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Clarence Tsui

Paul Fonoroff

New Releases
The Karate Kid (IIA)  (English and Putonghua)
See review on this page.
Le Petit Nicolas (IIA) (French)
See review on next page. 
Bandage (IIA) (Japanese)
Set amidst Japan's craze for rock groups in the 1990s, Takeshi Kobayashi's  film revolves around an up-and-coming band and the fractious relationships which threaten to tear  them apart. Not reviewed. 
Despicable Me (I) (English and Cantonese versions)
Universal-backed animation film in which an uber-villain named Gru finds his  plans to steal the moon and shock the world being sidelined by his growing fondness for three orphan girls. Steve Carell and Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung  lend their voices to the English and Cantonese versions of the film. Not reviewed. 
The Jade and the Pearl  (IIA) (Cantonese) 
A general (Raymond Lam Fung) and a princess' (Charlene Choi Cheuk-yin)  budding romance is put into peril after they're forcibly separated during the pair's journey to one of China's western satellite states. Not reviewed.  
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (IIA)
Nicolas Cage  produces and stars in a film about a sorcerer battling his nemesis (Alfred Molina) while trying to train a  successor. Not reviewed. 
General Releases
Aftershock (IIB) (Putonghua)
 Feng Xiaogang's latest blockbuster chronicles the lives of three fictional survivors of the deadly earthquakes that shattered the northern Chinese city of Tangshan in 1976. Stars Xu Fan and Zhang Jingchu. PF  
Antichrist (III)
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe star as a couple who attempt to get over their son's death.  CT
 Break Up Club (IIB) (Cantonese)
Jaycee Chan Cho-ming and Fiona Sit Hoi-kei star as two  lovers contending with their collapsing relationship. PF
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (I) (Cantonese)
Released to mark the 40th anniversary of the Doraemon manga series, the latest film sees the robot cat and his friends helping a mermaid ward off villains plotting to take over her underwater kingdom. Not reviewed.  
Furry Vengeance (I)
Brendan Fraser plays a property developer who  faces nature's wrath as he tries to push ahead with his scheme to turn a piece of Oregonian woodland into prime real estate.  CT
Inception (IIB)
Christopher Nolan's epic thriller features Leonardo DiCaprio as a man who works himself into the dreams of others to steal and implant ideas.  Also stars Ellen Page.  CT   
Letters to Juliet (IIA)
Amanda Seyfried plays a frustrated New Yorker fact-checker trying to help a love-stricken grandmother  (Vanessa Redgrave) to find her long-lost love while on holiday in Tuscany. Gary Winick  directs. CT
Predators (IIB)
Adrien Brody, Alice Braga and Oleg Taktarov play elite soldiers who battle unseen forces in a forest. CT  
My Rainy Days (IIB) (Japanese)
Model-turned-actress Nozomi Sasaki plays a Japanese schoolgirl who leaves behind her double life as an escort when she discovers true love in the shape of a socially awkward history professor (Shousuke Tanihara). Yuri Kanchiku  directs.  CT  
Salt (IIB)
 Angelina Jolie stars as an American special agent who is forced to go on the run after a Russian defector outs her as a KGB sleeper operative.  Philip Noyce directs.  CT
Shrek Forever After (I) (English and Cantonese versions)
Shrek is in an alternate universe after signing a deal with Rumpelstiltskin.  CT
Toy Story 3 (I)  (English and Cantonese versions)
Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and friends  have to contend with their new lives at a children's daycare centre.  CT  
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (IIB)
 Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) contends  with the affections of the vampire Edward (Robert Pattinson) and the wolfman Jacob (Taylor Lautner)  while another gang of undead returns to seek  revenge.  CT  
Art House 
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Based on Alfred Doeblin's literary masterpiece, Rainer Werner Fassbinder 's 14-part film tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, an ex-convict struggling against the corrosive forces of urban life. In German with English subtitles. Shown in seven screenings of two episodes each. Aug 7, 12.30pm, 4pm, 6.45pm, 9.30pm, Aug 8, 12.30pm, 3.15pm, 6pm. HK Arts Centre. 
Aisha 
Bollywood adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Emma stars Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor.  Aug 7, 9.15pm, Aug 8, 5pm, Golden Gateway Cinema, 25 Canton Road,  Tsim Sha Tsui, HK$120, HK$150.  Inquiries: 6019 0621 
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 
The Tin Drum
Volker Schloendorff's adaptation of Guenter Grass' novel about a three-year-old boy in Germany in the 1920s who - after viewing the adult world - decides he doesn't want to grow up.  In German with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 14,  7.30pm, Space Museum, Aug 28, 2.30pm, Film Archive.
Capturing Light and Shadow -  A Tribute to Two Master Cinematographers
The HK Film Archive, the HK Academy for Performing Arts' School of Film and Television and Shu Kei present a programme of films and television series episodes lensed by cinematographers Ho Look-ying (1913-81) and Bill Wong Chung-piu (1945-present), including the following six films Until Sept 26. Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
The Sword
Patrick Tam Ka-ming's Hong Kong New Wave martial arts actioner about a young swordsman (Adam Cheng Siu-chau) wanting to test his prowess who comes into the possession of a powerful but evil weapon. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 6, 7.30pm, Sept 5, 5pm, Film Archive. 
The Romance of Book and Sword
The first of Ann Hui On-wah's two martial arts dramas based on Jin Yong's  wuxia novel about two brothers, one who heads the Qing empire of ethnic Manchus, the other a rebel trying to overthrow the regime and restore the rule of the majority Hans. In Putonghua. Aug 7, 7.30pm, Film Archive.
Princess Fragrance
The second of Ann Hui On-wah's two martial arts dramas based on Jin Yong's  wuxia novel about two brothers who fight each other for control of the Qing dynasty.  In Putonghua. Aug 7, 9.30pm, Sept 23, 6.30pm, Film Archive. 
The Autumn Phoenix
