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Echoes of the Rainbow  (IIA) (Cantonese)
Director Alex Law Kai-yui  revisits the Hong Kong of his youth with a film about a working-class family's struggles to survive in the 1960s. Stars Simon Yam Tat-wah.   PF
The Ghost Writer (IIB)
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Ip Man 2 (IIB)  (Cantonese and English)
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Iron Man 2 (IIB)
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Kick-Ass (III)
Matthew Vaughn's  loyal adaptation  of Mark Millar's  ultra-violent comic features Aaron Johnson  and Chloe  Grace Moretz  as young heroes who  want to rid society of crime even though they don't have any special abilities. AS
Love in a Puff (III) (Cantonese)
Pang Ho-cheung's  latest film  about the tribulations of a sales  clerk and an advertising executive  who bond during their back-alley smoking sessions. Miriam Yeung Chin-wah and Shawn Yue Man-lok star. PF   
Toy Story 2 in 3D (I) (English and Cantonese versions)
The second animation film starring Woody, Buzz and the Potato Heads. Featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack.  CT
Art House 
Stars: The Powerhouses  of the Universe
Documentary telling the story of stars' creation, evolution, energy and power. In Cantonese (English shows Wed, Fri, 6.10pm). 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 Jun 30   
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 squids. In Cantonese (English shows Sat-Sun, 8.30pm). Narrations in Cantonese, Putonghua, English and Japanese are also available through headphones. Daily (except Tue), 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm, HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$24, HK$32 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 0226. Ends Aug 30    
Hong Kong Auteur, Lung Kong
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 
Drama  about an epidemic that hits Hong Kong and the  government's efforts to handle it.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. May 8, 12.30pm, HK Film Archive. 
Hiroshima 28
Drama about the plight of second-generation victims of the Hiroshima atomic blast. Starring Josephine Siao Fong-fong. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. May 8, 3pm, HK Film Archive. 
The 1st Mexican Film Festival  in Hong Kong
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Down to the Bone +  Tear This Heart Out
Double bill comprising Rene Castillo's short film about a man who goes to the land of the dead; and Roberto Sneider's romantic melodrama about an impoverished woman who marries a general. In Spanish with English subtitles. May 8, 7.45pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Sam Brennan's Story +  Innocent Voices
 Double bill comprising Manuel Tonatiuh and Moreno Ramos' short film about a boy working in his father's tavern who  is told by  sailors that he can join them  on their travels   if he gives them his father's  gold, and Luis Mandoki's drama about an 11-year-old boy's life during El Salvador's 1980s civil war. In Spanish with English subtitles. May 9, 7.30pm,  HK Arts Centre. 
5,000 Metres
Documentary about five cancer survivors who climb Mexico's highest volcano. Cristina Ramiro Monroy  directs. In Spanish with English subtitles. May 10, 7pm, HK Arts Centre.  
Out of Control +  The Desert Within
Double bill comprising Sofia Carrillo's short film about a group of people  in a labyrinthine house; and Rodrigo Pla's drama  about a father who atones for a sin by building a church. In Spanish with English subtitles. May 11, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Weight Watch + Rough and Vulgar
Double bill comprising Fernando Eimbcke's short film about a female who wishes to lose weight and become the most beautiful woman on earth; and Carlos Cuaron's sports comedy about two half-brothers from a poor rural background who become professional soccer players. In Spanish with English subtitles. May 12, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.  
Fleeing By Night 
Love-triangle melodrama set  in the mid- 1930s. Starring Huang Lei, Yun Xiaode and Rene Liu Ruo-ying. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. May 9, noon, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 0002  
HK Turkish Film Festival
Izmir Cinema Association presents a programme of 10 Turkish films, including the following eight. May 13-17. The  Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements, 1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$65 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2196 8170
Three Monkeys
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's  drama about a politician who commits a crime and pays another man to  take the blame. In Turkish with English subtitles. May 13, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
The International
Dramedy set in 1982 about a provincial musician with a communist sympathiser daughter who is tasked with composing a song for the arrival of a military chief to  their small town. In Turkish with English subtitles. May 14, 7.30pm,  The Grand Cinema.
The Edge of Heaven
Fatih Akin's drama set in Germany and Turkey about two families whose lives become intertwined. In German, Turkish and English with English subtitles. May 15, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema.
Bliss
Dramatic adaptation of Zulfu Livaneli's  novel about a family who seek to commit an honour killing after their teenage relative is raped.  Starring ?zg? Namal. In Turkish with English subtitles. May 15, 9.50pm, The Grand Cinema.  
Alone
Romantic drama  about a 30-something chef and his one-night stands.  In Turkish with English subtitles. May 16, 7.30pm,  The Grand Cinema.
I Saw the Sun 
Drama about a family  torn apart by Turkey's civil war. Mahsun Kirmizigu stars, writes and directs. In Turkish  and Norwegian with English subtitles. May 16, 9.40pm, The Grand Cinema.
Revolution Cars 
Period drama about 23 engineers  who are tasked with producing a 'national automobile' within 130 days  by then Turkish president Cemal Gursel.  In Turkish with English subtitles. May 17, 7.10pm, The Grand Cinema.
Mommy! I'm Scared
Comedic exploration of human  nature that begins with a taxi driver losing his memory. In Turkish with English subtitles. May 17, 9.40pm,  The Grand Cinema.  
The Met: Live in HD
The Met in HK presents a programme of live transmissions of operas performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera, including the following one. Until  Jun 13. Wellcome Theatre, HK Academy for Performing Arts' Bethanie Campus, 139 Pok Fu Lam Rd, Pok Fu Lam, HK$150 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 2880 9555 
Carmen - Georges Bizet
Yannick N?zet-S?guin conducts New York's Metropolitan Opera performing Bizet's opera about a seductive gypsy woman.  In French with English subtitles. May 15-16, 6.30pm, also May 16, 1.30pm, Wellcome Theatre. 
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. May 15-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
And Then ...
Yoshimitsu Morita's adaptation of Meiji-Era author Soseki Natsume's  novel involving three people trapped in a complex relationship with one another.   In Japanese with Chinese and  English subtitles. May 15, 7.30pm,  HK Space Museum, May 29, 2.30pm,  HK Film Archive.



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