From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL Newsgroups: alt.asian-movies,soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (December 29 2022) 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. Kenny Kwan Chi Bun who celebrates his birthday on December 30th B. Rebecca Pan (Poon Dik Wa) who celebrates her birthday on December 29th 2. MISCELLANEOUS * (2023/01/04) Heavenly King Aaron Kwok Fu Sing in recent years has spared no effort in promoting film industry development. Lately he would again work on a film and successfully invited "second generation star" Natalie Hsu and Best Actress Nina Paw Hee Ching to join the cast. In the film his character would be very tragic, which absolutely would give him a chance at another Best Actor nomination with the film. Kwok Fu Sing can sing and act. In 2016 with PORT OF CALL (DAP HUET CHUM MUI) he won the Hong Kong Film Award Best Actor. In recent years he has been cultivating on and off screen new blood, and even "discounted his price" to take film roles. He once stated in an interview, "Salary isn't a big issue. I too want to do my part for the film industry!" Two years ago he even worked with first time director Wong Hing Fan on the film I'M LIVIN' IT (MAK LO YUN). Sing Sing without hesitation agreed to star, playing a financial leader who went to prison for embezzlement and "moved" into a fast food restaurant after his release. The film in Hong Kong made over HK$ 8 million and had decent word of mouth, but it was unable to bring Sing Sing another Best Actor award. Recently Sing Sing and the I'M team would reunite and work on a tragedy that has already started production under a low profile. From the story alone, viewers would have to bring tissues with them to the movie. Some industry insider speculated that with this performance Sing Sing would have a great shot at another Best Actor nomination. Reportedly as the protagonist Sing Sing would accept a new challenge as a single father of a daughter, who has a serious illness. The doctors said that she would not live into her teens, but under Sing Sing's care his daughter grew past the deadline. Just when they have successfully escaped their fate, they realized that fate has been playing a joke on the father and the daughter all along. Sing Sing and the team has been in search of "her" and finally confirmed that the retired star Ann Bridgewater (Pak On Nai)'s daughter Natalie Hsu would play the role of the daughter. Currently 18 years old, Natalie is known as the "counterfeit Gwai Lun Mei". Her debut commercial has left a deep impression. In her short time in the industry she has already worked on 5 movies, among them her youth musical film last year THE DAY WE LIT UP THE SKY even won her the first new comer award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Aside from Sing Sing, another Best Actor Nick Cheung Kai also had his eyes on Natalie. He invited her to star in his film THE SHADOW OF REDEMPTION (SHOOK MUNG). Being able to work with two god class actors in a short time, Natalie seems to have Lady Luck by her side and absolutely can be the envy of other new actors. In addition, Sing Sing's new film also successfully invited Nina Paw Hee Ching to join the cast. They would continue their "mother and son relationship", have previously worked on the films FLOATING CITY (FAU SING) and I'M LIVIN' IT (MAK LO YUN) and left a deep impression with the audience. When Sing Sing promoted I'M he once got choked up and said that while working with Paw Hee Ching he was reminded of his late mother. He truly treated her like his own and wanted to give her a long overdue embrace. Because the film company wanted to keep everything under wraps right now, none of the actors has made any comment and declined to respond. Another Best Actor Stephen Chow Sing Chi hoped to return to the screen! Always been the box office guarantee, each one of his films has been the collective memory of Hong Kong people. Tin Kai Man who has worked with Chow Sing Chi countless times earlier revealed that he definitely would return to make a movie and would even personally star. "His fire is still here!" However he asked everyone to wait for a few more years, as he predicted that Chow Sing Chi would not return to on screen performance until after age 65. "I know he is passionate about acting, but he wants to leave any character he has played before. He doesn't want to have any shades of the past, no one should think about how Chow Sing Chi used to be!" He hinted that Chow would no longer be "Mo Le Tau"! When he promoted the film MERMAID he already dropped hints when he was asked when he would return to acting. "Forget it, I am already several decades old, up there in age!" Then he changed his mind, "I am focusing on doing the directing job well first, as a director I act much more than an actor, because the director would play all roles big and small for the actors once. However my fire of being an actor has never gone out!" In 2017 he produced JOURNEY TO THE WEST: THE DEMONS STRIKE BACK (SAI YAU FOOK YIU PIN), which had an end credit Easter egg. He appeared for 30 seconds as the cinema usher, cleaning up with a trash bag after the show was over and pleasantly surprised viewers. Currently 60, Chow Sing Chi earlier made his first post of 2023 on social media. "In the New Year, whatever wishes you have, tell them all!" Sisley Choi Si Bui said, "I hope to be your underling!" Sing Yeh replied, "You got it! How would you repay me!" Taiwan artist Hank Chen Han-dian wrote, "I want to watch Lord Sing act again." Sing Yeh personally responded, "Since you are such a fan, I have to consider it." * (2023/01/04) Joman Chiang, Rebecca Zhu Chenli, Fred Cheng Chun Won, Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Yeung Cheuk Na and others yesterday promoted their TVB series GO WITH THE FLOAT (HING GUNG)'s finale. Zhu Chenli today would begin working on the Nick Cheung Ka Fai written, directed and starred film THE SHADOW OF REDEMPTION (SHOOK MUNG). As a little fan she admitted that she has been so nervous that she could not sleep. "On one hand he is a Best Actor and my idol, I haven't been this nervous in a long time. Before seeing my idol my heart already started beating faster. On the other hand I also worried that I wouldn't perform well, so I would grasp the opportunity to learn." Joman Chiang joked that she wanted to visit "Messi" on the set. "I have admired Cheung Ka Fai for a long time. Since the 'Fa Gwut Lung' period I already liked him. He has acting abilities, looks, talent and flavor, don't you feel he is very handsome?" * (2023/01/04) Last year due to the pandemic, Hong Kong cinemas lost two major golden dates of Lunar New Year and Easter. However since re-opening they drew "revenge style" admission from movie goers and the total box office for the entire year was HK$ 1,143,848,662. In comparison to the 2019 and 2021 total box office, last year's film industry development remained very grim. 217 films were released in Hong Kong in 2022, 27 of which were Hong Kong films. Among them WARRIORS OF FUTURE (MING YUT JIN GEI), TABLE FOR SIX (FAN HEI GUNG SUM) and MAMA'S AFFAIR (AH MA YAU JOR DAI YI GOR) each made over HK$ 80 million, over HK$ 70 million and over HK$ 40 million to become the highest grossing Hong Kong films of 2022; TOP GUN: MAVERICK topped the box office would over HK$ 100 million among non Hong Kong films. The Louis Koo Tin Lok film WARRIORS OF FUTURE (MING YUT JIN GEI) still has not left the theaters yet. Already passed HK$ 81 million at the cumulative box office, it became the top Hong Kong film at box office! The Keung To and Jer Lau Ying Ting starred Emperor Motion Picture MAMA'S AFFAIR (AH MA YAU JOR DAI YI GOR) also made over HK$ 40 million in third place; the Dior Cheng Yi Kin starred LIFE MUST GO ON (SUM SIU SIM BEI KAU) made over HK$ 3 million to round out the top ten. * (2023/01/02) Creative singer king Terence Lam Ka Him at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards won his first Male Singer Gold Prize. Having swept up numerous awards he became the big winner, but the "song king's" spotlight seemed to have been stolen by the official return of COLLAR member So Ching and the popularity king Keung To! The 2022 Commercial Radio Ultimate Song Chart Awards took place last night. Over 100 singers were on hand except Universal Records' singers. 49 awards were presented. Creative singer Lam Ka Him won his first Male Singer Gold Prize, with many behind the scenes awards he became the big winner of the night. Joyce Cheng Yun Yi repeated as the Female Singer Gold Prize winner, but the focus of the entire night fell on Keung To, who just recovered from his injury, and the first official appearance since the MIRROR concert accident, girl group COLLAR member So Ching. After 5 months COLLAR finally appeared in its entirety to endless cheers from the crowd. They appeared in white. With a smile on her face So Ching calmly stood between Sumling and Winka. They tightly held her. The event arranged for COLLAR to perform CALL MY NAME to open the show. At the center So Ching has not worked in months but returned to form as her dancing was not rusty at all. COLLAR won the Rookie Group Gold Prize. Captain Gao got choked up in the thank up speech, Sumling even broke down. However So Ching appeared calm; during her two solo in the performance, the crowd screamed endlessly. Fans in the audience held up light signs in support. After performing OFF/ON Day made a pose but lose her balance as if she was not feeling well. Ivy immediately helped her off the stage. Later when they won the Group Bronze Prize she did not appear, as she left early due to illness. COLLAR said that they were very emotional to perform in full force after over 7 months and said that they would hold their first anniversary event on January 12th. So Ching was very excited to resume work, revealing that her boyfriend Mo has been very supportive of her every decision and was very happy to see her active again. It was a great motivation for Mo's recovery and therapy, now he could use Siri on his phone to help with communication. She also denied that she once considered quitting the group. Whether the company provide further assistance to Mo? She said, "You would be better off asking his family, company and those involved about this." MIRROR's captain Lokman was absent due to testing positive, having recovered Tiger and Alton rushed back for the appearance. In recovery for two months, Keung To was light on his feet without any assistance. However he has obviously gained weight. When he came down the stairs, Stanley and Anson Lo wanted to give him a hand but he declined. With MIRROR WITHIN MIRROR he won the Ultimate Top Ten number 4. He said, "I too wanted to be a little bolder and save (some time) for the next singer, because what I want to say is in the song." During his performance he knelt and sang, perhaps because he just recovered he could not move too extremely. He has yet to dance and sing but he excited jumped off the stage the ran around, making all the "Keung Candies" scream like the sky was falling. When he accepted the award, he wished that everyone would not only pay attention to themselves but also more to this world. Keung To was unable to repeat as "My Favorite Male Singer" as he lost to Anson Lo. When Jan Lamb Hoi Fung announced Anson Lo as the winner, he found it hard to believe as he worried that Lamb was pranking him like last year. He said, "Thank you very much everyone, my brain has completely stopped. Thank you to all the viewers and friends who have voted for me, to all the Disciples, last year wasn't an easy year for MIRROR. We worked hard everyday, releasing new stuff nonstop for everyone to see. I promise that whether I win an award or not, I definitely wouldn't be lazy. I definitely would give my 2000%." Jeremy broke into tears when he learned that he won the "Rookie Male Singer" Gold Prize and needed his MIRROR mates to comfort him. Winning his first Male singer Gold Prize, Lam Ka Him with WHO INVENTED THE ENCORE won the Ultimate Song. Then he won the Ultimate Record award and repeated as the Creative Singer Gold Prize winner. During his performance he sentimentally said, "Not everything can have encore. They can be lost at anytime, but life isn't complete without a little flaw. You have to remember the good and the bad." Kay Tse On Kay with LIFE JUST GOES ON won the Ultimate Top Ten number 5. She got choked up on the stage as she revealed that her 90 year old Papa is not feeling well and is at the hospital. "He started to lose his memory......I want to give this song and the ability to remember to him , and for him not to be unable to remember me." Due to her vocal cord infection, she did not perform the song. Back stage she again talked about Papa. Teary eyed, she said, "He was 'lost' for several hours, when I called him I couldn't understand what he was saying. He has already been released from the hospital. Let's see how we should take care of him. Getting lost like this is very dangerous, maybe I would work less to keep him company." When Vincy Chan, Janice Vidal and Joyce Cheng appeared together, Janice Vidal tripped on her long dress. Luckily Vincy lent a hand and she did not fall down. Yun Yi said that she has not played mahjong in two years, so she has not repeated in a very long time. She would not have guessed this and thanked everyone for voting for her. 2022 COMMERCIAL RADIO ULTIMATE SONG CHART AWARDS ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE MALE SINGER: Anson Lo ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER: Joyce Cheng ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE GROUP: MIRROR ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE SONG: WHAT THE WORK SAYS (Keung To) ULTIMATE MUSIC MALE SINGER GOLD: Terence Lam SILVER: Jay Fung BRONZE: MC Cheung ULTIMATE MUSIC FEMALE SINGER GOLD: Joyce Cheng SILVER: Vincy Chan BRONZE: Cath Wong ULTIMATE MUSIC GROUP GOLD: MIRROR SILVER: Dear Jane BRONZE: COLLAR ULTIMATE MUSIC CREATIVE SINGER GOLD: Terence Lam SILVER: Jay Fung BRONZE: Ian Chan ULTIMATE MUSIC ROOKIE MALE SINGER GOLD: Jeremy Lee SILVER: CY Chan BRONZE: Dark Wong ULTIMATE MUSIC ROOKE FEMALE SINGER GOLD: Cloud Wan SILVER: Sabrina Cheung BRONZE: kayan 9896 ULTIMATE MUSIC ROOKIE GROUP GOLD: COLLAR SILVER: Lolly Talk BRONZE: STRAYZ ULTIMATE MUSIC COMPOSER: Gareth T. ULTIMATE MUSIC SONG ARRANGEMENT: Carl Wong ULTIMATE MUSIC PRODUCER: T-MA ULTIMATE MUSIC LYRICIST: Wyman Wong ULTIMATE MUSIC ULTIMATE RECROD: MEMENTO (Terence Lam) PROFESSIONL RECOMMENDATION ULTIMATE TOP TEN 10 FREAKIN' NIGHTMARE (Jay Fung) 9 I HAVE BEEN SAD TOO (Wilson Ng, Tse Chin Tung) 8 LAUGH AND SHOUT (Gareth T.) 7 SAVE A DAY TO BREATHE WITH YOU (Ian Chan) 6 UNDERWORLD (Panther Chan) 5 LIFE JUST GOES ON (Kay Tse) 4 MIRROR WITHIN MIRROR (Keung To) 3 WHAT HAPPENED (Dear Jane) 2 CAUTION WET FLOOR (MC Cheung) ULTIMATE MUSIC ULTIMATE SONG: WHO INVENTED THE ENCORE (Terence Lam) * (2023/01/02) Hins Cheung King Hin earlier caught COVID and was helpless to halting his REVISIT concert series and postpone the performance. After a few days of rest he finally recovered and posted on social media. "2023, I'm ready! We are ready!" He humorously said that the novel coronavirus has already closed up shop, even his brain fog was all swept away. He continued, "Your Holiness today would change his name to Yeung Gor (have been positive), the sun comes out after testing positive. You can call me Gor Yi." He pointed out that last week when he tested positive he painfully lost the "Long Negative Style" he trained hard for 3 years for. He joked, 'In this period I get scared just from hearing the word positive, basically it can be shorted to 'positive phobia'." He also posted his Lunar New Year EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL (CHIU SUN GAING HAI GIP ON) photo. Reportedly he would soon resume work to promote the film. * (2023/01/01) The Dayo Wong Tze Wa starred Lunar New Year film A GUILTY CONSCIENCE (DUK SIN DAI JONG) yesterday treated everyone in Hong Kong to a free ride on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel on New Year's Eve. Wong Tze Wa along with Louise Wong Dan Nei, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Dee Ho Kai Wa, Adam Pak Tin Nam and Gardner Tse Kwan Ho made appearances to promote and rode the wheel together for a turn of luck. Wong Tze Wa pointed out that with Ah Dee's performance, he believed that the box office would at least make HK$ 30 million. However due to the expensive production cost, the movie would have to make at least HK$ 40 million to break even. Ah Dee joked that if the box office would reach HK$ 30 million he would take off his pants then sing and dance. Wong Tze Wa would spend the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong to promote A GUILTY CONSCIENCE. He said, "I can't leave Hong Kong, I have to hold down the fort in Hong Kong. With a good box office performance, I can even not leave the house." He said that breaking even would not be easy for the movie. It would have to make more than HK$ 40 million to be able, because of how expensive the production cost was, all the actors in the cast and many actual location shoots. "It can't lose money, only then would investors be willing to start productions; only then would viewers have more good movies to watch and the industry would thrive." If the film would become a hit, would he have any bonus? Tze Wa said no. He would wait for the next one and always look forward to tomorrow. He revealed that even when TABLE FOR SIX (FAN HEI GUNG SUM) made HK$ 77 million he did not get a bonus. "There is not reason to keep playing when losing but cashing out after every win, but I wouldn't mind getting lai see." Wong Tze Wa felt that with Ah Dee's performance, A GUILTY CONSCIENCE's box office would basically make HK$ 30 million. Wong Dan Nei, Liew Chi Yu and Yeung Si Wing all said that with a good box office performance we would like to see Ah Dee remove his pants. Ah Dee said that he would not mind and joked that everyday he would remove his pants. It would only be one extra time, so no big deal. If the box office would be strong enough he would dare to strip. "If the box office would reach HK$ 30 million I would immediately take them off, then I would sing and dance." Speaking of MIRROR captain Lokman Yeung would be unable to attend the Ultimate Music Award ceremony due to a possible positive test, he said that he has already consoled Lokman. Tze Wa joked, "I tested positive earlier too, but no