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Starling by Each Step – 步步驚心 [CN 2011]

Tiara — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:28:39 +0000

Language: Cantonese

Cast:
Liu Shi Shi as Maertai Ruo Xi / Zhang Xiao
Nicky Wu as Yin Zhen (4th Prince)
Kevin Cheng as Yin Si (8th Prince)
Yuan Hong as Yin Xiang (13th Prince)
Lin Geng Xin as Yin Ti (14th Prince)
Han Dong as Yin Tang (9th Prince)
Ye Zu Xin as Yin’e (10th Prince)
Damian Lau as Kangxi Emperor
Zhang Lei (张雷) as Yin Reng (Crown Prince)

Zhang Xiao, a contemporary, ethnically Han Chinese young woman from the 21st century, accidentally travels back in time to the Qing Dynasty period during the reign of Kangxi Emperor after experiencing a deadly combination of traffic collision and electrocution, resulting her somehow reliving the life of one of her previous incarnations and forcing her to assumes the identity belongs to her past avatar: Maertai Rexi, teenage daughter of a Manchu nobleman, who also had a near-fatal incident in her own time which Zhang awakes from.

Being stranded in the past, in the body of a centuries earlier incarnation of herself, and believe by many of Maertai’s family and friends that the sudden change of her behavior and memory loss is resulted of her head injury, Zhang Xiao awares that there will be a dangerous power struggle known to history between the scheming princes for the throne, which will results Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen to succeed as the Yongzheng Emperor after his father’s death. Zhang Xiao tries to change the future outcomes for the better, hoping to prevents any casualty as written in the future without interfering a man’s destiny, while trying to find a way to return to her time period. However, Zhang ultimately realizes that, not only she fails to alter the course of the approaching events, but also, under a predestination paradox, she is fated to become an instigator of the tragedy she tries to prevent resulted by her actions in the past and the princess’ romantic affections towards her.

Master of Play – 心戰 [TVB 2012]

Tiara — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:18:18 +0000

Cast: Adam Cheng, Moses Chan, Maggie Siu, Aimee Chan, Kenny Wong

Stage play actor KAN SIU NAM (Adam Cheng) went through a huge personality change after his daughter went missing for several years and ends up divorcing his wife MOK LAI HING (Rebecca Chan). Since then, SIU NAM concentrated entirely on his theater acting job. Due to his role as a murderer in one of the plays, he was drawn into a strange serial killer case and accidentally meets his colleague LEE CHOR KIU’s (Maggie Siu) boyfriend JEUNG SAI YIN (Moses Chan) and his sister JEUNG SAI TING (Aimee Chan). During their interactions, SIU NAM noticed YIN was very similar to the serial killer suspect and had an abnormal feeling towards TING. The relationship of the four individuals seem controversial. When SIU NAM wanted to clarify the truth to the serial killer case, he realizes he’s getting further and further away from the truth. His sense of conceivability gets even more shuddering and disappointing… (Translated:aZnangel)

Fairy Tale Killer – 追兇 [HK 2012]

Tiara — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:11:03 +0000

Language: Mandarin w/Chinese subs

Starring: Lau Ching Wan, Elanne Kwong, Wang Bao Qiang

Synopsis:
One day, a medium built stammerer, Jun (Wang Bao Qiang) confesses to five murders at a police station, but fails to illustrate the details, and after a long oral examination the police believe Jun to be mentally unstable as his mentioned murders prove not to exist. Soon after, a cold-blooded murderer unveils a series of mysterious murders in the district where Detective Han (Lau Ching Wan) is stationed. Each victim was executed in different but equally brutal ways.
Han knows that he is dealing with a serial killer. Instinct tells him Jun in the suspect after reviewing his recent statements. His team searches Jun’s apartment, but apart from a pile of old fairy tale books, no evidence is found there. One night, Han gets inspired when he overhears his wife reading a bedtime story to their daughter mentioning the way to inflict punishment upon villains in the story. Han immediately examines the books found in Jun’s apartment and discovers mysterious symbols scribbled on the pages. The punishments described in two of the fairy tales match two of the murders and the evidence shows that three more murders will occur.

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Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan – 后宫·甄嬛传 [2011]

Tiara — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:08:52 +0000

Language: Mandarin

Cast: Sun Li, Chen Jian Bin, Ada Choi, Simon Li and Li Dong Xue

It tells the story of one of Emperor Yongzheng’s concubines, Zhen Huan, who’s the mother of Prince Hongli (the famous Emperor Qianlong).

Court drama “Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan” (Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan) is now shooting at a temple site in Beijing. This drama unites director, Zeng Xiao Long, with screenwriter, Liu Lian Zi, and will star Sun Li, Chen Jian Bin, Hong Kong TVB rising star Ada Choi, Taiwan Golden Bell Award winner Simon Li and Li Dong Xue.

Sun Li to play a scheming court concubine
This drama, adapted from popular Internet novel of the same name, will tell the story of the heroine, Zhen Huan (Sun Li), who joined the palace harem with her sister. She was selected to be Emperor Yongzheng’s (Chen Jian Bin) concubine. When Zhen Huan first enters the palace, she is innocent and gullible, but gradually learnd the hard way to fend for herself when she inadvertently becomes caught up in the schemes between the Empress (Ada Choi) and Concubine Hua (Jiang Xin). Through cunning and deceit, Zhen Huan finally succeeds in becoming Empress. However, she arouses Emperor Yongzheng’s suspicion about her loyalty and is forced to poison her true love, 17th Prince. Finally, when Emperor Yongzheng dies and Hong Li ascends the throne, Concubine Zhen Huan becomes Empress Dowager. Though her future seems bright, she lives the rest of her life in sadness and guilt.

