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Director Nao Hing and Hong Kong mega-star Andy Lau Tak-wah reunite after 18 years (when Lau produced Hing's “Crazy Stone”) to bring to life a rather funny Hong Kong (and not only) film industry satire, with “The Movie Emperor”. Inappropriately labelled as a Chinese New Year movie and following its triumphant premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September and the Pingyao International Film Festival in October 2023, the film's theatrical release during Chinese New Year 2024 proved unexpectedly disappointing, grossing just 83 million yuan, probably obscured by more classical and joke-filled comedies, as expected in those festivities.

The Movie Emperor was screened at Udine Far East Film Festival

Dany Lau (Andy Lau) is a veteran megastar with a large fan base, who has been around long enough to start thinking he needs and/or deserves a lifetime achievement award, something like an Oscar. Shortlisted for the Best Actor prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards,...

Lau Wai-Chi (Andy Lau) is a Hong Kong movie star with legions of devoted fans and a constant eye on his competition. His fame has drawn him inside an ever-tighter circle, where all he can do is keep his body perfect and worry what other star is snagging an award or a big role that should be his. Vulnerable and sensing the need for a new image, Lau is persuaded to take the starring role in a humble indie drama where the protagonist is a village pig farmer. Lau and the director – played by Ning Hao himself – agree this foray into miserabilist cinema will be just what foreign film festivals crave. [Source: 2023 Toronto International Film Festival]

Andy Lau continues his streak as a box-office drawcard with his third consecutive movie release since December 2023 – this time a Ning Hao industry comedy satire, “The Movie Emperor”, set for an exclusive Chinese New Year release in China on...

In America, doing what Andy Lau does in Hong Kong film industry satire “The Movie Emperor” would likely net him an Oscar nomination. Or at least an MTV Movie Award. Or maybe just the admiration of his peers, considering how few stars are willing to poke fun at their own image, much less entertain the question of what might happen if their fans were to turn on them tomorrow.

Reteaming with “Crazy Stone” director Ning Hao for an ultra-polished, good-sport parody of A-list vanity, Lau plays Dany Lau — not quite himself, but a megastar of roughly his own stature. The movie is loaded with inside jokes, but like French series “Call My Agent,” it should have no trouble translating around the globe. Between Lau’s international standing — bolstered by roles in everything from “Infernal Affairs” to “A Simple Life,” plus a Cantopop singing career — and the script’s deft way...

Hong Kong's first slasher film 'Dream Home' (Aka 'Wai dor lei ah yut ho'), is certainly high on the radar lately. Pang Ho-Cheung's new blood-thirsty feature is looking more and more awesome day by day. A massive batch of new stills from the movie have been released and are particulary gruesome. Take note that these baby's are not safe for work (Nsfw) and do include the sight of a hot topless Asian chick with a large bit of wood being inserted in her (oo-er!). 'Dream Home' stars Josie Ho, Michelle Ye, Lawrence Chou, Eason Chan, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Norman Chu, Hee Ching Paw and Lap-Man Sin. Check out the stills below....

Pang Ho-Cheung's 'Dream Home' (Aka 'Wai dor lei ah yut ho'), not to be confused with Jim Sheridan's new mystery thriller 'Dream House' starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, is coming to VOD. And to celebrate this fact a new international one-sheet has popped up featuring a nasty looking set of keys. Josie Ho, Michelle Ye, Lawrence Chou, Eason Chan, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Norman Chu, Hee Ching Paw, Lap-Man Sin all star in the slasher flick. Check out the new one-sheet below....