one consoled me. I just treated it like nothing happened." With a box office performance for GUILTY, would Tze Wa remove his pants with Ah Dee to thank the audience for their support? He joked, "If I take off my pants, I am afraid that all the Hong Kong viewers would run away." Yeung Si Wing earlier went skiing with boyfriend Owen Cheung Chun Long in Italy. Did they have an advanced honeymoon? She said that this time she was a film festival opening ceremony guest, and her boyfriend Cheung Chun Long just happened to be there. She showed off her swimsuit photos on social media. Would she share more if A GUILTY CONSCIENCE would become a box office hit? She said, "Leave the back showing to me. With an HK$ 80 million box office I would show the back. With HK$ 70 million I would leave it to Liew Chi Yu." Wong Dan Nei admitted that she was conservative. "For HK$ 100 million I would show my ankles, then start slowly show upward." They joked that they wanted to Ah Dee remove his pants. Wong Dan Nei said, "Tze Wa God cannot be sullied." Wong Dan Nei said that her husband Sheldon Lo (Law Hau Yung) already returned to Hong Kong before Christmas. Their family went to a theme park for fun. How did Law Hau Yung rate her GUILTY performance? She said that she and her husband had an agreement to not discuss work in private, which would avoid meaningless arguments. "How my performance is should be rated by other people." Liew Chi Yu praised how convincing Wong Dan Nei was as a prisoner. Off camera she still sensed her tragedy. Liew Chi Yu earlier publicized her romance with Lo Chun Yip. Have they become more relaxed? She said, "No, instead we have become more tense. We re afraid that we would break up in a few years. Although we have already dated for several years, relationships are hard to say. Fate comes and goes, so whatever would happen with us in the future no one should be too tense about it." She denied that she deliberately hid the romance. Friends like Wong Dan Nei, Yeung Si Wing all knew that they were dating. Wong Dan Nei said, "Finally I don't need ot keep this secret anymore!" * (2022/12/30) The Metro Hit Awards 2022 took place last night at the Hong Kong Convention Center. This year 63 awards were presented. Recently tested positive, Hins Cheung King Hin won 3 awards to become the big winner; popular guy group MIRROR won 9 awards. STARS ACADEMY students also performed decently with 5 awards. "Hit Male Singer" winners were Terence Lam Ka Him, Jay Fung Won Him and Keung To; "Hit Female Singer" winners were Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Vincy Chan (Wing Yi) and JW. Gigi Yim Ming Hei and Mike Tsang Pei Tat won their first "Hit Breakthrough Singers". Performed two concert series this years, Hins Cheung with CHERLAS won "Hit Airplay Index Song". At the same time he also won "Hit Performance Award" and "Hit Singer of the Year" to become the big winner among male singers, but because he recently tested positive he was unable to accept the award in person. Attending singers and groups included Jay Fung, Terence Lam, Mike Tsang, Alfred Hui, Jason Chan, Joyce Cheng, Vincy Chan, JW, and "STARS ACADEMY Popularity King" Gigi Yim. As for record companies, MIRROR and COLLAR's label Music Nation Group won 12 awards. Emperor Records won 8 awards, and Media Record and TVB Music Group both won 7 awards. During the opening many singers appeared on the stage for the group photo. Jay Fung, Joyce Cheng, Vincy Chan, JW, Terence Lam and others were in the front and center, popular guy group MIRROR were in the second row center. When they appeared the crowd cheered, but not the entire group was present. Keung To was recovering from an injury. Alton Wong announced on social media that he would be absent due to illness. Tiger Yau was absent as well. Opening the show, girl group COLLAR again was not in full force as only Gao, Winka, Day, Sumling and Marf attended. Gigi Yim and Mike Tsang stood in the third row but still in the center. Warner's singers after missing the earlier award show press conference continued to be absent last night. Despite having many songs on the chart this year, Panther Chan Lui, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Kaho Hung and others were absent. Terence Lam presented "Hit Rookie". The 12 winners were After Class, COLLAR, Sabrina Cheung, Cloud Wan, Yumi Chung, Phoebus Ng@P1X3L and others. The "Hit Music Production" award winner On Chan Kin On said that at first he was not able to accept the production ward, because the production award represented music, lyrics, arrangement, producer and others. It was a very heavyweight award and he felt that he has not reached the goal. He has only produced himself and has not worked with other singers. He hoped to have the opportunity to in the future. Cloud admitted that she has thought about winning the rookie award, and felt truly very happy to. She was also very pleased with and liked her work. She hoped in the future she would also be able to release a song that she would create. The Ten "Hit Songs" included MY PLACE (Joyce Cheng), SONG FOR THE ABSENTEES (Jay Fung), SHY AND SILENT (Kira Chan), HAVE ME (Jason Chan), NOBODY BUT YOURSELF (Alfred Hui), REGRESSION (Terence Lam), BLOODY WARMTH (Vincy Chan), PERHAPS I AM STILL NOT DIFFICULT ENOUGH (Mischa Ip), FLAME (Gigi Yim), and I THOUGHT (Mike Tsang). "Hit Male Singers" winners were Terence Lam, Jay Fung and Keung To; "Hit Female singers" winners were Joyce Cheng, Vincy Chan and JW. STARS ACADEMY member Chantel Yiu with #BFF won "Hit New Media Song"; Gigi Yim aside from FLAME's Hit Song Award also won "Hit Breakthrough Singer"; Mike Tsng as with I THOUGHT won "Hit Song" and "Hit Breakthrough Singer". In addition, this year the award show theme was "Music New Leaf, Create Legend". With the goal of attentively cultivating "new leaves" as the goal, the event enabled music fans to truly focus and enjoy how a group of "new leaves" brightened up the stage, like "leaves become trees, trees become forests" they would make up the Hong Kong music future. This year broke through limitations and added digital creative elements, setting up the firs Hong Kong "Hit Metaverse voting" for a group of music fans to vote for Hit Songs on the Metaverse. METRO HIT AWARDS 2022 HIT SONGS MY PLACE (Joyce Cheng) SONG FOR THE ABSENTEES (Jay Fung) SHY AND SILENT (Kira Chan) HAVE ME (Jason Chan) NOBODY BUT YOURSELF (Alfred Hui) REGRESSION (Terence Lam) BLOODY WARMTH (Vincy Chan) PERHAPS I AM STILL NOT DIFFICULT ENOUGH (Mischa Ip) FLAME (Gigi Yim) I THOUGHT (Mike Tsang) HIT AIRPLAY INDEX SONG: CHERLAS (Hins Cheung) HIT SINGER OF THE YEAR: Hins Cheung HIT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Hins Cheung HIT I SUPPORT ROOKIE: Jeremy Lee HIT I SUPPORT SINGER: Anson Lo HIT I SUPPORT SONG: INNERSPACE (MIRROR) HIT POPULAR IDOL: Jer Lau, Anson Kong, Edan Lui HIT SONG WRITING: Phil Lam (PERHAPS I AM STILL NOT DIFFICULT ENOUGH) HIT LYRICS: Wyman Wong (MY PLACE) HIT SONG ARRANGEMENT: JNYBeatz (GOOD VIBES ONLY) HIT PRODUCER: T-MA (WHY NOT BOTH) HIT MUSIC PRODUCTION: On Chan (THE CREATOR'S SHOWER and YOUR CATALOGUE OF MY DISGRACE) HIT ALBUM: THE FIGHT GOES ON (Jason Chan) HIT INDEPENDENT MUSICIAN: Alfred Hui HIT MALE SINGER: Terence Lam, Jay Fung, Keung To HIT FEMALE SINGER: Joyce Cheng, Vincy Chan, JW HIT BAND: ONE PROMISE HIT GROUP: MIRROR, ERROR, P1X3L HIT CREATIVE SINGER: Cath Wong, Ian Chan HIT BREAKTHROUGH SINGER: Gigi Yim, Mike Tsang HIT NEW MEDIA SONG: FF (JW), #BFF (Chantel Yiu), INSENSITIVE (Aiden Hung) HIT DANCE SONG: RISE (ANSONBEAN), MY1STCAR (Zaine Sze) HIT LEAPING SINGER: Simon On, Lagchun, Anson Poon, Paula Au, Ivan So, Kochun Tse HIT ROOKIE: After Class, COLLAR, Lolly Talk, DEZ Yu, Poki Ng, Phoebus Ng, Sabrina Cheung, CY Chan, Cloud Wan, Dark Wong, Andy Lai, Yumi Chung * (2022/12/29) Louise Wong Dan Nei, Fish Liew Chi Yu and Adam Pak Tin Nam in the Ng Wai Lun written and directed Lunar New Year courtroom film A GUILTY CONSCIENCE (DUK SIN DAI JONG) challenged the bottom line of the court. They even went from "sisters" to enemies. Wong Dan Nei said that in some scenes she hated Liew Chi Yu so much she wanted to jump over and strangle her to death. As for Pak Tin Nam he said that he has been single for 6 years already, but many "fair skinned, rich and attractive" were scared by his facial hair. The film's story would be about an international supermodel being framed for abusing her daughter, which became the legal world, the powerful and the socialites' tug of war with the top tier of the social pyramid! How would they use their power and resources for self-preservation? How would the lawyers be able to find justice amid all the difficulties? Wong Dan Nei, Liew Chi Yu and Pak Tin Nam in the film would have a relationship triangle. Pak Tin Nam would play a plastic surgeon, who married the Liew Chi Yu played rich girl and lived with her family. On the other hand he would have an extramarital affair with the supermodel Wong Dan Nei, who grew up in the housing estate and had one daughter. Wong Dan Nei said that her character in the film on a certain level had something in common with her in real life, but she has never experience the pain of prison and losing all hope in everything in the world. Thus she needed time to shape her character. Fortunately the director gave her over a month's time to study it. She put some thought into her appearance. "No make up, but also to increase the impression of being worn down, I used something to make the pores even thicker, all the fingernails and toenails dirty, salt water on my hair and comb it backward." Earlier in the film ANITA Wong Dan Nei and Liew Chi Yu played sisters, but this time because of a man they became enemies. Liew Chi Yu pointed out that the director said one thing that described their relationship very well. "The director says, 'One would destroy the other's family, and one would destroy the other's life.'" They revealed that in a confrontation scene in the holding room, because the lack of dialogue they thought it was very challenging. Liew Chi Yu felt that it was more fun than hard to play. "Because Dan Nei and my social standings are very different, in the scene I was dressed very elegantly to visit Wong Dan Nei in prison." Wong Dan Nei described this several minute short scene as one that kept setting off spark between them. "Because I had to suppress my emotions very hard, in one scene I actually wanted to jump over and strangle Liew Chi Yu to death." For this scene, they had the chemistry to separate from each other to cultivate their emotions. Wong Dan Nei said that this time a lot of communication and understanding processes were removed, so she was very quickly able to get into character already and they each looked forward to the spark from other. In the film Wong Dan Nei's experience put her in one breakdown scene after another. During the shoot she was very stressed, but in order to keep from affecting her family she would not bring the negative emotions home. She would try to find ways to release them and would rely on cuisine to make her happy. This time her husband Sheldon Lo (Law Hau Yung) also performed, but they had no official scene together. Back home they would not talk about work either. She joked, "Because my husband is the opposing counsel lawyer, he couldn't reveal what they are doing." Playing a socialite, Liew Chi Yu said that every time she would be at make up the earliest and would take at least two hours. However the look really helped her with the character. Although her role was not considered a lot, the state of mind was the hardest to play because her family and view all exceeded her own imagination. In the film she also did not lack the opportunity of wearing label fashion. The former model Liew Chi Yu said that she used to pose for still photography more. Before the movie she practiced walking in heels at home, smoking gestures and manners. She said that she constantly had to play characters that were very different from the real her, so she looked forward to playing the real her. She joked, "In real life I am a little screwy, but it's very hard to have a character like this." They also thanked Wong Tze Wa's effort into helping them, because some scenes Tze Wa were not in but he still play the role fully. Thus he would lead their emotions and get them even more into character. Sometimes just from hearing Tze Wa delivering his lines they already really wanted to cry; with Tse Kwan Ho their war of words performance was very exciting. The decent looking Pak Tin Nam claimed that he has not dated in 6 years. Although since starting in the business he has run into many "fair skinned, rich and attractive" but many would see his facial hair and be scared. "People really are afraid of how prickly my facial hair is, and that they couldn't communicate with me in English. I also look cool, scare people to death. Actually I am a nice guy. (Would you mind marrying into and living with your wife's family?) I accept, but we have to be able to communicate. It would depend on fate, we would have to know each other for awhile." However he said that he did not dare to date two people at once, one would be enough. * (2022/12/29) Joel Chan Shan Chung, Moon Lau Pui Yuet, Rosita Kwok Pak Yin, Angel Chiang Ka Man, Elena Kong Mei Yee and others yesterday campaigned for votes for the Top 10 "Most Popular Television Male and Female Characters" of the TVB Awards. Reportedly the film KUI MOR LUNG JOOK MA SIU LING due to going over budget has postponed its production. The actors had scheduling issues. Kwok Pak Yin said that she has already completed her role and had full confidence in the producer and the director Chan Sap Sam. She was not worried that the film would have no way to see the light of day. [ In Production Now/Soon ] BAND FOUR Can : 4 PAK 4 GA JOOK d. Mo Lai Yan Chi Kay Tse On Kay, Teddy Robin Kwan, Hanjin Tan (Chan Woon Yan), Manson Cheung Chun Hiu, Rondi Chan Lok Ting, Anna hisbbuR, Lung Siu Kwan, Michael Chu Pak Hei THE SHADOW OF REDEMPTION Can : Shook Mung d. Nick Cheung Ka Fai Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Fala Chen, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Rebecca Zhu Chenli, Yem Yuen Yee Man, Brian Lee Hoi Yin@24 Herbs Lauria Wu Ga Ying, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Can : Mong Yuet Lit : Gaze at the Moon d. Law Yiu Fai Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Peter Chan Charm Man, Li Sum Ling Kyle Wong Kai Ho, Mathew Hung Cheuk Fai, Mung Kit Can : Kui Mor Lung Jook Ma Siu Ling Lit : Demon Slaying Dragon Clan Ma Siu Ling AKA : MY DATE WITH A VAMPIRE AKA : Ngor Wor Geung Si Yau Gor Yeuk Wui d. Robert Chan Sap Sam Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Karena Ng Chin Yu, Jacky Cai Jie, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Rosita Kwok Pak Yin, Cecilia So Lai Shan, Tse Suet Sum, Kaki Sham, Phoebus Ng Kai Yeung, Wong Chi Lok, THE GAMESTER Can : Chin Fong Man Gai Lit : Thousand Lies Ten Thousand Schemes d. Toni Shum Shek Yin Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Wiyona Yeung Chi Ching, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Lam Suet, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Kaki Sham FIGHT FOR TOMORROW Can : Ping Ming Sam Long d. Chan Tai Lee Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ying Chi Yiu, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Sherming Yiu Lok Yi THE REMNANT Can : Ngok Yun Don Doh Lit : Mean People In Charge d. Mandrew Kwan Man Hin Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Ling Man Lung, Cecilia Yip Tung, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming, A HIDDEN SPY Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun Kay Tse On Kay, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Larine Tang Yueping, ANSONBEAN, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato fb: https://facebook.com/ahiddenspy A CANTOPOP LYRICIST TO-BE Can : Tin Chi Lun d. Norris Wong Yi Lam Chung Suet Ying, Jessey Tsang Tsui Shan, Amy Tang Lai Ying, Henick Chou Han Ning, Sabrina Ng Ping IMPRISONED 2 Can : Yut Yuk Yi: Gip So Lan Toh d. Sun Lap Kei Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Wong Kwong Leung, Babyjohn Choi BURSTING POINT Can : Bau Lit Dim Lit : Explosion Point d. Calvin Tong Wai Hon Nick Cheung Ka Fai, William Chan Wai Ting, Shaun Tam Chun Yin, Tony Yang, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Isabella Leong Lok Si, Wong Yau Nam, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Sunny Dai Yu Ming, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Jonathan Cheung Wing Hong, Aiden Hung Hung Jor Sing, Adrien Yau Tsz Him [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] This is the story of a chief inspector in the anti-narcotics unit who holds true to his beliefs as a police officer. He puts everything on the line to crack down on drugs and bring drug traffickers to justice. How will our hero resolve this "bursting point" crisis? MAD FATE AKA : FATAL FATE Can : Ming Ong d. Soi Cheang Pou Soi Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Lokman Yeung, Berg Ng Yin Yip, Ng Wing Sze, Peter Chan Cham Man Rating : IIB Length : 109 mins. I DID IT MY WAY Can : Chim Hung Lit : Undercover Walk d. Jason Kwan Chi Yiu Andy Lau Tak Wa, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Cya Liu, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Lam Suet, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Chu Kam Yin, Philip Keung Ho Man Opening 2023 TRIAD 3 Can : Jat Jik 3 d. Ng Ka Wai Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Michael Tao Dai Yu ONE NIGHT IN SCHOOL Can : Yeh Hau Lit : Night School d. Lau Yung MC Cheung Tin Fu, Candy Wong Hei Yi, Ling Man Lung, Heidi Lee Ching Yi, Ashina Kwok Yik Sum, Fong Wing Lam, Ng Siu Hin, Tsui Ho Cheong, Lai Hok Kun, Ken Law Ho Ming, Tsim Shui Man, Eric Kot Man Fai, Summer Chan Chi Huen READY OR ROT AKA : READY OR KNOT 2 Can : But Yut Sing Fun 2 d. Anselm Chan Mau Yin Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Chu Pak Hong, Kaki Sham, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Law Kar Ying, Vincent Kok Tak Chiu, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Fish Liew Chi Yu, Michael Ning (Bak Ji) OVER MY DEAD BODY Can : Sei Si Sei Si Sei Sup Sei Lit : Corpse Died At Forty Four d. Ho Cheuk Tin Teresa Mo Shun Kwan, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Edan Lui Cheuk On, Jer Lau Ying Ting, Lau Kong, Wong Man Wai, Wong Yau Nam, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Josie Ho Chiu Yi UNDER CURRENT Can : Noi Mok Lit : Inside Information d. Alan Mak Siu Fai Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yee), Gladys Lee Ching Kwan, Chan Kwok Bong, Lok Ying Kwan, Geng Changjun, Max Cheung Tat Lun [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] A foundation's chief financial officer is hang to his death on the stage during the annual charity party. As suspicions surround his death, rumors of a missing $200 million charitable donation begin to run rampant, attracting the attention of the masses... CUSTOMS FRONTLINE Can : Hoi Guan Jin Sin Lit : Customs Front Line d. Herman Yau Lai To Jacky Cheung Hok Yau, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Karena Lam Ka Yan, Cya Liu, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Kenny Kwan Chi Bun, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Shek Sau, Amanda S. Opening 2023 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department officers Chow Ching-lai and Cheung Wan-nam share a close mentor-student relationship. On a case involving seized smuggled arms, Ching-lai is sent to take part in a joint operation with Interpol to capture a reclusive arms dealer. However, Wan-nam makes a drastic decision that complicates the case even further. AS IT BURNS Can : Bak Jau Yu Fun d. Lee Po Cheung Jasper Liu (Lau Yi Ho), Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN AKA : KOWLOON WALLED CITY (Working title) Can : Gau Lung Sing Jai Wai Sing d. Soi Cheang Po Soi Louis Koo Tin Lok, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Raymond Lam Fung, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Philip Ng Won Lung, German Cheung Man Kit, Max Zhang Jin Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Set in the eighties inside the dangerous and enigmatic Kowloon Walled City, which was a de jure Chinese enclave within British colonial Hong Kong, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In follows troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun as he accidentally enters the Walled City, discovers the order amidst its chaos, and learns important life lessons along the way. In the Walled City, he becomes close friends with Shin, Twelfth Master and AV. Under the leadership of Tornado, they resist against the invasion of villain Mr. Big in a series of fierce battles. Together, they vow to protect the safe haven that is Kowloon Walled City. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Adapted from the award-winning Hong Kong cult manga series "City of Darkness", this action thriller is set in the eighties inside the dangerous and enigmatic Kowloon Walled City which was a de jure Chinese enclave within British colonial Hong Kong. The walled city is populated by people in the lowest strata of society, among whom are various colorful and kung-fu savvy characters: e.g. a Vietnamese immigrant biding time for revenge, an ex-boxer on the lookout for his kidnapped girlfriend, a katana wielding martial arts boy wonder from Temple Street, as well as a local gang leader and his loyal friend. When the British Hong Kong government tries to demolish the Walled City once and for all with the help of a Triad kingpin and his ruffian underlings, they gather all the residents in the enclave behind them to fight against the invaders and protect their homes and properties. TRIAD 2 Can : Jat Jik 2 d. Terry Ng Ka Wai Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Louis Cheung Ka Chung, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Melvin Wong Kam Sun, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Kenneth Lai Chun, German Cheung Man Kit [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Seventeen years ago, triad member Chai helped his childhood friend Meow flee Hong Kong after Meow attempted to kill Chai's boss. Now a successful triad figure, Chai runs into Meow, who has returned to Hong Kong to make an honest living. Caught between his duty to his gang and his loyalty to his friend once again, how will Chai choose? ROB N ROLL Can : Lum Si Hai Gip Lit : Temporary Armed Robbery d. Albert Mak Kai Kwong Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Gordon Lam Ka Tung,Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Maggie Cheung Ho Yi, Nancy Wu Ting Yan, Lam Suet, Leung Chung Hang, Calvert Fu Ka Tsun, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan, Kathy Wong Chung Yan, John Chiang, Jr. (Chiang Cheuk Man), Deon Cheung Chung Chi, Mike Tsang Pei Tak, Ansonbean (Chan Ngai Sun), Nina Paw Hee Ching, John Chiang Dai Wai, Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/movierobnroll/ INEXTERNAL Can : Lui Ying Oi Hup Lit : Inside Response Outside Coordination d. Steve Yuen Kim Wai Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Macy Ma Sihui, Ng Wai Nam, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Zhang Na, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Candy Yu On On, Can : Fun Sau Juen Ga Lit : Break Up Expert d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Tsang Lok Tung, Lai Chun, Macy Ma Sihui, Chung Ching, Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Master Seven (Chut Sin Yu) REMEMBER ME, REMEMBER LOVE Can : Oi Wan Gei Dut Lit : Love Still Remembers d. Ho Fung Penny Chan Kwok Fung, Snow Suen Man Suet, Wong Man Piu, Snowy Bai Yun, Tony Wong Wai Tung, Clorinda Chan Wing Lan, Lucas Chui Ho Dik, Meka (O Mai Ka Yi), Natalie Chan Bui Yi, Winnie So Yat Chi, Kelly Lin Kai Lai, Ho Pui Lam, Tsang Wing Kei, Kam Sun Fung, Moonna Tam Mung Na, Lai Chun Tat LONELY EIGHTEEN Can : Ngor Moon Dik 18 Shui Lit : Our Eighteen d. Tracy Choi Yan Chi Irene Wan Bik Ha, Lam Ting, Ti Lung, Candy Man Suet Yi Moses Chan Ho, Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Renci Yeung Sze Wing Can : Yuen Mong Nau Dan Gei Lit : Wish Claw Machine Ling Man Lung, Lin Minchen, Coffee Lam Chin Yu THE WHITE STORM 3 Can : So Duk 3 d. Herman Yau Lai To Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Yang Caiyu, Tse Kwan Ho, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Lam Suet, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Gallen Lo (Law Ka Leung), Chan Kwok Bong, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, James Kazama, Kumer So (Fui Hung), Edward Chui Woei Dong, STAND UP STORY Can : Suet Siu Ji Yun Lit : Person who Tells Jokes d. Au Cheuk man Ng Siu Hin, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Ng Wing Sze [ SCREEN DAILY ] The film tells the story of a man who gets involved in stand-up comedy, as an emotional outlet after becoming the primary caregiver to his intellectually disabled father. MAN ON THE EDGE Can : Bin Yuen Hung Jeh Lit : Edge Walker d. Sam Wong Ming Sing Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Alex Fong Chung Shun, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Jerry Lamb Hiu Fung, Karena Lam Ka Yun Opening April 15 2022 in Mainland China THE GOLDFINGER AKA : ONCE UPON A TIME IN HONG KONG Can : Gum Sau Ji Lit : Gold Finger d. Felix Chong Man Keung Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Philip Keung Ho Man, Ken Hung Cheuk Lap, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Chin Ka Lok, Dee Ho Kai Wa [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] In the 1980's, a stock market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company. Elite anti-corruption investigator Lau uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company founder Ching, who built the company from the ground up. Little does Lau know that he's about to meet his match in a HK$200 million investigation that will entangle him for years to come. [ SCREEN DAILY ] the film is set in Hong Kong in the 1980s when a stock-market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company. An anticorruption investigator uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company's founder, and becomes entangled in a long-running investigation. TOURNAMENT 9 LUNA DRAGON Can : Gik Dau 9 Lung Yuet Leung d. Sam Leong Sing Chi Opening 2021 Trailer : https://youtu.be/_gsBE33wH3A WE CONNECT Can : Si Doi Lit : Era d. Aden Chak Ai Dun Mat Yeung Ming, Lisa Chong Sze Ming, Jacquelin Chong Sze Man, Raymond Cho Wing Lim, Glen Lee Lam Yan, Gill Mohinderpaul Singh (Kiu Bo Bo), Brian Thomas Burrell (Bui Wai Kit), Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. BARRACK O'KARMA Can : Gum Siu Dai Ha d. Fung Chi Keung Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Alex Fong, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Chrissie Chau Sau Na O.C.T.B Can : Fan Hak Fung Bo d. David Lam Tak Luk Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Kevin Cheng Ka Wing [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Superintendent Lau is transferred to the O.C.T.B. and commanded to disintegrate the gang led by Yam. At the same time drug dealer Chun raises the attention of Investigator Ching from I.C.A.C. Lau and Ching decide to work together and determine to bring them to justice. Can : Chuk Sing Lit : Seven Saints d. Jingle Ma Chor Sing Andy Lau Tak Wa, Justin Wang Minghao, Elane Zong, Li Chengru NEW WORLD Can : Sai Gei Fung Bo Lit : Storm of the Century d. Danny Pang Fat Francis Ng Chun Yu, Myolie Wu Hung Yi, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Pavarit Mongkolpisit (Bank) Can : Sik Yun Kong Mor Lit : Human Eating Maniac d. Cheng Man Fai Gloria Wong Yung, Aki Chan Yi Man, Lau Shek Yin, Pang Sze Yin, Shum Yu SINGER AND STRANGER Can : Yum Sing Dik Nei Lit : Rebellious You d. Yip Hei Kenny Kwan Chi Bun, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Anthony Chan Yau, Candy Yu On On, Bella Lo (Law Chi Kiu), James Li Kin Sum DUST TO DUST Can : Dai 8 Gor Yim Yi Yun Lit : The 8th Suspect d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Da Peng, Sun Yang, Zhang Songwen Can : Mo Yeh Cha Lit : Female Yaksha David Siu Chung Hung, Wylie Chiu Shek Chi, Yuri Chan Yui Yui, Bonde Sham Lok Yi Can : Fun Yun Dik Tung Wa? Lit : Fairy Tale of Marriage? d. Checkley Sin Kwok Lam Alice Chan Wai, Michael Kwan Lai Kit, Vinci Wong Yin Chi, Connie Man Hoi Ling, Brian Yuen Chung Yeung, Rose Chan Ka Wun, Jacquelin Chong Sze Man SALVATION Can : Bit Giu Ngor "Doh Sun" Lit : Don't Call Me "God of Gamblers" AKA : BE WATER, MY FRIEND AKA : Giu Yeung Shui Yuet Lit : Proud Sun Age AKA : Guong Fai Shui Yuet Lit : Age of Brilliance d. Anthony Pun (Poon Yiu Ming) Chow Yun Fat, Anita Yuen Wing Yi, Will Or Wai Lam, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Liu Kai Chi, Kenny Wong Tak Bun Trailer : https://youtu.be/rKWzFBrHkSk THE STOP HIT Can : Jik Gaing Goo Si d. Dr. Z Dr. Z, Carter Wong, John Cheung Ng Long, Eric Jacobus Length : 100 mins. Trailer : https://youtu.be/Sfofbe2ifoQ Site : https://www.reelasianfilms.com [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Story of an international drug ring circuit between Los Angeles and Hong Kong where good cops are pinned against evil in a showdown of epic proportion. THE STOP HIT II Can : Jik Gaing Goo Si 2 AKA : THE ART OF INVINCIBILITY d. Dr. Z Dr. Z, Chan Kuan Tai, Ines Laimins, Raven Tao, Leon Hill Length : 90 mins. Trailer : https://youtu.be/hWRPkWsNyUk Site : https://www.reelasianfilms.com [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Dead bodies are turning up all over the world in this continuing saga of The Stop Hit series. The MO however, is not by weapons, but by bare hands. The bare hands of the trained martial artist. This picture depicts both the mysticism and secret/undisclosed skills of the martial arts culture. Loaded with dynamite actions and stunts. Can : SIU LUM JI Lit : LAUGHTER FOREST TEMPLE Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Fama, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tats Lau Yi Tat, Chin Siu Ho, Chan Ka Kai, Barbie Liu (Ha Wai Yu), Lo Ho Yu FREAKY JIANG HU AKA : FREAKY JOURNEY TO THE WEST Can : Sai Fong Yau Gei ji Tong Jung Chai Chor Gai Lit : Western Lie Journey Chronicle: Tang Monk Crosses The Line d. Sandy Wong Lam Yiu Sing, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Law Kar Ying, Mak Cheung Ching, Ken Wong Tak Bun, Angie Shum Yat Ka, Deon Cheung Chung Chi Length : 90 mins. Teaser: https://vimeo.com/261952864 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] In Tang Dynasty, Monk Sha is following the Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang. By accident, Monk Sha opens an inn door which connected to thousands of years later of a local restaurant in Portland Street of Hong Kong. They successfully travel through time to 2018. In this bizarre world, Monk Sha luckily meets Brother Tangshan who allows Monk Sha works in the restaurant in return of providing him a shelter. Actually, Juang Shiuan is undercover policeman gets close to Brother Tangshan for investigation. One day, Brother Tangshan is stalked by his old enemies, everyone try to save him and plan to escape. At the moment of life and death, Devil Spider appears...... SHE'S A MAN. HE'S A WOMAN. Can : Sam Tiu Boon Ho Hon Lit : 3 and a Half Good Man AKA : 3 AND HALF MEN AKA : MANG NAM SAM TIU BOON Lit : 3 AND A HALF HUNKS d. Lam Tsz Chung Wong Jing, Natalie Meng Yao, Lam Tsz Chung, Benny Chan Ho Man, King Kong Lee, Connie Man, Aaron Chow [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] A chubby manager and a charming lady are grudge mates. After getting struck by lightning, their bodies have "switched", hence living in the other's body... [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Hank Zhu is a manager of a leading property agency. His three subordinates, Fish Ball, Robert and Chester, are both his close workmates as well as drinking buddies. There is a female manager in the company, Lara Tong, aka Sister Chili, whom they all dread. Lara is a diplomatic and charming lady. In a lot of social occasions, men are attracted to her like bees to honey, hence beating Hank's team to the punch. After stealing an important client from Hank, the boss announces Lara's promotion to Chief Executive Officer, heading up Hank's team. Having gained the upper hand, Lara constantly gives Hank's team hard times. This drives Hank crazy. On the other hand, Lara's boyfriend Jason Wong breaks up with her as he can no longer stand her bossy and dominant character. Grieving her love, Lara gets herself drunk. She goes to the company's rooftop by herself, and is ready to jump. There she chances upon Hank, who is also depressed and is ready to end his life. At that very moment, a thunderstorm hits and they are both struck by lightning. The two wake up in a hospital to find their bodies "switched". Being trapped inside Hank's body, Lara cannot even move. Hank tries to tell his three buddies and his wife what has happened, but they only think Lara is joking with them. Before he can figure out a way to swap their bodies back, Hank has decided to live Lara's life while in her body, and make the best out of everything. Hank even uses Lara's identity to apologize to Jason, and promises to change "her" overbearing attitude. Jason is deeply touched and finally forgives Lara. Can Hank and Lara finally get back into their own bodies? Or do they have to spend the rest of their lives using the other's body and identity? Can : NGOK YU TAM Lit : CROCODILE TALK Fish Liew Chi Yu, Yu Chiu Chung Yu, Alan Po (Bo Chi Lun) CID JEST Can : Gaing Goo Hup Jok Grace Lam Nga Sze, Rain Li Choi Wa, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Yip Sai Wing, Pinky Cheung Man Chi, Bonnie Ngai Chau Wa, Shirley Yim (Suet Lei) MY DEAR ELEPHANT AKA : MY PET IS AN ELEPHANT d. Shao Xiaoli Sean Lau Ching Wan, Una You Jingru, Kong Wei Opening April 12 2019 in China Can : Kong Wu Sam Sor Lit : Three Mob Idiots Bob Lam Sing Bun, Don Li Yat Long, Raymond Chiu Wing Hung, Gloria Wong Yung, Yumi Wan Chun Hei, Wong Ha Wai, Joe Lam Jok MIDNIGHT DINER Can : Sum Yeh Sik Tong d. Tony Leung Ka Fai Tony Leung Ka Fa, Liu Tao, Tony Yang, Vision Wei Chen, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi, Zhang Yishang, Jin Shijia, Jiao Junyan, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Stanley Fung Shui Fan, Zhang Li, Liang Jingkang, Bella Du Yuchen, Menmen Wang Jingwen, Deng Chao, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Zhang Yibai, Blackie Chen Chien-Chou, Hao Ping, Jiang Wenli Opening August 30 2019 in Mainland China THE TRUE LOVE Can : But Oi But San Lit : No Love, No Break Up d. Chow Kwan, Yip Wai Ying Stephy Tang Lai Yan, He Jiong, William So Wing Hong, Zhao Rong, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Zhao Ke, Zheng Xinyu Hong Wa, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Lam Suet SHE WILL BE LOVED Can : FA YU TA Lit : Flowery Language Her Grace Lam Nga Sze, Derek Wong Kin Tung, Samuel Kwok Fung, Ching Ho Wai, Taddy Ng Ho Leung Can : Yeh Mai Chong Lit : Night Hide and Seek Don Li Yat Long, Shirley Yeung Szeki, Derek Wong Kin Tung, Peter Ho Wah Chiu, Susan Shaw Yam Yam, Fanny Lee Man Fun COMEBACK NIGHT 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 CHANGE OF GANGSTER Can : Chuen Ying Tuen For Lit : Transition Team AKA : Fei Man Dik Ha Tin AKA : Summer of Feynman d. Francis Ng Chun Yu Francis Ng Chun Yu, Qiao Shan, Wen Song, Ng Chi Hung Yi Yunhe, Yu Shasha, Feynman Ng Opening April 19 2019 in Mainland Can : Goo Wat Jai Jai Lit : Wise Sonny Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Tony Ho Wa Chiu, Gabriel Harrison (Hoi Chun Kit), MR. MCDREAMY AKA : THE SEXY GUYS Can : NAM SUN FUN LIN YING Lit : MALE GOD TRAINING CAMP d. Lam Tze Chung Zheng Kai, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Lam Tze Chung, King Kong Lee, Raquel Xu Dongdong, Michelle Hu Yan, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning, Sammi Cheung Sau Man, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Cheung Tat Ming Xenia Chong Shui Yi, Tian Leixi,Chen Jiajia Opening April 2019 (Postponed) [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] An affluent second generation abandoned by his father, establishes "Mr. McDreamy Training Academy", using various unconventional means to transform his four proteges into "Mr. McDreamies". [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] KenKen is a typical affluent second generation who wastes his life away by squandering his money like playing ducks and drakes, and never takes up any proper job. He is so fond of himself that he named himself "Mr. McDreamy". Knowing his child has been spoiled, KenKen's father decides to kick KenKen out of the house and stops financing him. Being abandoned, KenKen decides to set up his own business and establishes "Mr. McDreamy Training Academy". His die-hard girlfriend, Wanda stays with him to support him by all means. KenKen manages to recruit four proteges: Da Chun, Chocolate, Bully and Mimosa. He uses various unconventional means to transform his four proteges into "Mr. McDreamies", which unexpectedly turn into numerous hilarious scenes. With much effort, these four "trainees" manage to find their own loved ones. KenKen meets Angelalady at a banquet and falls for her. Wanda walks in on KenKen and Angelalady at home which makes her heartbroken. Worse still, the newly met lovers even make out in Angelalady's house, and is caught in the act by her husband. Her furious husband lifts KenKen up and throws him out of the high floor house. KenKen hangs around on the street penniless. He meets Wanda and his four proteges again. After the break-up, Wanda has started a new life by dressing herself up, and making herself pretty. KenKen's four proteges have become the real Mr. McDreamies, and maintain very sweet relationships with their girlfriends. Suffering from hunger and cold, KenKen has no choice but to return home. To his surprise, his house is set up as the mourning hall of his parents... 