From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL Newsgroups: alt.asian-movies,soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (July 28 2016) Organization: Chaffing Heart Club (TM) The following publication contains material that might be objectionable to some readers. Parental guidance and reader discretion are advised. [FLUFF OF THE WEEK] Courtesy of Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, Oriental Daily, and Ta Kung Pao 1. THIS TOP 10 IS DEDICATED TO A. Ruby Lin and Wallace Huo who wed on the 31st B. Irene Wan Bik Ha who celebrates her birthday on the 31st C. Patrick Tse Yin who celebrates his birthday on the 30th D. Bobby Auyeung Chun Wa who celebrates his birthday on the 28th 2. MISCELLANEOUS * (2016/08/03) The Max Zhang Jin, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Wu Yue, Janice Man Wing Shan and Gordon Lam Ka Tung starred new film THE BRINK (KONG SAU) successfully wrapped up production. The cast earlier shot the final underwater fight scene as Zhang Jin, Ka Tung and Lok Jai dove 9 meters deep. Ka Tung got into the diving training and revealed that he was heavily insured. Man Wing Shan said, "I am known for being afraid of the water, after getting the role I called the director as I was very worried about this water scene!" After the shoot, Zhang Jin and Yue Man Lok were reluctant to part. Lok Jai said, "Everyone had a very tough time over the four month shoot, which was also very dangerous. Thank you to the entire team for their effort and care. Our team really has had a very pleasant collaboration!" * (2016/08/03) Jeana Ho Pui Yu earlier worked with Justin Cheung Kin Sing and elder Ng Man Tat on the film THE MENU (DOH FOR SUN MUN SIN). Jeana felt very honored and kept asking for "more" as she wanted to work with Ng Man Tat again. Working on a script recently, she took the chance to invite him to perform in her new film. "I started to write a script about crime, I already have the synopsis. I have a character in mind for Brother Tat. I hope he would accept my invitation!" Ng Man Tat joked that Jeana would have to keep him in mind more often. He admitted in recent years he has appeared on camera less and revealed that he daringly ignored his doctor when he took the explosive role. "The doctor doesn't want me to work, he wants me to be upset less. After the shoot I went for an exam and I was fine. I have scheduled physicals, I feel like I am 90% recovered." Playing a tragic father in the film, did Ng Man Tat inject his fatherly love into his character as a father of four daughters and a son? Ng Man Tat said that he was not a "method actor". "Emotional displacement can fool the audience but can't fool yourself. As an actor I definitely need real contact with the target. (Did you rehearse with your family?) Very rarely. (Are your children interested in your work?) My son is. (Does he want to get into the business?) No, but he is interested in going to the movies." Cheung Kin Sing said that he completely relied on Ng Man Tat to bring him into character. "The director arranged for Brother Tat's scenes to be shot first, then he showed Brother Tat's footage to me. After watching the video many times, I got into the character much easier." * (2016/08/03) The film LINE WALKER (SI TOH HUNG JEH) has the original series director Jazz Boon (Man Wai Hung) at the helm, with help from Louis Koo Tin Lok, Nick Cheung Ka Fai and Francis Ng Chun Yu. The film even had to shoot a major gun fight scene in the Brazilian slum, which made the film much talked about. Speaking of the same few handful of Hong Kong actors monopolizing the scene like Goo Jai, Cheung Ka Fai, Sean Lau Ching Wan and others, Ka Fai who has directed in recent years hoped to have new local actors who would be able to follow them. Adapting the hit television series LINE WALKER to the big screen, the film even moved the battlefield from Portland Street to Rio de Janeiro Brazil for the drug trade. When asked if they would feel any box office pressure, Ka Fai said, "First this series was a hit, it had 2 million viewers. If each person bought a HK$ 80 movie ticket, then took 30% discount the film would still make a profit. So for me there isn't no pressure." Goo Jai said, "This is Ka Fai's 'theoretical talk', he changed the question and brought the subject so far and very wide. For me there is no pressure." Speaking of Goo Jai's scene with sexy Korean star Clara, Goo Jai immediately said, "That swimsuit scene in the water took three tries and still couldn't be shot. As the girl walked out, I would guess that the team went 'wow' inside. I am certain that when everyone watch it they would be 'wowwed' too. The finale also took 3 days to shoot." The story progressed to the mob drug lord power struggle. Cheung Ka Fai and Koo Tin Lok personally performed a series of explosive stunts. The shoot was rather thrilling as Koo Tin Lok went to the slum there with police protection. At the location he even heard gun shots, which stunned him for half a day. Koo Tin Lok said, "I had a lot of gun fight scenes, all of which were rather tough. In particular my finger hurt. Even so, actually (Chin) Kar Lok protected us very well." Cheung Ka Fai was asked about the difference of working with Koo Tin Lok again. Ka Fai said that they were closer. Ka Fai said, "The Young Master (Koo Tin Lok) and I had a very deep relationship in the film. Maybe I am really getting old, loyalty becomes important. When I was young, I didn't bother to look into that. Maybe when you watch a movie, you see the story is about loyalty and right after that you already forget about it. Now I am old, I feel loyalty is very important. Out in the world, colleagues and friends have to have loyalty. In the film I injected loyalty, whether he is right or wrong I stand by him with endless support." Goo Jai added, "Loyalty is a must, a pretty important principal in life. In our society, loyalty is pretty important." Koo Tin Lok has 5 film releases in the summer. Speaking of in recent years the same few Hong Kong actors Goo Jai, Cheung Ka Fai, Lau Ching Wan and others monopolizing the scene, Ka Fai who recently has directed hoped to have new local actors who could succeed them. Ka Fai said, "Our generations want to have new local actors to be able to take our place too, but it is a commercial world. Th film industry's situation puts film in a very highly commercial condition to operate. It's very hard to tell a boss to find a new actor who may be a possible commercial problem to play a very important role. Thus we end up here." Some online recently said that Koo Tin Lok and Cheung Ka Fai have become representatives of "Hong Kong Men" after Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau Tak Wa. Ka Fai joked, "This is the better sounding way of saying it. The not so good way is what I said just now, I hope to give as much opportunity to the new comers as possible. No matter what we are still men of Hong Kong. I will still be a Hong Kong man on the day that I die." "Mou Girl" Zhang Huiwen played Cheung Ka Fai's bodyguard in the film. She was willing to risk her life to save Ka Fai. Ka Fai had nothing but praise for his co-star. "I was under attack twice in the film, she saved me with her fist and her gun. She has a dance background, of course she is agile. However I wouldn't have guessed that for her first gun fight scene she was able to 'kill without even a brink' already. She really has quite a future ahead, as she has left me with a deep impression. Playing an action role for the first time, Zhang Huiwen said, "Ka Fai is a very important and respected elder to me. I would also like to thank action Chin Kar Lok's attentive guidance. (Did you get hurt during the shoot?) That is very hard to avoid, but it's fine. Actually it's pretty fun." * (2016/08/02) The film COLD WAR 2 (HONG JING) opened on July 8th. As of two days ago (July 31st) its total box office was HK$ 62,458,845 over 24 days. According to the Hong Kong Box Office's records, COLD WAR 2 broke the 2011 YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE's HK$ 61,862,731 box office record to become the new highest grossing Hong Kong Chinese film. The top five now are COLD WAR 2, YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE, KUNG FU HUSTLE (GONG FU), SHAOLIN SOCCER (SIU LUM JOOK KAU) and IP MAN 3. COLD WAR 2's team thanked the audience for its support, while APPLE's director Giddens Ko also happily congratulated the film. "Beyond Crazy! Congratulations to COLD WAR 2 for just breaking YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE's record, won back the Hong Kong Chinese film box office and continued to put up the record. I also want to thank Hong Kong viewers for letting an idiot like me to hold on the box office lead for several years. To this day I still feel deeply honored and smile when I dream about it. Hong Kong film is still super entertaining, in comparison to being a director I am the best viewer! Just let me keep watching!" * (2016/08/02) Action film star Wu Jing and Eddie Peng Yu-Yan in the new film CALL OF HEROES (NGAI SING) had many fight scenes. Although Eddie did not start as a martial art actor, earlier he showed his determination after becoming Sammo Hung Kam Bo's disciple and did not pale in comparison to Wu Jing. However he hit too hard and broke his finger. In one scene they played security escorts and fought over a difference of opinion. The scene ran wires on a six to seven story tall hill. Because it was their first fight scene, they have not established a bond yet. Wu Jing's long spear hit Eddie's eye while Eddie's blade hit his finger many times. Even Eddie could not help but joke, "Would we be rumored to be at odds?" * (2016/08/02) Catherine Chau Ka Yi and Gregory Wong Chung Hiu earlier attended an audience appreciation event for their new film THE MENU (DOH FOR SUN MUN SIN). The audience response was enthusiastic. Greg was touched. "The best was later in the film when we gave a little hope and positive message to the people of Hong Kong, for Hong Kong to be able to get past even more difficulties." Th first time lead Ka Yi paid attention to the new film's word of mouth and box office. "I saw so many good review and viewer encouragement, saying that they hoped we keep the movies going. They would even recommend the movie to their friends and support Hong Kong film. I felt very touched. I am super happy to see that the audience likes it." * (2016/08/02) Film company boss Raymond Wong Pak Ming and Hung Cho Sing last night attended the Silk Road exploration CHINA WEST film exhibit. This year's Hong Kong Film Award controversy led to the Motion Picture Industry Association and the Hong Kong Chamber of Film's demand to change the voting system from the second round professional voting to one vote per person for all 13 affiliated film organizations in every category. Earlier at the HKFA board meeting, the proposal was rejected. Film company boss Raymond Wong Pak Ming said that he did not attend the meeting and it would be better to ask MPIA chief Hung Cho Sing. Was he disappointed that the proposal was rejected? Wong Pak Ming said, "I have answered that before, it's already old news!" As for the suggestion of increasing the amount of professional voters from 55 to 100, he said, "If they can represent their organizations then that's fine, it's not good for me to express my personal opinion." The voting system change demand from MPIA and the boss organization failed, Hung Cho Sing said that everyone was only giving a suggestion. The HKFA board of directors still had to study it to make a decision. The result did not matter because everyone wanted the HKFA to do well. They hoped to find an even better voting method that more people would like, recognize and welcome. When would an official result come about the system change? Hung Cho Sing said, "HKFA won't take place until April next year, we still have a lot of time to decide." * (2016/08/02) Yesterday Louis Koo Tin Lok, Michelle Lo Mik Suet and new comer Ng Siu Hin attended a moon cake promotional event. Goo Jai also took the opportunity to promote his film LINE WALKER (SI TOH HUNG JEH). "With another typhoon on the way, everyone should go to the movies more instead of going out to catch Pokemons!" Today Goo Jai originally would have had to promote LINE in Shenzhen, but due to the storm the event was cancelled. Speaking of COLD WAR 2 (HONG JIN 2)'s HK$ 62,458,845 box office and surpassing the Taiwan film YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE's Hong Kong Chinese film box office record, Goo Jai said that he was very happy to learn that the record was in a Hong Kong film's hands. "Hopefully the record will be challenged continuously, and all by Hong Kong films!" COLD WAR 2 actors Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Janice Man Wing Shan and the directors Sunny Luk Kim Ching and Longman Leung Lok Man all made videos to thank viewers for their support. Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Charmaine Sheh Si Man, Benz Hui Siu Hung and director Jazz Boon (Man Wai Hung) yesterday attended the LINE Shanghai press conference. Ka Fai said that his brotherly relationship with Goo Jai was even closer and already risen to another level, it was no different from dating. "Benz Hung" immediately said that while in Brazil they already got engaged and married behind everyone's back! However now they are divorced after getting to know each other. Ka Fai talked about the interrogation scene with Ah Sheh. He joked, "All the lead actress I hit in movies would become famous." Ah Sheh immediately beg Ka Fai to hurry up and hit her. Ka Fai could not help but comply. Then Ka Fai in less than fluent Shanghai dialect spoke to everyone. * (2016/08/02) The mob farce FOOLING AROUND JIANGHU (GONG WU BEI KET) told the interesting past of a mob boss. In the film Alan Tam Wing Lun played a boss who only loved singing and put harmony above all. He landed on top of the mob with his singing and had full support of the elders. Jordan Chan Siu Chun played the second in command. He became a Wise Guy because of his love for YOUNG AND DANGEROUS (GOO WAT JAI). He even claimed to be a genius at being the boss. The film theme song MEN'S TRAGEDY would be a duet with Principal Tam and Siu Chun. Its fast beat and electronic sound effects with their rap segment was very catchy and fresh, which could easily remind people of the film's explosive visuals and atmosphere. * (2016/08/02) Two nights ago in Shanxi, China Star chief Charles Heung Wa Keung and his wife Tiffany Chan Lan promoted the new film LEGAUE OF GODS (FUNG SUN JUEN KEI). Actually their son Jacky Heung Jor was in the film as well. Grading Heung Jor's lead role debut, Heung Wa Keung gave him 70 points and hoped that his son would have even better performance in the future. Heung Jor while interacting with fans did not forget to show off his abdominal muscles. When Chan Lan appeared, she greeted the audience in the Tai Yuan language that she just learned to close the gap between them. Speaking of Heung Jor's LEAGUE OF GODS performance, Heung Wa Keung said, "I give his performance 70 points. Although this was his first lead role in a film, his performance still is flawed. I hope in the future he still will still have room for improvement." With six years of martial art background, Heung Jor in the film had a lot of fight scenes. He admitted, "In many scenes that the audience saw 4 characters appeared, but because the millipede and magic grass were all post production special effects during the shoot I was performing alone without anything solid. This to me was rather difficult." Heung Wa Keung said that he originally did not want his son to get into the business. "Because the road of an actor is very hard, if he doesn't do well he would embarrass me. However he likes to act, he has studied with elders like (Peter) Chan Ho Sun and spent five to six years to learn martial art. Because I have promised him that if he really has quality I would try to help him as much as I can, I have returned to give him a chance." Mainland star Fan Bingbing in LEAGUE OF GODS again played the beautiful character of Daji. She said that after 10 years she has already risen to an even higher level. This time she even licked the face of the Jet Li (Lee Nin Kit) played Jiang Ziya. Bingbing said, "I really have no way to beat Big Brother Lee Nin Kit with kung fu, I have to come up with something to dominate him." 10 years ago "Lord Fan" played Daji on a television series. She said that this time she was at a different level, as it was more like a fantasy dance routine. Tony Leung Ka Fai who played King Shou said, "It's not easy for her to endure for 10 years like this." * (2016/08/01) CITY OF DRAGONS creator Yu Yi and film producer John Chong Ching, executive producer Angus Chan Law Chiu yesterday appeared at the Animation Comic Game Hong Kong to attend the CITY OF DRAGONS film and game press conference. Chan revealed that the production budget will be around 300 million RMB and the film will start production next year. The TVB series A FIST WITHIN FOUR WALLS has been accused of plagiarizing CITY OF DRAGONS. Would Yu Yi take action against TVB? Yu Yi said, "It would be very hard. The series hasn't aired yet, I don't know how the story will be like. Theirs takes place in the 50s and the 60s, ours if the 80s and 90s Hong Kong is familiar with. The background is different." Chan Law Chiu said that the costumes and names were close. Speaking of online suggestions for Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan and Shawn Yue Man Lok, Dior Cheng Yi Kin to star, Yu Yi said that they were all his favorites and Chong Ching said that they were all under consideration. * (2016/08/01) COLD WAR 2 (HONG JIN 2) yesterday finally passed HK$ 61,900,000 at the box office and successfully "defeated" the Taiwan film YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE to become the highest grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong. Aaron Kwok Fu Sing who has been in final preparation for his August concert immediately made a video after learning the good news and "shared" the joy online. He thanked all the viewers who went to the movie. "This time the most important is to thank friends in the audience, we will keep working hard and hope that everyone will be able to continue their support for Hong Kong film, to keep cheering on Hong Kong film." Janice Man Wing Shan said, "COLD 2 absolutely is a high quality film that was made from the heart. If you haven't seen it yet, hurry up, get a ticket and show your support." One of the director Longman Leung Lok Man and actor Lee Chi Hung also expressed gratitude for all of the audience support. The COLD 2 team was very excited about setting the new record, through the film company it issued a press release to the media to thank Hong Kong viewers for their support. "Hong Kong people support Hong Kong film! We sincerely thank every viewer who supported COLD WAR 2 at the movies. Every one of your ticket created a glorious page in Hong Kong film! On behalf of the team, we want to say thank you for your support to everyone." However due to actor scheduling problem, the film company still has not yet decided on whether to celebrate. * (2016/08/01) THE STORM SHOW yesterday held a press conference at the Animation Comic Game Hong Kong. Famous comic book creator Ma Wing Shing and famous manager and producer Chan Suk Fun teamed up to adapt the wuxia comic book classic STORM (FUNG WON) to the stage for a Hong Kong Coliseum run next year. Conceivably the story with brand new technological effects would definitely rise STORM to an even higher level and provide the audience with a different sensory experience. Ma Wing Shing said, "STORM has been adapted many times, even I never expected that it to become a musical attempt this time. Originally after finishing the comic I would want to rest, but I just met a group of friends who wanted to promote Hong Kong domestic culture to an even better height. We clicked right away and decided to do the musical. Even more importantly this group of friends of ours are very experienced on the stage, which made this all happened." As for his greatest expectation for the show, he said, "I hope to be able to display each master's most exciting style through different stage effects all together in a mix of excitement." The team behind THE STORM SHOW included famous producer Siu Chiu Shun, gold label screen writer Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, SPIDER-MAN 2's action choreographer Dion Lam Dik On. Mrs. Chan said, "We hope this musical will bring the STORM comic book from print to the stage and coordinate with other elements to display STORM in dimensions with music, dance and martial art. STORM has had a very long history and the story this time will be Mr. Ma's stories from the first six years in a musical and 5D format." When asked about 5D, Mrs. Chan explained, "5D is new technology. On this stage we hope to use new technology to achieve new dimensions, science fiction effects, the experience of water and fire, everyone have to go in person to be able to completely experience them." As for the production cost, Mrs. Chan admitted that it was not low but was well worth the effort. She also hoped to be able to bring the show to different places around the world. The press conference even invited famous designer Alan Chan Yau Kin and calligraphy artists The Inkless to share THE STORM SHOW's official logo design concept. THE STORM SHOW will hold a press conference in September, only 50 lucky people who received both "Wind" and "Cloud" invitations at the ACGHK Comics World stall would be able to attend. * (2016/07/31) The animated feature ICE AGE COLLISION COURSE made HK$ 2.5 million after two days in Hong Kong. Its voice actors Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Kabby Hui Nga Ting, Sam Lee Chan Sam and Jim Yan yesterday attended an audience appreciation event and played games with the audience and gave away prizes. Chau Sau Na with the film IGIRL won the Internet Film segment Best Actress at the Asian New Media Film Festival in Busan. Sister Na just returned from Korea and said that after the award she celebrated with co-workers. She also stayed an extra day to visit and eat. She said, "The entire street was filled with Oppa, I took a few more glances. I also saw many Song Joong-Ki cardboard cut out. I have seen DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN, and I am more of a Song Hye-Kyo fan." Yet speaking of IGIRL being released in Hong Kong cinemas and not an online film, her award was under question. Sister Na said that the film was released at the movies in Hong Kong, but the investor was a Mainland online platform and in the Mainland it was exclusively released online. This time 7 out of the 9 members on the jury came from the Mainland, the fairness was also under question. Sister Na said, "This year was the first year, I was already very happy to be notified about the nomination and be able to attend. Actually movies that were released at the cinemas would have subject restrictions, but online they would have another creative space and even greater freedom. As for the voting and judging standard, I didn't get an in depth understanding. It is a good thing for the first time to have a start!" As for some directors' criticism, Sister Na felt that for a performance no matter the platform, as an actor she would be happy as long as her fans, internet users and viewers liked it. It was also a great encouragement for the team. She understood that criticism would always have two sides. Would she be upset? She said, "Today I am very happy, what trouble haven't I been through?" Hui Nga Ting provided her voice for the first time. She was happy that the result was better than she expected and more focused than when she was singing. However this time she had to play cute as a princess, which was very different from her usually tough sounding ways. Thus when she heard her own voice she felt sick. Usually when she was dating she would be that way too, but she was not dating right now. Everyone around her were just good friends. Sister Na, Candy Lo Hau Yam, Endy Chow Kwok Yin, Kate Yeung Kei, Janet Ma Sze Wai and daughters Kayla Wong Man Hei and Irisa Wong Lai Ka two nights ago attended a cosmetic event. Lo Hau Yam revealed that she was busy with a film and also had to prepare her husband So Ho Choi's concert clothing for his band Kolor's August performance. However Lo Hau Yam said that she would have to work on the movie on the night of the show and would not be able to attend. She has not made a movie in five years and was afraid of not getting enough rest from having to work at night. However she was able to get used to the heat now because winter movies would always be shot in the summer and she would have to get into the water in the winter. * (2016/07/31) The Jackie Chan starred and produced scienc fiction film BLEEDING STEEL earlier held its production start ceremony at the Sydney Opera House. The film starred Jackie Chan, Ouyang Nana and Xia Houyun. This will be Jackie Chan's first attempt at a science fiction film and the biggest Chinese film investment that will be shot in Australia. * (2016/07/29) The 2014 Miss Hong Kong pageant favorite, the People's Miss Hong Kong Sofiee Ng Hoi Yan became a free agent in December. She said, "I hope to make movies, at the television station I would be a little more passive. Now I can choose my own road." After waiting idly at TVB for two years without any opportunity, after leaving she immediately guest starred in the Sean Lau Ching Wan starrd film SUN HUNG TAI BO. In September she will work on the Herman Yau Lai To produced nw film LUEN @ GUONG CHEUNG and finally got her lead role. She said, "I am very nervous, especially when the character will be a law student. Later I will have six weeks of training." * (2016/07/29) Francis Ng Chun Yu has turned down many father and son offer since he and his son Feyman appeared on the second season of the Mainland variety program WHERE ARE WE GOING, DAD? Finally a film company successfully convinced Chun Yu for him to star and director a mob comedy. It will be the first film that the father and son team will work together on. Chun Yu would even reprise his classic YOUNG AND DANGEROUS (GOO WAT JAI) character Ugly Kwun along the same vain as the comedy ONCE UPON A TIME IN TRIAD SOCIETY (WONG GOK JA FIT YUN). In the film Feynman will play a child actor who likes to feud with Ugly Kwun. Chun Yu revealed that he was willing to permit Feynman to work on the film because it was summer vacation. He hoped to show his son how his father made movies on the set. The film company also rewarded them with an over HK$ 10 million salary offer! Chun Yu did not respond directly, as he only joked, "It's fake! Of course it's more than that amount!" Speaking of working with his son on a movie, Chun Yu said that it has been "quite a headache". He did not know whether his son would be able to handle it. As for playing Ugly Kwun again, he said, "Many people has always wanted me to play Ugly Kwun. Since this time a group brought the money, I just return to it. This character is everyone's collective memory." Since Chun Yu will direct and star, of course he did not slack off at all. The team was filled with the best. The new film will have many big scenes like a large scale car chase and a over 200 people negotiation. Ng Chi Hung will play a role. Car stunt master Ng Hoi Tong will be in charge of the car chase! The film will start production in early August. * (2016/07/29) Best Television Actress Sheren Tang Shui Man in the new film HEARTFALL ARISES (GAING SUM POR) worked with Best Film Actor Sean Lau Ching Wan. Guest starring as his wife, Man Nui said, "As soon as I found out about this opportunity and got a little understanding of the script, I immediately agreed without any hesitation because to be able to work with a Best Actor is truly rare." They had a strangling scene in the new film, which they easily finished despite it being their first collaboration. Lau Ching Wan said, "Man Nui was very professional, even when I strangled her she had no complaint. I don't know if I held back at the time, but I was very upset. Later I had to soak in the tub to calm down, to cool down my own emotions before I could continue the shoot." * (2016/07/29) The Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association suggested a change to the Hong Kong Film Award voting standard. The Hong Kong Film Award Association yesterday issued a statement. It has received a majority of professional opinions, all of which felt that at this current stage there was no need to make any major change. "The Hong Kong Film Award Association in response to the Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association's motion to amend the voting standards after many months of extensive consultation and detailed discussions internally through each affiliate organization received a majority of professional opinions. They all feel that the current voting standard has been in operation for years and remains effective, thus at this current stage there is no need to make any drastic change." "The Hong Kong Film Award Association Board of Directors is very appreciative and values the MPIA's concern and good intention for suggesting a standard change. Although this motion in the end has not been passed, it does not mean that the Hong Kong Film Award voting standard has no room for improvement. The Hong Kong Film Award Board of Directors would as before continue to examine, listen and collect various opinions in order for the voting standard to be even more complete. It also hopes that each affiliated professional organization would remain united and work hard to promote Hong Kong film." * (2016/07/29) With ten years of acting under her belt, Chrissie Chau Sau Na two days ago attended the first Asian New