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Drought Officially Hits Shanghai … Rain No Longer Forecast
2007-05-18 07:07:00 After several twists and turns, South Korean pop singer Rain has disappointed Chinese fans again. It’s been announced that the star’s scheduled Shanghai concert, is now suspended for the fourth time. The problem? Technical problems. In order to ensure the audience enjoys a musical extravaganza, the stage production requires further work before the show can go ... More About: Long , Hits , Official
DaDump Who Has Nothing Dedicates This Post to Shu Qi
2007-05-18 05:54:00 Since DaDump can’t sing, I’m going to do the next best thing and serenade Shu Qi with the ballad, “I Who Have Nothing” from the future American Idol, Jordin Sparks. So when you’re done prancing the red carpets in Cannes and downing flutes of champagne from fleeting admirers, kawl me when you’re ready to settle down ... More About: Post , Cate , Thing
Blueberry Nights Opens 60th Cannes Film Festival
2007-05-17 20:15:00 Amidst the hoopla that was opening night at the 60th Cannes Film Festival was the premiere of Wong Kar Wai’s Burberry Blueberry Nights starring Norah Jones in her acting debut (Read a review here). All the stars came out including her co-star and arm candy date, Jude Law, going old school classic with some Ray-Ban ... More About: Film Festival , Anne
An Asian Awards Show to Call Our Own
2007-05-17 19:28:00 … but seriously DaDump is still waiting for his invitations. Now I’m going to have to TiVo the damn thing. In any event, there were plenty of real winners at the Los Angeles AZN Asian Excellence Awards bash Wednesday which honored Asian and Asian-Americans’ contributions to the world of arts and entertainment. Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim, ... More About: Music , Film , Sanjaya Malakar , Asian American
Christina Aguilera Will Heat Up Shanghai Summer Nights with a Concert
2007-05-17 18:36:00 Dirrrty Xtina is coming to town! Christina Aguilera is set to perform in China next month, despite concerns her act is too raunchy. The ?Dirrty? girl has been given permission from the Chinese government to appear at Shanghai?s Grand Stage for a June 26th concert. A source told E! Online: ?Not every foreign artist has the luck to ... More About: Music , Summer , Concert
Newlyweds Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan Grace the Red Carpet in Canne
2007-05-17 18:22:00 Bollywood Royalty in the form of Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan arrived in dazzling grace and style last night at the Cannes Film Festival. Convenient how they can just pop on up from their honeymoon in Venice to attend this quaint little gathering. More About: India , Celebrity , Red Carpet
Bai Ling Goes to France with a Cannes Do Attitude
2007-05-17 18:11:00 What’s a film festival or a red carpet for that matter without the incomparable Bai Ling . Appearing Pretty in Pink prior to the 60th Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony and during the red carpet for Blueberry Nights, Bai Ling gives the adoring French photographers exactly what they want. She really goes that extra mile because everyone knows ... More About: China , France
Devon Aoki at the 60th Cannes Film Festival
2007-05-17 17:38:00 Devon Aoki showed up in France for the 60th Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony for Wong Kar-wai’s Blueberry Nights as well as a posh Chopard and Valentino Party. More About: Japan , Devon Aoki , Asian American
Heroes Get Their Swag On
2007-05-17 16:13:00 Some pics of Masi Oka , Sendhil Ramamurthy and some of the other Heroes gang at the NBC Upfronts and later reaping the benefits of stardom by getting lots of free stuff from Lucky brand. Lindsay Price, one of the stars of Lipstick Jungle, posing for the photogs. Lindsay Price More About: India , Japan , Asian American
ABCs at the ABC Upfronts
2007-05-17 07:00:00 Upfronts is a TV industry term that basically refers to the little song and dance television studios do for advertisers. It’s when ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and the other networks bring out their most popular stars to wow corporate America and ad agencies as well as to introduce new shows for the upcoming fall season. Now ... More About: Asian American , Sandra Oh , Lucy Liu , Front , The A
Surf?s Up, Dude ? Point Break Sequel To Hang Ten in Asia
