Saturday, April 5, 2025

[2025.04.06] SEAN LAU AND LOUIS KOO'S SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT AMONG THE FAVORITES FOR CANNES SELECTIONS

Sean Lau and Louis Koo may compete for Best Actor with SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT

Shu Qi and Jackson Yee have been working on their film RESURRECTION day and night in hopes of getting an "admission ticket" to Cannes

The Juno Mak directed SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT have been announced as early as 2017 but so far still has no release date
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The international film event "Cannes Film Festival" in France will announce its selections on the 10th, and the authoritative Hollywood magazine predicts that the most popular choices for Chinese films at Cannes this year. The Louis Koo Tin Lok and Sean Lau Ching Wan starred SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT (FUNG LUM FOR SHAN) has been considered a cut above the rest. The Shu Qi and Jackson Yee starred RESURRECTION has also been well received. Reportedly in order to catch up with the competition, the two have been working day and night and fighting hard to catch the "last train" to sign up!

The 78th Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 13th to 24th, and the selections will be announced on the 10th of this month. The authoritative American film magazine "The Hollywood Reporter" has predicted the Chinese film selections for this year's Cannes main competition, among which SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT starring Koo Tin Lok, Lau Ching Wan, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), the sci-fi suspense RESURRECTION starring Shu Qi and Jackson Yee (Yi Yang Qianxi), and the Jiang Wen directed and starred LET THE MUSIC FLY would all be popular choices.

The Mak Chun Lung directed SONS took nearly 10 years from preparation, filming to post-production, and the film company finally announced its plans to release it this year. Earlier a 15-minute special promotional video was released at the Hong Kong International Film and Television Market, which not only included "Snow At Causeway Bay" but also a clip of Gum Sing Mo waking up at the Western Harbor Crossing. With Lau Ching Wan's acting skills on full display, "a different Ching Wan" could be seen and gave the film plenty to talk about before its release date has even been set!

Friday, April 4, 2025

[2025.04.05] MYSTERY PERSON IN BLACK CRASHES PEG O' MY HEART AUDIENCE APPRECIATION EVENT

Kelly Chen makes an appearance unbeknownst to the audience, leading to cheers from the entire venue
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When Terrance Lau and Nick Cheung interact at the theater, a mystery person in black appears

When the mystery person removes her sunglasses and mask, she turns out to be Kelly Chen

Nick Cheung, Kelly Chen and Terrance Lau take a group photo with the audience

Dayo Wong posts a video of him playing the guitar and singing on social media to promote THE LAST DANCE extended version

THE LAST DANCE extended version has landed and Tommy Chu, Dayo Wong and Vincent Kok have a scene together
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The Nick Cheung Ka Fai directed and starred with Terrance Lau Chun Him, Fala Chen and others new film PEG O' MY HEART (SHOOK MUNG) has exceeded HK$ 5 million Hong Kong at the box office as of April 3rd. Yesterday Cheung Ka Fai and Lau Chun Him transformed into their characters in the film to thank the audience at the theaters. Kelly Chen Wai Lam even was a mystery guest to help them build momentum.

After the screening, the Lau Chun Him played Dr. Man dragged the Cheung Kai Fai played Choi Sun Keung to the appearance, Lau Chun Him said that he would return the mobile phone to Cheung Ka Fai in front of the audience, and began to conduct a free consultation for him. Cheung Ka Fai said that the director had something to say to the audience, and explained why the wife's makeup returned to normal in the suicide scene in the film. Actually his wife finally figured it out and got relief, and chose to commit suicide by jumping off the building at her moment of clarity. Just as Ka Fai was communicating with Lau Chun Him, a person dressed in black suddenly walked into the theater. She said that she was invisible so no one could see her, and joking asked viewers, "Can you see me?!" Lau Chun Him used the stethoscope to diagnose the person in black and said that he heard her sing. Then the person in black sang Chan Wai Lam's AMNESIA WEEKEND. The audience was surprised when they heard that the singing voice was the real Chan Wai Lam. When Ka Fai and Lau Chun Him helped remove the costume, the two hilariously and deliberately called out the name of another female singer. "It's Chan Wai Man!" Chen Wai Lam also got into character and said that she was actually a catcher in the madhouse, and now she wanted to take Ka Fai and Lau Chun Him back.

