From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL Newsgroups: alt.asian-movies,soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (September 15 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. Andy Lau Tak Wa who celebrates his birthday on the 20th B. Elena Kong Mei Yi who celebrates her birthday on the 20th C. Ada Choi Siu Fun who celebrates her birthday on the 17th D. Philip Ng Won Lung who celebrates his birthday on the 16th 2. MISCELLANEOUS * (2016/09/21) Mainland star Huang Xiaoming and Petrina Fung Bo Bo in the Wong Jing directed comedy MISSION MILANO played son and mother. Fung Bo Bo in the film often played pranks on Xiaoming, including choking him and tying him up. Xiaoming said that the toughest was when Fung Bo Bo gave him fish tank water as if it was soup. In a show of filial duty he toughed it out and downed it in one breath. Later he said, "Sister Bo Bo is really great, when she hits me she would hold back. Unfortunately a big prank like 'gold fish soup' was inevitable. After that I got sick so many times I lost count!" Later, Fung Bo Bo praised Xiaoming as very playful. They would even improvise new comedy material and made everyone laugh nonstop on the set. * (2016/09/21) Television Best Actress Ada Choi Siu Fun in the film S STORM (S FUNG BO) played a key ICAC member who assisted Louis Koo Tin Lok in a case. The articulate Ada stated that the complicated professional dialogue led to several bad takes. "I have always been articulate, but I have a lot of information to deliver. I can't make any mistake! (Did you break your record?) No, back then with my first television series REVELATION OF THE LAST HERO (FUNG JI DOH) I had 40 bad takes. The crew yelled at me with foul language, but I deserved it. It was a lesson." Speaking of the fresh out of the oven Miss Hong Kong Crystal Fung Ying Ying was revealed to have used foul language, Ada said, "Anyone would use a little foul language, but it would depend on when. (When you yell at your husband?) I wouldn't dare! Sometimes when I am driving and someone cuts me over, I would be upset and used some adjectives. However sometimes when my daughter hears it she would learn, so it's not that good." As for working with Louis Koo Tin Lok, Julian Cheung Chi Lam and Vic Chou Yu Man without any intimate scene, Ada said, "It's a little regrettable. I hope next time I would be dating them! I have no problem with intimate scene, but it wouldn't go too far. It's not that my husband would permit it, it's that I am conservative." * (2016/09/21) Eliza Sam Lai Heung yesterday attended a make up event. Heung Heung revealed that the action comedy film that she made two years ago, SPECIAL FEMALE FORCE (LAT GAING BA WONG FA) will open in October. She was very excited and looked forward to it. She said that because she and actresses like Jeana Ho Pui Yu and Joyce Cheng Yun Yi had a lot of fight scenes, they had to be trained before hand. However their collaboration was very pleasant. She also said that she had a lot of memories from the shoot in Malaysia. Because of all the fight scenes, after work they often went for bone setting and massages. Was she injured? Heung Heung said that once while shooting on the beach she hit a rock and fell. Luckily she was fine. However the most painful was being sore all over. Would she have any box office pressure? Heung Heung said that she would not want to think about it. * (2016/09/19) Linda Wong Hing PIng yesterday appeared in To Gua Wan with Neo Yau Hawk Sau to work on a Christine Ng Wing Mei directed micro movie. Wong Hing Ping was asked about her father Jimmy Wang Yu's condition after his stroke. She said, "In comparison to when it happened in Thailand, his condition is already much better and considered stable. He is still recovering in a Taiwan hospital. My sister is taking care of him. I would fly there to visit him every month." * (2016/09/19) Artists Louisa Mak Ming Sze, Dominic Ho Ho Man and Mak Ling Ling yesterday worked on the film L IS FOR LOVE, L IS FOR LIES TOO (SUT LUEN YUT). In the scene Louisa started a break up with Dominic. For the story, Louisa put on panda make up. Although they were linked in rumors they did not hold back. Before taking their places they chatted. Earlier announcing her break up, Louisa was asked if she was able to get into the character easier? She said, "If that's so that would be good. Actually the character is very crazy. (How is your love life lately?) I've had some turbulence. (Would you ask Ling Ling for advice?) I don't believe in fortune telling. She is very wise, but I am a Christian." * (2016/09/18) The Raymond Wong Pak Ming produced, David Lam Tak Luk directed, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Vic Chou Yu Man, Ada Choi Siu Fun, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, DaDa Chan Jing, Janelle Sing Kwan starred film S STORM (S FUNG BO) originally was slated for a September 15 Mainland release. Later it was released 6 hours in advanced on the 14th at 6PM. That night it already made over 10 million at the box office. Then in 30 hours it broke 53 million RMB at the box office. Yesterday in its third day of release as of 4PM, its box office has reached 95 million RMB. After COLD WAR 2 (HONG JIN 2), LINE WALKER (SI TOH HUNG JEH) another Hong Kong film has become a hit. The film even held a "Cantonese family reunion" Mid Autumn festival screening in Beijing for the Cantonese audience and Hong Kong people there to enjoy this 100% Hong Kong film in its authenticity. One of the reasons for the box office performance was the Mainland audience's impression of the Hong Kong style crime film's realism. For example Chilam who played a "hea" cop in the film praised how real the character was. "This character was once addicted to sports gambling and did only the bare minimum. He was flawed, had dimensions, very accurate, people should have a good and a bad side." Another lead Goo Jai has been with the film since the first installment. Would he keep making the "anti corruption" film series? Goo Jai said, "The most important is for the audience to like it. Few movies have been about the Independent Commission Against Corruption organization. If we don't make them, the audience wouldn't have a chance to understand it. Of course if we make a third film, we should add different elements. Because when we made the first film we already talked with the director about some very topical cases, I hope the third film will be able to have even more different stories." When asked which type of stories, Goo Jai again showed his humorous side. "I am not at liberty to discuss ICAC cases." Jacky Cai Jie in S STORM played Lo Hoi Pang's kept woman who often suffered emotional abuse. In one scene, Lo Hoi Pang used a cane to hit her. Cai Jie said, "Brother Pang really knows how to use momentum, instead I had to fall back and forth in response, bruises and scratches are inevitable." She also revealed that she had to make out scene in the car. Lo Hoi Pang had to put his hand on her leg. "He was more nervous than I was, he was afraid that I would feel uneasy. He was quite a gentleman." As for his girlfriend being "abused", her boyfriend Gregory Wong Chung Hiu said, "No heartache, she deserves it......the character, she did all the bad things!" * (2016/09/17) After UNBEATABLE (GIK JIN) and TO THE FORE (POR FUNG), Eddie Peng Yu-Yan again worked with demon director Dante Lam Chiu Yin on the new film OPERATION MEKONG. This time he even sacrificed his good look to change the shape of his face with special make up. He also had to learn English, Thai and Burmese in order to play the character even more convincingly. No wonder Lam Chiu Yin joked that whenever he thought of highly difficult performance he would think of Peng Yu-Yan. The Lam Chiu Yin directed, Peng Yu-Yan and Zhang Hanyu starred new film OPERATION MEKONG will open in October. Playing an undercover agent Peng Yu-Yan tossed away his sunny image for the first time and appeared in several thug look. He also did everything he could to get to the truth and to get into the center of the drug ring. Director Lam Chiu Yin said that the film took over 3 years to prepare. During research he already knew that this time would be very tough. Thus he wanted an actor with a lot of potential and not afraid of suffering. He said, "Not all actors would be willing to be crazy with me, but each time I asked Peng Yu-Yan to play some hard to swallow character he has been willing. Thus this time I thought him right away. He was definitely the first choice." He also felt that Peng Yu-Yan ahd many actor quality that he has not had the chance to show others. He hoped through OPERATION MEKONG to show the