The Anson Lo Hon Ting, Chloe So Ho Yi, Summer Chan Chi
Huen, Heidi Lee Ching Yi and Alina Lee Yan Yi starred film SHOWBIZ
SPY (GA MO NUI TUEN) with the opening day, the premiere and the
advanced screenings made over HK$ 1.1 million on its first day. The
cast and the crew were happy to see the results. Anson Lo would even
appear at cinemas to thank the audience.
Anson Lo in the film also had his first martial art fight
scene attempt. In order to handle action director Law Ho Ming's
action designs, they had few action performance lessons. Anson Lo
did not disappoint, as he was able to perform one of the leaps in one
take. The performance had the crew applauding him in praise.
However Chan Chi Huen was not as lucky. When rehearsing one
scene, she descended from a hand stand and sprained her neck. She
could not move. As everyone was concerned, she withstood the pain
and smiled as she comforted everyone. Luckily after going to the
hospital and treatment from the doctors she was fine. Originally the
doctor suggested for her to rest, but she did not want to hinder the
production. The next day she insisted on going to work with a neck
brace. Even the director and producer Charlie could not help but
praise her professionalism.
Although ANITA has become a hit, Louise Wong does not hold out much hope for awards courtesy of singtao.com
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Louise Wong Dan Nei two nights ago performed at the
online concert "A NIGHT OF ANITA". The film ANITA made HK$ 36
million. Lead Wong Dan Nei said that she never thought about what
she would get in return, as she thought that she gained a lot already.
She did not dare to think about whether she would win an award or
not.
Wong Dan Nei said that being able to make ANITA was a type of
destiny and sense of duty, for even more people to know Mui Yim Fong's
story and reminisce. She hoped to be able to bring this film to go
even further even more, to be able to go to different countries and
regions; seeing viewers taking their parents and children to the
movie, she felt that this film has already become a family gathering
and she was very moved.
With the good box office and the film becoming the talk of the
town, has Wong Dan Nei thought about winning an award with the film?
She said that for a new actor, to be able to play such a meaningful
character was already a huge gain. She truly did not dare to think
about awards. Wong Dan Nei said, "At first I was the most worried
about Mui Yim Fong's fans not accepting me, but after attending many
audience appreciation events I saw that everyone truly sensed the
entire team's sincerity and heart. Thus I was very happy. Now really
more people know me, for that I am really grateful. This is also the
first step, many people who have seen this film say they would look
forward to my next one."
As for her husband Sheldon Lo Hau Yung's review, Wong Dan
Nei said that her family and people who lived around her, whether
parents or children they all said that they were proud of her. Earlier
they only saw her leaving early and returning late, after watching the
film they finally realized how hard the team worked to make this
happen. She said, "They were happy for me that I was able to make
this movie. (How has the family celebrated with you?) Earlier my
family booked a show to watch this movie. On a certain level to me
it is a gift, to watch with the family, to cry and to laugh together,
I feel that the joy of the people around me or the joy of viewers after
seeing this film, how moved the audience is to me is the biggest
gift."
The Ann Hui On Wa directed, Ma Sichun and Eddie Peng
Yu-Yan starred film LOVE AFTER LOVE (DAI YUT LO HEUNG) earlier opened
officially. Yesterday the film company released a behind the scenes
production special. Hui On Wa described the golden team that included
music producer Ryuichi Sakamoto, cinematography director Christopher
Doyle (To Ho Fung), costume designer Emi Wada, and has won over 176
heavyweight award with "They all have won Oscars!"
Emi Wada passed away on November 13 2021 at age 84. Early on
with Akira Kurosawa's film RAN (1985) she won the Best Costume Design
Oscar, the first Japanese woman to do so. LOVE was her final film.
Hui On Wa has always had a dream of working with her "idol" Ryuichi
Sakamoto. This time she even personally headed to Tokyo for a
meeting and enabled this opportunity to work together this time.