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 ECHOES OF THE THUNDER Can : Chook Jin: Yu Mung Tung Hung Lit : Speed War: Walk With Dreams d. Tony Tang Tung Ming Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Liu Chang, Geng Changjun, Kara Wai Ying Hung [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Nam and Fire are racing champions of Asia's track and street. However, when the owner of a racing team recruits Nam to mentor her son Calvin to become a future champion, Nam does not realize his choice will destroy everything he has. With Fire and Calvin suffering the fatal accidents caused by Kenji, a ruthless Japanese racer, it rekindles Nam's courage to take on his darkest challenge on the road again. VALENTINE'S DATE Can : Yeuk Wui Yut Lit : Date Day d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) STORM CLOUD d. Jonathan Lee, David Lee, Ma Wing Shing Louis Koo Tin Lok Opening 2022 WHERE ALL ROADS END Can : Shu Lo Tung Gwai d. Chin Yun Ho Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Jordan Chan Siu Chun, Hanna Chan THE STRANGLED TRUTH Can : Mit Seung d. Jil Wong Pak Ko Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Tiffany Hsu Wei Nin, Li Cong, Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Phat Chan Wai Hung, Derek Tsang [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Narcotics Bureau detective Wai is sent to jail for planting evidence on a drug raid. His sergeant, Sam, is given disciplinary action as well. Seven years later, Sam, now a member of the Serious Crime Unit, encounters Wai while pursuing a suspect. To redeem himself for his part in his former partner's downfall, Sam destroys all the evidence that incriminate Wai. When one of Sam's superiors suspect wrongdoing, Sam lies and says that Wai is working undercover for him. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Wai has no choice but to go undercover, but he is soon discovered by the head of the cartel. Sam's daughter is killed in a traffic accident, and Wai is attacked in his home. Without any hard evidence, Sam and Wai are forced to go back to their old ways... BURNING FOR BRAVERY Can : Yik For Ying Hung d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun DRUNKEN G Can : Jui Bau Gwai Muk d. Law Hong-Aai Jacquelin Chong Sze Man, Grace Wong, Yuri Chan, Melrose Chan Length : 90 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] The story is about four friends: workaholic Coffee who is an insurance agent, outgoing yoga teacher Udon, secretary Maomao who is surrounded by admirers and chef Tissue who has quite an appearance online. One day, they woke up, hangover and totally forgot what happened last night. In face of the strange things, they have to trace back to find out what actually happened... PRISON FLOWERS AKA : WOMEN IN GRID Can : Nui Ji Gam Yuk Lit : Women Prison d. Lui Mei Fung Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Karena Ng Chin Yu, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Carrie Ng Ka Lai, Jeannie Chan Ying, Toby Chan Ting Yan, Anika Xia Yan (Janelle Sing), Ashina Kwok Yik Sum, Candy Yuen Ka Man, Kelly Chan Ka Lei, Rain Li Choi Wa Rating : IIB Length : 90 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Gang leader Ding and business giant Grandpa are both in prison because of their husband. They fight against each other until the new prisoner Kelly accidently fix their relationship. Drug dealer Wa forces BO to deliver drug for her. Ding and Grandpa plan to negotiate with Wa but failed. Conflict is on the verge. On a windy night, Red, who wants to break the prison again, put drug in Wa's dinner to drive her mad. Great mass is caused in the female prison, along with the pouring rain... BACK TO THE PAST Can : Chum Chun Gei d. Ng Yuen Fai, Jack Lai Chun Lung Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Joyce Tung Lai Ming, Michelle Saram (Suet Yi), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Wong Man Piu fb : https://www.facebook.com/BackToThePastMovie Teaser : https://youtu.be/hbvB1tzqzRo [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Three years ago, Randy Lee, the only son of the richest man in Hong Kong, took part in a time traveling experiment back to the Qin Dynasty, to study the First Emperor's elixir of life. But he was never heard from again. Today, his father Lee Ka-chun uncovered 2 mummies near an unexcavated area of the First Emperor's mausoleum, with one of them holding a smart phone. When it was confirmed that the phone belonged to Randy and contained pictures of a bomb defuser called Hong Siu-lung, Lee Ka-chun persuaded Hong Siu-lung to go back in time and bring his son home. A LIFE OF PAPERS Can : Ji Pei Por Por Lit : Cardboard Granny d. Ren Xia (Yam Hap) [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Based on a real case, A Life of Papers tells the story of the 82-year-old Chu, a "cardboard granny" who makes her living by collecting waste cardboard boxes and selling them to recyclers at as low as HK$1 per kilogram. Under-privileged and oppressed, Chu almost consistently runs into conflicts with the merciless law enforcers, as well as the blood-thirsty press. The film also depicts her bonding with two other people: a 10-year-old AD/HD kid and Ling, her long-time crippled mate whom everyone believes to be her husband but what lies behind is a Platonic relationship of secret intimacy and loving care. Chu's story also affects the young soul of the ambitious and fame-driven reporter, Heidi. WHEN IT ALL BEGINS Can : Gai Dan Jai Lit : Egg Waffles d. Andy Lo Louis Koo Tin Lok, Gordon Lam Ka Tung [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Long has two sons. His adopted son Fei helps him run his tiny store that sells charcoal grilled egg puffs. His own son Ho was a hairstylist and is now a not-so-successful financial practitioner. Ho hates egg puffs and wants to sell the shop under the stairs. Fei doesn't want Ho to get his wish while Long only wants to pass on his trade. With conflicting agendas, father and sons soon became estranged from one another. When Long suddenly dies of a heart attack, the sons decide to throw in the towel. Different accounts from their father's customers enabled the brothers to become re-acquainted with the father they didn't really know and get a new perspective on life. UN COEUR D'ARTICHAUT Can : Luen Luen Luen Nam Lit : Warm Warm Warm Man d. Law Wing Cheong [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] An impulsive father who's overly helpful, his son who works as a press officer for a political party and his lover, an elusive star fortuneteller turn the family upside down. The old man's dementia often sends the young couple's heads spinning as he confuses one for the other. The son wants the father to behave but time is running out. As memories resurface, the son prays for more time with his father while he still remembers him. TRIER OF FACT Can : Sau Kyut Jeh Lit : Watchtower Guard d. Tong Hon Wai Louis Koo Tin Lok, Nick Cheung Ka Fai [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Police inspector Ben is tasked to enter the Narcotics Bureau to collect evidence against Car, an inspector who's suspected of working with the triads. However, the two men bond over their belief in justice while working together. On the surface, it appears that Car used criminals to bring down a drug kingpin, but Ben discovers that Car actually used the mission to save his mentor from being blackmailed. Even though everything Car has done has been in the name of protecting members of Hong Kong's Disciplined Services, Ben must also stay true to the word of law and procedure. A showdown between two methods of justice is about to begin. BEYOND THE SIN Can : Ngok Hung Ji Oi d. Kwok Man Ki Louis Koo Tin Lok, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Venus Wong Man Yik, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Angel Lam Ting, Summer Chan Chi Huen, Laring Tang Yueping, Karena Lam Ka Yan fb : https://www.facebook.com/beyondthesinmovie/ ig : https://www.instagram.com/beyondthesinmovie/ [ SCREEN DAILY ] This crime thriller follows a former police inspector who begins to suspect that his daughter's killer is still at large when more girls are found brutally murdered in Macau. YOLO d. Keian Chui Tze Yiu Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Ng Siu Hin, Fish Liew Chi Yu [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] "Buying a home in Hong Kong is a dream that young people bankrupt themselves for. But when homes in surrounding areas like Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and Malaysia are so much cheaper, why not seize the day and see the world?" Leung Siu-wai says this to convince young people to travel the world and find their purpose, but it's all merely part of an airline advertising campaign called YOLO ("You Only Live Once"). Wai can't even practice what he preaches -- he happens to be one of those young Hongkongers who longs to buy a flat. However, Wai now finds himself dragged into another YOLO, an electronic dance music festival in Malaysia that is actually a scam... SILENCE OF SMOKE Can : Mun Yin Lit : Fragrant Smoke d. Yojiro Kakita Han Geng, Zhang Guoli, Xu Qing [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] From the director of the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film "Departures" comes a heart wrenching drama about a young cake maker's journey of profound growth and discovery, brought about through his father's death. The sole heir to eight generations of cake makers, Liu has been perfecting his craft from his father since a toddler, but his cakes still lack a certain oomph. When his father categorically refuses to pass down the secret recipe to him, he leaves town and starts eking out a living behind film sets. After his daughter is born, his father wishes to hand the family's century-old store to him, but he refuses to go back. When his daughter is diagnosed with leukemia, his father starts working extra hours in the store to earn money for her treatment. But this aggravates his lung cancer and he dies without revealing the key secret ingredient to his cake recipe. While sorting out his father's belongings and family genealogy, Liu discovers to secret behind his family's recipe and learns the real reason behind his father's unorthodox business model. For the first time, Liu understands his father and everything he has done for him. WALKING IN THE DARK Can : Hak Um Jung Tung Hung d. Judy Chu Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Anita Yuen Wing Yee [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Tsz Yan, whose parents are blind and has a childhood seems no different from other children. However, as she is growing up, she realizes her life is different from her friends since she has to take care of her blinded parents, which is a great pressure for her. She wishes to study abroad and lives her own life in order to stay away from her parents. When the day finally comes, she realizes she could not easily let go of her family... GOLDEN ROBE CHAMPION Can : Gum Po Kuen Wong Lit : Golden Robe Fist King d. Yuen Kai Chi Ip Kim, Yuri Chan, Tyson Chak, Chin Siu Ho [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] This is an autobiographical movie based on the true story of famous Master Kim Ip. Kim is a extra. During the shooting of a film, inspired by a famous action star, he determines to become a boxing champion. After training with several masters, he raises from an amateur to a professional boxer. In the end, he becomes the golden robe champion. MASTER Z: THE IP MAN LEGACY 2 Can : Cheung Tin Chi 2 Max Zhang Jin [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Continue the legend of Cheung Tin Chi... [FILMART 2021 ] ONE COOL FILM UNDER CONTROL Can : Yut Sin Sun Gei Lit : A Thread Of Survival d. Siu Kwan Lai, Wing Tai Lau, Sze Pak Lam Louis Koo Tin Lok, Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Philip Keung Ho Man, Louis Cheung Kai Chung [ SCREEN DAILY ] A bank heist VITAL SIGN Can : Sung Yuen Toh Jung Louis Koo Tin Lok, Yau Hok Sau PERSONAL BEST Can : Yik Yau Yun Sun Lit : Walk Against Life Louis Cheung Kai Chung MEDIA ASIA THE ARCH ENEMIES (working title) d. Kam Ka Wai Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Detective Guts is an upstanding and uncompromising old-timer at the police force, having unraveled num erous tough cases over the years through unrelenting determination and sleepless investigations . But his maverick style soon lands him in serious trouble with his new boss, a high-flyer many years his junior, who is well versed in principles and protocols but in lack of hands-on field experience. Tiger is a brainy and meticulous former master of heists recently released from jail. Although he finally regains his freedom, he realizes the world is no longer the same. His previous comrades in crime have dwindled into barely surviving street rats shunned and spurned by humanity. He decides to stage a perfect heist with his band of brothers, only to come into full-on collision with his nemesis from hell: Detective Guts. Both at the twilight of their careers, in an ever changing world increasingly at odds with their priorities and predilections, these arch-enemies must outsmart each other on pain of death for the ultimate holy grail. THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE 2 d. Ng Sze Yuen Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] In this official follow up to Jet Li's The Shaolin Temple, a Shaolin novice monk wannabe must fight against Japanese ninjas to rescue Chinese students in Okinawa. SEPTETTE: MORE STORIES OF HONG KONG d. Frank Hui, Vicky Wong, Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung, Wong Chun, Nicole Hoi Ying Chu, Lee Cheuk Pan, Jonathan Li Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] After unprecedentedly assembling 7 of Hong Kong's most revered directors in Septet: the Story of Hong Kong to collaborate on a film about Hong Kong, Johnnie To will reprise his role as producer in this follow-up by inviting 7 up-and-coming Hong Kong directors to look back on Hong Kong’s history from their unique perspectives. Like the previous film, each director will direct a short film on a specific decade in Hong Kong’s history. TALES FROM THE OCCULT 2 d. Frank Hui, Doris Wong, Daniel Chan Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Wong Yau Nam, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, Kevin Chu, Karena Lam Ka Yan, Terence Lau Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] "Rapunzel" (directed by Frank HUI) When a hair model’s tresses are sullied in a carouse, she walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end. "Cheshire Cat" (directed by Daniel CHAN) A man that is asked by an animal lover to investigate incidents of cat torture turns out to be the perpetrator himself, whose next target could be human. "Tooth Fairy" (directed by Doris WONG) The death of a philandering dentist initially suggests a crime of passion, but it soon comes to light that a patient of his might not be as innocent as she looks. TALES FROM THE OCCULT 3 d. Lee Chi Ngai, Peter Lee, Pater Wong Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] "Killing me Softly" (directed by Chi-Ngai LEE): After putting on an AR visor, a woman sees the image of his best friend, who was abducted and murdered. She determines to use this latest contraption to find the perpetrator. "Escape from the Labyrinth" (directed by Peter LEE): A man wakes up from his sleep to find himself in a huge shipyard filled with corpses, spirits, and his own dead ex-w ife. He must fight his way out of this labyrinth before too late. "Memento Mori" (directed by Pater WONG): Two close friends find themselves unappreciated in the film world despite years of dedication. When one accidentally kills the other, he finally becomes a director. UNIVERSE HIGH FORCES Can : NGAI GEI HONG SIN Lit : Crisis Flight d. Oxide Pang Chun Andy Lau Tak Wa, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao, Liu Tao [ SCREEN DAILY ] This action thriller takes places on a plane where a former SWAT member is caught up in a mid-air hijack with hostages including his own daughter. MANDARIN MOTION PICTURES UNTITLED (Storm franchise spin-off) d. Terry Ng Kevin Cheng Ka Wing, Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Adam Pak Tin Nam [ SCREEN DAILY ] The new feature follows an anti-corruption investigator who must prove his innocence after he being suspended from duties when his father is implicated in a customs corruption case. mm2 TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Can : Nin Siu Yut Gei d. Nick Cheuk Yik Him Lo Chun Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sa) --- [ NOW SHOWING ] THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT OF GOODBYES d. Tomohisa Taguchi Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 83 minutes Opening January 5 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/cBReT-3kUVE [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The Urashima Tunnel grants a wish to those who enter... with a price. Kaoru Tono appears elusive but has a heavy heart rooted in a traumatic accident in the past. Anzu Hanashiro seems stronghearted but suffers from the gap between her ideal self and reality. The two team up as allies to investigate the mysterious tunnel in order to get what they want. It is an unforgettable, nostalgic story that sweeps past a summer in the countryside. UTANO*PRINCESAMA MAJI LOVE ST*RISH TOURS d. Chika