audience a never before seen Peng Yu-Yan. Peng Yu-Yan thanked the director for his compliments. From UNBEATABLE, TO THE FORE, to this time they have already worked together three times. The demon director has been elevating his methods. Peng Yu-Yan in the film played an undercover agent and had to maintain his mysterious identity. He had to make different connections, so his image was ever changing. Aside from the general costume change and fake facial hair, he also used special make up to change the shape of his face. Peng Yu-Yan in order to bring this character to life put in a lot of effort. Before hand he studied English, Thai and Burmese in order to change him into just like a local. Peng Yu-Yan said that everything helped him with getting into the character easier. He said, "OPERATION MEKONG is very different from my previous films. The director designed many different appearances for me, make up, costume and environment would affect the mood. After getting into it the performance naturally would reflect the setting at the time." Another lead Zhang Hanyu also praised Peng Yu-Yan's performance. He said, "Peng Yu-Yan's performance has been great. He as an agent not only had to use his head but also his fists. He even had to use his emotions. With so many things on him, he was still able to fight shoulder to shoulder with me. That was very rare!" * (2016/09/17) The Wilson Chin Kwok Wai directed, Charlie Wong Wing Fung and Paco Wong produced action comedy SPECIAL FEMALE FORCE (LAT GAING BA WONG FA) has been confirmed for a Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia simultaneous release on October 13th. The film continued the 80s THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRT (BA WONG FA) film series elements. Playing a strict instructor, Jade Leung Jung trained a group of female police cadets Eliza Sam Lai Heung, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Anita Chui Bik Ka, Cathryn Lee Yuen Ling and Jacky Cai Jie. The process would have blood, tears, laughter and warmth. SPECIAL would mainly depict this group of new special police cadets, who would avenge the female cops who failed on a mission 20 years ago. Thus the film opened with the previous generation of female cops including Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Shirley Yeung Szeki, Hazel Tong Chi Yui, Jessica C., Rose Chan Ka Wun and Margiela Kwok Sze Lam on a mission. The beauties in order to capture terrorists waited for their target by a Thailand hotel pool. Szeki, Hazel, JC and Sze Lam all wore sexy bikinis. Playing "Little Fong", Stephy was very reserved in comparison as she appeared in tank top and shorts. Later several beauties' target appeared and began a furious gun fight near the pool. Szeki personally performed her fight scenes. She was so focused that she even injured her finger. Szeki said that the film production was rather challenging. She said, "Charlie gave me the opportunity to fight, so I tried to do as much as I could. The funniest was Hazel said I had abdominal muscles. Actually I really had a little, maybe because I carried my daughter a lot. During the shoot I was injured, in one scene my finger got caught. It hurt so much that it felt like I lost the finger." Szeki normally liked to be all covered up, this time she made a rare appearance in a bikini for the fight scene. She said, "That's right, so the swimsuit was completely secured. At the time I was the only mother within the group. Charlie even said, 'You are great, I don't sense that. You look very young'. My self confidence immediately came back." * (2016/09/16) Eric Kwok Wai Leung, Grace Ip Pui Man appeared in the new film THE MOMENT (CHI CHING CHI HAK) as a couple. Grace even revealed that the couple did not rehearse at home because they did not want to be too familiar with the material. For example for the proposal scene, they were afraid that they would be reminded of their own and affect the result. Eric also admitted that working with his other half was difficult because it was very hard to concentrate. He had to constantly hold back his laughter. This time Grace in the film played a woman in business, constantly receiving pressure from her superior and leading her to force her subordinate to chase numbers. She had many yelling scenes. She said, "In one scene I had to yell at five people in a row. I even had to predict my marks. Because I had to push the people away after yelling at them, I had six or seven bad takes. At the time I wasn't at my best and I couldn't be too emotional. So I asked the director for a break as I was afraid that my heart wouldn't be able to handle it." Although this time she worked with her husband Eric, Grace said that they did not rehearse at home. "Normally when he makes movies, I would run the lines with him at home. This time I didn't. I feel we shouldn't be too well rehearsed because we are already too familiar. In one scene he has to propose to me with a ring, when I stared at him I could easily think back to when he proposed to me at the HK Coliseum. Later I felt that why not have the assistant director present the ring, since it was a close up shot anyway. I was afraid that I would be too emotional and not be suitable to make this film." Eric admitted that working with the other half was difficult. He was a rookie in acting, so it was very hard to turn someone close into the character in the film. "When I look at her she very naturally becomes my wife, so I always have to hold back my laughter to focus on my performance." Playing a boyfriend in the film, Eric said that the character was gentle and attentive. He was also fully intelligent. "The character would completely guess what kind of person his fiance is. He knew where the problem would come from, would slowly observe from afar and do something at the suitable time. He was super gentle and romantic, he wasn't like a real person!" Grace said that in real life her husband was not a gentle person. She even revealed that early in the shoot he had to speak softly and act very gently. At the moment she could not hold her laughter because her husband was very manly. Crossing over from music to the silver screen, Eric admitted that since working on films KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE (YAU HAT DOH), ROBBERY (LO LUP) and others his acting bug acted up. Then he would read books to study acting on his own. "I learned a lot from many actors and directors in the industry, I thought that acting could help me with song writing. Acting would deeply make me understand myself, but I had to learn to come back out from the character. So song writing would have inspiration, because filmmaking is team work. However song writing would mostly be individual." * (2016/09/16) Korean star Clara Lee, Taiwan star Prince, internet star Ting Ho Yan (Sister Turkey), new comer Ashley Zhong and Rainky Wai attended a new film premiere. Clara was dressed conservatively unlike her previous film promotion. She said, "Last time I played a sexy assassin, today I am dressed like a princess! (Would you accept nude scenes?) It would depend on the script and what the story requires. Although I am very independent, I still need permission from my parents. They don't like me to perform in the nude." * (2016/09/16) Louis Koo Tin Lok, Julian Chi Lam, Ada Choi Siu Fun, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Dada Chan Jing, Janelle Sing Kwan, producer Raymond Wong Pak Ming and director David Lam Tak Luk two nights ago attended the film S STORM (S FUNG BO)'s premiere. September 17th was Ada's birthday. The event celebrated with a birthday bun cake. The new father Vic Chou Yu Man did not attend. Working together for the fourth time, Goo Jai and Cheung Chi Lam relived their friendship over the years with the audience. The new father Jai Jai was unable to make an appearance but he sent a video to share his experience on the new film. Working together for the fourth time, Goo Jai and Chilam worked together in the 90s television series COLD BLOOD WARM HEART. In the series they fought over a girl, whom Ada happened to play. Chilam revealed that over 20 years ago during the Mid Autumn Festival he and Goo Jai went "wax burning". Back then Len Len (Anita Yuen Wing Yi) also took part. Chilam said, "It was my first wax burning. When we made series back then it wasn't as hectic as it is now. Everyone would get together more. (How would you spend the Mid Autumn Festival?) I have to go straight to work in Shanghai." Goo Jai completely forgot about the wax burning. He would not have to work on the Mid Autumn festival. He would stay home and celebrate with his family. He said, "I try to get the major holidays