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[2021.03.04] FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 2021

For the week ending Sunday February 28 2021
Photos courtesy of Yahoo! Movies Hong Kong



10 CRAYON SHIN-CHAN 2020
  AKA: CRAYON SHIN-CHAN THE MOVIE: CRASH! GRAFFITI KINGDOM AND ALMOST FOUR HEROES
    d. Takahiko Kyogoku
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening December 17 2020 (POSTPONED)
  Opening February 18 2021 (Preview)
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/LakjxJehTI4

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Floating Kingdom "Rakugaki Kingdom" is powered by graffiti. However, it is facing energy shortage because fewer and fewer people draw on Earth. To save the Kingdom, Minister of Defense summons army to Kasukabe and force children to draw. At the same time, Shin-chan receives a "Miracle Crayon", which can bring graffiti to life. Thus, he tries to fight back with his drawings to save Kasukabe. But dark clouds gather during the fight and threatening graffiti's life since they will melt in water! Can they save Kasukabe and Rakugaki Kingdom?


  9 BREAKOUT BROTHERS
  Can : Toh Yook Hing Dai
    d. Mak Ho Bong
    Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Louis Cheung Kai Chung,
      Adam Pak Tin Nam, Justin Cheung Kin Sing,
      Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Hanna Chan,
      Tyson Chak, Wong Chi Ho, Christine Ng Wing Mei
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 90 mins.
  Opening December 3 2020 (POSTPONED)
  Opening February 18 2021 (Preview)
  Opening February 25 2021
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/P1U5siLhVKM

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Chan Ho Ching has been a petty criminal all his life and actually somewhat enjoys his life in prison. On a day like any other, he learns that his mother is severely ill, and he's the only one who can save his mother's life by donating his kidney. He begs warden Tang to let him out on parole so that he can help his mother, but warden Tang is not willing to take that risk, as he?s aiming for a promotion. Ho Ching is desperate to save his mother, and decides to join forces with new inmate Mak to plan a prison break. In order for the plan to work, they have to befriend the most powerful man in the prison, Big Roller. Big Roller had a previous aggrievance with Mak, but in order to attend his daughter's wedding, he agrees to join forces with them.

    Three prisoners who did not know each other at first, plan a prison break together. Mak uses his architectural knowledge to plan an escape using the building structural plans; Ho Ching uses his pick-pocketing skills to obtain whatever tools they need; and Big Roller uses his influence within the prison in order to cover up their escape route.

    In the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is their planned date of escape, they must not let the warden discover their tracks, but they also have to go against Scar, another powerful prisoner who is set to jeopardize their plan.
  Can : Siu Suk Dik Ching Yun Jik
    d. Chen Yu Hsun
    Liu Kuan-ting, Patty Lee, Duncan Chou
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening December 10 2020 (Preview) (POSTPONED)
  Opening January 21 2021 (POSTPONED)
  Opening February 25 2021
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/dNPVoJpL-MU

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    Hsiao-chi is a young woman who always rushes and gets things done quickly. However, she has made no progress in her love life and remains single in her late twenties. Every day, Hsiao-chi repeats the same work at the counter in the post office. Amongst all sorts of customers who Hsiao-chi has to deal with is a bus driver called Tai; Tai is as slow as a sloth and comes to Hsiao-chi in the post office to send a letter by ordinary delivery every day. Longing for a romance, Hsiao-chi cannot believe that handsome Wenson chats her up and asks her out. As Valentine's Day is approaching, Hsiao-chi looks so much forward to going on a date she has dreamt of, but to her astonishment, Valentine's Day has disappeared when she wakes up from sleep!


  8 THE RESCUE
  Can : GUNG GUP GAU WOON
  Lit : EMERGENCY RESCUE
    d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin
    Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Ian Wang Yanlin, Xin Zhilei, Lan Yingying,
      Wang Yutian, Xu Yang, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Li Mincheng,
      Zhang Guoqiang, Guo Xiaodong, Wei Daxun, Joy Liu Yichun
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 139 mins.
  Opening February 6 2020 (Postponed)
  Opening December 18 2020 in Mainland China
  Opening February 25 2021
  Site : https://www.emp.hk/en/production/recent-hits/the-rescue

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    The film focuses on an emergency rescue operation and his pilot girlfriend, whose team find courage and camaraderie in adversity.

