Bey Logan

29-7-08: NO SMALL PARTS (part one) : ‘Shanghai’ days for Andy On.

beylogan — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:16:00 GMT

In my last couple of blogs, I wrote about the experience of working with the Asian superstars Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li on our epic TWC period film ‘Shanghai’. For the next couple, I want to share some comments on the performers who illumina...

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28-7-08: With Gong Li

beylogan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:09:11 GMT

THE MOST STRIKING GONG: In ‘Shanghai’ with China’s greatest screen actress. Considering the 1.3 billion population of China, and the fact that, as Mao said, women hold up half the sky, it seems remarkable that, for a good number of years, modern...

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27-7-08 : On set with Chow Yun-fat

beylogan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:38:29 GMT

27-7-08: SHOOTING THE FAT: On the ‘Shanghai’ set with Hong Kong’s greatest actor. It’s incredible enough to be standing within 15 feet of Chow Yun-fat, more amazing still to work on a film with him and yet more stunning to see him with a gun in...

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A Visitor From The Milky Way

beylogan — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:06:12 GMT

23-7-08 A VISITOR FROM THE MILKY WAY: Johnnie To drops by the ‘Shanghai’ set. I’m back in Bangkok for the shooting of TWC’s period thriller ‘Shanghai’. Just a few weeks ago, our back-lot was open land where the water buffalo roamed. Now 1940s Shangh...

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Bruce Lee and me 2

beylogan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

21-7-08: Bruce Lee and me (part two) Media Asia giving me access to the Bruce Lee archive was like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank. I was IN! The crypt keeper down at the vault where MA stored the materials it had inherited from Golden Ha...

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20-7 Bruce Lee and me 1

beylogan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:43:00 GMT

20-7-08: BRUCE LEE AND ME: Remembering the Dragon (part one) Today marks the anniversary of Bruce Lee’s untimely passing, and I’m attending an exhibition of memorabilia staged by the Hong Kong Bruce Lee Club. (That’s my son Calvin doing his best...

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16-7-08 : On 'Shanghai' with Vic Armstrong...

beylogan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:48:00 GMT

With Vic Armstrong on the 'Shanghai' set. 16-7-08 : ROLLING WITH THE REAL INDY : On location with Vic Armstrong Last time I was on a major movi...

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15-7-08 With Benny The Jet

beylogan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:46:48 GMT

July 15, 2008 THE JET LANDS IN BANGKOK : Meeting the master.

I arrive in Thailand for our film ‘Shanghai’ which, for reasons too convoluted to go into here, ended up...

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Shanghai part 3

beylogan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:14:40 GMT

SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI (part three) : Film festival blues in China’s second city.

There are dozens of films programmed in the festival, but it seems that the only ones relevant to...

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Shanghai part two

beylogan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:05:00 GMT

June 15, 2008 SHANGHAI, SHANGHAI (part two) : Film festival blues in China’s second city.

Day two of the festival starts well. After a couple of meetings, I get a late...

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