Drama review: The Hippocratic Crush II (2013)
The Hippocratic Crush II (On Call 36小時 II) is a 30-episodes medical-themed drama and is a sequel to the successful series of the same name last year. It is also one of the two anniversary series this...
View ArticleTVB 46th Anniversary Awards 2013; Highlight and Result.
The annual Hong Kong’s TVB Awards Presentation 2013 (萬千星輝頒獎典禮2013) just concluded few minutes ago. It is a two and a half hour star-studded awards show attended by almost all nominees and invited...
View ArticleIn remembrance of the late Hong Kong superstar, Anita Mui (1963 – 2003)
Year 2003 was a tragic year for Hong Kong not only due to the SARS outbreak but also in entertainment industry when two of the very iconic stars, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui died in that particular...
View ArticleA list of films in 2013 I had watched.
Looking back to my compilation in my previous years for the total number of films released in that particular year that I had watched, this year’s figure shown a big drop. For year 2010, I had watched...
View ArticleReturn of Dayo Wong in ‘Bounty Lady’ series
‘Bounty Lady’ is a TVB series that centered on Kwong Nam, a public relations genius whom is known to help single ladies to find their Mr. Rights. However, he himself is single and would rather pursue...
View ArticleSir Run Run Shaw (1907-2014)
Hong Kong entertainment mogul, Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫) passed away today at the age of 106. He is popularly known as ‘六叔’ (Uncle Six) in Chinese-populated regions in Asia Pacific. Still didn’t know who...
View ArticleTVB drama review: Coffee Cat Mama
‘貓屎媽媽’ (Coffee Cat Mama) is a TVB series that started airing mid of December 2013 right after the end-year TVB Anniversary Awards. I already knew not to expect anything from series that is put into...
View ArticleFull nomination list for the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards 2014
Few days ago, the nomination list is revealed for the upcoming 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards which will be held on April 13th, 2014. (Image source: https://www.facebook.com/hk.filmawards/photos_stream)...
View ArticleMovie review: Golden Chickensss (2014)
Just returned from a long oversea trip, it’s now time to catch up with some Chinese New Year movies. There are quite a lot of appealing CNY films this year particularly those from Hong Kong. Fits into...
View Article‘Outbound Love’, a Hong Kong series shot mostly in Malaysia.
‘Outbound Love’ is a 2014 TVB romantic comedy series of 22 episodes that starred Ruco Chan, Aimee Chan, Samantha Ko, Benz Hui, Mary Hon, Vivien Yeo, Tony Hung, Lin Xiawei, etc. What is the main reason...
View ArticleMovie review: The Monkey King (2014)
‘The Monkey King’ is one of the few Chinese New Year films from Hong Kong this year. The movie’s title is self explanatory that it is based on the highly popular Chinese literary classic named ‘Journey...
View ArticleGilded Chopsticks; my review to this food-themed palace drama.
‘Gilded Chopsticks’ is a 2014 palace drama by Hong Kong’s TVB that starred Wong Cho Lam, Ben Wong, Nancy Wu, Joey Meng, Louis Cheung, etc. The 25-episodes series follows the adventures of a lazy but...
View ArticleMovie review: Hello Babies (2014)
I knew I was a bit too late for have just recently watched ‘Hello Babies’, one of the several Chinese New Year films from Hong Kong this year. It is released on February, and by now, only I had a...
View ArticleTVB’s ‘Storm in a Cocoon’, the best drama in first quarter of the year.
‘Storm in a Cocoon’ (守業者) is a 2014′s Hong Kong TVB pre-modern series of 32 episodes that revolves on a large silk factory run by a wealthy businessman, which is later passed on to his third son, Ka...
View ArticleNominees look great in photoshoot for the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards next week.
The 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony would be held next week on Sunday, 13th April 2014. You can check out the full nomination list of this year’s awards in my post here:...
View ArticleJackie Chan is now 60 years old. Blog’s post in honour of this superstar.
Jackie Chan celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday! Couldn’t believe he is now 60. It would be weird if you didn’t know who he is. He needs no further introduction but I’ll just summarize a bit of his...
View Article‘The Grandmaster’ won big at 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards
The result of the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards held yesterday came to me as nothing surprising. Already knew from day one once the nomination list is released that the martial-art epic film ‘The...
View ArticleTVB Drama Review: The Ultimate Addiction (2014)
The Ultimate Addiction (點金勝手) is a TVB series of 30 episodes with story centred on a group of individuals working in Hong Kong’s financial world and stock market. It starred Bosco Wong, Kate Tsui, Ben...
View ArticleJust finished this latest TVB series; ‘Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain’.
寒山潛龍 (Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain) is a 2014 Hong Kong period drama by TVB that revolves on the Tin Kei Agency, an investigation agency of the Northern Song dynasty that specialized on solving...
View ArticleBlack Heart White Soul (2014), one of TVB finest series in recent years.
‘忠奸人’ (Black Heart White Soul) is a 2014 TVB modern thriller series of 30 episodes. It starred Roger Kwok, Krystal Tin, Ron Ng, Kiki Sheung, Waise Lee, Louis Cheung, etc. At first, I didn’t plan to...
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