Media Film Festival in Busan. With her Hong Kong release and Mainland internet film release IGIRL she won Best Actress. When Chrissie was announced as the Best Actress winner, she was so excited that she got teary eyed. On the stage she said that this award was very meaningful to her. "Thank you everyone for your recognition and encouragement, in the future I look forward to bringing you even better work in every area. Thank you for your support." In addition, Gordon Lam Ka Tung whose acting has long been recognized already received the "Internet Best Popular Actor". Lam Ka Tung said, "I am very happy because earlier I thought about any chance of being nominated or winning. First I have to thank the director Vincent (Ho Wai Fung) and producer Mr. (Raymond) Wong Pak Ming. They very daringly wanted me to perform this character with Putonghua throughout. I also had to experience wearing a down military uniform in 45 degree temperature. It truly was quite a challenge." * (2016/07/28) With the Adam Wong Sau Ping directed SHE REMEMBERS, HE FORGETS (NA YUT TIN NGOR MOON WUI FEI)'s three young people Cecilia So Lai Shan, Neo Hawk Hok Sau and Ng Siu Hin, many thought that So Lai Shan should be with Ng Siu Hin. However in real life like the film Yau Hawk Sau ended up with her. In the new film NAPPING KID (YIK HEUNG SAU GUAI), So Lai Shan and Ng Siu Hin will play a couple. Bringing them together will be DOT 2 DOT (DIM DUI DIM)'s director Amos Why (Wong Ho Yin). The film will also star David Siu Chung Hung. The film will start production in mid October. Wong Ho Yin said, "Right now we have HK$ 5 million, by August or September we might even try crowdfunding. For HK$ 20,000 you would get 0.25% share. For HK$ 78,000 not only would get 1% share but also the joint producer title. Golden Scene will distribute the film." * (2016/07/28) Louis Koo Tin Lok and Sean Lau Ching Wan yesterday went live on social media to promote their film CALL OF HEROES (NGAI SING). Some asked Goo Jai, if Lau Ching Wan and Eddie Peng Yu-Yan both fell into the water which one would he save? He joked, "Actually I don't know how to swim, all I can do is call the police!" Since they have worked together so many times in recent years, someone asked if they have ever argued. Ching Wan said, "Actually we are too close. Aside from making movies we don't have much to talk about. We don't have any chance of fighting." Another asked if they ever thought about singing a theme song together and admitted to missing the Goo Sing sung BOYFRIEND. Goo Jai immediately pretended to look stunned. His eyes widened as he joked, "Friend, are you sick? Don't mess around!" Ching Wan seriously continued, "I don't sing!" Someone also asked about their looks and why they would dress the same way all the time. Ching Wan humorously said, "Because this live broadcast was taped 20 years ago, so we still look like we did 20 years ago!" Both have been very "dark", have they thought about turning lighter? They answered, "It's a lighting issue. Due to long term lighting issue everyone feel we are dark!" * (2016/07/28) The film LINE WALKER (SI TOH HUNG JEH)'s Francis Ng Chun Yu in the film played the head of CIB who specialized in investigating missing undercover cops. He had many scenes with Charmaine Sheh Si Man. In one scene, Chun Yu even half jokingly put many adult video hits in front of Ah Sheh and told her that they could watch them together. Was this scene awkward for them? Chun Yu even joked that the director originally talked about how loose the film's standard and how daring it was. In the end the most daring were only the adult videos in his hands. He and Ah Sheh were only friends. Ah Sheh also said that she would feel awkward, because Chun Yu was a gentleman. This scene was only a joke. Perhaps Chun Yu knew that film production often required waiting, he was just helping her with curing the doldrums. It was an expression of attentiveness. Speaking of Ah Sheh and Chun Yu's gun fight scene, Ah Sheh said that Chun Yu was very, very attentive. In the film Ah Sheh had to put together a gun in a very short time. Chun Yu before the shoot instructed Ah Sheh. Since Chun Yu had more experience with guns, he taught Ah Sheh the secret of putting a gun together and let Ah Sheh know how to carefully but quickly put it together and how to avoid the possibility of injuring her hand while putting it together. Even the director did not have time to teach Ah Sheh that. Thus Ah Sheh was very appreciative to Chun Yu. Ah Sheh of course ignored all the dirty jokes that he told her. * (2016/07/28) Eric Suen Yiu Wai, Angie Cheong Wei Yee, Mak Cheung Ching and Lemon Yip Chi Yu last night attended the charity film OUR DAYS (NGOR MOON DIK 6E BAN) production wrap banquet. Injuring his left hand during the shoot, Eric said that earlier he went to the doctor and discovered that his hand was fractured and bone fragments remained in his hand. Fortunately the doctor suggested that if the swelling could be reduced he would not require surgery to remove the fragments. Suen Yiu Wai said that during the mark tests their attitude was serious, thus an extra injured his hand with a flashlight. At the time his thumb was already red, swollen and in extreme pain. He said, "At first I thought it was no big deal, but it hurt more and more as the shoot went on. A month after the wrap I finally went to the doctor. The hand bone was fractured and bone fragments remained in the hand." Eric said that his hand injury has not affected his other jobs. His girlfriend Macy Chen Mei Sze must be heartbroken. He said, "She went to the doctor with me. After she found about the fracture she immediately cried, got all emotional like she was acting. I thought she didn't have to be so dramatic, to a man it was no big deal." Playing a new immigrant in the film, Cheong Wei Yee said that her character was tragic as a victim of domestic abuse. With most of her scenes with children, she said that during the shoot she was reminded of her own son. "At first I asked him if he would be willing, after asking about the character and the story he said that he wouldn't be because he said that he wouldn't let Papa treat Mama that way." Cheong Wei Yee appreciated her son's opinion but for now would not consider working with her son on a series. She said, "Messing around like in a commercial is fine, he is still too little. However I have brought him to business meetings so he would know that it's not easy for Mama to make money." [ BLAH OF THE WEEK ] Columns, Reviews, Interviews 1. TA KUNG PAO, JULY 29 2016, ONE WEEK IN FILM AND TELEVISION ICE AGE COLLISION COURSE BOMBS IN ITS U.S. OPENING Conceivably the most surprising news last week was that Fox's ace animation ICE AGE and its latest installment ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE actually came in fourth on the U.S. weekend box office chart with US$ 21.37 million. The US$105 million big production lost to Warner and New Line's horror film LIGHTS OUT without only a production budget of US$ 4.9 million, much to the surprise and Fox and many people. With such an opening for the fifth film, for Fox to break even it could only rely on the overseas market. In China, the Jackie Chan and American comedy star Johnny Knoxville starred, DIE HARD 2 director Renny Harlin directed China U.S. co-production SKIPTRACE opened in first place with 408.26 million RMB in a rather decent showing. This film was shot in China and Hong Kong. Joining Jackie Chan in the cast were Fan Bingbing, Eric Tsang Chi Wai and Michael Wong Man Tak. A down and out cop Jackie Chan ran into gambler Knoxville as they both crossed paths with the Russian mob and under pursuit of the Hong Kong mob. The film production budget was around US$ 32 million, we shall see if this week it will be able maintain its advantage. This film will open in the U.S. on September 2nd. THE LEGEND OF TARZAN opened in second place with 182.79 million RMB. This film in Hong Kong made HK$ 10.23 million, but in the U.S. it made US$ 116.87 million and was quite a hit. COLD WAR 2 (HONG JIN II) made 73.83 million RMB in third place, over three weeks it accumulated 650.83 million RMB; the animated film BIG FISH AND BEGONIA made 72.77 million RMB in fourth place, over three weeks it made 536.77 million RMB; the Wen Zhang directed WHEN LARRY MET MARY made 62.81 million RMB in fifth place, over two weeks it made 172.39 million RMB. Other new releases included the Japanese animation DORAEMON: NOBITA AND THE BIRTH OF JAPAN, which made 54.13 million RMB in sixth place. This film will open in Hong Kong next week. In addition, the Korean film TRAIN TO BUSAN opened in the U.S. last week and made US$ 284,000; the Mainland film FOR A FEW BULLETS made US$ 17,000. This film opened in China the week before and made 52.48 million RMB. - LAM KAM BO 2. TA KUNG PAO, JULY 28 2016, ASIAN FILMS AFTER THE STORM MEASURES FAMILY LOVE Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda has made family relationships his subjects for a long time. In his films, a variety of broken homes has continuously appeared, like separating couples, early passing children, and even switched at birth. In comparison, his new film AFTER THE STORM's design may be the most frequently seen family relationship in reality. - HUNG KWONG AFTER THE STORM is a story about a middle aged man with a failed career, his divorced wife, their son who lives with her, his mother and his sister as a family unit. In comparison to Hirokazu Koreeda's other films' dramatic family relationships like in LIKE FATHER LIKE SON and OUR LITTLE SISTER, it is rather plain. This type of plain is the perfect opportunity for the director to show his skills. Hiroshi Abe played Ryota, the protagonist of the film. In his youth he won a certain literary prize for his novel, but 15 years later he fell into a creative crisis and could not write anything new. He lies to himself and others under the guise of "research for his novel" works as a private detective. With his gambling addiction he owes a variety of rent and miscellaneous fees for a long time, even the alimony to his former wife. He wants to buy his son a baseball glove, but the money he borrows is lost very quickly as well. His son is already using the glove that his mother's new boyfriend has bought him. His former wife's new girlfriend makes Ryota feel uncomfortable, which makes him want to make up with his wife and son even more. Ryota's mother lives alone in an aging "single home". She watches his son's unsuccessful life and still hopes for him to be able to get back together with his former wife. When a storm arrives, Ryota, his former wife and their family of three stay with his mother. The four are trapped in one room and face the decision of their lives. Literature Comforts The Soul This film not only talked about Ryota's family but also had another "character" -- the place where he grew up. Today it has become the "single home" that his mother lives alone in. It is also the public housing estate to Hong Kong people. The director spent a lot of time to depict this space. In the aging neighborhood, often the elderly died alone. The place was without elevator, the leisure facilities were aging, the interior decorations remained in the 70s and the 80s style. Such a community was rather different from the Japanese living space that often appeared in film and on television. The elderly who lived here lived a type of previous century life. They listened to the radio, vinyl record players, in the summer they had ancient DIY ice cream. The director also attentively set up the detailed differences between these seniors. The behavior and clothing of Ryota's mother was different from the nearby music teacher and other elderly students, through this point their economic environment differences were shown. As for Ryota, he actually was the character that director Hirokazu Koreeda put the most thought inot. On one hand his literary world was depicted. His award winning novel actually was based on his own sister's everyday life. First it had questions about the music teacher, then his sister's own complaints. Under the poor pure literature climate overall, publisher's editor found him who has not written in years and was addicted to gamble to create stories for a gambling manga. Although the literary road seemed dark, in the end literature remained what gave Ryota comfort. From his mother to his former wife to even his old neighbor, many still appreciated his creation. A little more interesting was that Ryota still used original draft paper to write drafts, but no one knew whether he was nostalgic or he could not even afford a computer from all his gambling. On the other hand, his private detective work was depicted. Aside from investigating affairs, he also had to find lost pets. Ryota was not a good detective. He not only accepted payment from both sides but also some extortion. The worst was he was like many of his clients, he could not forget his former wife and went to follow his former wife on a date......however, this detective agency seemed to be decent to him, as it tolerated his variety of problems from not paying back loans to ruining his social reputation. Would the detective job that faced the various aspects of life help him find a way out of life? The director's hint seemed to be positive. Family Cannot Be Cut Off Hirokazu Koreeda's films would never leave the connections of family. Ryota's gambling addiction came from his father, his son seemed to have inherited his personality, good or bad handwriting and the previous generation's relationship. This all reminded people of Mikio Naruse's LIGHTNING. Both were great films about family relationships. Although AFTER THE STORM was obviously gentler, it still talked about that feeling that would be hard to cut off. Both films also rarely showed the same hopeful ordinary heart/empathy. 