off. (Would your mother urge you to bring the other half home for the holidays?) No, usually only Pa and I are eating at home, Ma is very busy and has a lot of activities." Earlier Goo Jai and friend Leo Ku Kui Ke recorded the late superstar Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing's hit PAST LOVE for Gor Gor's 60th birthday. Goo Jai said, "Back then Gor Gor lent me a hand, Gei Jai and Tang Yat Kwan all wanted to remember Gor Gor. The recording process went very smoothly. (Would you sing again?) No, this time is already an exception." Chilam said to Goo Jai, "Next time I definitely will invite you to be my guest at my concert!" Tomorrow will be Ada's 43rd birthday. She said that this was already her fourth cake. She would celebrate with her family on the actual day. She also complained about her husband Max Zhang Jin's lack of romance and inability to create surprises. "Present or not is not important, if I want something I would say it. This year I mentioned it, it had to be ordered. Europe still doesn't have it yet. Let's see if I will get it then." Will she have another child? Ada said that she has not thought about it, as she would not make trouble for herself. Speaking of her friend Monica Chan Fat Yung was accused of lying during the pageant and Monica later responded online, "Sour grape." Ada also commented in support of Monica and said the incident "nonsense". Was Ada mad? She stressed, "I worked in Beijing for over four months without really looking at the news. When I saw Monica's post, I posted what I felt. I really love Monica. It's only about the incident. Talking about something that happened over several decades ago was meaningful, bringing up the past doesn't matter, just don't hurt others." She said that she knew Isabel Leung Pui Wu and they were not close. She would ask for the truth behind the matter. * (2016/09/16) Ada Pong, Japanese model Linah Matsuoka and former Japanese girl group AKB48 member Mariya Nagao yesterday attended a fashion store opening. They not only shared their fashion experience but also carried lanterns for the new store lantern lighting ceremony. They also tried moon cakes. Nagao also put her hand on her head to play a cute bunny. Although Linah Matsuoka and Nagao both came from Japan, they only met for the first time yesterday. Matsuoka said that she has lived in Hong Kong for two years, so she had no idea who were AKB members. However she thought Nagao was very cute. Matsuoka yesterday took time off to attend the event in Hong Kong and even bought moon cake for the holiday. She said that she just worked with Japanese star Norika Fujiwara on the new film YUT YEH JOI SING MING. After the Japanese shoot she will head to Macau to continue the production. Working with Norika for the first time, she praised her as beautiful. In the film she played Masatoshi Nakamura's daughter. She said that he was very funny. Even though he was in his 60s, he still looked very young and very attractive and appeared very young and cool. She said that Nakamura brought a guitar to the set and jam with her. Once Nakamura planned to take her for ice cream after work. When they got to the store they were already closed. However as soon as the clerk saw Nakamura the door was immediately opened, which was very memorable for her. * (2016/09/16) Eric Suen Yiu Wai's film THE MOMENT (CHI CHING CHI HAK) will open on the Mid Autumn Festival. In the film Eric played a playboy who suddenly fell under th spell of a mysterious girl. The girl actually was his biological daughter. From imprisonment to mutual understanding, they were not only funny but also very heart warming. Suen Yiu Wai just set up an office to bring all of his career back to Hong Kong. He even hoped to fulfill the director's dream. After years away from Hong Kong film, Suen Yiu Wai in the new film played a playboy who spent half a life in bars. One day a mysterious girl suddenly imprisoned him. The girl actually was his biological daughter. He even learned that his daughter would be an unwed mother. From imprisonment to mutual understanding, they were not only funny but also heart warming. "This time my acting bug truly got its fill. I haven't made a movie in Hong Kong in a very long time, and I can really have a daughter this age at my age. I have never played such a jerk before, a character that is very fun. The most amusing part about acting is playing some characters that are different from real life, more daring and more deranged. This is what I enjoy the most about acting. At first when I read the script, it had several stories. As soon as I read it I knew that this character was the only choice. I believed that the director also wanted me for this character that was more "screwy". This character was very realistic in his wild and dirty youth, every night he went to bed with different women. One night the girl he took home was actually his daughter, who imprisoned him. The process had a lot of comedy. However I was the most moved that my daughter like how I had her became pregnant with another guy. When I heard the heartbeat of my daughter's baby in her belly, I was very moved. The character truly was on quite a roller coaster in the entire film, joy, angry, sorrow, happiness, from the dirty guy to the kind father the emotional changes were enormous." Earlier, when Suen Yiu Wai made the new film OUR DAYS (NGOR MOON DIK 6E BAN) he said that this year he decided to retreat from the Mainland and "return" all of his business and career centers to Hong Kong. He just set up an office. Eric revealed that he had seven scripts on his hand, from experimental films to Lunar New Year films. However he would like to be able to direct, and he already had a good script in mind. "I made two movies in Hong Kong in one breath, and I was very gratified. That gratification isn't a money problem, but when you make a movie in Hong Kong and have barbecue and rice together you are still very happy. Whether Hong Kong people would like me to stay or not, I want to stay. Sometimes when I do interviews, I ordered a pineapple bun with butter or French toast to eat. How can I find that elsewhere? If I have to give up Hong Kong, I don't think I can do it. I hope that in the future I can handle both singing and acting in my career, Hong Kong and other markets. I hope I can do my best to maintain, not to have both gains and losses. I started my own production office, so I am in charge of what kind of jobs to take. I even hope to be able to direct and make movies. This year I hope to release a Cantonese song, I can't promote on some platforms. Hong Kong is so small, show business is already on the decline. Why do we still have to boycott each other? Can everyone just eliminate their selfishness and look at the music scene with greater vision? Everyone aside from digging for gold in this place also have duties not to make it into a rotten place." The 43 year old Suen Yiu Wai and his 35 year old girlfriend Macy Chen Mei Sze have been dating for years. They have met the parents and already moved in together. In the beginning of the year Eric said that he was prepared to get married, only whenever he was asked about a wedding date he has been writing blank checks. He blatantly said in the beginning of the year that he would wed by the end, so far he still had no good news. "Marriage and family are necessary parts of life, Macy is the right person I run into at the right time. We both already see each other as lifelong companions. After such a long time together, now we really enjoy the feeling of home. Also because I really want to find my own root, even though I make more money in the Mainland and Taiwan I still chose to return to work in Hong Kong. Having a girlfriend means you can report what happened to you, listen to her voice and find your existence again. My life is also like the starting point of a 100 meter race, after over 1 million miles of various experience I am home again." * (2016/09/16) The Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung directed, Zhou Dongyu, Sandra Ma Sichun and Toby Lee starred film SOULMATE earlier held its Beijing premiere. Tsang Kwok Cheung's father Eric Tsang Chi Wai and girlfriend Venus Wong Man Yik appeared at the press conference. Chi Wai gave his review as an ordinary father. "I am very proud, you are all film students. One day when your fathers come to watch your films, their emotions will be the same as mine." * (2016/09/15) Shu Qi earlier went to Prague to work on the Stephen Fung Tak Lun directed new film THE ADVENTURERS (HUP HAK LUEN MUN), during which they announced that they were already married in the beginning of the month and shocked the world. Recently