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    As the first Chinese film about rescue at sea, "The Rescue" is a touching story based on the China Rescue & Salvage (CRS). The alarm went off at the base. An emergency occurred on an offshore drilling platform that caused it to capsize and go under. The Emergency Response Unit raced against the clock in a chopper rescue mission amidst dangerous explosions and a raging fire. The captain of the Unit Gao Qian must work seamlessly with his chopper pilot Zhao Cheng to rescue survivors using the most maverick and dangerous tactics.


  7 DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3
    d. Chen Sicheng
    Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tony Jaa,
      Masami Nagasawa, Shota Sometami, Tadanobu Asano,
      Honami Suzuki, Tomokazu Miura, Roy Chiu, Janine Chang Chun-Ning,
      Shawn Xiao Yang, Wendy Zhang Zifeng, Shang Yuxian
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 136 mins.
  Opening January 24 2020 (Preview)
  Opening February 6 2020 (Postponed)
  Opening February 25 2021
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/Qk8uKYYkaQ8

[ WARNER BROTHERS CANADA ]
    Chinatown detectives Tang Ren and Qin Feng head to Tokyo to join Japanese investigator Noda Hiroshi on a high-profile case involving the murder of a powerful businessman...and the prime suspect is the president of the lethal Black Dragon Gang. But they're not the only ones taking on the challenge, as detectives from "CRIMASTER World Detective Rankings" also converge in Tokyo to help catch the killer.


  6 THE MOVIE DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA MUGEN TRAIN
    d. Haruo Sotozaki
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 117 mins.
  Opening November 12 2020
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/jzgc98gIwlw

[ MCL CINEMAS ]
    Falling forever into an endless dream...

    Tanjiro and the group have completed their rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, and they arrive to their next mission on the Mugen Train, where over 40 people have disappeared in a very short period of time.

    Tanjiro and Nezuko, along with Zenitsu and Inosuke, join one of the most powerful swordsmen within the Demon Slayer Corps, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, to face the demon aboard the Mugen Train on track to despair.


  5 MONSTER HUNTER
    d. Paul W.S. Anderson
    Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman


  4 WONDER WOMAN 1984
    d. Patty Jenkins
    Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal


  3 THE WAY WE KEEP DANCING
  AKA : THE WAY WE DANCE 3
  Can : Kong Mo Pai 3
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Babyjohn Choi Hon Yik, Yeung Lok Man,
      Lydia Lau King Man, Heyo Fok, Leander Lau Ho Lan, Afuc
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 129 mins.
  Opening November 22 2020 at the Golden Horse Film Fesival
  Opening February 18 2021
  https://youtu.be/Ndl0hPu3u08

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    The Kowloon Industrial District is home to many of Hong Kong's artists, including rapper Heyo, YouTuber Alan, rising star Hana, and dancer. However, the government is preparing the area for gentrification. The group from 'The Way We Dance' were invited to participate in a publicity stunt to transform the district into a 'Dance Street'. Alan points out that this is an opportunity to garner support from the public. Meanwhile, Heyo’s master Afuc is planning a revolution...


  2 SOUL
    d. Peter Docter, Kemp Powers
    Disney Pixar Animation
    English Voices: Jaime Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton
    Cantonese Voices: Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi




  1 SHOCK WAVE 2
    d. Herman Yau Lai To
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Ni Ni,
      Tse Kwan Ho, Philip Keung Ho Man, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Marc Ma Yu-Ke
      Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Timothy Cheng Chi Sing, Timmy Hung Tin Ming,
      Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, Ling Man Lung,
      Raymond Chiu Wing Hung, Babyjohn Choi Hon Yik,
      Cheung Chun Kit, Zhang Yang
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 117 mins.
  Opening December 24 2020 (POSTPONED)
  Opening February 18 2021
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/jB-zFg8IcG0

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    When a bomb went off unexpectedly during a police operation to disarm it, Poon Shing-Fung, a bomb disposal officer, got caught in the blast and thus lost one of his legs. Poon decided to leave the police service. Three years later, the police suspect Poon, who was found in a coma at the spot of a terrorist bombing attack, of being involved in several bombing attacks in the past two years. Poon can hardly remember his past and even his own identity due to Post Traumatic Amnesia. He plans to escape to find out the truth.

    Meanwhile, knowing the terrorist organization's schemes of destroying Hong Kong landmarks, Poon, as the key person between the police and the terrorist organization, would possibly save or destroy lives of the innocent civilians in the city...

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