[2018.03.08] FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 4 2018

For the week ending Sunday March 4 2018

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10 FERNINAND
    d. Carlos Saldanha
    Blue Sky Studios Animation
    English Voices: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale

 9 FIFTY SHADES FREED
    d. James Foley
    Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson

 8 THE MONKEY KING 3
  Can : Sai Yau Gei Nui Yi Gok
  Lit : Journey to the West Women's Nation
    d. Soi Cheang Po Shui
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, William Feng Shaofeng, Zanilia Zhao Liying,
      Xiao Shenyang, Law Chung Him, Lin Chiling, Gigi Leung Wing Kei,
      Kingdom Yuen King Tan, Cecilia So Lai Shan, Tamia Liu Tao, Pan Binlong
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 114 mins.
  Opening February 16 2018
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/YSDAPYokUg0

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    Tang priest and his three disciples accidentally trespass into Herland in the west of Liang Dynasty after irritating the god of Departing River. They discover that the state has only female with the belief that male is evil. There is even a prophecy that one day, a priest from the eastern with a monkey, a pig and a guy in blue, will break into this state. When that day comes, also comes the end of Herland...

 7 MONSTER HUNT 2
  Can : Jook Yiu Gei 2
    d. Raman Hui Sing Ngai
    Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran,
      Chris Lee Yuchun, Tony Yang
    Cantonese Voices: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Pakho Chau,
      Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, BabyJohn Choi Hon Yik, Chen Jiajia
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening February 16 2018
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/5HScRwOq1Eo

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    This sequel to the mega blockbuster follows monster king Wuba as he faces another threat from the dark lord who plots to overthrow the empire.

 6 1987: WHEN THE DAY COMES
  Can : 1987: Yik Kuen Gung Mun
  Lit : 1987: Anti Authority Citizen
    d. Jang Joon-hwan
    Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hai-jin, Kim Tae-ri,
      Park Hee-soon, Lee Hee-joon
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 129 mins.
  Opening March 1 2018
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/mnnfKPuX28A

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
    In January 1987, a 22-year-old college student dies during a police interrogation. Under the orders of Director Park, the police request the body to be cremated in order to destroy evidence. Public Prosecutor Choi, who was on duty on the day of the incident, denies the request and calls for an autopsy. The police maintain the lie that the death was a simple accident, resulting from shock. The autopsy results, however, point to torture as the cause of death.

    Yoon, a journalist following the case, reports that the death was a result of asphyxiation during torture. Director Park attempts to conceal the truth by ending the case, arresting two detectives including inspector Cho. While in prison, inspector Cho reveals the truth to prison guard Han Byung-yong, who embarks on a dangerous mission to relay the information to an opposition politician through his niece, Yeon-hee.

 5 A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT
  AKA : MOTHER-IN-LAW VS. SON-IN-LAW
  AKA : FATHER VS. FATHER-IN-LAW
  Can : Ngor Dik Ching Dik Nui Sai
  Lit : My Romantic Rival Son-In-Law
    d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum)
    Carina Lau Ka Ling, Simon Yam Tat Wa,
      Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Philip Keung Ho Man,
      Alex Fong Lik Sun, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Natalie Tong Sze Wing,
      Louis Yuen Siu Cheung, Karl Ting Tze Long, Louisa Mak Ming Sze,
      Sherman Chung Shu Man, Dennis Yu Yat Fung, Sunny Tai Yiu Ming,
      Patrick Tse Ying, Mak Ling Ling, Wong Chun, May Chan Ka Kai,
      Anderson Junior (On Tat Juen), Jacquelin Chong Sze Man, Lee Ka Ting,
      Tyson Chak, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Hailey Chan Yu Hei,
      Andrew Yu Ming Hong, Anthony Ho Yuen Tung, Nancy Sit Ka Yin,
      Chun Kai Wai, Samuel Yau Man Shing, Geoffrey Wong Tze Hung,
      Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Maria Lai Chi Shan, Cilla Lok Tung,
      Simon Louie Yu Yeung, Helena Law Lan, Joe Junior, Lo Hoi Pang,
      Ruth Tsang Kit, Eric Tang Chi Kin, Bryant Mak Chi Lok,
      Vincy Chan (Wing Yi), Terence Siufay, Lau Kong, Brian Chan On Lap,
      Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Jim Tsim Shui Man, Joey Yung Cho Yi,
      Lisa Ch'ng Sze Ming, MK Woody Allen, Crystal Cheung Man Ka,
      Tse Kwan Ho, Gregory Rivers (Ho Kwok Wing), Aiko Narissara Yeung,
      Harriet Yeung Sze Man, Snow Suen Wai Suet, Carmen Tong Ka Man,
      William Hu Wai Hong, Patrick Dunn, Ben Auyeung, Michael Wai Chi Ho,
      Ng Siu Hin, Cherry Lam Siu Mei, Lorretta Chow Mei Yan,
      Kimi Chiu Wing Yiu, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Jackie Xu Jiaqi, MC Jin,
      Alycia Chan Yuen Hung, Susan Shaw Yam Yam,
      Brian Wong Chak Fung, J.Arie (Lui Sum Yu)
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening February 15 2018
  Teaser: https://youtu.be/antDOAi-6KE
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/iiILcMipubY