this film finally wrapped for the couple. Fung Tak Lun yesterday morning posted a group photo with THE ADVENTURERS team online to announce the production wrap. "THE ADVENTURERS wrapped up in Prague, thank you very much for your efforts everyone!" In the photo, lead actress Shu Qi stood next to her husband Director Fung. The newlyweds smiled very happily. Shu Qi even raised the victory sign in excitement and stole the spotlight. Even Andy Lau Tak Wa and Tony Yang seemed to have become "pedestrians". Yesterday Shu Qi arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport with two assistants but no Fung Tak Lun. Shu Qi looked tired from the long flight but kept her smile to the media. Shu Qi did not reply to any question. She was in such a hurry that she went the wrong way, but she did not notice until reporters reminded her. Lead actor Lau Tak Wa also returned to Hong Kong yesterday. The media also surrounded him. He said that Shu Qi and Fung Tak Lun did not officially notify him of their wedding. He was happy for both of them because they were very well matched. Would he urge them to have a baby? Wa Jai joked, "Why would I dare to do something like that?" Wa Jai and Huang Xiaoming's comedy MISSION MILANO will be released at the end of the month, in the film they let go of their existing "god" image for laughs. Xiaoming put a lot of effort into his performance, when he got poked in the nose and had to eat live bugs he never complained. Wa Jai also praised Xiaoming as very focused and wilder than himself. * (2016/09/15) Kelvin Kwan Chor Yiu, DaDa Chan Jing, Eric Suen Yiu Wai and girlfriend Macy Chen Mei Sze, Gordon Lam Ka Tung and Grace Ip Pui Man two nights ago attended their film THE MOMENT (CHI CHING CHI HAK)'s premiere in Tsim Sha Tsui. In the film Kelvin and DaDa played a couple. The most memorable was when they made the argument scene when DaDa threw coffee at him. "She gave me a nasty look, at that moment I was really a little scared. That look gave me nightmares. The Hong Kong Film Award Best Support Actress truly deserved her honor." DaDa said that in the film she and Kelvin would play from their first love at school to going out into the world. Their most intimate scene would only be holding hands, but actually the intimacy of their relationship has already surpassed actual intimacy. Was Kelvin disappointed about the lack of intimacy? He joked, "Yes, it should have been longer. Because this time the four stories happened at the same time, I hope next time would be longer. This time wasn't enough." He also said that during the shoot he had feelings for DaDa, but after work he would have nightmares. Eric said that in the film he played a jerk who often brought women home and constantly had extremely sexy girls around him. However he was able to persist because he was used to it. He did not have to warn his girlfriend in advance either. Would she ask after watching the film? He said, "No, she would tell me to tell the girls to take more initiative. She likes to watch love scenes." He also felt that sometimes intimate scenes with position photography would feel very fake to the actors. How could they be convincing? Thus this type of scenes on certain level required fantasizing about liking the other. "Only a little kissing and hugging would be powerful. Of course with experienced actors as soon as the cameras were cut even their souls were cut. They couldn't stay in the moment, otherwise they would be in big trouble." Eric after years of talking about getting married was asked again. He only said that he definitely would announce the good news in the future. [ BLAH OF THE WEEK ] Columns, Reviews, Interviews 1. TA KUNG PAO, SEPTEMBER 16 2016, THE WEEK IN FILM AT CAFE 6 BREAKS THROUGH AMID A LIGHT MARKET Stepping into a light season, among last week's seven new film releases, the Neal Wu directed Taiwan romance AT CAFE 6 performed the best with HK$ 2.05 million; the American comedy BAD MOMS made HK$ 1.5 million; FLORENCE FOSTER JENIKINS made HK$ 1.24 million; Hong Kong film HAPPINESS (HUNG WON SI NGOR) made HK$ 1.05 million. At the Mainland box office, Hollywood reigned supreme. STAR TREK BEYOND in its second week made 151.49 million RMB in first place, over two weeks it accumulated 358.49 million RMB; the thriller THE SHALLOWS opened in second place with 56.2 million RMB. This film opened in the U.S. in June and made US$ 55.04 million, in Hong KOng it made HK$ 3.48 million; opening this week in Hong Kong, the comedy NINE LIVES opened with 54.79 million RMB in third place. This film opened in the U.S. last month and made US$ 19.15 million; in its third week the animated film ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE made 28.49 million RMB in fourth place, over three weeks it made 428.19 million RMB; in its second week the Japanese film PARASYTE made 20.32 million RMB in fifth place, over two weeks it made 45.52 million RMB. In addition, the American fantasy comedy ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING opened with 6.52 million RMB in ninth place; opening this week in Hong Kong, MCDULL RISE OF THE RICE COOKER made 4.68million RMB in tenth place; Shown at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Yang Chao directed Mainland film CROSSCURRENT made 2.18 million RMB in fourteeth place. In the U.S., two Korean films, the Hur Jin-Ho directed THE LAST PRINCESS made US$ 11,600 in seventy second place; the Kang Woo-Suk directed THE MAP AGAINST THE WORLD made US$ 9,962 in seventy-fourth place. - LAM KAM BO [ In Production Now/Soon ] THE ADVENTURERS AKA : ONCE A THIEF Can : Hup Doh Luen Mung Lit : Heroic Thief Alliance d. Stephen Fung Tak Lun Andy Lau Tak Wa, Jean Reno, Shu Qi, Tony Yang, Zhang Jingchu, L FOR LOVE, L FOR LIES TOO Can : Sut Luen Yut Lit : Break Up Day d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Louisa Mak Ming Sze, Dominic Ho Ho Man, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Nina Paw Hee Ching, Shek Sau, Miu Ho Sau, Snow Suen Wai Suet, Lo Hoi Pang Opening Christmas 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/XelyBH-Pt8I Can : Yut Yeh Joi Sing Ming Lit : Overnight Success Again d. James Leung Wa Sun Masatoshi Nakamura, Linah Matsuoka, Ren Ishikawa, Noriko Fujiwara, Naoto Takenaka, Mayumi Itsuwa, Yu Hayami, Momoko Kikuchi, Toshihiko Tahara, Yumiko Araki, Rain Li Choi Wa, Ng Man Tat, Pakho Chau, Shiga Lin Sze Nga THE SINKING CITY Can : Sai Fong Gik Lok ji Loi Ji Tai Hung Chong Dik Nei Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Pakho Chau, Shiga Lin Sze Nga, Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Andrew Lam Man Chung Can : Fei Man Dik Ha Tin Lit : Summer of Feynman d. Francis Ng Chun Yu Francis Ng Chun Yu, Feynman Ng, Ng Chi Hung 77 HEARTBREAKS Can : Yuen Loi Ta 77 Chi Lit : Forgive him 77 Times d. Herman Yau Lai To Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Pakho Chau, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Yumiko Cheng Hei Yi, J.Arie (Lui Sum Yu), Candy Lo Hau Yam, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, C Kwan MISS SUNSHINE Can : SING NUI KEI YUEN Lit : Saint Girl Wonderful Romance d. Clifton Ko Chi Sum Maggie Cheung Ho Yi, Annie Liu (Lau Sum Yau), Alex Fong Lik Sun, Michelle Wai Si Nga, Vincent Kok Tak Siu, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Christopher Lee 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. ZOMBIOLOGY: ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT AKA : 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, Carrie Ng Ka Lai, Alex Man Chi Leung [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Sam and Sing stay at the old theatre operated by Shan and help her making different innovated props. Recently, they are all worried because the theatre is bought by financial company and closed down soon. One day, a sudden disaster breaks out in Hong Kong. All those are infected will go wild and bite others. Not a living person can stay alive for over 5 seconds after being bitten. Accidently, Sam met his father again who disappeared for years, and Shan’s niece Yan came back from overseas to visit them. They all felt scared and desperate from their friends becoming infected one by one. Sam and Sing do not give up and amend their innovated props to weapons to fight. Finally, whether they could be able to survive? Will they find out the truth and save the non-infected people around? 