[2026.02.06] VINNCI CHEUK TRIES TO RAISE MONEY TO DEDICATE A MOVIE TO GRANDMA; KNEW ABOUT VITAL SIGNS DISQUALIFICAITON LONG AGO

Vinnci Cheuk admits that starting a film production in an adverse market is greatly challenging, and finding investors would be difficult

Vinnci Cheuk would bring her true story with her Grandma to the big screen, in hopes of bringing out the elderly problem in different countries

The Louis Koo and Neo Yau starred VITAL SIGNS loses its Hong Kong Film Awards eligibility.
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Vinnci Cheuk Wan Chi has adapted her relationship with her 96-year-old grandmother in 38.83, which has qualified for the "In Development Project Film Scheme (IDP)" of the "24th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF24)", and participated in the "30th Hong Kong International Film and Television Festival" organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to seek financing opportunities. Cheuk Wan Chi admitted that she has suffered a lot of setbacks in finding investors in the adverse market, and hoped to raise enough money to start filming before her grandma's 100th birthday to pay tribute to her. The film she directed, VITAL SIGNS (SUNG YUEN TOH JUNG), did not qualify for the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards. Cheuk Wan Chi admitted that she has known about this matter long ago. As a director she was the most concerned about the team's feelings and the filming process, more than winning awards and walking the red carpet.

Cheuk Wan Chi said that "38.83" was adapted from the real story of her and grandma's intergenerational family affection. A touching and humorous subject, it recently won the Hong Kong Film Development Fund's "HK-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme" and received HK$ 9 million. Yet there was still some distance from the total production budget, so she had to work hard to find investors. "This film would be a collaboration between Hong Kong and Japan, part of it has to be filmed in Japan. There is a Japanese person in the story. If I can find more funding, the production can be better and the Japanese actor can have a little more star power."

Cheuk Wan Chi described Grandpa as not the usual senior. With a wild and carefree personality, she did not swear the small stuff. Sometimes she would be naughtier than young people. Once at a night she opened a bottle of XO and polished it off herself. She thought this character was very interesting and inspired the subject of the movie. She also wanted to bring out the problems of the elderly in different countries and how the elderly can integrate with society through a grandmother and grandson relationship. As a director and a screenwriter, Cheuk Wan Chi found it difficult to be on screen as well and revealed that she was casting. "I don't need actors to imitate me, the most important thing is to find two actors with chemistry and spark to interpret the relationship between me and Grandma. When Grandma found out she was going to be the character of my story, she laughed and said, 'I don't have much to write about!' When the cast would be set, I would let Grandma know. This film is a tribute to Grandma, who is 96 years old this year. I hope to give it to her as a small gift before she is 100 years old."

Cheung Wan Chi admitted starting a film production in an adverse market was greatly challenging, early in the film project development she has already suffered setbacks. "I spent a year to write the script. The original investor decided not to invest, which hit me hard. After collecting myself again, I wanted to translate the script into a foreign language and discovered that AI did not help at all. I put up some money for the translation before looking for Japanese producers to work with. Later I received 9 million in sponsorship to start the production, which was very fortunate." Before the movie was released, many uncertainties still remained so she had to try as she went, "When the movie is made, what era and what world is it facing? I really don't know, it's very hard to say, what will happen if the audience keeps watching movies on their mobile phones two years later? Some companies have split a movie into 96 TikTok shorts this year and launched them. So I will try to look at my new work from many different angles, not just to satisfy myself but to adapt to the situation and find a team with similar visions and visions to collaborate. Filmmaking in this era also has its advantages. Everyone will not only look at the money, feelings are still important to people who make art."

The Cheuk Wan Chi directed, Louis Koo Tin Lok and Neo Yau Hawk Sau starred VITAL SIGNS (SUNG YUEN TOH JUNG) did not qualify for the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards. She said that she knew about this long ago but had no comment. As a director she cared most about the feelings of the team, hoping that everyone would let go of anything unpleasant as soon as possible, only remember the passion and happiness during filming. Her enthusiasm for filming remained unchanged, "I found that I like filmmaking more than I imagined, I care more about the filming process, more than winning awards and walking on the red carpet."

[2026.02.06] BACK TO THE PAST BRINGS VIEWERS BACK WITH LIMITED EDITION HALF PRICE DISCOUNT TICKET

Fan Bingbing makes a video to call for fans to support her movie
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Mainland actress Fan Bingbing became Taiwan's Golden Horse Award actress last year with the movie MOTHER BHUMI, which was released in Hong Kong "silently" at the end of last month without any publicity. It only relied on Bingbing's video on fans' social platform to promote the film. The film after 6 days in release only collected around HK$ 160,000. The box office of newly released movies has been sluggish recently, but fortunately Louis Koo Tin Lok's BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) continued to thrive. It has even been more determined to enter the Lunar New Year schedule and make a lot of money in the New Year!

