From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL Newsgroups: alt.asian-movies,soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (August 22 2024) 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. Lisa Wang Ming Chuen who celebrates her birthday on August 28th B. Law Tze Yat (Law Chung Him) who celebrates his birthday on August 28th C. Elva Hsiao (Siu Ah Hin) who celebrates her birthday on August 24th 2. MISCELLANEOUS * (2024/08/28) A Poon Choi Banquet was held at the Grand China Hotel in Cheung Sha Wan the night before for the movie THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD (JAT JIK 3), which would be released on the 29th. Actors Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Angel Lam Chin Ting, Kenneth Lai Chun, Chu Tin and others attended. Cheung Kai Chung was envious of the superstar treatment Wong Chung Chak received when he went to Malaysia for promotions, and joked that the the responsibility for giving benefits should go to the one who was the fittest -- Mark Cheng Ho Nam. The film company announced that the maximum ticket price was set at HK$60. Wong Chung Chak said that movies can be enjoyed by the people. Film companies and theater chains could offer discounts to neighbors. It was a good thing to support the Hong Kong economy. Cheung Kai Chung also agreed that stimulating the economy was definitely a good thing and could make people happy. They would work hard on audience appreciation events, hoping that more viewers will come to the theater to support them. Speaking of Bosco's recent trip to Malaysia to promote the movie and people packed the streets, Cheung Kai Chung said that he was filming in Hong Kong and could not go with him. However, when he saw the clip, he felt that the scene was so epic. He envied Bosco for enjoying the superstar-like reception. Bosco said with a smile that it was indeed a well done. When the actors appeared in the center of Kuala Lumpur, they were not only welcomed with dragon and lion dances, but also dozens of men in black lining up on both sides. When people walked by they called him "big brother". Did he really feel like a superstar? Bosco replied with a smile, "They made it seem so real, but I'm just an actor!" Very popular in Malaysia, Bosco said that he has spoken with the team. With a good box office in Malaysia, he would go there to celebrate. Ticket scapling appeared during the premiere in Malaysia, which has not happened for a long time. When the 4th installment would start production in the future, they could go to Malaysia to shoot on the location and call it "JAT MA". Will they give benefits for a good box office performance? Cheung Kai Chung said with a smile, "I don't encourage it. It depends on the type of film and the actors. I leave the coercion and the inducement to the young actors. I have been in the industry for so long, I won't fall into the trap; but I would attend audience appreciation events." He smiled and assigned the welfare distribution to the person who was the fittest -- Mark Cheng Ho Nam. "I made a lot of movies, and I can't wear swimming trunks many times. I don't have any more abdominal muscles to show off. If I do, I would show my dermis and blood vessels. It would be too academic. Do I need to show my pores? No one would probably want to see that, showing people picture of your blood vessels, it's so perverted!" As for hopes for a 4th installment, both said that the actors were getting better and better with each other as they filmed, and since the market was not good, they hoped that the boss would make more movies so that everyone would be able to work together. Since Bosco now was a boss, would he want to invest in movies or use his salary to invest? He stated that his investment was small business and his salary was not much. Who received more salary between him and Cheung Kai Chung? Cheung Kai Chung pointed out that Bosco's salary was higher and that he was a practical type. Bosco said, "Maybe I get a little more than him, but he makes up for it by working more!" Recently, a "hidden camera" video was circulated on the Internet. Bosco was dissatisfied with the waiter in a restaurant in Malaysia and yelled at the waiter and manager when he was served the wrong beef chow fun. Sharp eyed people online saw that Bosco had a hidden microphone on his body and knew that the filming was taking place. They also joked that his acting was too excessive when he got angry. However, some also believed it to be true and thought he had a bad attitude towards the waiters. Yesterday, the Malaysian distribution company of THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD issued a statement to clarify and released the complete video, saying that the short film was shot for publicity and Bosco had no intention of deceiving anyone. * (2024/08/27) The Stephy Tang Lai Yan co-starred, Norris Wong Yi Lam co-directed and Bowie Tsang Po Yee produced TALES OF TAIPEI became the closing film of the "Summer International Film Festival 2024". The three attended the closing ceremony the night before. Stephy said that TALES was her first film production in Taiwan, then she later participated in the ViuTV drama THE FLOATING GENERATION there. Although she only had three days of filming, director Wong Yi Lam, who has already moved there, too care of her and made her feel very happy. Stephy has been nourished by love recently, and her face was full of joy. She said that being an actress was very happy, and she also expressed that she wanted to try behind-the-scenes work. "I want to try writing scripts and being a director." When asked about the filming of TALES in Taiwan, did her Taiwanese boyfriend visit the set? Stephy played dumb and said, "Did I know him at that time?" However, the director Wong Yi Lam immediately confirmed that she did. Stephy explained awkwardly that she really had no impression and did not remember whether he came to visit the set. Stephy smiled awkwardly and said, "Really? I don't have much of a memory. For this movie I really don't remember whether he visited, later when I worked on the series he did." Stephy earlier visited Macau with fellow girl group Cookies members Yeung Oi Kun (Miki), Ho Yi Ling (Elaine) and Chan So Ying (Gloria). She said that she suddenly had an idea to have a meal together and go to Macau to visit Elaine, who lives there. Actually they often would meet up occasionally. Would Cookies have any collaboration plan? She said, "Just for fun, we can meet each other even if we don't collaborate." TALES OF TAIPEI gathered 10 directors to make 10 short films to connect 10 stories. When asked why Tsang Po Yee did not ask her younger brother Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung to direct, Tsang Po Yee laughed and said that his rate was expensive. In addition she wanted to work with more directors. Tsang Kwok Cheung did not meet the requirements for new directors who have only directed a film. This time TALES was composed of multiple short stories and screened in different places. Tsang Po Yee said that viewers of different age levels have their own preferences, "Viewers would particularly like a certain story based on their background, so this movie is very suitable for a date movie. If you want to get to know a boy, take him to watch it." Director Wong Yi Lam admitted that she has hoped to invite Bowie Tsang Po Yee to be an actress and play the role of an independent woman for a film she would direct, but Tsang rejected her. Bowie said that being an actor was very difficult. Being a producer and a director mainly used the brain, but actors needed to bear the press of being in front of the camera. "It's definitely not a good idea. Acting is a very hard job. All the pressure is on the actor in front of the camera." * (2024/08/27) Louis Cheung Kai Chung and Bosco Wong Chung Chak recently spoke with HOY anchor Wong Ling Yin and talked about the new film production. Ah Chung said that this installment has all new characters. "During a routine business trp, because my sister in the movie was sick and needed money for medical treatment, I embezzled public funds and did some acts that the mob did not allowed. Basically, in this movie series, I am the person responsible for causing trouble. If I haven't made a mistake every time, the story would have been over in five minutes." Bosco joked, "It's not all because of you. Chan Ka Lok's suggestion started it. In the eyes of this big brother I played, I knew something was up with these two younger brothers. I ended up finding out, and see how we could remedy it." When asked if the character's personality was similar to his own, Ah Chung said, "I think the similarity is that he puts his family first, he helps even if he is put in danger." As for Bosco, he was like a big brother at work. He said, "When we are filming, we are already considered now half seniors. We would meet a lot of newcomers. Sometimes newcomers are unfamiliar with the production environment or process. We would give them a hand so they would be less nervous and act more comfortably. Everyone then can get off work earlier." Speaking of interesting things about the production, Ah Chung mentioned the sauna scene. "I guess most people would switch to cold water or go directly for a massage after soaking in a hot pool for three minutes, but we soaked for six hours! Every time for these scenes I feel like the vegetables in a hot pot, sunk to the bottom but no one cares." Bosco also said, "When filming, it’s all about looking comfortable. Even when you sit on a massage chair, you pretend to be comfortable because you can’t really turn it on due to the live sound recording, and the massage dynamics are all up to you to express." He said while imitating sitting on a massage chair. This installment added Michael Tao Dai Yu and Mark Cheng Ho Nam (Brother Mark). Bosco expressed that it is his first time working with the two. "I think Brother Mark looks fierce on the outside, but he is very cute on the inside. I praised him for his great figure when filming the bathing scene before. He laughed at himself that his figure has shrunk. He said that he has been injured, like his ligament was broken. I saw that he felt that he also needed to train." Ah Chung said that this was his first time working with Brother Dai Yu, and he has worked with Brother Mark before on another movie. "He is still a very childlike big kid. No matter at what age he still has a childlike innocence and vitality. Brother Dai Yu is a very friendly senior. I have seen many of his performances before, but this time when I I knew how malleable an actor could be. He has played many good characters on television before, but this time he plays a bad guy. He has played one before, and was very convincing." * (2024/08/26) The Emperor Motion Picture THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD (JAT JIK 3) starred Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Michael Tao Dai Yu and others. The film would be released in Malaysia. The director Terry Ng Ka Wai and Wong Chung Chak, after just completing the Hong Kong premiere last week, immediately set off to Kuala Lumpur and Penang for several days of promotion and attended the film press conference together with the film's action director Cheung Man Kit (German). Bosco said frankly that many years after debuting, this was the first opportunity he had to go to Malaysia to promote a movie and thank the audience. The experience felt fresh. Bosco revealed that THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD had many chase and fighting scenes. He complained that filming the chase scenes were too exhausting and the running was very difficult. He asked the director on the spot that if they made TRIAD 4, he would apply to play Cheng Ho Nam's role. He joked that at least he was very stylish even when under attack. During his break from filming a new film in Malaysia, German took the time to attend the film press conference and fan meeting of THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD. During the meeting, German praised the three stars Wong Chung Chak, Cheung Kai Chung and Chan Ka Lok as "big deals" (not to be underestimated) , German said, "Sometimes I worry about whether the three of them can do it, and whether we need to prepare stunt doubles? Actually, when they went to the set the three of them were very dedicated and believed that they could do it; so they performed many of the fighting scenes were performed themselves. In one of the (scenes) they ran on Nathan Road, which was very dangerous. They all insisted on jumping over the railings by themselves. I was worried that they would fall." Wong Chung Chak, who was standing next to him, revealed, "I was actually very nervous at the moment." When asked if he would continue to run on the streets if he was filming TRIAD 4? Both Bosco and German suggested that they would run on the streets outside the Kuala Lumpur Pavilion. Bosco also suggested that the movie should be called TRIAD 4: MALAYSIA CHAPTER. He also admitted that he wanted to continue acting in this movie series because he and the team already had bond and the filming process was very enjoyable. However, his only request was "I would like to apply for not runnng so much!" As for the film promotion event for THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD in Kuala Lumpur, over a thousand fans were waiting for director Ng Ka Wai, Bosco, and German to appear. Even Chan Ka Lok, who was busy with a new production, also rushed to the scene to meet the audience. In addition to interacting with viewers and giving away signed posters, the stars also came off the stage to take photos with the fans. The fans could not have been more excited. * (2024/08/25) Clifford Choi Kai Kwong, the director of the 1980 film ENCORE (HOK CHOI), will write and direct his first stage play BERKELEY DAYS at the Hong Kong Cultural Center Theater in September. The story is based on Choi Kai Kwong's own experience. In the process, he faced the trauma he has avoided. At the age of 77, he hopes to repair his flaws as much as possible during his lifetime. Having directed many films, he praised HONG KONG, HONG KONG (NAM YU NUI)'s Cherie Chung Chor Hung for having the courage to appear naked in order to get rid of her "flower vase" image. However, he was ashamed to face Alex Man Chi Leung who was injured during the filming of a free style fight scene. He also revealed that ENCORE's Danny Chn Pak Keung and Mary Jean Reimer (Yung Jing Jing) had such strong personalities back then that they would not shoot if they did not want to. Choi Kai Kwong, who won the "Best Original