The funniest part was that Lau Chun Him only focused on chatting with Kelly. Lau Chung Him kept messing around, dragging Chen Wai Lam off the stage, said at he liked to listen her song LAVENDAR and left Cheung Ka Fai alone in the theater. Cheung Ka Fai said, "Everyone is neglecting me! Thank you everyone for coming to support PEG O' MY HEART. I wish everyone good health, good mental thought, good physical health, have a happy weekend! Thank you everyone." Cheung Ka Fai joked that why not ask Chen Wai Lam and Lau Chun Him to return for a photo. After completing the small theater audience appreciation event, Ka Fai, Lau Chun Him and Chen Wai Lam took a group photo with the audience, during which they asked Chen Wai Lam to sing another song. Ka Fai got into character again and said, "Have you taken enough pictures?" Some reporters asked Cheung Ka Fai to sing, but he joked, "I have to rush to the next show." The trio stayed for ten minutes then left.

PEG O' MY HEART opened on March 27th and accumulated HK$ 5 million at the box office two days ago (April 3rd) and the trend has been decent. The Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man and Michelle Wai Sze Nga starred THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) opened November 9th last year and accumulated HK$ 160 million at the Hong Kong and Macau box office. Yesterday on Ching Ming Festival its 139 minutes extended version was released, as of 7 PM THE LAST DANCE extended version has exceeded HK$ 1 million at the box office.

In addition, THE LAST DANCE aside from breaking box office records also received 18 nominations at this year's Hong Kong Film Awards and set the nomination record for the past 10 years. Yesterday THE LAST DANCE extended version was released, and arranged for the team to visit cinemas and thank the audience. Wong Tze Wah also assisted online as he posted a video of him performing with guitar and singing to promote THE LAST DANCE on social media. He even personally changed the lyrics. "April 4th, THE LAST DANCE again. I wrote a few new lyrics to warm everyone before the show."

Tommy Chu Pak Hong with THE LAST DANCE has been nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor. He once revealed that in the extended version, his character Kwok Chi Bun had an even richer relationship Tao Sun (Wong Tze Wah), and that he had the opportunity to perform with Vincent Kok Tak Chiu. Yesterday the extended version was released. Actually in the film Kwok Chi Bun kept trying to make money because of Kok Tak Chiu. The latter was able to help Chi Bun's child with enrollment in a reputable international school, the cost of which would be HK$ 4 million. Chi Bun was working himself to death for his son. Some viewers after watching the extended version shared online that they thought Tao Sun, Chi Bun and Sister Lin's characters had more dimensions, but the two versions did not differ much. The original version will be available on Disney+ on April 21st.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

[2025.04.04] TOMMY CHU, STEPHY TANG LOOK TO CONTINUE THEIR DIRECTORS' GUILD MOMENTUM AT THE HONG KONG FILM AWARDS

Tommy Chu is nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor

Stephy Tang

Louis Koo appears in the Hong Kong Film Awards special issue in white. This time he has very high chance of winning.

Tommy Chun and Stephy Tang win the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, who knows whether they would continue their momentum at the Hong Kong Film Awards

Maggie Li (top) and Paul Chun (bottom) are the most experienced among the Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor fields

Louis Koo and Philip Ng compete for Best Supporting Actor with TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN

Rachel Leung and Stephy Tang go off shoulder for the Hong Kong Film Awards Special Issue
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The 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony would be held on April 27th, and the competition for Best Supporting Actor and Actress this year has been fierce. The 10 nominated actors came from 6 films, two of which were topical films with a box office of more than HK$ 100 million. They included THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK)'s Tommy Chu Pak Hong, Paul Chun Pui, Rachel Leung Yung Ting and Rosa Velasco (Wai Law Sha); TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING)'s Louis Koo Tin Lok and Philip Ng Wan Lung. The other 4 people are ALL SHALL BE WELL (CHUNG GUM YI HAU)'s Maggie Li Linlin, PAPA's Jo Koo (Kok Cho Lam), LOVE LIES (NGOR TAM DIK NA CHEUNG LUEN OI)'s Stephy Tang Lai Yan and MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT)'s Siuyea Lo Chun Yip. Chu Pak Hong and Kok Cho Lam took the lead as they won the 2024 Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Annual Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. Having been in the film for more than 50 years, Li Linlin would vie for the first time for supporting actress.