The fresh out of the oven Golden Horse Awards Best Actress Fan Bingbing starred Malaysian film MOTHER BHUMI was said to be eligible for the Hong Kong Film Awards last month, but was not included on the first round voting ballot in the end. Its eligibility was cancelled along with FINCH AND MIDLAND (GUM TIN YING GOI HUNG GO HING), VITAL SIGNS (SUNG YUEN TOH JUNG) and VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH (BUT SEH JI JUI) and the Hong Kong Film Awards has yet to make any response. Bingbing's award winning work was full of topicality, but it was released silently in Hong Kong at the end of last month with almost zero publicity. Only Bingbing shot a short video and posted it on the social platform of the fan support team, even her personal social network account did not have this video that was very low-key. Due to the lack of publicity and the lack of theaters, the film only received about 160,000 after 6 days in release and its box office was dismal.

Seemingly recent Hong Kong box offie has been rather iffy. The Taiwanese actress Janine Chang starred THE FIRE RAVEN after 11 days in release only received 180,000, the mainland top star Xiao Zhan starred GEZHI TOWN was released on the same day as MOTHER BHUMI and only received 190,000 after 6 day. The film industry could be said to be "chilly" everywhere!

Since its release on December 31st, 2025, the cumulative box office of BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) in Hong Kong and Macau has exceeded HK$87 million after more than a month. As of February 4th, 2026, it recorded HK$87,464,735 and officially ranked fourth in the box office of Hong Kong films in Hong Kong and Macau over the years. Although the film has not yet reached 100 million, BACK has already completed its extended version and reportedly has been actively lobbying major cinemas to launch an extended version during the Lunar New Year, maintain the PAST film scheduling so that the movie could make a killing from New Year's Day to the Lunar New Year Celebration and compete against Louise Wong Dan Nei and Fish Liew Chi Yu's NIGHT KING (YEH WONG) and Edan Lui Cheuk On and Chung Suet Ying's THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY (GUM DOR BO) for the Lunar New Year box office! The film team launched a special feedback activity yesterday, distributing 10,000 half-price coupons for the extended version of PAST to "entice" the audience to return to the theater again.

In order to thank the audience for their continued support and to welcome the upcoming BACK TO THE PAST PLUS + multiverse version in Hong Kong theaters. The film team has launched a limited-time feedback campaign. For five consecutive days from February 6th to February 10th, viewers who purchase tickets for the movie BACK TO THE PAST at Hong Kong cinemas will have the opportunity to receive a half-price coupon for the BACK TO THE PAST PLUS + Multiverse Edition, with a total quota of 10,000 tickets. Viewers would be able to purchase a full price ticket at half price and even receive a Louis Koo Tin Lok personally written autograph of the character "Hong Siu Lung" on the "Hong Siu Lung spans electronic autograph version" BACK TO THE PAST PLUS + Multiverse Edition limited edition commemorative ticket. The quantity is limited and highly collectible.

The BACK TO THE PAST Plus+ Multiverse Edition extends the concept of the multiverse, enriching the original story world from different angles, bringing a more three-dimensional viewing experience to the audience, and continuing the legendary journey of "Hong Siu Lung".

Koo Tin Lok has been working diligently to update social networks recently, and even personally promoted the TVB re-run of the drama version A STEP INTO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI). "The TV series A STEP INTO THE PAST has confirmed that it would be rebroadcast, and the time will start at 12 a.m. on Lunar New Year's Day to become a Year of the Horse Lunar New Year drama! If my memory serves, it would be more than 10 years since it was rebroadcast on Jade Channel again." He has achieved the best publicity results.

In addition, Koo Tin Lok and Raymond Lam Fung were interviewed earlier and Koo Tin Lok shared his recent crying experience. "On Ma's birthday I took a photo after dinner. After taking it I looked at the photo for a long time......as I looked at it, tears suddenly flowed out." Lam Fung was quite emotional when he mentioned going to Taiwan to thank the audience. "Maybe over the years, actually many people have supported me from all over the world. When I finally went to their cities, I would think of the driving force behind my acting career came from them."

[2026.02.06] LOUISE WONG FALLS FOR A WEALTHY HEIR IN NIGHT KING

Louise Wong (left) and Mandy Tam make a living at the night club
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The Louise Wong Dan Nei, Fish Liew Chi Yu and Renci Yeung Sze Wing starred Lunar New Year film "NIGHT KING" (YEH WONG) would be released on Lunar New Year's Day. The actors would storm their way into Mongkong on the Lunar 29th to thank the preview screening audience. Director Jack Ng Wai Lun hoped that "NIGHT" would not only be a Lunar New Year comedy, but also a story of still choosing to move forward with a smile in a downturn. In the film Wong Dan Nei and Siuyea Lo Chun Yip played a mamasan in love with the wealthy heir, and their intimate scene could be seen in the trailer. Wong Dan Nei joked that it was just an "appetizer", and many stills showed her charming expression.

Wong Dan Nei in recent years has become hot property in the film industry. A few days ago she specifically took a half a day off to gather with fans and watch her movie AGAINST ALL ODDS (YING GAU FEI FU). In it she got a buzz cut and played a soldier in the War against Japanese Aggression, a drastically different look from her usual image.

[2026.02.06] 71 YEAR OLD ELAINE JIN RETURNS TO THE SET THE DAY AFTER A FALL

Edan helps with coming up with ideas to make the character more dimensions

Jiro Lee (right) brings his own comedic sense and has a lot of fun with Edan, Elaine Jin and Chung Suet Ying.
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Edan Lui and Chung Suet Ying say that their film brings out the message of cherish those in front of us

Elaine Jin (center) praises Chung Suet Ying (left) for her passion for acting, and even wants to learn the comedic pace from Jiro Lee

Jiro Lee (right) plays a couple with Harriet Yeung (left) in the film, and praises his co-star is a comedy expert

Elaine Jin due to her character's dementia is inspired to get a physical examination to see what her risk for this illness is

Chung Suet Ying and Edan Lui play good friends in the film.
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Director Philip Yung Tsz Kwong's Lunar New Year movie THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY (GUM DOR BO) starred Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Chung Suet Ying, MIRROR members Edan Lui Cheuk On, Jiro Lee Sheung Ching, etc. The relationship between the family in the film was connected by "Grandma" Kam Yin Ling. Because of the absurd story of a "won but not played" Chinse New Year Snowball lottery, the film brought out a funny and warm plot. This time Kam Yin Ling collaborated with young actors, observed the juniors during the performance, was willing to understand their thoughts, and creating new sparks for the team.

Kam Yin Ling has rich acting experience, and this time she worked with a group of young actors. She especially felt that Edan had a bright future when he left behind the idol burden to perform; in her eyes Chung Suet Ying had personality, a personal interpretation method, and very important elements to be an actress; in the comedy direction, Kam Yin Ling said with a smile that she would learn from Lee Sheung Ching. She would watch a group of young actors perform during the performance to understand their thoughts more. She said that comedy was relatively more difficult to act in. She admired Josephine Siao Fong Fong's acting rhythm the most, and she truly had to bow down to her.

Popular guy group MIRROR's member Edan often ignored his image in past variety programs and worked on series with superficial performances that left deep impressions. This time was his first Lunar New Year comedy and he was also very happy to work with a group of actors and set off a lot of sparks. To be able to learn from comedy master Lee Sheung Ching, he really benefited a lot. "When I was talking with the director, I suggested adding a country accent. I thought it was a lot of fun and set off a lot of spark with everyone. This isn't the usual Lunar New Year film. It isn't forcing any nonsense to make everyone laugh. I really look forward to it."

Lee Sheung Ching said that he only followed the script to act, He played a couple with Harriet Yeung Sze Man (Shrimp Head), who was very capable of keeping from laughing during her performance. Instead he was the one who would break out in laughter. Has Ah Ching asked Edan for advice when playing an idol? Edan joked that he has supervising from the sideline all along. In the movie Ah Ching was said to look like MIRROR captain Lokman (Yeung Lok Man). Lee Sheung Ching laughed and said that he did not see the resemblance, because the film was not edited at the time of filming. He joked that he could be added as a member of MIRROR. Edan suggested that he could replace Lokman when he took leave, and Lee Sheung Ching jokingly asked Edan to help recommend it. In the film Edan had a swimming scene. He joked that he did not know he had to be "in charge of the muscle" before filming, and was informed of the filming time in a very short time. He did not have much time to train his body. "My character is a production assistant. I don't need to train to be big. I have eight pack abs, and I eat a lot on purpose. If it's not I wouldn't be convincing! Haha!"