3. TA KUNG PAO, JULY 28 2016, LIGHT SHADOW PATH THE AGE OF WORKING FOR STARS Over a year ago a series of films reached a sequel to even a third installment, the budgets of which respectively doubled and triple the first film. The main reason was due to the rise of actor salaries. If it had to continue to a fourth film, it would need to make over 400 million RMB at the box office. Actor salary has already become an important burden of film production. No wonder some filmmakers have said that we have already entered the dilemma of "reading stars' faces, working for stars". Not long ago, 30 to 40 million RMB productions were mid sized films. Now such production budgets at most would be able to hire one top actor, but they might not participate because they would not have any top co-star. Thus the 30 to 40 million production has become a small sized film. Because of this historically unprecedented size of the Chinese film market, the annual box office has reached several tens of billions. Actors' asking prices are higher than the sky, the madness level of which has already reached the point of disowning families. An actor who has been around for years, for over 20 years he was known but not a star. On movie turned him into a famous superstar. When the company talked to him about a sequel, thinking that since it made him a star his salary would be negotiable. It did not expect that his asking price to be astronomical. The reason was very simple. "Without me you can't make (the movie)." This was not an isolated example. For the lead actor of another film, after the first film became a hit his sequel salary was several hundred times. The boss put considerable thought into the matter, as reluctant as he was he finally made the deal with the astronomical priced actor for his business. Some examples were even more absurd. When an actor took a role, not only did he remain firm on his high asking price but also demanded to participate in investment and operation (promotion and advertising). The boss agreed to everything in order to make the movie happen. Finally, that actor said that the director's salary and bonus were too high and demanded adjustment. The director's contract has already been signed for years. His salary also could not compare to that star's. The bonus was even worth mentioning. Finally the boss thought the star was too much of a bully and scrapped the film. Actors could ask for astronomical sums because they have draw. Yet if they are over or underexposed, their draw would immediately take a hit. For example a certain actor has almost been in every movie. His value has already dropped into support player level. He probably would have difficulty with his draw. If everyone stop using actors who call out astronomical prices, he or she could only lower their prices to survive. The problem is investors love brand names and do not want to train new comers. Most recently a film with many leads has no new comer at all. Actually, it is very easy to give new comers a hand with movies with more than three leads. THE GRANDMASTERS' (YUT DOI JUNG SI) Max Zhang Jin is an example. Investors while crying about star salaries being too high still keep on "chasing stars". When the demand is higher than the supply, how can salary fall? Unwilling to give new comers a hand and being shortsighted, "star chasing" bosses are real instigators of star salary overinflation. - TIN LIK [ In Production Now/Soon ] Can : Goo Wat Jai Jai Lit : Wise Sonny Chan Kwok Kwan, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Tony Ho Wa Chiu, Gabriel Harrison (Hoi Chun Kit), Can : Yau Yi Yuen Lit : Young child Grudge Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, Annie Liu (Lau Sum Yau), Anita Chui Bik Ka, Ng Wai Shan COLOUR OF THE GAME Can : Hak Bak Mai Gung Lit : Black and White Maze d. Kam Ka Wai Simon Yam Tat Wa, Jordan Chan Siu Chun, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Gao Yunxiang, Philip Ng Won Lung [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] A rape homicide enigma stirs up the underworld. The truth gradually surfacing in the face of an all out war between the gangster clans. Z FOR ZOMBIE Can : Gum Man Da Song Si Lit : Tonight We Fight Zombies d. Alan Lo Wai Lun Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Venus Wong Man Yik OUR DAYS Can : NGOR MOON DIK 6E Lit : Our 6E d. Checkley Sin Kwok Lam Eric Suen Yiu Wai, Huang Yi, Angie Cheong Wei Yee, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming Shirley Chen, Lemon Yip Chi Yu, Brian Yuen Chung Yeung MANHUNT d. John Woo (Ng Yu Sum) Zhang Hanyu, Masaharu Fukuyama, Stephy Qi Wei, Jun Kunimura, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Nanami Sakuraba, TAO SKY ON FIRE Can : Chung Tin For AKA : BATTLE OF LIFE AKA : Tin For d. Ringo Lam Lan Tung Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho), Joseph Chang, Zhang Ruoyan, Amber Kuo, Zhang Jingchu, Opening February 2017 Teaser: https://youtu.be/lNxcRsubEOw Can : NAM SUN FUN LIN YING Lit : MALE GOD TRAINING CAMP d. Lam Tsz Chung Alex Fong Lik Sun, King Kong, Chan Kwok Kwan, Zheng Kai, Cheung Tat Ming Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Sammi Cheung Sau Man, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning, Michelle Hu Yan, Xenia Chong Shui Yi, Tian Leixi, Xu Dongdong, Chen Jiajia HUSBAND KILLER Can : Nui Si Fook Sau Lit : Revenge of the Ladies d. Fire Lee (For For) Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Gaile Lok, Carlos Koo Tin Cheung, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan, KevinBoy, Lai Mang @ RubberBand, Lily Ho Ngo Yee Can : Gwai Mong Lit : Ghost Net d. Yau Tat Chi Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Chun Wong, Anna Ng Yuen Yee, Jumbo Tsang Suk Nga, Kimi Chiu Wing Yiu, Fei Cheung, Jessica Kan Suk Yi TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE Can : Chor Luen Yut Gei: Jin Nam Muk Yau d. Yip Hei Venus Wong Man Yik, Edward Ma Chi Wai, Jason Fu Long Fei, To Siu Kiu Chantale Bui Yi Luam, Yuen King Tan, Wong Yat Shan, Teresa Mak Ka Kei, Law Kar Ying SISTERHOOD Can : Gwut Mui Lit : Massage Girls d. Tracy Choi Ian Sin Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Yi COOK UP A STORM Can : Fung Mei Kong Wu ji Kuet Jin Sik Sun d. Raymond Yip Wai Man Lit : Nic Flavored World: Challenging The Cooking God Nicholas Tse Ting, Ge You, Jung Yong-Hwa, Tiffany Tang Yan, Michelle Bai Bing 29+1 Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yi), Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik THE BRINK Can : Kong Sau Lit : Wild Beast d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun Max Zhang Jin, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Janice Man Wing Shan, Wu Yue, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Tai Po, Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung, Cecilia So Lai Shan [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Police Inspector Tung tracks criminal Shing to a deserted fisherfolk village and catches Shing and his thugs in the act of smuggling gold from the black market. At the end of a heavy shootout, Tung is severely wounded and Shing takes off with the gold in a car. The car explodes and Shing makes a narrow escape and vows to catch the mastermind behind this sabotage. Tung comes out of a coma 3 months later and discovers his partner Tak has gone undercover inside a smuggling ring among the fisherfolk. When Tak goes missing, Tung disrupts a CIB operation in order to catch Shui Sing, a veteran who may know of Tak’s whereabouts. When Uncle Kau, leader of the smuggling ring is about to kill Tak on a fishing boat after Tak blows his cover, Shing shows up with his men to confront his adopted father. Turns out Uncle Kau collaborated with Blackie, the triad boss who controls smuggled gold to kill Shing so he can take over his share. To get even, Shing plans to rob Blackie’s vault. Tung shows up and saves Uncle Kau’s life, but Tak disappears again. THE SLEEP CURSE Can : Suk Min Lit : Insomnia d. Herman Yau Lai To Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Michelle Wai Si Nga, Jojo Goh (Ng Lei Suen), Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Bryant Mak Chi Lok [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] During Japan's wartime occupation of Hong Kong in 1941-1945, a young translator's collaboration with the enemy results in his life being cursed by a murdered "comfort woman" forced to become a sex slave. Forty-five years later, the man's sins come back to haunt his son, a professor specializing in sleeping disorders, when the lady's ghost returns for vengeance. Can : Ngor Yiu Fat Dat Lit : I Want To Be Rich d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Bob Lam Sing Bun, Rose Chan Ka Wun, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Mak Ling Ling, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Snow Suen Wai Suet Can : Gau Geung Ching Doh Fu Lit : Vampire Saving Street Sweeper Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik, Min Chen Lin (Lam Ming Jing), Chin Siu Ho, Richard Ng Yiu Hong, Bondy Chiu Hok Yi MISSION MILANO Can : Wong Pai Dau Wong Pai Lit : Trump Card Teases the Trump Card d. Wong Jing Andy Lau Tak Wa, Huang Xiaoming, Shen Teng, Wong Cho Lam, Ouyang Nana Opening Christmas 2016 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] A wealthy entrepreneur goes undercover with an Interpol agent to protect a new invention, Seed of God, from falling into an international crime conglomerate. MRS. K d. Ho Yu Hang Kara Wai Ying Hung, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Wu Bai, Faizal Hussein, Tony Lau, Siow Li Xuan [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Mrs K is a housewife who lives in a quiet life with her husband and their daughter but one day a stranger turns up and Mrs K is forced to confront an old enemy to protect her family. Can : Tin For Lit : Heavenly Fire d. Cash Chin Man Kei Daniel Wu, Amber Kuo, Joseph Chang Can : Suen Jak Yau Hei Lit : Selection Game d. Alan Kwong Ting Wo Aaron Yan, Dylan Kuo, Wang Feifei, Harriet Yang Sze Man, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Mavis Fan Shuangshuang THE FIXER Can : Sun Hung Tai Bo AKA : Tin Hung Tai Bo 2016 Lit : Magic Traveller 2016 d. Lawrence Ah Mon (Lau Kwok Cheung) Sean Lau Ching Wan, Max Zhang Jin, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Jiang Yiyan, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Lo Hoi Pang, Ng Man Tat, Kevin Chu Kam Yin KUNG FU YOGA Can : Gung Fu Yu Ga d. Stanley Tong Kwai Lai Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood, Aarif Rahman, Lay Zhang, Miya Muqi [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Jack, a renowned professor of archeology at the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xi'an, teams up with beautiful Indian professor Ashmita and assistant Kyra to locate India's lost Magadha treasure in Tibet. Jack's assistants Xiaoguang and Nuomin accompany them. They are later joined by Jones Lee, whose father was Jack's old friend. Using various new clues and GPS, the group locates the lost Magadha army that had escorted the treasure in ancient times, buried in an ice cave that has been hidden for centuries. They are suddenly ambushed by Randall, a descendent of a rebel army leader who claims a right to the royal treasure. During the scuffle, Jones snatches a large diamond from the cave and flees, leaving Jack and his team trapped inside the frozen cave. Using yoga breathing techniques, Jack and Ashmita escape the cave through an icy river, returning to free the others. Defeated, Ashmita and Kyra return to India Jack, Xiaogang and Nuomin travel to Dubai where the diamond is being auctioned. Although Jack secures the diamond, it is snatched by Randall leading to a daring car chase in which Ashmita secures it on a passing motorbike and vanishes. Realizing that the professor is not who she claims to be, Jack, his team and Jones fly to India. Ashmita and Kyra are in fact sisters and descendants of Magadha royalty, who wish to restore their family name. Jack agrees to help them again. When Jones and Kyra are kidnapped, Jack and Ashmita travel to the Sacred Mountain to unlock the treasure... CONCERTO OF THE BULLY Can : Dai Lok Si Wai Oi Pui Lok Lit : Great Musician Scores For Love AKA : Dai Lok Si Lit : Great Musician d. Fung Chih Chiang Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Philip Keung Ho Man, Michael Ning Chi Ho (Bak Ji), Jacky Cai Jie, Chow Chi Kwan, Jason Fu Longfei (JA) [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Internet songwriter Chow is gifted with an extraordinary retentive memory. She never forgets anything she has heard. One day, she was kidnapped by Yung, a street punk, to a remote fish raft so desolate that an escape plan seems to be a mission impossible. In the hope to flee with the only ability she has, Chow offers to give a spiritual music therapy to the rather maniacal kidnapper. What happens next is beyond anyone’s imagination – the two who have nothing in common begin to form an intimate bond and connection through music. More than that, Chow finds immense inspirations on this “floating stage”, while discovering the incredible singing voice and vocal range in Yung – a seemingly hopeless criminal can also possess a voice as captivating as the sound of nature... Can : Ba Ba, Dui But Hei Lit : Papa, Sorry d. Checkley Sin Kwok Lam Rose Chan Ka Wun, Brian Yuen Chung Yeung, Rachel Chau Ka Lei, Crztal To Ji Jeun UNDERCOVER VS UNDERCOVER Can : Chim Lung Jui Gik Lit : Diving Dragon Snipes d. Philip Lui Koon Nam, Frankie Tam Kwong Yuen Vanness Wu (Ng Kin Ho), Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Philip Ng Won Lung, Meng Jia, Jessica C., KING OF KUNG FU Can : Gong Fu Ji Wong d. Samuel Leung Cheuk Moon Samuel Leung Cheuk Moon, Winnie Leung Man Yi, Ronan Pak Kin Yan, Ng Wai LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE Can : 1 OAK 2 HEI Lit : 1 Home 2 Cheats Alien Huang (Wong Hung Sing), Lam Suet, Vanessa Tuan Lung Chun FERRYMAN Can : Bai Doh Yun d. Zhang Jiajia Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Angelababy, Takashi Kaneshiro, Eason Chan Yik Shun DRINK DRANK DRUNK Can : Sam Tiu Yau Yum Jui Jau Lit : Three Guys Leave Drunk d. Takkie Yeung Yat Tak Ken Hung Cheuk Lap, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Michelle Wai Si Nga, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yee), Maggie Siu Mei Kei, Eric Tang Chi Kin, Ayaka Tomoda [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Alan is a rich kid looking forward to a busy 24 hours: his birthday celebration tonight and attending court as witness in a criminal trial the next morning. He and his mates embark on a crazy night on the town that leaves him in no condition to testify. As the deadline looms, another solution is sought. In the process, the guys discover their twilight craziness provided each with a new self-perspective that has intangibly changed their lives. --- [ NOW SHOWING ] THE MENU Can : Doh For Sun Mun Sin Lit : News Flash Point d. Ben Fong Chun Wa Gregory Wong Chung Hiu, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Kate Yeung Kei, Ng Man Tat, Akina Fong Kin Yee, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Lydia Tong Bui Sze, Coco Yuen Chi Kiu Rating : IIB Length : 89 mins. Opening August 4 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/Lo08rm0-cDc [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] At the Office of Smart Post, Fong Ying, Lok Ka-Fai and Mallory Mak are busy on gathering the news. In the meantime, an explosion occurs in the C99’s television studio, people are terrified. The bomb was set by Tam, who demands to meet the Chief Executive. Tam’s daughter was raped and murdered 7 years ago by Ko Kin Yan. However, the jury found Ko not guilty. Based on the current Hong Kong Laws and Rules, Ko will not being charged again, so Tam used such a vicious way in fighting for the truth. GIRL OF THE BIG HOUSE Can : Bo Bui Dong Ga Lit : Baby Runs The House AKA : Siu Gwai Dong Ga Lit : Little Monster Runs The House d. Aman Chang Man Francis Ng Chun Yu, Miriam Yeung Chin Wa, Angela Wang Shiling Yuen Qiu, Lo Fun, Jim Chim