"The White Storm" crime thriller opens Hong Kong Asian Film FestOctober 28, 2013 - 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The White Storm, a crime thriller starring three of Hong Kong's most prolific actors, has opened the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo and Nicholas Cheung star in the action film about a clash between an undercover cop and a drug lord that director Benny Chan called his most defining work to date. The three actors said at the opening ceremony of the festival that while the movie is filled with explosions and gunfights, some of the more memorable scenes showed the trio at their quietest and most emotional. "Although the three of us just sit together without moving, I found that scene very hard to shoot, hard to write, hard to act. The result was very heartwarming. I think that was one of the most memorable scenes for me," Lau said. Cheung said the support of his co-actors was touching, especially after he performed a dangerous stunt jumping off a cliff. "They both saw me do a really dangerous stunt, so after I jumped and came back, they immediately gave me a beer and a cigarette. ... I felt really touched because they cared and they were worried about me," Cheung said. The film will be released Nov. 29 in China and Dec. 5 in Hong Kong. The film festival runs until Nov. 19, when it closes with South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer, starring Tilda Swinton and Chris Evans. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |