The Juno Mak directed SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT earlier won 8 awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards courtesy of on.cc
The Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Louis Koo Tin Lok, Guo
Yuanyuan and others starred film SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT (FUNG LUM
FOR SHAN) has had plenty to talk about from preparation to release.
Originally scheduled to launch audio-visual products, the plans were
suddenly suspended the day before yesterday and caused heated
discussion online. Director Juno Mak Chun Lung was rumored to have
intentions to release the extended version of the film, hoping to
release the film again at the cinemas or streaming platforms.
The HK$ 400 million production SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT from
preparation to release took 8 years, and was once named the Hong Kong
film industry "urban legend". The film was finally released last year.
Although the reviews were mixed, in the end at the "44th Hong Kong Film
Awards" the film won 8 awards to become the big winner.
The film was originally scheduled to launch audio-visual
products and premiere on the paid TV platform this year, but the day
before yesterday, Universe Digital that was responsible for SONS'
distribution announced that all film related distribution work would
be stopped. The content was as follows, "This company and the SONS OF
THE NEON NIGHT copyright company have agreed to cancel the film
distribution agreement, and hereby notify all stores and related
companies the cancellation of the distribution of the film."
Regarding the sudden stop of distribution, the Universe
chairman Daneil Lam Siu Ming replied, "The film owners say no release,
you may be better off asking them. (Would the contract require
compensation?) Let it be, they only stopped the release due to
problems." When asked for the details, Lam Siu Ming did not respond.
As for one of the producers of SONS, Catherine Hun Ka Chun stated that
she only found about about the sudden suspension of the release
recently. Because she was not in Hong Kong she would need to get an
understanding first before responding.
Online discussions about the sudden suspension of the film's
distribution have been endless. Some said that most likely director
Mak Chun Lung wanted to release the extended version once again
released at the theaters or on the streaming platform. Actually when
Mak Chun Lung was interviewed backstage at the Hong Kong Film Awards,
he has already mentioned the possibility of shooting a spin-off or
anthology for SONS. He even said that he has already seen the around
5 and a half hour long extended version of the film, and did not rule out
the opportunity to release it at the theaters or streaming platforms.
Jennifer Yu is not afraid of being embarrassed, even praising the staff for creating a realistic experience courtesy of on.cc
Best Actresses Jennifer Yu Heung Ying and Anita Yuen
Wing Yee for their first time collaboration were already trying to be
"more ruthless" than the other. Recently in Chai Wan they shot a
major scene in which they were arrested for murder. They were publicly
masked and handcuffed. Passers-by thought that a major case occurred,
stopped and looked on from the sidelines.
Yu Heung Ying and Yuen Wing Yee (Len Len) teamed up to make a
new film "YUK MONG GEI SUN" (DESIRE PARASITE) as fans looked forward to
the two film queens sharing the screen. Reportedly this time the two
would work together for evil; because of a moment of greed, they as
bank workers cheated HK$ 1.5 million cash out of Ti Lung, a old man who
was living alone. After profiteering they rose to fame, but their
former colleague Day Hui Yat caught a glimpse of their secret. The two
decided to join hands to stop her but could not escape the long arm of
the law!
A few days ago, the team gathered at Chai Wan to shoot the two
Best Actresses being arrested by Ali Lee Kai Sum and others. Yu Heung
Ying and Len Len both appeared in white shirts and jeans, and were
handcuffed and masked in accordance with the plot. Because the two
were similar in shape, they were difficult to distinguish from just a
glimpse. The film company also hired a large number of extras to play
reporters and law enforcement officers, and the realism one made the
nearby neighborhood once thought that there was a major case as they
looked on and discussed. Although the day of the shoot was hot and
their appearance were covered, Yu Heung Ying and Len Len were invested
in their performance and were quite professional.
Speaking of this major scene, Yu Heung Ying replied, "There is
no embarrassment. The team rented a storefront that used to be a bank,
it was so realistic that it became real." Rarely playing the villain,
her character went on the road of no return due to the economic
pressure of her family. Aside from challenging her acting skills, she
was the most surprised by the opportunity to act opposite Len Len. The
two already got along famously at the table read. As for the 79-year-
old Ti Lung, he played "down on his luck" with a towel around his neck
and was very serious in a few simple shots. From time to time he would
discuss the details with the staff, causing up hot talk from movie
fans.