Shui Man Rating : I Length : 95 mins. Opening August 4 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/6uQf3vvGzW8 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Bowie leads the life of a little princess. She lives in a gorgeous villa, travels by the most premium car, studies in an elite school and owns countless toys. Yet, she is very lonely. Her parents, Neil and Nina , are always tied up with their big business projects. Her parents are never around, Bowie has only nanny Aunt Kim, omnipotent giant robot Wiley and tutor Macy to keep her company. Bowie’s biggest wish is to have her parents come home in time to join her birthday party. One day, some human traffickers attempt to kidnap Bowie. Luckily, in the nick of time, three smart street kids Holly, Man and Donald come to her rescue, and instantly they become good friends. Neil keeps a Van Gogh masterpiece in the house, which his mother has promised to give to his elder brother, Dave. Yet Dave has been sentenced to jail for accidental killing. He holds a grudge against Neil for seizing all the inheritance from their parents. Upon his release from jail, Dave plans to get back his Van Gogh masterpiece. However, he is not aware that his accomplices are planning to rob the house with the help of their boss, Mr. Brutal and to kidnap Bowie for a ransom. In face of imminent danger, smart and vigilant Bowie fights a contest of wits and strength against the robbers. On the other hand, will Dave boost up his last inch of courage to rescue Bowie? DORAEMON: NOBITA AND THE BIRTH OF JAPAN d. Shinnosuke Yakuwa Rating : I Rating : 104 mins. Opening August 4 2016 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Nobita comes up with the idea of running away from home because he is always being scolded at home and at school. Additionally, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo all have their own reasons for running away from home. Together with Doraemon, they all travel through time to the Japan of 70,000 years ago. IF CATS DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORLD Can : Dong Jeh Sai Gai Moot Yau Mau Lit : When This Earth Has No Cat d. Akira Nagai Takeru Satoh, Aoi Miyazaki, Gaku Hamada, Meiko Harada Rating : I Length : 103 mins. Opening July 28 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/5w4z8cOz5DQ [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] A young postman whose days are numbered from a brain tumor. One day, a devil who looks just like him appears and says: "For each thing you agree to erase from the world, I would give you one more day to live!" Finding the proposal hard to believe, the postman nevertheless accepts the offer. In a world where things cease to exist one by one, he retraces the memory of his lover, friends, family and his beloved cat – Cabbage..."What the world would be like after I die and disappear?" ONE PIECE FILM GOLD d. Hiroaki Miyamoto Japanese Animation Length : 118 mins. Opening July 28 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/6z39EM18rYA [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Luffy and his crews have come to a land called “Grantesoro” which is a state with no government. All pirates, and rich people stay in this biggest city of entertainment, enjoying those fascinating life day and night. Luffy found out “Gild Tesoro” , the master of “Grantesoro” is bribing the world government for power. This “Monster” of the new world has started his action. Luffy and his crews who discovered the conspiracy are now involved in this power game... In order to save the sea and the land, Luffy’s belief of “Freedom” is now under test. [ CINEMA ONLINE ] In this brand new voyage, Luffy and his gang of Straw Hat Pirates are taking on Gild Tesoro, a casino king who controls the huge golden ship Gran Tesoro and is one of the richest men in the world. SO, I MARRIED MY ANTI-FAN Can : Sor Yi......Wor Hak Fun Gein Fun Liu d. Kim Jae-Young Park Chan-yeol, Seo Ju-hyun, Yuan Shanshan Rating : IIA Length : 99 mins. Opening July 21 2016 Trailer: https://movie.yahoo-leisure.hk/movie/trailers/O843g [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Female journalist Miaomiao Fang accidentally snaps a photo of the top Korean star Zhun Hou in a restroom of a night club and finds out his dark personal life. Zhun tries to protect his image and force Miaomiao’s magazine to fire her. Now, despite losing her job and apartment, the intrepid young woman has taken on a new mission in life: Destroy Zhun at all costs. HENTAI KAMEN 2: THE ABNORMAL CRISIS d. Yuuichi Fukuda Ryohei Suzuki, Fumiko Shimizu Rating : IIB Length : 118 mins. Opening July 21 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/9CJthvJTgw4 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The media has been reporting the news every day that all panties are disappearing, but Kyosuke continues wearing Aiko’s panties and defeating evil. Aiko has mixed feelings and asks him to return her panties, and their feelings gradually become out of sync. Kyosuke inadvertently hurts Aiko’s feelings, unaware of the hateful gaze of their classmate Tadashi Makoto. In the unprecedented crisis of losing Aiko’s affection and all the panties completely vanishing from the world, the most powerful enemy challenges Hentai Kamen. WANSEI BACK HOME d. Huang Ming-Cheng Rating : I Length : 110 mins. Opening July 14 2016 (Special Screening) Opening August 4 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/6BeM1eBiG6Y [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Wansei refers to Japanese who were born in Taiwan during the colonial period. After WWII, Wansei were repatriated to Japan. Since then, painful separation stories have occurred throughout Taiwan and Japan. The documentary took 12 years of field interviews and five years of filming production. It doesn’t only tell the stories of Wansei, but also tells stories of friendships and family ties, and the true meaning of life when facing the harsh adversity. A LIVING PROMISE d. Kan Ishibashi Yutaka Takenouchi, Yosuke Eguchi, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuka Length : 120 mins. Opening July 14 2016 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The President of an IT affiliated company Yuma lives only for his work. One day he hears about his estranged friend’s death. He was a Yuma’s lifelong friend, and a rival. But Yuma was not even aware that he was gravely ill. Yuma’s friend nurtured a lifelong passion, one shared by the people of his hometown. He decides to fulfill his promise to his dead friend there. A place where hearts connect... KAMEN RIDER 1 d. Osamu Kaneda Hiroshi Fujioka, Shun Nishime, Hikaru Ohsawa, Ryosuke Yamamoto Rating : IIA Length : 96 mins. Opening July 7 2016 WHILE THE WOMEN ARE SLEEPING d. Wayne Wang Takashi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Shiori Kutsuna, Sayuri Oyamada, Lily Franky Rating : IIB Length : 103 mins. Opening July 7 2016 [ COMING SOON ] NOWHERE TO HIDE! Can : Nam Gik Tam Seh Dung Lit : Male Extreme Search Light AKA : NO WHERE TO HIDE AKA : TELL ME MORE d. Lau Chun Fai Don Li Yat Long, Yeung Tsz-Yiu, Anna Ng Yuen Yee, Eddie Pang Wai On, Ben To Chun Bun, Chan Wai Man, Lau Nam Kwong, Au Oi Ling, Sunny Tai Yiu Ming, Tony Wang Wai Tak, Valerie Mok Wai Yu, Amy K (Ai Mei Kei), Miki Lee Sum Ying, Natalie Chan Lai Yau, Chan Hoi Won, Lo Wing Man, Lam Bui Fung, Sadie Au Tin Yi, Gloria Wong Yung, Rating : IIB Length : 98 mins. NESSUN DORMA Can : Hung Sau Wan Mei Shu Lit : The Killer Is Still Awake d. Herman Yau Lai To Janice Man Wing Shan, Andy Hui Chi On, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Candy Yu On On, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, Jacky Cai Jie, Phat Chan Wai Hung, Pancy Chan Pui Sze, Ken Law Ho Ming Length : 94 mins. Opening March 22 2016 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Former math prodigy Brian Fong is now a math teacher in a primary school, living the life of an ordinary man until his wife’s suicide plunges him into depression. Unable to take care of his dog, Brian decides to leave it with Beloved Pets, where he befriends the founder Jasmine Tsang during his visits. Jasmine comes from a rich family and though she lives a worry-free life, she has yet to find its meaning. Under pressure from her family, she agrees to a marriage of convenience. A week before she’s to marry Vincent Lee, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, she gets cold feet, partly due to Vincent’s history of womanizing and partly because she can’t get her mind off Brian. On a rainy night, she decides to leave the city and look for Brian in the countryside to find out if he shares her feelings. Only then will she have a reason to try to live the life she wants. Unfortunately, Brian is unwilling to commit. Having been rejected, the heart-broken Jasmine drives home alone when she is attacked and passes out. When she finally comes to, she is shocked to find herself stark naked and locked up in a room. During her confinement, her captor doesn’t seem to sleep at all and she often hears the theme song Nessun Dorma from Puccini’s masterpiece Turandot... [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] The beautiful yet naive Tsang (Janice Man) has second thoughts about her arranged marriage with the most eligible bachelor in town (Lam Ka-tung) because she is secretly in love with the dog-loving math prodigy Fong (Andy Hui). One night, she is attacked on her way home. She wakes up and finds herself trapped in a room and tied to a bed naked. She was raped but managed to escape, and this leads to murderous outcomes. After the success of last year’s Sara, Herman Yau again teams up with screenwriter Erica Li to create another complex psychological thriller about true love and the choices of life. HAPPINESS Can : Chum Jau Hung Fook Dik Yut Ji Lit : Days of Looking For Happiness d. Hur Jin-Ho Hwang Jung-Min, Lim Su-Jeong Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening September 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/H6FkdPwiHmo [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Years of heavy drinking have left Young-Su with a damaged liver, and so he says farewell to life in Seoul and checks into a sanitarium in a small rural town for alternative medicine. There he meets Eun-Hee, a lung patient who practically regards the sanitarium as her home. They decide to start a new life as a couple, when after a while Young-Su gets increasingly frustrated about what small town life fails to offer. How and where can real happiness be found? Once again, Hur Jin-ho (Christmas in August) tells a romantic story with captivating visuals and an emotive soundtrack. BEGIN AGAIN AKA : LOVE UNDER THE SICILY SUN AKA : Sai Sai Lei Yim Yeung Ha Can : Fong Yin Sai Sai Lei Lit : Lie of Sicily d. Lin Yu-Hsien (Lam Yuk Yin) Ethan Juan (Yuen King Tin), Zhou Dongyu, Lee Joon-Gi Opening July 2016 LINE WALKER Can : Si Toh Hung Jeh d. Jazz Boon (Man Wai Hung) Louis Koo Tin Lok, Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Charmaine Sheh Si Man, Benz Hui Siu Hung, Stefan Huynh (Wong Cheung Hing), Oceane Zhu Xuan, Jade Leung Jung, Li Guangjie, Candy Chang Hui-Man Rating : IIB Opening August 11 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/3D1Lk9Hss3Y [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] When undercover agent Ding receives an encrypted message from Blackjack, who claims to be an undercover agent that has lost contact with the police, she reports it to her superior officer Inspector Q, who immediately launches a mission to search for Blackjack. During the mission, Ding visits a casino where she discovers that the supposedly dead triad leader Foon-hei is surprisingly alive and kicking. Meanwhile, Inspector Q narrows down Blackjack’s whereabouts when he learns of a finance group’s involvement in a drug deal in Brazil. The deal involves company chairman Kwok Ming, his advisor Lam, Lam’s right-hand man Shiu and Foon-hei, who is plotting a comeback to the crime world. When the players learn of an undercover agent in their midst, paranoia and distrust begin to cloud over the deal... [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] After a handler of undercover agents died and his classified files erased, some of the identities of those agents become lost. When someone codenamed Blackjack contacts the police, asserting that he is a lost agent , Inspector Q sends Agent Ting to contact him. Ting soon finds herself manipulated by Blackjack,while Inspector Q encounters a series of peculiar events resulting in the death of the chairman of a finance group. Finally ,Inspector Q manages to pin down the whereabouts of Blackjack and uncovers the surreptitious involvement of a business company in a huge drug deal in Brazil. However, the drug dealers have found out that there is an undercover agent among them,and things get trickier as fear and mistrust gain the upper hand.... CHIBI MARUKO-CHAN: THE BOY FROM ITALY d. Akane Kazuki Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 94 mins. Opening August 11 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/WBmOHa5QuSg [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The story is about Hanawa’s home had six friends come from different countries, under the request of the students, these foreign friends admitted Chibi Maruko and other students’ home. Andrea from Italy, who lived in Maruko’s home. Although they get along with a variety of cultures and backgrounds, they gradually became friends. Maruko and Andrea have developed a romantic love story. THE TENNANT DOWNSTAIRS Can : Lau Ha Dik Fong Hak d. Andrew Hsuei Chen-Tung Simon Yam Tat Wa, Ivy Shao Yu-Wei, Kaiser Chuang Kai-Hsun, Li Xing, Lee Kang Sheng, Bernard, Hou Yan Xi, Yu An Shun, Angel Ho, Kurt Chou, Feng Kei, Akio Chen Rating : III Length : 115 mins. Opening August 12 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/amL7Vm3ijlQ [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A strange man inherits a building where cameras have been installed everywhere. His new tenants are of all kinds: a single dad with his daughter, a sexy office lady, a lazy porn-addicted student, a divorced sports teacher, a gay couple, and a mysterious young woman always dressed in white, Yingru. The landlord spends his days spying on his tenants until, one day, he sees Yingru torturing a man in her room. Fascinated, he starts reconsidering his role in the building. And when Yingru asks him to be a partner rather than solely a witness in his tenants' lives, and to help them "free" themselves, the strange man decides to act. CALL OF HEROES Can : Ngai Sing Lit : Dangerous City AKA THE DEADLY RECLAIM AKA : Ngai Sing Chi Ba Lit : Dangerous City Assassinate Tyrant d. Benny Chan Muk Sing Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Wu Jing, Liu Kai Chi, Yolanda Yuan Quan, Jiang Shuying, Liu Kai Chi, Philip Keung Ho Man, Berg Ng Ting Yip, Sammy Hung Tin Chiu, Opening August 18 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/yVoTH1QstFM [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] During the warlords era after falling of Qing Dynasty in China, a village located in rural area called Pucheng fell into dangerous situation when its government allocated all its military force to the frontline, the cruel young general Cao from the enemy troops arrived the village and killed the innocent, the leader of self-defense team of the village was desperate to fight against Cao for justice and to protect their homeland... HEARTFALL ARISES Can : Gaing Sum Por AKA : Gaing Tin Por AKA : Por Dei Yuk Lit : Hell Break d. Ken Wu Pinru (Ng Bun Yu) Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Tong Liya, Mavis Fan, Christie Chen (Si Suen), Shaun Tam Chun Yin, Gao Weiguang BabyJohn Choi Hong Yik, Ava Liu (Yu Kiu) Rating : IIB Opening August 18 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/BxziWdTjpjw [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Two Chinese chess masters are entangled in several serial murder cases related to organ transplants. Brave cop John Ma and criminal psychologist Calvin Che have to work together to find the missing link, which connects all cases while at the same time, they also face various threats and dangers. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU d. Tetsuya Yanagisawa Japanese Animation Length : 64 mins. Opening August 18 2016 WEEDS ON FIRE Can : Dim Ng Bo Lit : Point Five Step d. Chan Chi Fat Lam Yiu Sing, Liu Kai Chi, Wu Tsz Tung, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening March 26 2016 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening August 25 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/jl715Our5Jg [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Inspired by the true story of Hong Kong’s first teenage baseball team, director Chan Chi-fat’s Weeds on Fire proves a surprisingly relevant youth sports drama. In the 1980s, two childhood friends join the Shatin Martins, a Band 3 school baseball team managed by the school principal (Liu Kai-chi). From these humble beginnings, the boys experience camaraderie, fall in love and make fateful decisions that resonate throughout their lives amid a changing Hong Kong and its sporting world. [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In the year of 1984, the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed, and the future of Hong Kong became unclear. In the stream of history, this story of a baseball team beneath the Lion Rock had gradually been forgotten. In that year, "Shatin Martins", the first Hong Kong youth baseball team, was formed. The 10 young players were living an uneasy and restless life as Hong Kong was being humiliated by one defeat after another and the fate of the “Shatin Martins” and their strong rival, the Japanese Buffaloes, hanged in the balance. However, the hardship only brought out their bravery to surmount themselves and overcome the struggles. Living in the golden age, these players ignited their glory with every game as they grew together with their city. Eventually, it all comes down to the final game facing their greatest rival yet... S STORM AKA Z STORM II Can : Z Fung Bo II d. David Lam Tak Luk Louis Koo Tin Lok, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Vic Chou Yu Man, Ada Choi Siu Fun, DaDa Chan Jing, Janelle Sing Kwan, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Shek Sau, Lo Hoi Pang, Jacky Cai Jie, Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung, Philip Keung Ho Man Opening August 25 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/iUtFUEBOvGE [ CINEMA ONLINE ] Following the anti-corruption battle in the first film, lead investigator of the ICAC unit, William Luk Che Lim, must decide on his next move to handle the uncontrollable case, which makes him re-enter the dangerous area and face his war with certain organisations. SHIN GODZILLA d. Hidaki Anno Yutaka Takenouchi, Hiroki Hasegawa, Satomi Ishihara Length : 120 mins. Opening August 25 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/DgL8TV301dE [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster. TRAIN TO BUSAN Can : Si Sat Lit Cheh Lit : Corpse Kill Express d. Yeoh Sang-Ho Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-Mi, Sohee Rating : IIB Length : 118 mins. Opening August 25 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/2X0246N4UVI [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency! As an unidentified virus sweeps the country, Korean government declares martial law. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival...453 km from Seoul to Busan. The struggle to survive by those who have others to protect! Get on board to stay alive! TRIAN TO BUSAN was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. FOOLING AROUND JIANGHU Can : Gong Wu Bei Ket Lit : Mob Tragedy AKA : Gong Wu Hei Ket Lit : Mob Comedy d. Lam Chiu Wing Alan Tam Wing Lun, Jordan Chan Siu Chun, Christine Ng Wing Mei, Jaime Chik Mei Chun, Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Jacky Cai Jie Opening September 1 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/PGqp1Oh734c SWORD MASTER Can : Sam Siu Yeh Dik Gim Lit : Sword Of Third Young Master d. Derek Yee Tung Sing Lin Gengxin, Peter Ho Yun Tung, Jiang Yiyan, Jiang Mengjie, Gu Caobin, Opening September 1 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/5kcK9C3U9Xs ERASED Can : Mai Ji Si Hung Lit : Time And Space Of Mystery d. Yuichiro Hirakawa Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kasumi Arimura Rating : IIA Length : 120 mins. Opening September 1 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/gipPCORsK0E HAPPINESS AKA : THE IDEA OF HAPPINESS Can : Hung Won Si Ngor Lit : Luck is Me d. Andy Lo (Law Yiu Fai) Kara Wai Ying Hung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Cya Liu (Lau Nga Sat), Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Yan Ng Yat Yin, Ng Yip Kwan, Brenda Lam Siu Ha, Lawrence Chou Chun Wai, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Celia Kwok Wing Yi, Teresa Mak Ka Kei, Chin Siu Ho Rating : IIB Length : 113 mins. Opening September 8 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/H6FkdPwiHmo [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] After his mother's death, Chan Kai-yuk feels so alone that he leaves Guangzhou for Hong Kong to look up the father who abandoned him and his mom. But Yuk's hopes are dashed on finding his dad has a new family and considers him a burden. Alone and homeless, Yuk is taken in by Auntie Fen, a middle-aged recluse who leads a solitary existence. At first, their different habits and personalities lead to numerous squabbles, intensified by Yuk's self-centeredness and Fen's odd temperament. As time goes on, Yuk learns Fen is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. The discovery unexpectedly serves as a catalyst for the young man's growth as a caring friend. For the first time in her life, Fen feels truly blessed. But it is a situation rife with irony due to the nature of her disease and the accelerating elusiveness of feelings and memories. AT CAFE 6 Can : Lok Lung Ka Feh Guoon d. Neal Wu Dong Zijian, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Lin Bo-Hong, Ouyang Nini, Ireiene Song Opening September 8 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/IkYjt7jaWzc [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] At Café 6 was adapted from novelist Fujii Izuki's best-selling novel At Café 6 and the film is the author's directing debut, credited with his real name Neal WU. The novel has sold nearly 1 million copies in Taiwan and its movie adaptation has been highly anticipated since its publication. It is a film about youth, love and friendship. Miss Liang's car broke down after work in a rainy night. The coffee shop owner helps her and invites her to his shop called café 6. When he knows Miss Liang has a fight with her long-distance boyfriend, he shares the story that happened in the summer of 1996. At that time, Min-lu Guan and his good friend Bo-zhi Xiao always hang out together. Lu is secretly in love with Xin-rui Li. And Bo-zhi Xiao loves Xin-rui's best friend, Xin-yi Cai. They share the shining young day together. However, they need to face reality after high school graduation, can they still keep relationship forever? A CHINESE ODYSSEY 3 Can : Dai Wa Sai Yau 3 d. Jeff Lau Chun Wai Wu Jing, Karen Mok Man Wai, Han Geng, Tiffany Tang Yan Opening September 8 2016 in Malaysia [ CINEMA ONLINE ] At the end of "A Chinese Odyssey 2", Zixia managed to see in advance the outcome of the battle. Now, in order to prevent the unfortunate tragedy, she travels back to the past and make sure that Monkey does not fall in love with her. Monkey is then reincarnated and continues to wait for Bak Jing-jing. TSUKIJI WONDERLAND d. Natoaro Endo Jiro Ono, Rene Redzepi, Theodore C. Bestor Documentary Rating : I Length : 111 mins. Opening September 8 2016 Site : http://www.cinema.com.hk/en/movie/details/8950 [ SHOCHIKU ] The Tsukiji Market, which is called "Japan's Lively Kitchen", is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. The market was built about 80 years ago, when it has moved from Nihonbashi area to Tsukiji area in central Tokyo. It continues to attract people throughout its rich history. Fish and seafood from Tsukiji begins to color the Japanese tables and functions as the core of "Washoku", the Japanese cuisine which is added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012. This film will show you the passion of people in Tsukiji and the important essence of Japanese traditional cuisine. [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Tsuk?i Fish Market in Tokyo, renowned as 'the world’s largest fish market' is significant not only by its scale but more by the unique role it has played in Japanese food culture. All the best fish around the world, about 3,000 tons of fish worth sixteen million dollars arrive at Tsuk?i every morning. There are about seven hundred intermediate whole sellers called “nakaoroshi” running their own fish shops under one roof. Nakaoroshi are fish experts with origins dating all the way back to the 16th century. Each nakaoroshi specializes in a certain category, such as tuna, shrimp or eel and their way of business, skills and knowledge in handling fish is passed down from generation to generation even to this day. Located right next to Ginza in central Tokyo, they have catered to the needs of demanding professionals and Tsuk?i’s effort to offer the best quality fish for their customers never ceases. Through the lives of professionals working at Tsuk?i, the film will portray how Tsuk?i has been the center of fish culinary culture and helped Japanese food culture to flourish as we know it today. With Tsuk?i moving from current location to Toyosu in 2016, its critical to capture this unique fish market in its current state. It is our great hope that this film helps tell the rich cultural story of Tsuk?i so it can be carried on for the future. THE MOMENT Can : Chi Ching Chi Hak Lit : This Love This Moment d. Wong Kwok Fai Gordon Lam Ka Tung, DaDa Chan Jing, Eric Suen Yiu Wai, Kelvin Kwan Chor Yiu, Poon Chan Leung, Eric Kwok Wai Leung, Grace Ip Pui Man, Kaman Kong Opening September 15 2016 MCDULL RISE OF THE RICE COOKER Can : Mak Dau Fan Bo Kei Bing Lit : McDull Rice Treasure Raider d. Brian Tse Cantonese Voices: Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Timothy Cheng Tse Sing, the Pancakes, King Kong, Animation Rating : I Length : 90 mins. Opening September 15 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/VcIKiNeqpMg [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] One day, a monster from outer space attacks Earth and even Superman can no longer be counted on. It seems Earth’s last hope lies in...a dork and a rice cooker? Grown up in a small fishing village, McDull has no black mask, no red underwear, not to mention superpower. McDull has such an ambition that with his great enthusiasm for science, he will one day become an inventor. Suddenly, a giant monster invades Earth and defeats the widely believed Earth hero - Superman. At this critical moment, people from all over the world are called for participation in an international robot competition to find the most powerful robot to fight the monster. With no much resource but some cheap home appliances, McDull converts a rice cooker into his world-saving robot: the Rizo. Unexpectedly, McDull’s low-tech invention enters the final competition. The news excites the whole village. Not only Mrs. Mak’s works day and night to meet the expense, but Principal and many others offer McDull with abundant support. Finally, McDull and Rizo set off for final contest. Rizo looks clumsy and its functions seem so ordinary. Nevertheless, as the competition turns fierce and ugly, Rizo’s unbelievable endurance makes it the final champion. Like this, McDull and Rizo suddenly become the hope of Earth. Whereas the monster could come again anytime, some scheme is going on among the heads of states...Will McDull and Rizo, the partners that are once ridiculed, be the world savior? Why does the monster attack Earth over and over again? [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] When one can’t count on superheroes to save our planet from outerspace monsters, who do we turn to? That’s right! A pig head and a rice pot! Mcdull has no black masks or red underwear, and certainly not supernatural powers. He is just an ordinary boy growing up in a fishing village and dreaming of growing up to become an inventor. One day, an outerspace monster invades the Earth and makes mincemeat of the superhero sent to meet him. So world leaders call on all citizens to design a super robot, to defeat the outerspace monster and save the Earth. Mcdull, who is scant of resources but plenty resourceful, starts fiddling with his mom’s household appliances. From a humble rice cooker, he designs a low-tech high-power robot: Risopot, and makes it to the final of the World Robot Design Competition. The whole fishing village is jubilant. To produce Risopot, everybody chips in, including the principal of the village school. And Mrs. Mak, Mcdull’s mom and the village fishball maker, works triple hard to meet the expenses. Risopot looks dumb and his functions are a joke. But with extraordinary tenacity and lots of dumb luck, he emerges the winner. Now the responsibility of saving the Earth falls squarely on the shoulders of Mcdull and Risopot. The outerspace monster will be upon the Earth again any time soon. The world leaders are having summit meetings and seem to be up to something. The pig head and rice pot combo, still a laughing stock, can they really save our planet? And the outerspace monster, why does he time and again invade the Earth? SPECIAL FEMALE FORCE Can : Lat Gaing Ba Wong Fa Lit : Hot Inspector Wears Skirts d. Wilson Chin Kwok Wai Eliza Sam Lai Heung, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Hidy Yu Hiu Tung, Jade Leung Jung, Jacky Cai Jie, Anita Chui Bik Ka, Philip Ng Won Lung, Chris Tong Bing Yu, Cathryn Lee Yuen Ling, Mak Cheung Ching, Jerry Lamb Hiu Fung, Terence Siufay, Opening September 28 2016 [ WLJACK ] The movie tells a story of a policewoman going undercover in a five-star hotel in Bangkok 25 years ago to investigate international terrorist, Gu Zhi Jin. During one of the fight, an explosion killed many female agents except sole survivor, the leader of the agents - Madam Fong, Gu managed to escape. Now, 25 years later, Madam Fong meets a group of girls whom she then trains as her apprentices. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] An elite team of six female rookie police recruits fails to graduate as they resist to retreat in the final test when the situation gets out of hand. But their eminence provides them with another opportunity – “The Rafflesia”, a special female force that was disbanded 25 years ago when the mission failed, which is now looking for new blood to resume operation. Their first mission is to capture the notorious triad leader “President”, who caused the disbandment of “The Rafflesia” 25 years ago. He takes hostage of top medical scientist Yoshida for his knowledge in virus to threaten different countries and ultimately plot a physical robbery. Eager to become real police officers, the girls accept the offer despite the level of danger involves. OPERATION MEKONG Can : Mei Gung Hor Hung Dung d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Zhang Hanyu, Feng Wenjuan Opening September 29 2016 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The term “Golden Triangle” has become a synonymous for drugs. Golden Triangle is one of the three main opium supplies in the world - located where the unrestricted border regions between Burma, Laos and Thailand converge along the Mekong River. Under the Chinese government’s suppression, Golden Triangle’s heroin supply has greatly declined. The uprise of ‘ice’ however brings back the ascendancy of Golden Triangle and it quickly becomes a battlefield at the Mekong River. On 5th October 2011, thirteen dead bodies of Chinese shipmen are found, blindfolded with hands tied, on the Mekong River. The Thai military also discovers 900 thousand pieces of ice drug on two Chinese merchant vessels. The Chinese government assigns Officer Ko and his team to investigate the case in Thailand. Fong, a farm owner and an intelligence agent, knows that the ice drug found on the vessels belongs to a drug lord’s gang member and is imputed to the Chinese shipmen. He later discovers the mastermind behind the massacre – Law, a notorious drug lord who has a strong military force and operates in and out of the Golden Triangle. In order to arrest Law, Thailand, Laos, Burma and China work together with an unspoken rule among themselves: the country that captures Law will be his jurisdiction. Fong and Ko’s teams use all means to track down Law. Ko and his team infiltrate into Law’s troop in the hope of taking down his stronghold. Fong lays a trap as an undercover, not realizing Law has found out his true identity and in the ensuing firefight, Law’s military force has slaughtered most of Ko’s men. In the aftermath of Fong’s wrongful intelligence, Ko discovers Fong’s untold secret and his true intention in the field. Once and for all, could Ko unveil Golden Triangle’s iron curtain and seek justice for the shipmen? RAILROAD TIGERS d. Ding Sheng Jackie Chan, Darren Wang, Nick Wang, Tao Wang, Opening October 6 2016 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] In December 1941, Japan expands the occupation of its neighbouring countries to Southeast Asia. The railway from Tianjin to Nanjing in East China became a key military transportation route, heavily guarded by Japanese soldiers. Railroad worker Ma Yuan leads a team of freedom fighters. Using his deep knowledge of the train network, he and his men sabotage it, ambushing Japanese soldiers and stealing supplies to feed the starving Chinese. Although the freedom fighters have no weapons of their own, they employ whatever tools are at hand, including shovels, loose railway track planks and diverted trains. The local Chinese call the unlikely heroes the "Railroad Tigers". The freedom fighters find themselves on the wrong side of the tracks when the Japanese send reinforcements to Shandong. In an act of defiance, Ma Yuan launches his most dangerous mission yet, blowing up a heavily-guarded railroad bridge. When the Japanese learn of the crippling plan, which will derail the war effort, the stakes are raised even higher. --- [ Entertainment URL ] MEDIA ASIA http://www.mediaasia.com EMPEROR MOTION PICTURES http://www.emp.hk PEGASUS MOTION PICTURES http://www.pegasusmovie.com WE PICTURES http://www.wepictures.com CINEMA POPULAR http://www.cinemapopular.com MEI AH http://www.meiah.com NEW ASIA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP http://www.aeghk.com GOLDEN SCENE http://www.goldenscene.com Commercial Radio http://www.crhk.com.hk Television Broadcast Limited http://www.tvb.com.hk --- [ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ] * FISH LEONG TU T'APPELLES L'AMOUR WORLD TOUR 2016 DATE AND TIME: Sunday December 4 2016 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: David Geffen Hall (Originally Avery Fisher Hall) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 10 Lincoln Center Plaza corner of Columbus Avenue and West 65th Street New York NY 10023 TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 288, 238, 198, 138, 118, 98, 78 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: http://www.iemshowplace.com TICKET HOTLINE: 718-888-3113 International Entertainment Marketing 135-05 40 Road 2/F Flushing NY 11354 718.888.3113 5609 8th Ave. Brooklyn NY 11220 718.437.7717 Bowery Pharmacy Inc. 95 Bowery St. New York NY 646.492.1967 Global Travel International Corp. 1681 RT. 27 Suite 3 Edison NJ 732.819.6883 Yang Tze Trading Inc. 933 Arch Street L/L Philadelphia PA 197107 215.922.8700 * ALAN TAM 40 ANNIVERSARY CONCERT DATE AND TIME: November 26 2016 @ 8PM VENUE LOCATION: Axis Theater Planet Hollywood 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas NV 89109 TICKET PRICES: VIP, $188, 138, 108, 88, 68 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ONLINE: http://www.bayareaticket.com/showDetail.aspx?id=129 * ERIC MOO X SAMUEL TAI "HEART OF FIRE" WORLD VISION CHARITY CONCERT DATE AND TIME: Sunday, October 23 2016 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Queen Elizabeth Theatre 630 Hamilton St. at Georgia Vancouver BC V6B 2P1 Canada TICKET PRICES: VIP $248, 178, 128, 98, 78, 58 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: http://www.cantonproductions.com/canton/entertainment/Eric_Samuel2016.html World Vision Canada 888-984-4498 http://chinese.worldvision.ca/ Fido Pepper Wireless Aberdeen, Unit 2082 Lansdowne Centre, Unit 834 First Avenue Market, Unit 102 Crystal Mall, Unit 1329, Burnaby * SHIN LA TOUR CONCERT VENUE LOCATION: Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green St. Pasadena CA 91101 TICKET PRICES: $ 295, 185, 85, 55 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: TICKETMASTER: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B0050F4E9E05AE2 * ERIC MOO X SAMUEL TAI "HEART OF FIRE" WORLD VISION CHARITY CONCERT DATE AND TIME: Friday, October 21 2016 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Sony Centre 1 Front St. E., Toronto ON M5E 1B2 Canada 1-855-872-7669 (SONY) TICKET PRICES: VIP $248, 178, 128, 98, 78, 58 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: http://www.cantonproductions.com/canton/entertainment/Eric_Samuel2016.html TICKETMASTER.CA 1-855-872-7669 World Vision 888-984-4498 http://chinese.worldvision.ca/ Broadcast Enteratinment of Fantasia http://www.broadcastclub.ca/ Pacific Mall 4300 Steeles Ave E E67, Markham ON L3R 0Y5 905-947-9962 4300 Steeles Ave E C75, Markham ON L3R 0Y5 905-489-2751 First Markham Place 3255 Highway 7 East, Unit 220 Markham ON L3R 3P9 905-944-8811 New Kennedy Square 8360 Kennedy Road, Unit 13 Markham, ON L3R 9W4 905-477-1256 City Cafe Hollywood 7240 Kennedy Road Markham 905-305-8877 Home Comfort centre #5 9033 Leslie Street Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 4K3 Canada 905-886-6621 Elma Water Technologies Inc. #85 First Markham Place 4300 Steeles Aves East Markham ON 905-470-8002 * FISH LEONG TU T'APPELLES L'AMOUR WORLD TOUR 2016 DATE AND TIME: Wednesday October 5 2016 @ 7:30 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Trusts Arena 65-67 Central Park Drive Henderson Auckland 0610 New Zealand TICKET PRICES: VVIP NZ$ 339, VIP 289, 189, 139, 99 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=FISHLEON16 * FISH LEONG TU T'APPELLES L'AMOUR WORLD TOUR 2016 DATE AND TIME: Monday October 3 2016 @ 8:15 PM VENUE LOCATION: Melbourne Convention Centre 1 Convention Center Place South Wharf VIC 3006 Australia TICKET PRICES: VVIP/VIP AU$ 389, 299, 199, 169, 129, 99 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: Chinatown Cinema Corporation (03) 9662 3465 http://www.chinatowncinema.com.au Bo Hong Bookstore (03) 9890 8488 Wing Fat (Glen Waverley) (03) 9886 5899 Yes Asia DVD (Centro Box Hill) 0433 320 688 * FISH LEONG TU T'APPELLES L'AMOUR WORLD TOUR 2016 DATE AND TIME: Saturday October 1 2016 @ 8:15 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Star Event Centre 88 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia TICKET PRICES: VVIP/VIP AU$ 388, 338, 238, 138, 88 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: Call 02 9283 6166 Chinatown Cinema Corporation (02) 9283 6166 http://www.chinatowncinema.com.au Windfair Co / Sun Fung Co 389 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000 (02) 9212 1608 Music Lover 127-137 Forest Road Hurstville NSW 2220 (02) 9579 5869 Maria's Bakery 240 Burwood Rd. Burwood NSW 2134 (02) 9744 3968 Movie Zone Shop 9A 369 Victoria Ave Victoria Plaza Chatswood NSW (02) 9415 1226 Klein International Pty. Ltd. 441 Victoria Ave, Chatswoord NSW 2067 (02) 9419 3788 R & P Hairwear & Beauty Pty. Ltd. Shop 2, 161 Rowe St, Eastwood NSW 2122 (02) 9874 9966 * TSAI CHIN WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 29 2016 @ 7:00 PM VENUE LOCATION: Queen Elizabeth Theatre 630 Hamilton St. at Georgia Vancouver BC V6B 2P1 Canada TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: TICKETMASTER CANADA http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110050E5889A3EBC VISM http://event.vism.ca/caiqing-vancouver-preorder * TSAI CHIN WORLD TOUR 2016 DATE AND TIME: Saturday night/Sunday morning, September 24th 2016 @ 1AM VENUE LOCATION: Mohegan Sun Arena Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Uncasville CT 06382 TICKET PRICES: VIP $138, 108, 88, 68, 48 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: http://www.iemshowplace.com TICKET HOTLINE: 718-888-3113 International Entertainment Marketing 135-05 40 Road 2/F Flushing NY 11354 718.888.3113 5609 8th Ave. Brooklyn NY 11220 718.437.7717 Bowery Pharmacy Inc. 95 Bowery St. New York NY 646.492.1967 Global Travel International Corp. 1681 RT. 27 Suite 3 Edison NJ 732.819.6883 Kneeland Electronics 58 Kneeland St., Boston MA 617.888.8393 Ascend Travel 692 Hancock St., Quincy MA 617.786.7981 * AMY WU IN CONCERT DATE AND TIME: Saturday, September 10 2016 @ 8PM VENUE LOCATION: River Rock Casino Resort 8811 River Road Richmond BC V6X 3P8 Canada http://www.riverrockchinese.com/events/amy-wu/ TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: River Rock Casino Resort Ticket Office 8811 River Rd. Richmond BC TICKET PRICES: CA$ VIP 148, 118, 88, 68 TICKET MASTER CANADA http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110050DED29177FB * HENRY HUO 2016 WORLD TOUR VANCOUVER DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 9 2016 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: River Rock Casino Resort 8811 River Road Richmond BC V6X 3P8 Canada TICKET PRICES: VIP CA$ 198, 168, 128, 88 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: River Rock Casino Resort Ticket Office 8811 River Rd. Richmond BC http://www.riverrockchinese.com/events/henry-huo/ TICKET MASTER CANADA http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110050B4D79EB560 TEL: 778-846-9950 / 604-779-8477 * A-LIN "SONAR" CONCERT DATE AND TIME: Sunday, September 4 2016 @ 8PM VENUE LOCATION: Reno Ballroom 401 N. Center St. Reno NV 89501 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ONLINE: http://www.bayareaticket.com * KEVIN CHENG, RUCO CHAN AND VINCENT WONG DATE AND TIME: Sunday, August 28 2016 @ 7PM Monday, August 29 2016 @ 8:30 PM VENUE LOCATION: Avalon Ballroom Theatre Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort 6380 Fallsview Boulevard, Niagara ON L2G 7X5 Canada https://www.fallsviewcasinoresort.com/entertainment/event/kevin-cheng-ruco-chan-vincent-wong TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: TICKETMASTER CANADA http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100050A6B3C36A32 http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100050A6B3BF6A2B ------------------------------------------------------------------- Box office info : What Box Office Info? The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong Erors : ye olde chaffing editor For the week ending Sunday, July 31 2016 10 BOUNTY HUNTERS d. Terra Shin Tae-Ra Lee Min-Ho, Wallace Chung Han Leung, Louis Fan Siu Wong, Karena Ng Chin Yu, Jeremy Jones (Tsui Ching Hei), Tiffany Tang Yan 9 LEAGUE OF GODS Can : Fung Sun Juen Kei Lit : Investiture of the Gods Legend d. Koan Xu (Hui On) Jet Li (Lee Nin Kit), Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Wen Zhang, Jacky Heung JOr, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Zu Feng, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Xu Qing, Jordan Chan Siu Chun 8 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE d. Rawson Marshall Thurber Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan 7 ME BEFORE YOU d. Thea Sharrock Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance 6 STAR TREK BEYOND d. Justin Lin Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella 5 GHOSTBUSTERS d. Paul Feig Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, 4 COLD WAR 2 Can : Hong Jin 2 d. Sunny Luk Kim Ching, Longman Leung Lok Man Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chow Yun Fat, Charlie Yeung Choi Nei, Janice Man Wing Shan, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Aarif Rahman (Lee Chi Ting), Tony Yang, Chang Kuo-Chu, Andy Lau Tak Wa 3 ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE d. Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu Animation English Voices: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo Cantonse Voices: Jim, Donald, Sam Lee Chan Sam, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Kabby Hui Nga Ting, Bonnie Wong Man Wai 2 JASON BOURNE d. Paul Greengrass Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander 1 FINDING DORY d. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane Disney Pixar Animation English Voices: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill Cantonese Voices: Sean Lau Ching Wan, Teresa Mo Shun Kwan ------ Summaries for some of the films above. Some contain SPOILERS COLD WAR 2 Opening July 8 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/BFnVHtPOTV8 [ BROADWAY CIRCUITS ] Acting Police Commissioner Sean Lau is promoted to the highest rank in the police force. Joe, son of Deputy Police Commissioner Waise Lee who is behind the conspiracy, is taken into custody and Waise is forced to retire. But the mastermind remains unknown, until the resurface of a former police chief who unveils an unprecedented scheme to corrupt the police force. Things get more complicated when senior counsel Oswald Kan leads an impeachment proceeding against Sean. Oswald’s every decision is pivotal in determining who stays on top of the game. [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Picking up some time after the events in the first movie, Sean Lau is now the Commissioner of Police after the successful rescue operation. However, things turn bad when his wife and daughter are kidnapped. Sean has to seek help from former rival and retired DCP, Waise Lee, to return to his job to help save Sean`s wife and child. LEAGUE OF GODS Rating : IIA Length : 108 mins. Opening July 28 2016 Site : https://www.facebook.com/LeagueOfGodsHK Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/LeagueOfGodsHK/videos/vb.1697760520474248/1707180676198899 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] When the Three Suns gather, the dark lord that resides at King Zhou’s arm will reborn as Black Dragon, and only the Sword of Light will stop it’s reborn. Jiang was injured by Daji, and has to entrust the mission to Sky Lord and Naza. On their journey in search of the Sword, they encounter Avalon and help him break the spell he was under. Sky Lord and Naza invite Avalon on the quest but Avalon decided to go somewhere else before joining them... The quest continues with the search for a Magical Boat. Sky Lord and Naza meet Blue Butterfly and manage to steal the Magical Boat from the psychotic Lady Tai Yi. On their way to the East Ocean, Naza gets pulled in the Ocean to the Dragon Palace. Sky Lord and Blue Butterfly continue their journey to Sky City, Sky Lord’s wings emerge as he try to save Blue Butterfly. The Army invades Xi Qi. Sky Lord, Naza and Avalon arrived with the Legendary Sword “Sword of Light”... BOUNTY HUNTERS Rating : IIA Length : 105 mins. Opening June 16 2016 in Malaysia Opening July 28 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/77irM1dx8Bk [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A bounty hunter is someone who gets paid to do someone’s bidding. One must have a specific expertise in order to qualify. Lee San, who has a mysterious past is an expert martial artist. Yo is a former INTERPOL agent turned investigator. Together they opened a bodyguard service and accepted a job to protect Sam, a reporter from Incheon, South Korea. As fate would have it, the duo ended up joining a group of bounty hunters that include the smart and beautiful Cat, a genius hacker Swan and Bobo who has incredible strength. Their first mission was to find the serial bomber whose target is Hotel A. The group tracked the bomber from Bangkok, Thailand back to South Korea and split up to look into the bombing of Hotel A in Jeju. While Lee San and Yo excelled, Swan, Cat and Bobo were kidnapped by Tommy, the son of the ex-Chairman of the hotel. Tommy confessed to be the mastermind behind the bombing. What was his motive? Will the bounty hunters complete their mission? [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Lee Shan and Ayo are ex-Interpol agents who are now bounty hunters, chasing fugitives for cash rewards. When the two of them are framed for a hotel-bombing, they join hands with a legendary bounty hunter named Cat, along with her teammates, to find the real bomber. ------ GLOBAL CHINESE MUSIC CHART For the week starting July 30 2016 15 HALF A GOODBYE Can : Boon Gui Joi Gein Stefanie Sun Yanzi https://youtu.be/Oi2261-l7nY 14 EDGE OF HEAVEN Can : Tin Tong Bin Yuen Kit Chan Kit Yi https://youtu.be/ZV-vDDunueI 13 MY GOAL Can : Ngor Dik Ji Yuen Alfred Hui Ting Hung https://youtu.be/QUkcM_UstdA 12 DREAM ISLAND Can : Mung Seung Doh SNH48 https://youtu.be/EN5aaKOgVDM 11 NO ONE KNOWS GEMINI Can : Mo Yun Ji Doh Seung Ji Jor Joey Yung Cho Yi https://youtu.be/eRDmx1OoZog 10 WHEN YOU ARE GONE Can : Yu Bor Dung Yeung Hebe Tien (Tin Fuk Yun) https://youtu.be/LEdrjjMfe-Q 9 BEGINNER Can : Chor Hok Jeh Jacky Xie (Sit Chi Him) https://youtu.be/Xd98HsjROh0 8 PIANO KEYS Can : Gong Kum Gein Penny Tai (Dai Pui Nei) https://youtu.be/dpIEjM6xrQU 7 PAINTING Can : Wa G.E.M. https://youtu.be/RRYAYM0rYns 6 NOT AFRAID Can : But Hoi Pa Angela Chang (Cheung Siu Hom) https://youtu.be/8slG1EGbalw 5 WHAT IF WE HAD NEVER MET Can : Yu Gor Ngor Moon But Chun Seung Yu Mayday https://youtu.be/PQ9PaRuwxek 4 A TINY PART OF YOU Can : Yut Dim Dim Yoga Lin (Lam Yau Ga) https://youtu.be/wqP1jFA8eZQ 3 GODDESS Can : Nui Sun Joyce Cheng Yun Yi https://youtu.be/EbJhct_HTu8 2 SHOULDN'T BE Can : BUT GOI Jay Chou featuring A-Mei https://youtu.be/_VxLOj3TB5k 1 QUE SERA Can : Mo Sor Wai Khalil Fong Datong featuring Jane Zhang Liangying https://youtu.be/UhlPT7EDemg ------ [ Yakety Yak ] The views and opinions expressed here are purely those of the writer and in no way reflect those of Hong Kong Film Top 10 Box Office, its contributors and affiliated web sites. Top Ten Central pleads with all its readers for disaster relief support For more information please visit the American Red Cross site: http://www.redcross.org/ Please say a prayer for Austin. Thank you, Jer Jer Stinks, Your Chaffing Editor Top Ten Central === LEAGUE OF GODS starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiao Ming, Angelababy, Louis Koo at limited theaters in USA and CANADA starting July 29. For more information and theater listings: http://leagueofgodsmovie.com/leagueofgods/ LEAGUE OF GODS Synopsis A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity. Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”, Jet Li is back with a big cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and more! UNITED STATES - July 29, 2016 Mandarin Language With English and Chinese Sub Titles In 3D at Selected Locations LOS ANGELES AMC Atlantic Times Square 450 N Atlantic Blvd Monterey Park, CA 91754 (626) 407-0240 AMC Puente Hills 20 1560 South Azusa Avenue City of Industry, CA 91748 AMC Orange 30 20 City Blvd West Orange, CA 92868 LAS VEGAS AMC Town Square 18 6587 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, NV 89119 (702) 362-7283 NEW YORK CITY AMC Empire 25 234 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 National College Point Multiplex 2855 Ulmer St. Flushing NY 11354 (718) 762-2383 NEW JERSEY AMC Jersey Gardens 20 651 Kapkowski Road Elizabeth, NJ 07201 NEW ORLEANS AMC Elmwood Palace 20 1200 Elmwood Park Blvd Harahan, LA 70123 SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA AMC Metreon 16 35 4th St Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94103 AMC Mercado 20 3111 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara CA 95054 AMC Cupertino Square 16 10123 N Wolfe Rd Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 252-5960 Milpitas Century 20 Great Mall 20 1010 Great Mall Drive Milpitas CA 95035 (408) 942-7441 Cinemark Century 20 1901 Junipero Serra Blvd Daly City, CA 94015 (650) 994-2488 PORTLAND Regal Fox Tower Stadium 845 SW Park Ave Portland OR 97205 (844) 462-7342 EUGENE OR Regal Valley River Center Stadium 15 500 Valley River Center Eugene OR 97401 (844) 462-7342 CHICAGO AMC River East 21 322 East Illinois Street Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 596-0333 CHAMPAIGN, IL GOODRICH SAVOY 16 232 W Burwash Savoy IL 61874 (217) 355-3456 MINNEAPOLIS - ST PAUL AMC Inver Grove 16 5567 Bishop Avenue Inver Grove Heights MN 55077 HOUSTON AMC Studio 30 2949 Dunvale Houston, TX 77063 (713) 977-4431 AMC Gulf Point 30 11801 South Sam Houston Pkwy E Houston, TX 77089 PLANO, TX Cinemark Legacy 24 7201 N central Expressway Plano TX 75025 (972) 527-4385 DALLAS AMC Grapevine Mills 30 3150 Grapevine Mills Parkway Grapevine TX 76051 AMC Stonebriar 24 2601 Preston Road Ste 300 Frisco, TX 75034 (972) 377-0144 SEATTLE AMC Pacific Place 11 600 Pine S Seattle WA 98101 BOSTON AMC Boston Common 19 175 Tremont St Boston, MA 02111 (617) 423-5801 BLOOMINGTON AMC Showplace Bloomington 11 1351 S College Mall Rd Bloomington, IN 47401 WASHINGTON, D.C. AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 9811 Washingtonian Ctr Gaithersburg, MD 20878 MIAMI AMC Sunset Place 24 5701 Sunset Dr #300 South Miami, FL 33143 (305) 740-8904 ATLANTA Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24 3265 Northeast Expy NE Chamblee, GA 30341 (844) 462-7342 PITTSBURGH AMC Waterfront 300 West Waterfront Dr. West Homestead, PA 15120 PHILADELPHIA AMC Cherry Hill 24 2121 NJ-38 Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 (856) 486-7420 COLUMBUS, OHIO AMC Lennox Town Center 24 777 Kinnear Rd Columbus, OH 43212 CINCINNATI AMC Newport On The Levee 20 1 Levee Way Newport KY 41071 DETROIT AMC Livonia 20 19500 Haggerty Rd Livonia MI 48152 TAMPA-ST PETERSBURG AMC Veteran 24 9302 Anderson Road Tampa FL 33634 CANADA - July 29, 2016 Mandarin Language With English and Chinese Sub Titles In 3D at Selected Locations TORONTO Cineplex Cinemas Markham & VIP 79 Enterprise Blvd #169 Markham, ON L6G 0E7, Canada Cineplex Cinemas Yonge Dundas 10 Dundas Street East #402 Toronto, ON M5B 2G9, Canada (416) 977-9262 Cineplex Scarborough Scarborough Town Centre 300 Borough Drive Scarborough ON M1P 4P5 (416) 290-5217 Cineplex Winston Churchill 2081 Winston Park Dr Oakville ON L6H 6P5 (905) 829-2009 VANCOUVER Cineplex Cinemas SilverCity Riverport 14211 Entertainment Way Richmond, BC V6W 1K4, Canada Cineplex Odeon International Village 88 West Pender Street Vancouver BC V6B 6N9 604-806-0799 VICTORIA, BC Odeon Victoria 7 780 Yates Street Victoria BC V8W 1L4 (250) 383-0513 MONTREAL Cineplex Odeon Forum 22 2313 St. Catherine St West Montreal QC H3H 1N2 (514) 904-1250 WATERLOO Galaxy Waterloo 550 King Street North Waterloo ON N2L 5W6 (519) 883-8843 EDMONTON Cinema City Movies 12 5074 130 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5A 5A9 (780) 472-9779 CALGARY Cineplex Scotiabank Chinook 6455 Macleod Trail SW Calgary AB T2H 0K4 (403) 212-8994 Landmark Country Hills 300-388 Country HIlls Blvd Northeast Calgary AB T3K 5A6 (403) 226-8687 OTTAWA Cineplex Odeon South Keys Cinemas 2214 Bank St Ottawa, ON K1V 1J6, Canada +1 613-736-6740 HALIFAX Cineplex Scotiabank Bayer's Lake 190 Chain Lake Drive Halifax NS B3S 1C5 (902) 876-4800 WINNIPEG Cinema City Northgate 1399 McPhillips Street Winnipeg MB R2V 3C4 (204) 334-6253 UNITED KINGDOM - July 29, 2016 Mandarin Language With English and Chinese Sub Titles In 3D at Selected Locations London Odeon Panton St 11-18 Panton Street London SW1Y 4DP Empire West End 5-6 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NA Odeon Greenwich Bugsby Way London SE10 0QJ VUE Stratford City Vue Westfield Stratford City 2 Stratford Place Stratford London E20 1EJ 08712 240 240 VUE West End Vue West End (Leicester Square) 3 Cranbourn Street Leicester Square London WC2H 7AL 08712 240 240 Hampshire Odeon Southampton West Quay Road Southampton SO15 1RE Edinburgh Odeon Lothian Road 118 Lothian ROad Edinburgh EH3 8BG Liverpool Odeon Liverpool 1 14 Paradise Street Liverpool L1 8JF Manchester Odeon Manchester Print Works 27 Withy Grove Manchester M4 2BS Sheffield Odeon Sheffield Arundel Gate Sheffield S1 1DL Birmingham Odeon Broadway Plaza 220 Ladywood Middleway Birmingham B16 8LP Newcastle Empire Newcastle The Gate, Newgate Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5TG Glasgow Cineworld Renfrew St 7 Renfrew St Glasgow G2 3AB 0871 200 2000 Cardiff Cineworld Cardiff Mary Ann Street Cardiff CF10 2EN 0871 200 2000 IRELAND - JULY 29, 2016 Mandarin Language With English and Chinese Sub Titles Dublin Cineworld Dublin Parnell Centre Parnell Street Dublin 1 1520 880 444 AUSTRALIA - JULY 28, 2016 Mandarin Language With English and Chinese Sub Titles In 3D At Selected Locations Sydney EVENT George Street 505-525 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 02 2973 7300 EVENT Macquarie Cnr Herring & Waterloo Rd, Macquarie Park NSW 2113 02 8879 3500 EVENT Burwood 100 Burwood Road Burwood NSW 2134 02 9715 2282 GREATER UNION Hurstville Rooftop Westfield Shopping Centre Cnr Park Road & Cross St Hurstville NSW 2220 02 8558 9200 HOYTS Broadway Broadway Shopping Centre Cnr Greek & Bay Street Broadway NSW 2007 (02) 9003 3820 HOYTS Chatswood Westfield Chatswood Level 6, Anderson St Chatswood NSW 2067 (02) 9003 3840 Melbourne HOYTS Melbourne Central Melbourne Central Shopping Centre Cnr Swanston & Latrobe Street Melbourne VIC 3000 1300 357 357 Village Century City 285-287 Springvale Rd Glen Waverly VIC 3150 1300 555 400 Chinatown Cinema 200 Bourke St Melbourne VIC 3000 HOYTS Highpoint Highpoint Shopping Centre Rosamond Rd Maribyrnong VIC 3032 (03) 9026 9960 Brisbane HOYTS Sunnybank Sunnybank Plaza Shopping Centre Cnr Main St and McCullough St Sunnybank QLD 4109 (07) 3339 9720 EVENT Garden City Mt Gravatt Cnr Logan and Kessels Roads Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122 07 3849 0011 Gold Coast BCC Australia Fair Southport Level 1, Australia Fair Shopping Centre Southport QLD 4215 07 5571 2666 Perth HOYTS Carousel Westfield Carousel 1382 Albany Hwy Cannington WA 6107 (08) 9466 4900 Adelaide HOYTS Norwood Parade Central 185 The Parade Norwood SA 5067 (08) 8427 1700 Canberra HOYTS Belconnen Westfield Belconnen Level 3, Benjamin Way Belconnen ACT 2617 (02) 6223 5300 NEW ZEALAND - JULY 28, 2016 Mandarin Language With English and Chinese Sub Titles In 3D At Selected Location Auckland EVENT Queen Street Metro Building, Level 3, 291-297 Queen St Auckland 09 369 2400 EVENT St Lukes Level 2 Westfield St Lukes, St Lukes Rd, Auckland 09 369 2443 EVENT Newmarket 77 Broadway Newmarket 09 369 2441 EVENT Manukau Level 1, Westfield Manukau City, Amersham Way Entrance, Manukau City 09 369 2444 EVENT Albany 219 Don McKinnon Drive Albany, Albany 09 369 2313 EVENT Westgate 1-5 Fernhill Drive Massey Auckland 0657 Westgate 09 3692446 HOYTS Botany 588 Chapel Road Botany Downs, Auckland 2016 0508 466 987 HOYTS Sylvia Park Sylvia Park Shopping Centre 286 Mt Wellington Highway Mt Wellington, Auckland 0508 446 987 HOYTS Wairau Park Link Drive Glenfield, Auckland 0508 446 987 Hamilton HOYTS Metro Metro Hamilton 12 Ward Street Hamilton 3204 07 850 3610 Wellington EVENT Queensgate Level 2 Westfield, Queensgate 45 Knights Rd Lower Hutt 04 586 8757 CHRISTCHURCH HOYTS Riccarton Westfield Riccarton Riccarton, Christchurch 0508 446 987 --- [ WHAT IS YOUR CHAFFING EDITOR LISTENING TO ] BORED TO DEATH Blink 182 https://youtu.be/lic0oCDMfwk ---------------------- HK Top Ten Central hktopten@hotmail.com http://hktopten.orgfree.com | http://hktopten.blogspot.com