Speaking of the most memorable performance, Chung Suet Ying smiled bitterly that this time she worked on wires outdoors for the first time. In the film she pretended to be a female host and was hanging three or four floors high, and her feeling at that time was, "Wow, the scenery in Fanling is so beautiful!" Kam Yin Ling also shouted that she had an unforgettable experience, "I had an accident during filming. In that scene I had to pick up my granddaughter from school, but she was very naughty and went all over. I had to chase her across the street. When the car came I had to push her out of fear of her being run over and ended up getting hit myself. I was very afraid of filming this kind of scene, because there was a little slope. The little actor I worked with was Yung Tsz Kwong's niece, who was not a professional actor. I was afraid that I would knock her over. At that time the shoot has gone on for half a day, when I filmed the scene of pushing her. In the plot I didn't fall, but I accidentally fell. Because when I pushed her she ran faster than me, and when I pushed I lost my center of gravity and fell. The fall was very hard. I fell to the ground, hit my head with a bang, and then the staff rushed over to help me. I yelled not to touch me, they said they just wanted to cushion my wound to keep it from grinding on the ground. Finally they slowly helped me up to the next roadside." Kam Yin Ling said with a smile that she was still thinking about whether the take was good at that time, and waited for the director to respond, "It was very realistic!" After that she was immediately sent to the hospital for examination, fortunately the injury was not serious. The point was that her injury could still be shot around so she could continue filming, but because she had to rush to the public housing shoot, she still continued to work the next day. "After all I am a 71-year-old senior, and I was afraid of what would happen with the injury. Actually everyone was scared to death at that time!"

Playing the dementia stricken "Grandma", Kam Yin Ling believed that anyone old would have to go for a check-up. She has suffered from cancer twice, and she felt that Heaven has warned her to make good use of her time. "With dementia and forgetting something, the patient's family should make arrangements in advance. I think everyone should be reminded to pay attention." Chung Suet Ying also encouraged everyone to resolve problems with love. Normally she would follow her family's personalities to find appropriate ways to communicate. Edan agreed and found that the older people are, the more they cherish family affection. He said, "People are gluttons for punishment sometimes. They will be annoyed when they are next to them, but they will feel sorry for them when they lose them. Don't repeat the same mistake, learn to cherish because life is unpredictable!"

Several actors said that they would play the lottery from time to time, but they did not have the habit of playing the same set of numbers for many years. Chung Suet Ying laughed and pointed out that Yung Tsz Kwong's family did this, it was the custom of the Yung family. The reporter asked them if they would play Mark Six "Chinese New Year Snowball" this New Year? Kam Yin Ling smiled and said, "That would be pretty good, using a little money to buy hope. I would even use the number in the film to play!" Chung Suet Ying, Edan, and Lee Sheung Ching immediately wished for Kam Yin Ling to win the jackpot; and Kam Yin Ling promised that if she won the jackpot, she would invest money in Yung Tsz Kwong's new film production.

Good news already arrived before the film was even released, as Edan became the "child of fortune" and revealed that he won the lottery. He posted a photo of two tickets and wrote, "Report: my computer won the lottery....two $40 tickets." The total prize of 80 was truly auspicious.

[2026.02.05] SAMMI CHENG ONLY SEES "BROTHER FOON", NOT DAYO WONG

Sumling Li, Tang Lai Ying, Hazel Lam, Renci Yeung and Mandy Tam promote hard for their new film.
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Sammi Cheng and Dayo Wong work together again after 12 years but are still full of chemistry

Dayo Wong urges the audience to watch his half naked scene like watching "uncle on the beach"

Sammi Cheng finds the scene in which Dayo Wong puts his head on her lap, suddenly thinking that her co-star is pretty handsome

Director Jack Ng admits that NIGHT KING has to remove certain foul language scenes due to film censors

Sumling Li has no "idol baggage" and does not resist playing sexy characters

Renci Yeung impersonates elder Elaine Jin's smoking mannerisms

Sumling Li, Tang Lai Ying, Hazel Lam, Renci Yeung and Mandy Tam express that before making NIGHT KING, they are arranged to interact with escorts at the night club.
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Among this year's Lunar New Year films is the Dayo Wong Tze Wah and Sammi Cheng Sau Man starred NIGHT KING (YEH WONG), which brought out the love and honor between the two. Tze Wah changed from his usual style and received praise from Gardner Tse Kwan Ho as the best performance of his film career. Tze Wah did push-ups like mad to pump up his muscles, and made fun of himself as "uncle"; Sammi joked that this performance as the night spot CEO could be regarded as a wish fulfilled; the two of them set off sparks everywhere in the film, and honor was more important than love.

