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People Are Getting Sick at the Sight of Rinko Kikuchi
2007-05-02 07:09:00 Seven people have complained of nausea and other symptoms while watching the Oscar-nominated U.S. movie Babel. But not because Rinko Kikuchi is a ‘buttaface’ or anything. The maladies are believed to be linked to a scene about 80 minutes into the movie, when the high school student played by actress Rinko dances in a club that ... More About: People , Sick , Sigh , Sight
Ken Watanabe Rumored to Appear in Upcoming Wolverine Film
2007-05-02 05:40:00 Casting calls have begun for Wolverine, the X-Men spin-off, starring Hugh Jackman. Rumors have swirled that Ken Watanabe has been selected for the role of the Silver Samurai, an enemy of the hairy superhero. Below is a ‘geek’ summary to what your appetite: Silver Samurai is a very skilled Japanese warrior who has clashed several times ... More About: Film , More , Upcoming , Ming
Jackie Chan To Retire from Films in 5 Years? and the Countdown Begins
2007-05-01 22:00:00 Your English scripts make my head want to explode!!! Chinese action star Jack ie Chan , 53, made a startling revelation this weekend saying that he is planning to retire from film making in five years. He was speaking during the inauguration of his fourth California fitness sport club in Singapore on Saturday. That’s only 1,825 days from ... More About: Films , Down , Years
The Weinstein Company to Launch Asian Film Fund? Thus Helping Quentin Taran
2007-05-01 20:09:00 It’s no secret that Quentin Tarantino has been heavily influenced by Hong Kong and Asian cinema. Heck, he may not even have had a career without it. You can see it in Kill Bill and all the films he brings to the US that has his “Produced by Q.T.” stamp of approval. Luckily he will ... More About: Film , Company , Launch , Fund
Beauty and the Geek, Filipino Style with Vanessa Minnillo and Rob Schneider
2007-05-01 18:00:00 Bet you didn’t know that Rob Schneider was part Filipino. You did? Well aren’t you special… thx for letting the Dumpling know. No worries tho…saw Spiderman 3 on Friday and because the underlying themes of the film were all about forgiveness, DaDump forgives you…. this time. Check out Rob with fellow Filipino hottie, Vanessa Minnillo on MTV’s ... More About: Beauty , Style , Geek , Ness
India?s Bollywood Is Getting Its Own Theme Park
2007-05-01 10:00:00 Like Hollywood but better… Bollywood -style! Sorry, Mickey. India ’s Bollywood movie industry in Mumbai is getting its own theme park, likened to the Hollywood studio parks. Percept Holdings, a media and entertainment company, has announced plans to build the Bollywood entertainment park for about $100 million, which will provide “the Bollywood experience.” The park’s aim is to let ... More About: Park , Theme , Them
Richard Gere Apologizes for Kissing Shilpa Shetty
2007-05-01 05:00:00 Richard Gere offered an apology to India after a firestorm erupted over an impromptu kiss and hug of Indian actress Shilpa Shetty . It didn?t stop there though. Richard Gere may be facing three months in jail. The warrant for Gere and a summons for Shetty were issued in the Rajasthan state capital of Jaipur following a ... More About: Kissing , Richard Gere , Sing , Richard
Vanessa Minnillo Cleans Up Well
2007-04-30 18:00:00 Vanessa Minnillo at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Annual Benefit. For someone who promotes Bongos, this is a huge upgrade. More About: Vanessa Minnillo , Ness , Vanessa , Vane , Well
?The Air I Breathe? World Premiere Pics
2007-04-30 16:36:00 As mentioned yesterday, The A ir I Breath e premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Starring an all star cast of stars including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Forest Whitaker, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, Kelly Hu, Emile Hirsch and Kevin Bacon, first time writer/ director Jieho Lee showed up with his wife on the red ... More About: World , Premiere , Breathe
MySpace Does China
2007-04-30 10:00:00 If you were lacking in friends before, get ready to get connected to over one billion Chinese people. That?s right, Rupert Murdoch?s News Corporation is bringing MySpace.com to China . MySpace.com is entering China at a time when social networking sites, online games and entertainment sites are already wildly popular. The group, headed by News Corp, has invested ... More About: Myspace , Pace
Lindsay Lohan Gone Wild in Japan with Lesbian Fling
2007-04-30 07:05:00 ‘Everyone knows they are more than just friends,’ says source Lindsay Lohan “made out” with her female DJ best friend in front of Japan ese clubbers, it has been reported. The Mean Girls star is said to have enjoyed a passionate lesbian embrace with Samantha Ronson in a Tokyo nightclub. An insider told America’s Star magazine: “They just started ... More About: Lesbian , Wild
F4 No More? They?re Now Known as JVKV!