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, Hon Yeung, Ng Chi Hung, Gill Mohinderpaul Singh, Rachel Chau Ka Lei 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 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. LUCKY FAT MAN Can : Ngor Yiu Fat Dat Lit : I Want To Be Rich d. Jil Wong Bob Lam Sing Bun, Rose Chan Ka Wun, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Mak Ling Ling, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Snow Suen Wai Suet, Tommy Wong Kwong Leung, [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Chow Chong Fat and Wat Kam Heung, who knew each other since young, are coming to their 10th wedding anniversary. Fat always works as accountant and handy man in the family restaurant “Lo Wat Kei” founded by Heung’s father. Fat is ordered around by Heung’s family every day, as well as bullied by Heung’s mom, uncle and aunt, Fat leads a very miserable life. The only thing that brings Fat out of his rigid and boring life is the reunion with his dream lover Ceci. Without any joy in life, Fat buys a lottery ticket which surprised winning the first prize of HKD$20 million. But this is just the start of the whole exciting story... 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 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 ] 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. Opening September 22 2016 I LOVE THAT CRAZY LITTLE THING Can : Na Gein Fung Kong Dik Siu Si Giu Oi Ching LIt : That Crazy Little Thing Called Love d. Snow Zhou William Chan Wai Ting, Jessica Jung, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Tang Yixin Opening September 22 2016 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] The mistaken inclusion of an unlicensed song in a soon-to-be-premiered movie leads a would-be director on a quixotic quest in search of the song's elusive composer. The journey not only gives him a new perspective on life but also a second chance with his ex-girlfriend. CREEPY Can : Lun Ga Gwai Hak Lit : Neighbor Strange Fright d. Kiyoshi Kurosawa Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Takeuchi, Haruna Kawaguchi, Masahiro Higashide, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryoko Rujino Rating : IIB Length : 130 mins. Opening September 22 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/K_MSt8fO7ns [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Takakura, once a detective with the Police, now works at a university as a professor of criminal psychology. Although Takakura has completely distanced himself from police work, he cannot contain his curiosity when Nogami, his ex-colleague, asks for his advice and assistance for an unsolved case regarding a missing family. Takakura’s investigation gradually uncovers that the missing family had come under the influence of someone who deviously entered their lives, dominated them, and eventually killed them. What's more, to Takakura’s surprise, this mysterious figure bears an uncanny likeness to his new neighbor Nishino. He and his wife cannot help but become suspicious of him. Will Takakura be able to free himself and his beloved wife from this terrifying trap? WOLF GIRL AND BLACK PRINCE d. Ryuichi Hiroki Fumi Nikaido, Kento Yamazaki Rating : I Length : 116 mins. Opening September 22 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/X6_RbZQ8iQ4 SEOUL STATION Can : Si Sat Chin Juen: Sau Yin Jam Lit : Train To Busan Prequel: Seoul Station d. Yeon Sang-Ho Ryu Seung-Ryoung, Shim Eun-Kyung, Lee Joon Rating : IIB Length : 92 mins. Opening September 22 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/0VEAWxAek-Y [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] At Seoul Station after sunset, an old homeless man, one of the many, is seen as he gobbles up another. Soon, the streets around the area are covered with madmen. Hye-sun, a runaway teenager, breaks up with her boyfriend who forces her into prostitution. She leaves the shabby inn that they were staying at near the station and witnesses people being attacked. The attacked become attackers, increasing their numbers exponentially. The government declares a lock out of the entire area. The normal people run from the attackers, but without a place to run to. THE MOMENT Can : Chi Ching Chi Hak Lit : This Love This Moment d. Wong Kwok Fai Gordon Lam Ka Tung, DaDa Chan Jing, Kelvin Kwan Chor Yiu, Poon Chan Leung, Eric Suen Yiu Wai, Eric Kwok Wai Leung, Grace Ip Pui Man, Kaman Kong Rating : IIB Length : 89 mins. Opening September 15 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/7eILFFgGPZw [ BROADWAY CIRCUITS ] “The Moment” talks about four relationships. A couple breaking up yet holding tight; a father and a daughter meeting up after a long separation; a girl escaping from growing up; and two buddies’reunion after years of misunderstanding. Different people carry different stories. The stories are connected by a vintage photography studio holder. Their experiences bring out a variety of sensations to the city we are living in; these feelings belong to them, and also us. 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? 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 Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening September 15 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/iUtFUEBOvGE [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] While he was tailing a Jockey Club trader in his investigation, Principal Investigator William Luk of the ICAC witnessed the murder of the trader by a lone assassin. Inspector Lau Po Keung of the Crime Unit was assigned to the murder and got nowhere with Luk’s testimony as Luk refused to disclose anything pertaining to his own investigation. Another classic run-in between the Police and ICAC was in the making. When the Police investigation led to someone called Teacher, the biggest player who controls the illegal bookmaking on football betting in Hong Kong, Terry Lun, the Security Manager of the Jockey Club was murdered. While Lau was in hot pursuit of the assassin, the assassin escaped with the help of Lau’s sister, Ebby. The hired hit was ordered by Big Boss, the mastermind behind an international crime syndicate who manipulated football matches in Europe. His partner was Ha Chi Yin, one of the directors of the Jockey Club who was the shoo-in candidate as the next Chairman. Two disciplined forces embarked on the case with mutual distrust ended up with rapport and understanding to uproot the crime syndicate... [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] 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. DETECTIVE CONAN: THE DARKEST NIGHTMARE d. Kobun Shizuno Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 112 mins. Opening September 15 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/CldiSZk7TUA KUROKO'S BASKETBALL WINTER CUP COMPILATION SHADOW AND LIGHT d. Shunsuke Tada Opening September 11 2016 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 8 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/gipPCORsK0E [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Based on the Japanese manga and anime "Boku Dake ga Inai Machi", Satoru Fujinuma, who is a struggling manga artist and part-time pizza delivery man, experiences a powerful yet mysterious phenomenon, which he refers to as "revival". The phenomenon occurs when something bad happens in his surroundings, he will then be sent several minutes back in time before the incident takes place in order to prevent it. However, one day, when his mother is murdered, he finds himself transported 14 years into the past and is turned back into an elementary school student. SEONDAL: THE MAN WHO SELLS THE RIVER Can : Chin Min Nau Gai Wong Lit : Thousand Faced Scheme Twisting King d. Park Dae-Min Yoo Seung-Ho, Ko Chang-Seok, Ra Min-Ran, Xiumin Rating : IIB Length : 120 mins. Opening September 8 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/p3KkTHaqtI4 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] KIM Inhong, a genius conman, has everything, the looks, the brain and guts. He leaves a trail of legends wherever he goes, and is always looking for the biggest score of his life. With the help of a master of disguise Bowon, and Madame Yoon, who specializes in ripping off those who seek to see their futures, and rookie Gyun, Inhong runs the best band of con artists in Joseon. They have now set their eyes on Joseon’s most valuable commodity; tobacco. As they prepare the sting, they learn that SUNG Daeryun, the most powerful man of the time, is behind the tobacco trade. To fool Sung, they put up the Daedong River as the bait... 