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Posted: 25 Nov 2011 02:03 AM PST

LONDON: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has emerged as the sexiest Asian woman in the world, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Friday, citing a survey.

Eastern Eye, a weekly, conducted a survey through social networking sites like Twitter and Kareena came out on top, edging out last year's winner Katrina Kaif.

Kareena, who recently had hits like Bodyguard and Ra.One, won by 1% of votes, the narrowest ever margin and beat off tough competition from some of the most stunning women from around the world.

Katrina, who had won the title for the last three years by a large margin, slipped into second place.

Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir said: "This battle between the two beauties is a sign of things to come in Bollywood in the next few years.

"Although the list contained pop stars, TV personalities, models and film stars from around the world, the voting quite comprehensively showed that Kareena and Katrina have put a distance between themselves and the rest of the contenders in terms of popularity."

Hrithik Roshan's wife Sussanne received a massive number of votes and was one of the highest new entries at number 16.

Other notable stars in the list included Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Frieda Pinto, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Sonakshi Sinha, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Malaika Arora Khan. - Bernama

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Magic and wizardry

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 02:00 AM PST

EARLY this year, Raymond Wong was in Malaysia with Louis Koo promoting All's Well End's Well 2011 and it became Malaysia's No.1 lunar new year movie collecting over RM7mil at the box office. Now, Wong is back with his new project Magic To Win, a collaboration with director Wilson Yip (Ip Man and Ip Man 2).

Initially intended to be a spin-off from the Happy Ghost series sharing similar elements with the classic with its youthful sporty theme, Magic To Win became an all-new production using CGI to create a fun-filled fantasy, adventure and action movie. It also brings together the production team from the two Ip Man movies as well as stars like Koo, Wu Chun, Wu Jing, Yan Ni and introducing new actress Karena Ng.

The magical world of Magic To Win revolves around the story of Five-Element Wizardry. (The five elements being metal, wood, water, fire and earth.)

Hong Sum-kwai, a university professor, is the wizard of water of Five-Element Wizardry. Although he can cast magic spells, his superpower remains a secret. Then by accident, his power is transmitted to his student, Macy, bringing an enchanting and meaningful adventure to this ordinary girl.

In conjunction with the release of the movie, producer Raymond Wong, actor Wu Chun and director Wilson Yip will be in Kuala Lumpur next Monday (Nov 28) for promotional activities that will be part of the movie's Asian tour. The entourage will be travelling to Hong Kong, Singapore and China as well.

There will be a meet-the-fans-cum-movie launch at Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur at 7.30pm and a gala premiere at TGV KLCC at 9pm.

Magic To Win opens in local cinemas nationwide on Dec 1. For details, visit www.ram-ent.com.my or RAM Entertainment (RAM Movies) on Facebook.

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Cream of the screen

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 01:57 AM PST

The 48th Annual Taipei Golden Horse Awards sees strong contenders this time around.

TOMORROW is D-day for the 48th Annual Taipei Golden Horse Awards – the prestigious Chinese language version of the Oscars – with 23 awards to be given away in Taipei.

Taiwanese filmmaker Wei Te-sheng's war epic Warriors Of The Rainbow: Seediq Bale leads with 13 nods in 11 categories: feature film, director, new performer (three nominations), supporting actor, art direction, cinematography, original film score, original film song, action choreography, sound effects, and make-up and costume design. The film is also Taiwan's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

Next up with nine nominations is mainland Chinese filmmaker Jiang Wen's action- comedy Let The Bullets Fly, followed by fellow mainland filmmaker Zhang Meng's dramedy The Piano In A Factory nominated in seven categories.

From Hong Kong with six nominations apiece are Ann Hui's dramedy A Simple Life and Peter Chan Ho-sun's martial arts film Wu Xia.

Veteran Hong Kong actress Deanie Ip, a two-time Golden Horse supporting actress winner, is a top contender in the best actress category, having won in the same category at this year's Venice Film Festival for her role as an ageing nanny in A Simple Life.

Facing tough competition in the best actor category is mainland actor Wang Qian-yuan, who has already won best actor kudos at the 2010 Tokyo International Film Festival for his portrayal of a steelworker who tries very hard to secure a piano for his music prodigy daughter in The Piano In A Factory.

The panel of judges during the nomination round comprised nine jury members chaired by Hou Hsiao-hsien and included Taiwanese animation director Shih Chang-jay, Hong Kong director Pang Ho-cheung and film editor Chen Sheng-chang.

For the final selection of winners, they were joined by South Korean director Lee Chang-dong, Taiwanese filmmaker Sylvia Chang, mainland actor Huang Bo, Hong Kong theatre director Edward Lam and famed illustrator Jimmy Liao.

The following is the list of nominations for the main categories:

> Best Feature Film: Let The Bullets Fly (China/Hong Kong); The Piano In A Factory (China); Return Ticket (China/Taiwan); A Simple Life (Hong Kong); Warriors Of The Rainbow (Taiwan)

> Best Director: Wei Te-sheng (Warriors Of The Rainbow); Jiang Wen (Let The Bullets Fly); Ann Hui (A Simple Life); Zhang Meng (The Piano In A Factory)

> Best New Director: Wuershan (The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman); Giddens Ko (You Are The Apple Of My Eye); Xu Hao-feng (The Sword Identity); Du Jia-yi (Kora)

> Best Leading Actress: Michelle Chen (You Are The Apple Of My Eye); Deanie Ip (A Simple Life); Qin Hai-lu (The Piano In The Factory); Shu Qi (A Beautiful Life)

> Best Leading Actor: Eddie Peng (Jump Ashin!); Ge You (Let The Bullets Fly); Andy Lau (A Simple Life); Wang Qian-yuan (The Piano In The Factory)

> Best Supporting Actor: Lawrence Ko (Jump Ashin!); Lau Wing (Revenge A Love Story); Bokeh Kosang (Warriors Of The Rainbow); Jimmy Wang Yu (Wu Xia)

> Best Supporting Actress: Kara Hui (A Chinese Ghost Story); Jiang Wen-li (Love For Life); Carina Lau (Let The Bullets Fly); Tang Qun (Return Ticket)

> Best New Performer: Ko Chen-tung (You Are The Apple of My Eye); Lin Ching-tai (Warriors Of The Rainbow); Bokeh Kosang (Warriors Of The Rainbow); Lin Yuan-jie (Warriors Of The Rainbow)

> Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year: Chen Hsiao-tung; Yang Li-chou; Wong Wei-liu

> Lifetime Achievement Award: Ting Shan-si

The complete list of nominations is available at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival official website (www.goldenhorse.org.tw). The awards presentation ceremony will be held at Hsinchu City tomorrow. The event will be aired live on Astro AEC (Channel 301). The Red Carpet is at 6pm and the awards ceremony from 7pm onwards.

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Jumaat, 25 November 2011

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