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Clarence Tsui

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New Releases
Ballistic (Putonghua) (IIB)
See review this page.
Choke (III)
See review this page.
Beast Stalker (Cantonese) (IIB)
Action director Dante Lam Chiu-yin  returns with a thriller starring Nicholas Tse Ting-fung  as a detective who accidentally kills a girl and Zhang Jingchu as the prosecutor mother.  Also stars Nick Cheung Ka-fai  as a disfigured criminal hired to kidnap the mother's other daughter.   PF
Nobody's Perfect (IIB) (Cantonese)
A comedy that stars Stephy Tang Lai-yan  and Kary Ng as two young women who have fallen out and accidentally swap identities after an electric shock. Patrick Kong directs. Not reviewed.
Miao Miao (IIA) (Putonghua)
A drama about a schoolgirl who falls for a CD-shop owner, unaware that her female classmate has long harboured feelings for her. Cheng Hsiao-tse  directs.   CT
General Releases
Bella (IIA) (English and Spanish)
An international football star (Eduardo Verastegui)  and a  waitress (Tammy Blanchard) have their lives turned upside down and together they confront their  past and embrace the future.  Alejandro Monteverde  directs. Not reviewed.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (I)
Comedy about a kidnapped chihuahua (voiced by Drew Barrymore) trying to escape with the help of a German shepherd (Andy Garcia) and another chihuahua. Jamie Lee Curtis  stars.  Raja Gosnell directs.  WC
Burn After Reading (IIB)
A former CIA agent (John Malkovich)  has his memoir copied onto a disc by his estranged wife (Tilda Swinton). It then falls into the hands of two gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand) who attempt to sell it as classified government information. Also stars George Clooney.  Joel and Ethan Coen produce, write and direct.     CT
Cape No 7 (IIA) (Putonghua)
A Taiwanese comedy about the love affair between a would-be rock star (Van Fan Yi-chen)  and a Japanese model-turned-agent (Chie Tanaka).  Wei Te-sheng  writes and directs.   PF
Champions (IIB) (Cantonese)
This kung fu movie tells the story of martial artists fighting to represent  China in the closing ceremony of an Olympic Games in the 1930s. Dicky Cheung Wai-kin  and Debbie Goh  star.  Not reviewed.
Detroit Metal City  (IIB) (Japanese) The story of a  teenager who aspires to become a pop singer but ends up being the lead singer of a heavy metal group. Kenichi Matsuyama  stars.  CT
High School Musical 3:  Senior Year (IIA)
Kenny Ortega  directs this third instalment of Disney's popular musical franchise about the senior year of the students at East High. Zac Efron   stars.   CT
Nights in Rodanthe (IIA)
Stars Richard Gere  as a doctor and Diane Lane  as a woman with a wayward husband who find solace in each other  at an inn as a storm  nears. Not reviewed
Scar 3D (III)
A woman returns to her hometown  and is confronted by a serial killer she thought she killed years ago after he kidnapped and tortured her friends. Stars Angela Bettis.  CT
Quantum of Solace (IIB)
Secret agent James Bond (Daniel Craig) seeks revenge for the death of his love as well as preventing a businessman (Mathieu Amalric)  from taking control of Bolivia's fresh water supply. Marc Forster  directs.  CT
Art House
HK Asian Independent  Film Festival
Ying E Chi presents 45 feature, documentary and short films from  Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Laos and Bangladesh, including the following five.  Until Nov 30, The Grand Cinema,  2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd, West Kowloon, HK$60. Inquiries: 2196 8170 or www.hkaiff.hk
Tokyo Gore Police
Yoshihiro Nishimura's  sci-fi action-horror centres on Ruka, a police hunter authorised to slash open criminals who have undergone mutations.  In Japanese with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Three Narrow Gates
Vincent Chui's drama about three people brought together by a murder in a law firm who work to unmask  secret deals between business tycoons and government officials. Liu Kai-chi stars.  In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Sat, 6.35pm, Nov 30, 9.40pm, The Grand Cinema.
Banana Skin
Comic Iranian life-and-death story centres on a workaholic who is involved in a freak car accident that puts him a coma. In Farsi with English subtitles.  Sat,  9.25pm, The Grand Cinema.
