(25 April 2009 7:45 pm)

MUMBAI: Pan Asian broadcaster Star has announced that Fortune Star, which offers Chinese content, has had an online facelift with a relaunch of its Fortune Star Entertainment website.

The revamped interactive website features movie and television catalogues, exclusive movie trailers and images, a film event calendar and free new media downloads.

The Fortune Star library includes more than 600 films with superstars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, and filmmakers including John Woo, Yuen Woo Ping and Ronny Yu.

The site is highlighted by a movie catalogue which can be searched in a number of categories including actors, genres and directors. It is now easier than ever to view casts, production years, synopses, trailers and images of blockbusters from the golden age of the Asian film industry, as well as Star productions directed by up-and-coming Asian filmmakers.

Also new to the website is a television catalogue which showcases 20,000 hours of Chinese television programming content, including the most sought-after Taiwanese music variety programs Lollipop and Blackie's Teenage Club, idol dramedy Brown Sugar Macchiato, no-holds-barred talk show Gossip Queen, innovative game shows Mahjong Fortune and Bingo Pool, and many more.

Chronicling major international movie events throughout the year, the film event calendar on the homepage connects visitors to movie circuits around the world by linking to international film festival websites, markets and exhibitions.

The site also offers free downloading of movie wallpapers, screensavers, ringtones and ecards. Visitors can download the signature growls of Bruce Lee as their ringtones or send unique ecards with images of pop idol groups Lollipop and Hey Girl to families and friends.