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Clarence Tsui

Paul Fonoroff

New Releases
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (IIB)
See review this page.
The Legend is Born - Ip Man (IIA) (Cantonese)
See review on next page.  
Chloe (III)
Based on Anne Fontaine's Nathalie,  Atom Egoyan's  latest sees an affluent doctor employing a young sex worker to test her husband's fidelity.  Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore  star.  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).  Not reviewed. 
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. Not reviewed. 
Kung Fu Hip Hop 2 (IIA) (Cantonese)
Berlin Chen Bo-lin  and pop star Wang Zi  star in a film about dance crews battling it out  on the dancefloor. Not reviewed. 
My Fair Gentleman (IIA) (Putonghua and Cantonese)
Sun Hong-lei  plays an uncouth businessman who employs a well-groomed Taiwanese executive to train him   how to  seduce women.  Peter Lee Gui-yuen directs. Not reviewed. 
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 
General Releases 
A Place of One's Own (IIA) (Mandarin and Taiwanese)
The lives of a rock musician, a papercraft master, a grave-sweeper and a property agent intermingle in modern Taiwan.  Jack Kao,  Lu Yi-ching  and Morning Mo Tzu-yi  star. CT  
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  
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 
Ex (IIB) (Cantonese) 
Drama about a  couple whose lives fall apart  when the  man's former flame reappears.  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 
How to Date an Otaku 
Girl (IIA) (Japanese) A university student   pursues a relationship with a woman obsessed with  manga and cosplay. 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
Where Got Ghosts? (IIA) (Mandarin, English and Hokkien)
Jack Neo and Boris Boo  co-direct  a portmanteau of three horror stories about a con-man, slacker servicemen and siblings complaining about not getting any  spiritual protection from their deceased mother.  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 14. Until Jul 4. HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 7859
Mr Jia and His Friends
Zi Han's 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. Jun 24, also Jul 1, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Dream on the Wall + Heavy Metal
Double bill consisting of: Huang Mingming and Gao Luli's short film about Xianghai Art School students and their teachers' efforts to raise awareness about the world's longest crane migration route on which their town is located (in Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles); and Jin Huanqing's documentary looks at three of the tens of thousands of workers from poor  regions  of the mainland who make a living out of disposing of toxic waste  (in Putonghua and Henan and Anhui dialects with Chinese and English subtitles). Jun 26, 2.30pm,  HK Arts Centre.  
Mouthpiece
Guo Xizhi's documentary follows the daily operations of a Shenzhen TV station. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 26, 7pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Buried 
Filmmaker Wang Libo's  documentary uncovers the truth about  the 1976  Tangshan Earthquake.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 27, 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. Jun 27, 4.30pm, Jul 4, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Bloody Words + A Moment in Time
Double bill of: Taiwanese Chiang Ying-ching's  examines how prejudice and stereotypes impact the way women deal with 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). Jun 27 and Jul 2, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Private Detective + No Tears  in Three Gorges
 Double bill consisting of: Pan Zhiqi's examination of the contemporary state of the institution of marriage on the mainland and Chen Fu and Shen Shiping's documentary about a cleaning team assembled to dispose of waste along parts of the Yangtze River.  In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 28, 7.30pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Fortune Teller
Novelist-filmmaker Xu Tong's chronicle of an invalid living on society's periphery who makes a living as a fortune teller. In Putonghua with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 29, 7pm, Jul 4, 2pm, HK Arts Centre. 
Let It Be
Cecilia Ho Wing-yin and Hong Ieng-hou look at different facets of Macau's dramatically changing society and how it impacts the lives of local women. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 30, 7.30pm, Jul 1, 4.30pm, HK Arts Centre.
Petition
Zhao Liang takes an 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. 
3rd Refugee Film Festival
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) presents six films from different parts of the world with refugees as their theme, including the following three.  Ends Jun 25. Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$55 bc.cinema.com.hk. Inquiries: 2388 3278 
War Child
Documentary about hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal's  returns to Sudan where he served as a child soldier. In English with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 24, 7.50pm,  Broadway Cinematheque. 
Burma VJ
Anders Ostergaard's  documentary  about the work of courageous volunteers who film protests in Myanmar and smuggle the video clips out of the country to the international media. In English and Myanmarese with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 24,  9.35pm, Broadway Cinematheque.  
The Heart of Jenin 
