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Clarence Tsui

Paul Fonoroff

New Releases
La Comedie Humaine (IIB) Cantonese
See review this page.
Shrek Forever After (I) (English and Cantonese versions)
See review on next page.  
Triple Tap (Cantonese) (IIB)
Daniel Wu Yin-cho  and Louis Koo Tin-lok  star in Derek Yee Tung-shing's  latest film about two men whose rivalry in shooting competitions soon bleeds into the real world. Also stars Charlene Choi Cheuk-yin and Li Bingbing.   CT
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (IIB)
Kristen Stewart  again takes centre stage in the latest  edition of the Twilight films, as her Bella Swan contends with the affections of the vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson) and the wolfman Jacob (Taylor Lautner)  while another gang of undead returns to seek bloodshed and revenge. Not reviewed.  
General Releases
The A-Team (IIB)Liam  Neeson, Bradley  Cooper, Quinton  Jackson and Sharlto Copley  star in the big-screen adaptation of the 1980s TV series about four American soldiers reinventing themselves as  mercenaries. Joe Carnahan  directs.  CT
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call -  New Orleans (IIB)
Werner Herzog wades into Hollywood again with a thriller about a debt-ridden, drugged-up police sergeant who battles a local gang leader and his inner demons. Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes.  CT
Break Up Club (IIB) (Cantonese)
Jaycee Chan Cho-ming and Fiona Sit Hoi-kei star as two young lovers contending with their collapsing relationship. Barbara Wong Chun-chun directs.  CT
Chloe (III) An affluent doctor  employs a young sex worker to test her husband's fidelity.  Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore  star.  CT 
Ex (IIB) (Cantonese) Drama about a  couple whose lives fall apart  when the  man's former flame reappears. William Chan Wai-ting and Gillian Chung Yan-tung stars.  PF
Exam (IIB)
Confined to a room, eight people find themselves trying to figure out what stands between them and a lucrative job. Stuart Hazeldine directs.  CT 
Harmony (IIA) (Korean)
Lost star Kim Yun-jin  returns to Korean-language cinema as a prisoner who forms a singing group with some of her fellow inmates.  CT
Hot Tub Time Machine (IIB)
John Cusack produces and stars in  this film  about four men who wake up in the 1980s after drinking heavily while on holiday in a ski resort jacuzzi.   CT
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime (Japanese) (IIA)
Juri Ueno  stars in Goro Kishitani's  comedic road-movie about a young bride-to-be trying to  get rid of the body of the landlord she killed, only to find herself entangled with a suicidal woman (Yoshino Kimura).    CT
Knight and Day (IIB)
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz  star in a high-octane thriller about a rogue CIA operative who abducts an innocuous-looking new acquaintance as he tries to escape from the law.  CT
The Legend is Born -  Ip Man (IIA) (Cantonese)
The latest entry in the Ip Man bandwagon movie sees director Herman Yau Lai-to tracing the formative years of the Wing Chun master. Dennis To Yu-hong and Huang Yi star.  PF 
Ocean Heaven (IIA) (Putonghua)
Screenwriter Xue Xiaolu's  directorial debut revolves around an autistic young man (Wen Chang)  and his father (Jet Li),  who is struggling to cope with the care his son needs.   CT 
The Runaways (IIB)
Based on Cherie Currie's  autobiography, Floria Sigismondi's  film looks at the misadventures of Currie and Joan Jett during their days as the 1970s rock band the Runaways.  CT
Sex and the City 2 (IIB)
Carrie and her  chums return to cinemas as the frolicking foursome who bond again over shoes, cars, men and trips to some far-flung, exotic locations. Michael Patrick King  directs.  CT
Art House
Chinese Documentary Festival 2010
Visible Record presents a programme of eight feature-length and six short Chinese-language documentaries from the mainland, Macau, Taiwan and the US, including the following eight. Ends Jul 4. HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 7859
Let It Be
Cecilia Ho Wing-yin and Hong Ieng-hou look at different facets of Macau's  changing society and how it impacts the lives of local women. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 1, 4.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Mr Jia and His Friends
Zi Han chronicles an 84-year-old widower and 77-year-old widow's search for companionship.  In Putonghua and Shandong dialect with Chinese and Eng subtitles. Jul 1, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Bloody Words + A Moment in Time
Double bill of: Taiwanese Chiang Ying-ching  examines how prejudice and stereotypes impact the way women deal with their bodies (in Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles); and Asian-American Ruby Yang's exploration of how generations of homesick Chinese immigrant families have found solace in movies shown at  Chinatown cinemas (in Mandarin and English with Chinese subtitles). Jul 2, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Petition
Investigative look at the world of mainland petitioners from different parts of the country who go to Beijing  to plead their case against various injustices, only to find their grievances ignored by the authorities.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English  subtitles. Jul 3, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Fortune Teller Chronicle of an invalid living on society's periphery who makes a living as a fortune teller. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 4, 2pm, HK Arts Centre.