The two have already co-starred as husband and wife in TEMPORARY FAMILY (SUT LUEN GUP YEUNG), but they only had a scene together and had no chance to interact. Wong Tze Wah joked that Cheng Sau Man at the time was only watching him act. Cheng Sau Man revealed, "At the time I tried to get him to chat in the dressing room and asked him if he has read the book CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. He only went through the motions and drove me away." This time in NIGHT KING they really worked together for the first time. Tze Wah bluntly said that their chemistry felt like old friends. "Like we are very close and have known each other for a very long time. Everyone seem to have rehearse for a very long time for the performance, but we actually didn't at all. Earlier when I performed with (Carina) Lau Ka Ling on the stage, everyday I would grab her to rehearse every scene. Yet with Cheng Sau Man I didn't rehearse at all. As soon as we were in position we performed. I don't know why we have such great chemistry. After the performance I didn't feel uneasy at all, as comfortable as I just used baby powder." Sammi also said that they were immersed in the role as soon as the filming started, "The most important thing is to believe in my role. From the first scene when Tze Wah put his head on my lap, what I saw was no longer Wong Tze Wah but 'Brother Foon' (the character in the film). The chemistry flowed naturally. Perhaps it's because I believed in Wong Tze Wah's performance very much. The term 'believe' can make a lot happen."

Director Ng Wai Lun said that at the beginning of filming, he was worried because the lack of time to rehearse and Tze Wah and Sammi have not officially cooperated. Yet was relieved two or three days after filming started. He said that the most impressive thing was filming the scene between Sammi and Liew Chi Yu at the shoe store. At the time he and Sammi have not become familiar yet, but he discovered that her performance was precise and on the dot; he also deliberately designed the delicate scene of Tze Wah putting his head on Sammi's lap and lighting a cigarette. In order to get close to the background of the film, it had no shortage of smoking and foul language dialogue. Although Sammi has quit smoking for many years, she smoked again for the character. She did not regain her addiction after filming, her asthma was not triggered either. "I was a smoker many years ago, but I was able to handle it. Actually I was the most afraid of smoking again and found the taste for it again, luckily I didn't. I only felt that my throat and skin were very dry. After the shoot I didn't pick up smoking again."

Cheng Sau Man revealed that aside from smoking, she also had to use a lot of foul language in the film but it was also fine. Wong Tze Wah said, "Actually our decision to use foul language in NIGHT KING also went through a well thought out process. We thought that the audience would feel it would be a taboo, because now girls use sharper foul language than the guys. This is the culture now. If in bringing back the nightclub of yesteryears we used proper language, how would we connect with the world? Of course due to the film rating standards, we made adjustments."

Director Ng also revealed that the film censors have requested to delete some of the foul language, but only a small amount so that the film could be released with a category IIB rating. "The authorities understood that the night club world would require foul language. This film's foul language wasn't forced. They only wanted us to cut it down a little. I thought it was no problem, already much better than I have imagined. Now it is rated category IIB."

In the eighties and nineties of the last century, large nightclubs were at their peak. Tze Wah recalled that he has gone to nightclubs with his father and his friends, and he has also been for filming. He found that the elders were mostly chatting by themselves. Sammi laughed and said that she has performed in a nightclub more than 20 years ago, and she was also curious at that time. She laughed and said that the producer initially asked her to play a dance escort, but in the end she became older and older to play the nightclub CEO. She lamented that she has passed the stage of playing a dance escort. "My goal in life is to play an escort, but after a few more calls the role turned into a mamasan. I thought escort turned mamasan was good too. However it got older and older. Now I play the CEO, I finally realize that after waiting day and night I have already passed the stage of playing an escort. In he film I could only play the night club CEO who was once mamasan."

Tze Wah in the film had a kiss scene with Fish Liew Chi Yu. He joked, "Everyone know that she is the Best Actress. With her leadership, I was able to get into character. Sometimes I would reminisce about it." Tze Wah and Sammi played a divorced couple in the film, but they had a bed scene that Tze Wah even gave a rare half-naked performance in. Tze Wah commented, "In that scene I got out of bed, so I wouldn't wear a lot of clothes. I was also forced, so don't expect too much; just think of it as going to the beach to see an uncle swimming." For this reason Tze Wah specifically quit eating ice cream. He said with a smile, "Uncle knows that someone is taking pictures. I just play a night spot manager, when I get home I take off my clothes and take a shower." Tze Wah smiled bitterly that Sammi "treated" by bringing an ice cream machine to the set, and this scene was arranged to be filmed at the end. Thus he could only look at it everyday and walk away. Sammi laughed after hearing this and praised Tze Wah's figure, "He is on top in the uncle world. He didn't dare to watch the playback after filming that scene. I of course rushed to watch it immediately." Tze Wah joked that at the moment when he took off his shirt, "I felt like Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin, stuck between a rock and a hard place. I could only started doing push ups that afternoon."