The Hong Kong Film Awards yesterday distributed special photos of the Best Supporting Actor and Actress nominees. Among the 5 Best Supporting Actor candidates, Paul Chun Pui had the most seniority and has won the 6th and 13th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. This time he received his seventh nomination for this award as THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK)'s bone master. His sentimental sighing and lamenting at his old friend's altar left a deep impression on the audience, and he had hope to win his 3rd Supporting Actor. In the same film, Tommy Chu Pak Hong played a Namo master who inherited his father's mantle, and won the Best Supporting Actor at the Directors' Guild Awards earlier. He admitted that he hoped to win another award at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Best Actor Louis Koo Tin Lok has twice been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. This time with TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING)'s Tornado competed for this award again. Who knows whether he would be like his character n the film and swept across all of his enemies in one night. With a prominent performance as the villain "Wong Gau" in the same film, Philip Ng Wan Lung wore sunglasses and long curly black hair, had an arrogant and boastful personality and also the "golden bell cover iron cloth shirt" hard qigong. He made the audience grit their teeth. Ng Wan Lung has changed from the former "stiff guy" into "Hong Kong version of Joker", and his acting skills were impressive. He said, "I came from a martial arts actor and action director background. I never thought that my first Hong Kong Film Award nomination would come from acting. I am really pleasantly surprised." In addition, Siuyea Lo Chun Yip in MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT) played a novice father, and his natural and life-like interpretation placed him among one of the top five.

Among the top five for Best Supporting Actress, Maggie Li Linlin have the most acting experience. Making a comeback after a long absence, she played an elderly lesbian in ALL SHALL BE WELL (CHUNG GUM YI HAU) and composed a love song with her partner Patra Au Ga Man. The role was completely different from the real life of Li Linlin, who has been married to her husband John Chiang Dai Wai for more than half a century and have children and grandchildren. However her interpretation was natural and sincere. Li Linlin has been in the film industry for more than 50 years, and was nominated for the 18th Asian Film Awards and the Hong Kong FIlm Awards Best Supporting Actress for the first time.

Rachel Leung Yung Ting and Rosa Velasco (Wai Law Sha) are nominated for Best Supporting Actress with THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK). The former won the award last year, and this time she strove to repeat. In the film Wai Law Sha plays a mother who was reluctant to bury her son and hoped to resurrect him with future technology. Witnessing the funeral director and the Namo master embalming her son's body, her tears welled up and touched the audience. Jo Koo (Kok Cho Lam) played the mother who was killed by her schizophrenic son in PAPA, In one scene in the film she took her husband back to her hometown to meet her parents. Not proficient in Hakka, Kok Cho Lam learned to speak this dialect in just a few days and showed her knack for language. Early last month she was selected for the "Directors' Guild Award of the Year" for Best Supporting Actress. Stephy Tang Lai Yan in LOVE LIES (NGOR TAM DIK NA CHEUNG LUEN OI) turned into a romance scam master and showed off her sexy image. Her performance was eye-catching, and put her among the top five supporting actress nominees.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

[2025.04.03] FALA CHEN IS INTERESTED IN DIRECTING


Fala Chen gladly plays a mad character for her acting bug

Fala Chen praises Nick Cheung for setting off sparks in their collaboration

Fala Chen has a pair of young children so she has no intention to work on a television series

Fala Chen often posts sweet photos with her husband

Fala Chen says that her appearance in the film frightens her mother
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The 43 year old Fala Chen after leaving the TVB nest switched her runway to develop a film career. Then she settled in the U.S. and focused on Hollywood, as well as having a pair of children with her husband. Earlier she returned to Hong Kong film and starred in the Nick Cheung Ka Fai written, directed and starred new film PEG O' MY HEART (SHOOK MUNG) is in release. In the film Fala and Ka Fai played a loving couple who make a wrong choice due to an investment failure, which causes the relationship between the two to change dramatically and their lives also fall into a nightmare. Because of the role, Fala hovered between gloom and depression in every scene. When she went crazy, she even tried to jump off the building, running through the streets and screaming until she was hoarse. Her acting bug got its fill. She even said that it was the first time she lost weight for the role. PEG O' MY HEART opened on March 27th, as of April 1st it has accumulated over HK$ 4 million at the box office. Cheung Ka Fai has been promoting hard, between Friday (the 4th) and Sunday he and Terrance Lau Chun Him visited over 30 audience appreciation screenings.