Documentary about Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers whose father donated his son's organs to save the lives of six Israeli children. In Arabic and English with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 25, 9.45pm,  Broadway Cinematheque. 
The Met: Live in HD Highlights  Summer Festival 2010
The Met in HK presents a programme of live transmissions of four operas performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera. Until Jun 27. MCL JP Cinema, 22-36 Paterson St, Causeway Bay; MCL Kornhill, 4/F Kornhill Plaza (South), 2 Kornhill Rd, Quarry Bay; MCL Telford, Telford Gardens, 33 Wai Yip St, Kowloon Bay; UA Cityplaza, 5/F Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing; and UA Megabox, L11 MegaBox, Enterprise Square 5, 38 Wang Chiu Rd, Kowloon Bay HK$150 (tel: 2418 8841 for the MCL cinemas and 3104 1703 for the UA cinemas). Inquiries: 2880 9555
Carmen
Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducts New York's Metropolitan Opera performing Georges Bizet's opera about a seductive gypsy woman. In French with English subtitles. Jun 25, 7pm, UA Megabox, Jun 26, 5.30pm, MCL Kornhill. 
Turandot
Franco Zeffirelli directs and Andris Nelsons conducts the New York Metropolitan Opera's performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera about a ruthless Chinese princess (Maria Guleghina) whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can't solve her riddles beheaded. In Italian with English subtitles. Jun 25, 7pm, MCL Kornhill, Jun 27, 5.30pm, UA Cityplaza. 
Aida
Daniele Gatti conducts the New York Metropolitan Opera performing Giuseppe Verdi's opera revolving around a  enslaved Ethiopian princess and the Egyptian military commander whose love for her threatens his loyalty to his Pharaoh. In Italian with English subtitles. Jun 26, 5.30pm, UA Cityplaza. 
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Bartlett Sher directs and James Levine conducts the New York Metropolitan Opera performing Jacques Offenbach's fictionalised take on the life and loves of the German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann.  In French with English subtitles. Jun 27, 5.30pm, MCL Telford.
 InDBear International  Film Festival
InD Blue presents 18 independent feature films and two short films from 18 countries and cities, including the following seven films. Until Jul 1. The Grand Cinema, 2/F Elements,  1 Austin Rd West, Kowloon, HK$50 thegrandcinema.com.hk. Inquiries:  2572 7202 or indbear.com 
Miss Kicki 
Hakon Liu's drama about a Swedish woman (Pernilla August)  who takes her son (Ludwig Palmell)  to Taiwan after falling in love with a Taiwanese businessman (Eric Tsang Chi-wai) on the internet.  In Swedish and Mandarin with English subtitles. Jun 25, 7.40pm, The Grand Cinema. 
This Longing
Azharr Rudin's  drama revolving around a  boy living with his father in a Malaysian town close to the border with Singapore and a young woman who returns to her rural birthplace to photograph the area.  In Malay with English subtitles.  Jun 25, 9.30pm, The Grand Cinema. 
Mammoth 
Lukas Moodysson's  drama revolving around a successful New York couple, their daughter and  Filipino nanny in whose company the child spends a lot of time - all of whose lives are affected by a chain of events that the father sets off during a business trip to Thailand. In English. Jun 26, 7.30pm, The Grand Cinema. 
Human Comedy in Tokyo
Three-episode film about the solitude of individuals that is inspired by French novelist Honor? de Balzac's The Human Comedy.  In Japanese with English subtitles. Jun 27, 3pm, The Grand Cinema. 
The Secret of Kells
Animated fantasy adventure about a  boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to help a master illuminator complete an ancient but unfinished book brimming with secret wisdom and powers. In English. Jun 27, 5.45pm, The Grand Cinema.  
Mary and Max
Claymation dramedy about a pen-pal relationship between a young girl and a middle-aged man.  In English.  Jun 27, 7.30pm, Jul 1, 7.40pm, The Grand Cinema.   
Happy Birthday
Singer-actor-filmmaker 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. 
Bullitt
Steve McQueen  stars in the crime thriller about a San Francisco police detective who disobeys his superior's orders to try to lure  an underworld  killer out of hiding. In  English. Jun 25, 8pm, HK Arts Centre,  2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$50  Urbtix. Inquiries: 2582 0200 
Real Life on Screen
The Goethe-Institut HK presents a programme of six films based on real-life biographies, and lives torn between the camera and reality, including the following one. Until Sept 24. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$50 Urbtix.  Inquiries: 2802 0088 
Clara
 Drama about a love triangle involving classical musicians Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, and Schumann's wife Clara.  In German with English subtitles. Jun 25, 8pm, HK Film Archive.  
City of Life and Death 
Lu Chuan's  war drama about the 1937 Nanking Massacre and associated events. Liu Ye, Fan Wei and Hideo Nakaizumi  star. In Putonghua, Japanese and English with Chinese and English subtitles. Jun 27, 11.45am, Broadway Cinematheque, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St, Yau Ma Tei, HK$45. Inquiries: 2388 0002   
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 two. Until Jul 4. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2739 2139  
Civil Wind
Drama revolving around 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,  HK 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, HK Film Archive.



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