Miu Kam Fung passed away at age 80 at the Tseung Kwan O Hospital yesterday courtesy of mingpao.com
Veteran actress Miu Kam Fung passed away yesterday afternoon at
the Tseung Kwan O Hospital. She was 80. Tin Kai-man announced the
tragic news on behalf of Miu Kam Fung's son, but did not disclose any
details. Reportedly she passed away due to illness. Miu Kam Fung
entered the industry at 17, and in her early career she acted under her
real name Lam Wai Shan. Her first Cantonese film, REVENGE OF THE TWIN
PHOENIXES (SEUNG FUNG SAU) made her an overnight sensation. She later
changed her stage name to 'Miu Kam Fung.' She mostly played pitiful
young women, with notable works including the film THE STORY BETWEEN
HONG KONG AND MACAU (YUT SHUI GAT TIN NGAI) co-starring Cheung Ying and
TEARS OF PEARL (JUN JU LUI) starring Ng Cho Fan. She changed her image
in the comedy film MEN AND WOMEN (NAM NAM NUI NUI) with a funny
appearance, earning rave reviews and winning hearts. In the mid-1970s
she transitioned to television, performing on TVB, RTV, CTV, and ATV,
starring in numerous dramas including WONDER BAR (FAI WOOT GUK), LIGHTS
OF MILLION HOPES (MAN GA DUN OR), HEAVEN'S RETRIBUTION (WAN HONG GUM
JIU), THE BURNING RAIN (BO YU YIN SIU), CONSCIENCE (DAI SAM LUI FAT
TING), and BURNING FLAME (LIT FOR HUNG SUM). She played the
'Vietnamese Lady' in TVB's sitcom A KINDRED SPIRIT (JUN CHING), played
Waise Lee Chi Hung's mama in BURNING FLAME, and the dominant mother in
CONSCIENCE, earning widespread recognition for her acting skills. Miu
Kam Fung's last drama appearance was in the 2014 TVB drama NEVER DANCE
ALONE (NUI YUN KUI LOK BO), playing the mother of Lawrence Cheng Tan
Shui, co-starring with Carman Lee Yuek Tung, Loletta Lee Lai Chun, and
Flora Chan Wai Shan. Miu Kam Fng participated in the stage play
'TONNOCHY' in 2014 and 2015, then gradually withdrew from the
spotlight to enjoy her retirement and rarely appeared in public.
Miu Kam Fung married Lau Fong, the owner of a film company who
was 20 years her senior, at age 20. They had two sons but later
divorced due to personality differences. The two maintained a good
relationship. Miu Kam Fng praised Lau Fong for cherishing her and
being a good husband with a fatherly affection, saying they were
friends even when they met again. In 1986 Miu Kam Fung remarried a
Australian Chinese doctor and immigrated to Sydney with her husband.
However she found the area too dull and did not get along well with her
husband. The marriage lasted only two years before ending in divorce.
Peter Chan Charm Man, Renci Yeung and Ling Man Lung's new film takes advantage of the UFO fever for comedy
Edan Lui attends with Fatboy and has a lot of fun
Owen Cheung (left) supports his girlfriend with Kalok Chow under low profile and happily runs into Fung So Bo courtesy of on.cc
Television Best Actor Owen Cheung Chun Long and his girlfriend
Renci Yeung Sze Wing have always been close. The night before Sze
Wing's new film held the premiere, and he deliberately showed his
support with Kalok Chow. At the same show, MIRROR member Edan Lui
Cheuk On had his eyes on Peter Chan Charm Man for his revealing scene.
He raved, "The pummelo is great!"
Yeung Sze Wing, Ling Man Lung and Chan Charm Man starred
in the film UNIDENTIFIED MURDER (UFO LEI KEI MING ONG) held the
premiere the night before, MIRROR member Edan Lui Cheuk On, COLLAR
member Marf Yau and her boyfriend Locker Lam Ka Hei, Yumi Chung Yau
Mei, etc. Sze Wing's boyfriend Cheung Chun Long also paired with
friend Kalok Chow to show his support, but in order to avoid the
limelight they made a low-key entry without any media photo.