2007-05-17 04:35:00 You’ve waited all this time and now your patience is finally paying off. Get ready to catch that that perfect wave once more… In a ‘let’s milk this baby for all its worth Hollywood moment’, Patriot Games scripter Peter Iliff is to write and direct “Point Break 2,” a 20 years later sequel to the surfing ... More About: Asia , Film , Surf , Dude
Papa Pitt Drops Off Maddox, Pax and Zahara at a French School in Prague
2007-05-16 21:20:00 Proud Papa Brad Pitt is seen doing daddy duty recently dropping off and picking up his kids as they start school. Talk about needing an education… 3-year-old Pax is from Vietnam , 2-year-old Zahara is from Ethiopia, 5-year-old Maddox is from Cambodia and they’re attending Lycée Français de Prague school in Prague, Czech Republic away from their ... More About: Celebrity , French
Shamita Shetty, Younger Sister of Shilpa, Shows Off Her Vajayjay
2007-05-16 20:00:00 So you thought the exposed crotch shot was being monopolized by the Britney, Paris and Lindsay?s of the world? Well in an ever competitive world, these girls now have overseas competition courtesy of Shamita Shetty , the younger sister of the Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty . Shamita is an aspiring actress but has not been able to garner ... More About: India , Celebrity , Film
Yul Kwon Continues to Impress, This Time as CNN Guest Correspondent
2007-05-16 18:08:00 In May, CNN?s ?Uncovering America? programming initiative continues with a focus on the Diaspora of Asians in America in observation of Asian American Heritage Month. Yul Kwon , winner of the controversially racially-segregated Survivor ? Season 13 will be a special guest correspondent for CNN. While he was on Survivor, Kwon often talked about challenges for Asians ... More About: Korea , Time , Guest
Vanessa Minnillo in a Teeny Bikini
2007-05-16 05:29:00 DaDump had an epiphany earlier today. I now realize that the root of my alcoholic tendencies comes from my DrunkenStepfather who instilled in me a deeply cynical view of the world and an almost obsessive fascination with attractive female celebrities. The Asian fetish? I probably got that from being Asian. I feel better letting you in ... More About: Bikini , Philippines , Vanessa Minnillo , Asian American , Ness
Daily Dumpling Cherry Picks Maxim Magazine Hot 100
2007-05-16 03:11:00 #34 Vanessa Minnillo Maxim Magazine came out with their annual list of the Hot 100 and the usual suspects came in the top 3 including Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, Jessica Alba, Jessica Alba, and Scarlett Johansson. *Yawn* Lucky for you, DaDump combed through all 100 to find the ones you care most about… unfortunately Hillary Clinton didn’t ... More About: India , Music , Daily , Film
Ken Watanabe To Donate Film Salary To Alzheimer?s Cause
2007-05-15 23:02:00 Ken Watanabe was so stirred playing a 50-year-old man diagnosed with Alzheimer ’s Disease, he plans to dedicate a portion of his salary to Japan ’s Alzheimer’s Association. The actor read author Hiroshi Ogiwara’s book Memories of Tomorrow while he was making Memoirs of a Geisha and was so touched by the story he asked the writer to ... More About: Film , Donate , Ken Watanabe
Rain to Come to Shanghai in May
2007-05-15 20:52:00 Xinmin Evening Post reports that a much anticipated live concert of South Korea n singer Rain is scheduled to be held in Shanghai on May 20. The concert has been planned since two years ago, but has met with various problems. Earlier this year, a Chinese performing company even filed a lawsuit against the star’s agency companies ... More About: Music , Come
The Only WAR DaDump Supports is the One with Jet Li
2007-05-15 18:56:00 Check out the newest trailer for Jet Li ’s newest flic, WAR. After his partner is killed by “Rogue? (Li), the infamous assassin who has recently set off a bloody crime war between two rival Asian mobs, FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) starts a deadly game of cat and mouse to settle the score. More About: China , Film , Only , Ports
Carina Lau Tries To Avoid Further Controversy with Taiwan Tycoon
2007-05-15 18:00:00 Carina Lau is staying away from Taiwan for half a year to keep her distance from her billionaire admirer, Terry Gou. The China-born, Hong Kong -based star is known to make private visits to Taiwan regularly to meet friends there. But Lau, who was linked to Gou late last year, has reportedly said she will not go ... More About: Film , Controversy , Tony Leung
Jackie Chan: Who Says Ya Need Talent to be an Action Star