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 Rating : IIB Length : 86 mins. Opening September 1 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/PGqp1Oh734c [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Underworld godfather Kim, nicknamed Egg Tart, is friendly and sociable. He likes singing more than being the leader of triads. With his principle of peace, harmony and stability, he has won the support of the gang elders. Meanwhile, the cool and handsome Lung becomes a gangster because he is attracted to the cool image of gangsters portrayed in the "Young and Dangerous" movies, and he believes that he has what it takes to be the big boss. To support Lung, his wife sets a trap by trying to seduce Kim in order to obtain the secret of becoming the godfather. CASE II d. Kevin Li Ho Kei Edmond Poon Siu Chung, Brandy Lim (Lam Sze Chi), Shally Davies (Shirley Dai Sa Nei) Rating : IIB Length : 84 mins. Opening September 1 2016 [ MCL CINEMAS ] Edmond Poon, a Hong Kong supernatural specialist a.k.a. ‘King of Ghosts’, makes his theatrical comeback with his crew after 4 years, showing audience their real-time exploration of all kinds of horrifying psychic rumors from Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Thailand. TSUKIJI WONDERLAND d. Natoaro Endo Jiro Ono, Rene Redzepi, Theodore C. Bestor Documentary Rating : I Length : 111 mins. Opening September 1 2016 Site : http://www.cinema.com.hk/en/movie/details/8950 Trailer : https://youtu.be/1zZqtKNHHZ4 [ 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 ] Tsukiji 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 Tsukji 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 Tsukiji’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 Tsukiji 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 Tsukiji so it can be carried on for the future. A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR Can : Lau Mun Gim Chak Guoon Lit : Thug Prosecutor d. Lee Il-Hyung Hwang Jung-Min, Kang Dong-Won Rating : IIB Length : 126 mins. Opening September 1 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/UG9ZblxL94w [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Prosecutor Jae-wook, specialized in violent crimes, detests criminals with a belief that they have discarded their own human rights. One day, while interrogating a suspect, Jae-wook loses his temper again and beats him up a bit during questioning. The next morning, the suspect is found dead and Jae-wook is arrested for manslaughter. Jae-wook claims his innocence but is sentenced for 15 years. One day, he meets a handsome petty criminal Chi-won and realizes that Chi-won actually holds the clue to proving his innocence. Jae-wook asks Chi-won to join forces with him to avenge the ones who framed him for murder. KAILI BLUES Can : Lo Bin Yeh Chan Lit : Roadside Picnic d. Gan Bi Chen Yongzhong, Zhao Daqing Rating : IIA Length : 69 mins. Opening August 25 2016 Site : http://grasshopperfilm.com/film/kaili-blues/ [ GRASSHOPPER FILM ] In a small clinic in the rain-drenched city of Kaili, two preoccupied doctors live ghost-like lives. One of them, Chen, decides to fulfill his dead mother’s wish and sets off on a train journey to look for his brother’s abandoned child. His partner in the clinic, a lonely old lady, asks Chen to find her old lover, and give him an old photograph, a shirt and a music cassette. But on the way, Chen passes a mysterious town called Dangmai, where time is not linear and people’s lives complement each other. Here, Chen experiences the past, present and future. It’s unclear whether this world is the doctor’s dream, or the other way around. MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING d. Chen Feihong Hsu Chi, Feng Shaofeng, Victoria Song, Ye Qing, Rhydian Vaughan Length : 91 mins. Opening August 25 2016 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Gu Jia, a chief editor of a fashion magazine in China, is going to Milan Fashion Week. However, she leaves right after landing Milan for London because of a phone call she has never expected. Lin Ran, the man Gu Jia has been secretly in love with, is getting married to Xuan Xuan, a princess-like rich young girl! The desperate Gu Jia almost breaks down on the flight to London, but there she meets and embarrasses the handsome Nick. To her surprise, Xuan Xuan treats Gu Jia like blood sister when they meet. And it makes Gu Jia so hesitant whether to sabotage the wedding. After the many troubles caused by Gu Jia willingly or unwillingly, the wedding in London is cancelled because of a little mistake. The soft-hearted Gu Jia decides to help with staging the wedding in Milan instead. On the wedding day, Gu Jia plucks up her courage and confesses to Lin Ran. As Xuan Xuan bumps into the awkward moment, three of them start a chase in the streets of Milan... [ COMING SOON ] 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 MISSION MILANO Can : Tau Tin Dut mo Lit : Heaven Stealing Special Agent AKA : 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, Michelle Hu Yan, Ouyang Nana, Wu Yue, Evonne Sie Yi-Lin, Mao Junjie Rating : IIA Length : 103 mins. Opening September 29 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/AbZ2B_OEsFI [ 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. [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Louis Luo, Chairman of a technology group, is a wealthy entrepreneur in town. Yet underneath this camouflage, he is a martial arts master whose ancestors were goodwill thieves who rob from the rich for charitable intentions. With the beneficent genes inherited from his forefathers, he often fights against injustice and collaborates with the police to fight crimes. A university in Switzerland funded by Louis has successfully invented the “Seed of God”, a remarkable invention that enhances harvest on the most barren lands in just one minute. During a test demonstration, while Louis is amazed at how the “Seed of God” can put an end to famine, he can also foresee how it will drive agricultural societies into bankruptcy. Snow, leader of an international crime conglomerate "Crescent", raids the scene with her protégé, Phoenix. Equipped with high-tech sonic weapons, they seize the “Seed of God” and abduct its inventor. Interpol sends Sir Sampan Hung to work with Louis in a joint effort to retrieve the “Seed of God”. Somehow in the course of the chase, Louis and Bo have become grudge mates. Accompanied by Louis’ assistant, Amon and his sister, Ka-yan, they get into a fierce wit and fist game with “Crescent” and an even more powerful terrorist group “Kmax”. The battle field spans across Macau, Hong Kong and Milan. Finally, with the help of a mysterious undercover, they manage to recover the "Seed of God" from a laboratory in Milan through a series of deadly traps. Unfortunately, the mastermind of Kmax, Sir Condor captures Louis’ mother, and threatens Louis with his mother’s life in exchange for the "Seed of God". Louis and his companions travel as far as Eastern Europe, Kmax terrorists’ base, to rescue his mother who is held capture on a transport aircraft. So, what will be the fate of the "Seed of God”? 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 Trailer : https://youtu.be/D0Ia_FNaWCc [ 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? A CHINESE ODYSSEY 3 Can : Dai Wa Sai Yau 3 d. Jeff Lau Chun Wai Han Geng, Tiffany Tang Yan, Karen Mok Man Wai, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Jason Wu Jing Rating : IIA Length : 93 mins. Opening September 16 2016 in Malaysia Opening September 29 2016 [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] 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. [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Daisy makes use of the Pandora's Box to travel through time and space to foresee the future. Then, she returns to the past to stop Joker loving her.... 500 years ago, Daisy tried with great effort to let Joker fall in love with Bak Jing-jing, and not herself. However, she failed every time. So, she married with Bull King in order to escape Joker. When Princess Iron Fan knows that Bull King wants to take Daisy as his concubine, she immediately condemns him. So, Bull King has to postpone the wedding ceremony so as to avoid her conflict with Daisy. When Emperor Jade scheduling the route for pilgrim's journey to the West to fetch the Buddhist scriptures, he writes Monkey King’s time of birth being late. So, the pilgrim’s team starts before Monkey King’s birth. Ignoring the wrong, Emperor Jade just lets it be and transmits the six-eared macaque to the earth being transformed into Monkey King. During Bull King’s wedding ceremony with Daisy, the six-eared macaque arrives on earth to conquer Bull King and the other demons. Then, Monkey King starts the mission to protect Longevity Monk for the pilgrim's journey. 