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Mr. & Mrs. Gambler – 爛賭夫鬥爛賭妻 [HK 2012]

Tiara — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:07:45 +0000

Language: Cantonese w/English Subs

Format: BluRay MKV

Cast: Fiona Sit, Chapman To, Philip Ng, Michelle Hu

Manfred and Flora are degenerate gamblers who can gamble on anything 24 hours a day seven days a week. Though they have come across each other a few times at the casino, they have not left any lasting impression upon each other.

On that fateful day when both of them lost their jobs and abandoned by their lovers, they went to gamble at the casinos in Macau. Coincidentally, they both suffered heavy losses and were held hostage by the loan sharks. It was then they fell in love with each other. When they finally secure their freedom, they return to Hong Kong and live together.

While they started living together, their luck turns. They keep on winning until Flora is pregnant; they then decide to get married. However, before the wedding banquet is held, both of them cannot shake off their gambling addiction and lose their whole fortune. Their parents have to pay for their wedding finally.

With the birth of their daughter “Lucky”, Manfred and Flora consider quitting their gambling habits, but all their efforts were in vain. Instead they are debt ridden to such an extent they decide to end their lives. They buy a Mark Six ticket with their last ten dollars, and like a miracle, they win the first prize totalling over $100 million. However, they decide to split the money and have a divorce after all.

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Come Home Love – 愛．回家 [TVB 2012]

Tiara — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:26:27 +0000

Cast: ELau Dan, Tsui Wing, Lai Lok-yi, Florence Kwok, Yvonne Lam, Joey Law, Angel Chiang, Queenie Chu, Carlo Ng, Yvonne Ho
The story revolves around the life of a large family born in different generations. Generation gaps and misunderstandings in love are some of the problems that are addressed in the sitcom. A sitcom about bringing love back home.

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Alan and Teresa Special – 譚詠麟．杜麗莎 Party 2gather [TVB 2012]

Tiara — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:47:56 +0000

“Principal” Alan Tam (Alan), “after the song” Teresa (Teresa) copolymer on May 12 night in TVB City, held a grand “Alan Tam the Teresa Party, 2gather” party, inviting the audience with carnival.

The party with the theme of “love” as Alan and Teresa through the music with a message of “love”. In addition to Alan and Teresa good songs Concert that evening, also invited two friends Qi Meizhen, Guji Yun and her husband, Shyh-Wei Chen, music younger Joyce, as well as public Pan Health, Pantai Liang-phase program, together with the different songs. share their “love” story, we moved to “love”.

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Inseparable – 形影不离 (2012)

Tiara — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:02:09 +0000

Language: English & Mandarin w/Chinese Subs

Starring: Daniel Wu, Kevin Spacey, Beibi Gong, Peter Stormare, Kenneth Tsang, Lisa S., Ni Yan

Inseparable centers on a young man (Daniel Wu) with problems at home and work who is befriended by a mysterious American expat (Kevin Spacey). Beibi Gong co-stars as the young man’s investigative reporter wife.

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Lost in Macau – 澳門足跡 [TVB 2012]

Tiara — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:42:11 +0000

Host: Patrick Sir, Lisa Lau

Known as “Oriental Monte Carlo” Macau gaming industry booming, world-renowned, the small size of the area preserved in the historical footprint of different countries is survived by: A-Ma Temple rooted in the Ling-nan style, full of southern European style grapes-type Macau Government House, the solemn St. Lawrence church, different country-style buildings everywhere. These footprints not only combines the cultural symbol of human wisdom, but also reflects the other into a unique social form in Macao.

Patrick Sir and Lisa Lau together with the Macau native to serve as tour guides, shuttle Macau this tiny place in the 10 episodes from the entertainment industry, industrial development, local festivals, such as different angles, understand the local social characteristics. Portugal governance Macau has left a lot of cultural heritage, and presided over with you to explore the existing historic sites, explore the changes of Macao over the past 400 years.

There will also be entered residential door visit, explore the unique customs of the Macanese, overlooking the communion of the outcome of many years bilateral culture in Macau. Closer scrutiny, Macau streets withhold any possession of the many interesting things, not from the eyes, the Town Jiqu session for everyone individually disclosed. (Google Translated)

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Various Artists – ReImagine – Leslie Cheung [HK 2012]

Tiara — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:42:05 +0000

On March 1st, 2012, the ReImagine Leslie Cheung Concert was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center under the direction of lyricist Lin Xi and producer Alvin Leong as a tribute to the late legend who had left us for nine years. A group of Universal Music artists, including Sandy Lam, George Lam, Hacken Lee, Prudence Liew, Eason Chan, Kelly Chen, Karen Mok, Hins Cheung, Kay Tse, Eric Suen, Kary Ng, Mr., and Swing, took turns to make their own renditions of Leslie’s unforgettable classics during the concert. The songs performed were mainly selected from the period after Leslie made his comeback to the music scene in 1995, during which he was considered to be most creative in terms of music and style.

CD1 (Studio Version)
01. 陪你倒數 – 林子祥
02. 路過蜻蜓 – 林憶蓮
03. 夢到內河 – 李克勤
04. 左右手 – 劉美君
05. 夢死醉生 – 車婉婉
06. 偷情 – 莫文蔚
07. 追 – 孫耀威
08. 春夏秋冬 – 陳慧琳
09. 最冷一天 – 陳奕迅

CD2 (Studio Version)
01. 侯斯頓之戀 – Swing
02. 紅 – 張敬軒
03. 潔身自愛 – 吳雨霏
04. 我 (國語版) – 謝安琪
05. 心跳呼吸正常 – 關楚耀
06. 怪你過份美麗 – Mr.
07. 怨男 – 麥家瑜
08. 同道中人 – Robynn & Kendy
09. 寂寞有害 – 林德信

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