They both had emotional scenes to perform in the film. Sammi even had a crying scene. She laughed and said that in the past she would listen to songs to help herself immerse in the role, but this time she changed to eating ice cream to "get into character". Director Ng revealed that one of the nightclub patron Gardner Tse Kwan Ho also praised that the film would be Wong Tze Wah's best performance in his film career after watching it. Sammi agreed that she had the feeling of not seeing "Wong Tze Wah" during the collaboration; in front of her was "Brother Foon" in the film. Tze Wah said that he did not deliberately change his acting style, just followed the characters and plot to interpret, and regarded "Brother Foon" as a down-to-earth Wai Siu Bo. Director Ng said that Sammi and Tze Wah made room for discussions during filming. The movie not only brought out an adult relationship story through the background of a nightclub, but also told more about the importance of honor than love.

COLLAR member Sumling Li, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Mandy Tam Man Huen, Hazel Lam Hei Tung and Tang Lai Ying played the EJ Night Club escorts in NIGHT KING. The five admitted that they had a little stage fright in the presence of elders Wong Tze Wah and Cheng Sau Man. Renci Yeung Sze Wing became in charge of the "sexiness" in the film and admitted that she made sacrifices for art. "My character is named, 'pot pot', excelling in communicating with patrons. In the film the cigarette never left my hand and wine never left my lips. The shoot was rough so I had to practice, but I don't smoke normally." Has she asked her boyfriend Owen Cheung Chun Long for acting advice? She did not answer directly, only saying that men nowadays are much more open-minded about the limits for actors and she has asked her co-stars Ho Kai Wah (Ah Dee) and Alan Yeung Wai Lun for their opinion. She also impersonated elder Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling)'s smoking mannerisms. She and Ho Kai Wah have worked together many times and have established chemistry long ago; but when filming the kiss scene, they had to take into account the camera position and felt very uncomfortable on their necks. "It had to have the feeling of resisting but still wanting. Our heads had to adjust to the cameras and were very hard on our necks. It was like dancing. (Was Ah Dee a good kiss?) In a word 'professional', for me 'respect for the profession'." Unfortunately the kiss scene was eventually deleted, and she laughed and said that she hoped that it would see the light of day again at the request of the public and asked for support to bring back the kiss scene in a sequel. "See how we bring great fortune and great 'tongue'." She also said that she did not set an upper limit on the scale of sexy performances, and the bottom line could be adjusted depending on the needs of the role and script. As for going to the carnival with Cheung Chun Long before, she said that she would announce any good news she would have.

Started as a model, Mandy Tam Man Huen wore high heels for a long time and had leg cramps. She said with a smile, "After filming, I had cramps at least 20 times when I went to bed. The actors didn't fight for screen time, only fight for seats to rest in." Tam Man Huen claimed to be a mild mannered homebody in real life, she would like to stay home and play with her dog the most. She has never enjoyed going to bars and parties, so she was very different from the "drinking game queen" she portrayed. In reality she has avoided gambling. She said that she loves money and would hold it firmly. The 22-year-old "Cosplay Queen" Hazel Lam Hei Tung deliberately learned to be pampered before filming. She revealed that in order to get into the character's tender design, she came up with a good idea. She spoke to everyone like she would to her eight year old little brother at home. 39-year- old COLLAR member Sumling Li is open-minded in the face of age labels and did not have any "idol baggage" because of her identity as a girl group idol. "I feel taking this type of roles don't matter, as long as the character has meaning in its existence it is fine. Because it isn't me, I would only get into the role professionally. Instead my COLLAR group mates would have 'idol baggage', every one say that she wouldn't be able to play a sexy and seductive character. They would be very scared, maybe they are more the athletic type." Tang Lai Ying was responsible for the comedy in the film, "With Yeung Wai Lun on the set though, I didn't dare to admit to be the funniest." She took the opportunity this time to "enrich herself" and often asked elder Cheng Sau Man for advice. She hoped to have the chance to work with her again.

[2026.02.05] FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 2026

For the week ending Sunday, February 1 2026

10 ZOMBIE LAND SAGA: YUMEGINGA PARADISE
    d. Konosuke Uda, Takeru Sato, Takafumi Ushida,
    Japanese Animation
      Rating : IIA
      Length : 121 mins.
      Opening January 30 2026
      Trailer : https://youtu.be/ESlRFE-xXlE

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Can zombie idols save Saga—and the world!?

