[2016.07.28] FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 24 2016

For the week ending Sunday July 24 2016

Photos courtesy of Yahoo! Movies Hong Kong

10 THE HANDMAIDEN
  Can : Ha Nui Yau Jui
    d. Park Chan-Wook
    Ha Jung-Woo, Cho Jin-Woong, Kim Min-Hee, Kim Tae-Ri
  Rating : III
  Length : 145 mins.
  Opening June 30 2016

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
    1930’s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as 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 Count 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.

 9 AFTER THE STORM
  Can : Bei Hoi Wan Sum
  Lit : Deeper Than the Sea
    d. Hirokazu Koreeda
    Hiroshi Abe, Yoko Maki, Kirin Kiki
  Rating : I
  Length : 117 mins.
  Opening July 21 2016
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/Gs89zrGBoH8

[ BROADWAY CIRCUITS ]     Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again. Multi-award winning and critically lauded director Kore-eda Hirokazu returns with a sensitive and powerful story of family ties remade.

 8 THREE
  AKA : THREE ON THE ROAD
  Can : Sam Yun Hung
    d. Johnnie To Kei Fung
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Wallace Chung Han Leung, Vicki Zhao Wei,
      Lam Suet, Lo Hoi Pang,
      Michael Tse Tin Wa, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Timmy Hung Tin Ming,
      Tam Yuk Ying, Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Adrian Wong Tsz Ching
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 88 mins.
  Site: https://www.facebook.com/mamoviethree
  Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/mamoviethree/videos/559529220881339
  Opening July 14 2016

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    Realizing that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to bide time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.

 7 THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS
    d. Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
    Animation
    English Voices: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart
    Cantonese Voices: Julian Cheung Chi Lam

 6 ME BEFORE YOU
   d. Thea Sharrock
   Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance

 5 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
    d. Rawson Marshall Thurber
    Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet, Amy Ryan

 4 STAR TREK BEYOND
    d. Justin Lin
    Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana,       Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella

 3 GHOSTBUSTERS
    d. Paul Feig
    Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones,

 2 COLD WAR 2
  Can : Hong Jin 2
    d. Sunny Luk Kim Ching, Longman Leung Lok Man
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Chow Yun Fat,
      Charlie Yeung Choi Nei, Janice Man Wing Shan, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan,
      Aarif Rahman (Lee Chi Ting), Tony Yang,
      Chang Kuo-Chu, Andy Lau Tak Wa
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening July 8 2016
  Trailer: https://youtu.be/BFnVHtPOTV8

[ BROADWAY CIRCUITS ]
    Acting Police Commissioner Sean Lau is promoted to the highest rank in the police force. Joe, son of Deputy Police Commissioner Waise Lee who is behind the conspiracy, is taken into custody and Waise is forced to retire. But the mastermind remains unknown, until the resurface of a former police chief who unveils an unprecedented scheme to corrupt the police force. Things get more complicated when senior counsel Oswald Kan leads an impeachment proceeding against Sean. Oswald’s every decision is pivotal in determining who stays on top of the game.

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
    Picking up some time after the events in the first movie, Sean Lau is now the Commissioner of Police after the successful rescue operation. However, things turn bad when his wife and daughter are kidnapped. Sean has to seek help from former rival and retired DCP, Waise Lee, to return to his job to help save Sean`s wife and child.

 1 FINDING DORY
    d. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
    Disney Pixar Animation
    English Voices: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill
    Cantonese Voices: Sean Lau Ching Wan, Teresa Mo Shun Kwan