The Children in the Depths + Farewell, Beijing
Double bill of: Ma Fangfang's short film looks at former street kids placed into Hanghzhou's Protection Centre for Street Children and Zhang Tianhui's documentary about a former Beijinger who went to live in rural Yanan during the Cultural Revolution but  later wishes to return to his home city. Both films in Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 4, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
InDBear International  Film Festival
InD Blue presents 18 independent feature films and two short films from 18 countries and cities, including the following two films. Ends Jul 1. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements,  1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$50 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries:  2572 7202 or indbear.com
Happy Birthday 
Pongpat Wachirabunjong's  romantic drama  about a couple who  wish to be together forever. In Thai with English subtitles.  Jul 1, 5pm, The Grand Cinema.
Mary and Max
Claymation dramedy about a pen-pal relationship between a young girl and a middle-aged man.  In English.  Jul 1, 7.40pm, The Grand Cinema.    
Morning Matinee
The  Film Archive presents a programme of four Cantonese films from the 1950s to the 1970s, including the following one. Until Jul 16. Film Archive. 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$20 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Let's Rock
The five members of local pop band the Wynners star in a  music-filled drama about the hopes and dreams of 1970s youth. In Cantonese. Jul 2, 11am, Film Archive. 
The Bitter Tears of Ruan Lingyu
The HK Film Archive and China Film Archive co-present a programme of films starring and about the emblem of 1930s Shanghai and the Golden Age of prewar Chinese cinema, including the following three. Ends Jul 4. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139 
Civil Wind
Drama  about two sisters: the elder of whom is a sensible, hard-working embodiment of traditional values; the younger of whom is not. Silent with Chinese intertitles; live musical accompaniment by Ernesto Maurice Corpus. Jul 3, 2.30pm, Film Archive.   
The Goddess
Wu Yonggang's drama about a single mother who, in order to raise her son,  does whatever necessary to keep them fed and sheltered. Silent with Chinese and English intertitles; live musical accompaniment by Ernesto Maurice Corpus. Jul 3, 7.45pm, Film Archive.   
Centre Stage (aka Actress)  (Director's Cut) 
Biographical drama about the life and death of actress Ruan Lingyu.  Starring Maggie Cheung Man-yuk.  In Cantonese and Putonghua with Chinese and English  subtitles. Jul 4, 5.30pm, Film Archive. 
Departures
Yojiro Takita's drama revolves around a cellist (Masahiro Motoki) who returns to his hometown to become an undertaker after the Tokyo orchestra in which he played is disbanded. Jul 4, 11.45am, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002 
Restored Treasures
The Film Archive presents a continuing series of films from all over the world that have been restored in some form or other, including the following one. Ongoing. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$40 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
It was a Cold Winter Night  (aka Cold Night) 
Adaption of writer Ba Jin's Wintry Night about the troubled relationships involving a man, his wife and his mother during and after wartime. Ng Cho-fan, Pak Yin and Wong Man-lei star. Jul 4, 2.30pm, Film Archive.
