Saturday, November 16, 2019

[2019.11.13] FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 10 2019

For the week ending Sunday November 10 2019
Photos courtesy of Yahoo! Movies Hong Kong



10 HELLO WORLD
    d. Tomohiko Itou
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 98 mins.
  Opening November 7 2019
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/V8gOhpiaBMk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    The film is set in Kyoto in the year 2027, and will feature famous landmarks such as Fushimi Inari Taisha and Kamo Shrine. The film centers on Naomi Katagaki, a male high school student. One day, a person who calls himself Naomi 10 years from now appears in front of the young Naomi. Together, they must change the future and save a classmate, Ruri, whom the younger Naomi starts to date in three months.


  9 MIDWAY
    d. Roland Emmerich
    Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart,
      Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Woody Harrelson


  8 A WITNESS OUT OF THE BLUE
  Can : Fan Jui Yin Cheung
  Lit : Crime Scene
    d. Fung Chih Chiang (Fung Chi Keung)
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Louis Cheung Kai Chung,
      Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling,
      Philip Keung Ho Man, Fiona Sit Hoi Kei,
      Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Ling Man Lung, Sam Lee Chan Sam,
      Deep Ng Ho Hong , Annie Liu (Lau Sum Yau),
      Jacky Cai Jie, Ng Siu Hin
      Chan Kwok Bong, Mak Cheung Ching, Deon Cheung Chung Chi,
      Tsui Kwong Lam, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Aaron Chow Chi Kwan,
      German Cheung Man Kit, Jason Wu Cheuk Hei
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening October 18 2019 a the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Preview
  Opening October 24 2019
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/ew5SvrdtQxs

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    A man is found dead inside an apartment with a strange noise, "Help! Help!" next to the body. Detective Frank Lam arrives at the scene with his commanding officer Yip Sir to find the sole survivor and eye witness. Yip Sir is convinced the deceased, Henry Tsui is killed by his partner in crime, Sunny Wong, when they had a fight over how to divvy up the loot from an armed robbery a month ago. When Frank confronts Sunny, Sunny denies all allegations and names Yip Sir as the killer. Frank's only hope in cracking the case lies in the not-so-human witness left at the scene of the crime.


  7 KIM JI YOUNG: BORN 1982
 Can : 82 Nin Sun Dik Gum Ji Ying
 Lit : Born in 82 Kim Ji Young
    d. Kim Do-Young
    Jung Yu-Mi, Gong Yoo
 Rating : I
 Length : 118 mins.
 Opening November 1 2019 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
 Opening November 7 2019
 Trailer : https://youtu.be/Hjl94xo7raY

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    KIM Ji-young is an ordinary Korean woman in her 30s who is often distressed by her everyday life as a full-time mom and housewife. Although being married to the man she loves and the struggle of raising a baby girl have forced her to give up on many things, Ji-young believes she is content in life.

    However, her husband, Dae-hyeon, notices that life is hitting Ji-young harder than she realizes. Worried, Dae-hyeon turns to a psychiatrist saying, "My wife is turning into someone else," as Ji-young begins to speak strikingly similar to her mother, her best friend who died while giving birth, and her late grandmother.


  6 JOKER
    d. Todd Phillips
    Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Zazie Beetz,



  5 DOCTOR SLEEP
    d. Mike Flanagan
    Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor, Carel Struycken, Jacob Tremblay


  4 GUILT BY DESIGN
  AKA : HYPNOTIZE THE JURY
  Can : Chui Min Choi Kuet
  Lit : Hypnotized Verdict
    d. Paul Sze Pak Lam, Kenneth Lai Siu Kwun, Lau Wing Tai
    Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Zhang Han, Paul Chun Pui,
      Kent Cheng Juk Si, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Eddie Cheung Siu Fai,
      Jiro Lee Sheung Ching, Babyjohn Choi Hong Yik, Cecilia So Lai Shan,
      Jo Kuk Cho Lam, Derek Kwok Ching Hung, Vincen Wong Ho Shun,
      Ai Mi, Dun Chan, Felix Lok Ying Kwan, Renci Yeung Sze Wing
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 93 mins.
  Opening October 25 2019 (Preview)
  Opening November 7 2019
  Trailer: https://youtu.be/t_dj4XI4v48

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    During the last day of court hearings in a sensational murder trial in Hong Kong, one of the jury members, a famous hypnotherapist, receives a video showing his daughter being kidnapped. The kidnappers are demanding that he hypnotize the jury in order to control the final verdict. How will he choose between justice and family? What will he do to save his daughter?

[ HONG KONG ASIA FILM FINANCING FORUM ]
    It is the last day in the trial of a controversial murder case. Zen, as a jury member, learns that his daughter was kidnapped before the deliberation began. He is forced to find the defendant guilty of murder, otherwise his daughter will die. It seems to be an impossible task for Zen since the majority of the jury believes that the accused is innocent.

    The kidnappers know that Zen used to be a well-known hypnotist and they are certain that Zen can find a way to convince the jury. Also, under no circumstances should the jury be dismissed, otherwise, Zen's daughter will be dead. Zen has no option, and after eight years he uses his rusty skills to hypnotize the jury, which gets him four additional guilty votes out of six. Zen has to perform the hypnoses in an isolated small room secretly under the sight of six other jurors. Still, this is not the most difficult condition Zen has to face, because he is going against the most fundamental and important principle of hypnosis, "The subject should be informed and understood that he/she is going to participate in hypnosis; if not, the chance of a successful hypnosis will be less than 10%."

    An ultimate performance of hypnosis quietly takes place in this small space.


  3 THE ADDAMS FAMILY
    d. Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
    Animation
    English Voices: Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz,
      Allison Janney, Oscar Isaac
    Cantonese Voices: Christine Ng Wing Mei, Michelle Lo Mik Suet


  2 MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL
    d. Joachim Ronning
    Angelina Jolie, Ella Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer



  1 TERMINATOR: DARK FATE
    d. Tim Miller
    Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes

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