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Wednesday 28 December 2016

Railroad Tigers (Mandarin) - 铁道飞虎


Release Date: December 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 125 min
  • Director: Ding Sheng
  • Genre(s): Comedy, War, Action

StoryIn December 1941, Japan expands the occupation of its neighboring countries to Southeast Asia. The railway from Tianjin to Nanjing in East China became a key military transportation route, heavily guarded by Japanese soldiers. Railroad worker Ma Yuan (Jackie Chan) leads a team of freedom fighters. Using his deep knowledge of the train network, he and his men sabotage it, ambushing Japanese soldiers and stealing supplies to feed the starving Chinese. Although the freedom fighters have no weapons of their own, they employ whatever tools are at hand, including shovels, loose railway track planks and diverted trains. The local Chinese call the unlikely heroes the “Railroad Tigers”.

  • Starring: Jackie Chan

The Great Wall


Release Date: December 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Director: Yimou Zhang
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Action

StoryWhen a mercenary warrior (Matt Damon) is imprisoned within The Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of our world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront this unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force. 

  • Starring: Andy Lau, Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Lu Han, Jing

Passengers


Release Date: December 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 116 min
  • Director: Morten Tyldum
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Romance, Adventure

StoryAurora (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jim (Chris Pratt) are two passengers onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As Aurora and Jim try to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other, unable to deny their intense attraction... only to be threatened by the imminent collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind why they woke up.

  • Starring: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne

Stratton


Release Date: December 29
  • Rating: TBD
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Director: Simon West
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Action

StoryOne single man, a British Special Boat Service commando named John Stratton, is all that is standing between The Great Britain and an international terrorist movement. Stratton is now on a mission to do whatever it takes to stop the movement.

  • Starring: Austin Stowell, Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan, Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Felton

Why Him?


Release Date: December 29
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 111 min
  • Director: John Hamburg
  • Genre(s): Comedy

StoryOver the holidays, Ned (Bryan Cranston), an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). The straight-laced Ned thinks Laird, who has absolutely no filter, is a wildly inappropriate match for his daughter. The one-sided rivalry-and Ned's panic level-escalate when he finds himself increasingly out of step in the glamorous high-tech hub, and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.

  • Starring: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch

Horror Stories III - A Girl From Mars (Korean)


Release Date: December 29
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 94 min
  • Director: Pearry Reginald Teo
  • Genre(s): Horror

StoryIn a distant future, a girl crash- landed on a planet dominated by robots. She brings up several records of fear of humans one by one, explaining a robot why she had to come to this place from Mars to outrun humans

  • Starring: Im Seulong, Kyung Soo jin, Hong Eun Yee

Wednesday 21 December 2016

Assassin's Creed


Release Date: December 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 115 min
  • Director: Justin Kurzel
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, History, Fantasy, Action

StoryThrough a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. 

  • Starring: Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard, Michael Kenneth Williams


The Curse Of Sleeping Beauty


Release Date: December 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 89 min
  • Director: Pearry Reginald Teo
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy

StoryThomas Kaiser (Ethan Peck) inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations—only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as "protector"—the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay—Thomas must unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose (India Eisley), held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams.

  • Starring: India Eisley, Ethan Peck, Natalie Hall

First Born


Release Date: December 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 87 min
  • Director: Nirpal Bhogal
  • Genre(s): Horror

StoryA young couples lives are turned upside down when the birth of their first child is accompanied by terrifying entities that threaten their newly formed family.

  • Starring: Antonia Thomas, Jonathan Hyde, Luke Norris

See You Tomorrow (Mandarin) - 摆渡人


Release Date: December 22
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 124 min
  • Director: Jiajia Zhang
  • Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Comedy

StoryA young woman falls in love with married painter Ma Li, whose wife is unfaithful to him.

  • Starring: Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Angelababy, Takeshi Kaneshiro

Happy Birth Death (Mandarin) - 生忌快乐


Release Date: December 22
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 87 min
  • Director: Don Hoe
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

StoryJean's (Jean Tan) first time attending Alice’s (Qian Kung) birthday party with Lin (Yang BaoBei) turns into a disaster as the highlight of the event becomes a case of many disappearances – all college-mates mysteriously go missing, except Jean. Soon enough, paranormal activities start to happen in the house. Later on, it is revealed that the series of unfortunate events in that house is haunted to the restless spirit of a Malay woman named Daya' (Yana Samsudin), who was killed 70 years ago. Her vengeful soul recalls all the forgotten memories in her past and she plans to rewrite it into the present by meddling with the relationships between the students. From birthday party to massacre, a gruesome end is surely inevitable.

  • Starring: Jean Tan, Yana Samsudin, Qian Kung, Yang BaoBei, Kean Chin, Sampson Chew, Jackson Yew, Rabbit Chen, Feon Lai, Jesting Kuan, Jeffrey Leong, Sam Loo, Evelyn Ooi, Sue Leong, Ming Hoi, Ooi Liang Chia, Lawrence Poh

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story


Release Date: December 15
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 133 min
  • Director: Gareth Edwards
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, War, Action

StoryIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.

  • Starring: Felicity Jones, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Riz Ahmed, Wen Jiang