    The year is 2025. As the world buzzes with excitement for the Saga Expo, Franchouchou is chosen as the ambassador and begins preparing for the main event: a live concert at the SAGA Arena.

    But suddenly, a massive alien spaceship appears over Saga, launching an all-out assault on the prefecture. Shock and fear ripple through the members of Franchouchou. Is there nothing mere idols can do...?

    In the midst of the chaos, the one member who had never regained her self-awareness as a zombie—the legendary Tae Yamada—awakens at last. Declaring her departure from Franchouchou, she sets out alone to infiltrate enemy territory and put a stop to the invasion.

    Now fractured and scattered, can the members of Franchouchou restore their bonds once more... and save Saga!?

  9 FINCH AND MIDLAND
  Can : Gum Tin Ying Goi Hung Go Hing
    d. Timothy Yeung Wing Kwong
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Theresa Lee Yi Hung,
      Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Nina Paw Hee Ching,
      Harriet Yeung Sze Man, Dmitry Chepovetsky
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening October 5 2025 at the Vancouver International Film Festival
  Opening at October 23rd at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening January 15 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/W0fubpN8BJA

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    In the often overlooked, aging neighborhoods of Scarborough, Ontario, four Hong Kong immigrants who arrived in the 1990s quietly unravel in middle age. Once a rising star in Hong Kong, a devoted carer for her elderly mother, a single mother struggling to make ends meet, and a widower yearning for connection – they each clutch fading fragments of dignity, community, and hope in a place as worn and forgotten as they are. The film portrays these fragile souls reaching out for connection – and discovering how far loneliness can stretch. Growing up within this immigrant community, the director witnessed firsthand the resilience of immigrants, creating a poignant meditation on displacement, aging, and the delicate threads that bind us all.

    Vancouver International Film Festival

[ VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 ]
    Timothy Yeung's film is a story of big losses, small triumphs, and moments of grace amid the grind of capitalism — in other words, life itself. Four Hong Kong immigrants are living lives of desperation in Scarborough, Ontario: Dan was a pop singer on the rise before his move to Canada, now he's barely scraping by; Eva is a lonely woman whose commitment to her aging mother has held her back in life; Fan is a part-time sex worker struggling to break into real estate; Tony is an aging widower whose factory job is at risk.

    Through these characters, Yeung explores diasporic alienation, economic hardship, and social isolation. His film is rich in cultural specificity, but that never obstructs his wider view. Building outwards from private hopes and personal pain, he creates a rich social document that cradles within it four precious human portraits. Tam, Yeung, Lee, and Wong are superb — their performances ring with commitment and authenticity.

  8 THE WORLD OF LOVE
    d. Yoon Ga-eun
    Seo Su-bin, Chang Hyae-jin, Kim Jeong-sik
      Rating : IIA
      Length : 119 mins.
      Opening January 29 2026
      Trailer : https://youtu.be/_Dqj43mHKiw

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Enigmatic 17-year-old high school student Lee Joo-in is a cheerful friend, a shameless daughter, a mischievous girlfriend, and a person always hard to predict. One day, some words she says in a fit of anger cause a major scene. Afterwards, she receives anonymous notes questioning her behavior, and cracks begin to appear in her formerly peaceful world.

  7 ZOOTOPIA 2
    d. Jared Bush, Byron Howard
    Disney Animation
    English Voices: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman,
      Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, David Strathairn, Shakira,
      Michelle Yeoh (Yeung Chi King), Jeff Goldblum
      Idris Elba, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo,
      Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Don Lake, Bonnie Hunt, Jenny Slate
    Cantonese Voices: Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Joey Yung Cho Yee,
      Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying,
      Marf Yau Yin Tung, Serrini
      Josephine Ng (Chu Fun), Rik Ching Yan Fu, Hero Yuen Ching Fung,
      Aaryn Cheung Ming Wai, Annise Hui Yi Yung,
      Kwanmoon, Kaka Wan Ka Yuk

  6 KOKUHO
    d. Lee Sang-Il
    Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe, Mitsuki Takahata,
      Shinobu Terajima, Nana Mori, Ai Mikami, Soya Kurokawa,
      Keitatsu Koshiyama, Masatoshi Nagase, Min Tanaka,
      Emma Miyazawa, Takahiro Miura, Kyusaku Shimada,
      Tateto Serizawa, Nakamura Ganjiro,
      Ken Watanabe, Meisa Kuroki,
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 174 mins.
  Opening at October 25th at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening November 13 2025
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/1V6IPJEF7xg

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    The world of Kabuki, the elaborately stylised, male Japanese theatrical tradition, is the setting for director Lee Sang-il's epic melodrama of artistic ambition, rivalry and betrayal. It is an adaptation of a bestseller by Shuichi Yoshida, and weaves in stunning stagings of classic Kabuki tales that wowed audiences at Cannes Directors' Fortnight. In 1960s Nagasaki, after the death of his yakuza father, gifted teenager Kikuo is taken under the wing of famed Kabuki actor Hanjiro Hanai, even though the great performer already has a son, Shunsuke, who has dedicated his life to the art. Over fifty years, the relationship of the two disciples entwines and twists, and their hearts suffer as much yearning, glory and downfall as their on- stage alter-egos.