Andrew Lam and 193 are just as funny and set off a lot of spark courtesy of mingpao.com
"Cult Leader" Anson Lo Hon Ting's first film as a lead
actor, the Chui Tze Yu directed film SHOWBIZ SPY (GA MO NUI TUEN) was
officially released yesterday. Earlier a premiere and many audience
appreciation screenings took place. Cult Leader also personally
participated, as many shows were showed out even before the film was
released. Cult Leader in the film was fortunate enough to work with
his parents' idol Patrick Tam Yiu Man in the film. He said that his
parents asked him to get a photo and to report everything about
Brother Tam to them when he got home.
As SHOWBIZ SPY fever hit the city, Anson Lo and other stars
attended various audience appreciation events that became the focus.
The film's advanced sales have been rather ideal. Cult Leader worked
on his first film with many new attempts. Aside from martial art
action he also had a female disguise. Resembling a student prince in
school uniform, he with martial art action had many "Disciples" under
his spell. Cult Leader said, "This was my first movie, the first fight
scene in my life. I studied Tae Kwon Do when I was little, but after
I never tried to fight. During the production I haven't had even
the slightest bump. For fight scenes this time, I had several action
training lessons. Because we had to rehearse the marks, punching back
and forth, all of which to me were something fresh."
Co-star Tam Yiu Man actually was the idol of Cult Leader's
parents. Cult Leader said, "After learning Brother Tam would take
this film, my parents were very excited because we super like Brother
Tam. They asked me to remember to take photos with Brother Tam, when
I got home I hd to report everything about Brother Tam. Brother Tam
didn't put on air, and gave me the impression of a big brother. He
really took care of me. The first time when I worked with him, he
led from the beginning to the end. He reminded me that acting had to
have rhythm. He studied wiht me how to take the journey as an actor,
and gave me a lot of suggestions for my image and acting style."
Cult Leader called Andrew Lam Man Chung the Master, as he gave
off a enormous presence, humorous and dominant. Cult Leader said,
"For the first time I met Master, he took out his phone for a selfie
with me. Master was a very easy going person, he did whatever he felt
doing at the moment. At every shoot he would have different funny
spots, his creative abilities are very high. He would make erupt with
laughter but also have to learn how to hold the laughter back."
In addition, Cult Leader also worked with his fellow KING MAKER
contestant 193 Kwok Ka Chun in the film, which made him felt like he
had a battle companion. He said, "I had a very sweet feeling, aside
from 193 it is the first time I worked with other actors. I have
known 193 since I started, at least I had the feeling of having a
battle companion to keep me company."
Gordon Lam's LIMBO performance is seen as Best Actor worthy. He however feels awards are secondary, making a good movie is more important.
Working with Hiroyuki Ikenuchi again, Gordon Lam says that they have more chemistry courtesy of singtao.com
Gordon Lam Ka Tung in the new film LIMBO had any action
scenes. Aside from beating up Cya Liu, his fight scene with Hiroyuki
Ikenuchi was very exciting. Ka Tung described it as "free style
combat" because director Soi Cheang Pou Soi only told them the area of
the fight and where the "weapons" were. They were free to do whatever
they wanted. He joked that his painful expressions in the film were
real, and Hiroyuki Ikenuchi really got dizzy from the fight. However
even with the pain, as long as the director did not yell cut they
could only keep on performing.
Lam Ka Tung's performance in Cheang Pou Soi's new film LIMBO
received praises and hopes for another Best Actor award. However he
said that awards would only be bonuses. The most important was for
the audience to see a good movie. LIMBO did not disappoint as it
performed well at many overseas film festivals.
Ka Tung worked for the first time with Cya Liu and Mason Lee
and praised them as outstanding actors. Cya Liu's performance in
particular surprised him. "I had hatred for Cya Liu because she made
my wife miscarried and became a vegetable. After that each time I
ran into her I had it out for her, I wanted revenge. Each time I saw
her I chased and hit her to relieve the hatred in my heart."