Nagaoka Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 66 mins. Opening January 5 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/aBIw16zH0YI [ GOLDEN HARVEST ] Based on a popular Japanese visual novel game released on June 2010, the "Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE" TV anime series broadcasted from 2011 to 2016, and the first movie in 2019. In these 10 years, the boys cultivate love and dream with fans. And now, they are going to come back to theaters! Come with ST*RISH, departure to the love tour! TO MY NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD SELF Can : Cup Sup Gau Shui Dik Ngor d. Mabel Cheung Yuen Ting Rating : IIA Length : 136 mins. Opening August 21 2022 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening October 12 2022 (Preview) Opening December 23 2022 (Preview) Opening January 26 2003 [ THE 46TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Sparked by the demolition and reconstruction of its century old campus, Ying Wa Girls' School embarks on a project to chronicle the transformation of its students through the penetrating camera of director Mabel Cheung, its distinguished alumni. Following a group of young students since 2011, the documentary captures the trials and tribulations that go with the most turbulent decade in Hong Kong's history. An up-close and honest coming-of-age saga, with fascinating stories to tell, and personal journeys of self-discovery and realisation. THE NARROW ROAD Can : Jat Lo Mei Chun Lit : Narrow Road Miniscule Dust d. Lam Sum Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Patra Au, Chu Pak Hong Rating : IIB Length : 116 mins. Opening August 15 2022 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Opening October 25th 2002 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 29th 2022 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Opening December 22nd 2022 Site : https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/index.php/2022/narrow-road/08-18_14-00#booking-panel Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2022/detail/129 Trailer : https://youtu.be/2uIPwTmAKwQ [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, honest cleaning service owner Chak hits tough times as a terrible economy and a dearth of supplies threatens his business. In need of an assistant, he hires Candy, a young single mother with a penchant for stealing. The two slowly forge a bond, but the cruel realities of the pandemic loom on the horizon. Painfully timely but also tender in parts, Lam Sum's film is a poignant portrait of what happens when modern poverty is further exacerbated by an unprecedented calamity. It's a remarkably assured directorial effort enhanced by moving performances. [ EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] In the early days of the pandemic, Chak, struggling to keep his cleaning company afloat, hires single mother Candy. But as the chemistry between them develops, Candy finds it hard to abandon the survival tactics of deception she’s always needed to get by. Featuring gorgeous cinematography of night-time Hong Kong and a trio of exceptional performances, The Narrow Road is a humanist charmer, sensitive to the tough reality of lives lived with no margin for error. [15] Kate Taylor [ SCREEN DAILY ] This social drama focuses on the owner of a small cleaning company who can barely make ends meet. A new hire of a young single mother helps keep his business afloat until the pandemic worsens. FANTASY WORLD Can : Tung Wa Sai Gai d. Freddy Tang Fu-jui Joseph Chang, Lee Kang Sheng, Yin Shin Rating : III Length : 108 mins. Opening December 15 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/2uIPwTmAKwQ [ TAIWAN PAVILION ] Zhang, a cold, hard-nosed lawyer, discovers that his past client, Tang, is involved in yet another case of sexual assault. Thirteen years ago, Zhang was a rookie and followed the guidance of his mentor lawyer, Tu. Young and as ambitious as Zhang, Tu valued his career more than anything. His outstanding performance in the courtroom successfully exonerated Tang from the charge. However, the brutal cross examination completely destroyed the victim and also his beloved girl. After many years, tormented by guilt and anger, Zhang finally has the opportunity to atone for his mistakes and avenge the girl he loved. Challenged by Tu and Tang, he decides to pursue justice at any cost. AJOOMA Can : Fa Lo Ah Ju Ma d. He Shuming Hong Hui Fang, Kang Hyung-seok, Jung Dong-hwan, Yeo Jin-goo, Shane Pow Length : 90 mins. Opening December 15 2022 [ GOLDEN SCENE ] Inspired by the director's mother, Ajoomma is the story of a middle-aged, Korean-drama obsessed widow from Singapore, who travels out of the country for the first time to Seoul in South Korea and ends up getting lost. Her journey becomes an unexpected road of self-discovery, as she comes to terms with the life that she truly wants to have for herself. EVEN IF THIS LOVE DISAPPEARS TONIGHT d. Takahiro Miki Shunsuke Michieda, Riko Fukumoto Rating : I Length : 121 mins. Opening December 8 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/HJR8y0XXBdg [ GOLDEN SCENE ] Because of his bully classmates, Toru Kamiya makes a false confession to his classmate Maori Hino. Her tells her that he likes her, but she lays out rules for him if they are to date. One of her rules is that they are not to fall in love with each other. Toru Kamiya and Maori Hino begin to date and have a good time together. Soon, Toru Kamiya breaks his promise and falls in love with Maori Hino. When Toru Kamiya makes a heartfelt confession to her, she informs him that she has a disease. When she wakes up, her disease causes her to have no memory of the day before. She keeps a diary of what happened the day before and reads it in the morning to be able to recall her memories. Toru Kamiya decides to bring to her as many happy days as possible. AND SO THE BATON IS PASSED d. Tetsu Maeda Kei Tanaka, Satomi Ishihara, Mei Nagano, Kenshi Okada, Rating : I Length : 137 mins. Opening December 8 2022 [ CINEMA CITY ] An adaptation of the eponymous hit novel by Meiko Seo that's sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan, "And So The Baton Is Passed" follows the stories of two girls and their stepparents. Mitan is a little girl who cries easily, who is told by her new stepmother Rika to smile whatever happens. One day, the girl's chocolate-obsessed father Mito tells Mitan and Rika that he is moving to Brazil to make the best chocolate in the world. He leaves his daughter and wife to fend for themselves. Soon after, Rika starts looking for a new husband...Yuko is a high school student who smiles regardless of what the world throws at her. Her doting stepfather Morimiya is an easy-going man who raises the girl after her mother disappeared one day. The happy home life of Yuko is put in jeopardy by a painful family secret. THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME: SCARLET BONDS d. Yasuhito Kikuchi Japanese Animation Length : 109 mins. Opening December 8 2022 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Rimuru Tempest, a slime who evolved into a demon lord to save his friends. He and his friends established the Jura Tempest Federation, a land of monsters.In Raja, a small country located to the west, A long-running conspiracy swirls around the mysterious power of the queen.Then, Hiiro, a "Survivor of the Ogres", suddenly appears in front of Rimuru and his friends. They are reunited with a man who used to be the brother of Benimaru and his friends.The severed "scarlet bonds" now become the guiding light for a new fight. SADAKO DX d. Hisashi Kimura Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Kazuma Kawamura, Fuka Koshiba, Mario Kuroba Rating : IIB Length : 100 mins. Opening December 8 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Across Japan, mysterious deaths have been taking place. Reportedly, a cursed video is responsible for these deaths; those who watch it suddenly die. Ayaka Ichijo, an extremely smart graduate student with an IQ of 200, does not believe in such hoaxes. However, when her younger sister happens to watch the cursed video for fun, Ayaka must race against time to try and reveal the mystery of the cursed video. CONFESSION Can : Jun Ga Bo Guk d. Yoon Jong-seok So Ji-sub, Kim Yun-jin, NANA Rating : IIA Length : 105 mins. Opening December 8 2022 https://youtu.be/MpW3hN2NYhY [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Min-ho's adulterous lover Se-hee is murdered in the hotel where the two of them spent time together. Apart from Min-ho, there is no trace of anyone else having been there. Immediately singled out as the prime suspect, Min-ho maintains his innocence, and he hires the lawyer Shin-ae, who has a 100% record of victory in court, to defend him. In order to prove his innocence, she asks Min-ho to confess to her the entire truth. He admits that a car accident that they were in the day before the murder may be connected in some way to Se-hee's death. A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT Can : Dun For Lan Shan d. Anastasia Tsang Hin Ning Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), Simon Yam Tat Wa, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, Henick Chou Han Ning Rating : IIB Length : 103 mins. Opening October 25 2022 at the Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 13 2022 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening December 2 2022 (Preview) Opening March 2 2023 fb: https://www.facebook.com/people/%E7%87%88%E7%81%AB%E9%97%8C%E7%8F%8A-A-Light-Never-Goes-Out/100063961423671/ Tokyo International Film Festival Site : https://2022.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3502ASF06 Tokyo International Film Festival Trailer : https://youtu.be/UxHsOEU0xNs Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2022/detail/131 [ 2022 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Devastated by the loss of her skilled neon sign-making husband, a wife decides to carry on his unfinished dream of making neon signs. Simon Yam and Sylvia Chang star in this remarkable HK film. [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Radiant neon signs once served as icons of Hong Kong's prosperity and vitality. However, such signs have gradually disappeared over the years, along with the craftsmen who spent decades mastering the craft of blowing neon lights. Director Anastasia Tsang revives this long-time tradition in her poignant directorial debut, telling the touching story of a widow who discovers secrets her late husband Bill buried within his neon lights workshop. While reminiscing about Bill, she sets out to fulfill his final wish of recreating a famous demolished neon sign with the help of Bill's young protege. KOI KOGARE UTEA Can : Cheung Chook Luen Oi Dik Fu No Lit : Sing Out the Troubles of Love d. Kumasaka Izuru Tomo Inaba, Takeshin Endo Length : 117 mins. Opening December 2 2022 [ GOLDEN HARVEST ] Hitoshi Kiritani is a well-behaved of temporary teacher in the elementary school. He have a chance to become a full-time teacher, and his life should be smooth sailing. One night on his way home, he was attacked by masked thug, physically and mentally abused, and was pushed him into the darkness. Three months later, Hitoshi is trying to live a "normal life" for his marriage and work despite the serious trauma in his heart, when the mysterious boy KAI appears in front of him. "Do you remember? It's me" - KAI mercilessly dug into the scars in Hitoshi's heart, and sang it as RAP to stimulate him. Hitoshi is gradually regaining his life while meeting the people living in the Kawasaki Industrial Zone. People living in the corners of society, after confronting their inner problem, what is the "true love" that they finally get... TOKU TOUKEN RANBU - HANAMARU: HANA NO MAKI d. Sumie Noro Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 61 mins. Opening December 1 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/R4YfAfs2UN0 [ GOLDEN HARVEST ] Saniwa suddenly fainted! Although Touken Danshi is very worried, Saniwa still shows no signs of being awake. At the same time, three teams of Touken Danshi cannot come back to Honmaru from other era as the transfer machine is not working. After investigation, Touken Danshi finds out why Saniwa is in a deep coma. But they still don't know how to wake Saniwa up. Kashu Kiyomitsu knows from Konnosuke that the only way to save Saniwa is to enter Saniwa's dream and release Saniwa’s heart. Therefore, he set off for the unknown battlefield with his buddy Yamatonokami Yasusada. DECIBEL d. Hwang In-ho Kim Rae-won, Lee Jong-Suk, Jung Sang-hoon, Cha Eun-Woo, Lee Min-ki Rating : IIA Length : 110 mins. Opening December 1 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Former lieutenant commander Do-yeong suffers from PTSD caused by the hellish submarine accident in which he losts his colleagues. Even though he is revered as a national hero, he feels guilty and tormented by his own family estrangement. One day, Do-yeong receives a cryptic phone call from a mysterious person, threatening he’ll blow up a football stadium with improvised explosives triggered by a certain decibel. In the nick of time, Do-yeong saves innocent lives but the terrorist remains intent on inflicting further casualties, including Do-yeong's wife and daughter. Now he must race against the clock to track the terrorist down and save his family as well as other people. Amid this impossible task, the unforeseen consequences of a secret he left buried in the deep sea resurfaces... MEN OF PLASTIC d. Im Jin-Soon Don Lee, Jung Kyung-Ho, Oh Na-Ra, Choi Byung-Mo, Oh Yeon-Seo Rating : IIA Length : 112 mins. Opening December 1 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/Z94belJLD1k [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The most glamorous part of Seoul, Apgujeong thrives with new possibilities. Dae-guk who is a native of Apgujeong and rules its ground, is eager to start his own groundbreaking plastic surgery business. Then he encounters Ji-woo, the most talented surgeon in the area who lost his medical license due to someone sabotaging his reputation. Dae-guk effortlessly comes up with an idea to make this business happen, and he does everything he can to make Ji-woo his partner. Together, Dae-guk and Ji-woo open a whole new era of Apgujeong. HONG KONG FAMILY Can : Gor Si Gor Jik d. Eric Tsang Hing Weng Teresa Mo Shun Kwan, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Edan Lui Cheuk On, Anson Lo Hon Ting, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Fung So Bo, Rating : IIA Length : 114 mins. Opening October 7 2022 at the Busan International Film Festival Opening October 25 2022 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening November 24 2022 Site : https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=61804&c_idx=369&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2 Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2022/detail/128 Teaser : https://youtu.be/6X-gj8B0DbU Trailer : https://youtu.be/dppabXtFBTw [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The chaos began at the Winter Solstice dinner eight years ago. The father lost his temper, the son, not able to forgive his father, ran away from home. Eight years have passed, and the family's relationship is still cold and distant. A cousin returns to Hong Kong from England and hopes to gather everyone for a Winter Solstice dinner. The long-awaited gathering prompted everyone to rethink their relationships with family members. Some choose to leave, some are back. When things are about to fall apart, it might as well be an opportunity to mend connections. [ BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] On the evening of the family's traditional winter solstice dinner, Chun and Ling, their daughter Ki and son Yeung, and Ling's brother Ming gather at Ling's mother's house. Tired of Chun’s incompetence, losing his job when they're looking to repair and move into the house they bought with everything they had, Ling demands a divorce. While attempting to mediate between the two, Yeung gets greatly disappointed and angry with Chun. And Ming, whose business failed, has a fight with his aging mother. That becomes the last family dinner. Eight years later, Ming's daughter Joy returns to Hong Kong, and the family plans for their traditional dinner on the winter solstice again. Can the years of pain and remorse bring the family together again? On this evening of Joy’s first winter solstice dinner, the film shows through the night scenery that a family can be whole even if it is not perfect. (CHOI Eun) [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Edan Lui, member of Hong Kong pop sensation Mirror, takes on his most challenging role yet in this powerful and unsentimental family drama. Based on the story of director Tsang Hing Weng Eric's own family, Tsang's directorial debut follows a family in a Hakka-walled village eight years after a combative winter solstice dinner tore the family apart. When a cousin returns home and seeks to reunite the family for another dinner, they must rethink their connection. In addition to his fellow Mirror member Anson Lo, Lui is also supported by a cast of both masterful veteran actors and talented up-and-coming stars. A HUNDRED FLOWERS d. Genki Kawamura Masaki Suda, Masami Nagasawa, Mieko Harada Rating : IIA Length : 104 mins. Opening November 24 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/fA7Dh5tt2Sg [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] As a single mother, Yuriko Kasai raised her son Izumi Kasai alone. Izumi Kasai is now an adult and works for a record label, but Yuriko Kasai suffers from Alzheimer's disease. She is even losing memory of her own son. Izumi Kasai takes care of his mother and recalls long ago memories with his mother, but he faces a case that took place in the past. That case is something that is unforgettable to him. SWORD ART ONLINE -PROGRESSIVE- SCHERZO OF DEEP NIGHT d. Ayako Kono Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 102 mins. Opening November 24 2022 [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] After two months of being trapped in the game of death that is Sword Art Online, Kirito and Asuna reach the fifth floor of Aincrad. As they wander through the maze-like ruins, they indulge in raiding the floor`s treasures. However, upon returning to the fourth floor, they encounter a quest from Elf Lord Yofilis. This quest puts the pair face-to-face with Asuna's most hated monster. FAREWELL BEIJING d. Cao Qianqian An Zehao, Liu Ben, Li Feiran Rating : IIA Length : 110 mins. Opening November 18 2022 LOVE SUDDENLY Can : Fut Yin Sum Dung d. Mak Ho Bong Roxanne Tong Lok Man, Karena Ng Chin Yu, Edward Ma Chi Wai, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Anson Kong Yip Sang, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Chloe So Ho Yi, Shirley Chan Yan Yin Rating : IIB Length : 93 mins. Trailer : https://youtu.be/XXwfWDvdf5Y ig : https://www.instagram.com/movie_lovesuddenly/ Opening February 1 2022 (POSTPONED) Opening November 17 2022 [ CINEMA CITY HONG KONG ] This story is a collection of four love relationships: Geeky Hong who looks forward to romance bumps into Shirley; Rich kid Silver who is socially anxious hires a rental boyfriend Jerome; Chung and Zoe,a dysfunctional pair of social couple; and Ho an indecisive person meeting Tin Tin, a nurse with polyamorous relationships. Following the through line in each story, they encounter unexpected obstacles in their relationships all set on the eve of Valentine's Day. HERO Can : Sai Gan Yau Ta Lit : The World Has Her d. Sylvia Chang, Li Shaohong, Joan Chen Zhou Xun, Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Jackson Yee, Xu Di, Stephen Fung Tak Lun, Mee Huang Miyi, Nina Paw Hee Ching Rating : I Length : 116 mins. Opening November 17 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] During the initial outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, the interconnected stories of three female protagonists unfold simultaneously in different cities across China. 