User:Prince of Erebor/DYK
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List of my DYK nominations
[edit]No. | Nom. date | Prom. date | Hook |
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1 | 2022-09-28 | 2022-11-02 | ... that Hong Kongese wuxia author Jozev Kiu (pictured) is a professional Eskrima coach and karateka in real life? |
2 | 2022-10-06 | 2022-10-26 | ... that the inspiration for the Hong Kong novel Sai Ying Pun came from the author oversleeping on a train one time? |
3 | 2024-02-11 | 2024-03-17 | ... that the title of 2023 drama film Time Still Turns the Pages was taken from the lyrics of Avenged Sevenfold's song "So Far Away"? |
4 | 2024-03-09 | 2024-04-09 | ... that Golden Horse Awards-winning film score composer Luming Lu worked as a cram school tutor before pursuing a career in music? |
5 | 2024-03-19 | 2024-04-21 | ... that the 2024 drama film The Lyricist Wannabe is the first motion picture about Cantopop lyric writing? |
6 | 2024-03-25 | 2024-04-08 | ... that Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant winner Louisa Mak (pictured) is a Cambridge law graduate? |
7 | 2024-04-16 | 2024-05-08 | ... that the 2023 drama film Fly Me to the Moon was Sasha Chuk's debut as a director, screenwriter and lead actress, making it her first feature film in all three categories? |
8 | 2024-04-26 | 2024-05-16 | ... that the 2024 film 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days was filmed in Japan in March to capture both snowfalls and cherry blossoms in the same month? |
9 | 2024-05-25 | 2024-06-18 | ... that Kenji Tanigaki, the action director of Rurouni Kenshin and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, began his career as a stuntman on the invitation of action choreographer Stephen Tung? |
10 | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-15 | ... that The Invincible Dragon was filmed at the Macau police headquarters without permission, leading to the detention of the director and the lead actor? |
11 | 2024-08-22 | 2024-09-27 | ... that G Affairs was presented at project markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, but rejected because it was deemed unmarketable in China? |
12 | 2024-08-23 | 2024-09-08 | ... that the prison scenes in the film Plurality were shot in an archaeology museum? |
13 | 2024-08-26 | 2024-10-03 | ... that Patrick Tse's performance in the film Time won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the age of 85, making him the award's oldest recipient? |
14 | 2024-08-29 | 2024-10-09 | ... that Jer Lau, who appeared in the film Over My Dead Body, also performed its theme song because the director felt his role was too minor? |
15 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-10-10 | ... that the Cosmere Roleplaying Game surpassed Frosthaven to become the most-funded tabletop game on Kickstarter in August 2024? |
16 | 2024-09-09 | 2024-10-28 | ... that the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival canceled the screening of a politically themed film due to the "inability to locate suitable copies", despite the film having been showcased three years earlier? |
17 | 2024-09-14 | 2024-10-19 | ... that Sandra Ng wore her own clothes while filming Love Lies to help the production crew save on the budget? |
18 | 2024-09-18 | 2024-10-22 | ... that the scenes set in the United States in the Taiwanese film Daughter's Daughter were nearly omitted during the writing process but were retained at the insistence of lead actress Sylvia Chang? |
19 | 2024-10-03 | 2024-10-29 | ... that Stephen Tung was cast in Stuntman because the directors envisioned someone who had co-starred with Bruce Lee for the lead role? |
20 | 2024-10-04 | 2024-10-20 | ... that real paramedics were hired to portray EMTs in Mongrel, and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming? |
21 | 2024-10-07 | 2024-10-31 | ... that the zombie film Get the Hell Out was shot at the currently abandoned Kaohsiung City Council Hall, which had neither water nor electricity? |
22 | 2024-10-15 | 2024-11-27 | ... that the opening scene of Yen and Ai-Lee was rewritten as a long take due to rain during filming? |
23 | 2024-11-05 | 2024-12-08 | ... that several local residents mistook the production set of Miss Shampoo for a real shop and entered during filming? |
24 | 2024-11-14 | 2024-12-12 | ... that to prepare for her role in The Last Dance, actress Michelle Wai learned to perform a Taoist funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men? |
25 | 2024-11-19 | 2024-12-14 | ... that after seeing Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-yi's work, a director sought to inquire about him at a film market, only to find Mo standing right behind him? |