Last year, Chapman To proved to be far and away the best thing about Heiward Mak's Diva, a supposedly biting look at celebrity and the entertainment industry, that starred popstar Joey Yung in the title role, and To as her cutthroat manager. Something good does seem to have come out of that project however, as To's character has been spun off into his own movie, The Midas Touch. At the helm is Fung Chi Keung, who directed To in last year's admittedly rather lacklutre The Bounty, but his years of experience working with the likes of Stephen Chow and Johnnie To have earned him a second chance.Produced by Chan Hing Ka, whose previous producer credits include the rather good yet little-seen Chapman To flick La Comedie...
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- 6/9/2013
- Screen Anarchy
The Hong Kong music industry comes under the spotlight in “Diva” from hotly tipped director Heiward Mak, who received praise and attention for her earlier outings “High Noon” and “Ex”, and for co-scripting Pang Ho Cheung’s excellent “Love in a Puff”. Headlined and produced by Chapman To, taking the role of a ruthless and shifty manager, the film appropriately also stars real life Canto-pop chanteuse Joey Yung (“Crazy N’ the City”) and new pop talent Mag Lam (“Live in Flames”) as two rival songbirds trying to navigate the pitfalls of the business, a premise ripe for a scandalous exposé. The film opens with manager Man (Chapman To) taking a young singer called J (Joey Yung) under his wing. Fast forward to the present day, and J is now one of Hong Kong’s top Canto-pop stars, her outwardly glamorous life completely controlled by the shrewd Man, who even manipulates her relationships to his benefit.
- 12/17/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Awards season has begun in Asia, with the nominees for the 49th Golden Horse Awards announced in Taipei this evening. Leading the pack is Yang Ya Che's period coming-of-age tale, Gf * Bf, and Lou Ye's Mystery, which both garnered seven nominations, and Doze Niu's Love with five. There was also a strong showing of Hong Kong talent, with Johnnie To's Life Without Principle being named in six categories and Pang Ho Cheung's Vulgaria bagging three noms. Also, kudos to Chapman To, who is nominated in both the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, for Vulgaria and Heiward Mak's Diva respectively. The 49th Golden Horse Awards will be presented on Saturday, 24 November 2012.Here's the full list of nominees:Best Feature Film Beijing Blues Mystery...
- 10/2/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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