May 14th
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The Mummy 3: teaser trailer
will come out this Friday.
May 13th
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The Children of Huang Shi:
New York premiere information.
[updated 05/14]
- Update on yesterday's report:
Bin is safe. She's in Chengdu City and now has to live in a vehicle. Another
Michelle fan, Xiao Yi, from Mianyang County, is safe too - her school
was badly damaged but luckily for her, she was outside on the playground
when the quake hit (Monday afternoon). Xiao Yi and her family have left Mianyang and
are headed for another region. In Mianyang, there are 4,100 people
dead, 12,500 injured, and 18,700 under the rubble. The
situation in the worst hit area is still unknown.
May 12th
- Scans from the Chinese version of the magazine
Cosmopolitan. It turns out the
previously posted photos are different from the actual photos shown on the magazine, although
they were taken at the same time.
The images were scanned by Bin, aka "A Bird", a Michelle fan from Sichuan Province
of China. She sent me the photos the night before the 7.9-magnitude earthquake
hit the region on May 12th. I'm still waiting to hear that she's ok...
It is the worst earthquake in China in three decades. The current official death toll
is near 10,000, which doesn't include the thousands which are still under the rubble (one
collapsed school alone buried about 900 children), as well as Wenchuan County, the epicenter of
the devastating quake. All roads to Wenchuan are destroyed and communications are cut off.
The situation is unknown for the county which has a population of more than 105,000 people.
May 10th
- Michelle is currently in Europe and she will be in the U.S. for the M3 publicity
next week. See
The Mummy 3 news
for details and also trailer release information.
- Two Michelle films are listed among the
19 Great Martial Arts Flicks
on "Entertainment Weekly":
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and
Twin Warriors (
Tai Chi Master).
May 9th
-
Far North:
an interesting interview - some behind the scenes stories - with Asif Kapadia.
May 8th
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The Mummy 3:
Video game release information and images. You won't be able to play as Michelle's
role but her real voice will be featured in the game.
May 7th
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Far North:
Full transcript and video download of Michelle's "Blatt Lerret" session
at TIFF in January. Very interesting interview.
(thanks Dean for the transcript!)
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The Children of Huang Shi:
U.S. official website.
More images (including Michelle's). Information on the U.S. press and release.
-
The Mummy 3: director Rob Cohen
talks about Rachel Weisz/script.
May 5th
May 1st
-
Babylon A.D.:
official French teaser trailer (HQ).
-
The Mummy 3: official
site is up. Some new images and a title picture.
Apr. 30th
Apr. 29th
- News videos:
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Michelle at Audemars Piguet QE II Cup,
April 27, Hong Kong.
[TVB.
first half of the video. 01:17, in Cantonese]
  (thanks Sheryn)
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Michelle at the opening ceremony of the Audemars Piguet Beijing flagship store, April 28
(videos in Mandarin):
  
Video 1 [01:11], 
Video 2 [00:33. commenting actress Li Bingbing]
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The Mummy 3: updates
with official teaser poster.
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Far North:
MPAA rating.
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Babylon A.D.:
two new film images of Vin Diesel.
Apr. 28th
Apr. 27th
- Michelle attended the 2008 Audemars Piguet QE II Cup as an Audemars Piguet
ambassador on Sunday April 27, at Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong. At the press interviews,
reporters asked her about the recent round of her wedding rumors. Michelle thanked reporters' concerns
and said she's not planning a wedding soon and she's now very happy. Asked about her new talent
agency, Michelle confirmed Taiwanese actress Kelly Lin has already signed on. The company
intends to discover more talents, including directors, scriptwriters and other crew members,
from Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and other Southeast Asian regions. Michelle said a lawyer
is coming with her to this trip and they are observing the Southeast Asian market.
A tip Michelle is giving to the newcomers who're interested in getting into the Western market is
to learn English which is an "essential tool" for the crossover. "Screen Daily" reported
earlier that Michelle's yet-to-be-named company has also signed with Taiwanese model/actress
Jennifer Hong and actor Brandon Chang (
The Touch) and according to the report, the
company is based in Hong Kong and Taipei, and it is scheduled to begin operations in June.
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| toasting at the AP QE II Cup celebration ceremony |
Michelle, Macau tycoon Stanley Ho (center) and Ho's wife watching the race |
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Michelle presenting the
prize to South African jockey Kevin Shea |
at the presentation ceremony |
Michelle at press interviews
(click to enlarge.
photos from "HKJC", "DailyVC", "Reuters", "Kwongwah", "Mingpao", "Wenwei", "Sun" and "Tungstar")
Apr. 25th
- Photos: Michelle at the 2008 Audemars Piguet QE II Cup Gala Party at Cyberport, Hong Kong on April 25. The annual Audemars Piguet QE II Cup is
one of the most prestigious racing events in Hong Kong, which will take place on Sunday April 27 this year.
Michelle attending the AP QE II party
(1) Michelle with Trainer Tony Cruz (left) and Jockey Gerald Mosse (right)
(2) Officiating guests toast on stage for the AP QE II Cup
(from left) Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO of HKJC,
Michelle, John CC Chan, Chairman of HKJC, Georges-Henri
Meylan, President & CEO of Audemars Piguet,
and Wolfgang Sickenberg, CEO, Audemars Piguet (Hong Kong) Ltd
(3) Michelle poses with officiating guests
(click to enlarge. photos from "Hong Kong Jockey Club", "QQ", "Kwongwah", "Wenwei" and "Oriental Daily")
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will be screened this evening
as a program at the 14th annual Spring Arts Festival, Minden, Louisiana.
7pm, Moess Center.
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