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Hit list: five things to do this week in Hong Kong (Jun 17 - 23)

A sexually charged reboot of a cult French film, authentic Indonesian food in a hipster setting, and a bar where the price of drinks fluctuates with their popularity make this week’s list

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Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash.
Tessa Chanin Bristol

WATCH A Bigger Splash , the sexually decadent remake of 1969 French cult film La Piscine, starring Tilda Swinton as a faded rock star and Ralph Fiennes as her incorrigible ex-boyfriend.

Gado gado kaum at Kaum at Potato Head in Sai Ying Pun.
Gado gado kaum at Kaum at Potato Head in Sai Ying Pun.
TASTE some authentic Indonesian cuisine at Kaum at Potato Head, the newly opened, 8,000 sq ft hipster hangout in Sai Ying Pun.
Artists Zeng Jie (left) and Hu Ping (right) portray Li Yi and Huo Xiaoyu in The Legend of the Purple Hairpin.
Artists Zeng Jie (left) and Hu Ping (right) portray Li Yi and Huo Xiaoyu in The Legend of the Purple Hairpin.
SEE the performance of Legend of the Purple Hairpin, one of the masterpieces by ‘Chinese Shakespeare’ Tang Xianzu – part of the Hong Kong Chinese opera festival.
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A ticker shows the price of different drinks at Wolf Market, Lan Kwai Fong. Photo: May Tse.
A ticker shows the price of different drinks at Wolf Market, Lan Kwai Fong. Photo: May Tse.
GET bullish with your cocktails at stock-trading-themed Wolf Market, where the prices of drinks fluctuate with their popularity.
Russell Hitchcock (right) and Graham Russell of Air Supply. Photo: Antony Dickson.
Russell Hitchcock (right) and Graham Russell of Air Supply. Photo: Antony Dickson.
SWAP that karaoke bar crooning for a live singalong when Air Supply bust out some of their biggest hits in Hong Kong, where they’ll be stopping by this Sunday on their “Air Supply 40 Years” world tour.
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