'Hero' tells stories of love, faith, courage and strength. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME Can : Hoi Dik Jung Tau Si Cho Yuen Lit : The End of the Sea is Grass Plains d. Derek Yee Tung Sing Chen Baoguo, Ma Su, Ayanga, Wang Qiang, Luo Yichun Opening November 17 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In the late 1950s, Du Siheng was sent to Shanghai Orphanage by her mother, who couldn't support two kids. Later, she was transferred to Inner Mongolia and adopted by a loving family. Sixty years later, Du Sihan set out for Inner Mongolia and embarked on a journey to find his elder sister. The journey, however, turned out to be full of twists and turns...... Du Siheng couldn't adapt to the life on the grassland when she first arrived in Inner Mongolia. Touched by the love and warmth from the Mongolia people, the young Du Siheng gradually integrated into her new family. After six decades, the sister and brother reunited again and finally let go of the past. They reminisced the days when their fathers fought for the land beneath their feet and drew motivation from the older generation to work hard for a more promising and prosperous future. KAMEN RIDER REVICE X DONBROTHERS THE MOVIE KAMEN RIDER REVICE: BATTLE FAMILIA d. Koichi Sakamoto Kentaro Maeda, Subaru Kimura, Wataru Hyuga, Ayaka Imoto, Yui Asakura AVATARO SENTAI DONBROTHERS THE MOVIE: NEW FIRST LOVE HERO d. Toshiki Inoue Kohei Higuchi, Yuki Beppu, Kohaku Shida, Totaro, Hirofumi Suzuki, Ishikawa Raizo Length : 65 mins. Opening November 17 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] KAMEN RIDER REVICE: BATTLE FAMILIA A hijacking incident has occurred! Genta and Yukimi Igarashi have been kidnapped by the criminal Azuma and taken to the forbidden area called Area 666. The Igarashi rush to the forbidden area to save their parents and other hostages. But Azuma transforms into Kamen Rider DAIMON with a strange driver. He claims to judge humanity and starts to attack Kamen Rider. At the same time, a mysterious scientist, Sotomi, appears and shows his evil purpose, which pushes the Igarashi to the wall. Can the Igarashi call for a miracle with their strong family bonds at this critical moment? AVATARO SENTAI DONBROTHERS THE MOVIE: NEW FIRST LOVE HERO The shooting of "New First Love Hero" is going to begin!? A talented producer, Reiko Saegusa, invites Donbrothers to be the main cast of this movie. Kuroiwa, the director of this movie, thinks inspiration is the most important, which makes the shooting becomes chaotic! Can they finish the film successfully during this chaos? And who is the writer of "New First Love Hero", who makes Haruka is accused of alleged plagiarism? REMEMBER Can : Gei Yik Fok Sau Lit : Memory Revenge d. Lee Il-hyung Lee Sung-min, Nam Joo-hyuk Rating : IIB Length : 128 mins. Opening November 17 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] "A totaled car...blood on my hand...a single pistol...Why am I here?" Suffering from a brain tumor, Pil-ju is an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s. He lost his entire family during the Japanese colonial period and when his wife dies, he initiates a plan he formulated 60 years ago. He asks his 20-something co-worker In-gyu to chauffeur him around for a week. "Were you always like this? Who are you, really? Are you really the one I washed dishes with?" Not knowing why he's chauffeuring the old man around, In-gyu is captured by the security camera at a murder scene and becomes a prime suspect of the case. As the police investigation zeros in on them, Pil-ju must fight his memory loss in order to accomplish his revenge... A revenge plot 60 years in the making, the dangerous first step begins! FAST AND FEEL LOVE d. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Nat Kitcharit, Urassaya Sperbund Rating : IIA Length : 132 mins. Opening November 17 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/qBNOmnnKEyE [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Kao, a thirty-something-year-old man, is the world's fastest sport-stacking champion who is being challenged by kids around the world trying to break his world record. In the midst of this, Kao's long-time girlfriend, who has taken care of him and everything else in his life, decides to end their relationship. Like Batman without his Alfred, the king in the world of sport stacking becomes a complete loser in real life. While Kao must keep up with up-and-coming stacking challengers, this glorious champ also needs to learn basic daily life skills. Whether it be laundry, mopping, ironing, grocery shopping, fixing the water pump or other trivial daily tasks. These simple chores for general people become uphill struggles for this sport-stacking master. Yet, the most difficult task of all for him is figuring out how to win back his girlfriend's heart. CHUN TAE-IL: A FLAME THAT LIVES ON d. Hong Jun-pyo Korean animation Rating : IIA Length : 99 mins. Opening November 13 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/E47DpF_c328 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In 1970, sewing worker Chun Tae-il lit a spark that changed the workers' rights movement in South Korea forever. Over two decades after his story was told in the 1995 award-winning film A Single Spark, director Hong Jun-pyo brings Chun's tragic but rousing story to animation for a new generation of audiences. While Hong's version of the story doesn't shy away from the inhumane working conditions in Seoul's Peace Market that drove Chun to become a labour activist, it also portrays Chun as more than a heroic martyr by showing him in happier times as an ordinary young man with aspirations. AKIRA AND AKIRA Ryoma Takeuchi, Ryusei Yokohama Rating : I Length : 128 mins. Opening November 10 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/7uY_8FPnPL4 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstanding at their jobs and fierce rivals, but they come from totally different backgrounds. When Akira Yamazaki was a child, his father's factory went bankrupt and his family ran away in the middle of the night. Because of that experience, Akira Yamazaki wants to work as a banker to save people. On the other hand, Akira Kaido was born into a family that runs a large company. He works with a calm demeanor. Due to a case, Akira Yamazaki receives a demotion. Akira Kaido continues to be successful at work, but his family's company is on the verge of bankruptcy due to their family-oriented management style. The employees there and their families are all in a crisis situation. With this desperate situation unfolding, the reversal of fate of these two men begin. COME BACK HOME Can : Sau Gau d. Lo Chi Leung Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Cecilia Han Xue, Jia Bing, Tang Xu, Hou Tianlai, Xu Guangyu, Mike Yuan, Cai Xin, Lin Chenhan, Hu Ming Rating : IIA Length : 102 mins. Opening November 3 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] De and his family are on a self-driving tour heading to Northeast Changbai Mountain during a chilling winter, unfortunately the happy holiday goes tragic after De lost his 8 years old son by mistake. De and his wife seek for help from the police, and the rescue mission begins. The rescue process in the mountains and the ice lakes gets dangerous as time goes by due to the bad weather. The golden rescue time has passed after 24 hours, then the standard safe limit of rescue of 48 hours has also passed. However, the child still hasn’t been found. Even with the slightest chance to save the boy, De and rescue teams from the police and the snow field refuse to give their mission up. Will they see the miracle of life eventually? HOME COMING Can : Man Lei Chin Toh d. Rao Xiaozhi Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai, Yin Tao, Wang Xun Rating : IIB Length : 137 mins. Opening November 3 2022 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] War broke out in Numia. Dawei Zong, a Chinese diplomat previously stationed in Numia, and Lang Cheng, a new attaché in the Chinese Foreign Ministry, are sent to assist in the evacuation of Chinese nationals. Upon completion of the original task, they found out that a group of stranded Chinese led by Hua Bai, the General Manager of Huaxing Company Numia Branch, was heading towards a meeting point at the border for evacuation. Zong and Cheng decided to brave the war zone. The last 100 kilometers of distance saw how these two unarmed diplomats took 125 people through gunfires and desert back home. GOLDEN ESCAPE Can : Wong Gum Dai Toh Yuk Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Ricky Chan Po Yuen, Sam Lee Chan Sam, Rating : III Opening November 3 2022 TOKU TOUKEN RANBU - HANAMARU: TSUKI NO MAKI d. Sumie Noro Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 80 mins. Opening November 3 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/bspZ1D-cBvQ [ GOLDEN HARVEST ] Summer is coming to the Honmaru! Touken Danshi is entitled to 3 days of summer vacation. Apart from enjoying the holidays, they decide to create an album to Saniwa in order to express their gratitude. At the same time, Yamatonokami Yasusada also wants to prepare an album for Kashuu Kiyomitsu, who is now going to training, too. What will Touken Danshi do during the first summer vacation? LOVE IS BLIND, HATE TOO Can : Ji Ming 24 Siu Si Lit : Fatal 24 Hours AKA : Man Hak Lit : Blind Scare AKA : Mang Nui Gaing Won Lit : Blind Girl Thriller d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yi), Poon Chan Leung, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Kaki Sham, Snow Suen Wai Suet, Rating : IIB Length : 88 mins. Opening January 6 2022 (POSTPONED) Opening June 30 2022 (POSTPONED) Opening November 2 2022 Teaser : https://youtu.be/CHI7lYkoGeM Trailer : https://youtu.be/FWAmF0nkwLU [ CINEMA CITY ] After losing 90% of her vision in a car accident, Bo has adapting to a new life as a blind woman. While her husband is away on a business trip, a stranger enters her home and takes her hostage. As the invader puts her through a series of mental and psychological torture, Bo must rely on her wits to survive. [ COMING SOON ] SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT Can : Fung Lam For San Lit : Wind Forest Fire Mountain d. Juno Mak Chun Lung Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Tony Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Gao Yuanyuan, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Lo Hoi Pang, Wilsom Lam Chun Yin Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Nikki Jiang Peiyao Opening December 2021 FIRST NIGHT NERVES Can: Bak Gor Nui Yun Yut Toi Hei Lit : Eight Women, One Stage of Play d. Stanley Kwan Kam Peng Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Fay Bai Baihe, Qi Xi, Angie Chiu Nga Chi, Kiki Sheung Tin Ngor, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Kandy Wong Shan Yee, Kam Kwok Leung Length : 100 mins. Opening at the Busan International Film Festival Opening December 20 2018 Opening January 10 2019 Opening March 27 2019 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening April 4 2019 in Malaysia Trailer : https://youtu.be/35eeazhLhk8 An actress past her prime attempts to make a comeback, only to discover that she is to be acting alongside her biggest rival. [ BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Yuan Xiuling, a former star and has-been actress plans to return to the spotlight of the theater a year after her philandering husband died. She decides to star in Two Sisters, written and directed by transwoman An Ouyang. But, her biggest rival, He Yuwen, a rising actress, also stars in the play. Yuwen plans her theatrical debut through it. During the preparation of the play, such a drama unfolds at the backstage as much as on stage. With the opening night at Hong Kong's City Hall Theater just seven days away, tensions at rehearsal increase and tempers flare as actresses Xiuling and Yuwen's buried resentments rise to the surface. ATONEMENT AKA: IN TURMOIL Can : Ah Lung d. Mark Wu, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Fu Shun Ying, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Philip Keung Ho Man Length : 112 mins. Opening September 5 2019 in Malaysia (POSTPONED) [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Lung and his daughter Ying are each other's only dependence. Unfortunately, Ying is taken by the kidnap gang during their first trip to Thailand. Lung stays in Thailand only to revenge the murder of Ying. Lung sacrifices everything to turn himself into a bloody revenger. Endless hatred gradually turns him into a sinner...can he be salvaged at the end? INSANE Can : Gum Goo Ji Dei Lit : Place of Imprisonment AKA : Imprisonment d. Wu Qi Pakho Chau, Robert Knepper, Zhen Wang Zhener, Length : 95 mins. Opening April 2020 (POSTPONED) Trailer : https://vimeo.com/267746173 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Adapted by a Korean horror title "Insane", continuing its chilly and mystery. A famous TV show producer Yam Chi Ho gets a chance to return to his pinnacle by directing a new project in a burned-out mental hospital where he believes there is mysterious happenings related to horrible spirit. A diary was found in the ruins, which made Yam curious about the experience of the diary's owner as well as the only survivor in the fire accident, Ng Yeuk Yan. Yam requested to interview Yan for details. During their meetings, Yam finds lots of unreasonable happenings described by Yan. The whole story is about to emerge... TWELVE DAYS Can : 12 Yut d. Aubrey Lam Oi Wa Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Edward Ma Chi Wai Length : 89 mins. Opening October 27 2021 at the 18th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening April 23 2022 at the Udine Far East Film Festival fb : https://www.facebook.com/film.Twelvedays Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2021/detail/57 [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] In 2000, screenwriter Aubrey Lam made her directorial debut with Twelve Nights, a heartrending romantic drama that unravels a doomed relationship over a dozen episodes. Two decades later, Lam offers up another searing dissection of modern romance with this long-awaited thematic continuation. Like Twelve Nights, Twelve Days depicts 12 scenes of a tumultuous marriage, from its blissful beginning through its bitter collapse. On day one, Jeannie and Simon seem to have the makings of a perfect marriage, but the following 11 vignettes reveal the various conflicts, both big and small, that slowly eat away at their bond. Love may build a marriage, but Twelve Days shows that reality can just as easily shatter it. THE DISHWASHER SQUAD Can : Sai Woon Tin Tuen Lit : Dish Washing Heavenly Team AKA : Dai Sun Yi Lit : Big Business AKA : Dai Project d. Toni Shum Shek Yin Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Poon Chan Leung, Will Lee Ho Hin, Wayi, Kenneth Cheung Moon Yuen, Buber Mak Wing Nam, Anita Chui Bik Ka, Bonnie Xian (Sin Sik Lai), Charmaine Lee Si Yan, Wong Jing Man, Length : 100 mins. Opening September 27 2012 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Opening October 28 2021 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/dishwasher Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2021/detail/60 [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] After seeing yet another of his ham-fisted start-ups go belly up, slacker-scion Kuen is lured by his best friend, Lun, to buy up a dishwashing business. When they realise the deal's a scam, they decide to pull a quick one too: they sign up mentally disabled people to the payroll to pocket subsidies from the government. But with the help of a tenacious social worker, this motley crew thrive thanks to their compassion and a lot of hard work. Scriptwriter Toni Shum Sek-yin's directorial debut is an inspiring fact-based tale about the importance of giving everyone a chance to be their best selves. Acting together for the first time, Cheng and Jen make a winning team in this breezy local comedy. [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA ] Chan Shi Kyun and Yu Chi Lun have been long time friends . They recklessly bought a dishwashing factory on the cheap but discover that the business is in a financial ruin and has no employees while existing contracts must be honored at the risk of financial penalty. To solve their problem, they decided to hire through a social worker so they will be eligible "special social enterprise" government subsidy in this crowd-pleasing comedy. (windowsonworlds.com) SHADOWS Can : Chan Ying Hung Gan Lit : Ruined Shadow Space d. Glenn Chan Chi Man Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Philip Keung Ho Man, Tse Kwan Ho, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Ling Man Lung, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, BabyJohn Choi Hong Yik, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Philip Ng Won Lung, Wong Sze Nga, Rating : IIB Length : 94 mins Opening