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    An aging bachelor playboy finally meets the girl of his dreams and proposes marriage, only to discover her psychologist stepmom was his first love long ago. The future in-laws initially pretend not to know each other but as the wedding date gets nearer, the rekindling of long-dormant feelings develops into a cross-generational love triangle.

 4 OPERATION RED SEA
  Can : Hung Hoi Hung Dung
    d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin
    Zhang Kai, Johnny Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing, Du Jiang,
  Rating : III
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening February 16 2018 in Mainland China
  Opening March 1 2018
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/yKqUf9iwEic

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
    The Chinese Navy's Jiaolong ("Sea Dragon") Assault Team is famed for its skill in getting the job done. After its success in rescuing a cargo ship hijacked by pirates off the Somalia coast, the team is assigned an even more perilous mission. A coup in a North African republic has left local Chinese residents in danger, circumstances further complicated by a terrorist plot to obtain nuclear materials. The situation could prove fatal to the hostages and disastrous to the entire region, and presents Jiaolong with a challenge that threatens the very existence of the team and its members.

 3 AGENT MR. CHAN
  Can : Dung Duk Dut Gung
  Lit : Stand Up Special Agent
    d. Jeff Cheung Ka Kit
    Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Charmaine Sheh Sze Man,
      Cecilis So Lai Shan, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Sandra Ng Kwan Yu,
      Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Miriam Yeung Chin Wa, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei,
      Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Michael Hui Koon Man, Alan Tam Wing Lun
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening February 15 2018
  Trailer: https://youtu.be/u0qRXfdsc8M

[ CINEMA CITY ]
    Mr. Chan was the top agent. Unfortunately he has been removed from duties right after a mission failure. His partner made a mistake and offended the policewoman Ms. Shek unintentionally. 20 years after, Ms Shek has no choice but put the problems aside to ask Mr. Chan for a hand with a mystery involving a Cyber Goddess. Mr. Chan is inevitably to make up himself in a sloppy appearance as the situation becomes out of control.

 2 RED SPARROW
    d. Francis Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton

  1 BLACK PANTHER
    d. Ryan Coogler
    Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira
      Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett, Forest Whittaker, Andy Serkis

[2018.03.08] FIONA SIT IS AFRAID OF BEING MISUNDERSTOOD

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Fiona Sit awkwardly opens up a guy's shirt

Susan Shaw brings Mama Wong's wedding photo.  Barbara Wong cannot identify her own mother.
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Fiona Sit Hoi Kei, Shiga Lin and director Barbara Wong Chun Chun two nights ago attended the film GIRL II's premiere. The event arranged for three hunks with the film title written on their chests. When Fiona opened up the hunk's shirt and saw the half naked man she was rather embarrassed. She said that in the film she did a lot of crazy things that she did not have the chance to do it real life. She hoped that the audience would not mistake that for the real her. She just played the role well.