Fala praised his co-star Cheung Ka Fai for his ability to act and direct, so that the actor knew exactly what he wanted. She said, "Ka Fai's idea is very clear to us, like accurately telling the relationship between the couple in our film then letting me perform freely. Because I trust him as a director, basically I don't have to rehearse or use another method to act." When Fala and Terrance Lau Chun Him had scenes together, Ka Fai would explain as the director. Because Ka Fai started as an actor, he would understand the problems the actors faced. Fala thought that it was different from the feeling of working with other directors before, and the chemistry was also greater.

Fala had to put down her beauty to play a "mad woman", she joked: "Actually I'm playing myself. I don't know why I've always given people a mild-mannered, girl next door impression. I hope that the role can be a little bigger leeway, with sweetness and madness. Each role has its own depth and layer." Fala admitted that she was afraid of playing hysterically crazy roles, so she tried to avoid them in the film and let her emotions start to radiate naturally from the character. Fala also deliberately strengthened her makeup. She said, "Ka Fai often comes to see my makeup, I am not afraid myself; but my family would be scared when they see it. Maybe I don't make this type of movie often, I showed my mother my make up photos and her reaction was so painful. She asked why was I like this? My husband didn't react much when he saw it, and the children were too little. I don't dare to show them as I am afraid they would have nightmares."

Fala revealed that he and Cheung Ka Fai in order to play their roles well both lost 10 pounds. She lost weight for the first time for the role, which she joked was more tragic than the character. She said, "The director asked me to lose five or six pounds, but the filming was around Christmas. I could only watch my family have Christmas feast. In addition Ka Fai and I first filmed the couple at happier times, (Claudie) Chung Chun (PEG O' MY HEART producer) often bought a lot of food to the set. We kept eating on the set. After the Christmas holiday we continue the shoot, I just went to France on vacation and luckily I met the goal. We only filmed the hard part around Christmas. I felt that I was even more tragic than the movie character."

Having directed short films, Fala admitted that she still had a director dream to challenge Westerns that few Chinese people would shoot. She said, "If I can start production on a Western film, I may not act in it because I have to concentrate on directing and researching scripts. I am not as amazing as Ka Fai, directing and acting at the same time." Would she have a chance to act in TV dramas again? Fala said that because the children are still young, she usually would not want to leave them for too long when she would go out for work. Shooting TV dramas requires a long time, which might have certain difficulties for her. She said, "Wait until the children get a little older, I hope to follow the example of other foreign stars in the future. For example Nicole Kidman came to Hong Kong for a drama before, and the crew arranged for her to bring her children with her." Fala praised this type of arrangement as allowing the actors to have one less concern and be more able to concentrate on the performance.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

[2025.04.02] FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, MARCH 30 2025

For the week ending Sunday, March 23 2025

THE BRUTALIST MOVIE POSTER

10 THE BRUTALIST
    d. Brady Corbet
    Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce


FIRST KISS MOVIE POSTER

  9 FIRST KISS
  Can : Chuen Yuen Sik Hung Dik Chor Mun
    d. Ayuko Tsukahara
    Takako Matsu, Hokuto Matsumura,
      Riho Yoshioka, Nana Mori, Lily Franky,
  Rating : I
  Length : 124 mins.
  Opening March 27 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/JpW07Qv8CQs


[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
    Kanna Suzuri is married to Kakeru Suzuri. After 15 years of marriage, Kakeru Suzuri suddenly dies in an accident. Prior to the accident, their marriage was going through difficulties and they were on bad terms with each other. Now, Kanna Suzuri is about to start her new life. At that time, she obtains a way time travel through time. She travels to the past and she meets young Kakeru Suzuri, right before she met him for the first time. Seeing the younger Kakeru Suzuri, she realizes that she loved him and she falls in love with him again. She decides to save him from his death that happens 15 years later.

FLIGHT RISK MOVIE POSTER

  8 FLIGHT RISK
    d. Mel Gibson
    Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace

THE SOLITARY GOURMENT MOVIE POSTER

  7 THE SOLITARY GOURMENT
    d. Yutaka Matsushige
    Yutaka Matsushige, Joe Odagiri,
      Isomura Hayato, Sansei Shiomi, Takehiro Murata, Uchida Yuki,
      Anne Watanabe, Yoo Jae-Myung
  Rating : I
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening March 14 2025

[ CINEMA CITY ]
    Goro Inogashira runs his own imported goods business and travels all over Japan for work. During his trips, he loves to try different restaurants by himself. Now, Goro Inogashira travels abroad and tries to find the ultimate soup.