Edan was very surprised after the screening, "I have worked on
a lot of movies, this may be my favorite Hong Kong film. I am not
picky about anything, I laugh myself silly, Charm Man's pomelo is
great!" With a revealing scene in the film, Chan Charm Man said that
he already knew about the scene when he took the role and joked that it
was included in his salary. Did he clear the set for the shoot? He
said, "At that time I let a lot of people watch, and they encouraged
me. During the shoot it was cold, but I felt extremely warm."
Sze Wing also revealed the funny situation during the shoot, "A
lot of people who were off work wanted to cheer for him and gathered in
front of the Mon(itor). Ling Man Lung was afraid that the director
didn't shoot well, and asked Charm Man for another take." She also
proposed that the film to arrange for special screenings from its
release to the Mid-Autumn Festival just for the holiday's tradition of
"moon gazing".
10 THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU
d. Jon Favreau
Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jonny Coyne, Dave Filoni,
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
English Voices: Jeremy Allen White, Steve Blum,
Martin Scorsese, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Matthew Willig
9 GINTAMA: YOSHIWARA IN FLAMES
d. Naoya Ando
Japanese Animation
Rating : IIA
Length : 124 mins.
Opening Feburary 13 2026 in Japan
Opening June 4 2026
Opening June 11 2026 (Cantonese Version)
Trailer : https://youtu.be/O9Iscx9KyNg
[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
In Edo, Sakata Gintoki runs a "Yorozuya" and unexpectedly meets an
orphan named Seita, who lives as a pickpocket. Upon learning that
Seita is searching for his long-lost mother, who may be the courtesan
Hinowa of the enormous underground city Yoshiwara, which operates
above the law.
The courtesans in Yoshiwara are controlled by the Night King, Hosen,
who takes pride in his overwhelming power among the warrior race of
the Yato and possesses immense wealth and authority, completely
dominating Yoshiwara. To fulfill the boy's wish, Gintoki and his
companions decide to take action. Will their connection be able to
illuminate the vast darkness?
8 SHEEP IN THE BOX
d. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Ayase Haruka, Kuwaki Rimu, Daigo (CHIDORI)
Rating : I
Length : 127 mins.
Opening June 18 2026
Trailer : https://youtu.be/STdyMbROCg0
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Two years after losing their son Kakeru, Otone and her husband
Kensuke take into their lives a humanoid from a company that rents
humanoids to bereaved families as replacements for lost loved ones.
The robot looks and behaves exactly like Kakeru, with Otone embracing
its arrival as Kensuke struggles to accept it. Living with "him"
seems to restore the flow of time within the family, yet gradually
exposes the unspoken wounds and lingering regrets each parent carries
after the loss. All the while, he begins to slip away to meet other
humanoid children, unnoticed by the parents.
Written and directed by Kore-eda, this original story is set in the
near future, where a couple takes in a state-of-the-art humanoid into
their home as their son. The title Sheep in the Box draws inspiration
from the world-famous French children's novel The Little Prince.
7 COLONY
d. Yeon Sang-ho
Gianna Jun Ji-hun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook,
Kim Shin-rok, Shin Hyun-been
Rating : IIB
Length : 123 mins.
Opening May 23 2026
Trailer : https://youtu.be/C6QcT_TusL4
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
As the virus spreads, the order begins to mutate.
Se-jeong, a biotechnology professor, attends a biotech conference
-- only to witness it spiral into catastrophe when a rapidly mutating
virus is unleashed. As the outbreak spreads and the infected begin
to transform, authorities seal off the entire facility, trapping the
survivors with an ever-growing threat...
6 DOG DAY EVENING
AKA : TOO MANY WAYS TO BE No. 2
AKA : THE DEPARTMENT
Can : YUT GOR BO MOON DIK DAN SUN
Lit : The Birth of A Department
d. Mak Tin Shu
Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Fish Liew Chi Yu, Rachel Leung Yung Ting,
Yoyo Tse Wing Yan, Mak Pui Tung, Yukki Tai Yuk Kei,
Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Nina Paw Hee Ching,
Ng Wing Sze, Larine Tang Yueping,
Angelina Lo Yuen Yen, Chu Pak Him,
Kumer So Sun Yu, Edward Chui Woai Dong,
Zain Wong Chi Wai, Adan Pang Pak Yin,
Max Cheung Tat Lun, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong,
Rating : IIB
Length : 108 mins.
