10 FATE
Can : Sai Seung Ji Yau Ba Ba Ho
d. Gurt Wong Lui Lok
Liu Kai Chi, Chiu Sin Hang, Baby Po Pui Yue,
Hero Yuen Ching Fung, Kimi Chiu Wing Yiu
Nina Paw Hee Ching, Mimi Kung Chi Yan,
Amy Tam Ka Chuen, Milkson Fong Siu Chung
Rating : IIA
Length : 95 mins.
Opening March 30 2023
Opening May 18 2023
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Delivery truck driver, Uncle Chuen, works hard every day to put food on the table. His only son, Chong, is only interested in photography. Uncle Chuen doesn't like how Chong idles his days away doing nothing, and this is a frequent flashpoint between the two. One time during an argument, Uncle Chuen slapped Chong on the face, and Chong ran out of the house, but didn't forsee that Chong would be hit unexpectedly by a car. Uncle Chuen and his wife rushed to the hospital, but there was no way to save him. The director of organ donation at the hospital found out that Chong had registered as an organ donor before he died. Although Uncle Chuen still could not accept his son's death, he pushed through the pain to fulfil his son's dying wish, to leave a gift to those still alive.
Can : Sai Seung Ji Yau Ba Ba Ho
d. Gurt Wong Lui Lok
Liu Kai Chi, Chiu Sin Hang, Baby Po Pui Yue,
Hero Yuen Ching Fung, Kimi Chiu Wing Yiu
Nina Paw Hee Ching, Mimi Kung Chi Yan,
Amy Tam Ka Chuen, Milkson Fong Siu Chung
Rating : IIA
Length : 95 mins.
Opening March 30 2023
Opening May 18 2023
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Delivery truck driver, Uncle Chuen, works hard every day to put food on the table. His only son, Chong, is only interested in photography. Uncle Chuen doesn't like how Chong idles his days away doing nothing, and this is a frequent flashpoint between the two. One time during an argument, Uncle Chuen slapped Chong on the face, and Chong ran out of the house, but didn't forsee that Chong would be hit unexpectedly by a car. Uncle Chuen and his wife rushed to the hospital, but there was no way to save him. The director of organ donation at the hospital found out that Chong had registered as an organ donor before he died. Although Uncle Chuen still could not accept his son's death, he pushed through the pain to fulfil his son's dying wish, to leave a gift to those still alive.
9 DAY OFF
Can : Boon Yat Gung Yau
d. Fu Tien-yu
Lu Hsiao-fen, Fu Meng-po, Shih Ming-shuai, Annie Chen,
Fang Chih-yu, Bolin Chen, Austin Lin
Length : 106 mins.
Opening May 18 2023
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
For forty years A-Rui has been running a barbershop, a small place where she has seen happiness and sorrow, ebb and flow. Faced with all the troubles in her life, A-Rui fully commits to her work and defeat is never an option for her, but her children never appreciate it and treat her profession with disdain. One day, A-Rui receives a phone call from the family of an old regular client who moved far away a long time ago. The family asks A-Rui if she would be willing to travel to cut the hair for the bedridden old man. Reminded of what her master taught her, "Always provide your best service," A-Rui decides to hang up the "Day Off" sign and closes her shop for one day. She drives her beat-up old car and embarks on a long journey to do something others think is not worthwhile.
Can : Boon Yat Gung Yau
d. Fu Tien-yu
Lu Hsiao-fen, Fu Meng-po, Shih Ming-shuai, Annie Chen,
Fang Chih-yu, Bolin Chen, Austin Lin
Length : 106 mins.
Opening May 18 2023
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
For forty years A-Rui has been running a barbershop, a small place where she has seen happiness and sorrow, ebb and flow. Faced with all the troubles in her life, A-Rui fully commits to her work and defeat is never an option for her, but her children never appreciate it and treat her profession with disdain. One day, A-Rui receives a phone call from the family of an old regular client who moved far away a long time ago. The family asks A-Rui if she would be willing to travel to cut the hair for the bedridden old man. Reminded of what her master taught her, "Always provide your best service," A-Rui decides to hang up the "Day Off" sign and closes her shop for one day. She drives her beat-up old car and embarks on a long journey to do something others think is not worthwhile.
8 TALES FROM THE OCCULT: BODY AND SOUL
Can : Sut Hung Hung Gan ji Jui Yu Sat
AKA : TALES FROM THE OCCULT 2
d. Frank Hui Hok Man, Daniel Chan Yu Hang, Doris Wong Chin Hin
Karena Lam Ka Yan, Michelle Wai Sze Nga,
Terrance Lau Chun Him, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan,
Wong Yau Nam, Chu Kam Hong, Kevin Chu Kam Yin,
Tony Wu Tsz Tung, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Scott Choi Ho Yin
Rating : IIB
Length : 93 mins.
Opening May 25 2023
Trailer : https://youtu.be/qTeMK2r5l9U
[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
"Rapunzel" (directed by Frank HUI)
When a hair model's tresses are sullied in a carouse, she walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end.
"Cheshire Cat" (directed by Daniel CHAN)
A man that is asked by an animal lover to investigate incidents of cat torture turns out to be the perpetrator himself, whose next target could be human.
