From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL Newsgroups: alt.asian-movies,soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (November 16 2023) 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. Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin who celebrates her birthday on November 22nd B. Alice Chan Wai who celebrates her birthday on November 21st C. William Chan Wai Ting who celebrates his birthday on November 21st D. Andy Lau Tak Wa whose father passed away on November 20th E. Jer Lau Ying Ting who celebrates his birthday on November 20th F. Alex Lam Tak Shun who wed his girlfriend of 5 years Candace G. Henick Chou Hon Ning who celebrates his birthday on November 17th H. Benjamin Yuen Wai Ho and Bowie Lam Bo Yi who gave birth to 6 pound 13 ounce baby boy 2. MISCELLANEOUS * (2023/11/22) The film THE GOLDFINGER (GUM SAU JI) was Felix Chong Man Keung directed and written, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Philip Keung Ho Man, Chin Kar Lok, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Catherine Chau Ka Yi and Tai Bo starred. The film has been slated for a December 30th global release. Playing the ICAC high ranking investigation supervisor in the film THE GOLDFINGER, Lau Tak Wa in order to investigate the truth before Leung Chiu Wai's publicly traded company closing was repeated put in danger with his wife Chau Ka Yi and daughter Renci Yeung Sze Wing. In one scene in which criminals were in pursuit, Wa Jai personally performed all the stunts, bravely saving his family in danger. Working with him for the first time, Ka Yi and Sze Wing were able to personally witness Wa Jai's performance live. Both were impressed. "Brother Wa's dramatic and action scenes were just as exciting, he was very agile. In particular seeing him rolling down from the top of the car, even we got the impulse to try action films." In order to handle this action scene, Wa Jai held nothing back. Smashing his head against the glass, rolling on the ground, chopping at metal with his hand, he performed a series of fierce stunts in order to rescue the trapped inside the car wife and daughter Chau Ka Yi and Yeung Sze Wing. Under the direction of action director Chin Kar Lok, Wa Jai performed at complete ease, the head smashing against the glass shot only took one take. Although the glass was candy, it was still hard. Wa Jai without any regard smashed his head into it. In order to take advantage of the production time, Wa Jai did not stop to rest and performed another set of stunts right after. This time Wa Jai without any padding rolling on the ground. With his agility, rolling on the concrete floor only took two takes; for the final set of action scenes, Wa Jai in one breath climbed onto the top of the car that was on its side and tried to open the door to save his trapped wife and daughter. Originally the director only needed to shoot Wa Jai opening the door, but Wa Jai did all of his homework. Even after the director yelled cut, he still continued to whack the car door hard. Finally the director got more than he asked for, but Wa Jai in his selfless performance was completely unaware that he injured his wrist. Watching Wa Jai giving his all to the performance, as wife and daughter Chau Ka Yi and Yeung Sze Wing did not dare to relax in the scene in which they were trapped inside a car. Sze Wing even had to carry a half a year old baby and lay inside the narrow vehicle. Because the car was on its side it was not easy to get in or out of, so they just stayed inside the vehicle until the director was pleased with the shoot. Although the mother and daughter twisted their limbs for almost two hours, Ka Yi even had to scream for help with all her might but thanks to everyone's coordination they smoothly completed a difficult yet memorable production wrap shoot. Sze Wing even got an unexpected reward, a photo with Wa Jai. She said, "Unfortunately Mama (Chau Ka Yi) just left, otherwise we would even had a family photo!" Missing the opportunity, Ka Yi could only hope for another chance next time; but she still very happily said, "This time being able to play Mr. Lau's wife I feel very fortunate, I also got frequent advice from Brother Wa like he was putting money into my pocket. Like Ah Sa has said before, to be able to run into such an opportunity, I truly should pay the movie back instead!" * (2023/11/22) The film DEATH STRANDING (KWUN SAU) held its premiere two nights ago. Leads Eddie Cheung Siu Fai and Myolie Wu Hung Yi attended, and even had the support of friends like Maggie Siu Mei Kei, Yeung Yuk Mui, Hubert Wu Hung Kwan, Allen Ting Chi Long and STARS ACADEMY 2 trainee Sean Man Jor Hong. Wu Hung Yi and Cheung Siu Fai played a couple on their first collaboration. Hung Yi even praised Brother Fai for his good acting and professionalism. In the film she challenged the role of a mob boss' wife for the first time, but her character did not need to be dominating as it required a little more tenderness. Playing the mob boss, Brother Fai joked that it was a new attempt for him too, because he hs never played such a dignified and dominating character. In the film he had his share of action scenes, just a fight scene in a car took a full week to shoot. In addition to explosions he also had to brave the rain. Because the fight scenes were too fierce he was injured, but he still insisted on working wounded until the shoot was completed. Hung Yi earlier celebrates her birthday with a vacation in Japan with her husband. She said that this time they ditched their 3 sons to spend some quality time together. Did they go to try for another child? She said that she did not, she only felt that every year they would spend some time together for her birthday, but on the trip she had too much fun eating and returned with 8 more pounds. Early next month she would have to perform concerts in the U.S. with Girls' Night, so she would actively get back into shape. On the TVB anniversary night Mandy Wong Chi Man was very sexy, would they also be sexy when they performed as a girl group? Hung Yi said, "Man Chi was very pretty and very sexy for the anniversary, so let her to carry the sexy banner. My clothes are okay too, they are either revealing or sexy." On this trip to the U.S. Hung Yi revealed that her husband and sons would tag along, on Christmas Day they would return to Hong Kong to celebrate the holiday. Cheung Siu Fai would perform in Foshan with Lawrence Ng Kai Wa and Michael Tao Dai Yu as a group. Would the guy group show off their muscles? Brother Fai answered, "We would be in suits, the masculine flavor would all naturally come out!" Siu Mei Kei has not appeared in a long time. She said that she came to support Cheung Siu Fai. Currently she was resting but if someone would ask her to act, she would want to because her acting bug has been acting up. For now she would watch more movies as home work. Mainly she wanted to be focused on every project, which would be able to give herself a new feeling. What other character would she like to challenge? Maggie said, "I don't know, I would leave that for the director and the screenwriter to think about. Let's see what kind of character they would want me to play." As for television, she stated that earlier TVB and the mainland have contacted her but nothing came to fruition. Many online praised her acting, and cited that she has been owed a television Best Actress award. Maggie said, "I don't want to win any award, I am afraid I wouldn't know what to say. I want to thank everyone for asking me to make series. Actually I don't have to have any award, I enjoy the production process." She also felt that she has played many characters very well, she would deserve more than one Best Actress award. Maggie admitted that now she has been watching and paying attention to the performance of the younger generation now, but for her, she might be too demanding and her salary might be too high. Thus coming to an agreement has been difficult. * (2023/11/21) Guy group MIRROR member Jeremy Lee Chun Kit and P1X3L member Phoebus Ng Kai Yeung yesterday attended a jewelry brand event. MIRROR were to perform 12 shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum in July last year, but due to the big screening accident on the 4th show the remaining 9 shows were cancelled. Last yesterday the make up dates were announced as 16 shows from January 15 to 17, 19 to 22, 24 to 27, 29 to 31 and February 2 to 3 2024 would take place at the AsiaWorld Expo Arena. Makerville would announce the make up show ticket arrangements on social media. Earlier MIRROR held 4 shows of their film WE 12 (12 GWAI DOH)'s interactive experience screenings. Since the film would not be officially released until next year, was he worried about any effect on the box office? He revealed that when the new film would be released it would add other unreleased footage and Easter eggs. He felt that viewers could go again, but the film was not deliberately charged twice for the same movie. He said, "The fans were in a hurry to know what we are doing, in addition it is a celebration of MIRROR's 5th anniversary. We want fans to happy. The company would have additional profit, but it isn't to make money." * (2023/11/21) The film BURSTING POINT (BAU LIT DIM) yesterday held a release date confirmation press conference to announce that its December 8th release in Hong Kong. Chief director and producer Dante Lam Chiu Yin, director Calvin Tong Wai Hon, actors Nick Cheung Ka Fai, William Chan Wai Ting, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Isabella Leong Lok Si and Shaun Tam Chun Yin all rode on a luxury yacht to arrive at Central to attend the press conference. When they walked to the venue, almost 100 fans tightly followed Chan Wai Ting and caused a minor stir. Cheung Ka Fai was scared to quickening his pace to avoid any chaos. Under the arrangement of the film company, Cheung Ka Fai carried a "bomb" cake to present to William Chan Wai Ting, who would turn 38 on the 21st. Chan Wai Ting said his birthday wish was to be healthy and for BURSTING POINT to have good box office performance, there were his birthday's greatest wishes. He also said that he has yet to see the film. Although in the film he and Cheung Ka Fai had many scenes together, he wanted to see Ka Fai's main plot performance. He also thanked him for his acting advice, and pointed out that the first scene they planned to shoot for two or three hours, but they took 6 hours to complete it. It was all his fault, and he joked that when he saw Ka Fai he was already very frightened. Ka Fai joked that he did not dare to say that he was teaching him how to act. "I wouldn't dare, we were just discussing characters!" Speaking of being under Ka Fai's spell, Chan Wai Ting joked, "That was also marketing, but who isn't under his spell. I am one of them, it's just everyone blew the whole thing out of proportion!" Cheung Ka Fai in the film not only had action scenes but also displayed his god class crying acting. Ka Fai also said, "This is all the marketing company's gimmicks, but this time every character was very focused on the drama. Everyone had to give their all to the performance." Did producer Lam Chiu Yin torture him again? He admitted, "That's how Lam Chiu Yin is. This time the story is a very flavorful design, especially since he rarely came to Hong Kong to make movies he was very interested. Then he tortured the actors, which was his usual preference." As for Ka Fai accusing him of torturing him again, Lam Chiu Yin joked, "He is complaining about me again. I have wanted to shove Ka Fai for a long time. We haven't worked together for 9 years. This time I asked him if he was still able, he said yes. Last time I wanted his arm, this time I want his leg. I watched him jump down from over 10 feet above. When he landed I heard 'ouch' and saw him hurt his leg. I gave him a week off to rest, then he ran again." However Lam Chiu Yin joked that he got what he deserved. While shooting on location in Malaysia, he took hurt his leg and "returned the leg" to Ka Fai. The treatment took half a year, now his movement was limited. Leong Lok Si said that in the film she too had action performances, but the director still spoiled her. Instead she saw all of the other actors had it very rough, especially Ka Fai who looked very worn out. As for action scenes, Leung Lok Si said, "I feel I can handle it, I can be an action actress." In the film Leung Lok Si played a villain for the first time. She said that in the film life made her into one. She also felt i was quite a challenge. She has never played one before and the role even had an emotional break down scene. Lam Chiu Yin pointed out that her character was not just a woman's emotional expression but also the emotion that erupted when life became hopeless. When they first worked together he worried whether she would be able to handle it, because in the past she only played a certain type of character and has been typecast. This time she broke through it as her performance had a lot of impact. It was a good start. Did Leung Lok Si feel the fight scenes or the crying scenes were harder? She said, "Although the fight scenes were tough, the character in the film had a very rich life background. During the performance it also required a lot of emotions, I kept having to leave then get back into the character." Chau Sau Na and Tam Chun Yin played a couple this time. He revealed that at work he constantly apologized to her. "Everyday I said sorry to her, because everyday I was drenched in sweat and was very smelly. I had a flood scene, everyday I had to get wet for the shoot. I really stank!" Sister Na said, "I didn't smell anything. We were shooting in a cavern, maybe I myself smell just as bad!" Tam Chun Yin pointed out that working in a big coat under extreme heat warning, he fought with Ka Fai from morning to night. During the period crew members had heat stroke, even he got a little dizzy from working. Luckily he was not hurt, only bruises or minor scratches. Chau Sau Na this time did not need any action performance, but she had to run over someone with a car and save someone. She said that during the shoot when she watched off screen Ka Fai and Tam Chun Yin fight, she could not help but keep "wowing". When she was working with Tam Chun Yin, she saw that his back and arms were all bruised and did not need any make up. Tam Chun Yin said, "That's the way fight scenes are, action director (Stephen) Tung Wai really likes one straight take. I told him, when I hear his voice I would have nightmares!" He also said that he has not made a movie in 9 years, this time has been a lot of fun. He would take his family to the movies to enjoy it, except since it would not be suitable for children. He would not permit his children to watch it yet. * (2023/11/19) Guy group MIRROR yesterday attended their new film interactive experience screening. Keung To made his first public appeared and responded to the cyberbullying incident. He officially apologized to that female victim and urged the general public to spread positive energy online. MIRROR yesterday attended in full force their film WE 12 (12 GWAI DOH)'s interactive experience screening. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of MIRROR's formation, this time would be the first time the entire group would perform in a movie and attracted around 7,000 Miros to show up with gears in support. The 12 members of MIRROR took turns sharing their production experience. Anson Kong said that in the film he could communicate with animals, praised that the dog during the shoot were more precise than he was. He joked that he had to apologize to the dog; Anson Lo revealed that he got hurt from the fight scene, but actually only he fought and he felt very lonely; Keung To said that he had to learn hypnosis. Before the shoot he asked a coach for instruction, but during the shoot he skipped all the steps; Ian pointed out that during his car stunt, the poor communication signal to the crew kept it from stopping the traffic. He almost went into a head on collision, but luckily he was fine. Earlier Keung To was a guest performer at a certain event and was suspected of lip synching and received many brutal criticism online. He could help himself to strike back at one of the female commenter online, even publicized her account and photo and made her the target of cyberbullying. Keung To also immediately removed the post and issued an apology. Keung To made his first public appearance since the cyberbullying incident yesterday. He lowered his head and seemed dispirited, softly answering reporters' questions. He said that he wanted to say "sorry" to that woman and hoped that in the future he and everyone would be able to learn a lesson, whether public figure or general public everyone had to spread positive energy online. He also said that he did not want to explain more, next time he would work harder to do better. He also urged people online not to attack that woman anymore. Has his group mates provided any comfort and support? Keung To said, "Everyone has been very understanding of me, they know that I need my own space. (Would you play basketball to release your emotions?) The company wouldn't allow it; because the concerts are coming up, they are afraid that I would get hurt." In addition, AK most recently and Maria Tang (Mar Lei) both appeared in Japan again and were linked in rumors. He stated that he needed not explain, so many strong statements have been made that his mouth stank from doing it. He also felt that friends have their own development opportunities. If his singing or dancing was criticized, he would be able to accept that. However friends were outsiders, and their normal lives should not be affected. Would he stop posting photos on social media? AK said, "No, why would I have to change my life habits because of people's fantasies?" Speaking of Wan Kwong entering the Ultimate Awards My Favorite Male Singers Top Ten, AK and Lokman both played favorites with this elder. AK even said, "I even voted for Wan Kwong myself." Lokman felt that Wan Kwong's qualification proved that the phenomenon of variety in music. * (2023/11/18) Myolie Wu Hung Yi, Wallace Chung Ho Leung, Francis Ng Chun Yu and Eddie Cheung Siu Fai starred in the film DEATH STRANDING (KWUN SAU), which would open on November 23rd. Playing the mob boss in the film, Cheung Siu Fai and the high ranking Commercial Crime Bureau officer Ng Chun Yu secretly controlled the entire market. As they attempted to open a gambling industry, they fought fo the operating rights. In one scene Cheung Siu Fai got run over by a car. For realism, he insisted on personally performing the stunt. The car hit him and he rolled on the ground. After each shot he would immediately watch the playback. He said, "It's the third time I have worked with Director (Danny) Pang Fat. The director always feels I am too straight laced. This time he completely turned the roles I have played before upside down. It was a lot of fun. For the shot and the visual we shot fifth times. I am very pleased." As for playing Cheung Siu Fai's wife Wu Hung Yi hid by his body to collect evidence, then ran into her old flame Chung Hon Leung. That pain of unable to return to the past tug at the heart. * (2023/11/18) Lenna Yeung Cheuk Na, Raymond Wong Pak Ming and Adam Pak Tin Nam two nights ago attended an annual dinner. Pak Tin Nam has been busy with the Donnie Yen Chi Tan produced film MISJUDGEMENT (NG POON), almost everyday he has been working at night. However early next month he would have to fly to Europe for another foreign film. * (2023/11/18) Karen Mok Man Wai two nights ago was a guest at a Tsim Sha Tsui shopping center Christmas lighting ceremony. Speaking of Stephen Chow Sing Chi preparing for his new film SHAOLIN WOMEN'S SOCCER (SIU LUM NUI JOOK), Karen praised the soccer subject as very attractive because soccer was the language of the entire world. Guest starring in the original SHAOLIN SOCCER (SIU LUM JOOK KAU), would she be interested in performing? She said, "Wait until he asks me first! If so of course I have to play the devilish figure coach!" Many actresses have offered their services, would she have any tip for them? She said, "Having a devilish figure is the basic requirement, with legs, personality, knows how to sing also would get more points." * (2023/11/18) The Emperor Motion Picture READY O/R ROT (BUT YUT SING FUN 2) would open on November 30th. After two years, director Anselm Chan Mu Sing led the original team of Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Chu Pak Hong, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Kaki Sham, Renci Yeung Sze Wing and Rachel Leung Yung in the return; and even invited the 4 time Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling) to join the cast. In the film, the actors also considered the drastic differences on marriage between their characters and themselves. Just wed this year, Chan Ka Lok admitted that he would pursue stability. "Ah Kai (his character in the film) and I are very different. Ah Kai doesn't really know what he wants, hasn't thought of how to evolve his relationship with his girlfriend. I myself would hope to wed earlier, to be more stable, give more confidence to myself and those around me." Silently contributing in the film, Wai Sze Nga humbly said that her character's nonstop sacrifices would be difficult for her to imagine. "Ho Yi is the giving type, in reality I am not so noble. I may not be able to really do that." Loving to question each other in the film, Chu Pak Hong and Tam Sin Yin however agreed that their real life ideas are very different. Chu Pak Hong joked, "I am very different from Grizzly, this time the character has already transformed into a family man. I don't dare to say whether I have been able to or not. Instead when the suspicion would focus on this, the value of self existence would start to decline. In this area we would be a little alike." Tam Sin Yin revealed that she would not desire too much control in her relationship. "Jenny is the control type, trying everything in order to control this marriage. I believe if I would get married, I might not want to handle so much." with a intricate relationship in the film, Kaki Sham, Yeung Sze Wing and Leung Yung Ting had even more drastically different fantasies about marriage. Kaki has longed to wed long ago. "Ah Kin never thought about becoming Papa, starting a family, but I myself have longed to very much." Marriage to Yeung Sze wing and Leung Yung Ting is still too soon to discuss. * (2023/11/17) The Louis Koo Tin Lok invested, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Rachel Leung Yung Ting and Baby Bo Pui Yu starred film IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (BAK YUT JI HA) after its November 2nd opening received good reviews. As for two days ago after 14 days in release it became the Wednesday single day box office champion, as of two days ago it has accumulated almost HK$ 10 million. Koo Tin Lok and Yu Heung Yin yesterday attended an event and felt happy about the box office success. Koo Tin Lok felt that making a good movie that also received the audience's support was rare, so he decided to join the audience appreciation tour tomorrow in hopes of helping to fight for even better performance. He encouraged the Golden Horse Award Best Actress Yu Heung Ying that doing her best was enough. Koo Tin Lok and Yu Heung Ying yesterday attended a brand name watch event. In a leather jacket Goo Jai displayed masculine charm. He joked, "Today I look like a pilot, right?" Bringing up that he played a pilot in the film version of TRIUMPH IN THE SKIES (CHUNG SEUNG WON SIU), he successfully stole the show and drew many people to look on. He even had male fans screaming that he was very cool. The Yu Heung Ying starred film IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (BAK YUT TIN HA) was Goo Jai invested. After two weeks in release its box office was near HK$ 10 million, Yu Heung Ying felt encouraged and worthy. "Thank you Boss, for proving that our recently run to many cinemas and have exchanges with the audience have marketing effects. Although I am a little tired, but when I am able to draw even more people to the movies, the tired feeling also vanishes." Goo Jai said that making a good film that received the general public's support was something worth being happy about. He decided to join the audience appreciation team, hoping to be able to fight for even better performance. "As a Hong Kong film professional, I too hope to be able to attract more people to support the film. I want to hear the voices of the viewers and hope to make even more good films." Speaking of the film's home director Bowie Lam Bo Yi thanking him for insisting on him, Goo Jai said, "I want to find a person who looks kind, so why not ask Bowie. When I called him, he said fine. Actually the character is pretty daring." Would he make more social subjects? He said, "Of course it is good to make social subjects, but we also have to keep the environment in mind to design it. A good script is hard to come by." Goo Jai was happy for Yu Heung Ying over her Golden Horse Awards Best Actress nomination, and urged her that doing her best was enough. "The nomination is already a kind of recognition, if you would win then it's bonus. (Would you give her a raise to reward her?) No matter what I would keep giving her opportunities, but making movies requiring auditions. She has to be suitable for the role." Yu Heung Ying said that Goo Jai's encouragement was already a great recognition. After marriage she had to take care of both her family and career, she needed to learn to distribute time. "I too want to be in my best shape to participate in the Golden Horse Award presentation ceremony, so over a month after my son was born, I have been working hard to getting back into shape." Goo Jai revealed that his film MEI CHUI (TAILING) has wrapped up production, he could take Christmas off and celebrate with a party. Would he prepare gifts for those around him and his employees? He said, "Yes, the company would celebrate its 10th anniversary. Earlier the annual dinner took place and cash prizes have already been given out, let the siblings buy their own gifts." IN BROAD DAYLIGHT in its second week in release although has reduced show numbers but continued to have viewer support. In the past weekend, the single day box office were both over HK$ 1.2 million, 20% rise from the first weekend. The internet praised