2007-04-30 05:00:00 Taking a page out of Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Sean Combs Diddy?s Instruction Manual on how best to re-invent yourself and confuse your fan base, Taiwan boy band F4 have changed their names to JVKV, a combination of the first letters from each member’s English name. Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Ken Chu and Vanness Wu became ... More About: Know , More
DaDump Is Telling Y?All To Check This Film Out? The Air I Breathe
2007-04-29 18:52:00 Why you may ask? Because DaDump has seen this film grow like a child since its infancy? because the writer, director Jieho Lee was a former classmate, invaluable wingman, and trusted confidante? because the film has a kick-ass cast including Academy Award winner, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emile Hirsch, ... More About: Film , Check , Breath , The A , Breathe
Elizabeth Hurley Brushes India Drama Wedding Off Her Shoulder
2007-04-29 18:00:00 Elizabeth Hurley, 41, is putting on a happy face amid the drama surrounding her wedding in India to businessman Arun Nayar. Hurley and Nayar, 42, were married last month in a lavish and traditional Hindu ceremony in Jodhpur which ticked off Hindu religious activist, who filed a complaint saying it had mocked Hindu customs. Meanwhile, tabloids in ... More About: Drama , Elizabeth Hurley , Wedding , Brush
Vanessa Mae Plays Her Way to the Top of the Young Musicians Rich List
2007-04-29 11:58:00 If only DaDump had known that the Suzuki method of playing the violin woulda paid off these sorts of dividends, he would’ve never traded his instrument in for that Atari game system! The Sunday Times Young Musicians Rich List recently listed the highest paid musicians in Europe and the under-30s list was topped by classical violinist ... More About: Lays , Plays
Moon Bloodgood in KoreAm Magazine
2007-04-28 10:32:00 Check out more pics of Moon Blood good after the jump! More About: Magazine , Moon Bloodgood , Good
Lucy Liu Rises to the Occassion
2007-04-27 18:00:00 Here?s your first peek look at the movie poster for Lucy Liu ?s upcoming Vamp Chick Flic, Rise . In Rise, Lucy plays an investigative journalist named Sadie whose encounter with a vicious cult lands her in the morgue? where she wakes up. No longer living and not quite dead, she goes on a hunt for those ... More About: Sion , The O
Vienna Teng Goes Green for Caravan Tour
2007-04-27 09:00:00 Vienna Teng going on tour this year, called the Green Caravan Tour . Not only is she working with Habitat For Humanity, but the tour itself aims to be carbon neutral. They sell eco-friendly merchandise, offset all flights with Native Energy, buy local organic food, and bike instead of driving. Vienna, who admits to having been ... More About: Music , Asian American , Vienna
Yao Ming Lends a Helping Hand for AIDS Awareness Campaign
2007-04-27 04:30:00 NBA All-Star Yao Ming and actor Pu Cunxin will be appearing in 200,000 posters all over China soon in an AIDS awareness campaign entitled “We Are Friends,” launched by the United Nations Development Program. After years of denying that AIDS was a problem, Chinese leaders have shifted gears dramatically in recent years, confronting the ... More About: Sports , Celebrity , Campaign , Awareness
Spider-Man vs. DaDump
2007-04-26 22:08:00 Chinese pirates are claiming they have the coveted movie a week ahead of the “Spider -Man 3″ launch — even though they haven’t sold actual pirated copies of the film. Reuters is reporting that street vendors were already selling DVDs with “Spider-Man 3″ cover art for just over $1 each, even though the disc didn’t work subsequently ... More About: Spider man
Jaycee Chan Launches RIO Mints
2007-04-26 20:33:00 DaDump back from another night of debauchery… attended a launch for Jackie Chan ’s son, Jaycee Chan’s event party of … mints. You’re rolling your eyes and believe you me, DD was also. But I’ve gotta say, these aren’t bad. They’re called RIO and they come in an assortment of smart tin containers with cool slide ... More About: Launch , Mint