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 October 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. PRINCE Can : Gor Gei Wong Ji Lit : Corgi Prince d. Yeung Kin Mo Chung Kai Kei, Prince Chiu, Clara Lee, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Helena Law Lan, Na Wei, Opening October 6 2016 Official Site : http://www.princecorgi.com.hk/en/home 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. SADAKO VS. KAYAKO Can : Jing Ji VS. Ka Ye Ji d. Koji Shiraishi Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Masanobu Ando Rating : IIB Length : 99 mins. Opening October 6 2016 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6] The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off. MAD WORLD Can : Yut Lim Mo Ming Lit : One Thought Without Light d. Wong Chun Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Charmaine Fong Ho Man Length : 101 mins. Opening September 8 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival Opening October 13 2016 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Site : http://www.tiff.net/films/mad-world/ Trailer : https://youtu.be/28q-bSBvsXE [ TORONTO INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL ] Tung has just been dismissed from the mental hospital where he's spent the last few years suffering from a severe form of bipolar disorder. He is not cured; his illness is one that can at best be managed. Once a successful financial analyst, Tung lost his job due to a nervous breakdown, and no one is willing to hire him back. Tung's father is less than happy to have him back home in his tiny single-room apartment. A truck driver who must often travel to China, he's overcome with worry whenever he has to go away, leaving Tung and his medication regime unsupervised. During these periods of solitude, Tung is either at the mercy of nosy, narrow-minded neighbours or, worse, left alone with the ghosts of his past. That past is the source of rifts and resentment between father and son, and its invisible presence may suffocate them both in this claustrophobic shared space. Soon, though, the hostile world outside the apartment presents a whole other set of difficulties. - GIOVANNA FULVI SOUL MATE Can : Chut Yuet Yu On Sun Lit : July And Anson d. Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung Zhou Dongyu, Toby Lee, Sandra Ma Sichun Rating : IIA Length : 110 mins. Opening October 13 2016 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 27 2016 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Based on the novella by the writer formerly known as Annie Baby (now named Qing Shan), Soul Mate traces the relationship between two best friends and the eventual collapse of their friendship when a boy comes between them. Anchored by two of the most promising young actresses of their generation, Soul Mate is an evocative drama that dissects young love with style and verve. BITTERSWEET Can : Fu Tim Ji Mei d. Shogo Kusano Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Hayashi, Yasushi Fuchikami, Hiyori Sakurada, Mackenyu, SU, Hideo Nakano, Mako Ishino Rating : IIA Length : 96 mins. Opening October 13 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/UYrvtRg7Yu0 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Maki Eda works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is a single and doesn't have good luck with men. She also isn't very good at cooking and likes eating junk food. One day, she meets Nagisa Katayama. He is an art teacher and a vegetarian. Unlike Maki, Nagisa cooks very well. The two people then happen to live together. Maki realizes that she is in love with Nagisa, but Nagisa is gay. Through his cooking, they solve their own problems and become important to each other. YU-GI-OH! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS d. Satoshi Kuwabara Japanese Animation Length : 130 mins. Opening October 13 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/n1qQSBdaonk 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 Length : 108 mins. Opening October 20 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. 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 Opening October 27 2016 [ 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. NIGHT TIGHTROPE Can : Siu Nui Lit : Young Girls d. Yukiko Mishima Tsubasa Honda, Mizuki Yamamoto, Goro Inagaki Opening October 27 2016 Trailer : https://www.facebook.com/China3DDistribution/videos/vb.170553503298239/317698608583727/?type=2&theater [ HONG KONG MOVIES 6 ] Two teenage girls harbor a desire to witness the moment when someone dies, in order to come face-to-face with the true meaning of death. Yuki works as a volunteer at a hospital’s pediatric ward in the summer holidays of her second year of high school. Toward the end of last semester, a transfer student in her class named Shiori boasted that she had seen the dead body of her best friend, which left Yuki feeling an indescribable sense of discomfort, and even a little envy. A desire has grown within her to surpass Shiori by being present when a person actually dies. What’s more, she wants to be the one to make that happen, in the most amusing way. She develops close relationships with the children she works with, who have cruelly little time left to live, and plots to make her dream come true. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Yuki, her best friend Atsuko is volunteering at a nursing home for the elderly. She has been a victim of insidious bullying, and has come close to losing the will to live, but clings to a faint hope that seeing someone die might give her the strength to go on. So begins their shocking summer holiday... 29+1 d. Kearen Pang Sau Wai Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik, Ben Yang (Yeung Sau Bun), Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yi), Opeinng October 31 2016 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Two women are at life's crossroads as they approach the big 3.0. Faced with work stress, aging parents and a stagnant romance, 29-year-old Christy, like many other her age, isgripped with insecurity about her present and future. Single and unaccomplished but nontheless optimistic, Joyce makes a different choice at age 29; she packs her bags and pursues her childhood dream. These two strangers who share the same birthdate form a deep invisible connction when Christy moves into Joyce's apartment and begins to read her journal. I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY Can : Ngor But Si Poon Gum Lin d. Feng Xiaogang Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao, Da Peng Opening September 8 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival Opening October 31 2016 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Site : http://www.tiff.net/films/i-am-not-madame-bovary/ Trailer : https://youtu.be/i0IkThj___4 [ TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] The story of provincial café proprietor Li Xuelian begins as a matter of real estate. In order to acquire the apartment they desire, Xuelian and her truck-driver husband conspire to get a "fake" divorce. Once the divorce goes through, however, Xuelian is shocked to discover that her husband has moved into the apartment with another woman. Thus begins Xuelian's mission to have her extant divorce annulled so she can remarry her husband and then divorce him "for real." It is a question of principle — which is lost on the local magistrate. Xuelian travels to Beijing to take her case to a higher court, but there too she is dismissed. Years pass, and Xuelian continues to sue the state for failing to recognize her demands. She accosts justices in the streets, hurls herself in front of their cars, and even seeks accomplices to help her kill them all. - GIOVANNA FULVI ONE NIGHT ONLY Can : Tin Leung ji Jin Lit : Before Sunrise d. Matt Wu Zhongtian Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Yang Zishan, Hao Lei, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit) Length : 102 mins. Opening November 3 2016 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Having lost all his fortune and loved ones from gambling, Gao Ye walks out from prison to a even more cruel world. Intrigued by a beautiful hooker who approaches him for unknown reason, he comes up a master plan to redeem everything he once had. But things immediately spin wildly out of control as they find themselves fallen into a bigger scheme set up by the underground. Gao Ye also realizes Mo Mo has been behind something completely unknown to him. Will they survive this one night to see another sunrise? NAGASAKI: MEMORIES OF MY SON Can : Cup Yi Ji Dik On Won Kuk Lit : Requiem For Son d. Yoji Yamada Kazunari Ninomiya, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Haru Kuroki Opening November 3 2016 Trailer: https://youtu.be/bLF_-ssHna4 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Set in post-World War II Japan, midwife Nobuko is resolved to move on as she