Opening June 18 2026
Trailer : https://youtu.be/CuiOAENOoYs
[ CINEMA CITY ]
On an usual day, something unusual happens in a paid TV station...
Dak bursts into the customer service department and taking hostages.
It turns out Dak doesn't want money but to "terminate the TV
subscription service", while Inspector Shan suspects Dak may be a
terrorist in disguise and is ready to deploy the SWAT team... The
hostages understand that the cancellation procedure is complicated,
and turns out helping Dak by calling hotlines and filling forms. Dak
loses his patience and demands to speak to the Boss of the TV
company, and the incident ends very unexpectedly.
5 BACKROOMS
d. Kane Parsons
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve,
Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell
4 THE FURIOUS
d. Kenji Tanigaki
Mo Tse (Xie Miao), Joe Taslim, Yang Enyou, Jeeja Yanin,
Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga, Yayan Ruhian
Rating : III
Length : 113 mins.
Opening September 6 2025 at the 50th Toronto International Film
Festival
Opening May 2025 in North America
Opening June 12 2026
Trailer : https://youtu.be/5zoQTuzQKoM
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
In a small Southeast Asian country, skilled martial artist Wang Wei's
daughter Rainy is abducted by a child trafficking ring. Wang Wei sets
out on a rampage, confronting both the corrupt police and the
criminals. Determined to rescue his kidnapped daughter, he encounters
Navin, a journalist tirelessly trying to solve his wife's recent
disappearance. Together, the two unleash their formidable combat
skills, fighting their way through determined opponents and dangerous
obstacles to unravel crucial clues. Just in time, they successfully
rescue Rainy and a group of innocent children, dismantling the
notorious human trafficking syndicate and bringing justice to the
exploited and vulnerable.
3 DEAR YOU
d. Lan Hongchun
Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, Wu Shaoqing, Zheng Runqi,
Wang Xiaohui, Usha Seamkhum
Rating : IIA
Opening June 18 2026
Trailer : https://youtu.be/ovpTuAxkGdI
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
When Xiaowei secretly travels to Thailand to find his supposedly
wealthy grandfather, he uncovers a family-shattering secret: his
grandfather passed away fifty years ago. For decades, the moving
love letters that sustained his grandmother Shurou's hopes were
written by a complete stranger. This unexpected investigation
unveils a breathtaking, half-century-old romance that deeply
shakes the grandmother's heart.
2 DISCLOSURE DAY
d. Steven Spielberg
Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson
1 TOY STORY 5
d. Andrew Stanton
Disney Pixar Animation
English Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Cantonese Voices: Dicky Cheung Wai Kin, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Joey Yung Cho Yi
The Daniel Wu starrted COLD WAR 1994 will be screened at the film festival courtesy of on.cc
The 25th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will be held from
the 10th to the 26th next month. As the film festival will enter into
its silver anniversary, this year the festival will bring together
hundreds of premieres and classics from all over Asia. The event even
recently announced that the "Lifetime Achievement Award" will be
presented to veteran actress Joan Chen. During the festival, two sets
of films starring her will be shown as tributes. Meanwhile Daniel Wu
(Ng Yin Cho) will receive the "Asia Star Award: Best from the East
Award" in recognition of his contribution to the Asian and
international film industry and make bold attempts. His film COLD WAR
1994 (HONG JIN 1994) has been selected for the film festival's official
screening line up.
As for the Stephen Fung Tak Lun, Chrissie Chau Sau Na and
Myolie Wu Hung Yi starred new film AFTERPIECE (DAI SEI MOK) has also
been invited to participate in the festival, its star Angela Yuen Lai
Lam would also be awarded the "Screen International Rising Star", while
the Best Actress Fish Liew Chi Yu starred, Mak Tin Shu directed DOG DAY
EVENING (YUT GOR BO MOON DIK DAN SUN) was selected for the "Uncaged
Competition section".
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