"Tooth Fairy" (directed by Doris WONG)
The death of a philandering dentist initially suggests a crime of passion, but it soon comes to light that a patient of his might not be as innocent as she looks.
Can : Sut Hung Hung Gan ji Jui Yu Sat
AKA : TALES FROM THE OCCULT 2
d. Frank Hui Hok Man, Daniel Chan Yu Hang, Doris Wong Chin Hin
Karena Lam Ka Yan, Michelle Wai Sze Nga,
Terrance Lau Chun Him, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan,
Wong Yau Nam, Chu Kam Hong, Kevin Chu Kam Yin,
Tony Wu Tsz Tung, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Scott Choi Ho Yin
Rating : IIB
Length : 93 mins.
Opening May 25 2023
Trailer : https://youtu.be/qTeMK2r5l9U
[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
"Rapunzel" (directed by Frank HUI)
When a hair model's tresses are sullied in a carouse, she walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end.
"Cheshire Cat" (directed by Daniel CHAN)
A man that is asked by an animal lover to investigate incidents of cat torture turns out to be the perpetrator himself, whose next target could be human.
"Tooth Fairy" (directed by Doris WONG)
The death of a philandering dentist initially suggests a crime of passion, but it soon comes to light that a patient of his might not be as innocent as she looks.
7 MAD FATE
AKA : FATAL FATE
Can : Ming Ong
d. Soi Cheang Pou Soi
Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Lokman Yeung,
Berg Ng Yin Yip, Peter Chan Cham Man, Ng Wing Sze,
Bonnie Wong Man Wai, Ko Tin Lung
Rating : IIB
Length : 109 mins.
Opening February 19 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival
Opening March 30 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Opening April 20 2023
Opening April 27 2023 at the Udine Far East Film Festival
Site : https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202307420.html
Site : https://www.hkiff.org.hk/film/getdetail?fid=2358
[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
When a fortune teller predicts that a psychopath is destined to commit murder, he uses the powers of feng shui and metaphysics to change the course of events. A thematic continuation of his classic films about the neverending struggle between fate and free will, Soi Cheang delivers a gripping thriller with intensity and panache, powered by producer Johnnie To and screenwriter Yau Nai-hoi. Gordon Lam and Lokman Yeung are extraordinary as two men standing at the edge of sanity, as they fight an invisible enemy. Berlinale Special.
[ BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
The sky above Hong Kong is not just heavy with clouds and rain, it also contains astral signs and dark omens in this esoteric neo-noir. In a radical and counter-intuitive move, rather than having the characters' trajectories converge towards the end, the plot instead knits their fates together from the start. Crossing paths at the scene of a heinous crime in a brothel are the serial killer perpetrator and the upstanding detective chasing him, but also a delivery boy obsessed with blood and knives and an occultist feng shui master who had predicted the victim's gory fate without being able to prevent it. The last two quickly form an unlikely pair, and this transforms the film into a surreal, hyperkinetic, expressionist buddy thriller. The horoscopes confirm that the boy will soon succumb to his bloodthirsty temptations, but to redeem past failures and save him from his fate, the fortune teller is willing to do anything. As the investigations gather pace, the pair sinks into delirium in a whirlwind of superstitions, rituals and distortions, against a backdrop of an alchemical metropolis.
AKA : FATAL FATE
Can : Ming Ong
d. Soi Cheang Pou Soi
Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Lokman Yeung,
Berg Ng Yin Yip, Peter Chan Cham Man, Ng Wing Sze,
Bonnie Wong Man Wai, Ko Tin Lung
Rating : IIB
Length : 109 mins.
Opening February 19 2023 at the Berlin Film Festival
Opening March 30 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Opening April 20 2023
Opening April 27 2023 at the Udine Far East Film Festival
Site : https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202307420.html
Site : https://www.hkiff.org.hk/film/getdetail?fid=2358
[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
When a fortune teller predicts that a psychopath is destined to commit murder, he uses the powers of feng shui and metaphysics to change the course of events. A thematic continuation of his classic films about the neverending struggle between fate and free will, Soi Cheang delivers a gripping thriller with intensity and panache, powered by producer Johnnie To and screenwriter Yau Nai-hoi. Gordon Lam and Lokman Yeung are extraordinary as two men standing at the edge of sanity, as they fight an invisible enemy. Berlinale Special.
[ BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
The sky above Hong Kong is not just heavy with clouds and rain, it also contains astral signs and dark omens in this esoteric neo-noir. In a radical and counter-intuitive move, rather than having the characters' trajectories converge towards the end, the plot instead knits their fates together from the start. Crossing paths at the scene of a heinous crime in a brothel are the serial killer perpetrator and the upstanding detective chasing him, but also a delivery boy obsessed with blood and knives and an occultist feng shui master who had predicted the victim's gory fate without being able to prevent it. The last two quickly form an unlikely pair, and this transforms the film into a surreal, hyperkinetic, expressionist buddy thriller. The horoscopes confirm that the boy will soon succumb to his bloodthirsty temptations, but to redeem past failures and save him from his fate, the fortune teller is willing to do anything. As the investigations gather pace, the pair sinks into delirium in a whirlwind of superstitions, rituals and distortions, against a backdrop of an alchemical metropolis.