the actors' outstanding performance in the film. Aside from Yu Heung Ying, Lam Bo Yi and Leung Yung Ting, John Chiang Dai Wai, Leung Chung Hang, Baby Bo Pui Yu, Wu Fung (Brother Sau), Helen Tam Yuk Ying and others, and the special contract actors who played the nursing home residents were all praised for their realistic portrayals. Bo Pui Yi as the nurse Sister Fong received raves for her domineering nurse that made people hate her to the bone, as she became an award favorite. Bo Pui Yu thanked the viewers for the good reviews over video. "To be able work with so many high quality actors and receive everyone's recognition, I truly am very happy. I never thought about my own achievement or any nomination, I would continue to work hard and learn. I hope in the future I would be able to play even more different characters." Special performer Brother Sau was excited about the box office success. "At first the box office wasn't ideal, but why would the box office grow as the run went on? Mainly because the movie is good, the audience relates to it. One spreads to ten, ten spread to hundred, the movie makes more and more. Seriously congratulations, it proves a good movie would always have an audience that enjoys it. My review for this film is very good." * (2023/11/17) The Eddie Cheung Siu Fai and Venus Wong Man Yik starred, Danny Pang Fat directed thriller JOI SUN YUN (RESURRECTED PERSON) earlier wrapped up production in Malaysia. They earlier in Hong Kong have already completed all exterior scenes, coming to Malaysia they mainly had to shoot the interior scene and the emotional scenes. Pang Fat's birthday happened to be during the period. Wong Man Yik paid out of her own pocket to treat him to dinner. The director claimed that Wong Man Yik's performance has been quite a surprise, and also sang Cheung Siu Fai's praises. He hoped that he would be able to win awards at film festivals with this film. In addition, Cheung Siu Fai also made two movies in a row there. He said that the local cuisine and weather were the most memorable, sunny in the morning and sudden lightning and thunder in the afternoon. Luckily the main set was interior, so the weather has not affected the production progress. After finishing that film, he immediately flew to work in the mainland. He joked, "My kids aren't on their own yet, I still have to make money to pay for school!" * (2023/11/16) The Andy Lau Tak Wa, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Cya Liu, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Lam Suet and Kent Cheng Juk Si starred film I DID IT MY WAY (CHIM HUNG) yesterday released its first production special "Hong Kong Film Awards line up", the actors in the film shared their experience of participating in this blockbuster. Also the producer, Wa Jai even revealed that the screenplay has been under preparation for a very long time already. In the film whether the story or the action scenes would all strive to innovate, putting all their hearts and energy into creating a crime action epic. Footage from the first was unveiled in the production special, in the opening the villain Wa Jai leaned over the roof and looked with purpose. It also had exciting scenes like Peng Yu-Yan and Lam Ka Tung's fire fight. Wa Jai said emotionally, "I want to hack into the police station, I want to know who is the traitor!" As the producer and the star, Wa Jai this time worked many jobs, and needed to take care of different parts. He said, "I DID IT MY WAY this screenplay has been brewing for many years already. We studied a dark web drug trade case from several years ago, spent a very long time to turn this story into closer to the modern world. In this film, we not only had to handle the action but also the dramatic tension. I feel this is the hardest part for us." Making the trip to Hong Kong for the shoot, Peng Yu-Yan expressed that this collaboration has made him rather excited and fun. He pointed, "Although earlier I have worked with Brother Wa Jai and Brother Ka Tung, we didn't have any real scenes together. We also have Big Brothers Lam Suet and Yam Tat Wa. On the set I held a learning attitude to work on the movie with them." The most memorable part from the shoot for Philip Keung Ho Man was the action scenes in the hail of bullets. He said, "We were all trapped inside a warehouse, with explosions, machine guns, hand grenades, even I who have worked on so many gun fight scenes was surprised." As the producer Wa Jai also wanted through this film to enable the new generation of substance actors to participate in the big production, and truly pass the torch. Playing Ka Tung's wife in the film, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin said that she felt very surprised to be invited to perform. She admitted, "Because when I was approached it wasn't for an audition, but to confirm me for the role. It was the first time I saw such a large scale table read, with many different camera set up and Best Actors, Best Actresses and Hong Kong Film Award frequent guests. Everyone was around me the newer actor, which I felt was a very fortunate thing." Playing an expert hacker in the film, Lau Chun Him enjoyed working with the team very much. He said, "When I got to the set it was great, the screenwriting team, Mr. Lau, the director and others, many people told me about the world of hackers, with many offensive and defensive battles between the police and hackers." Chu Kam Yin said that although the process was difficult, looking back the shoot was happy and very enthusiastic. I DID IT MY WAY would be Lam Ka Tung and Wa Jai's 17th collaboration and their chemistry remained. Lam Ka Tung said that Wa Jai told him that he had this script. Later they had a meeting and everyone thought that it should be made as soon as possible. Yam Tat Wa when receiving Wa Jai's invitation to perform agreed right away. He believed in director Jason Kwan Chi Yiu and have worked together many times. He was a very famous cinematographer, he could turn the movie into an alternative police film. * (2023/11/16) The Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) directed and written LOVE AT FIRST LIE (BUT SI NEI BUT OI NEI) has been slated for a Christmas opening and released a cheerfully happy "friendship edition" poster. YOUR NAME ENGRAVED HEREIN's literary god Edward Chen and basketball goddess Mandy Tam Man Huen would play the leads as they appeared with a group of "Friends of Fa Yuen Street" in the film. Anjaylia Chan Ka Bo stated that the screenplay moved her into agreeing to perform. In the film she played the worldly Suet Yee and would have an intricate four sided relationship with Edward Chen, Tam Man Huen, and Leung Chung Hang. All the new generation actors after films continued to rise in popularity. The couple in the film Tam Man Suen and Edward Chen both broke into music. Tam Man Huen with two other Y2K generation girls Feanna Wong Shuk man and Vian Lin Ka Wing to form the girl group "Me&", immediately became the talk of the town and instantly became film and music scene's red hot rookie king; Edward Chen crossed over and released his first solo record, stepping into music and has even been called the strongest rookie in Taiwan music this year. They from on to off screen both have taken similar paths. Tam Man Huen and Edward Chen in the film experienced many challenge during their process of encounter, luckily they had a group of hot blooded "loyal buddies". They included the recent word of mouth and box office winner IN BROAD DAYLIGHT (BAK YUT JI HA)'s "reporter Ah Leung" Leung Chung Hang and "nursing home resident Ming Jai" Henick Chou Hon Ning. Leung Chung Hang said, "This production has been rather cheerful, because the group of friends in the film constantly took action together, for better and for worse, so very quickly chemistry was formed." Chou Hon Ning pointed out, "The Chou Hon Ning everyone saw earlier on the big screen had roles that were more emotionally intense. This time the character would carry the atmosphere in the friend circle. Each time he would appear he would leave friends not knowing whether to laugh or to cry." Two great "internet goddesses" also took part. The 19 year old "commercial goddess" Hazel Lam Hei Tung was dubbed the Hong Kong Michelle Chen. She was the female lead in MC Cheung Tin Fu's music video A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO OLD-FASHIONED DATING, receiving the internet traffic that sent her popularity soaring. Known for FUN ABOARD and COME HOME LOVE LO AND BEHOLD, Rising TVB starlet Karlie Chung Ching aside from her beauty also would display explosiveness in the film. Each has been currently extremely popular young actors, the cast could be said to be rather attractive. [ In Production Now/Soon ] THE UNLEASHED BLAZE Can : No For Man Yin Lit : Raging Fire Spreads d. Derek Kwok Chi Kin Andy Lau Tak Wa, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Michael Hui Koon Man, Chan Kwok Bong, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Fong Ping, Ci Sha, Xie Miao, German Cheung Man Kit, Chaney Lin Qiunan (Lam Chau Nam), Bruce Tong Kwan Chi, Andrew Pong King Fung, Kevin Tong Ka Lun TABLE FOR SIX 2 Can : Fan Hei Gung Sum 2 d. Sunny Chan Wing Sun Wu Fung, Peter Lai Pei Tat, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Ram Chiang Chi Kwong, Dee Ho Kai Wa, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Helena Law Lan, Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Ling Man Lung, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ng Wing Sze, Birdy Wong Ching Yan Opening Lunar New Year 2024 Can : JOOK DIN Lit : ELECTROCUTED d. Leung Kwok Fai Andrew Lam Man Chung, Christine Ng Wing Mei, Will Or Wai Lam, Yanny Chan Wing Yan, Ng Siu Hin, Law Mong, Fung So Bo, Amy Lo WaiMan, Ansonbean Chan Ngai Sun, Ken Law Ho Ming, Jessica Chan Yee Chun Can : MEI CHUI Lit : PIGGYBACKING d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun, Chow Man Yu Louis Koo Tin Lok, Liu Kuan Ting (Lau Koon Ting), Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Eddie Cheung Su Fai, Yumi Wong Sze Kei, Auguste Kwan Teik Hooi (Kwan Tak Fai), Phei Yong (Pui Wing) POSSESSION STREET Can : Cheh Mall Lit : Malicious Mall d. Jack Lai Chun Lung Philip Keung Ho Man, Candy Wong Ka Ching@COLLAR, Yeung Wai Lun LOVE AT FIRST LIE Can : But Si Nei But Oi Nei d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Mandy Tam Man Huen, Edward Chen Leung Chung Hang, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Miko Wong Kit Kei, Angel Chiang Ka Man, Anjaylia Chan Ka Bo, Hazel Lam Hei Tung Karlie Chung Ching, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Henick Chou Hon Ning, Joey Thye (Dai Cho Yee) Teaser : https://youtu.be/AF0EfWWNwQg [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] During that summer, Bo, a cheerful and kind-hearted girl who lives on Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, meets Edward, a wealthy young man with an estranged father, by chance. To retaliate against his father, Edward hires Bo and her friend Keung to ruin his father's wedding. Bo and Edward are increasingly drawn to each other and start dating. Falling head over heels in love, they think their love will last forever. Just as the couple think this is the love of a lifetime, life doesn’t always go the way they want...... TRIER OF FACT Can : Sau Kyut Jeh Lit : Watchtower Guard d. Tong Wai Hon Louis Koo Tin Lok, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Philip Keung Ho Man, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Amy Lo Wai Man, Raymond Lam Fung, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Michael Wong Man Tak, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Law Ho Ming [ 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. SMASHING FRANK Can : DOH POR FAT LAN HAK d. Trevor Choi Hong Ying Kaki Sham, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Hnery Chan Hin Lok, Terry Zou (Chow Man Ching), Kaying Wong, Kun Nam Gor, Samuel Yau Man Shing Can : Ngor Ya Si Lit : Me Too d. Leung Hung Wa, Chan Tung Ming Lam Yiu Sing, Zoe Yu Kit Ying, Sam Lee Chan Sam, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling LOVE LIES Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi d. Ho Miu Kei Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu Can : Tam Poon Juen Ga Lit : Negotiation Expert d. Herman Yau Lai To Sean Lau Ching Wan, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Ken Low Wai Kwong, Michael Miu Kiu wai Can : Ba Ba d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong Sean Lau Ching Wan THE WONDER d. Riley Yip Marf Yau@COLLAR, Sheena Chan Shu Yan [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A high-school student with a speech disorder uses different personas to sell second-hand lingerie online and attracts unexpected attention. STUNTMAN Can : Mo Tai Jeh d. Albert Leung Koon Hiu, Herbert Leung Koon Shun Stephen Tung Wai, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, Philip Ng Won Lun, Max Cheung Tat Lun, Lam Yiu Sing, Rachel Leung Yung Ting [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] An once-famous stunt director pursues a comeback but disrupts the relationship with his daughter in the process. ULTIMATE REVENGE Can : Chung Fung d. Terry Ng Ka Wai Alex Fong Chung Shun, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Chan Kwok Bong, German Cheung Man Kit, Macy Ma Sihui, Chin Kar Lok, Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Ching Hor Wai, Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Max Cheung Tat Lun, Justin Chu Tin, Ken Law Ho Ming, Kumer So, Eric Cheng Kai Tai, Stephen Ho Kai Nam Teaser : https://vimeo.com/810391849/12ca144ae3?share=copy [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Three years ago, Ben led a botched raid that killed his undercover agent Bong. Now the sergeant of a patrol car, Ben insists on doing everything by the book. When Bong's younger brother Wallace joins Ben's unit, the two men clash over their methods. Meanwhile, the robbers that killed Bong lurk in the shadows, waiting to avenge their dead brother. MY FIRST OF MAY Can : MO MING JI Lit : no name finger (ring finger) d. James Hung Ling Jing Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yun Yi), Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Kenji Fan Lun Chi [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] Heartfelt family drama about a father who gives up his squash career to take care of his terminally ill daughter when his wife cannot handle the responsibility and walks out of their lives. PEG O' MY HEART AKA :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 : 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, IMPRISONED II: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATE Can : Yut Yuk Yi: Gip So Lan Toh d. Christopher Sun Lap Kei Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Wong Kwong Leung, Babyjohn Choi, Terry Zou, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Rating : IIB Length : 79 mins. BURSTING POINT Can : Bau Lit Dim Lit : Explosion Point d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin, 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 Opening December 8 2023 [ 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? 