THE WAY WE TALK MOVIE POSTER

  6 THE WAY WE TALK
  Can : Hong Ngor Gum Tin Jum Mor Suet
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Chung Suet Ying, Marco Ng Tsz Ho
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 132 mins.
  Opening January 29 2025 in mainland China
  Opening October 12 2024 @ BFL London Film Festival
  Opening October 30 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening December 3 2024 (Preview)
  Opening February 20 2025
  Site : https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=way-we-talk-lff24
  fb: https://fb.com/moviethewaywetalk

[ 2024 BFL LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ]
    The complex lives of young deaf people are explored in all their intricacies in this earnest, superbly performed drama, set in contemporary Hong Kong.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
    A soul-searching story about three friends who have different conditions of deafness: Wolf embraces sign language with confidence while tackling realistic obstacles in his everyday life; Alan is Wolf's cheerful best friend who is an advocate of diverse modes of communication between the deaf and the hearing communities; Sophie struggles with oral language and continuously strives to be seen as "normal". The trio embarks on their self-discovering journeys with moments of pain and realisation. Sincere and empathetic, Adam Wong's latest drama feature sensitively questions what social norms and identity mean for us.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
    Wolf, from a Deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence, navigating life's obstacles. Sophie, implanted with a cochlear device in childhood, strives for normalcy through spoken language, despite the "deaf accent." Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, shares spoken language skills but also understands sign language, advocating for diverse communication among the Deaf. Friendship and love intertwine their lives, causing both wounds and self-discovery on a journey to find themselves.

MICKEY 17 MOVIE POSTER

  5 MICKEY 17
    d. Bong Joon-ho
    Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun,
      Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo

GRAND MAISON PARIS MOVIE POSTER

  4 GRAND MAISON PARIS
    d. Ayuko Tsukahara
    Takuya Kimura, Kyoka Suzuki,
      Ok Taec-yeon, Yoshinori Masakado,
      Yuta Tamamori, Kanichiro,
      Ayako Yoshitani, Anne Nakamura,
      Ai Tominaga, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Ikki Sawamura
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening March 27 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/4LXa3i4dWH0



[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    After their restaurant "Grand Maison Tokyo" earned a Michelin three- star, Natsuki Obana and Rinko Hayami venture to Paris to open "Grand Maison Paris," aiming to become the first Asian chefs to achieve the same honor. However, they face cultural challenges and intense pressure in a city filled with culinary masters.

    Following a mishap at a gala dinner, Obana makes a pact with his former mentor: he will leave France if they don't earn three stars in the next Michelin evaluation. Can Obana and his team overcome these obstacles to achieve their dream?

SNOW WHITE MOVIE POSTER

  3 SNOW WHITE
    d. Marc Webb
    Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot

NE ZHA 2 MOVIE POSTER

  2 NE ZHA 2
    d. Jiaozi
    mainland China animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 144 mins.
  Opening February 22 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/oVURYfWg3RU

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    After the heavenly lightning, although Ne Zha and Ao Bing survived by becoming Spirits, they would soon dissipate completely. Taiyi plans to rebuild Ne Zha and Ao Bing’s mortal bodies with the Seven-colored Precious Lotus. However, during the process of reconstruction, numerous obstacles arise. What will become of the fate of Ne Zha and Ao Bing?


PEG O' MY HEART MOVIE POSTER

  1 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, Rebecca Zhu Chenli, Ben Yuen Fu Wa,
      Julius Brian Siswojo, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi),
      Yem Yuen Yee Man, Brian Lee Hoi Yin@24 Herbs, Lauria Wu Ga Ying,
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 97 mins.
  Opening February 22 2025
    Opening April 30 2024 at the 2024 Udine Far East Film Festival
    Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival
    Opening March 27 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/HakTGK5KEwY