  5 SEND HELP
    d. Sam Raimi
    Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien

  4 GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION
    d. Ric Roman Waugh
    Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis

  3 MERCY
    d. Timur Bekmambetov
    Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson

  2 AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
    d. James Cameron
    Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver,
      Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis,
      Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell,
      Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, David Thewlis, Britain Dalton,
      Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jamie Flatters, Bailey Bass,
      Filip Geljo, Duane Evans Jr., Matt Gerald, Dileep Rao

  1 BACK TO THE PAST
  Can : Chum Chun Gei
    d. Ng Yuen Fai, Jack Lai Chun Lung
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung,
      Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei,
      Joyce Tung Lai Ming, Bai Baihe,
      Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Kevin Chu Kam Yin,
      Wu Yue, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Chris Collins, Jimmy Au Sui Wai,
      Wong Man Piu, Power Chan Kwok Bong, Liu Kai Chi, Tang Yat Kwan,
      Edward Chui Woai Dong, Sammy Hung Tin Chiu,
      Calvin Choy Yat Chi, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Ng Sze Wing
      Michelle Saram (Suet Yi)
    Rating : IIB
    Length : 107 mins.
    Opening December 31 2025
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    ig : https://www.instagram.com/BackToThePastMovie
    Threads : https://www.threads.com/@BackToThePastMovie
    Teaser : https://youtu.be/hbvB1tzqzRo
    Trailer : https://youtu.be/bouHy4dwclM

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Wrongly imprisoned after Hong Siu-lung’s time-traveling disappearance, Ken was wrongly imprisoned and lost everything. After his release, he leads his daughter Galie and a team to steal the Cme machine. Equipped with a face-duplication device, Ken plans to pose as the Qin Emperor and realize his dream of being king as his way of making up for everything he lost.

    Meanwhile, in the Qin Dynasty, Hong Siu-lung has been living in seclusion in the countryside with his wives Kam Ching and Ting-fong, his son Bowie, and his blood brother. Life looks peaceful on the surface, but the family are closely watched by the Qin Emperor.

    Ken launches an ambush on the Qin Emperor, but the emperor manages to escape. Meanwhile, Hong knows that as the only person who knows that the Qin Emperor is actually impersonated his disciple, he will be worthless once the Qin unites the warring states. To protect his family, Hong decides to uproot his family. However, before he can leave, the Qin Emperor, comes to Hong for help after escaping Ken's ambush. For the first time in 20 years, the mentor and his disciple are reunited.

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    Three years ago, Randy Lee, the only son of the richest man in Hong Kong, took part in a time traveling experiment back to the Qin Dynasty, to study the First Emperor's elixir of life. But he was never heard from again. Today, his father Lee Ka-chun uncovered 2 mummies near an unexcavated area of the First Emperor's mausoleum, with one of them holding a smart phone. When it was confirmed that the phone belonged to Randy and contained pictures of a bomb defuser called Hong Siu-lung, Lee Ka-chun persuaded Hong Siu-lung to go back in time and bring his son home.

[2026.02.04] FOR THE WEEK STARTING SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 2026

For the week starting Saturday, January 31 2026 (Week 5)

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART

  5 BROKEN?
  Nancy Kwai (Kwai Cheuk Kiu)

https://youtu.be/63vmUA5xy18

  4 ANGEL
  Can : Ngor Moon Doh (Hor Yi) Si Tin Si
  Tse Nga Yi

https://youtu.be/rqkczUYEX-I

  3 STAR UNNOTICED
  Can : Moot Yun Hong Gein Dik Sing
  Jeremy Lee Chun Kit

https://youtu.be/iIQd_I875TE

  2 DEAR US
  Can : Cup Sing Lei Jeh Dik Yut Fung Shun
  Nowhere Boys

https://youtu.be/tjfBtzGizJA

  1 MOON NIGHT CONCERTO
  Can : Mei Loi Dik Gor
  moon tang

https://youtu.be/dUD_Q7pWNeI