October 31 2020 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening December 18 2020 (POSTPONED) Opening December 20 2021 The 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival Site: https://bit.ly/hkiff44fullprog [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A social worker commits suicide after killing his family, but he fails and behaves madly in the hospital. Ching, a forensic psychiatrist with special power that can see into people's subconscious space performed an appraisal of him. She finds a voice in his subconscious space inducing him to do all kinds of cruel acts. Ching investigates the social worker's last visited psychiatrist, Doctor Yan. She suspected that he is the voice that taught the patient to kill! Ching asks Crime Unit Sergeant Fat to investigate. Due to patient confidentiality, Ching cannot provide any evidence. When the second murder case happens, Fat investigates Ching's childhood and reveals her traumatized past. Fat begins her question her justice and her motivation...... [ THE 44TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] With the mystical power to delve into people's subconscious, Ching, a psychiatrist, discovers that a social worker is compelled by an inner voice to kill his family and commit suicide. Suspecting his former psychiatrist, Ching collaborates with a cop to investigate, which leads to a revelation from her own traumatized past and casts a doubt over her motivation. In his first big-screen adventure, Glenn Chan delivers an exceptional psychological crime thriller that explores the dichotomy of good and evil urking in our shadows. POKEMON THE MOVIE: KOKO d. Tetsuo Yajima Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 100 mins. WE ARE FAMILY Can : Chook Jo Ga Yun Lit : Family For Rent d. Benny Lau Wai Hang Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Tian Niu, Yeung Chin Yau, Shek Sau, Angela Hui Ching Wan, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Eugina Lau Mei Guen, Elly (Ai Nei), Leung Oi Opening July 16 2022 at the New York Asian Film Festival [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] "Rent-a-Family" specializes in offering family and friends for rent. The company consists of Carlos, the founder; Catherine, the drama coach; and Chi Kwong, the passionate small-time actor. Carlos and Catherine disapprove of Chi Kwong's overwhelming care for their clients, but they begin to rethink the meaning of "Rent-a-Family" when they see the results of Chi Kwong’s kindness... DEATH NOTICE Can : Um Sat Fung Bo Lit : Assassination Storm AKA : DEATH NOTIFY AKA : Sei Mong Tung Ji Dan: Um Hak Jeh d. Herman Yau Lai To Louis Koo Tin Lok, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Myolie Wu Hung Yi, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Philip Keung Ho Man, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Pakho Chau, Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik 6 Wing (Lok Wing), Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Length : 100 mins. Opening December 2019 (POSTPONED) Opening December 9 2021 (POSTPONED) Opening March 31 2022 (POSTPONED) Opening July 28 2022 (POSTPONED) Trailer : https://youtu.be/KJkRLYQgTu4 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] A killer called "E" has been leaving a death notification card after killing scumbags who evaded the law. Police reacted by forming a task force with the elite personnels from each field to capture the vigilante. But in reality, what each department did was dumping their best but most eccentric members to the task force. There is the high IQ but low EQ criminalist Luo Fei, the ill-mannered profiler Mu Jian Yun, the inflexible captain Han Hao, the cowardly crime lab specialist Yin Jian, the gothic loving forensic pathologist Liang Yin, the hacker Zeng Ri Hua, and the volatile combat specialist Xiong Yuan. With each murder, the task force uncovers the crimes the victims had committed, at the same time, gets closer to finding the mysterious vigilante. SOCIAL DISTANCING AKA : SOCIAL DISTANCE Can : Din Ji Ling d. Gilitte Leung Bik Chi Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Zeno Koo Ting Hin, Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Paco Wong Hing Nam, Moss Wu (Ng Chi Mak), Lee Li, Max Cheung Tat Lun, Rating : IIB Length : 99 mins. Opening January 2022 (POSTPONED) Opening July 11 2022 at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Site : https://www.bifan.kr/eng/program/program_view.asp?pk_seq=6244&sc_category_seq=5020&sc_num=1&actEvent=view [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Cherry is a typical internet-obsessed woman who spends her days on her phone. After seeing a warning about an "e-ghost" in YouTube, she encounters numerous strange occurrences that force her to believe its existence. When the "e-ghost" takes control of her family, she must reach into the demons in her memories to free herself of the demon in her phone. TOKYO REVENGERS d. Tsutomu Hanabusa Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yosuke Sugino, Mio Imada Rating : IIB Length : 119 mins. Opening January 20 2022 (POSTPONED) [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Takemichi Hanagaki leads a dead-end life in a run-down apartment while working part-time at a job for a younger manager who treats him like an idiot. Then one day, he learns that a girl he used to date during his hooligan days in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, and her brother, Naoto, have been murdered by the Kanto area's most illainous hoodlums, Tokyo Manji. The very next day, Takemichi is standing on a train platform when he is suddenly pushed onto the tracks. But instead of dying, Takemichi is transported ten years into the past where he is reunited with Hinata's younger brother, Naoto. "10 years from now, Hinata and you will be killed" he tells Naoto, thus altering the future. Hinata still doesn't survive, but Naoto does, becoming a police detective. Returning to the present day, Takemichi recruits Naoto's help in returning to the past to crush Tokyo Manji and save his Hinata's life once and for all. All Takemichi needs to do to travel through time is to shake hands with Naoto in either the present or the past. But to save Hinata and break free from a life of running away, Takemichi must take on Kanto's most powerful syndicate, the Tokyo Manji gang! BLUE ISLAND Can : Yau Wat Ji Doh Lit : Depression Island d. Chan Tze-woon Length : 95 mins. Opening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam Bright Future Site : https://iffr.com/en/expanded/2022/films/blue-island [ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ] Although the Chinese government promised that Hong Kong would retain separate status until 2047, in recent years the Chinese state has consolidated its power over the metropolis. Large-scale protests by the populace have been brutally suppressed. This mix of documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current state of desolate depression among the people of Hong Kong. "A desperate attempt to capture the final moments of a sinking island", as maker Chan Tze-woon himself puts it. In four chapters, Chan looks back at previous moments of resistance and revolution on the island: in 1967, 1973, and 1989. He shows how the activists of then are faring now. Some still burn with righteous fire, while others are disillusioned or have been bought off by the system. The past is presented in fictional scenes, with today's activists playing those of yesteryear. As one of the young demonstrators observes of her predecessor: "All the hardships he endured seem to be repeating in our generation." BACK HOME Can : Chut Yuet Fan Gwai Lit : July Return d. Nate Ki (Tse Ka Kei) Anson Kong Ip-sang, Bai Ling, Tai Po, Tam Yuk Ying Opening August 11 2022 (POSTPONED) ONE WEEK FRIENDS d. Gavin Lin Shen Yue, Zhao Jinmai, Lin Yi, Wang Jia-Hui Opening August 11 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/YZzA65LK7GQ [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] New student Lin Xiangzhi transferred to ShengHua High School's repeating class. She is quiet and smart but always alone, without making friends with other students. However, she attracts the attention of Xu Youshu, who is not a good student in her class. In the process of trying to be friends with Lin Xiangzhi, he and another two students Song Xiaonan and Jiang Wu, found the secret of Lin Xiangzhi. In order to help this lonely girl, four of them formed a "doomsday survival" team to create surprises for her and their memories. Unbeknownst to them, there is an even sadder secret behind Lin Xiangzhi's illness ...... REMEMBER WHAT I FORGOT Can : Chun Gaing Yung Yau Lit : Once Owned AKA : Din Ying Chi Lit : Film Crazed AKA : Din Ying Chi Hon Lit : Film Fanatic d. Keian Chui Tze Yiu Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Dada Chan Jing, Endy Chow Kwok Yin, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Kelly Chen Ka Lei Length : 84 mins. Opening October 9 2022 at the Asian Cinerama Hong Kong Focus in Malaysia Trailer : https://youtu.be/RG9WEI3IRFI [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Everyone in the Hong Kong film industry knows Lil' Kim. He knows everything there is to know about filmmaking. Whether it's on the set, at the movie premiere or at a press conference, he always shows up uninvited. Nobody knows where he comes from. Ginger Keung, a producer of a reality show, suspects that Kim is a film critic who pans movies to extort advertising dollars from film companies. She zeroes in on him as her next target and decides to dig into his elusive past. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Anyone who has anything to do with the film industry in Hong Kong must have heard of a film buff called Lil' Kim. He knows everything there is to know about filmmaking. Whether it's on the set, at the movie premiere or at a press conference, he always shows up uninvited. Nobody knows where he came from and why he showed up... Ginger Keung is the producer of a reality show who suspects Lil' Kim is in fact a film critic who pans movies to extort advertising dollars from film companies. She zeroes in on Lil' Kim as her next target and decides to dig into his elusive past... DELIVERANCE Can : Yuen Sun Jui d. Kelvin Shum Ka Yin Simon Yam Tat Wa, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Summer Chan Chi Huen, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Kaki Sham, Anna Ng Yuen Yee, Carrie Ng Ka Lai, Ashina Kwok Yik Sum, Tim Wong Tin Ngo Length : 99 mins. facebook : https://www.facebook.com/deliverance.hk Opening October 29th 2022 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Chicago Opening 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/VMxSRmF0Oy8 [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA SEASON 15 ] A fractured family of four brothers and one sister confront haunting memories of their mother's passing fifteen years ago. Fifteen years had passed, as Nicole returns home to Hong Kong to be reunited with her three brothers, clinging to the shattered memory from the night of her mother's passing. Through hypnosis sessions with her big brother Joseph, the trauma that the family sustained is unexpectedly reawakened when she desires to connect back with the memories. Then, the whole world around this family takes on a dark form and love becomes almost undefinable. WHERE THE WIND BLOWS AKA : WHEN THE WIND BLOWS AKA : THEORY OF AMBITIONS Can : Fung Joi Hei Si Lit : When Storm Rises Again AKA : Chuen Kau Tung Chup Ling Lit : Global Wanted List d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Michael Chow Man Kin, Michael Hui Koon Man, Jessie Li (Chun Xia), Du Juan, Lawrence Ko Yu Lun, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Zeng Yixuan, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Lam Yiu Sing, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Tse Kwan Ho, Maggie Cheung Ho Yi, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Tsui Tin Yau, Belinda Yan, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Rose Chan Ka Wun, Rating : IIB Length : 143 mins. Opening April 1 2021 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (CANCELLED) Opening August 15 2022 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening November 21 2022 (Preview) Site: https://www.hkiff.org.hk/film/getdetail?fid=935 fb: https://www.facebook.com/wherethewindblows2021 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Young Lui Lok became a policeman to uphold justice. But the rampant corruption within the police force made it impossible for him to remain independent. He decides to make a name for himself within the police force by controlling organized crime. Nam Kong looks gentleman, but operates with a dagger under his cloak. He is socially active among the police force as well as the social circles, in fact laying the groundwork for the empire of corruption he builds with Lui Lok. Nam Kong and Lui Lok, the brains and the brawn working in perfect unison, respectively become Chief Detective Chinese of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon / New Territories in 1962. They lord over organized crime, and lead tens of thousands of policemen. Nam Kong has long seen through Lui Lok's cynicism and naivete, and has been plotting a hostile takeover of power. Lui Lok discovers that everything is not as he had imagined, he vows to forcibly regain controlling leadership from Nam Kong. As the two forces begin their epic power struggle, who will rise and who will fall? CYBER HEIST AKA : DISCONNECTED AKA : DISCONNECT'D Can : Duen Mong Lit : Broken Net d. Wong Hing Fan Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Megan Lai Ya-Yen, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yi), Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Zeno Koo Ting Hin, Wiyona Yeung Lau Ching, Terrence Huang (Wong Yiu Wong) Rating : 130 mins. Opening December 1 2022 in Malaysia (POSTTPONED) Teaser : https://youtu.be/E-k_F8quEWA [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Hackers release a virus onto the web and unleash a large-scale cyber attack. Fortunately, cyber security engineer and IT whiz, Cheuk Ka-Chun, uses a firewall he developed to resolve the crisis. Unbeknownst to Ka-Chun, the mastermind behind this virus is his superior, Chan Ming-Chi. As the two begin to butt heads, Ka-Chun secretly develops a rival virus and Ming-Chi plots to have Ka-Chun's wife and daughter kidnapped. As Ka-Chun panics, his new virus starts to spread across every computer in Hong Kong - threatening the entire city's future. [ SCREEN DAILY ] A cyber security engineer develops a powerful AI program, but then has to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. THE FIRST SLAM DUNK d. Takehiko Inoue, Yasuyuki Ebara Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening January 12 2023 [ EMPEROR CINEMAS ] Slam Dunk is a shonen manga by Takehiko Inoue that was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1990, issue No. 42, to 1996, issue No. 27. The series, which depicts the personal growth of several high school basketball players, has sold more than 120 million copies in Japan. It has inspired numerous boys and girls to get into basketball. An anime series (that ran from October 1993 to March 1996), several video games, and other media based on the manga have also been produced. The Slam Dunk Scholarship was established in 2006 to support young basketball players in Japan. In 2018, a new, 20-volume shinsoban edition with all new cover illustrations was published, with volume divisions at each milestone in the story. An artwork compilation, PLUS / SLAM DUNK ILLUSTRATIONS 2, was released in 2020 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series' launch. SAKRA Can : Tin Lung Bak Bo ji Kiu Fung Juen d. Steve Cheng, Donnie Yen Chi Tan Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Yukee Chen Yuqi, Cya Liu, Kara Wai Ying Hung, Wu Yue, Grace Wong Kwan Hing Length : 130 mins. Opening January 16 2023 in Malaysia Opening January 19 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/9xuJkDlBWI4 [ CINEMA CITY ] During the Northern Song dynasty, Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect, was a heroic and chivalrous man who was respected by the whole martial arts world. But he was suddenly accused of being a Khitan, which made him isolated by friends and allies. Qiao Feng met Azhu the maid from Murong family on his journey to find out about his origin and enemies... [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Under the reign of Emperor Zhe Zong, an unlikely bond is formed between three very different men. The first is Qiao Feng, the courageous leader of the beggar clan. His clan looks up to him for always defending them, but when he is accused of being of Khitan descent and labelled a traitor, he is shunned by his fellow martial artists. The second is Duan Yu, the cheerful young prince of Dali. He avoids learning martial arts due to his hatred of conflict, and often runs away from his problems. The third man is Shaolin Monk Xu Zhu, who is a skilled martial artist torn between 2 powerful clans. As these three embark on their personal journeys of self-discovery, they find their way into each other's lives. MY SMALL LAND Can : Fong Chuen Ji Dei d. Emma Kawawada Lina Arashi, Daiken Okudaira, Takashi Fujii, Sei Hiraizumi Rating : IIA Length : 115 mins. Opening January 19 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/ifZFuKBToss [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] For Sarya (17), a Kurdish refugee girl in Japan, life seems to be looking up; her grades at school are enough to pursue college, she's surrounded with good friends and her relationship with Sota is becoming special. Sarya's life becomes upside down, however, when she learns that her family's refugee status is turned down, restricting her family from work and traveling across the city. Her father, who had continued to work to sustain a living, is taken into custody for illegal employment. Sarya is now suddenly forced into a situation where she is responsible not only for her younger siblings but for her very existence. A GUILTY CONSCIENCE Can : Duk Sit Dai Jong Lit : Poison Tongued Lawyer d. Jack Ng Wai Lun Dayo Wong Tze Wa, Tse Kwan Ho, Louise Wong Dan Nei, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Michael Wong Man Tak, Dee Ho Kai Wa, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Vincent Kok Tak Siu, Sheldon Lo (Law Hau Yung) Rating : IIB Length : 135 mins. Opening January 7, 14 2023 (Preview) Opening