[ CINEMA CITY ]
    Dr. Man, an unorthodox psychiatrist, is skilled at extracting the deepest secrets of his patients. One day, he hops into a random cab and encounters Choi, the cab driver. Man finds Choi's condition deeply disturbing but is unable to express his concern during the short cab ride. A few day later, the two men cross paths again. Choi has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation due to his alleged involvement in reckless driving, and Man is assigned to his case. Man quickly realizes that Choi struggles to differentiate between dreams and reality. He constantly sees "devils". Awake or not, his mind can never rest; his body continues to waste away. As hopeless as Choi's condition seems, Man is determined to get to the bottom of his story. As Choi's story unfolds, Man begins to experience disturbing and perplexing dreams. These dreams are vivid and unsettling. The deeper Man delves into Choi's past, the more intense and haunting his nightmares become. Man becomes increasingly suspicious of what is pay for uncovering the ghosts hidden in Choi's closet?

[ 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.

[2025.04.02] FOR THE WEEK STARTING SATURDAY, MARCH 29 2025

For the week starting Saturday, March 29 2025 (Week 13)

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART


  5 INDELIBLE MARK
  Can : Sau Yun
  MIRROR

  4 WORLD UNIVERAL PASSPORT
  Can : Sai Gai Man Nung Wu Jiu
  Manson Cheung Chun Kiu

  3 YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE
  Can : Nei Joi Ngor But Yuen Chu
  Cloud Wan Ho Ying

  2 WORTHY OF WHO I WAS BACK THEN
  Can : Mo Kwai Yu Dong Chor Dik Ngor
  Gin Lee Hung Ngai


  1 HOMEWORK WANTED DONE WELL
  Can : Seung Seh Ho Dik Gung For
  RubberBand

[2025.04.02] FANS REMEMBER LESLIE CHEUNG ON THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PASSING

Daffy Tong posts a photo of Gor Gor
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Daffy Tong posts on social media at midnight every April 1st to remember Gor Gor
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Daffy Tong posts a video of Gor Gor's performance of MONICA and says who can take his place.

Leslie Cheung and Daffy Tong

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel turns into a sea of flowers as it has in previous years

A big group of fans from around the world go to Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin to pay their respect to Gor Gor, the line once filled the steps

Chan Suk Fun reveals that many Gor fans have asked for a memorial event for what would have been Gor Gor's 70th birthday next year
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The late superstar Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing (Gor Gor) passed away 22 years ago, and his close friends and a group of "Gor fans" spontaneously expressed their reluctance and nostalgia on his death anniversary. Gor Gor's beloved Daffy Tong Hok Tak (Tong Tong) shared his photos on social networks, including stills from FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE and a video of his past MONICA performance. He posted, "Who can take your place." Yesterday nearly 500 "Gor fans" from the mainland, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong visited Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin to pay respects to Gor Gor. The outside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at Central has also become a sea of flowers, and "Gor fans" presented flowers to miss their idols.

Manager Chan Suk Fan (Mrs. Chan) yesterday with Gor Gor's friend Lin Yim Fai, former assistant Kenneth and other fans from all over the world went to Po Fook Hill in Sha Tin to pay respects. Mrs. Chan ordered a special "22" heart-shaped floral arrangement composed of purple roses to symbolize 22 years of staying the same. Gor fans presented unique floral arrangements, and loyal Japanese fans would come to Hong Kong in April and September every year to present origami cranes. Mrs. Chan printed a limited edition commemorative card for the fans, with Leslie Cheung's classic stage style and autograph printed on the front, and the lyrics of the song DEAR LESLIE printed on the back. Mrs. Chan said that next year will be Gor Gor's 70th birthday, and many fans asked her to hold a commemorative event for "Gor Gor" again. She called on everyone to give their opinions, and after collecting the thoughts of Gor fans she hoped to present the most sincere 70th birthday gift for Gor Gor. Mrs. Chan also revealed that many overseas Gor fans wanted to organize exhibitions, but she wanted to hold the exhibition mainly in Hong Kong. Once confirmed she would make the announcement as soon as possible. In addition many memorial events took place around the world. The Guizhou fan club chartered a theater to screen FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE; the Kaohsiung Film Archive would screen Gor Gor's classic films like NOMAD and ASHES OF TIME this month.

Yesterday, Anita Yuen Wing Yee, Vivian Chow Wai Man, Josie Ho Chiu Yee, Karen Tong Bo Yu, Kenny Bee (Chung Chun To) and others remember Gor Gor on social platforms.