A Gentle Breeze in the Village
Nobuhiro Yamashita's  film adaptation of Fusako Kuramochi's  shojo (manga for girls) centres on a schoolgirl (Kaho) whose village school's newest pupil has come from Tokyo. In Japanese with English subtitles. Nov 30, 2pm,  The Grand Cinema.
The Rebirth
Masahiro Kobayashi's  drama about grief which centres on the case of a Tokyo schoolgirl stabbed to death by her classmate and the lives of the culprit's mother and the victim's father.  In Japanese with English subtitles.  Nov 30, 7.10pm, The Grand Cinema.
Rising Stars of the Pear Garden
Six films presented in association with the Cantonese Opera Day (Nov 30) event aimed at promoting Cantonese operatic art to young people, including the following two. Ends Nov 30. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139
Eternal Love
Connie Chan Po-chu  and Josephine Siao  Fong-fong star in a teen idol version of Sit Kok-sin's   Why Not Return? about a sickly scholar who falls for a retired official's daughter. In Cantonese. Nov 30, 12.30pm, HK Film Archive.
Princess Chang Ping
John Woo's  Cantonese opera version of the Chinese legend about the love against the odds between a Ming  dynasty princess and a scholar. In Cantonese with Chinese and  English subtitles. Nov 30, 2.30pm,  HK Film Archive.
Hong Kong Lesbian and  Gay Film Festival
Features and short films  from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the US and Iceland, including the following nine. Until Dec 1. AMC Festival Walk, Level U/G, Festival Walk, 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, HK$65; Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$60; Palace IFC, Podium L1, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central, HK$75. Inquiries: www.hklgff.hk
Steam
A drama about three women at different stages of life who all reach turning points in their lives. Starring Ally Sheedy,  Ruby Dee  and Kate Siegel.  In English. Today, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Clapham Junction
Thirty-six hours in the lives of gay men in contemporary London whose  paths intersect for a time. In English. Tomorrow, 7.40pm, Palace IFC.
Were the World Mine
Romantic complications ensue in  Thomas Gustafson's  adolescent musical fantasy after a class outsider is  cast as Puck in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream starring his secret crush. In English. Tomorrow, 9.50pm, Sat, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Ciao
Asian-American director Yen Tan's  drama about the boyfriend and best friend of a man who only meet after his sudden death. In English, Italian and Putonghua with English subtitles. Sat, 4.10pm, Broadway Cinematheque; Nov 30, 5.40pm, Palace IFC.
The Amazing Truth  about Queen Raquela
Icelandic director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson's  biographical drama about a transsexual Filipina prostitute who dreams of escaping for a fairytale life in the west. In Tagalog and English with English subtitles. Sat, 6.10pm, Nov 30, 4.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Candy Rain
Chen Hung-i's  anthology of four short stories of lesbian love. Starring Karena Lam Ka-yan.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Sat, 7.45pm,  Palace IFC.
Pedro
Nick Oceano's  drama about Pedro Zamora,  the world's first HIV-positive reality TV participant. In English.  Sat, 7.45pm, Nov 30, 7.50pm,  Broadway Cinematheque.
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Documentary about the avant-garde composer-singer-songwriter-cellist cum disco producer. Nov 30, 6.25pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Derek
Isaac Julien's  documentary tribute to late filmmaker Derek Jarman.  Written and narrated by Tilda Swinton.  In English.  Dec 1, 8pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
German Film Forum
The Goethe-Institut HK presents a programme of five films by Turkish-German director Fatih Akin, including the following one.  Tomorrow-Mar 20. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2802 0088
Solino
Comedy drama about members of a family who emigrated from Italy to Germany  pondering what is  important in life. In German and Italian with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 7.30pm,  HK Film Archive.
Screen Europe!