Speaking of Fiona's visit to the gigolo shop in the film, she said that she gave her first time to the director just like that. During the shoot she was with ten hunks she felt somewhat awkward. Wong Chun Chun said that for the actors to perform even more wildly, she arranged for them to have Baiju. She did not expect Janine Chang to bring her own Kaoliang wine. In minutes the three leads were buzzed and thus became real BFFs.

Shiga Lin came with Christy Lai. She said that they were very similar except in what they looked for in a guy. She said, "I like the solid, serious and talented men, she likes the tall, athletic sunny guys." Has Shiga Lin been to a gigolo shop like in the film? She said, "Of course not, but when a friend got married in Las Vegas, before the wedding she hired male strippers for the party. Unfortunately I had to work and was unable to attend. When I heard how excited my friends got, if I was there I would feel embarrassed. So I have to say in advance, I don't need any male strippers when I get married. I was embarrassed just to see the half naked men just now. I didn't know where to look."

[2018.03.07] JACKIE CHAN'S HONG KONG FILM COMMENT CAUSES UPROAR ONLINE

Jackie Chan says there is no differentiation between Chinese and Hong Kong films
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Jackie Chan serves on the National Committee of the Chinese People Political Consultative Conference. Yesterday he attended the culture and art committee meeting. He stated that now there is no differentiation between Chinese and Hong Kong films. Hong Kong films needed to expand its horizon to be able to become international. His comment led to strong responses online. Many scolded him for forgetting where he came from, since he started in Hong Kong film he would not be here without Hong Kong film. They also said that he went international with Hong Kong films. Some online also supported Jackie Chan's comments and said that currently Hong Kong film indeed is in a depression.

Jackie Chan was asked about his view on co-productions. He said, "There is only one type of film called Chinese film. Hong Kong film is also Chinese film. Some of us make Hong Kong films only for Hong Kong, but Hong Kong can make OPERATION RED SEA for all of China. When you make Wong Tai Sin it may only be shown in Hong Kong, in China its box office would definitely be poor as they wouldn't understand it. However when you produce with a little grander vision, more international, like OPERATION RED SEA and WOLF WARRIOR, you can go international." He spoke of current Hong Kong and Mainland collaborated productions, which had quota for Hong Kong actors and crew. He would fight to eliminate it to be on the same par as Taiwan.

[2018.03.07] DONNIE YEN SUGGESTS ADDING A FLING TO IP MAN 4

Donnie Yen embraces Cissy Wang's grandmother 

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Cissy Wang, Bruce Tong, Chris Tong, Donnie Yen
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Donnie Yen Chi Tan recently worked on the comedy action film ENTER THE FAT DRAGON (FEI LUNG GOR GONG). Yesterday at 3AM he rushed back from Shenzhen to attend his film company's spring banquet. Donnie Yen Chi Tan revealed that in the Year of the Dog he will star in 4 films, including IP MAN 4 and a foreign film. He also had other scripts in negotiation, the soonest he would have time for them will be next year.

He signed Tong Chun Yip's twins Bruce Tong Kwan Chi and Chris Tong Kwan Yiu last year and starred with them for the first time in the film DAI SI HING. Chi Tan said, "This film is very educational and will be released in June. I had to act with children. Brothers Kwan Chi and Kwan Yiu were very nice and handsome, they also worked with a lot of focus. After finishing ENTER THE FAT DRAGON, I will prepare to start work on IP MAN 4 in April and shoot on location in the U.S. The production will take 3 to 4 months. The Lynn Xiong played Ip Man's wife passed away in the previous film. With her pregnancy she wouldn't appear in the new film." Without a lead actress, Yen Chi Tan suggested for the director to come up with a character that flirted with him, but they would just hold hands at most. He would no consider asking his wife Cissy Wang to perform.

Yen Chi Tan spent the Lunar New Year with his family in Australia and expressed that he would give his everything to his wife, as he felt that the entire family's health and happiness would be the most important.