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, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Philip Keung Ho Man Opening December 29 2023 in mainland China Opening January 11 2024 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 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., Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Melvin Wong Kam Sun, Brahim Chab Opening 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/JtVM_VgfYE8 [ 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. 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, Raymond Lam Fung, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Philip Ng Won Lung, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, 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. 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 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 --- [ NOW SHOWING ] DEATH STRANDING Can : Kwun Sau Lit : Trapped Beast d. Danny Pang Fat Francis Ng Chun Yu, Myolie Wu Hung Yi, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Wallace Chung Hon Leung Opening November 23 2023 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The President of Gaming Association blacklisted Wa Sam Group from bidding of gaming concessions on the ground. This blacklisting triggered a series of retaliations from Wa Sam Group. Thus, the Anti-Triad Office immediately set up a special team lead by Lee Shui Ming and he called back Man Fung for help. Fourth Elder's wife Chu Lei received a phone call from her ex-boyfriend Man Fung for a meeting. Kwan Chit, a member of the Gaming Association with the support of Wa Sam Group, also persuaded Man Fung to stop keeping his eyes on them. The two have parted in discord. Kwan Chit remembered the tragic death of his ex-girlfriend Man Kei, sister of Man Fung. He came to Man Fung late at night, the two old friends finally agreed to revenge for their beloved one together. PASSION d. Ryusuke Hamaguchi Aoba Kawai, Fusako Urabe, Ryota Okamoto, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Nao Okabe Rating : IIA Lenght : 116 mins. Opening November 20 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A birthday dinner of a happily engaged couple, an accidentally disclosed affair, and five lifelong friends entangled in love. Hamaguchi's first feature, as well as his graduate work for his master's degree in film at the Tokyo University of the Arts, reveals the concealed drama in life, stirs up the undercurrents of love, digs out the most exciting secrets in self-deceiving words, and gradually reveals the deepest desire of each and every individual there is. Backed by George Gershwin's blues piano piece, the film points out the ever-changing and unpredictable love and desires of men and women in the modern metropolis. THE DRUMMER d. Yeung Kuen Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, David Lo Dai Wai, Ng Wui, Fernando Carpio, Elaine Chow Sau Lan Rating : IIA Lenght : 92 mins. Opening November 18 2023 TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Can : Nin Siu Yut Gei d. Nick Cheuk Yik Him Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sa), Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Curtis Ho Pak Lim, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Nancy Kwai (Gai Cheuk Hiu), Henick Chou Hon Ning, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Chan Yu Ting, Lee Ting Long, John Ho Kau Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening October 13 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 28th 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 16 2023 Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC23 Teaser: https://youtu.be/ShK5VPUro9w Trailer : https://youtu.be/yx9qyqMrgPc [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6] High school teacher Cheng looks back to his repressed childhood memories, as he finds an anonymous suicide note in the classroom. He strives hard to prevent another tragedy from happening, meanwhile facing a series of family problems, his wife is divorcing him, and his father is dying. [ THE 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Teacher Cheng uncovers repressed childhood memories via an anonymous suicide note in his classroom. He strives to prevent another tragedy. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] This drama follows a high-school teacher who recalls his traumatic childhood after he finds an anonymous suicide note and must find the troubled student before tragedy strikes. THE LOCKSMITH Can : Sor Jin Lit : Lock War d. Peiji Wu Philip Keung Ho Man, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Yumi Wong Sze Kei, Samantha Ko Hoi Ning Opening November 16 2023 in Malaysia THE LYRICIST WANNABE AKA : A CANTOPOP LYRICIST TO-BE Can : Tin Chi Lun d. Norris Wong Yee Lam Chung Suet Ying, Eric Kot Man Fai, Amy Tang Lai Ying, Sabrina Ng Ping, Shannon Chan Shu Yan, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Henick Chou Han Ning, Luna Shaw (Siu Mei Kwan), Ernest Poon Chung Hau, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Yeung Wai Lun, Kayan9896 (Ng Ka Yan), Leung Chung Hang, Angel Lam Chin Ting, Chu Pak Hong, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jessey Tsang Tsui Shan, Oscar Chiu (Yau Chi Yu), Rating : IIB Length : 113 mins. Opening November 12 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival [ BROADWAY CIRCUI ] Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing-sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Sze tries to polish her lyrics writing skills and expand her social circle, nothing seems to go her way. What if there's a will, but there's no way? The first major motion picture about Cantopop lyrics writing. Norris Wong's long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed debut My Prince Edward is an unsentimental autobiographical dramedy that reminds us no dream is guaranteed to come true. Ironically, the film's star, up-and-coming actress Chung Suet-ying, is actually a real-life Cantopop lyricist. FLY ME TO THE MOON Can : Dan Yuen Yun Cheung Gau d. Sasha Chuk Chi Ngan Wu Kang-Ren, Sasha Chuk Chi Ngan, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Tse Wing-yan, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) Rating : IIB Length : 114 mins. Opening October 23 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 12 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3602ASF01 Trailer : https://youtu.be/uXqn9tCGx4c [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In 1997, little sisters move to Hong Kong with their mother from Hunan to reunite with their father. However, what awaits them is not paradise, but poverty, identity crisis and a drug addicted father. To survive, they become pleasers. Entering teenage, the sisters start to resist, struggling between the family and their self-identity in development. Then as grown-ups, they realise how their childhood memories keep haunting their current lives. Produced by renowned director Stanley Kwan, Sasha Chuk's first feature tells a story of reconciliation with one's parents and oneself. [ 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] A family chronicle, spanning from 1997, the year of the handover of Hong Kong, to 2017, captures the life of a father and his daughter for 20 years. Produced by Stanley Kwan. AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE d. Ayuko Tsukahara Ren Meguro, Mio Imada, Tsutomu Takahashi Rating : IIA Length : 114 mins. Opening November 12 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In an alternate fantasy reality of Meiji Restoration era Japan, people with supernatural power protect mankind from demons. Born with no magic, Miyo is to be married off by her evil stepmother. However, her betrothed is military commander Kiyoka, known to be cold towards would-be brides. Though love blossoms when Miyo discovers Kiyokato be the opposite of his reputation, a threat looms on the horizon. Featuring an inventive mix of action, magic and romance, this hit fantasy blockbuster truly has something for fans of every genre. Only exclusive at Broadway Cinemas! THE BREAKING ICE d. Anthony Chen Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran, Qu Chuxiao Rating : IIB Length : 100 mins. Opening November 9 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In cold wintry Yanji in northern China, visiting urbanite Haofeng feels lost and adrift. By chance, he meets Nana, a tour guide who instantly fascinates him. She introduces him to Xiao, a personable but frustrated restaurant worker. The trio bond quickly over a drunken weekend, fueled by a bit of lust. Confronting their individual traumas, their frozen desires slowly thaw as they seek to liberate themselves from an icy world. Director by Anthony Chen (Ilo Ilo and Wet Season), the nominee of Un Certain Regard Section at the Cannes Film Festival and Singapore's entry for the Best International Feature Film of Academy Awards is also a mirror of the Chinese lost and frustrated youth generation. SANA Can : Luk Yum Dai d. Takashi Shimizu Alan Shirahama, Ryota Katayose, Hayato Komori, Reo Sano, Mandy Sekiguchi, Yuta Nakatsuka, Ryuto Kazuhara, Akari Hayami Length : 103 mins. Opening November 9 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/H3yDISEH09U [ CINEMA CITY ] You, too, will find yourself humming the melody. It all started with a cassette tape. Sana is a mysterious middle school girl who collects "the sound of soul." Everyone who hears the melody gets possessed and starts to hum it themselves. At the end of the cursed melody's chain of infections lies an unexpected terror waiting to strike. Just what is Sana after?! Once you hum this melody, it will be your undoing. "Did you get the cassette tape?" TOKYO REVENGERS 2: BLOODY HALLOWEEN - FINALE d. Tsutomu Hanabusa Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yosuke Sugino, Mio Imada, Suzuki Nobuyuki, Kento Nagayama, Nijiro Murakami, Mahiro Takasugi Rating : IIB Length : 96 mins. Opening November 9 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The intense battle between former friends, which poses a threat to the collapse of Tokyo Manji Gang, has finally begun. Mikey sets out to bring back Baji, who has defected to the enemy, Valhalla. Kazutora, who remains with Valhalla, aims to crush Tokyo Manji Gang and kill Mikey. The tragic past that tore apart the founding members of Tokyo Manji Gang and broke the bonds between the former comrades comes to light. "I don't want anyone else to die!" Embracing their respective convictions, will Takemichi be able to prevent the worst outcome and create a brighter future? And can he once again save Hinata and the future of his friends? ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Can : Mong Yuet Lit : Gaze at the Moon d. Andy Lo (Law Yiu Fai) Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Peter Chan Charm Man, Sumling Li Kyle Wong Kai Ho, Mathew Hung Cheuk Fai, Mung Kit Length : 104 mins. Opening November 6 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Writer-director Andy Lo's follow-up to his award-nominated drama Happiness is a delicate portrait of a family threatened by well-intentioned lies they tell each other. Mei-chen's family seems fine on the surface, but everyone is secretly struggling. Mei-chen is trapped in a dead-end job with a toxic boss; her brother won't tell his family that he has separated from his wife; and Mei-chen's mother is worried that her untold past may shatter her family. Compassionate and hilarious, this is a dramedy with a comforting message about learning to let go. ONE NIGHT IN SCHOOL Can : Yeh Hau Lit : Night School d. Sunny Lau Yung MC Michael Cheung Tin Fu, Ling Man Lung, Eric Kot Man Fai, Jim Tsim Shui Man, Ashina Kwok Yik Sum, Heidi Lee Ching Yi, Candy Wong Hei Yi, Eelyn Chan Yi Lam, Jessie Fong Wing Lam, Ng Siu Hin, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Ken Law Ho Ming, Jeffery Lai Hok Kun, Summer Chan Chi Huen, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Terence Siufay, Tyson Chak, Chim Long Lam, Cheung Ming Wai, Rating : IIB Length : 109 mins. Opening November 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/dAz5vjJmSGM [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The movie "One Night in School" describes three groups of totally irrelevant people who accidentally encounter in an abandon school one night. One group includes five beauties who go there for a livestreaming programme. They are forced to make a low cost but highly attractive programme and the abandon school seems a perfect setting. Several people from a criminal gang are also in the school at that night to carry out some revenge action. After searching in the city, the gang decides that the abandon school is suitable. The last group comprises two guys who have stolen the dead body of a Singaporean rich man. The body is stored in the abandoned school where the two guys go to check every day. They plan to extort a large sum of virtual currency from the rich man’s family. By taking care of their own matter at the same place at the same time, the three groups unintentionally intertwine and the adventure unfolds. IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Can : BAK YUN JI HA d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, John Chiang Dai Wai, Leung Chung Hang, Peter Chan Charm Man, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Rating : IIA Length : 106 mins. Opening July 22 2023 at the Asian Summer Film Festival Vic 2023 Opening September 16 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Opening October 13 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 25 2023 at the 36th Tokyo Internaitonal Film Festival Opening November 2 2023 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/in-broad-daylight Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC22 Trailer : https://youtu.be/VCzA9iw2T94 [ ASIAN SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL VIC 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight reveals a little-known truth about nursing homes that lies beneath the headlines. The investigative journalism unit of a news agency receives a tip about the mistreatment of residents at Rainbow Bridge Nursing Home. To expose wrongdoing at the home, reporter Kay goes undercover to expose the inhumanity inside, seeking the cruel truth in broad daylight. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight follows an investigative journalist who goes undercover to expose the abuse of residents in a nursing home ENCORE (4K RESTORED VERSION) d. Choi Kai Kwong Danny Chan Pak Leung, Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Paul Chung Bo Law Mary Jean Reimer (Yung Ching Ching), Philip Chan Yan Kin Rating : IIB Length : 94 mins. Opening November 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/0d_Vb5pmzBQ THE PIG THE SNAKE AND THE PIGEON Can : Jau Chu Chui Sam Hoi d. Wong Ching Po Ethan Juan, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Chen Yi-wen, Gingle Wang, Lee Lee Zen, Hsieh Chiung Hsuan Rating : IIB Length : 134 mins. Opening November 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/yx9qyqMrgPc [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Fugitive Gui-lin surprisingly found out that he had only 6 months left to live and he was only ranked third among the most-wanted criminals. He tracked down the top two criminals and eliminated both of them, thinking that he had become a modern-day hero. However, he never thought that greed, anger, and ignorance were the sins and punishments he had to face at the end of his life. DIGIMON ADVENTURE 02 THE BEGINNING d. Tomohisa Taguchi Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 81 mins. Opening November 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/vaApQkOLwgM [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] It's 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the Chosen Ones seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he's the first ever Chosen One in the world... TO BE CONTINUED d. Haider Kikabhoy, Dora Choi Documentary Rating : I Length : 78 mins. Opening April 2 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening October 28 2023 [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] A chronicle of the grassroots effort to save the iconic State Theatre in North Point from demolition. This evocative documentary is also a deep dive into the eye-opening story of Harry Odell, the theatre's founder and Hong Kong's first impresario, who brought Xavier Cugat, Isaac Stern, and other legendary musical figures to the city. Rich with local history, and possessing a surprising connection to local singer Hins Cheung, the story of the State Theatre and Harry Odell is a celebration of Hong Kong?s dynamic culture and indomitable spirit. FAREWELL TO MY CONCUBINE (4K RESTORED VERSION) Can : Ba Wong Bit Gei d. Chen Kaige Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You Rating : IIB Length : 171 mins. Opening October 28 2023 [ GOLDEN HARVEST ] Douzi, a boy with feminine features, is abandoned by his prostitute mother to an all-boys Peking opera troupe supervised by Master Guan. Douzi befriends fellow trouper Shitou. A few years later in 1938, a teenage Douzi is trained to play dan (female roles), while Shitou learns jing (painted face male roles). When practicing the play "Dreaming of the World Outside the Nunnery", Douzi intentionally mistakes the line "I am by nature a girl, not a boy" with "I am by nature a boy, not a girl," subjecting himself to severe physical punishments. Douzi along with another student, Laizi, attempt to run away, but Douzi decides to pursue acting seriously after witnessing an opera performance. Upon returning, they find the whole troupe being punished for their desertion, and Douzi is beaten. As a result, Laizi hangs himself... DUST TO DUST Can : Dai 8 Gor Yim Yi Yun Lit : The 8th Suspect d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun Da Peng (Dong Chengpeng) Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Zhang Songwen, Qi Xi, Sunny Sun Yang, Rating : IIA Length : 112 mins. Opening October 26 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In 1995, a large armed robbery occurred in Guangdong. A bank cash truck was robbed by five armed robbers, causing a loss of $15 million and three bank's escorts were killed. The incident shocked the whole country, the Police immediately set up a task force, led by Wang Shouyue and He Lan, and quickly found the whereabouts of the five robbers, except the real mastermind behind the case, the owner of a construction company, Chen Xinwen, and his cousin Chen Xinnian. Chen Xinwen and Chen Xinnian embarked on the road to escape, and has since evaporated. Twenty-one years later, the case has long faded from the public, and Wang Shouyue also retired. However, a usual video with a blurred figure rekindled his hope of solving the case. He went to the border city to look for the "stranger" in the video. The final showdown between good and evil begins after twenty-one years. KYRIE d. Shunji Iwai AiNA THE END, Hokuto Matsumura, Haru Kuroki, Suzu Hirose Rating : IIA Length : 119 mins Opening October 26 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Luca lost her family in the Great East Japan Earthquake causing her not to be able to speak. However, her singing voice shakes the hearts of those who listen to her. It is a hymn of compassion played by Luca and the people. COBWEB Can : Hon Hei Bik Yun d. Kim Jee-woon Song Kang-ho, Lim Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, Jeon Yeo-been, Krystal Jung, Jung Woo-sung Rating : IIB Length : 132 mins. Opening October 26 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] After his successful debut, Director KIM endures scathing attacks from critics who call him a specialist in trashy dramas. After finishing his latest feature 'Cobweb', he has vivid dreams over several days of an alternative ending to the film. Sensing that if he can just shoot those scenes as he envisioned them, a masterpiece will surely emerge, he tries to arrange just two days of additional shooting. However, the rewritten script fails to pass censorship, and his actors can't make sense of the new ending. Between the tangled schedule, the opposition of the producer, and the collision between these fantastic scenes dancing before his eyes and the harsh conditions of reality, Director KIM feels he is about to go insane, but he pushes on regardless... FLY ME TO THE MOON Can : Dan Yuen Yun Cheung Gau d. Sasha Chuk Chi Ngan Wu Kang-Ren, Sasha Chuk Chi Ngan, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Tse Wing-yan, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) Rating : IIB Length : 114 mins. Opening October 23 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 12 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3602ASF01 Trailer : https://youtu.be/uXqn9tCGx4c [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In 1997, little sisters move to Hong Kong with their mother from Hunan to reunite with their father. However, what awaits them is not paradise, but poverty, identity crisis and a drug addicted father. To survive, they become pleasers. Entering teenage, the sisters start to resist, struggling between the family and their self-identity in development. Then as grown-ups, they realise how their childhood memories keep haunting their current lives. Produced by renowned director Stanley Kwan, Sasha Chuk's first feature tells a story of reconciliation with one's parents and oneself. [ 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] A family chronicle, spanning from 1997, the year of the handover of Hong Kong, to 2017, captures the life of a father and his daughter for 20 years. Produced by Stanley Kwan. DREAMING GIRLS Can : Jui Juk Bak Wan Dik Siu Nin d. Oliver Fa Tin Leung Ring Hun Wing Lun, Carol Lee Mei Yan, Joana Maria Soares, Julio Acconci, Rachel Chui Wing Tung Length : 90 mins. Opening October 22 2023 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Music is for inspiring people, not for defeating people. We use a widely known and culturally rich city called Macao where Chinese and European culture collide in a harmonious way to tell an inspirational story of a young girl chasing her dream. AS IT BURNS Can : Bak Jau Yu Fun d. Lee Po Cheung Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jasper Liu (Lau Yi Ho), Ray Lui Leung Wai, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Length : 102 mins. Opening October 22 2023 at the London East Asia Film Festival [ 2023 LONDON EAST ASIA FILM FESTIVAL ] An explosion takes place in an apartment late at night, detective Ngai Wan arrives for the investigation and a charred woman body found on spot, her name is Yin Ching. Ching is getting married with Ng Lam who grew up in a wealthy family. Though it seems to be an accident, Wan feels that something is unusual. UNDER THE LIGHT d. Zhang Yimou Lei Jiayin, Zhang Guoli, Yu Hewei, Zhou Dongyu, Sun Yizhou, Li Naiwen, Xu Yajun Rating : IIB Length : 128 mins. Opening October 20 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/xRWZhFlOTXE [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Su Jianming, the son of Deputy Mayor Zheng Gang of Jinjiang City, defies his father's counsel and attends a cunning dinner invitation from the wealthiest man in Jinjiang City, Li Zhitian. To his astonishment, he becomes an unwilling witness to a shocking incident where someone is coerced into thrusting their hand into a simmering hotpot. As past mysteries resurface, hidden factions from various quarters plot and scheme, employing intricate strategies, scrutiny, and suspicion. Amidst the web of conflicting desires, the pressing question remains: who will ultimately unveil the final mask? BAND FOUR Can : 4 PAK 4 GA JOOK d. Mo Lai Yan Chi Kay Tse On Kay, Teddy Robin Kwan, Rondi Chan Lok Ting, Anna hisbbuR, Hanjin Tan (Chan Woon Yan), Choi Tsz Ching (Lung Siu Kwan), Manson Cheung Chun Hiu, Chu Pak Him, Michael Chu Pak Hei, Rating : IIA Length : 107 mins. Opening October 19 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/TqFHX3fQmcQ [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] "Band Four" is the story of Cat aspiring to make her mark on the global music stage, while contending with the haunting absence of her father, King, a guitarist who abandoned her and her mother two decades ago. Cat's life takes a dramatic turn when her mother succumbs to illness, and King unexpectedly appears at the funeral together with Matilda, Cat's previously unknown adolescent stepsister, further complicating Cat's ongoing struggle to raise her own 9-year-old son, Riley. Forced to live together in a crowded Hong Kong flat, the newly reunited family finds itself in a vortex of conflicting personalities, insecurities, and priorities. The family finds amidst this turmoil a common communication channel via music. Just as the familial bond begins to form through their shared musical language, both their bond and Band Four's survival are put to the test by a fresh set of unforeseen challenges. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] This music-themed drama is about a broken family reunited as a rock band, and follows a single mother with a young son who reconnects with her long-absent guitarist father. KISS MY ASS BOSS d. Chu Yu-ning Crowd Lu, YELLOW (Huang Hsuan), Sam Tseng, Tsai Hsuan-yen, Chiang Chi, Fafa Ru, Rexen Cheng Jen-Shuo, Mini Tsai Huang-ju Rating : IIA Length : 100 mins. Opening October 19 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/tBnQUmTBXro [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Based on Taiwan's famous comic series "I'm Mark", a fantasy comedy about crazy office life is going on the screen! Mark is a wage slave in advertising, working overtime every day. He is so desperate and tries to end this all, then the death god comes. But when the death god is ready to take Mark's life, it claims to leave work and let Mark survive for one more night. Mark grasps the last chance to vandalize the office to end his life without regret. But the following day, the death god finds he has mistaken the wrong target!? In other words, Mark still needs to stay in this mad world. However, Mark gets promoted into a special position and people in the office treat him as a VIP. What will happen when Mark become the boss? CONFINEMENT Can : Pui Yuen d. Kelvin Tong (Tong Wing Kin) Rebecca Lim (Lam Wai Ling), Cynthia Koh (Hui Mei Chun) Length : 95 mins. Opening October 19 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/t8IYMpgTwoo [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Si Ling, a pregnant painter who moves into her dream home and hires a confinement nanny after winning an award. As Si Ling begins her one month in confinement, inexplicable incidents start mounting in the house, threatening both her and her baby... TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Can : Nin Siu Yut Gei d. Nick Cheuk Yik Him Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sa), Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Curtis Ho Pak Lim, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Nancy Kwai (Gai Cheuk Hiu), Henick Chou Hon Ning, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Chan Yu Ting, Lee Ting Long, John Ho Kau Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening October 13 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 28 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 16 2023 Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC23 Teaser: https://youtu.be/ShK5VPUro9w Trailer : https://youtu.be/yx9qyqMrgPc [ THE 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Teacher Cheng uncovers repressed childhood memories via an anonymous suicide note in his classroom. He strives to prevent another tragedy. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] This drama follows a high-school teacher who recalls his traumatic childhood after he finds an anonymous suicide note and must find the troubled student before tragedy strikes. MY HEAVENLY CITY d. Sen-I Yu Vivian Sung, Keung To, Jack Yao Chun-yao, Mandy Wei Man, Jessica Lee Ka Man Rating : IIA Length : 120 mins. Opening October 12 2023 [ CINEMA CITY ] Three stories, three struggles for survival, strung together in search of happiness. My Heavenly City uses three interconnected stories to explore the hopeful aspirations of new Asian immigrants moving to New York City – the city of their dreams. We follow a lonely young woman moving to the city to work as a Chinese-English translator, a young couple obsessed with hip-hop and parents dealing with a child with mental illness. They unknowingly influence each other as their paths cross, affecting each other in ways as they go about their lives. DON'T CALL IT MYSTERY d. Hiroki Matsuyama Masaki Suda, Kouhei Matsushita, Keita Machida, Nanoka Hara, Riku Hagiwara, Rating : IIA Opening October 12 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] One day, a talkative college student with a natural perm, Totonou Kunou visits Hiroshima for an art exhibition, and there meets a teenage girl, Shioji Kariatsumari, who says she is a friend of Garo Inudo. "Would you work for me? Lives and money are at stake. I'm serious." She offers Totonou a part-time job, which turns out to be related to the succession of an enormous inheritance. Totonou decides to help her out, only to get involved in an inheritance battle of the noble and shady Kariatsumari family, where people have been killed for generations. Multiple dark sides and mysteries of the family are laid out behind the inheritance. What truth is buried there? MOM, IS THAT YOU? d. Yoji Yamada Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yo Oizumi, Mei Nagano Rating : I Length : 110 mins. Opening October 12 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Akio Kanzaki's job as head of human resources is wearing his nerves thinner and thinner. To make matters worse, he's on the brink of divorce with his wife, and his relationship with his college-student daughter isn't exactly smooth sailing. One day, he decides to drop in to Tokyo's old-timey district to visit his mother Fukue. However, things seem a little off. His mother used to be always working with an apron on, but now she's covered in stylish clothes, looking livelier than ever, and even in love! Akio becomes perplexed, feeling out of place in his own mother's home, but after encountering kind, warm—and almost nosey—neighbors and a side of his mother he'd never seen before, Akio gradually starts to discover something he had lost sight of. THE BROTHERHOOD OF REBEL AKA : TRIAD 2 Can : Jat Jik 2 d. Terry Ng Ka Wai Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Louis Cheung Ka Chung, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Melvin Wong Kam Sun, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, German Cheung Man Kit, Kenneth Lai Chun, Rating : III Length : 97 mins. Opening October 5 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/m8FYq-NF5ts [ 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? RAID ON THE LETHAL ZONE d. Herman Yau Lai To Oho Ou Hao, Huang Yao, Yu Hao-Ming, Lu Kung-wei Length : 108 mins. Opening October 5 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In the 1990s, an armed police team in the southwestern border of China numbered 8077 met with torrential floods and drug traffickers' traps in a drug suppression mission, resulting in heavy casualties. In order to avenge the dead comrades, the 8077 survivors launched a final confrontation with drug dealers. IMMERSION d. Takashi Shimizu Daigo Nishihata, Rina Ikoma, Yuta Hiraoka Rating : IIB Length : 108 mins. Opening October 2023 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, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 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) Length : 124 mins. Opening September 16 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Opening October 1 2023 (Preview) Opening November 30 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/BOjzdFwq6bY Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/ready-or-rot [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Guy and Heidi are finally headed for the altar, but pressure from Guy's mother creates so much friction between them that they wonder why they got married in the first place. Meanwhile, Grey Bear suspects that his wife may be cheating on him, and Ken faces the biggest crisis of his life when Jessica accidentally gets pregnant. LONELY EIGHTEEN Can : Ngor Moon Dik 18 Shui Lit : Our Eighteen d. Tracy Choi Yan Chi Angel Lam Chin Ting, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Irene Wan Bik Ha, Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen Ti Lung, Moses Chan Ho, Candy Man Suet Yi, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bryant Mak Chi Lok, Brian Chan On Lap, Peter Chan Charm Man, Kyle Li (Lee Yam Sun), Maria Lai Chi Shan, Ko Hon Man Rating : IIB Length : 92 mins. Opening September 28 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/pHJ0BqTnI3M [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] Lonely Eighteen by director Tracy Choi, tracking two young girls who enter showbusiness during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s HELLO GHOST Can : Ngor Dik Ma Gut 4 Gor Gwai d. Hsieh Pei-Ju Tseng Jing Hua, Ivy Shao Yu-Wei, Pai Ching-I, Lynn Lu Yi-Ching, Money Tsai Jia-yin, Chang Tsai-Hsing, Hong Jun Hao Rating : IIA Length : 104 mins. Opening September 28 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/Ia9U8P3TlAE [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A-Wei, an extremely unlucky man with no family and no one to rely on, also lost his job because his boss ran away. He was so desperate that he wanted to end his horrible life. However, he didn't expect that he didn't die but got haunted by four ghosts, which is even worse! After Master Fa-Fa "descending" instructs him that he can send the four ghosts on their way if he fulfills their wishes, A-Wei reluctantly starts a super mission to help the ghosts fulfill their dreams. Through the mission, he gets closer and closer to the ambulance attendant, Xiao Yin, and the ghosts have led his destiny to a totally new path... BAD EDUCATION d. Kai Ko Berant Zhu, Edison Song, Kent Tsai, Leon Dai, Daniel Hong, Chang Ning Rating : III Length : 77 mins. Opening September 28 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/0MCBqKDZTbE [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] On the night of their high school graduation, three juvenile delinquents find themselves getting drunk at their regular hangout. But for these young men about to enter a new chapter of life, they decide to share their darkest secrets with one another. A joke that went too far triggers an escape all night long. After tonight, the three are forced to have a secret that makes them grow up overnight. The directorial debut of Kai Ko, written by Giddens Ko, received four nominations of the Golden Horse Awards and eight for the Taipei Film Awards. Berant Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for the Golden Horse Awards. CREATION OF THE GODS I: KINGDOM OF STORMS d. Wu Er Shan Kris Phillips, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yosh Yu Shi, Luke Chen Muchi, Narana Erdyneeva, Ci Sha, Wu Yan Fan, Xia Yu Rating : IIB Length : 148 mins. Opening September 28 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Long ago, the mystic sages in Kunlun saw that humankind had descended into chaos. A King consumed by his lust for power and aided by evil beings threatened the mortal world. One Immortal was willing to sacrifice his immortality to try and save mankind. Beguiled by a beautiful Fox Demon, there is nothing that can stop the ambitious King Zhou and his band of loyal disciples. The King unleashes a brutal campaign upon the land, and forces the lords of all the other realms to deliver their sons to him as wards. Loyalty to the King is tested against loyalty to family as sons are forced to murder their fathers. Black magic aids the King, but the heavens are on the side of the hero! Can the heavens possibly save mankind? Which will prevail, power or peace... THE VOLUNTEERS: TO THE WAR Can : Ji Yuen Gwun: Hung Bing Chook Gik d. Chen Kaige Length : 141 mins. Opening September 28 2023 THE MOON d. Kim Yong-hwa Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Hee-Ae,Doh Kyung-soo Rating : IIA Length : 129 mins. Opening September 28 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/os68hO6x4do [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In 2029, South Korea's lunar exploration spacecraft Woori-ho embarks on a journey towards the Moon. The whole world pays attention to this great challenge, but a solar flare erupts, causing a solar wind to engulf the spacecraft, leaving only the crew member Hwang Sun-woo stranded alone. This is not the first time that South Korea's spacecraft has headed to the Moon. Five years ago, the Narae-ho soared into the sky with grand dreams, only to blow up into pieces upon launch. Now, in the face of another tragedy, the only survivor, Sun-woo, becomes the focus of the efforts of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the government. The entire nation hopes for his safe return. To ensure Sun-woo's rescue, the former flight director, Kim Jae-gook, who had been researching deep in the mountains, takes responsibility for the Narae-ho accident five years ago and rejoins the mission. However, his efforts alone are not enough. In search of another hope to rescue Sun-woo, Kim seeks the assistance of NASA's lunar orbit director, Yoon Moon-young, but even that is not easy. Determined not to lose anyone again under his watch, Kim risks everything in a final attempt to save Sun-woo. Thus, the struggle to survive and bring back Sun-woo unfolds, with a man who sacrifices everything for the sake of survival. IU CONCERT: THE GOLDEN HOUR Length : 171 mins. Opening