Screenplay" at the 20th Golden Horse Awards in 1983 for the movie HONG KONG, HONG KONG, this time would bring to the stage his story with classmates while studying English literature in California from 1969 to 1973. He explained that he deliberately "buried alive" this experience for many years and it was time to face himself, dig open the wounds, see where they were broken and still bleeding, mend them and sew them up to heal himself. "While writing the script, my emotions kept coming up and brought back many memories. I have cried as I wrote, but there were times when I laughed." As for what the trauma was, he said that he was afraid that if he talked about it he could not help but burst into tears and get upset. When pressed, he said, "During the student movement (the movement to defend the Diaoyutai in 1970) everyone should have charged forward together. My friends rushed forward and were injured. I actually didn't charge and hurt my friends intentionally or unintentionally. I felt very guilty, so I kept avoiding it and didn't want to face it." He pointed out that everyone would encounter many painful things in the process of growing up, such as breaking up, losing a job, failing exams, etc., but he felt that guilt was the most painful. "I have been guilty and suffering for many years, which I have only now faced myself. I am already 77 years old and almost at the end of my life. It is time to make a summary. I haven't seen some friends for decades, but I took the initiative to apologize to them and say I'm sorry. At that time I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye! I apologize when I have the chance. Sometimes I can't find the person, or he may have passed away; so I have to hurry up and do my best, hoping that I won't have any regrets when I die." Choi Kai Kwong said that the happiest time in life was when he was at school, while making a movie was the most painful. "I am happy only when the movie is released. The production process is very painful, with many difficulties to face; including solving financial problems, finding actors, scheduling, coordinating with various departments during the production, etc. After work when I got home, I still couldn't rest as I continued to read the script (Why have you only made 11 movies in so many years?) Because I have made all the movies I wanted to make, and I didn't get the support for the ones I wanted to make; just like I originally wanted ot make BERKELEY DAYS into a movie, it would have to be shot on location in the United States, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In addition, there would be many big scenes and the production costs would be huge. It was difficult to find funding, so I ended up changing it to a stage play." Choi Kai Kwong put a lot of effort into each of his films, hoping that the audience would like them and they would achieve good box office results. The most talked about ones were ENCORE (HOK CHOI) and HONG KONG, HONG KONG (NAM YU NUI) back then. He was also more satisfied with these two movies, "ENCORE was my directing debut in 1980. Due to limited resources and the immature film industry at that time, despite having major production companies such as Shaw Brothers they were used to shooting in studios and dubbing in post-production; their live-action production techniques were only average. We, a group of new-wave directors, made movies in actual locations and on-site sound recording, so we had to understand every aspect. There was no art director at that time, so we took care of everything ourselves. There were not many people who knew how to write movie scripts. (Lawrence) Cheng Tan Shui and (Manfred) Man Jun each wrote a part, then connected them together." Choi Kai Kwong said that the ENCORE actors Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Danny Chan Pak Keung and Mary Jean Reimer (Yung Jing Jing) were very young at the time and needed time to get used to each other. "Leslie was very professional. He had made movies before this film and had acting experience. He was fully prepared before arriving at the set. Danny had never made a movie before, so he didn't understand the work model and was emotionally unstable. Even though not a single shot was taken when he first arrived on set, he still left; but three or four years after filming ENCORE, I ran into Danny again and he said to me, 'Director Choi, I put a lot of effort into making movies now.' He wasn't ashamed to see me but of himself, because he knew that filming and singing were different. If you were in a bad mood or had a discomfort in your throat during the recording session, you could reschedule the recording and the loss would be limited; but there were dozens of people working on the film everyday. Actually he didn't understand it at the time, and I didn't blame him." As for Yung Jing Jing, Choi Kai Kwong praised her as a smart woman who knew what she was doing; but shew was not suitable for being an actress. "She had a strong personality and was very principled. She would never do anything beyond her bottom line, so she was right to become a lawyer." Speaking of the Chung Chor Hung, Man Chi Leung and Kwan Hoi Shan starred HONG KONG, HONG KONG (NAM YU NUI), its scale was quite bold at the time. The sex scene between Kwan Hoi Shan and Hung Goo caused quite an uproar. Choi Kai Kwong said with a smile, "Even I don't understand; I have made many movies, why do people only remember this scene? It's so infuriating!" He revealed that Hung Goo was willing to make the sacrifice and gave a daring performance because she wanted to get rid of the "flower vase" image. "At the she has made many movies and become popular, but she still felt that there were still many shortcomings. Many roles had her playing flower vases, so she was worried that if she continued, the audience would soon be tired of her; so when I asked her to play a role with nudity, she immediately agreed and I was shocked. She was very sharp and knew what she wanted. She wanted a break through with the role of Meng Sichen in the film, sot here was no problem at all during the filming. She even took the initiative to ask me how the bed scene with Kwan Hoi Shan would be filmed and the level of nudity, 'Will his hand reach my butt?' Her ability of acceptance was very high, as long as the communication was done before hand we could start shooting as soon as we turned on the camera." Man Chi Leung had a fight scene in HONG KONG, HONG KONG in which a professional boxer broke his arm. Choi Kai Kwong felt very sorry for the incident. Even though it was 44 years ago, he still wanted to say sorry to him. "He had a free style fight in the film. In order to make the competition realistic, I hired a professional boxer to fight with him. Man Chi Leung might know the opponent's history of killing someone in competition, so he was a little timid. When the opponent kicked in the air, he used his left hand to block it. Maybe he was too fast and a little high; he was kicked to the wrist that was not covered by the gloves, and his hand were broken. I was really sorry for him. Afterwards, I thought that he should have been fighting with a trained stuntman. The filming was stopped for half a year until he fully recovered and returned to work." * (2024/08/23) Preparations for movie star Stephen Chow Sing Chi's new film WOMEN'S SOCCER (NUI JOK) are in full swing. He has always liked to cast popular mainland male stars. Following Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, and Deng Chao, reportedly top mainland star Wang Yibo has caught the new film's eyes and he is actively discussing cooperation! The film has announced an audition for the leading actress in Taiwan earlier, and the finalists were originally scheduled to be announced in June. However due to the large number of applicants, the choices could not be made in time. Thus the top six were not announced until yesterday. Among them, the "sweet version of Shu Qi" Zhang Tianyi was the most eye-catching. "King of Comedy" Chow Sing Chi launched plans to start filming the female version of SHAOLIN SOCCER (SIU LUM JOOK KAU), WOMEN'S SOCCER (NUI JOOK) (tentative title) last year. Many artists such as Sisley Choi Si Bui, Rosita Kwok Pak Yin and former co-star Karen Mok Man Wai have publicly expressed their desire to participate. Reportedly Chow Sing Chi has been actively looking for male leads in recent months. Always preferring to use popular mainland actors to play the male lead in movies, he has chosen Wang Yibo, a top actor from the mainland this time. He collaborated with Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhou Xun in the movie HIDDEN BLADE last year, and his acting skills were highly praised. Wang Yibo celebrated his 27th birthday earlier. Fans from all walks of life have been overwhelmingly promoting for the idol, which fully confirmed his popularity. He recently released a new song, the theme song for the mainland version of RUNNING MAN, is also extremely popular and has been highly recommended by the show. It quickly received more than 2 million likes. With such a strong momentum, Chow Sing Chi truly is very discerning! Reportedly, most of the movies that Wang Yibo has made in in recent years have been relatively heavy. Therefore, he has been said to be very interested in acting in a comedy and working with the comedian of a generation. He is actively considering it. However, because WOMEN'S is obviously a female driven movie, there are always considerations, and the two sides are still in negotiation. As for the lead actress, Chow Sing Chi's team held a large-scale audition press conference in Taiwan in March this year. The shortlist announcement was originally scheduled in June and to be followed by the finals. However, relevant parties pointed out that due to the enthusiastic response, people all over the world, including North America, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, signed up. It was very difficult to select the shortlist among 30,000 people, so the final was postponed to yesterday in Taiwan. The finals will be judged by Chow Sing Chi's team and the assistant director of the movie WOMEN'S SOCCER, Ng Man Leung and others. The contestants will need to compete for points through randomly assigned performance projects to test their talents. All the contestants tried their best yesterday, playing blind, scared and everything. Among them, 22-year-old Zhang Tianyi, known as the "sweet version of Shu Qi", successfully entered the top six with her 40-inch long legs and beautiful appearance. Like Rosita Kwok Pak Yin, she also graduated from Hong Kong University. She is 1.73 meters tall and is a model. Although her talent performance showed that her acting skills still need to be honed, Chow Sing Chi should have no difficulty; since he was skilled at training female newcomers. As for the remaining top five, they are Taiwan's new generation singer-songwriter Shana Xie Caiwen (stage name Caizi), athlete Bonnie Cai Nanyun, "dancing" master Yao Fang, Malaysian impersonation master Guan Lixin, and the Taipei University of the Arts Filmmaking Department graduate who resembles the movie KUNG FU HUSTLE's Bucktooth Chun, Betty Yang Yunqian successfully won the favor of the judges by lifting the "Disappearing Dumbbell" in the talent show! 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Jonathan Li Tsz Chun, Chou Man Yu Louis Koo Tin Lok, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Liu Kuan Ting (Lau Koon Ting), 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 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 Teaser : https://youtu.be/nCWLBkO5baM [ 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, Henry Chan Hin Lok, Terry Zou (Chow Man Ching), Kaying Wong, Kun Nam Gor, Samuel Yau Man Shing [ SCREEN DAILY ] Four key opinion leaders team up to rob the filthy rich. They walk away unscathed every time, until a money laundering scandal is uncovered. 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, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, Hebe Chan Yuen Ting PAPA d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong Sean Lau Ching Wan, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Dylan So [ SCREEN DAILY ] A family drama abou a cafe owner who leads a pedestrian existence after a family tragedy. His only wish is to have his 15 year old son return home, but the boy is locked up in a psychiatric prison for the murder of his mother and sister BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE AKA : THE WONDER Can : Gei Liu Yut Jing Gor Chun Tin Lit : Mailed For An Entire Spring d. Riley Yip Yuk Ying Marf Yau Yin Tung, Sheena Chan Shu Yan, Shin Cheung Yuk Hin, Adam Pak Tin Nam [ 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. 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), Opening at the April 30 2024 Udine Far East Film Festival 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 Opening July 2024 at the 9th Canada China International Film Festival Opening 2024 at the New York Asian Film Festival 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, Cecilia Yip Tung, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming, Ling Man Lung, So Tin Lok, Cheung Kwok King, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, Bryant Mak Chi Lok, Aaron Chow Chi Kwan, Yiyi Zhao (Chiu Yi Wai), Benjamin Auyeung Wai Hoo Opening at Beijing International Film Festival 2024 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... INEXTERNAL Can : Lui Ying Oi Hup Lit : Inside Response Outside Coordination d. Steve Yuen Kim Wai Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Macy Ma Sihui, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Ng Wai Nam, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Zhang Na, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Candy Yu On On, [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Tsui Chak-ming has been badly beaten and left for dead. While he is in a coma, Ming finds himself in a fantastical martial arts world. With the help of Old Turtle, Ming must master an ancient form of Burmese boxing to defeat a powerful villain. However, Ming's fate in the dream world is actually in the hands of his mother in the real world. 