Melodrama about a Chinese family running a logging business in Thailand who get into trouble with local hoods. Directed by and starring Wang Yin. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 8, 7.30pm, Sept 26, 2.30pm, Film Archive.
Shanghai Blues
Tsui Hark's music-filled romantic comedy about two would-be lovers who get caught up in a love triangle in post-war Shanghai. Starring Sylvia Chang Ai-chia, Sally Yeh Chen-ven and Kenny Bee. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 8, 9.30pm, Film Archive.
Blood-stained Azaleas
Lee Sun-fung's melodrama about a rich widow (Pak Yin) who seduces and then tries to corrupt an upstanding young man. In Cantonese. Aug 15, 7.30pm, Sept 4, 2.30pm, Film Archive. 
Summer International 
Film Festival
This year's event sees 37 films from 14 countries screen at various venues in the city, including the following  three films. Aug 11-Sept 13, HK$60, Urbtix. Inquiries: 2970 3300.  Ends Sept 13.
 All About Love
 Romantic comedy about two women, once lovers, falling in love again after a chance meeting. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Aug 11, 7.15pm, 9.45pm, The Grand Cinema. The Terrorizers Mystery combining fiction and reality to create a jigsaw puzzle in which three unrelated couples are drawn together by a crime. Aug 12, 7.15pm, Aug 21, 9.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Quattro Hong Kong
Four local directors - Herman Yau Lai-to, Clara Law Cheuk-yiu, Heiward Mak Hei-yan, Fruit Chan Gor -  each contribute a short  tale set in the SAR. Daniel Wu Yin-cho and  Kate Yeung Kei star. Aug 13, 7.30pm,  Agnes B Cinema. The September IssueDocumentary on Anna Wintour,  the iconic editor-in-chief of American magazine Vogue. Aug 14, 4.45pm, The Grand Cinema.  
Vive l'amour (Aiqing Wansui)
Tsai Ming Liang's Venice Golden Lion-winning film about alienation and loneliness stars Yang Kuei-mei  as a woman longing for  an unattainable lover. In Putonghua with English subtitles, Aug 15, 2.15pm, Aug 23, 7.15pm, The Grand Cinema. 
Belle de Jour
 Award-winning drama that sees a bored housewife working as a high-priced prostitute. In Spanish and French with  English subtitles. Aug 21, 8pm,  Agnes B Cinema.  
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
Follow a family of Dolichorhynchops, ocean creatures that lived 80 million years ago, as they traverse ancient waters populated with sabre-toothed fish, prehistoric sharks and giant squid. English shows Sat-Sun, 8.30pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24,  HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226.  Ends Aug 30   
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
Go on a whitewater adventure along the Colorado River and learn about the worldwide water crisis. English shows Mon, Thu, 7.20pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 3.50pm, 7.20pm, also Sat-Sun, (and public holidays), 12.20pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Oct 31  
Cosmic Collisions
Explore cosmic collisions that shaped our solar system.  English shows Wed, Fri, 6.10pm; otherwise in Cantonese. Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 2.40pm, 6.10pm, also Sun, (and public holidays), 11.10am, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Dec 31  
International Children's Film Carnival 2010
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a children's film programme as part of the International Arts Carnival, featuring special screenings for parents (to be followed by discussion sessions in Cantonese hosted by a HK Federation of Youth Groups registered social worker, who will share parenting tips), including the following eight programmes. Until Aug 15. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; and HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$40 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2734 2900 
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey  Into Dance
Comedy about an Australian junior dance coach who must teach the children in his troupe - and their pushy mothers - how to behave. In English with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 7, 5pm, Film Archive.
Monkey King Conquers  the Demon
Animated adventure tale about how, during their legendary journey to the West, the Monkey King must protect his master and companions from the heinous White Bone Demon. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 8, Space Museum. 
Wild Horse from Shangri-la
Road movie about a Tibetan teenager who runs 800 km from his village to Kunming to compete in a marathon for the prize money after his sister becomes sick and needs the funds for an operation. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 8, 7.30pm, Space Museum.
World Animated Shorts 2
Selection of short animation films from Hungary, Japan, Britain, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and South Korea, including: Philip Hunt's Lost and Found, about a boy who decides to help a penguin he finds on his doorstep to find its way home (in English with Chinese and English subtitles); Louise-Marie Colon's Warda, a story about a young Palestinian girl who brings food to her grandmother every day, only to discover one day that a newly built giant wall stands in the way of her continuing to do so (in Arabic with Chinese and English subtitles); and Jan Rahbek's Space Monkeys, about a spaceship's monkey captain and his assistant who go to a previously unexplored planet to collect samples (in Danish with Chinese and English subtitles). Aug 15, 5pm, Film Archive. 
Frogs and Toads
Adventure-drama about a six-year-old boy who goes to the countryside with his friend in search of frogspawn  to cure his sore throat. In Dutch with English subtitles and live Cantonese interpretation. Aug 8, Film Archive, Aug 11, 7.30pm, Science Museum. 
Please Vote for Me
Comedic documentary chronicling a voting campaign for class monitor in a primary school in Wuhan. Chen Weijun directs. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. (Includes a post-screening interactive discussion in Cantonese led by scriptwriter-director-actor Kwan Chung-yeung.) Aug 14, 2.30pm, Film Archive.
The Rainbow Troops
Period drama adapted from Andrea Hirata's novel about two teachers struggling to run an elementary school for 10 children from poor families in an Indonesian mining town in the 1970s. Riri Riza directs. In Indonesian with Chinese and English subtitles. Aug 14, 5pm, Film Archive.



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