September 28 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the artist's debut, IU CONCERT : The Golden Hour comes to the big screen in this special Cinematic Cut. Experience IU’s first ever global cinema release, as the first Korean female singer to perform at the iconic Olympic Main Stadium in Seoul, the largest stadium in South Korea and the dream venue for music artists. Starting with a thrilling acapella opening, the setlist is filled with beloved songs from across IU’s career. From the floating strawberry moon balloon, to fireworks and a stunning drone show, the enchanting stage production is a must-see in cinemas. Embrace the happiness of the unforgettable 'Golden Hour' through IU's legendary performances and a fully-charged live show. In September 2023, join Uaena all over the world to enjoy this heartwarming experience together in Broadway cinemas only! UNIVERSE THE STARS 2D FAN SCREENING d. Akira Amemiya Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 118 mins. Opening September 23 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Sometime ago, this world was created by a girl, and was then destroyed by her in order to vent her frustration towards the reality. It was Gridman the Hyper Agent, the humane monster she created, Yuta Hibiki and his friends who saved her heart. Yuta Hibiki had just become a second-year high school student and decided to reveal his feelings to his classmate, Rikka. However, Kaiju suddenly appeared and began to attack the city. Gridman came back from the alternate dimension and told Yuta that worlds of different dimensions which were once in harmony were rapidly losing their balance. When the red dragon Dyan Rex, the Gridman's supporters named "Neon Genesis Junior High Students", and the residents of an alternative world, Yomogi Asanaka and his friends appeared one by one, Yuta was once again caught up in a great crisis... NO MORE BETS d. Shen Ao Zhang Yixing, Gina Gin, Yong Mei, Eric Wang, Darren Wang, Zhou Ye, Sun Sun Length : 130 mins. Opening September 21 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/KZ5AWvv0qTk [ HONG KONG MOVIE6 ] The film is based on tens of thousands of real fraud cases, and the horrifying inside story of the entire industry chain of overseas cyber fraud. Programmer Pan Sheng and model Anna were attracted by an overseas recruitment ad and went abroad to seek wealth, but they were scammed and ended up working in a factory. In order to leave, the two are going to attack the gambler Ah Tian and his girlfriend Xiao Yu, take their money, and complete their business... Can Pan Sheng and Anna escape from the cruel leaders of the fraud group, Manager Lu and Ah Cai? Facing cross-border investigations and pursuit of the police, where can they escape to? WISH COMES TRUE Can : BA HUNG FOOK LAI GUNG YUT DIM Lit : Pull Happiness A Little Closer AKA : Yuen Mong Nau Dan Gei Lit : Wish Claw Machine d. Ling Chi Man Ling Man Lung, Lin Minchen, Coffee Lam Chin Yu, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Length : 94 mins. Opening September 17 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/wish-comes-true [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA SEASON 17 ] Abandoned by her mother, Xiaofei, a positive and cheerful girl, encounters a "Wish Come True Machine" that can fulfil people's wishes, and forms a bond with a young man named Wai who suffers from a rare disease. While Xiaofei is finding the lost lover of Wai, they discover that the new medicine for treating his illness is ineffective. Though hit hard by fate, they hold on to the only things they can: hope and each other. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A drama about a girl who helps a friend with a rare disease with a machine that can fulfil wishes [ 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... 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 2023 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) 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... 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." 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. WINTER CHANTS d. Tsang Tsui Shan Documentary Length : 102 mins Opening March 31 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Continuing her career-spanning contemplation of home and reunion, Tsang Tsui-shan (Flowing Stories, 38th) once again turns the camera on her home village of Ho Chung. This time, she documents her village's Tai Ping Ching Chiu Festival, a once-in-a-decade event that brings villagers back from all over the world to the village. But when the world is hit by a global pandemic, what will happen to this long-awaited reunion? Made amidst great change in Hong Kong and her own life, Tsang's latest love letter to her home is a melancholic and wistful affair. ELEGIES Can : Si Lit : Poem d. Ann Hui On Wa Length : 101 mins. Opening March 30 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Site : https://www.hkiff.org.hk/film/getdetail?fid=2333 [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] From Boat People (1982) to Our Time Will Come (2017), from family struggles to anti-Japanese history, Venice Career Golden Lion-winning auteur Ann Hui finally films a topic she holds most dear ? poetry. Through her personal encounters with some of Hong Kong's most notable poets, Hui shows the topography of contemporary poetry on and of the city. Two poles of reality, the unrestrained Huang Canran and the cosmopolitan Liu Wai-tong, are juxtaposed to reveal two distinctively different personalities, ideals, and ways of life. Seeing the late Xi Xi recite her own poem about the old Kai Tak Airport is a deeply heart-warming moment. VITAL SIGN Can : Sung Yuen Toh Jung d. Cheuk Wan Chi Louis Koo Tin Lok, Yau Hawk Sau, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Poon Chan Leung Length : 100 mins. Opening April 4 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening April 27 2023 at the Udine Far East Film Festival Opening October 27 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC24 Trailer : https://youtu.be/uKnFrTeguZo [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] In one of his finest dramatic performances yet, Louis Koo stars as a veteran ambulanceman who simply wants to do his job without any interference from his boss. While he considers emigrating with his daughter, he clashes with his new partner, a young go-getter on the fast-track up the bureaucratic ladder. A mature directorial effort by Cheuk Wan-chi, this dramedy about Hong Kong's civil service culture and the latest emigration wave is a charming, yet sobering love letter to her city and its people, especially those who still remain. WISH COMES TRUE Can : BA HUNG FOOK LAI GUNG YUT DIM Lit : Pull Happiness A Little Closer AKA : Yuen Mong Nau Dan Gei Lit : Wish Claw Machine d. Ling Chi Man Ling Man Lung, Lin Minchen, Coffee Lam Chin Yu, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Length : 94 mins. Opening September 17 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/wish-comes-true [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA SEASON 17 ] Abandoned by her mother, Xiaofei, a positive and cheerful girl, encounters a "Wish Come True Machine" that can fulfil people's wishes, and forms a bond with a young man named Wai who suffers from a rare disease. While Xiaofei is finding the lost lover of Wai, they discover that the new medicine for treating his illness is ineffective. Though hit hard by fate, they hold on to the only things they can: hope and each other. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A drama about a girl who helps a friend with a rare disease with a machine that can fulfil wishes AS IT BURNS Can : Bak Jau Yu Fun d. Lee Po Cheung Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jasper Liu (Lau Yi Ho), Ray Lui Leung Wai, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Length : 102 mins. Opening October 22 2023 at the London East Asia Film Festival [ 2023 LONDON EAST ASIA FILM FESTIVAL ] An explosion takes place in an apartment late at night, detective Ngai Wan arrives for the investigation and a charred woman body found on spot, her name is Yin Ching. Ching is getting married with Ng Lam who grew up in a wealthy family. Though it seems to be an accident, Wan feels that something is unusual. 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, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 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) Rating : IIB Length : 124 mins. Opening September 16 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Opening October 1 2023 (Preview) Opening November 30 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/BOjzdFwq6bY Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/ready-or-rot [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Guy and Heidi are finally headed for the altar, but pressure from Guy's mother creates so much friction between them that they wonder why they got married in the first place. Meanwhile, Grey Bear suspects that his wife may be cheating on him, and Ken faces the biggest crisis of his life when Jessica accidentally gets pregnant. THE BRIDGE CURSE 2: RITUAL Can : Nui Gwai Kiu 2: Yuen Gwai Lau d. Lester Hsi Wang Yu-Xuan, J.C. Lin, Patrick Shih, Ning Chang, Summer Meng, Vera Yan Length : 110 mins. Opening November 30 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Based on an urban legend of the most haunted university in Taiwan. Rumor has it that during construction, the architect disrupted the school's harmonizing Feng Shui and turned it into a beacon for supernatural entities. Years later, in an attempt to test their AR game on dark summoning rituals of the dead, they unknowingly unleash evil spirits on the world. ORANGE LAMP d. Mitsuhiro Mihara Masato Wada, Shihori Kanjiya Opening November 30 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/AHlwDbJhiGo [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Koichi(39), a promising car dealer, starts missing appointments with clients. After being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he is frustrated with excessive care by others which makes him more miserable and struggles with himself for not being able to do the little things on his own. Even welfare system can't support him because his age is too young. However, Koichi learns that having Alzheimer's disease does not mean "a life is over" when he meets a patient like him but continues sales job and keeps trying new things. The story is based on real experiences of a person who is still living an ordinary life nine years after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer disease. ABANG ADIK Can : Fu Doh Ching Nin d. Lay Jin Ong Wu Kang-ren, Jack Tan, Serene Lim Shyi Yee Rating : III Opening October 20 2023 (Preview) Opening December 7 2023 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 Opening December 8 2023 in mainland China [ 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? 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 December 29 2023 in mainland China Opening January 11 2024 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 Opening December 30 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/UDbHJ-f-mVk Trailer : https://youtu.be/x3VE106Srzs [ 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. THE BOY AND THE HERON d. Hayao Miyazaki Japanese Animation Opening December 31 2023 RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF A KNAPSACK KID d. Soichi Masui Japanese Animation Opening January 11 2024 ROB N ROLL Can : Lum Si Gip Ong Lit : Temporary Robbery Case AKA : Lum Si Hai Gip Lit : Temporary Armed Robbery d. Albert Mak Kai Kwong Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Gordon Lam Ka Tung, 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, Michael Wong Man Tak, Opening January 19 2024 in mainland China Opening Lunar New Year 2024 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/movierobnroll/ PERFECT DAYS Can : Sun Woot Yut Seung d. Wim Wenders Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Tomokazu Miura Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening January 25 2024 THE MOON THI4V3S Can : Doh Yuet Jeh Lit : Moon Thieves d. Steven Yuen Kim Wai Anson Lo Hon Ting, Edan Lui Cheuk On, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Keung To Opening February 8th 2024 DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY d. Kazuaki Imai Japanese Animation Opening March 14 2024 --- [ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ] * JAY CHOU DATE AND TIME : March 17 2024 March 16 2024 VENUE LOCATION: Rod Laver Arena Olympic Boulevard and Batman Ave., Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia * JAY CHOU DATE AND TIME : March 2 2024 VENUE LOCATION: Giants Stadium Grand Parade Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 Australia * THE WYNNERS "FAREWELL WITH LOVE" IN LOS ANGELES DATE AND TIME : Saturday February 24 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Pechanga Summit at Pechanga Resort and Casino 45000 Pechanga Pkwy, Temecula CA 92592 https://www.pechanga.com/entertain/ TICKET PRICES: $ 338, 288, 238, 188, 138, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE https://99concerts.com/the-wynners-la Ng Hing Kee Rosemead 626-931-6688 Fanta Travel and Tours 117 S San Gabriel Blvd San Gabriel CA 91776 626-286-2828 626-786-1881 * THE WYNNERS "FAREWELL WITH LOVE" IN RENO DATE AND TIME : Sunday, February 18 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Reno Events Center 400 N. 