6 THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
d. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Illumination Animation
English Voices: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day,
Jack Black, Seth Rogen
d. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Illumination Animation
English Voices: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day,
Jack Black, Seth Rogen
5 THE CONVENANT
d. Guy Ritchie
Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim
d. Guy Ritchie
Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim
4 MARRY MY DEAD BODY
Can : Guan Yu Ngor Wor Gwai Bin Sing Ga Yun Dik Na Gein Si
d. Cheng Wei-hao
Greg Hsu Kuang-Han, Austin Lin, Gingle Wang,
Tsai Chen-nan, Tuo Tsung-hua, Ma Nieh-hsien
Rating : IIB
Length : 129 mins.
Opening April 1 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Opening April 27 2023
[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
During a pursuit, homophobic police officer Ming-Han inadvertently picks a red envelope off the ground and becomes roped into a ghost marriage with a dead man named Mao-Mao. To get rid of his ghostly groom, Ming-Han agrees to help Mao-Mao find the culprit behind his death. Previously best known for scaring audiences with The Tag-Along series, director Cheng Wei-Hao proves himself to be one of the best genre directors in Taiwan cinema with a rambunctious high-concept comedy that has the comic energy of an old-school Hollywood farce.
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Ming-Han is a passionate policeman in a muscular shape. One day, in the process of arresting a criminal with his beautiful colleague - Zi-Qing, Ming-Han accidentally picks up a red envelope, and a group of people suddenly jumps out to call him "son in law". They ask him to get married with their dead child, who is a dead guy! It is impossible for Ming-Han to accept this decision. However, he doesn't expect to be in misfortune since then. What is even more terrifying is that he begins to see his ghost husband Mao-Mao that scares Ming-Han to death. Therefore, Ming-Han visits a great master to get rid of Mao-Mao. The master tells him that he must get married to Mao-Mao and check Mao-Mao's wish lists; otherwise, Mao-Mao will follow him forever. To get rid of Mao-Mao, Ming-Han has no choice but to help him fulfill all his wishes; at the same time, Mao-Mao also acts like Ming-Han’s partner to help him with the investigation of drug smuggling. A fantasy journey full of laughter and tears between a straight man and a gay ghost has begun.
Can : Guan Yu Ngor Wor Gwai Bin Sing Ga Yun Dik Na Gein Si
d. Cheng Wei-hao
Greg Hsu Kuang-Han, Austin Lin, Gingle Wang,
Tsai Chen-nan, Tuo Tsung-hua, Ma Nieh-hsien
Rating : IIB
Length : 129 mins.
Opening April 1 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Opening April 27 2023
[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
During a pursuit, homophobic police officer Ming-Han inadvertently picks a red envelope off the ground and becomes roped into a ghost marriage with a dead man named Mao-Mao. To get rid of his ghostly groom, Ming-Han agrees to help Mao-Mao find the culprit behind his death. Previously best known for scaring audiences with The Tag-Along series, director Cheng Wei-Hao proves himself to be one of the best genre directors in Taiwan cinema with a rambunctious high-concept comedy that has the comic energy of an old-school Hollywood farce.
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Ming-Han is a passionate policeman in a muscular shape. One day, in the process of arresting a criminal with his beautiful colleague - Zi-Qing, Ming-Han accidentally picks up a red envelope, and a group of people suddenly jumps out to call him "son in law". They ask him to get married with their dead child, who is a dead guy! It is impossible for Ming-Han to accept this decision. However, he doesn't expect to be in misfortune since then. What is even more terrifying is that he begins to see his ghost husband Mao-Mao that scares Ming-Han to death. Therefore, Ming-Han visits a great master to get rid of Mao-Mao. The master tells him that he must get married to Mao-Mao and check Mao-Mao's wish lists; otherwise, Mao-Mao will follow him forever. To get rid of Mao-Mao, Ming-Han has no choice but to help him fulfill all his wishes; at the same time, Mao-Mao also acts like Ming-Han’s partner to help him with the investigation of drug smuggling. A fantasy journey full of laughter and tears between a straight man and a gay ghost has begun.
3 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 3
d. d. James Gunn
Illumination Animation
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillien,
Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji,
Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Sylvester Stallone
English Voices: Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Maria Bakalova
d. d. James Gunn
Illumination Animation
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillien,
Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji,
Will Poulter, Elizabeth Debicki, Sylvester Stallone
English Voices: Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Maria Bakalova
2 THE LITTLE MERMAID
d. Rob Marshall
Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy
d. Rob Marshall
Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy
1 FAST AND FURIOUS 10
d. Louis Leterrier
Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson,
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel,
Jordana Brewster, John Cena, Jason Statham,
Sung Kang, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior,
Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron,
Brie Larson, Rita Moreno
d. Louis Leterrier
Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson,
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Jason Momoa, Nathalie Emmanuel,
Jordana Brewster, John Cena, Jason Statham,
Sung Kang, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior,
Scott Eastwood, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron,
Brie Larson, Rita Moreno
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