The Star Online: Entertainment: Movies
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- Ziyi ponders career, love
- America Ferrera weds longtime boyfriend
- Veteran actor: Pay P. Ramlee’s family royalty
| Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:44 PM PDT Zhang Ziyi is in search of challenging movie roles and the perfect boyfriend. CHINESE actress Zhang Ziyi, who was in Singapore for ScreenSingapore recently, is at a crossroads in career and love. The 32-year-old, who has acted in Hollywood box office hits such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005), wants to take her time in choosing roles, especially where Hollywood is concerned. In a one-on-one interview, the cheerful Beijing-born says in a mix of Mandarin and English: "I want to avoid taking on stereotypical Asian roles in Hollywood films because I think we can do better than that. "I love big commercial films such as the James Bond series, Superman and Transformers. I wouldn't mind roles in those kinds of Hollywood movies. They are fun." Zhang, who has just completed filming director Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmasters with Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chin Wai, adds: "I don't mind challenging roles in indie artsy films either. As an actress, I am now looking at more difficult roles or roles with more attitude or character. I will take my time and see what I want." Her new film 'Til Death Do Us Part, about two AIDS patients who fall in love, opened in China last month and has earned US$10mil (RM30mil) at the box office so far. The movie, co-starring Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok, was directed by Chinese film-maker Gu Changwei. The actress is not worried about the movie's distribution in other countries, saying that even though it is a small movie, she is pleased with the final product. She says: "Of course, it cannot compare with a big commercial release, but it is a meaningful movie. Not everyone enjoys this kind of artistic indie film but I am sure people who are passionate about movies will watch it." She is all praise for Kwok, whom she describes as "very hardworking and meticulous" and "very professional, making the working experience great". She hopes to follow in the footsteps of veteran Hollywood actresses such as Hilary Swank and work behind the scenes from time to time. "I would like to try new things and I am interested in producing films as well, so I am not closing any options," says the award-winning actress, who made her movie debut in 1999 when she was 19 in famed director Zhang Yimou's The Road Home. As for her love life, the newly single actress is quite clear about what she is looking for. She was in a long-term relationship with Israeli billionaire Vivi Nevo until they split late last year. They reportedly broke up due to cultural differences. She says: "My ideal boyfriend is someone who I can connect with. I want to be able to communicate well with him and have endless fresh topics to talk about every day. "We must be able to connect spiritually. "No matter how successful a woman is in her career, when she goes home, she is just an ordinary, simple girl who wants to chat with her boyfriend." – The Straits Times, Singapore/Asia News Network Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| America Ferrera weds longtime boyfriend Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:18 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP): America Ferrera is a married lady. People magazine's website says the 27-year-old "Ugly Betty" star and longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers Williams were wed Monday night in "an intimate setting" with close friends and family in attendance. A representative for Ferrera confirmed the report Tuesday. Ferrera won an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her portrayal of Betty Suarez on ABC's "Ugly Betty." The couple met at the University of Southern California when Williams cast her in his student film. They became engaged last year. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Veteran actor: Pay P. Ramlee’s family royalty Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:00 PM PDT GEORGE TOWN: The family and next-of-kin of legendary Tan Sri P. Ramlee should be given a certain amount of royalty for his films that are now being shown over television, veteran actor Datuk Mustapha Maarof said. "I believe the parties involved should allocate a portion of the royalty for his family members," Mustapha said yesterday. He was responding to reports that family members of the Malay-sian entertainment icon had not been paid any royalties for his films aired on television. Mustapha, 76, had earlier given a keynote address on the multi-talented star of the Malay movie industry in conjunction with Hari Seniman (Artistes Day) at Univer-siti Sains Malaysia (USM). The event was organised by the National Archives and USM to introduce an academic approach to the event. Highlights of the day included an academic discussion on the contributions of P. Ramlee as well as the impact he made on the local film industry. Mustapha, who has acted in over 50 films, said P. Ramlee's family members deserved royalty payments on the extra income generated from television rights. "Nobody, including Shaw Bro-thers which holds the rights to P. Ramlee's movies, predicted that his movies would be aired over television in many countries years after his death in 1973," he said. Lawyer Datuk Hamzah Mohd Kassim, who is representing P. Ramlee's grandchildren, said the family members had so far only received about RM200,000 from recording companies that played the filmmaker and songwriter's songs last year. It is learnt that recently a cross-media group with significant pre-sence in DTH (direct-to-home) TV services, paid Shaw Brothers – the major Malay film producer from the 40s to the 60s – several millions of ringgit for the rights to air P. Ramlee's movies over three years. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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