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A fact from The Last Dance (2024 film) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 December 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... 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?
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ALT1: ... that The Last Dance was filmed at the Tung Wah Coffin Home, marking the first time the coffin depository has been opened for filming? Source: [2]
ALT2: ... that actress Michelle Wai learned to perform a Taoist funeral ritual to prepare for her role in The Last Dance, a ritual traditionally performed only by men? Source: [3]
ALT3: ... that the director-screenwriter created The Last Dance, a funeral-themed story, after the death of his grandmother? Source: [4]
ALT4: ... that singer-songwriter Terence Lam made his film scoring debut with the 2024 film The Last Dance? Source: [5]
Overall: New enough, long enough. Earwig doesn't work with Cantonese sources, but spotchecking Google translations no issues spotted. Hooks are cited, with ALT2 being my favourite. Good to go! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:35, 4 December 2024 (UTC) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:35, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
^Soriano, Jianne (12 November 2024). "'The Last Dance' breaks record for the biggest opening day for a Hong Kong movie". Lifestyle Asia. Retrieved 14 November 2024. Don't confuse it with Venom: The Last Dance because the Hong Kong movie, The Last Dance just shattered box office records. The Dayo Wong-starrer raked in HKD 6 million on its opening day, breaking the record for the highest opening day gross for any Hong Kong movie in the city.
^Lai, Alex (6 November 2024). "挑戰禁忌、蹈火重生！《破．地獄》：超渡自己，再來個不一樣的「舞照跳」". Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2024. 罕有供電影拍攝的東華義莊，月前絕無僅有開放讓公眾參觀，認識香港早期殮葬歷史。... 首次有香港電影主要於殯儀館和義莊取景，深入一般人覺得充滿禁忌的地方 [The Tung Wah Coffin Home, a rare location for film shoots, was opened to the public for the first time a month ago, allowing visitors to learn about Hong Kong's early funeral history. ... This marks the first time a Hong Kong film has been primarily shot in a funeral home and coffin depository, delving into a space that many consider taboo.]
^許育民 (23 October 2024). "破地獄｜黃子華學替先人著衫化妝 朱栢康衛詩雅一解謬誤｜專訪". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2024. 傳統上，女性其實是不能參與破地獄這工作，因為女性有月經，代表污穢。所以當衛詩雅前往學習時，師傅都有點意外︰「師傅不明白為何我要來學破地獄，這是傳統上不容許的，於是我們要解釋清楚故事是這樣的。」雖然是行內禁忌，但衛詩雅表示師傅們都表現開明，完全理解︰「他們不會覺得你是女人便一定不可以碰，對他們來說這是一個儀式。」 [Traditionally, women are not allowed to participate in performing Break Hell's Gate because menstruation is seen as a sign of impurity. When Michelle Wai went to learn, the master was somewhat surprised: "The master didn't understand why I wanted to learn Break Hell's Gate, as it is traditionally not permitted, so we had to explain that the story is like this". Although it is a taboo in the industry, Wai noted that the masters were open-minded and fairly considerate: "They do not think that just because you're a woman, you cannot participate. For them, it is merely a ritual".]
^Lau, Nicholas (9 November 2024). "專訪《破．地獄》導演陳茂賢、女主角衛詩雅︰「忌諱以及驚恐，都是源於自己的無知」". Elle (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 November 2024. 然而一場疫情，陳茂賢經歷多位親友離世，跟他感情甚篤的外婆，更巧合地在他拍攝《不日成婚2》的第一天去世。「所以我寫了一場戲去紀念婆婆，那是可兒和婆婆的一場戲。拍完之後，我記得我跟製片、好像還有Michelle說：『我覺得已經可以探討這個問題，拍一部戲。』」他憶述。 [However, during the pandemic, Anselm Chan experienced the loss of several friends and family members, including his dear grandmother, who coincidentally passed away on the first day of filming Ready or Rot. "So I wrote a scene to commemorate my grandmother, which features a moment between her and the character. After filming, I remember telling the producer and possibly Michelle, 'I think we can explore this topic and make a film about it'", he recalled.]
^"林家謙創作殺入影壇 為《破．地獄》獻唱處男電影主題曲". Bastille Post (in Chinese). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024. 至於電影公司是日更追加一個震撼彈，隆重公佈《破．地獄》電影主題曲將由唱作歌手林家謙親自創作並主唱，歌曲名字為《普渡眾生》，言簡意賅道出電影主軸「生死從不由己定，人身難得度眾生」。家謙花盡心思的這首歌曲更是他首度為電影獻唱主題曲 [The film company dropped another breaking news today, announcing that the theme song for The Last Dance would be personally composed and performed by singer-songwriter Terence Lam. The song, [also] titled "The Last Dance", succinctly captures the film's core message: "Life and death are never determined by oneself; it is rare to have the opportunity to save others". This song is particularly special as it marks Lam's first time contributing a theme song for a film.]
^莫匡堯 (10 November 2024). "破．地獄︱上映翌日速破千萬全年最快 紀錄拍住一部港產票房神話". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2024. 《破．地獄》以迅雷不及掩耳速度打破紀錄，超越本年度暫時最賣座作品《九龍城寨之圍城》三日破千萬的紀錄，亦比兩部同樣由黃子華主演的作品《毒舌大狀》在第二日結算破千萬、《飯戲攻心》在第五日破千萬的紀錄更快！看來只有子華能夠超越子華！ [The Last Dance broke record at an unbelievably quick speed, surpassing the previous record of grossing HKD$10 million in three days set by this year's top-grossing film, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, and even outpacing two other films starring Dayo Wong, including A Guilty Conscience, which reached HKD$10 million on its second day, and Table for Six, which did so on its fifth day! It appears that only Dayo Wong can outdo himself!]
New enough, long enough. Earwig doesn't work with Cantonese sources, but spotchecking Google translations no issues spotted. Hooks are cited, with ALT2 being my favourite. Good to go! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:35, 4 December 2024 (UTC) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:35, 4 December 2024 (UTC)