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Metuchen NJ 732.819.8883 * JOKER XUE PARIS CONCERT 2023 DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 22 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Zenith Paris - La Vilette 211 Avenue Jean Jaures 75019 Paris France https://le-zenith.com/shows/Joker%20Xue-19410 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: https://www.ticketmaster.fr/fr/manifestation/joker-xue-billet/idmanif/564888/idtier/28958271 * MIRIAM YEUNG MY TREE OF LIVE WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Monday, November 20 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Meridian Hall 1 Front St. E., Toronto ON M5E 1B2 Canada TICKET PRICES: $ 308, 248, 188, 168, 108, 88 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005F45DD132F13 * JOKER XUE LONDON CONCERT 2023 DATE AND TIME: Sunday, November 19 2023 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: OVO Arena Wembley Arena Square, Engineers Way, Wenbley Park, Wembley HA9 0AA United Kingdoms https://www.ovoarena.co.uk/events/detail/joker-xue-1 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: https://www.axs.com/uk/events/500152/joker-xue-tickets * MICHELLE PAN Guest: Priscilla Chung DATE AND TIME: Saturday, November 18 2023 @ 8PM VENUE LOCATION: Morongo Ballroom Morongo Casino Resort and Spa 49500 Seminole Dr. Cabazon CA 92230 TICKET PRICES: $ 168, 128, 98, 68 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://Michellepan2023.eventbrite.com TICKETMASTER https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09005F08EA565EA6 Ng Hing Kee 3163 San Gabriel Blvd., Unit 106 Rosemead CA 91770 626-931-6688 Fanta Travel and Tours 117 S San Gabriel Blvd San Gabriel CA 91776 626-286-2828 World Journal Bookstore 1234 S Golden W Ave., Arcadia CA 91007 626-446-1831 Fei Yang Travel 322 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra CA 91803 626-551-2268 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Box office info : What Box Office Info? The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong Erors : ye olde chaffing editor For the week ending Sunday November 19 2023 10 DIGIMON ADVENTURE 02 THE BEGINNING d. Tomohisa Taguchi Japanese Animation 9 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S d. Emma Tamimi Josh Hutchinson, Piper Rubio, 8 THE PIG THE SNAKE AND THE PIGEON Can : Jau Chu Chui Sam Hoi d. Wong Ching Po Ethan Juan, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Chen Yi-wen, Gingle Wang, Lee Lee Zen, Hsieh Chiung Hsuan 7 THANKSGIVING d. Eli Roth Patrick Dempsey, Ty Olsson 6 KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON d. Martin Scorsese Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone 5 MY HEAVENLY CITY d. Sen-I Yu Vivian Sung, Keung To, Jack Yao Chun-yao, Mandy Wei Man, Jessica Lee Ka Man 4 TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Can : Nin Siu Yut Gei d. Nick Cheuk Yik Him Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sa), Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Curtis Ho Pak Lim, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Nancy Kwai (Gai Cheuk Hiu), Henick Chou Hon Ning, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Chan Yu Ting, Lee Ting Long, John Ho Kau 3 THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONBIRDS AND SNAKES d. Francis Lawrence Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis 2 THE MARVELS d. Nia DaCosta Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Valleni, Samuel L. Jackson 1 IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Can : BAK YUN JI HA d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, John Chiang Dai Wai, Leung Chung Hang, Peter Chan Charm Man, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Rating : IIA Length : 106 mins. Opening July 22 2023 at the Asian Summer Film Festival Vic 2023 Opening September 16 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Opening October 13 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 25 2023 at the 36th Tokyo Internaitonal Film Festival Opening November 2 2023 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/in-broad-daylight Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC22 Trailer : https://youtu.be/VCzA9iw2T94 [ ASIAN SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL VIC 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight reveals a little-known truth about nursing homes that lies beneath the headlines. The investigative journalism unit of a news agency receives a tip about the mistreatment of residents at Rainbow Bridge Nursing Home. To expose wrongdoing at the home, reporter Kay goes undercover to expose the inhumanity inside, seeking the cruel truth in broad daylight. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight follows an investigative journalist who goes undercover to expose the abuse of residents in a nursing home ------ Summaries for some of the films above. Some contain SPOILERS TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening October 13 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 28th 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 16 2023 Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC23 Teaser: https://youtu.be/ShK5VPUro9w Trailer : https://youtu.be/yx9qyqMrgPc [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6] High school teacher Cheng looks back to his repressed childhood memories, as he finds an anonymous suicide note in the classroom. He strives hard to prevent another tragedy from happening, meanwhile facing a series of family problems, his wife is divorcing him, and his father is dying. [ THE 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Teacher Cheng uncovers repressed childhood memories via an anonymous suicide note in his classroom. He strives to prevent another tragedy. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] This drama follows a high-school teacher who recalls his traumatic childhood after he finds an anonymous suicide note and must find the troubled student before tragedy strikes. IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Can : BAK YUN JI HA d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, John Chiang Dai Wai, Leung Chung Hang, Peter Chan Charm Man, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Rating : IIA Length : 106 mins. Opening July 22 2023 at the Asian Summer Film Festival Vic 2023 Opening September 16 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Opening October 13 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 25 2023 at the 36th Tokyo Internaitonal Film Festival Opening November 2 2023 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/in-broad-daylight Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC22 Trailer : https://youtu.be/VCzA9iw2T94 [ ASIAN SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL VIC 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight reveals a little-known truth about nursing homes that lies beneath the headlines. The investigative journalism unit of a news agency receives a tip about the mistreatment of residents at Rainbow Bridge Nursing Home. To expose wrongdoing at the home, reporter Kay goes undercover to expose the inhumanity inside, seeking the cruel truth in broad daylight. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight follows an investigative journalist who goes undercover to expose the abuse of residents in a nursing home THE PIG THE SNAKE AND THE PIGEON Can : Jau Chu Chui Sam Hoi d. Wong Ching Po Ethan Juan, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Chen Yi-wen, Gingle Wang, Lee Lee Zen, Hsieh Chiung Hsuan Rating : IIB Length : 134 mins. Opening November 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/yx9qyqMrgPc [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Fugitive Gui-lin surprisingly found out that he had only 6 months left to live and he was only ranked third among the most-wanted criminals. He tracked down the top two criminals and eliminated both of them, thinking that he had become a modern-day hero. However, he never thought that greed, anger, and ignorance were the sins and punishments he had to face at the end of his life. DIGIMON ADVENTURE 02 THE BEGINNING d. Tomohisa Taguchi Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 81 mins. Opening November 2 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/vaApQkOLwgM [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] It's 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the Chosen Ones seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he's the first ever Chosen One in the world... MY HEAVENLY CITY Rating : IIA Length : 120 mins. Opening October 12 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/LBtfJRpqiVo [ CINEMA CITY ] Three stories, three struggles for survival, strung together in search of happiness. My Heavenly City uses three interconnected stories to explore the hopeful aspirations of new Asian immigrants moving to New York City – the city of their dreams. We follow a lonely young woman moving to the city to work as a Chinese-English translator, a young couple obsessed with hip-hop and parents dealing with a child with mental illness. They unknowingly influence each other as their paths cross, affecting each other in ways as they go about their lives. ------------ For the week starting November 18 2023 (Week 46) VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART 5 FINALLY THE RECORD IS OUT Can : Jung Yu Chook Gor FINALLY https://youtu.be/GUtU51pxu_c 4 THE ENDLESS NOW Can : Mo Kung Jung Mischa Ip Hau Lam https://youtu.be/fY7fsbj0gFY 3 THE FLOATING BEDROOM Can : Fau Chong Dear Jane https://youtu.be/EkfV3oRqduU 2 UNDER TABLE TUNNEL Can : Toi Dai Shui Doh ERROR https://youtu.be/BOgE2OaJ9OQ 1 EGGNORANT SANDWICH Can: Kwan Ngor Dan Ji Kiri T https://youtu.be/Lc1McFzS-CM TVB JADE SOLID GOLD 5 ONLY FOR ME Gigi Yim Ming Hay https://youtu.be/4BybUEg7SIo 4 MOONLIGHT Can : Yuet Guong Guong Karen Mok Man Wai Feat. James Lee/MC Jin/Zhang Qi https://youtu.be/8Bcp8-G11aw 3 TOMORROW MAP Can : Ming Yut Dei Toh Kandy Wong Shan Yee https://youtu.be/raiJT8JSq0E 2 SiS XiX https://youtu.be/prhNQnODYBI 1 13 YEAR OLD HEAVEN Can : 13 Shui Dik Tin Tong JW (Wong Ho Yi) https://youtu.be/y8un8B6R1_Q METRO RADIO HIT DOMESTIC CHART 5 DON'T SAY GOOD NIGHT Charming Way https://youtu.be/DQlLQ3MqJ3c 4 CALM DOWN Can : CALM DOWN Lin Gung Jace Chan Hoi Wing https://youtu.be/s-ly-cD38Ro 3 CHEATING ON YOU Can : Tau Dong Sai Dik Nui Hai Angela Hui Ching Wan https://youtu.be/1U4BC8ZR4zI 2 THE GREAT SCULPTOR Can : Dai Diu Hak Ga Windy Zhan (Tsim Tin Man) https://youtu.be/RA7tuJpPEGc 1 BEFORE SUNSET Can : Sut Yeuk Ba Lai Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun https://youtu.be/LGLc_PTGojY COMMERCIAL RADIO 903 TOP 20 5 STAYING CLASSY Can : Ping Ming Yau Ngai Lil' Ashes https://youtu.be/gwVqgf8bC7k 4 THE LAST STRAW Can : Gau Ming Doh Cho MC Cheung Tin Fu https://youtu.be/iY66ijLihpA 3 //Undecided// Marf Yau Yin Tung https://youtu.be/t9sCt5RzuG0 2 BEFORE I LOST MY COLOR PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE Can : Joi Ngor Sut Hui Sik Choi Ji Jin Dor Dor Ji Gau per se https://youtu.be/33CZ_fwUnFk 1 WANDERER Can : Lau Lei Jeh Dik Hoi Terence Lam Ka Him https://youtu.be/twjp2ri1KU4 RTHK CHINESE POP CHART 5 THE ART OF EMBARRASSMENT Can : Ji Yiu Nei But Gam Gai Kaho Hung https://youtu.be/C0tXBS8Rpyk 4 13 YEAR OLD HEAVEN Can : 13 Shui Dik Tin Tong JW (Wong Ho Yi) https://youtu.be/y8un8B6R1_Q 3 LOOK INTO MY EYES Nancy Kwai https://youtu.be/KTMr81OpDTo 2 DAYDREAMING OUR LITTLE THINGS Can : Yi Yun Han Ding Goo Si Lolly Talk https://youtu.be/nmg295E7YfQ 1 FINALLY Can : Hau Yun Lui Dik Mei Lai Yu Oi Sau Gin Lee Hung Ngai https://youtu.be/G1OqlJ4JpS4 HUAXIA ORIGINAL GOLD SONG CHART 5 STAY FOR ME Can : Wai Ngor Ting Lau Chen Li Nong https://youtu.be/t3lSLZ-T680 4 FEMALE GENERALS OF THE YANG FAMILY Can : Yeung Moon Nui Jeung Dai Quan ft. Ice Paer and Zhou Ziyu https://youtu.be/9ZiMqblmdII 3 ALIVE Can : Woot Jeuk Sophia Huang (Wong Yi Shan) https://youtu.be/kBZqxvNxjHs 2 CHEERS Can : Ho Gau But Gein Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai) https://youtu.be/yde4NNm9yAs 1 FELLOW TRAVELERS Can : Tung Lo Yun Xiao Zhan https://youtu.be/PnCBcn6gEj4 ------------ --------------------- Ponder Entertainment Presents A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02EiJd6fpba9sJ1Ucia3MucfEoWTzF4C7YiDntQ5ecGhZhB55o4j65ToudJCxDwP9yl&id=100063961423671 Return Engagement in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia Star Court Theatre November 19 2023 @ 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM November 22 2023 @ 3:30 PM, 6:30 PM --------------------- A LIGHT NEVER GOES OUT https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02EiJd6fpba9sJ1Ucia3MucfEoWTzF4C7YiDntQ5ecGhZhB55o4j65ToudJCxDwP9yl&id=100063961423671 Opening November 10 2023 in North America UNITED STATES NEW YORK Regal Tangram Flushing LOS ANGELES AMC Atlantic Times Square 14 ---------------------- HK Top Ten Central hktopten@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.ws/hktopten | http://hktopten.blogspot.com