[2018.03.07] LEE CHING'S MEMORIAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 17TH

Susan Shaw
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Susan Shaw Yam Yam two nights ago attended a film premiere. Shaw Yam Yam revealed that because Shaw star Lee Ching, who passed away earlier, did not have any family or children in Hong Kong, "Friends of Shaw" originally hoped to help with her affairs. However because they were not Lee Ching's family, they could not just help when they wanted to. They had to wait for Lee Ching's niece to come to Hong Kong from Shanghai before discussing if their help was needed. Shaw Yam Yam said, "However the Hong Kong Film Award has already agreed to provide the venue for a 3 hour memorial on March 17th at 6PM, for friends and viewers to remember Lee Ching for a long time."

[2018.03.07] CHAN KWOK KWAN'S WIFE REFUSES TO VISIT HIM ON THE SET

Erica Chui shows up Ashina Kwok

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Pierre Ngo, Chan Kwok Kwan, Ashina Kwok, Awayne Liu
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Chan Kwok Kwan, Pierre Ngo Ka Nin, Awayne Liu (Lau Chun Wai) and Ashina Kwok Yik Sum attended their film KUEN DOH (WAY OF THE FIST)'s press conference in Kowloon Bay. Awayne said that during the shoot he quit carbohydrate and greasy food to stay in shape, so as soon as the shoot was done he pigged out. Ngo Ka Nin said that the shoot took place in the cold, he and Siu Lung jammed SIU LEI FEI DOH on guitars in down jackets. Siu Lung jokingly stressed, "We are not gay."

Siu Lung said that this shoot was very tough. He had to take off his clothes in 0.6 degrees (Celsius) temperature. He joked that the director, who he has known for years, swindled him. "At first he told me that it was an art action film, but actually it was the (Sammo) Hung Kam Bo style hardcore. Aside from the relationship scenes with Kwok Yik Sum, the film fought from the beginning to the end." He revealed that he and Kwok Yik Sum had a kiss scene. Did his wife Emme Wong Yi Man know? Siu Lung joked, "The old lady knows, I asked her to visit the set but she refused. She was afraid that our son Chan Chun would be mad."

Siu Lung also revealed that aside from OCTB 2 he would make a web drama and another film. IP MAN 4 was also in negotiation. His jobs would be between April and June. He also said that in the second half of the film he would produce a Hong Kong flavored crime web drama. Has his wife complained about how busy he has been at work? Siu Lung said, "It's out of my hands, I can only bring them as assistants. (And have your wife slave away?) I may be the one who becomes the slave at anytime."

Kwok Yik Sum said that her kiss scene with Siu Lung was not too extreme, only conceptually intimate. She also said, "I hope Chan Kwok Kwan could arrange for even more characters for me to try. I hope to may more characters with internal experience and emotional changes. I can play the 'female Chiu Chak (Justin Cheung's OCTB villain role)' too."

[2018.03.07] ASIAN FILM AWARD LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT SYLVIA CHANG HAS HER HEART SET ON HONG KONG

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Sylvia Chang wants to write about Hong Kong in her work
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The Asian Film Award yesterday announced its "Lifetime Achievement Award" recipient will be veteran filmmaker Sylvia Chang, who will personally attend the award presentation on the 17th.

Sylvia Chang has already done very jobs in show business on and off screen. After over 40 years in the business she was still under the spell of the variety in the great world of light and shadow. "Since childhood I have liked to sing, perform. However when I was little my photos at photo studios I wasn't very natural. Thus slowly I realized what my expertise was. Because when you like something, it would be very attractive to you. You would keep run toward that forest and would open up a greater and greater world. That world has so much that you can never learn them all. This is what I am the most in love with!"

Sylvia Chang even revealed that Hong Kong still had a place in her heart and she wanted to write about Hong Kong in her work. "I really want to write about Hong Kong. I haven't shot Hong Kong in a very long time. Sometimes when I go to some old places in Hong Kong, I would feel 'Wow, that's a lot of fun!' Everyone has forgotten what Hong Kong looks like. Everyone would come to several places to shop and be done with it, but Hong Kong still has many lovable places. Doing something like this requires a lot of research, otherwise a lot would be very superficial and meaningless. Now I see how great many new Hong Kong directors are. I always feel no one needs to use a very sad attitude to dig up stories."