The 1st Philippine Film Festival
The HK Arts Centre and Consulate General  of the Philippines in HK present nine independent films from the Philippines, including the following seven. Jul 5-11. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free (with ticket). Inquiries: 2823 8354
The Forgotten War
War drama about the Philippine Extraordinary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) that saw action in the Korean War. In Tagalog, English and Korean with English and Korean subtitles. Jul 5, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Concert
Drama set during the last stages of the second world war about a displaced Filipino family whose Japanese-speaking son becomes the conduit for relations with the Japanese occupiers, and a piano concert that is held near their home. In Tagalog and Japanese with English subtitles. Jul 6,  7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
Auraeus Solito's dramedy about a 12-year-old gay scion of a family of criminals who falls in love with a handsome policeman. In  Tagalog with English subtitles. Jul 7, 7.30pm,  HK Arts Centre.
Jay
Francis Xavier Pasion's pseudo-documentary style  crime drama about a gay TV producer making a film about the impoverished family of a gay hate crime victim. In Filipino with English subtitles. Jul 9, 7.30pm,  HK Arts Centre. 
Voices 
Drama about a musician who offers violin lessons to an abused child of the slums and the friendship that develops between them. Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil  directs. In Filipino with English subtitles. Jul 10, 2.30pm,  HK Arts Centre.
Mother Nanny
Pablo Biglang-awa and Veronica Velasco's  melodrama about a woman who is mother to a headstrong daughter, a nanny with a  generous employer and daughter-in-law of an opinionated older woman. In Filipino with English subtitles. Jul 10, 5.30pm, Jul 11, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Penny from the Tin Can
Drama about a young man whose efforts to make up for his inconsiderate behaviour towards a needy stranger has unforeseen consequences. In Filipino with English subtitles. Jul 11, 9.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Aspirasians
The Asia Society presents a programme  of five films that show how people in disadvantaged positions can rise above their given circumstances, including the following two. Jul 10-24. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$60 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2103 9502
Thanks Maa
Irfan Kamal's  dramedy about a 12-year-old street kid who rescues a  baby from a  dog, then embarks on a search for the baby's mother. In Hindi with English subtitles. Jul 10, 22, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune   
Dramatic adaptation of Kiwa Irie's manga about a single mother who opens a bento shop after moving back to her hometown with her daughter. In Japanese with English subtitles. Jul 11, 4.30pm, Jul 23, 7.30pm,  The Grand Cinema.   
Look Back At Memories
The Film Archive presents a programme of three films from the 1980s and 1990s that delve further  into Hong Kong's history, including the following two. Jul 10-18. Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Project A II
Jackie Chan directs and stars in an action film set in the early years of the colonial era as a marine tasked with cleaning up a corrupt police squad whose mission is complicated by encounters with vengeful pirates, idealistic revolutionaries and Imperial Qing secret agents. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 10, 18, 7.30pm, Film Archive.
A Fishy Story 
Romantic dramedy inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany's revolving around a man and a woman struggling for a better life  during 1960s Hong Kong. Starring Kenny Bee and Maggie Cheung Man-yuk. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 11, 17, 7.30pm, Film Archive. 
From Novel to Film: Critics' Choice
The Leisure and Cultural Services  Department presents a programme of  six film adaptations of novels chosen by members of the HK Film Critics Society, including the following one. Until Oct 23. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd,  Sai Wan Ho; and HK Space Museum,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$50 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2734 2900
Death in Venice
Luchino Visconti's  adaptation of Thomas Mann's  novel about a composer who goes to Venice to convalesce, who becomes obsessed with a Polish boy while in the Italian city. In English, Italian, Polish and French with Chinese and English subtitles. Jul 10,  Aug 6, 7.30pm, Jul 24, 2.30pm,  Film Archive.



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