Lucy Liu Takes Manhattan
2007-04-26 20:00:00 Lucy Liu is getting? her groove back, folks. She?s been working the past few years but in smaller, under the radar roles and films - but not anymore. She?s in full swing on the big screen with Rise, a vampire flic with blood, gore, and lesbian sexual escapades ? woo hoo! She?s also leading the ... More About: Film , Asian American , Lucy Liu , Manhattan , Lucy
William Morris Agency Wants to Hug It Out with Rising China Actress Liu Yif
2007-04-26 18:00:00 Young Chinese actress Liu Yifei has signed with William Morris Agency , a top American talent agency. So basically, Liu is now a ?playah? in the game. She follows in the footsteps of WMA?s other high profile China talent, Zhang Ziyi , who signed in 2005 and soon thereafter landed the lead role in Memoirs of a Geisha. So ... More About: Jackie Chan , Actress
BREAKING! Pandas Ying Ying and Le Le Arrive in Hong Kong!
2007-04-26 13:11:00 Not since the Beatles crossed the Atlantic on Pan Am flight 101 in 1964 has a nation been caught up with such anticipation, frenzy, hope! The time has finally arrived as the two giant pandas that were a gift from China to celebrate the 10th anniversary since the Handover from British colonial rule arrived in ... More About: Hong Kong , Anda , King , Arri , Breaking
Top China Model Liu Dan is the New Face of Guess!
2007-04-26 11:04:00 China is trendy. Proof is in the pudding as it was revealed that the new Guess Girl will be 19-year old model Liu Dan. This is the first time Guess has chosen a Chinese model for its sexy black-and-white global advertising campaign which will no doubt launch her face on magazine covers and pages worldwide. ... More About: Fashion , China , Model , Face
Sky?s the Limit for Chinese Actress Zhou Xun
2007-04-26 07:13:00 Zhou Xun is an actress you may or may not have heard about. She?s won numerous accolades and been in a number of high profile films in China and Hong Kong. So it?s no great surprise to see her in the press for her fashion follies and hits and being hounded constantly about her relationship with ... More About: Chinese , Chine , Actress , Tres
Not So Model Situation for Ankie(s)?
2007-04-26 04:30:00 Modelling agency Starz People has issued a writ against model Ankie Beilke and her manager-mum Ankie Lau heung-ping (how many mom/ daughters do you know who have the same first name?) alleging they have breached a contract the agency arranged on behalf of Bella Skin Care. According to Starz?s Stephen Chau, ?Up to now, Ankie has ... More About: Hong Kong , Fashion , Model , Situation
It?s Official? Pax is now a Jolie-Pitt!
2007-04-26 00:00:00 Angelina Jolie has made a formal court request to change adopted son Pax Thien’s surname to Jolie-Pitt . Angelina filed the request for her son, who is currently called Pax Thien Jolie, to take lover Brad Pitt’s surname at a Santa Monica Superior Court on April 16. Angelina adopted three-year-old Pax - whose name means ‘Peaceful Sky’ - ... More About: Official
Yunjin Kim Flys Solo
2007-04-25 18:50:00 Yunjin Kim is looking a bit LOST yet elegant on board this private jet. Below are some more pics of this Korea n beauty from a recent shoot. More About: Fashion , Asian American , Yunjin Kim , Solo
James Sun Almost Hired? But Ultimately Fired on The Apprentice
More articles from this author:2007-04-25 18:02:00 So close yet so far… Ever since Yul Kwon won Survivor and Sanjaya teased us with his improbable American Idol run, we’ve seen a number of Asian American s do well on high profile reality shows. And this past weekend was no different. James Sun, 29-year-old Korean-American entrepreneur, bowed out of Donald Trump’s reality show The Apprentice ... More About: Fire , Mate , Most 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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