介绍:
"The Grandmaster" sweeps Asian Film Awards
The Asian Film Awards lit up Macau on Thursday and martial arts epic "The Grandmaster" dominated with seven wins, including best movie.
Inspired by the life of Yip Man, the plot spans several decades of Chinese history and was in production for more than six years.
The hard work paid off, earning Zhang Ziyi the best actress nos for her performance and Wong Kar Wai the best director award.
Despite the triumphs, Wong had a somber message in his acceptance speech. The veteran director mourned the loss of one of the film's martial arts directors on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Wong urged for Malaysia to provide more transparent information regarding the on-going search.
"I hope the Malaysian government will use a more transparent method to let everyone know the whereabouts of this plane and what exactly happened. I think that's the most important thing, not just for Ju Kun but for all the families of the passengers."
35 year old Ju Kun was on his way to visit family in Beijing.
Elsewhere, Indian film "The Lunchbox" picked up the best actor award for Irrfan Khan.
Khan plays the lead in the romance about two strangers in Mumbai whose paths cross because of mixed up lunch deliveries.
In its seventh year of running, the Asian Film Awards is organized by the Hong Kong International Film festival and featured 26 films from 13 different counties in competition.
Beijing International Film Festival to open soon
The fourth Beijing International Film Festival is scheduled to open between the 16th and 23rd of April. The week-long event will feature 260 domestic and international films screened at 30 cinemas and academic institutions across the city.
90% of the films will be open to public audiences, with prices ranging from 20 yuan for domestic films, to 80 yuan for IMAX films.
15 films have made it to the shortlist of the final competition, where they will be competing for 10 awards. Celebrated Hong Kong director John Woo is the president of this year's jurors.
"Game of Thrones" author George R. R. Martins releases chapter of new book
"Game of Thrones" fans are both excited and impatient after George R. R. Martin released a chapter of his forthcoming book, "The Winds of Winter." Martin's fantasy book series "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the basis for the hit TV show.
Martin's new book does not have a set release date yet but will be the sixth installment in the series and is a long time coming after 2011's "A Dance With Dragons." Martin has announced that the series will have a total of seven books and revealed the title of the final installment: "A Dream of Spring."
The recently released chapter was titled "Mercy" and was posted on Martin's website. Fervent fans quickly managed to crash the site, leaving many would-be readers anxious to access the new material.
Meanwhile, the fourth season of "Game of Thrones" premieres April 6th, bringing the world of Westeros back to the small screen after a 10-month hiatus.
L'Wren Scott leaves estate to Mick Jagger
Late fashion designer L'Wren Scott may have been much more than just Mick Jagger's girlfriend but Jagger definitely did receive the lion's share of her estate. Scott, who committed suicide in New York City earlier this month, willed property and other items totaling more than $9 million in value to the 70-year-old Rolling Stones frontman. Scott and Jagger have been dating for more than 12 years.
Scott left all her jewelry, clothing, household furniture and furnishings, personal automobiles and other tangible articles of a personal nature to Michael Philip Jagger. She added in her will that she has intentionally omitted to provide for any of her heirs living at the date of her death. The celebrated fashion designer was survived by a brother and a sister.
Her will was reportedly signed in May 2013.
大家还在听
