Film

New Releases

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Cantonese and English version) (I): Andrew Adamson directs this film adaptation of C.S. Lewis' children's fantasy. Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell and William Moseley play the Pevensie siblings who are transported to the land of Narnia when playing hide-and-seek in a wardrobe. Tilda Swinton shines as the white witch. LKW

McDull, The Alumni (Cantonese) (I): Hongkongers' favourite piglet McDull returns in this comedy about growing up. Samson Chiu directs a series of animation and real-life sequences that features more than 38 stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the mainland and Korea as well as the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Not reviewed.

Strings (IIA): The world's first marionette feature film is a revenge story of a young prince who - misled by his treacherous uncle - embarks on a dangerous journey to kill his family's arch-rival after the mysterious death of his father. Not reviewed.

Electric Shadows (Putonghua) (IIA): A Chinese version of Cinema Paradiso, this mother-and-daughter story is set against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution and China's propaganda cinema. By mainland director Xiao Jiang. AS

General ReleasesFullmetal Alchemist - Conqueror of Shamballa (Japanese and Cantonese versions) (IIB): The animation picks up where the TV series leaves off and brings a surprising end to the popular story that spans more than 50 anime episodes, a dozen volumes of manga and a couple of novels. LKW