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 --- [ NOW SHOWING ] THE UNWAVERING BROTHERHOOD AKA : TRIAD 3 Can : Jat Jik 3 d. Terry Ng Ka Wai Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Michael Tao Dai Yu, Angel Lam Chin Ting, Kenneth Lai Chun, Chu Tin Rating : III Opening August 29 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/4XcxrVMN3eQ [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] One of the most respected gang elders, Fa Kam is expected to be the gang’s next leader. However, when his three trusted underlings – Wah, Fei and Kwok – are robbed while transporting the gang's money, his future is put in jeopardy. When Wah discovers the stolen money's whereabouts, he must choose between between his boss and his two best friends. LOOK BACK d. Kiyotaka Oshiyama Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 58 mins. Opening August 29 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/6PwY3ZUaPoY [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Fujino is an elementary student publishing 4-panel manga in a student publication. She receives high praise from her classmates until her teacher tells her that truant student, Kyomoto, wants to try her hand at a 4-panel manga. Their love of manga is the one thing connecting these contrary girls. One day, however, something happens to them that shatters everything... A heart-wrenching and impactful story of youth. I AM THE SECRET IN YOUR HEART Can : Ha Yut Dik Ling Mung Cho d. Lai Meng Jie Tsao Yu-Ning, Moon Lee, SHOU Rating : IIA Length : 112 mins. Opening August 22 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/tIpHjYT2G3s [ CINEMA CITY ] In school, everyone sees Xiaoxia and her sweetheart Yuzu as a couple. Only Xiaoxia knows that her heart has long been occupied by the transfer student Cheng Yih. Cheng Yih is every girl's favorite. He has excellent grades, and he is talented and good at fighting. Xiaoxia, who has poor grades, is determined to get with Cheng Yih! She tries all the standard methods to make him like her but they all fail. The seemingly indifferent Cheng Yih actually hides secret feelings for Xiaoxia in his heart. Yuzu, who has stood by Xiaoxia since their childhood, strictly guards against anyone who wants to get close to his sweetheart. This summer, a first love fragrant like lemongrass between the three begins... SUCCESSOR Can : Jau Wa Wa d. Yan Fei, Peng Damo Shen Teng, Ma Li Rating : IIB Length : 133 mins. Opening August 22 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/s80jji3mm_c [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Poor dad, hardworking mom, dilapidated yard, broken son. How did the Ma family fall behind on the road to prosperity in Slinky Town? Ma Chenggang and Chunlan, who "have no oil in the soup and no money in their pockets," ride their donkey to work, living in poverty. Their son, Ma Jiye, is their only hope of turning their fate around. Ma Jiye is very promising, excelling academically every year, tough and determined. But as Ma Jiye grows up, he gradually perceives that the people around him are becoming more and more strange... BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE - EPISODE NAGI d. Shunsuke Ishikawa Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 91 mins. Opening August 22 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/3mNQ9hkYxWA [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] "That's a hassle." That was Seishiro Nagi's favourite phrase when he lived his dull life as a second-year high schooler. Little did he know, his life was about to change dramatically. Reo Mikage, a classmate who harbored dreams of winning the World Cup, stumbled upon Nagi's hidden skill. This discovery not only inspired Nagi to play soccer but also ignited a wave of excitement among his classmates and the soccer world. One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious BLUE LOCK Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known, a world where his hidden talent will shine. A true "genius" can only be shaped when someone discovers him....now, striker Seishiro Nagi's incredible talent and ego will set the soccer world ablaze. SEVENTEEN TOUR 'FOLLOW' AGAIN TO CINEMAS d. Yoondong Oh SEVENTEEN Opening August 21 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/66aypGLiRc0 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] "It feels like we've been working hard for this day." Rewriting history every step of their way, SEVENTEEN's first Seoul World Cup Stadium concert and encore tour [SEVENTEEN TOUR 'FOLLOW' AGAIN TO SEOUL] is coming to big screens worldwide this August! From the eagerly awaited full thirteen-member performances to the premiere of "MAESTRO" and unique unit performances of "Spell", "LALALI", "Cheers to youth", the film captures these unforgettable moments with cinematic cameras from multiple angles, ensuring an immersive experience. This concert film begins with a powerful daylight performance that transitions into an event brimming with a diverse array of music. Culminating under a night sky illuminated by CARAT lightsticks, it captures the essence of SEVENTEEN's record-breaking nine-year legacy. Experience even more in 4DX, exclusively at Broadway Cinemas! MILLENIUM MAMBO (4K RESTORED VERSION) d. Hou Hsiao-Hsien Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Tuan Chun-Hao, Doze Niu, Takeuchi Jun, Chen Yi-Hsuan Rating : IIB Length : 119 mins. Opening August 15 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Hou's much-misunderstood marvel stars Shu Qi as an aimless bar hostess drifting away from her blowhard boyfriend and towards Jack Kao's suave, sensitive gangster. Structured as a flashback to the then-present from the then-future of 2011, it's a transfixing trance-out of a movie, drenched in club lights, ecstatic endorphin-rush exhilaration, and a nagging undercurrent of ennui. DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY Can : Gwai Choi Ji Doh d. John HSU CHEN Bo-Lin, Sandrine PINNA, Gingle WANG Rating : IIB Length : 110 mins. Opening August 15 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/90Kxt149mew [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] When one is born as a person, one is bestowed hope since birth. Yet as one ages, one gradually discovers that everything means jack squat—until the moment of death, which marks the beginning of one's life as a ghost. Being a person is hard enough, but it turns out being a ghost is not easy, either. NEWBIE, as a newbie ghost, realizes to her horror that she has just 28 days until her spirit will dissipate from the world. MAKOTO, a demon agent who appears to be a scammer, approaches the Newbie with a proposition for her to join has-been demon star CATHERINE in reconstructing the legendary horror story of the Wang Lai Hotel. The Newbie learns that ghosts in the Netherworld are as occupied with work as the living: without the talent of terrorizing people, ghosts cannot continue existing in the world—life does not end after death. "But I don't want to be forgotten!" thus becomes ghosts' final conviction, and these ghosts about to be forgotten by the living must, amidst the challenges, find a way to “horrible” fame by scaring people. As long as you have talent in terrorization, you will be seen! BUTT DETECTIVE THE MOVIE: FAREWELL, MY LOVELY PARTNER, BUTT DETECTIVE d. Kenji Sato Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 72 mins. Opening August 15 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/jfhss1Rx2lc [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A box of chocolates arrives at the Butt Detective Agency -- a message from his former partner, Suisen. Suisen, now working at the Metto Art Museum in Hattan Town, has found that many of their paintings have been switched out with counterfeits (fakes). These counterfeits were created none other than by her teacher, Kinmoku. As paintings continue to be switched out in many other museums, Suisen asks Butt Detective to expose this conspiracy orchestrated by a humongous secret society. She requests that he save Kinmoku too, who is being forced to work as their prisoner. But her changed behavior after the last ten years seems very curious to Butt Detective. Is she a friend or foe? In a fierce fight with the secret society, Butt Detective ends up suffering a deep wound. "We follow through on every case we take. That is what a detective does." With his current partner, for the sake of his former partner, Butt Detective sets foot into the depths of this secret society. Even when he's all battered up, he gets back on his feet with his IQ of 1104. Who will he choose? His partner, or the truth? Butt Detective is ready to solve his greatest mystery yet! PILOT d. Kim Han-kyul Cho Jung-seok, Lee Ju-myung, Han Sun-hwa, Shin Seung-ho Rating : IIA Length : 111 mins. Opening August 15 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/goIzCAF3Xw0 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] HAN Jung-woo, a pilot with top-class skills, is flying high and even appears on a famous TV show. But everything comes crashing down when a careless mistake causes him to lose everything, even his job. Blacklisted in the industry, no airline is willing to hire him. Desperate with no other choice, HAN Jung-woo transforms completely into his younger sister's identity and succeeds in landing a job as a pilot. But soon, he encounters more unexpected problems... Will his dream of cruising through life ever take off? CRAYON SHINCHAN THE MOVIE: OUR DINOSAUR DIARY d. Shinobu Sasaki Japanese Animation Cantonese Voices : Kimmy Wong Wai Chu, Rebecca Tam Suk Ying, Benny Wong Chi Ming, Rainbow Cheung Choi Hung, Pheobe Chow Yan Yan, Chan Chi Ying, Keung Lai Yee, Joey Hung Ka Ho Rating : I Length : 105 mins. Opening August 9 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/psHkH-O3Yf8 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Shinchan is really excited about the coming summer holiday! What's amazing about this summer is that there is a special news that shocks the whole world — A “Dinosaur Park” that revives extinct dinosaursis opened in Tokyo! What’s more, the Kasukabe Team receives a special invitation to explore the new park! The team enjoys the facilities in the world-renowned “Dinosaur Park” while having a close look on giant dinosaurs, and become so excited about everything they see! After opening of the park, a dinosaur fever is all the rage worldwide! At the same time, Shiro meets a little dinosaur called "Nana" at the riverside. As Shinchan and his friends beg sincerely, Nana becomes a member of the Nohara family, living together with Shinchan and Shiro, and creates a lot of wonderful memories. However, when Shinchan is enjoying this unique summer, dinosaurs suddenly escape from the park and rush into Tokyo! How will this "Dinosaur Crisis" end? What is the secret behind Nana's appearance? A PLACE CALLED SILENCE Can : Muk Sat d. Sam Quah Wang Chuan-jun, Ning Chang, Francis Ng Chun Yu Rating : IIB Length : 119 mins. Opening August 8 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A middle school girl named Huijun falls to her death after being bullied, leading to a series of mysterious deaths among the bullies, and violence towards Huijun’s best friend at school, a speech-impaired girl named Xiaotong. Everyone around her turned a blind eye, and a collective silence brewed greater violence. As the investigation progresses, old secrets of concealment and corruption are about to be revealed. New masterpiece of crime mystery from the director of Sheep Without a Shepherd! LOVE YOU TO DEBT d. Waasuthep Ketpetch Bright Vachirawit, Yaya Urassaya Rating : IIB Length : 135 mins. Opening August 8 2024 DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY d. Kazuaki Imai Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 115 mins. Opening August 1 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/GktbJxlVhGc [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The 43rd theatrical outing for the 2D animated 'Doraemon' series, produced to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the original author. Nobita is practicing his recorder, which he is not very good at, for a school concert when a mysterious girl, Mikka, appears. She is looking for a music expert to play with her in order to revive the "Hall of Music " on a planet where music is an energy source. UMAMUSUME: PRETTY DERBY -- BEGINNIN OF A NEW ERA d. Oikawa Kei Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 108 mins. Opening August 1 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Jungle Pocket, also known as "Pokke", is a horse girl who freely participates in freestyle races and keeps sprinting to become the strongest. When she watched a "Twinkle Series" race on a whim, she was moved by Fuji Kiseki's running and decided to compete in the "Twinkle Series" herself. Pokke enters "Tracen Academy", where all the horse girls gather, and under the guidance of Trainer Tanabe, she takes on the "Classic Triple Crown", which can only be attempted once in a lifetime. Awaiting Pokke on the racetrack are strong rivals of the same generation who measure up to her strength. Dantsu Flame, who's dedicated to her goal and keeps working hard. Manhattan Café, who chases after a "friend" that only she can see. And Agnes Tachyon, a mad scientist in pursuit of the full possibilities of horse girls. These horse girls run with their pride, determination, and soul on the line. Their intense battle will open the door to a new era. "I don't care who my opponent is! I'm going to become the strongest horse girl!" HIJACK 1971 d. Kim Sung-han Ha Jung-woo, Yeo Jin-goo, Sung Dong-il, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Sun-young Rating : IIB Length : 100 mins. Opening August 1 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Pilots Tae-in and Gyu-sik are set to fly to Gimpo. Under the guidance of flight attendant Ok-soon, passengers are busy boarding. However, shortly after takeoff, a homemade bomb explodes, turning the cabin into chaos. Yong-dae, who intends to hijack the entire plane, takes control of the cockpit and threatens the pilots to change course. Due to the explosion, Gyu-sik loses sight in one eye, and in the chaotic cabin, Tae-in faces a life-or-death situation. They begin a desperate struggle to safely land the aircraft... THE HANDMAIDEN (EXTENDED VERSION) d. Park Chan-wook Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Cho Jin-woong, Ha Jung-woo Rating : III Length : 167 mins. Opening August 1 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Court to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions. BLACKPINK WORLD TOUR [BORN PINK] IN CINEMAS d. Yoondong Oh, Geun Min BLACKPINK's JISOO, JENNIE, ROSE, LISA Rating : I Length : 93 mins. Opening July 31 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] BLACKPINK's BORN PINK tour that captivated the world comes to the big screen, celebrating the group’s 8th anniversary since their debut! Drawing an audience of 1.8 million and breaking global records for female group concert