stands at the grave of her son Koji who died, alongside thousands of others, when the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the civilians in the southern city of Nagasaki. However, upon returning home she is visited by an apparition. which continues to return in order to commiserate and reminisce with the woman about the past, family, affection and war. ULTRAMAN X THE MOVIE: HERE HE COMES! OUR ULTRAMAN d. Kiyotaka Taguchi Kensuke Takahashi, Sakanokami Akane, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Matsumoto Ukyo Opening December 1 2016 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6] "In the ancient times, hell was sealed in the remains of Baraji." A greedy archaeologist named Carlos Kurosaki challenged this saying and broke the seal. Because of this, the Devil Beast Zaigorg was revived and is going to turn this world into Hell. In front of his fearful power, Ultraman X's Light vanishes. Will this world end like this? Xio Members took the help of an archaeologist named Tsukasa Tamaki. With her help they have decided to finds the Mysterious Power no matter what happens. This mysterious power which they are searching which is the key to seal Zaigorg. In the middle of despair, Yuuto Tamaki's strong feelings towards his mother Tsukasa creates a miracle: Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga appears! All Ultra Heroes who have gathered and Xio members decide to defeat Zaigorg and his monster army. 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 December 8 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/5kcK9C3U9Xs [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The Third Master of the Sword Mansion is regarded as the most powerful swordsman of the land since the young age of 12. However, He has grown tired of the bloodshed in the martial arts world and loses the ability to pick up his sword. Deciding to go away for good, he spreads news of his own death and goes into hiding at a brothel, a place where he is simply known as a janitor named Chi. Chi lives as an underdog and slowly falls for young courtesan Xiao Li... Often mistaken by others as the Third Master, YAN is another expert swordsman whose only wish is to fight a duel against Third Master. When YAN learns of Third Master’s death, he falls into despair believing that his goal will forever go unfulfilled. When he accidentally encounters Chi, he does not realize that Chi is actually his dream opponent and even teaches Chi his secret fighting skills. Meanwhile, Third Master’s former fiancée Qiudi has resented him ever since he abandoned her on their wedding day, an action that has since led to a feud between their families. As revenge for her heartbreak, Qiudi tries to seduce YAN into killing Third Master. In a desperate attempt to lure the Third Master out of retirement, Qiudi commits a massacre at the Sword Mansion, laying the seed for a fierce showdown... 10000 MILES Can : Yut Man Gung Lei Dik Yeuk Ding Lit : 10000 Mile Promise d. Simon Hung Megan Lai, Sean Huang, Darren Wang Opening December 8 2016 [ HONG KONT MOVIE 6 ] Kevin, a young, fearless runner from a rough neighborhood in Taiwan, falls in love with Ellie. When Ellie becomes sick and distant, Kevin fights to survive and conquer the famous 10,000 Miles Silk Road Ultramarathon in order to win her heart. DEATH NOTE: LIGHT UP THE NEW WORLD d. Shinsuke Sato Masahiro Higashide, Sosuke Ikematsu, Masaki Suda, Erika Toda, Sota Aoyama Opening December 22 2016 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] 10 years after the events of the previous films, in 2016, society is afflicted with cyber-terrorism. The Death Note is a supernatural notebook that grants its user the power to kill simply by writing a person's name on its pages. Six different Death Notes fall to the human world, the maximum number of notes that can exist at once. In the midst of this, two new individuals inherit the DNA of Light Yagami and L and must play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse once again. MIDNIGHT DINER 2 Can : Sum Yeh Sik Tong 2 d. Joji Matsuoka Kaoru Kobayashi, Joe Odagiri, Kimiko Yo, Mikako Tabe Opening December 29 2016 GREAT WALL d. 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The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong Erors : ye olde chaffing editor For the week ending Sunday, September 18 2016 10 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 9 NERVE d. Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade 8 BAD MOMS d. Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Mila Kunis, Kirsten Bell, Kathryn Hahn, 7 MCDULL RISE OF THE RICE COOKER Can : Mak Dau Fan Bo Kei Bing Lit : McDull Rice Treasure Raider d. Brian Tse Animation Cantonese Voices: Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Timothy Cheng Tse Sing, the Pancakes, King Kong, 6 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 5 NINE LIVES d. Barry Sonnenfeld Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Walken, Malina Weissman, Cheryl Hines, Robbie Amell 4 BRIDGET JONES' BABY d. Sharon Maguire Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey 3 S STORM 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 2 TRAIN TO BUSAN Can : Si Sat Lit Cheh Lit : Corpse Kill Express d. Yeoh Sang-Ho Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-Mi, Sohee 1 SULLY d. Clint Eastwood Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney ------ Summaries for some of the films above. Some contain SPOILERS HAPPINESS AKA : THE IDEA OF HAPPINESS 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 Rating : IIA Length : 103 mins. 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? MCDULL RISE OF THE RICE COOKER 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? S STORM AKA Z STORM II Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening September 15 2016 Trailer : https://youtu.be/iUtFUEBOvGE [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] While he was tailing a Jockey Club trader in his investigation, Principal Investigator William Luk of the ICAC witnessed the murder of the trader by a lone assassin. Inspector Lau Po Keung of the Crime Unit was assigned to the murder and got nowhere with Luk’s testimony as Luk refused to disclose anything pertaining to his own investigation. Another classic run-in between the Police and ICAC was in the making. When the Police investigation led to someone called Teacher, the biggest player who controls the illegal bookmaking on football betting in Hong Kong, Terry Lun, the Security Manager of the Jockey Club was murdered. While Lau was in hot pursuit of the assassin, the assassin escaped with the help of Lau’s sister, Ebby. The hired hit was ordered by Big Boss, the mastermind behind an international crime syndicate who manipulated football matches in Europe. His partner was Ha Chi Yin, one of the directors of the Jockey Club who was the shoo-in candidate as the next Chairman. Two disciplined forces embarked on the case with mutual distrust ended up with rapport and understanding to uproot the crime syndicate... [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] 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. TRAIN TO BUSAN 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. ------ GLOBAL CHINESE MUSIC CHART For the week starting September 17 2016 15 THIS IS LOVE Eric Chou (Chow Hing Jik) https://youtu.be/HV9SQ3ZTGSA 14 WHEN YOU ARE GONE Can : Yu Bor Dung Yeung Hebe Tien (Tin Fuk Yun) https://youtu.be/LEdrjjMfe-Q 13 INTRO Weibird Wei (Wai Lai On) https://youtu.be/3Mmb6gbLk68 12 INFINITY AND BEYOND Can : Chiu Yuet Mo Han JJ Lin (Lam Chun Kit) https://youtu.be/1CFQ1t5WqeY 11 ALIVE Danny One (Won Lik Ming) https://youtu.be/K243aC-kpNM 10 CHEESE Can : Ji Si Andy Hui Chi On https://youtu.be/jK8z9ntqQCQ 9 CROSSING THE RED DUST Can : Doh Hung Chun Zhang Bichen (Cheung Bik Sun) https://youtu.be/fwzee19awX0 8 IRREPLACEABLE Can : Wing Yuen Doh Joi S.H.E. https://youtu.be/a8-9we0HjA4 7 SINGING OF FAILURE Can : Sut Bai Dik Go Gor Jing Chang (Cheung Wai Ying) https://youtu.be/xcDp5bySaQ4 6 JUST RIGHT Can : Gong Gong Ho Jacky Xie (Sit Ji Him) https://youtu.be/qJopuCSGE5M 5 RED ROSE WHITE ROSE Can : Hung Cheung Mei Bak Mui Gwai G.E.M. https://youtu.be/c21dGpyxU-M 4 THIEF Can : Chak Penny Tai (Dai Pui Nei) https://youtu.be/VrPvEWcyUCc 3 FLOW Khalil Fong Datong featuring Wang Leehom https://youtu.be/T6xFyigWDqI 2 HERE, AFTER, US Can : Hau Loi Dik Ngor Moon Mayday https://youtu.be/pd3eV-SG23E 1 FAILURE AT LOVE Can : Oi Ching Fai Chai Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun) https://youtu.be/2kdYSeoHChg ------ [ 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. 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