January 21 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/JRUKWIv59Uw Trailer : https://youtu.be/DYJ828h8k4M [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A simple supermodel's child abuse case becomes the battleground of justice, power, and fame. When the apex society exercises every network and resource to save itself, how will the barristers pursue justice? EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL Can : Chiu Sun Gaing Hai Gip Ong Ha Lit : Under Super Crazy Armed Robbery Case AKA : Fei Sun Gaing Hai Gip Ong Ha Lit : Under Not Crazy Armed Robbery Case AKA : Chiu Sun Gaing Hai Gip Ong Lit : Super Crazy Armed Robbery Case d. Ying Chi Wan Hins Cheung King Hin, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Kaho Hung, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Bonnie Wong Ching Yi, Yau Chung Wai, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Carl Ao Ieong Chun Hou (Hou Dee), Aaryn Cheung Ming Wai, Suey Kwok Sze Opening January 21 2023 Teaser: https://youtu.be/wByEEMOrAcg THE POINT MEN d. Yim Soon-Rye Hwang Jung-min, Hyun Bin, Kang Ki-young Opening February 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/DAYR54nG24A [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages. KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR -THE FIRST KISS THAT NEVER ENDS- d. Shinichi Omata Japanese Animation Opening February 9 2023 LOST LOVE AKA : FOSTER LOVE Can : Lau Shui Lok Fa Lit : Flowing Water Fallen Flower d. Ka Sing Fung Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Alan Luk Chun Kwong, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Lee Yun Wai, Phoebe Ng Chi Kiu, Matt Jiu Kai Lam, Chui Ka Him, Maya Tsang Yui Tung, Wong Tsz Hin, Gordon Lau Chiu Kin Rating : IIA Length : 95 mins. Opening November 13 2022 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening November 28 2022 (Preview) Opening March 2 2023 fb: https://www.facebook.com/LostLoveMovieOfficial/ Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2022/detail/130 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Parenting means raising and nurturing children, but oftentimes children enrich and enlighten the lives of parents instead. Chan Tin Mei and Ho Bun’s son passed away abruptly at three years old due to a congenital heart disease. Still in pain over the loss, Mei resists having another child. One day, Mei finds out that they can become a foster family. Her desolate heart finds sustenance from possibly regaining the feeling of being a mother. But when she discovers the emotional scars on the children caused by their harsh realities, she starts to adjust her expectations. Bun's extramarital affair leads to a big fight between the couple, but it also reveals the feelings concealed in Bun's heart. Mei realizes her selfishness; she has neglected Bun's feelings and the true needs of her wards. In the end, the foster children inspire her and help the couple to redeem their relationship. Although Mei is praised for her dedication to her foster children, she knows she has been saved by the children instead. When the couple finally settles into a simple and happy life with their foster child, Mei suffers a heart attack. In the final stage of her life, Mei's seven foster children reappear. She seems to see her son grow in these foster children. [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] For his project under the lauded First Feature Film Initiative programme, director Ka Sing- fung tells the heartrending journey of a woman whose life is forever changed by the children she takes in as a temporary foster carer. In a career-best performance, Sammi Cheng stars as Mei, a woman trying to get over the death of her young son through the children she welcomes into her home. Each ward offers Mei a different challenge and a newfound appreciation for the difficulties of motherhood, but when her dedication to the job causes her marriage to turn sour, Mei is forced to make a choice. THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Can : Bak Yut Ching Chun Lit : White Sun Youth d. Lau Kok-Rui (Lau Kwok Shui) Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Sahal Zaman (Lam Lok), Endy Chow Kwok Yin, Inderjeet Singh (Poon Man Sing), Kireanjeet Gill (Kiu Ka Wan) Rating : IIB Length : 112 mins. Opening March 30 2023 Site : https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/film/programme/films/detail/3478?r=en&search_year=2022&search_category=FF&ghff_id=579 Trailer : https://youtu.be/q0HX9xPbVco [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A refugee boy is helped by a local taxi driver to flee Hong Kong. They develop the father-son relationship until the boy finds the driver is the murderer of his father. [ TAIPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL 2022 ] Hassan is a Hong Kong-born Pakistani kid waiting for refugee status to Canada. His father died in a car accident that Yat is involved in, who himself was a refugee from China in the 1970s. When Hassan joins a refugees' gang and gets entangled with the police, Yat decides to help him flee, but Hassan finds out the truth about his father's death. Can their journey continue? --- [ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ] * VIVIAN CHOW DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 22 2023 VENUE LOCATION: The Venue at Thunder Valley Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1200 Athens Ave., Lincoln CA TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: https://99concerts.com/ * VIVIAN CHOW DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 15 2023 VENUE LOCATION: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino 84245 Indio Springs Dr, Indio CA TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: https://99concerts.com/ * JJ LIN JJ20 WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 15 2023 VENUE LOCATION: Qudos Bank Arena Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney VIC AU 2127 TICKET PRICES: AU $ 398, 298, 248, 188, 148, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ONLINE: https://ticketek.com.au * CROWD LU - 2023 C'MON LIVE AUSTRALIA DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 12 2023 @ 7 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Fortitude Music Hall 312 Brunswick Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 https://thefortitude.com.au/event/crowd-lu-%e5%8d%a2%e5%b9%bf%e4%bb%b22023-cmon-live-australia/ TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: TICKETMASTER AUSTRALIA https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13005D67E0F9771B * JJ LIN JJ20 WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 8 2023 VENUE LOCATION: Rod Laver Arena Batman Ave., Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust Melbourne NSW TICKET PRICES: AU $ 398, 298, 248, 188, 148, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ONLINE: https://ticketek.com.au * POWER STATION "BECAUSE OF LOVE" CONCERT DATE AND TIME: Sunday, March 12 2023 @ 7 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E Green St., Pasadena CA 91101 TICKET PRICES : VIP $ 388, 288, 208, 158, 108, 88 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: TICKETMASTER https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B005D70E0622012 * YOGA LIN IDOL WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Friday, March 3 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Center for the Performing Arts 255 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose CA 95113-2004 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: INFINITE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.infinitent.com/event-tour/yogaidol-sj https://vism.nliven.co/tickets/series/yogasj * YOGA LIN IDOL WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, February 28 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E Green St., Pasadena CA 91101 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: INFINITE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.infinitent.com/event-tour/yogaidol-la TICKETMASTER https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B005D8EAC082A05 * HARLEM YU DATE AND TIME: Saturday night / Sunday morning, February 26 2023 @ 1AM VENUE LOCATION: Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino 2100 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City NJ TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: https://99concerts.com/ * YOGA LIN IDOL WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Sunday, February 26 2023 Saturday, February 25 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Colden Auditorium Kupferberg Center for the Arts 153-49 Reeves Avenue Flushing New York 11367 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: INFINITE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.infinitent.com/event-tour/yogaidol-ny TICKETMASTER https://www.ticketmaster.com//event/1D005D93E69036C0 * JJ LIN JJ20 WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME : Friday, February 24 2023 @ 7:30 PM VENUE LOCATION : Coca-Cola Coliseum 45 Manitoba Drive Toronto Ontario M6K 3C3 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ONLINE: http://www.iemshowplace.com TICKET HOTLINE: 718-888-3113 * YOGA LIN IDOL WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 23 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Meridian Hall 1 Front Street East Toronto ON Canada TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: INFINITE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.infinitent.com/event-tour/yogaidol-tor TICKETMASTER https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005D8DAEF61D70 * YOGA LIN IDOL WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Monday February 20 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Queen Elizabeth Theatre 650 Hamilton St., Vancouver BC Canada TICKET PRICES : CA $ 668, 368, 268, 168, 128, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: INFINITE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.infinitent.com/event-tour/yogaidol-van * HARLEM YU DATE AND TIME: Sunday, February 19 2023 VENUE LOCATION: Reno Events Center 400 N. 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The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong Erors : ye olde chaffing editor For the week ending Sunday January 1 2023 10 VIOLET NIGHT d. Tommy Wirkola David Harbour, Beverly D'Angelo, John Leguizamo 9 THE MENU d. Mark Mylod Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult 8 TRIANGLE OF SADNESS d. Ruben Ostlund Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson 7 THE FABELMANS d. Steven Spielberg Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Seth Rogen 6 HONG KONG FAMILY Can : Gor Si Gor Jik d. Eric Tsang Hing Weng Teresa Mo Shun Kwan, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Edan Lui Cheuk On, Anson Lo Hon Ting, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Fung So Bo, 5 THE SPARRING PARTNER Can : Jing Yi Wai Long Lit : Justice Cloister d. Ho Cheuk Tin Yeung Wai Lun, Mak Pui Tung, Louisa So Yuk Wa, Michael Chow Man Kin, Jan Lamb Hoi Fung, Gloria Yip Wan Yi, Xenia Chong Wan Ching, 4 TO MY NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD SELF Can : Cup Sup Gau Shui Dik Ngor d. Mabel Cheung Yuen Ting Documentary 3 THE NARROW ROAD Can : Jat Lo Mei Chun Lit : Narrow Road Miniscule Dust d. Lam Sum Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Patra Au, Chu Pak Hong 2 PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH d. Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado DreamWorks Animation English Voices: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Cantonese Voices: Jay Fung Won Him, Janice Vidal (Wai Lan), MC Cheung Tin Fu, Gareth T. (Tong Ling Shan) 1 AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER d. James Cameron Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet ------ Summaries for some of the films above. Some contain SPOILERS THE SPARRING PARTNER Rating : III Length : 135 mins. Opening August 30 2022 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening October 27 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/YZ7g5Gp97B8 [ THE 46TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each other, as the defendants play the devil and idiot game. Meanwhile, heated debates emerge inside the jury room, where nine jurors grapple with the truth. Crafting a complex, multi-layered narrative with surprising twists and turns, Ho Cheuk-tin sets himself a formidable challenge in this directorial debut. [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Adapted from a sensational 2013 family murder, Henry Cheung partnered up with his friend Angus Tong to murder and dismember his parents. In the courtroom, two veteran lawyers Wilson Ng and Carrie Yau were defending the pair pleading not guilty. The prosecutor Allen Chu suggests the murder was a calculated move for money. But the plot thickened when Ng and Yau began to present their case, and when Tong rebutted all accusations on his own. The truth becomes all the more elusive as the defendants played the role of 'genius' and 'idiot' in court. In the breakroom, discussions between the nine jury members spiraled into debates of right and wrong. HONG KONG FAMILY Rating : IIA Length : 114 mins. Opening October 7 2022 at the Busan International Film Festival Opening October 25 2022 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening November 24 2022 Site : https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=61804&c_idx=369&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2 Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2022/detail/128 Teaser : https://youtu.be/6X-gj8B0DbU Trailer : https://youtu.be/dppabXtFBTw [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The chaos began at the Winter Solstice dinner eight years ago. The father lost his temper, the son, not able to forgive his father, ran away from home. Eight years have passed, and the family's relationship is still cold and distant. A cousin returns to Hong Kong from England and hopes to gather everyone for a Winter Solstice dinner. The long-awaited gathering prompted everyone to rethink their relationships with family members. Some choose to leave, some are back. When things are about to fall apart, it might as well be an opportunity to mend connections. [ BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] On the evening of the family's traditional winter solstice dinner, Chun and Ling, their daughter Ki and son Yeung, and Ling's brother Ming gather at Ling's mother's house. Tired of Chun’s incompetence, losing his job when they're looking to repair and move into the house they bought with everything they had, Ling demands a divorce. While attempting to mediate between the two, Yeung gets greatly disappointed and angry with Chun. And Ming, whose business failed, has a fight with his aging mother. That becomes the last family dinner. Eight years later, Ming's daughter Joy returns to Hong Kong, and the family plans for their traditional dinner on the winter solstice again. Can the years of pain and remorse bring the family together again? On this evening of Joy’s first winter solstice dinner, the film shows through the night scenery that a family can be whole even if it is not perfect. (CHOI Eun) [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Edan Lui, member of Hong Kong pop sensation Mirror, takes on his most challenging role yet in this powerful and unsentimental family drama. Based on the story of director Tsang Hing Weng Eric's own family, Tsang's directorial debut follows a family in a Hakka-walled village eight years after a combative winter solstice dinner tore the family apart. When a cousin returns home and seeks to reunite the family for another dinner, they must rethink their connection. In addition to his fellow Mirror member Anson Lo, Lui is also supported by a cast of both masterful veteran actors and talented up-and-coming stars. TO MY NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD SELF Rating : IIA Length : 136 mins. Opening August 21 2022 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening October 12 2022 (Preview) Opening December 23 2022 (Preview) Opening January 26 2003 [ THE 46TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Sparked by the demolition and reconstruction of its century old campus, Ying Wa Girls' School embarks on a project to chronicle the transformation of its students through the penetrating camera of director Mabel Cheung, its distinguished alumni. Following a group of young students since 2011, the documentary captures the trials and tribulations that go with the most turbulent decade in Hong Kong's history. An up-close and honest coming-of-age saga, with fascinating stories to tell, and personal journeys of self-discovery and realisation. THE NARROW ROAD Rating : IIB Length : 116 mins. Opening August 15 2022 at the Edinburgh International Film Festival Opening October 25th 2002 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 29th 2022 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Opening December 22nd 2022 Site : https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/index.php/2022/narrow-road/08-18_14-00#booking-panel Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2022/detail/129 [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, honest cleaning service owner Chak hits tough times as a terrible economy and a dearth of supplies threatens his business. In need of an assistant, he hires Candy, a young single mother with a penchant for stealing. The two slowly forge a bond, but the cruel realities of the pandemic loom on the horizon. Painfully timely but also tender in parts, Lam Sum's film is a poignant portrait of what happens when modern poverty is further exacerbated by an unprecedented calamity. It's a remarkably assured directorial effort enhanced by moving performances. [ EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] In the early days of the pandemic, Chak, struggling to keep his cleaning company afloat, hires single mother Candy. But as the chemistry between them develops, Candy finds it hard to abandon the survival tactics of deception she’s always needed to get by. Featuring gorgeous cinematography of night-time Hong Kong and a trio of exceptional performances, The Narrow Road is a humanist charmer, sensitive to the tough reality of lives lived with no margin for error. [15] Kate Taylor [ SCREEN DAILY ] This social drama focuses on the owner of a small cleaning company who can barely make ends meet. 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