tours, experience the energy of the live performances in cinemas worldwide! Featuring the iconic 'Hanok' set that has mesmerized fans and press worldwide, the film shows unprecedented production scale, presenting exclusively arranged versions of BLACKPINK's hit songs unique to this concert and encompassing performances from Seoul's Gocheok Dome alongside footage from further cities across the global tour. Join us for all the exhilarating moments, premiering in over 110 countries, marking a first for a K-POP female group. Experience even more in 4DX, exclusively at Broadway Cinemas ! OUT OF THE SHADOW AKA : A HIDDEN SPY Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun Kay Tse On Kay, Larine Tang Yueping, ANSONBEAN, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato Rating: IIA Length: 89 mins. Opening March 6 2024 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 Opening July 27 2024 at the Montreal Fantasia Festival fb: https://facebook.com/ahiddenspy Site : https://oaff.jp/en/programs/2024-hk04/ Site : https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/out-of-the-shadow [ FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2024 ] Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as she learns that her beginner's skills may be no match for those of more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her connection to that church is more personal than expected as there's a link to her family's past. Should she simply stay in the shadows and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use? An rejuvenated ode to both THE KARATE KID and the action heroines of Hong Kong's Golden Age, the latest from director Ricky Ko after his award-winning TIME (Fantasia 2021) once again nicely combines nostalgia and modernity with a potent mix of martial arts, humour, sweetness, and compelling characters, OUT OF THE SHADOW offers a guaranteed good time, a reminder of why we love HK movies so much in the first place. Starring several rising stars from Hong Kong, including two actors reunited after Fantasia favourite PORT OF CALL (2015), OUT OF THE SHADOW is fresh off several Asian festivals, and makes its first stopover in the West at Fantasia before it hits its home territory this fall. – King-Wei Chu [ OASKA ASIAN FLM FESTIVAL 2024 ] Chu Po is a sprightly teenage girl with a strong sense of justice but her mother, Tao Kuen Ying, would rather they keep a low profile in the fishing town of Tai O. However, people are in need and Po decides to take action after learning a little karate. She soon becomes an internet heroine but keeps it a secret from Tao until she gets in over her head when she comes to the aid of Pastor Hung and his handsome son, Man Chun, who find their church is the front of a drug ring. This is when Tao reveals a secret crime-fighting history of her own. Ricky KO, director of Time (2021, OAFF2022), delivers a playful vigilante film, complete with laughs, fighting, Cantonese humour, and a touch of family drama unfold in the beautiful setting of Tai O. Despite the humour, the message has some moral messages: that one must do the right thing, help others and also know when to seek help. [Jason MAHER] [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A drama about a mother who has to come out of retirement when the secluded life with her daughter in a seaside village is disturbed, unravelling a long-held family secret. DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION PART 2 d. Tomoyuki Kurokawa Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 120 mins. Opening July 25 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Three years ago, on August 31st, a massive "invader" mothership suddenly appeared in the sky above Tokyo, signalling that the world was coming to an end. Since then, people have been living in despair as the enormous flying spaceship continue to hover in the sky all around the world. In the midst of this uncertain and challenging time, two high school girls, Ouran Nakagawa and Kadode Koyama, are set to begin their youthful journey. LOVE LIES Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi d. Ho Miu Ki Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Chan Fai Hung, Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Elva Ni, Joman Chiang, Lam Yiu Sing Length : 116 mins. Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival [ SCREEN DAILY ] A widowed gynaecologist falls for a French engineer on a dating app, which turns out to be a romance scam. Nevertheless, she insists it is true love despite being swindled out of a large sum of money. [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Are online "romance scams" always destructive? In this moving, absorbing feature debut from Ho Miu-ki, Sandra Ng plays Veronica, a wealthy, widowed doctor who falls for a middle-aged French engineer on a dating app. Soon, "Alain" has convinced her to provide large infusions of funds and Veronica’s friends urge her to report him to the police. But even as she assures them it's true love, Alain must steel his heart of gold and quell his second thoughts to continue bringing in cash or risk painful consequences. With a hilarious Stephy Tang as the young scammer's coach, this captivating film probes the unlikely emotional connection that forms between a lonely young man and a vibrant older woman—and sets crucial scenes in the pretty-as-a-postcard Sapporo. 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), Length : 97 mins. Opening April 30 2024 at the 2024 Udine Far East Film Festival Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Choi San-keung, a taxi driver who perpetually lacks sleep, thus endangering anyone who sets foot in his taxi. One passenger is psychiatrist Dr Man, who survives the taxi ride and offers to help Choi. The offer is refused, but Choi later becomes Dr Man's involuntary patient after a particularly egregious night of driving. Dr Man has his own personal issues: his motto is "I think a doctor should do more than prescribe meds," which means a doctor should also investigate his patients secretly in defiance of common sense and hospital protocol. In a parallel to Choi, Dr Man also has sleeping issues. He suffers from disturbing dreams of his deceased mother, which hints at a secret involving his father, and perhaps some repressed memories. YOKO Can : Yeung Ji ji Lui d. Kazuyoshi Kumakiri Rinko Kikuchi, Joe Odagiri Rating : IIB Length : 113 mins. Opening July 18 2027 Trailer : https://youtu.be/hgPGeXeKwTs [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Yoko has been socially isolated for years. When she receives the news of her estranged father's death, she is forced to return home with her cousin for the first time in 24 years, only to be left stranded on the highway rest stop alone. Without a mobile phone nor money, Yoko has to hitch rides to make it to her father's funeral in time against all odds. A journey of self-discovery and healing, this road movie directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri is a long-waited second collaboration with Rinko Kikuchi. DETECTIVE CONAN THE MOVIE: THE MILLION-DOLLAR PENTAGRAM d. Chika Nagaoka Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 111 mins. Opening July 18 2024 [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] A message has arrived from Kid the Phantom Thief, that he will steal a Japanese sword belonging to wealthy Onoe Family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Conan and Heiji Hattori are on the case to capture Kid. Why is Kid, who specialises in jewels, going after a Japanese sword? The grandfather of Onoe family`s patriarch was deeply involved with army industry during wartime, and it was rumoured he hid some powerful weapon that could "change the course of war" somewhere in Hakodate. Is Kid after that weapon? Meanwhile Heiji is trying to find a perfect viewpoint to declare his love to Kazuha... In the North among cherry blossoms, the exciting hunt for treasure begins! PROJECT SILENCE Can : Moot Yut Si Sat Kiu d. Kim Tae Gon Lee Sun Kyun, Ju Ji Hoon, Kim Hie Won Opening July 18 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/9_Z2bpV151M [ BROADWAY CIRCUT ] Due to sudden deteriorating weather conditions, visibility on the Airport Bridge is severely impaired, leaving people stranded and at risk of the bridge collapsing due to a series of chain collisions and explosions. Amidst the chaos, the canine subjects "Echo" from the military experiment "Project Silence," who were being transported in secret, break free, and all human survivors become targets of relentless attacks. Various individuals find themselves stranded on the Airport Bridge for different reasons - a government official from the presidential office who was seeing off his daughter at the airport; a tow truck driver who was on his way to a multi-collision scene; an elderly couple who were returning from a trip abroad; sisters who missed their flights, and Dr. Yang, the researcher responsible for Project Silence - and a desperate struggle begins for them to escape to safety. 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 Length : 100 mins. Opening July 2024 at the 9th Canada China International Film Festival Opening July 17 2024 at the New York Asian Film Festival [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Gritty, pulse-pounding, Chan Tai-Lee's action-drama opus hurls us in a fall-and-rise-again gangster tale that boasts both bone-crunching action and gut-wrenching emotion: Shi Xiu, once a gang leader of mythic proportions known as the "Desperate Third Son" for his almost suicidal loyalty and willingness to risk everything in the name of the jiang hu code, finds himself reduced to a humble working-class worker, struggling to reconnect with his estranged son and atone for a life of crime. Shi's legend was forged through acts of brazen daring, like his infiltration of an enemy stronghold to rescue the wrongly imprisoned Lu Jun-yi from certain execution. Patrick Tam, in a performance of searing intensity, breathes life into a character confronted with the ghosts of his outlaw past, and clinging to hope for rebuilding his fractured life and finding new purpose. Chan, the acclaimed writer of the "Ip Man" franchise, infuses the film with a sense of hard-bitten optimism, suggesting that even in the darkest of times, an indomitable spirit can light the path to a better tomorrow. LOVE LIES Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi d. Ho Miu Ki Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Chan Fai Hung, Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Elva Ni, Joman Chiang, Lam Yiu Sing, Norman Noel Length : 116 mins. Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival Opening July 26 2024 at M Plus (Preview) Teaser : youtu.be/6o-eMc9CaMc fb: www.facebook.com/loveliesfilm ig: www.instagram.com/loveliesmovie [ SCREEN DAILY ] A widowed gynaecologist falls for a French engineer on a dating app, which turns out to be a romance scam. Nevertheless, she insists it is true love despite being swindled out of a large sum of money. [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Are online "romance scams" always destructive? In this moving, absorbing feature debut from Ho Miu-ki, Sandra Ng plays Veronica, a wealthy, widowed doctor who falls for a middle-aged French engineer on a dating app. Soon, "Alain" has convinced her to provide large infusions of funds and Veronica’s friends urge her to report him to the police. But even as she assures them it's true love, Alain must steel his heart of gold and quell his second thoughts to continue bringing in cash or risk painful consequences. With a hilarious Stephy Tang as the young scammer's coach, this captivating film probes the unlikely emotional connection that forms between a lonely young man and a vibrant older woman—and sets crucial scenes in the pretty-as-a-postcard Sapporo. [ M PLUS ] A successful obstetrician-gynecologist whose love life has stagnated, Veronica casually downloads a dating app for some harmless fun. Little does she know that the dashing French engineer on the other end of the line is actually a local con artist named Joe. The young man inadvertently joined a group of online scammers led by the oddball veteran Mr. White and the maudlin temptress Joan. As their fake relationship grows, so have Joe's guilty conscience and Veronica's hopes. First-time director Ho Miu-ki takes on the romantic comedy formula from a refreshing and topical angle, inquiring the essence of romantic love through the prism of deceit. INEXTERNAL Can : Lui Ying Oi Hup Lit : Inside Response Outside Coordination d. Steve Yuen Kim Wai Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Macy Ma Sihui, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Ng Wai Nam, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Zhang Na, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Candy Yu On On, Length : 83 mins. Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival Site : https://www.nyaff.org/nyaff24/films/inexternal [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Tsui Chak-ming has been badly beaten and left for dead. While he is in a coma, Ming finds himself in a fantastical martial arts world. With the help of Old Turtle, Ming must master an ancient form of Burmese boxing to defeat a powerful villain. However, Ming's fate in the dream world is actually in the hands of his mother in the real world. [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Enter a world where the classic martial arts tropes you know and love are boosted up with a shot of 21st-century adrenaline. Our hero, a skilled fighter with a six-pack that could cut glass, finds himself transported from the real world to an alternate universe where the fate of everything hangs in the balance. A wise old shifu takes him under his wing, training him in the ancient ways of a deadly form of kickboxing. But there's a catch: the master's former pupil, a ruthless renegade, has assembled a gang of lummox henchmen and a dragon-lady partner in crime who chews the scenery like it's her last meal. They're all after an artifact that could bring about the end of days. Luckily, our hero has an ally: the master's comely, badass daughter, who puts the "art" in martial arts. Director Yuen unleashes an old-school-meets-new-blood action extravaganza that harkens back to Chinatown's Saturday matinee glory days. FOR ALICE Can : Cup Oi Lai Sze d. Chow Yam Wing Tai Bo, Kuku So Tsz Yan Length : 82 mins. Opening at July 13 2024 the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] A compact neo-noir bathed in neon and shadows, Chow Kam Wing's chamber piece resurrects Hong Kong's pulp tradition with arthouse flair. Unfolding in the faded opulence of Tsim Sha Tsui's Mirador Mansion, it charts an unlikely bond between grizzled veteran Tai Bo and rising star Kuku So—he a mysterious rescuer, she a teenager running away from her mother's abusive partner. At first Alice (the Wonderland echoes ring deliberately) rebuffs her grizzled savior's gallantry. But their shared loneliness catalyzes a fraught rapprochement amid the mansion's crimson-lit maze. Chow wields colorful yet noirish atmospherics with a maestro's command, the dank stairwells and flickering fluorescents conjuring palpable peril. As this intricate two-hander hurtles toward its cathartic climax, you'll be gasping—not just from the suspense, but from sensing the new lifeblood pulsing through the story. In the live wire intensity between Chow's protagonists burns the fierce promise of the arthouse's inheritance of Hong Kong's pulp legacy. DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION PART 1 d. Tomoyuki Kurokawa Japanese Animation Rating : IIB Length : 120 mins Opening July 11 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/CGc3GvxWQAs [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Three years ago, on August 31st, a massive "invader" mothership suddenly appeared in the sky above Tokyo, signalling that the world was coming to an end. Since then, people have been living in despair as the enormous flying spaceship continue to hover in the sky all around the world. In the midst of this uncertain and challenging time, two high school girls, Ouran Nakagawa and Kadode Koyama, are set to begin their youthful journey. PAPRIKA (4K RESTORATION) d. Satoshi Kon Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 90 mins. Opening July 11 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Dr. Atsuko Chiba works as a scientist by day and, under the code name "Paprika," is a dream detective at night. Atsuko and her colleagues are working on a device called the DC Mini, which is intended to help psychiatric patients, but in the wrong hands it could destroy people's minds. When a prototype is stolen, Atsuko/Paprika springs into action to recover it before damage is done. DOLPHIN d. BAE Du-ri KWON Yu-ri, GIL Hae-yeon, HYUN Woo-seok, PARK Mi-hyun, SIM Hee-seop Rating : IIA Length : 90 mins. Opening July 11 2024 [ EMPEROR CINEMAS ] Na-young, a 35-year-old woman who has lived her entire life in a small seaside village, considers taking care of her old house, cooking for her family and friends, and calling them over to spend time together are the most important things in her life. With no experience nor the intention to live anywhere else, Na-young is like the village guardian. However, the seemingly ordinary family which consists of Na-young, her mother Jung-ok and younger brother Sung-woon, has a hidden past. Jung-ok had raised Na-young as her daughter on behalf of Na-young's parents who died in an accident. Na-young had grown up like siblings with Sung-woo, who was born after Jung-ok had taken her in. Naturally, Na-young values her current home, her family, and her surroundings more than anyone, and works hard to keep them. Feeling sorry and worried about Na-young who cares for everyone else but herself, Jungok announces she will sell her house and Na-young is forced to face major changes. On top of that, 19-year-old Sung-woon declares that he will move to Seoul after graduating from high school. Faced with having to lose her home and her family, Na-young becomes confused and lost. Then one day, she becomes interested in bowling after experiencing a strange phenomenon called "Dolphin" at the bowling alley she goes to cover a story on the job. From then on, whenever she has clashes with her family, Na-young visits the bowling alley for refuge. UNDER PARALLEL SKIES d. Sigrid Andrea Bernardo Janella Salvador Metawin Opas-iamkajorn Length : 110 mins. Opening May 23 2024 Opening July 11 2024 in Malaysia 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 Rating : IIB Length : 115 mins. Opening July 5 2024 Teaser : https://youtu.be/JtVM_VgfYE8 Trailer : https://youtu.be/eS8d2HnQJgE [ 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. ONCE UPON A TIME IN HKDSE Can : Gung Hoi Si Dong Jun Lit : Open Trial and Error d. Leung Yik Ho Hui Yin, Tung Ngai Hong, Lam Yik Yan Rating : IIB Length : 90 mins. Opening June 5 2024 (Preview) Opening June 29 2024 (SPECIAL SCREENING) Opening July 4 2024 [ CINEMA CITY ] How challenging is the Hong Kong university entrance exam? Is failing it the end of the world? Popular Youtube Channel "Trial and Error" spent 8 mnonths documenting the journey of Hong, an exam candidte who does not give much thought to his future. With the help offered by the team, will Hong be able to make up for the lost time and secure a spot in an university? THE PLOT Can : Yi Oi d. Lee Yo-sup Gang Dong-won, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Hyun-wook, Tang Jun-sang Rating : IIB Length : 100 mins. Opening July 4 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Young-il is a plotter who manipulates murder-for-hire cases to look like accidents. Nobody knows those accidents are in fact perfectly plotted, planned murders. After finishing a flawlessly plotted case with no trace of evidence left behind, Young-il receives a new request. His new target is a prominent political figure who is always under the spotlight. Even with the higher risk of getting exposed, Young-il decides to take the case with his team members, Jackie, Wol-cheon, and Jeom-man. When the plot is ready after immaculate preparation and numerous rehearsals, the team finally makes its move, but some unexpected trouble threatens Young-il's perfect plan. A MAN OF THE PEOPLE Can : Tang Siu Ping Siu Doh d. Lei Xianhe, Lu Qi Lui Qi, Yu Hui, Zhang Yamei, Zhang Yiwen, Zhao Hengxuan, Song Yuncheng Opening July 1 2024 ECHOES OF LOVE - OUR JOURNEY OF GROWTH Can : Ngor Moon Dik Sing Jeung Lo d. Fukien Secondary School Affiliated School Documentary Rating : I Length : 51 mins. Opening June 30 2024 [ 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. 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 Rating : IIA 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... 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 WINTER CHANTS d. Tsang Tsui Shan Documentary Length : 102 mins Opening March 31 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening January 27 2024 (Limited Release) [ 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. 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, Cecilia Yip Tung, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming, Ling Man Lung, So Tin Lok, Cheung Kwok King, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, Bryant Mak Chi Lok, Aaron Chow Chi Kwan, Yiyi Zhao (Chiu Yi Wai), Benjamin Auyeung Wai Hoo Opening at Beijing International Film Festival 2024 Opening at the 18th First International Film Festival 2024 Site : https://www.bjiff.com/bfp/fip/rohmer/202404/t20240406_173717.html [ BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 ] It tells the story of a former gangster who, upon his release from prison, sets up a laundry in an anonymous district and lives a quiet life. After property developers try to grab a rundown building, young gangsters try to throw people out of the building, drug addicts cause trouble and the old-timer heeds his neighbors' calls and fights back. HONG KONG CLASSICS REIMAGINED ILLICIT Can : Gum d. Wing Shya (Ha Wing Hong) Karen Mok Man Wai DEJA VA d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun Stanley Yau, Ling Man Lung, Angela Yuen Lai LAM LA ROSE NOIRE VS LAS ROSE NOIRE 2023 Can : Hak Mui Gwai Dui Hak Mui Gwai 2023 d. Kenji Tanigaki Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Kenny Kwan Tak Bun THE RAW OYSTERS Can : Foon Hei Yuen Ga d. Lemon Liu Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Chu Kam Yin, Jocelyn Chan Ming Hei PASSION CALL Can : Bit Tung Fai d. Wong Kwok Keung Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Locker Lam Ka Hei SOMEWHERE IN TIME Can : Seung Gein Liu d. Man Lim Chung Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), George Lam Chi Cheung Opening May 17 2024 at the Cannes International Film Festival Opening July 20 2024 FOR ALICE Can : Cup Oi Lai Sze d. Chow Yam Wing Tai Bo, Kuku So Tsz Yan Length : 82 mins. Opening at July 13 2024 the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] A compact neo-noir bathed in neon and shadows, Chow Kam Wing's chamber piece resurrects Hong Kong's pulp tradition with arthouse flair. Unfolding in the faded opulence of Tsim Sha Tsui's Mirador Mansion, it charts an unlikely bond between grizzled veteran Tai Bo and rising star Kuku So—he a mysterious rescuer, she a teenager running away from her mother's abusive partner. At first Alice (the Wonderland echoes ring deliberately) rebuffs her grizzled savior's gallantry. But their shared loneliness catalyzes a fraught rapprochement amid the mansion's crimson-lit maze. Chow wields colorful yet noirish atmospherics with a maestro's command, the dank stairwells and flickering fluorescents conjuring palpable peril. As this intricate two-hander hurtles toward its cathartic climax, you'll be gasping—not just from the suspense, but from sensing the new lifeblood pulsing through the story. In the live wire intensity between Chow's protagonists burns the fierce promise of the arthouse's inheritance of Hong Kong's pulp legacy. INEXTERNAL Can : Lui Ying Oi Hup Lit : Inside Response Outside Coordination d. Steve Yuen Kim Wai Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Macy Ma Sihui, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Ng Wai Nam, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Zhang Na, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Candy Yu On On, Length : 83 mins. Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival Site : https://www.nyaff.org/nyaff24/films/inexternal [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Tsui Chak-ming has been badly beaten and left for dead. While he is in a coma, Ming finds himself in a fantastical martial arts world. With the help of Old Turtle, Ming must master an ancient form of Burmese boxing to defeat a powerful villain. However, Ming's fate in the dream world is actually in the hands of his mother in the real world. [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Enter a world where the classic martial arts tropes you know and love are boosted up with a shot of 21st-century adrenaline. Our hero, a skilled fighter with a six-pack that could cut glass, finds himself transported from the real world to an alternate universe where the fate of everything hangs in the balance. A wise old shifu takes him under his wing, training him in the ancient ways of a deadly form of kickboxing. But there's a catch: the master's former pupil, a ruthless renegade, has assembled a gang of lummox henchmen and a dragon-lady partner in crime who chews the scenery like it's her last meal. They're all after an artifact that could bring about the end of days. Luckily, our hero has an ally: the master's comely, badass daughter, who puts the "art" in martial arts. Director Yuen unleashes an old-school-meets-new-blood action extravaganza that harkens back to Chinatown's Saturday matinee glory days. 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 Rating : IIB Length : 101 mins. Opening July 2024 at the 9th Canada China International Film Festival Opening July 17 2024 at the New York Asian Film Festival [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Gritty, pulse-pounding, Chan Tai-Lee's action-drama opus hurls us in a fall-and-rise-again gangster tale that boasts both bone-crunching action and gut-wrenching emotion: Shi Xiu, once a gang leader of mythic proportions known as the "Desperate Third Son" for his almost suicidal loyalty and willingness to risk everything in the name of the jiang hu code, finds himself reduced to a humble working-class worker, struggling to reconnect with his estranged son and atone for a life of crime. Shi's legend was forged through acts of brazen daring, like his infiltration of an enemy stronghold to rescue the wrongly imprisoned Lu Jun-yi from certain execution. Patrick Tam, in a performance of searing intensity, breathes life into a character confronted with the ghosts of his outlaw past, and clinging to hope for rebuilding his fractured life and finding new purpose. Chan, the acclaimed writer of the "Ip Man" franchise, infuses the film with a sense of hard-bitten optimism, suggesting that even in the darkest of times, an indomitable spirit can light the path to a better tomorrow. LOVE LIES Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi d. Ho Miu Ki Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Chan Fai Hung, Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Elva Ni, Joman Chiang, Lam Yiu Sing Length : 116 mins. Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival [ SCREEN DAILY ] A widowed gynaecologist falls for a French engineer on a dating app, which turns out to be a romance scam. Nevertheless, she insists it is true love despite being swindled out of a large sum of money. [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Are online "romance scams" always destructive? In this moving, absorbing feature debut from Ho Miu-ki, Sandra Ng plays Veronica, a wealthy, widowed doctor who falls for a middle-aged French engineer on a dating app. Soon, "Alain" has convinced her to provide large infusions of funds and Veronica’s friends urge her to report him to the police. But even as she assures them it's true love, Alain must steel his heart of gold and quell his second thoughts to continue bringing in cash or risk painful consequences. With a hilarious Stephy Tang as the young scammer's coach, this captivating film probes the unlikely emotional connection that forms between a lonely young man and a vibrant older woman—and sets crucial scenes in the pretty-as-a-postcard Sapporo. 