In a scene outside the morgue, Ka Tung kicked Cya Lu -- the
brutality with which was almost too much to witness. "I don't want
the girl to be hit too many times, so I wanted just one take. However
this scene took two because in one of the takes the phone was outside
the shoot. Before hand we didn't talk about how to fight. Before I
started I would worry. In comparison to the scene in which Sham Chun
Hin surrounded her, at the time she had a weapon to protect herself and
could yell for help. However at the morgue she couldn't. She could
only plead with me. However she was my enemy and she due to shame did
not dare to fight back, so she could only take it. I could only fight
with all I got. The stress was greater. (Did you communicate how to
fight before hand?) No, but I knew she had a spot that have taken
protective measures. I kept an eye on the fighting. The director only
told me the area of the fight, as long as I didn't exceed the borders
I could take all the marks I wanted, fight as much as I could. I was
pretty surprised by Cya's response. Her reaction was really real, I
worried the most bout her feeling the pain. If she did then she would
slip, and if she slipped then we would have to start over. However
she didn't, no matter how much it hurt she stayed inside the
character. Even when the phone dropped she still picked it up and kept
acting. She didn't stop, very professional. (Did you want to hold
back?) Of course more or less I did, but in order to play the role
well I had no choice. I could only make less bad takes and not too
use too many takes, I tried to finish the fight as soon as possible."
Another scene with Hiroyuki Ikenuchi ws one of the major
scenes. Ka Tung and Ikenuchi worked together on IP MAN. They were
full of chemistry for this reunion, but Ka Tung felt that his co-star
had it rougher this time. "IP MAN had styles that could be followed,
this time however there were none. Ours was a free fight. The
director only told us the area of the fight and what weapons were
nearby. We had to come up with ways to get them. Thus before hand
we first confirmed whether the props and the set were stable, if they
were OK then we went. We both were experienced actor, didn't have too
many problems. The only thing I was sorry for, as soon as he came and
dragged me to the trash can to fight. As soon as he pulled, my
instinct was to retaliate. I really knocked him silly so he really
got dizzy. However the director didn't yell cut. He was swaying but
he kept walking out. I really hurt him, so he had it pretty rough."
10 KAMEN RIDER SABER + KIKAI SENTAI ZENKAIGER SUPER HERO SENKI
d. Ryuta Tasaki
Syuichiro Naito, Kiita Komagine, Takaya Yamaguchi, Asuka Kawazu,
Ryo Aoki, Yuki Ikushima, Eiji Togashi, Hiroshi Fujioka
Rating : IIA
Length : 99 mins.
Opening November 18 2021
Trailer : https://youtu.be/shSoHjCo2MM
[ MCL CINEMA ]
When Touma Kamiyama, who also is Kamen Rider Saber, opens a mysterious book, he is sent to the World of Zenkaiger! At the same time, Kaito Goshikida and some of the members of Zenkaiger are sent to the World of Kamen Rider Saber. The mysterious forces bring two different worlds together. And thus, Touma team up with Kaito to save their worlds!
9 PERFECT BLUE (NEWLY DIGITAL REMASTERED VERSION)
d. Satoshi Kon
Japanese Animation
Rating : III
Length : 81 mins.
Opening November 11 2021
Trailer : https://youtu.be/2ZqDNCp3MMY
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Mima Kirigoe, a member of the idol group "CHAM!", gives up music and pursues an acting career, but she is not working well. Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a rape victim role in a TV drama and even takes nude photos to salvage her career. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. At the same time, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Getting lost between phantasm and reality, what is the truth of these mysterious incidents?
