim (Chinese: 严艺之, otherwise known as 嚴羚) is an actor, musician, and director who acted in Ho's 2005 film ''A West Lake Moment'', and composed its original soundtrack. Filmography * ''The Extra'' (1978) * ''The Happening'' (1980) * ''Weddin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