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), Length : 97 mins. Opening April 30 2024 at the 2024 Udine Far East Film Festival Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Choi San-keung, a taxi driver who perpetually lacks sleep, thus endangering anyone who sets foot in his taxi. One passenger is psychiatrist Dr Man, who survives the taxi ride and offers to help Choi. The offer is refused, but Choi later becomes Dr Man's involuntary patient after a particularly egregious night of driving. Dr Man has his own personal issues: his motto is "I think a doctor should do more than prescribe meds," which means a doctor should also investigate his patients secretly in defiance of common sense and hospital protocol. In a parallel to Choi, Dr Man also has sleeping issues. He suffers from disturbing dreams of his deceased mother, which hints at a secret involving his father, and perhaps some repressed memories. OUT OF THE SHADOW AKA : A HIDDEN SPY Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun Kay Tse On Kay, Larine Tang Yueping, ANSONBEAN, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato Rating: IIA Length: 89 mins. Opening March 6 2024 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 Opening July 27 2024 at the Montreal Fantasia Festival fb: https://facebook.com/ahiddenspy Site : https://oaff.jp/en/programs/2024-hk04/ Site : https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/out-of-the-shadow [ FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2024 ] Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as she learns that her beginner's skills may be no match for those of more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her connection to that church is more personal than expected as there's a link to her family's past. Should she simply stay in the shadows and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use? An rejuvenated ode to both THE KARATE KID and the action heroines of Hong Kong's Golden Age, the latest from director Ricky Ko after his award-winning TIME (Fantasia 2021) once again nicely combines nostalgia and modernity with a potent mix of martial arts, humour, sweetness, and compelling characters, OUT OF THE SHADOW offers a guaranteed good time, a reminder of why we love HK movies so much in the first place. Starring several rising stars from Hong Kong, including two actors reunited after Fantasia favourite PORT OF CALL (2015), OUT OF THE SHADOW is fresh off several Asian festivals, and makes its first stopover in the West at Fantasia before it hits its home territory this fall. – King-Wei Chu [ OASKA ASIAN FLM FESTIVAL 2024 ] Chu Po is a sprightly teenage girl with a strong sense of justice but her mother, Tao Kuen Ying, would rather they keep a low profile in the fishing town of Tai O. However, people are in need and Po decides to take action after learning a little karate. She soon becomes an internet heroine but keeps it a secret from Tao until she gets in over her head when she comes to the aid of Pastor Hung and his handsome son, Man Chun, who find their church is the front of a drug ring. This is when Tao reveals a secret crime-fighting history of her own. Ricky KO, director of Time (2021, OAFF2022), delivers a playful vigilante film, complete with laughs, fighting, Cantonese humour, and a touch of family drama unfold in the beautiful setting of Tai O. Despite the humour, the message has some moral messages: that one must do the right thing, help others and also know when to seek help. [Jason MAHER] [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A drama about a mother who has to come out of retirement when the secluded life with her daughter in a seaside village is disturbed, unravelling a long-held family secret. AESPA: MY FIRST PAGE d. Kim Ji-Seon, Jo Hyun-Jung Giselle, Karina, Winter, Ningning Rating : I Length : 110 mins. Opening August 30 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/xr8dV-ca4gQ [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Since their debut in 2020, aespa has shown impressive growth with the mega-hits of their every album, including 'Black Mamba', 'Next Level', 'Savage', and 'Girls'. The first page of the story about aespa's radiant dream unfolds on the screen, including their new music world, the live recording of their performances, the first reveal of the honest interview of the four members, and the stories behind the scenes of their first concert in 2023 'SYNK : HYPER LINE.' THE CHRONICLES OF LIBIDOISTS Can : Por Long Nam Nui Lit : Wave Breakng Couple d. Gilles Yang Ya-che Wu Kang-Ren, Liu Chu-Ping, Alisia Liang Xianghua, Will Or Wai Lam Rating : III Length : 106 mins. Opening September 1 2024 (Special Screening) Opening September 26 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] From the acclaimed director Yang Ya-che (Blue Gate Crossing; Girlfriend, Boyfriend) comes a cinematic exploration of love and longing in the neon-soaked streets of Taipei. This is a tale of four souls, each lost in their quest for sexual fulfillment, yet bound by a common yearning for something purer, something that might resemble love. Meet Lu, a trans female haunted by an incomplete sense of womanhood, chasing the elusive high of a transformative ecstasy. Her best friend, Queenie, is a wealthy heiress entangled in an arranged engagement to a gay man, seeking solace in the intricate ties of kinbaku. Their lives intersect with a heartbroken dom from Hong Kong, adrift in the city and nursing a lost love, and Single Pa, a culinary enthusiast and former romance writer, struggling to mend the fractures in his family life. BLACK DOG d. Guan Hu Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Jia Zhangke, Tong Liya Length : 106 mins. Opening September 5 2024 Site : https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/gou-zhen/ [ 2024 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESIVAL ] On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls now embark on a new journey together. UNTOUCHABLE d. Wang Daqng Shen Teng, Zhang Yuqi, Jack Kao, Elvira Cai Wenjing, Xiang Wei, Liu Huan Length : 113 mins. Opening September 5 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/GEOWcZOPzl0 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] ZUN Fei brought a group of brothers and took refuge in HUANG Chaojing, a rich merchant whose hands are in both legal and illegal business, becoming his trusted right-hand man and thriving in the "Golden City" - Macau. However, facing violence, power struggles in the underworld, and complex human drama, Fei was torn between comradeship and righteousness. He was trapped in a deadly gamble set up against him with his life at stake...... DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER d. Fuga Yamashiro Japanese Animation Length : 83 mins. Opening September 5 2024 [ FANDANGO ] DAN DA DAN follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult freak. The two of them start talking after Momo rescues Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them – Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. To make the mutual deniers believe in each other, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted. In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal activity that transcends comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal forces! Their fateful love begins as well!? The theatrical event features an exclusive interview with Yukinobu Tatsu and Shihei Lin, the author and editor of the original manga, Fuga Yamashiro (Director), and Shion Wakayama (voice of Momo) and Natsuki Hanae (voice of Okarun). MOVING (4K RESTORATION) d. Shinji Somai Kiichi Nakai, Junko Sakurad, Tomoko Tabata Rating : I Length : 125 mins. Opening September 5 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUT ] When her parents split and her father Kenichi moves out of their family home, Renko, a bright and energetic 6th grade girl, is left alone with her mother, Nazuna, in Kyoto. As Nazuna sets out new rules for their life together, Renko makes plans of her own, and sees to it that any changes happening in her family happen on her terms. Since its premiere at Cannes in Un Certain Regard in 1993, Moving has been one Shinji Somai’s most beloved films. In this poignant family drama, Somai transcends the tropes of stories of children dealing with divorce to bring us a film filled with indelible images about an unforgettable teenage girl who encounters the unknown and refuses to succumb to it. LOVE LIES Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi d. Ho Miu Ki Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Chan Fai Hung, Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Elva Ni, Joman Chiang, Lam Yiu Sing, Norman Noel Rating : I Length : 116 mins. Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival Opening July 26 2024 at M Plus (Preview) Opening August 23 2024 (Preview) Opening September 12 2024 Teaser : youtu.be/6o-eMc9CaMc fb: www.facebook.com/loveliesfilm ig: www.instagram.com/loveliesmovie [ SCREEN DAILY ] A widowed gynaecologist falls for a French engineer on a dating app, which turns out to be a romance scam. Nevertheless, she insists it is true love despite being swindled out of a large sum of money. [ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] Are online "romance scams" always destructive? In this moving, absorbing feature debut from Ho Miu-ki, Sandra Ng plays Veronica, a wealthy, widowed doctor who falls for a middle-aged French engineer on a dating app. Soon, "Alain" has convinced her to provide large infusions of funds and Veronica’s friends urge her to report him to the police. But even as she assures them it's true love, Alain must steel his heart of gold and quell his second thoughts to continue bringing in cash or risk painful consequences. With a hilarious Stephy Tang as the young scammer's coach, this captivating film probes the unlikely emotional connection that forms between a lonely young man and a vibrant older woman—and sets crucial scenes in the pretty-as-a-postcard Sapporo. [ M PLUS ] A successful obstetrician-gynecologist whose love life has stagnated, Veronica casually downloads a dating app for some harmless fun. Little does she know that the dashing French engineer on the other end of the line is actually a local con artist named Joe. The young man inadvertently joined a group of online scammers led by the oddball veteran Mr. White and the maudlin temptress Joan. As their fake relationship grows, so have Joe's guilty conscience and Veronica's hopes. First-time director Ho Miu-ki takes on the romantic comedy formula from a refreshing and topical angle, inquiring the essence of romantic love through the prism of deceit. TALES OF TAIPEI Can : Oi Ching Sing Si d. Yiu Chen-Hao, Liu Chuan-Hui, Joseph Hsu Chen-Chieh, Chong Keat Aun, Norris Wong Yee Lam, Pwo Choyning Dorji, Rachid Hami, Remii Huang, Sinje Lee Wu Bai, Lee Sinje, Yao Kuo, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Chen Nan Tsai, Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Kuan-Ting Liu, SHOU, Julia Wu, Ju Lin, Caitlin Fang, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Chang Chen, Karim Leklou, Sandrine Pinna, Berant Zhu, 9m88, Karena Lam Ka Yan, Ethan Juan (Yuen King Tin), Length : 115 mins. Opening August 25 2024 at the 2024 Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival Length : 116 mins. Opening September 12 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/AUGIUBENhXo [ EMPEROR CINEMAS ] In the midst of the pandemic-driven downfall of print media, newspaper delivery man JERRY embarks on his final delivery journey. On his scooter, he navigates through the streets and narrow alleys of the city, encountering ten different forms of "love" and "affection" hidden within the urban landscape. Set against various corners of Taipei and narrated in different directorial styles, these tales collectively weave a tapestry of love that illuminates the city's freedom and diversity. It includes a fantastical marriage inspired by the legend of the White Snake; a Malaysian bride's longing for her deceased husband; a Hong Kong expatriate who finally finds a warming love at a lottery store; a hip-hop rapping and DJ dream installed at a late night betel nut stand; inner conflicts and contradictions experienced by an actress as she navigates between reality and her roles; the ambiguous relationships of young people catalyzed by the night life of the city; an old man selling magnolias to commemorate his dear wife; how an unexpected event reshapes the values and perspectives of a Taiwanese-French couple; a Hong Kong daughter-in-law in a foreign land as she rediscovers the meaning of home. As the city continues to embrace the diverse cultural backgrounds, people meet and connect in Taipei; giving each other the courage to love. Amidst moments of passion and absurdity; conflicts and regrets; humor and resignation; a sense of belonging and freedom; the story calls upon everyone to resonate with love and find their own version of love in "Tales of Taipei." [ HONG KONG SUMMER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 ] As the day dawns, their stories, one by one, glow in different corners of Taipei: an affecting encounter between an expat and a gambler, an off-kilter romance evoking the legend of the White Snake, and an unexpected pregnancy faced by a single mother… From heartbreaking farewell to blissful passion and familial love, ten tales directed by emerging filmmakers from Taiwan, Hong Kong and across the globe collectively illuminate the city’s freedom and diversity, powered by dazzling performances of a star-studded cast including Karena Lam, Sinje Lee, Stephy Tang, Sammi Cheng, Chang Chen and Ethan Juan. Transcending nationality and reality, this heartfelt omnibus explores the boundless possibilities a city and cinema can embrace. A SPOILING RAIN d. Arai Haruhiko Go Ayano, Tasuku Emoto, Honami Sato, Eiji Okuda Rating : III Length : 138 mins. Opening September 12 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In exchange for his overdue rent, Kutani, an out-of-job director in Japan's declining adult film industry, is recruited by his landlord to evict another tenant, Iseki. A struggling screenwriter, Iseki is surprised by the rain-drenched Kutani's unconventional manner and invites him inside to dry off. Over several drinks, the men recount their failed relationships, unaware that they have more in common than they expect. CITY OF WIND d. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Tergel Bold-Erdene, Nomin-Erdene Ariunbyamba Rating : IIB Length : 108 mins. Opening September 12 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] 17-year-old Ze is not only the top student at school but also a shaman, who helps his community members by communicating with ancestral spirits. Ze does a great job in maintaining his dual identities, until he meets Maralaa, his world turns upside down as he discovers another side of himself. After her two acclaimed shorts, Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir returns with her debut feature, a coming-of-age drama delving into the dilemma between personal desire and community duties of new generation Mongolians. First-timer Tergel Bold-Erdene clinched the Orizzonti award for Best Actor in Venice. RIIZE RAN-CON TOUR 'RIIZING DAY' FINALE IN CINEMAS d. Kim Kyungchan Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, Anton Length : 165 mins. Opening September 13 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The grand finale of K-pop boy band RIIZE's first world fan-concert tour, 2024 RIIZE FAN-CON 'RIIZING DAY' FINALE in SEOUL, will be broadcast live in Broadway cinemas! After touring through Seoul, Tokyo, Mexico City, L.A., Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, Singapore, Bangkok, and Jakarta in 2024, the first day of the FINALE in SEOUL will be presented live in cinemas across selected territories worldwide. Experience the magic of the 2024 RIIZE FAN-CON TOUR 'RIIZING DAY' FINALE IN CINEMA, featuring spectacular performances, including celebrated hits from their first mini album, RIIZING. On September 13th, BRIIZE can celebrate this unforgettable night together in Broadway cinemas. Don't miss out on the global celebration of RIIZE's 'RIIZING DAY' tour finale in Seoul in Broadway Cinemas! JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL d. Junsoo Park Documentary Length : 93 mins. Opening September 18 2024 [ HONG KONG MOVIES 6 ] I just follow my own compass.” Jung Kook of BTS, the '21st Century Pop Artist,' ascended to global stardom with his debut solo single 'Seven (feat. Latto)' in July 2023. Achieving unprecedented success, Jung Kook became the first Asian solo artist to top th e Billboard HOT 100, Global 200, and Global 200 Excl. US charts. His single s 'Seven,' '3D (feat. Jack Harlow),' and 'Standing Next to You' all reached the top 10 of the Billboard HOT 100, making him the only K-pop solo artist to achieve this feat. His album ‘GOLDEN’ also made history by staying on the Billboard 200 for 24 consecutive weeks. Through exclusive, unseen interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, alongside electrifying concert performances, this brand new film showcases Jung Kook’s eight-month journey, capturing his unwavering dedication and growth. Join Jung Kook as he shares his remarkable rise to fame and heartfelt moments with ARMY around the world in 'JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL'. MY BOO Can : Jong Gwai Yu Doh Oi d. Khomkrit Treewinmol Dharmthi Plangsilp, Punyawee Jungcharoen, Malylada Susri, Chalermopol Thikamoporntheerawong, Sutthirak Subvijitra, Phuang Kaewprasert, Tatchaya Supatanyasatit Length: 125 mins. Openning September 18 2024 Teaser : https://youtu.be/Mu8lFLT5rv4 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] "My Boo" is a delightful romantic comedy with a supernatural twist. Joe, a struggling gamer, inherits an old house from his eccentric grandfather, only to discover it is inhabited by the charming ghost Anong and her ghostly companions Thongkorn and Thongyip. As Joe and the ghosts reluctantly agree to coexist, they transform their haunted home into Bangkok's hottest supernatural attraction. But as their business venture blossoms, so does an unexpected romance between Joe and Anong. Together, they face family drama, supernatural challenges, and the ultimate question: Can their love transcend the boundaries of life and death? 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 Alan Yeung Wai Lun, Amy Tang Lai Ying, Carlos Chan Ka Lok Kyle Wong Kai Ho, Mathew Hung Cheuk Fai, Mung Kit, Rating : IIB Length : 104 mins. Opening November 6 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening September 19 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/FPijmQo5Bto [ 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. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Mei-chun's family seems to get along on the surface, but everyone holds a secret. Mei-chun desperately wants to see her father again; her brother hasn’t told anyone that he has separated from his wife; and her mother still feels guilty over her husband’s departure years ago. As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, can the family mend its wounds? JOHATSU - INTO THIN AIR d. Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori Rating : IIA Length : 86 mins. Opening September 19 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Every year, thousands of people vanish without a trace in Japan. Known as the Johatsu, or "the evaporated," they abandon their lives for various reasons, a troublesome relationship, mounting debts or threats from the mafia. Some get support from so-called "night moving" companies, which help people to disappear and start a new life somewhere else. Taking an intimate look at the phenomenon of "evaporating people," the film depicts the inner conflicts and attempts at reconciliation of those who have disappeared and those who have been left behind. 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 Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Keith Ng Shui Ting, To Yin Gor Length : 113 mins. Opening September 26 2024 Teaser : https://youtu.be/yuId0bB2LW0 fb : www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090464305290 ig : https://www.instagram.com/stuntman.film/ [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] LEE Sam was the undisputed king of stunt choreography during the golden era of Hong Kong action cinema in the 80s. After a devastating stunt accident, Sam steps away from the industry for 30 years. However, his old friend, a veteran director, has now persuaded Sam to work as the stunt choreographer on what will be the director's last film. The only catch is that his film stars Wai - Sam's former stunt crew member who has since become a famous action star in his own right. Sam and Wai have a contentious history, with Sam's infamously overbearing and demanding personality clashing with Wai's own ego and ambition. By chance, Sam crosses paths with a young, ambitious stuntman named LEE Sai Long, who sees this as an opportunity to advance his career. Long is caught between Sam and his former protégé turned rival. At the same time, Long helps Sam to reconcile with his estranged daughter, Cherry. As Sam returns to the world he once dominated, he must confront his past, mend fences with Wai, and overcome their personal conflicts in order to deliver an epic final action spectacle for the director's swan song. However, in the midst of shooting a robbery heist, Sam's shortsightedness endangers the public, and members of his crew are arrested, causing him to be fired. As the pressure mounts and the stakes rise, Sam must decide what he's truly fighting for—reclaiming his former glory or reconnecting with the daughter he's taken for granted. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] An once-famous stunt director pursues a comeback but disrupts the relationship with his daughter in the process. THE CHRONICLES OF LIBIDOISTS Can : Por Long Nam Nui Lit : Wave Breakng Couple d. Gilles Yang Ya-che Wu Kang-Ren, Liu Chu-Ping, Alisia Liang Xianghua, Will Or Wai Lam Rating : III Length : 106 mins. Opening September 1 2024 Opening September 26 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] From the acclaimed director Yang Ya-che (Blue Gate Crossing; Girlfriend, Boyfriend) comes a cinematic exploration of love and longing in the neon-soaked streets of Taipei. This is a tale of four souls, each lost in their quest for sexual fulfillment, yet bound by a common yearning for something purer, something that might resemble love. Meet Lu, a trans female haunted by an incomplete sense of womanhood, chasing the elusive high of a transformative ecstasy. Her best friend, Queenie, is a wealthy heiress entangled in an arranged engagement to a gay man, seeking solace in the intricate ties of kinbaku. Their lives intersect with a heartbroken dom from Hong Kong, adrift in the city and nursing a lost love, and Single Pa, a culinary enthusiast and former romance writer, struggling to mend the fractures in his family life. BIG d. Wei Te-Sheng Umin Boya, Pets Tseng, Tanaka Chie, Van Fan, Rose Yu, FeiFei Length : 158 mins. Opening September 26 2024 I, THE EXECUTIONER d. Ryoo SEung Wan Oh Dal-Su, Jung Hae-in Hwang Jung-min Opening September 30 2024 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Distributed by Megaton Entertainment Ltd, I, THE EXECUTIONER opens Sept 13th, mid-Autumn festival in Korea. Director Ryoo Seung-wan, HWANG Jung-min and JUNG Hae-In attended the press call and premiere screening of I, THE EXECUTIONER earlier in Cannes. They received a standing ovation of 10 mins after the premiere screening. I, THE EXECUTIONER tells the story of detective Seo Do-cheol and his Major Crime Investigation Division tirelessly track down criminals day and night, often at the expense of their personal lives. When the murder of a professor reveals links to past cases, suspicions of a serial killer arise, plunging the country into turmoil. As Major Crimes delves into the investigation, the killer taunts them by publicly releasing a teaser online, indicating the next victim, and intensifying the chaos. To tackle the escalating threat, the team brings in idealistic rookie officer Park Sun-woo, leading to unexpected twists in the case's trajectory. HIGH FORCES Can : NGAI GEI HONG SIN Lit : Crisis Flight d. Oxide Pang Chun Andy Lau Tak Wa, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao, Tamia Liu Tao, Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Mengjie Opening Ocotber 3 2024 in Malaysia [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Gao Haojun is a former Special Police officer. One time while subduing robbers who were robbing a jewellery shop, Gao accidentally blinds his daughter, Xiaojun, which shatters his family and is guilt ridden as a result. After his wife, Yuan, leaves him with their daughter, Gao resigns from the police force and becomes an international security expert. Years later, Gao bumps into his ex-wife and daughter while boarding the luxurious Airbus A380. However, during the flight, 12 hijackers seize the plane and hold its 800 passengers hostage while at over 10,000 feet in the air. As the hijackers mercilessly kill passengers on the economy class, Gao steps forward and engages in a battle of brains and brawns against the hijackers where Xiaojun also secretly assists her father by providing him intel. [ SCREEN DAILY ] This action thriller takes places on a plane where a former SWAT member is caught up in a mid-air hijack with hostages including his own daughter. THE LAST DANCE Can : Por. Dei Yuk Lit : Breaking. Hell d. Anselm Chan Mau Yin Dayo Wong Tsz Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Paul Chun Pui, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sha), Chung Suet Ying Opening November 14 2024 [ SCREEN DAILY ] A debt-ridden wedding planner finds unexpected success as a funeral planner, but he has to win over a traditional Taoist priest to stay in the business --- [ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ] * TERRY LIN ONETAKE 2.0 DATE AND TIME : Sunday December 22 2024 @ 7PM VENUE LOCATION: Yaamava' Theater Yaamava' Resort and Casino 777 San Manuel Blvd, Highland CA 92346 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: JADE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.jadeentertain.com/home/ STUBHUB https://www.stubhub.com/event/153351680/ * JADE MUSIC FEST PRESENTS CONCERT OF CONVERGENCE WITH ENNO CHENG AND SERRINI DATE AND TIME : Friday, November 8 2024 @ 7:30 PM VENUE LOCATION: Vogue Theater 918 Granville Street Vancouver bC TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ADMITONE PRO https://admitone.com/events/jade-music-fest-vancouver-9635702 * ACCUSEFIVE AROUND THE NEW WORLD DATE AND TIME: Saturday, October 26 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Folies Bergere 32 Rue Richer 75009 Paris, France TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: AXS https://www.axs.com/uk/events/622068/ * ANTHONY WONG YIU MING DATE AND TIME : Thursday, October 24 2024 VENUE LOCATION : Vancounver * ACCUSEFIVE AROUND THE NEW WORLD DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, October 23 2024 @ 7 PM VENUE LOCATION: Sala Apolo C/ Nou de La Rambla 107, Barcelona, ES 08004 https://sala-apolo.com/en/event/accusefive-5585 TICKET PRICES: €128 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: DICE https://link.dice.fm/Abc745840e7b * ANTHONY WONG YIU MING DATE AND TIME : Tuesday, October 22 2024 VENUE LOCATION : Toronto * KOLOR "TOUCHDOWN" CONCERT IN TORONTO DATE AND TIME: Sunday, October 20 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION : REBEL Night Club 11 Polson Street First Floor Toronto ON M5A 1A4 Canada TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: https://htentertainment.ca/kolor-touchdown-world-tour-2024 * ACCUSEFIVE AROUND THE NEW WORLD DATE AND TIME: Sunday, October 20 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: indigo at The O2 Millennium Way Peninsula Squre London, United Kingdom SE 10 0AX https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/accusefive TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: AXS https://www.axs.com/uk/events/622068/ * ALEX TO, WILLIAM SO "TO ND SO AWSOME" LIVE IN CALIFORNIA DATE AND TIME : Saturday, October 19 2024 @ 7:30 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Venue at Thunder Valley Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1200 Athens Ave., Lincoln CA TICKET PRICES: $ 198, 148, 108, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/to-%26-so San Francisco World Bookstore 824 Stockton St., 415.963.1998 San Francisco Elderly Service 415.867.2812 Win On Travel 728 Pacific Ave, Suite 114 415.730.2007/415.834.1628 * RICHIE JEN "CHI MIRACLE" CONCERT IN TORONTO DATE AND TIME : Monday, October 14 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Meridian Hall 1 Front St. E., Toronto ON TICKET PRICES: CA $ 368, 268, 208, 168, 128, 88 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: PRESALE REGISTRATON INFINITE ENTERTAIMENT https://www.infinitent.com/event-lists/richie-to * RICHIE JEN "CHI MIRACLE" CONCERT IN NEW YORK DATE AND TIME : Friday, October 11 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Theater at MSG 4 Pennsylvania Plaza New York NY TICKET PRICES: $ 328, 268, 228, 188, 168, 128, 88 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: TICKETMASTER https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B0060F0F0011A50 PRESALE REGISTRATON INFINITE ENTERTAIMENT https://www.infinitent.com * JANZE ZHANG LIGHT WORLD TOUR DATE AND TIME: Sunday, September 22 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Star Event Centre Pyrmont NSW Australia TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: TICKETEK https://premier.ticketek.com.au/events/JANEZHAN24/venues/TSE/performances/ETSE2024878/tickets * RE: THE GRASSHOPPERS DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 20 2024 @ 9 PM Saturday, September 21 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Cache Creek Casino Resort 14455 Highway 16 Brooks CA 95606 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Highland CA 92346 TICKET PRICES : $ 328, 298, 268, 228, 188, 158, 128, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: JADE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.jadeentertain.com/home/ * VICTOR WONG LVE IN NEW YORK DATE AND TIME : Saturday, September 14 2024 @ 9 PM VENUE LOCATION: Central Park Event Space at Resorts World New York City 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., Queens NY 11420 TICKET PRICES: $ 88, $ 58 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: EVENTBRITE https://www.eventbrite.com/e/victor-wong-tickets-945105535097 * LO TAYOU DATE AND TIME: Saturday, September 7 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Tropicana Showroom Tropicana Atlantic City 2831 Boardwalk Atlantic City NJ TICKET PRICES : $288, 228, 168, 128, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/ * "TVB MIDLIFE, SING AND SHINE! POWER OF LIVE" CONCERT With ALBERT CHAU, VENUS CHI, GERMAN KU, MIC-GO NGAN DATE AND TIME : Monday, September 2 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: The Commerce Casino and Hotel 6131 Telegraph Road Commerce CA 90040 TICKET PRICES: $ 198, 128, 88,68 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: EVENTBRITE: https://tvbpoweroflive.eventbrite.com/ * "TVB MIDLIFE, SING AND SHINE! POWER OF LIVE" CONCERT With ALBERT CHAU, VENUS CHI, GERMAN KU, MIC-GO NGAN DATE AND TIME : Sunday, September 1 2024 @ 7:30 pm LOCATION: Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave. San Francisco CA TICKET PRICES: VVIP $ 206, VIP 135, Premium 94, Genreal 74 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: CITY BOX OFFICE https://www.cityboxoffice.com/TVB * LO TAYOU Guests: Hana Kuk, Ram Chiang DATE AND TIME: Sundy, September 1 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Reno Events Center 400 N. Center St. Reno NV TICKET PRICES : $288, 228, 168, 128, 98 TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://sellingticket.us/ San Francisco World Bookstore 824 Stockton St., 415.963.1998 San Francisco Elderly Service 415.867.2812 Win On Travel 728 Pacific Ave, Suite 114 415.730.2007 415.834.1628 * JOHNNY YIP "80 FAREWELL" CONCERT IN CALIFORNIA DATE AND TIME : Saturday, August 31 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Graton Resort and Casino 288 Golf Course Dr. W. Rohnert Park CA https://www.gratonresortcasino.com/events/johnny-yip/ TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 168, 108, 98, 78 TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: JADE ENTERTAINMENT https://www.jadeentertain.com/home/ * LO TAYOU DATE AND TIME: Friday, August 30 2024 @ 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/ 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 * ALAN TAM CLASSIC LIVE IN SYDNEY 2024 DATE AND TIME: Friday August 30 2024 @ 8PM VENUE LOCATION: ICC Sydney Theatre 14 Darling Drive Sydney NSW 2000 Australia https://iccsydneytheatre.com/event/alan-tam/ TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: TICKETEK https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=ALANTAM24 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 25 2024 10 BUTT DETECTIVE THE MOVIE: FAREWELL, MY LOVELY PARTNER, BUTT DETECTIVE d. Kenji Sato Japanese Animation 9 DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY Can : Gwai Choi Ji Doh d. John HSU CHEN Bo-Lin, Sandrine PINNA, Gingle WANG 8 SUCCESSOR Can : Jau Wa Wa d. Yan Fei, Peng Damo Shen Teng, Ma Li 7 PILOT d. Kim Han-kyul Cho Jung-seok, Lee Ju-myung, Han Sun-hwa, Shin Seung-ho 6 BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE - EPISODE NAGI d. Shunsuke Ishikawa Japanese Animation 5 INSIDE OUT 2 d. Kelsey Mann Disney Pixar Animation English Voices: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adele Exarchopoulos Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser Cantonese Voices: Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Ivy So Nga Lam, Ah Jeng (Wong Ching Yi), Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, LaiYing Tang, Gigi Cheung Man Chi, Harriet Yeung Sze Man, Ram Chiang Chi Kwong, Benz Hui Siu Hung 4 DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY d. Kazuaki Imai Japanese Animation 3 DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE d. Shawn Levy Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman 2 CRAYON SHINCHAN THE MOVIE: OUR DINOSAUR DIARY d. Shinobu Sasaki Japanese Animation Cantonese Voices : Kimmy Wong Wai Chu, Rebecca Tam Suk Ying, Benny Wong Chi Ming, Rainbow Cheung Choi Hung, Pheobe Chow Yan Yan, Chan Chi Ying, Keung Lai Yee, Joey Hung Ka Ho 1 ALIEN: ROMULUS d. Fede Alvarez Cailee Spaeny, David Johnson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu ------ Summaries for some of the films above. Some contain SPOILERS SUCCESSOR Rating : IIB Length : 133 mins. Opening August 22 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/s80jji3mm_c [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Poor dad, hardworking mom, dilapidated yard, broken son. How did the Ma family fall behind on the road to prosperity in Slinky Town? Ma Chenggang and Chunlan, who "have no oil in the soup and no money in their pockets," ride their donkey to work, living in poverty. Their son, Ma Jiye, is their only hope of turning their fate around. Ma Jiye is very promising, excelling academically every year, tough and determined. But as Ma Jiye grows up, he gradually perceives that the people around him are becoming more and more strange... BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE - EPISODE NAGI Rating : I Length : 91 mins. Opening August 22 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/3mNQ9hkYxWA [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] "That's a hassle." That was Seishiro Nagi's favourite phrase when he lived his dull life as a second-year high schooler. Little did he know, his life was about to change dramatically. Reo Mikage, a classmate who harbored dreams of winning the World Cup, stumbled upon Nagi's hidden skill. This discovery not only inspired Nagi to play soccer but also ignited a wave of excitement among his classmates and the soccer world. One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious BLUE LOCK Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known, a world where his hidden talent will shine. A true "genius" can only be shaped when someone discovers him....now, striker Seishiro Nagi's incredible talent and ego will set the soccer world ablaze. BUTT DETECTIVE THE MOVIE: FAREWELL, MY LOVELY PARTNER, BUTT DETECTIVE Rating : I Length : 72 mins. Opening August 15 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] A box of chocolates arrives at the Butt Detective Agency -- a message from his former partner, Suisen. Suisen, now working at the Metto Art Museum in Hattan Town, has found that many of their paintings have been switched out with counterfeits (fakes). These counterfeits were created none other than by her teacher, Kinmoku. As paintings continue to be switched out in many other museums, Suisen asks Butt Detective to expose this conspiracy orchestrated by a humongous secret society. She requests that he save Kinmoku too, who is being forced to work as their prisoner. But her changed behavior after the last ten years seems very curious to Butt Detective. Is she a friend or foe? In a fierce fight with the secret society, Butt Detective ends up suffering a deep wound. "We follow through on every case we take. That is what a detective does." With his current partner, for the sake of his former partner, Butt Detective sets foot into the depths of this secret society. Even when he's all battered up, he gets back on his feet with his IQ of 1104. Who will he choose? His partner, or the truth? Butt Detective is ready to solve his greatest mystery yet! DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY Rating : IIB Length : 110 mins. Opening August 15 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/90Kxt149mew [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] When one is born as a person, one is bestowed hope since birth. Yet as one ages, one gradually discovers that everything means jack squat—until the moment of death, which marks the beginning of one's life as a ghost. Being a person is hard enough, but it turns out being a ghost is not easy, either. NEWBIE, as a newbie ghost, realizes to her horror that she has just 28 days until her spirit will dissipate from the world. MAKOTO, a demon agent who appears to be a scammer, approaches the Newbie with a proposition for her to join has-been demon star CATHERINE in reconstructing the legendary horror story of the Wang Lai Hotel. The Newbie learns that ghosts in the Netherworld are as occupied with work as the living: without the talent of terrorizing people, ghosts cannot continue existing in the world—life does not end after death. "But I don't want to be forgotten!" thus becomes ghosts' final conviction, and these ghosts about to be forgotten by the living must, amidst the challenges, find a way to “horrible” fame by scaring people. As long as you have talent in terrorization, you will be seen! PILOT Rating : IIA Length : 111 mins. Opening August 15 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/goIzCAF3Xw0 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] HAN Jung-woo, a pilot with top-class skills, is flying high and even appears on a famous TV show. But everything comes crashing down when a careless mistake causes him to lose everything, even his job. Blacklisted in the industry, no airline is willing to hire him. Desperate with no other choice, HAN Jung-woo transforms completely into his younger sister's identity and succeeds in landing a job as a pilot. But soon, he encounters more unexpected problems... Will his dream of cruising through life ever take off? CRAYON SHINCHAN THE MOVIE: OUR DINOSAUR DIARY Rating : I Length : 105 mins. Opening August 9 2024 Teaser : https://youtu.be/Cp7T1zUj85U Trailer : https://youtu.be/psHkH-O3Yf8 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Shinchan is really excited about the coming summer holiday! What's amazing about this summer is that there is a special news that shocks the whole world — A “Dinosaur Park” that revives extinct dinosaursis opened in Tokyo! What’s more, the Kasukabe Team receives a special invitation to explore the new park! The team enjoys the facilities in the world-renowned “Dinosaur Park” while having a close look on giant dinosaurs, and become so excited about everything they see! After opening of the park, a dinosaur fever is all the rage worldwide! At the same time, Shiro meets a little dinosaur called "Nana" at the riverside. As Shinchan and his friends beg sincerely, Nana becomes a member of the Nohara family, living together with Shinchan and Shiro, and creates a lot of wonderful memories. However, when Shinchan is enjoying this unique summer, dinosaurs suddenly escape from the park and rush into Tokyo! How will this "Dinosaur Crisis" end? What is the secret behind Nana's appearance? DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY Rating : I Length : 115 mins. Opening August 1 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/GktbJxlVhGc [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The 43rd theatrical outing for the 2D animated 'Doraemon' series, produced to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of the original author. Nobita is practicing his recorder, which he is not very good at, for a school concert when a mysterious girl, Mikka, appears. She is looking for a music expert to play with her in order to revive the "Hall of Music " on a planet where music is an energy source. ------------ For the week starting August 24 2024 (Week 34) VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART 5 BELIEVE ME BELIEVE YOU Can : Shun Ngor Shun Nei Terence Siufay https://youtu.be/MZmm9x0VI8w 4 HEY HEY OK! 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Taecyeon of 2PM) https://youtu.be/KkCVUlALelg 4 A FAR OFF PLACE Can : Hung Yuen Dik Dei Fong Jacky Cheung Hok Yau https://youtu.be/bLfyNW736Fc 3 SWEET DREAM DIFINE https://youtu.be/JBbDkkFYGYI 2 MOMENT IN PARADISE Can : Yut Sat Tin Tong Kelly Chen Wai Lam https://youtu.be/7AE0-JmNAPc 1 SURRENDER TO LOVE Can : Joi Oi Min Jin Tau Hong Jay Fung Won Him https://youtu.be/yKYivtAQEwI HUAXIA ORIGINAL GOLD SONG CHART 5 BE YOUR STARLIGHT Can : Jo Nei Dik Sing Guong Allen Su Xing https://youtu.be/Ztt3ASLGJOk 4 STEP Lay Zhang Yixing https://youtu.be/obq5WiEMbUw 3 WHAT DO YOU REGRET Can : Nei Yau Sup Mor Kwai Cham Alec Su (So Yau Peng) https://youtu.be/e4MWEbG0mM8 2 HER Can : Yut Sun Yim For Hui Law Ma Karen Mok and the Masters https://youtu.be/RyIpBHc2BJQ 1 A FAR OFF PLACE Can : Hung Yuen Dik Dei Fong Jacky Cheung Hok Yau https://youtu.be/KBfXzni6nnA ------------ ------------ ------------ --------------------- HONG KONG ON SCREEN PRESENT Hong Kong On Screen Film Fesitval https://www.hkonscreen.org/festival August 24 - September 8 2024 Los Angeles Eastwood Performing Arts Center 1089 N. Oxford Ave., Los Angeles CA 90029 Starlight Whittier Village Cinemas 7038 Greenleaf Avenue Whittier CA 90602 USC School of Cinematic Arts George Lucas Building 900 W 34th St., Los Angeles CA 9007 SAN DIEGO Digital Gym Cinema 110 Market St., San Diego CA 92101 TORONTO Innis Town Hall Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto ON M5S 1J5 Canada Seattle TBA --------------------- ------------ WELL GO USA PRESENT TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN https://wellgousa.com/films/twilight-warriors-walled Opening August 9 2024 in North America --------------------------------- CHIME CANADA PRESENT ONCE UPON A TIME IN HKDSE https://www.thechime.ca/ Opening August 31 2024 @ 7 PM in Toronto U of T Innis Town Hall Innis College 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto ON M5S 1J5 Canada https://www.thechime.ca/event-details/once-upon-a-time-in-hkdse-toronto Opening September 8 2024 @ 6:30 PM in Calgary Globe Cinema 617 8 Ave. SW Calgary AB T2P 1H! https://www.showpass.com/once-upon-a-time-in-hkdse/ Opening September 14 2024 @ 1 PM in Vancouver VIFF Centre Vancityt Theatre VIFF Centre 1181 Seymour St. Vancouver BC V6B 3M7 Canada https://www.thechime.ca/event-details/once-upon-a-time-in-hkdse-vancouver ---------------------- HK Top Ten Central hktopten@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.ws/hktopten | http://hktopten.blogspot.com