8 NO TIME TO DIE
d. Cary Joji Fukunaga
Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw,
Naomie Harris, Billy Magnussen, Ana de Armas, David Denick,
Rory Kinnear, Dali Benssalah,
Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Weltz, Ralph Fiennes
7 KING RICHARD
d. Reinaldo Marcus Green
Will Smith
6 RON'S GONE WRONG
d. Jean-Philippe Vine
Animation
English Voices: Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms,
Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado
Marcus Scribner, Olivia Colman
5 LIMBO
Can : JI CHI
Lit : WISDOM TOOTH
d. Soi Cheang Po Shui
Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Cya Liu, Mason Lee,
Fish Liew Chi Yu, Sammy Sum Chun Hin,
Hanna Chan, Kumer So (Fui Hung), Hiroyuki Ikenuchi
Rating : III
Length : 118 mins.
Opening March 1 2021 at the Berlin International Film Festival 2021
Opening October 9 2021 at the Soi Movie Parade
Opening Ocotber 17 2021 (Preview)
Opening November 18 2021
Site : https://www.berlinale.de/en/programme/202101272.html
Trailer : https://youtu.be/LBy9MdK6zvw
[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
A serial killer is on the loose. Under public pressure to solve the case, the police reinstate veteran detective JIN on active duty and assign him to the case with rookie cop KAI. However, Jin's past returns to haunt him when he encounters TAO, the girl who killed Jin's wife and child in an accident. To redeem herself, Tao volunteers to work for Jin on the case. However, Jin can't control his hatred for the person who destroyed his life. As the idealistic Kai and the emotionally unstable Jin clash over their vastly different investigation styles and Jin's abusive attitude towards Tao, the truth becomes increasingly blurred...
4 GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
d. Jason Reitman
Finna Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd
3 ETERNALS
d. Chloe Zhao
Selma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan,
Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee), Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harrington,
Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Lia McHugh
2 THE BATTLE AT LAKE CHANGJIN
d. Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Dante Lam Chiu Yin
Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Duan Yihong, Zhang Hanyu, Zhu Yawen, Li Chen,
Wu Jun, Elvis Han Dongjun, Hu Jun, Huang Xuan, Oho Ou
Rating : IIB
Length : 176 mins.
Opening November 11 2021
Trailer : https://youtu.be/6V9GjnOObRQ
[ EMPEROR MOTION PICTURES ]
The story takes place in winter, 1950. In the freezing cold Changjin Lake region, a bloody battle between the United States and China begins. Faced with the harshest conditions of extreme cold, lack of rations and vast difference in weaponry, the Chinese troops forge ahead, fearless and determined. They successfully blow up the Shuimen Bridge, making the most critical victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
1 ANITA
Can : Mui Yim Fong
d. Longman Leung
Louise Wong Tanni, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Gordon Lam Ka Tung,
Terrance Lau Chun Him, Fish Liew Chi Yu,
Miriam Yeung Chin Wa, Tony Yang, David Siu Chung Hung,
Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Harriet Yeung, Wong Chun, Ram Chiang Chi Kwong,
Waise Lee Chi Hung, Ranya Lee Man, Jason Chan Pak Yu,
Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Michael Ning (Bak Ji),
Rating : IIB
Length : 137 mins.
Opening October 15 2021 at the Busan International Film Festival
Opening October 16 2021 (Preview)
Opening November 12 2021
Trailer : https://youtu.be/nHn3hhZI7Iw
Teaser : https://youtu.be/0VcPpH06bOw
[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
This long-awaited biopic provides a vivid account of the remarkable life of Anita Mui in and behind the limelight, chronicling her journey from a child performer to becoming one of world's most recognized music icons.
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
A household name in Hong Kong, queen of Canto pop, Anita Mui was the very definition of a cultural icon during Hong Kong's golden age in the eighties and nineties. With a career that began at the age of 4 in an amusement park, Mui dedicated almost her whole life to music. Behind stardom, her personal life, passion at work and the love for friends made her an irreplaceable role model of "The Daughter of Hong Kong". The film opens with her final concert and looks back on her life and legacy.
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