2007-05-15 05:40:00 So here’s the deal. Jackie Chan is looking for the next big action star in China on his TV show, The Disciple (Think The Apprentice for movies). Thing is, Jackie doesn’t seem too impressed with what he’s seeing. His words of advice: You don’t have to crack heads in kung fu to make it big. In ... More About: Malaysia , Hong Kong , Film , Action
AZN Asian Excellence Awards: Kinda Like The Oscars But With Better SAT Scor
2007-05-15 03:24:00 So instead of me digging for photos of your favorite Asian film and TV stars during Awards season in Hollywood, the 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards throws all the top Asian talent together under one roof for a self-congratulatory pat on the back. This year the show will be taped live at UCLA’s Royce Hall on ... More About: Film , Oscars , Asian American
Kim Tae Hee Shakes Her Money Maker
2007-05-14 19:42:00 Kim Tae-hee is in a new commercial that’s rapidly becoming popular on the Internet where she shakes her booty for LG Electronics’ Shine TV Phone. This is ?news? because it’s the first dance spot for Kim, who usually plays elegant and intellectual roles; not suggestive, sexy ones in ?controversial? phone advertisements. More About: Money , Korea , Maker , Make , Money Maker
Bollywood Stars Stand Up for Animal Rights
2007-05-14 19:00:00 Actor Rahul Khanna is the latest Bollywood star to work with PETA India and in his ad campaign, he?s protesting the condition of elephants in captivity. An elephant requires almost 200 kgs of food ? and more than 150 litres of water ? every day, yet many people who own elephants openly admit that they cannot ... More About: Stars , Film , Animal
Musical Chairs at Red Cliff: Chow Yun Fat Wants Back In
2007-05-14 18:08:00 As DaDump reported to you yesterday, Chow Yun-fat and John Woo didn’t harbor any grudges for Chow leaving the cast of Red Cliff at the last moment. Now the movie publicist is announcing that Chow has tentatively agreed to return to Woo’s new Chinese epic. John Woo must be wondering: will the musical chairs ever end? ... More About: Hong Kong , Musical , Back , Chow Yun-Fat
Fired! JV and Elvis Gone After Racist Prank Call
2007-05-14 17:09:00 … but in all honesty, DaDump thinks JV and Elvis were fired for being completely boring, unimaginative and so NOT funny, some important traits you need to be a radio personality. In any event, these two New York radio clowns were fired for airing a prank call to a Chinese restaurant in which the caller ordered ... More About: Prank , Asian American , Gone , Call
Edison Chen Has Some Anger Management Issues
2007-05-14 07:19:00 Canadian-born Cantopop star Edison Chen Hing-wah was Friday put on a one-year good behavior bond for kicking and denting a taxi in a moment of anger. Principal magistrate Garry Tallentire put Chen, 27, also known as Chen Kwoon-Hei, on a HK$1,000 bond. The Eastern Magistrates’ Court was earlier told the taxi company had in March received HK$4,700 ... More About: Celebrity , Hong Kong , Film , Management , Issues
Breaking New Ground: Se7en and Amerie Take Control with their Duet
2007-05-14 06:03:00 It?s finally here. Check out the newest Amerie video, Take Control, featuring Korea ?s pop sensation, Seven. Amerie has always expressed an interest in recording with a Korean artist, the country where she was born. In fact, Amerie was such a fan of Seven that she personally chose him for the single. Seven said, “With my American debut ... More About: Music , Asian American , Ground
Bai Ling In a Breakthrough Role as a Sexual Wild Child in Shanghai Baby
2007-05-14 04:41:00 Check out my pink berries in my new film, Shanghai Baby It?s been so long that DaDump almost forgot what her day job was. In a surprise move, Chinese exhibitionist film star Bai Ling is set to star in the film “Shanghai Baby” based on the best-selling book by banned novelist (Zhou) Wei ... More About: China , Film
I Love You Man: John Woo and Chow Yun Fat Still Best Buds
More articles from this author:2007-05-14 00:33:00 Can you feel the love in the air tonight? Chow Yun-fat’s last-minute pullout from John Woo’s new Chinese historical epic, Red Cliff, threatened to split up one of Hong Kong cinema’s most famous partnerships. But Woo says although Chow’s withdrawal from Red Cliff was a heavy blow, he still considers him a friend. “At the time, I felt ... More About: Film , Love 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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