The Consulate General of France in   presents eight short films from Europe including Doll No. 639, a Hungarian science-fiction  about a lonely man whose routine gets disrupted by strange incidents, and Denmark's Shaman, an animation centred on an old Inuit man. In various languages with English subtitles. Tomorrow, 7.30pm, Agnes b Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free, booking required (2582 0273 or prog01@hkac.org.hk).  Inquiries: 2582 0287
The Day the Sun Turned Cold
Yim Ho's  chilling drama is based on the true story of a young man who accuses his mother of murdering his father. Starring Siqin Gaowa.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Nov 30, 12.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45. Inquiries: 2388 0002
The 37th French Cinepanorama
Alliance Francaise presents feature  and short films, including the following eight. Dec 2-14. Broadway Cinematheque,  3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$50-HK$60;  HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central; HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Space Museum,  10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$30-HK$50  Urbtix; Palace IFC, Podium Level 1,  IFC Mall, 8 Finance St, Central,  HK$65-HK$75.  Inquiries: www.frenchcinepanorama.com
Paris
Comedy drama about a male Moulin Rouge dancer (Romain Duris)  who takes stock of his life after he is diagnosed with a serious heart condition. Also starring Juliette Binoche. In French with English subtitles. Dec 2, 9.20pm, Palace IFC; Dec 6, 9.50pm, Broadway Cinematheque; Dec 13, 8pm, HK City Hall.
MR73
A Marseille cop works to protect a woman whose parents' murderer gets an early release from prison. In French  with Chinese and English subtitles.   Dec 3, Dec 12, 7.20pm, Palace IFC.
Summer Hours
In Olivier Assayas'  drama, the divergent paths of three 40-something siblings collide after their heiress mother dies suddenly. Starring Juliette Binoche.   In French with English subtitles. Dec 3, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque;  Dec 14, 7.50pm, Palace IFC.
The Spanish Apartment
Cedric Klapisch's comedy about seven students from different European countries who live together in an apartment in Barcelona. Stars Audrey Tautou.  In French, Spanish, Catalan and other languages with English subtitles. Dec 4, 9.40pm, Broadway Cinematheque; Dec 10, 8pm, HK Film Archive.
Heartbeat Detector
Psychological thriller about a psychologist who slips gradually into madness after he is asked to draw up a profile of his multinational company's director. In French with English subtitles. Dec 5, 9.30pm, Broadway Cinematheque;  Dec 8, 9.30pm, Palace IFC; Dec 11, 6.30pm, HK City Hall.
7 Years
In Jean Pascal Hattu's  drama while her husband is in prison a woman (Valerie Donzelli) falls for another man who turns out to be a warden at  the jail. Dec 6, 3pm, HK Film Archive; Dec 10, 8.10pm, Broadway Cinematheque.
Let It Rain
Agnes Jaoui's  comedy follows a feminist and political activist as she returns to her childhood home in the south of France to spend time helping her sister sort out their late mother's affairs. In French
with English subtitles. Dec 6, 7.55pm, Palace IFC; Dec 12, 7pm, HK City Hall.
Mark of an Angel
Drama about the struggle between a mother and a woman who is convinced that she is the six-year-old girl's real mother. In French with English subtitles. Dec 6, 9.50pm, Palace IFC; Dec 12, 9pm, HK City Hall.
Golden Scene 10th Anniversary Retrospective
Golden Scene presents an international  programme of more than 30  films, including the following four. Dec 4-Jan 10. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements,  1 Austin Rd, West Kowloon, HK$60.  Inquiries: 2265 9999
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Set in modern Shanghai, Ann Hui On-wah's comedy centres on a 60-something single female (Siqin Gaowa)  and her romance with a younger man (Chow Yun-fat). Also stars Vicki Zhao Wei. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles.  Dec 4, 7.40pm, Dec 27, 7.40pm, Jan 4, 9.45pm, The Grand Cinema.
Lan Yu
Stanley Kwan Kam-pang's drama focuses on the romance between a university student Lan Yu (Liu Ye) and wealthy businessman Han Dong (Hu Jun).  Dec 4, 9.40pm, Dec 20, 10.25pm, Jan 11, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
The Queen
Drama about how Queen Elizabeth II of Britain  struggled with her reactions in the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana. Helen Mirren  stars. In English with Chinese subtitles. Fri Dec 5, 9.55pm, Dec 20, 5.30pm, Jan 4, 7.45pm.  The Grand Cinema.
My Blueberry Nights
Wong Kar-wai's  road movie has Norah Jones  as a lovesick woman who   meets  eccentric characters during a soul-searching trip across the US. Also stars Jude Law,  Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. In English with Chinese subtitles.  Dec 6, 9.30pm, Dec 21, 9.45pm, Jan 9, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.



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