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Wednesday 27 April 2016

Marvel's Captain America: Civil War


Release Date: April
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 146 min
  • Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Adventure, Thriller, Action

StoryCaptain America: Civil War picks up where Avengers: Age of Ultron left off, as Steve Rogers leads the new team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. After another international incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability and a governing body to determine when to enlist the services of the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers while they try to protect the world from a new and nefarious villain.

  • Starring:  Anthony Mackie, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Frank Grillo, Jeremy Renner, Daniel Brühl

Sugihara Chiune (Japanese) - 杉原千畝


Release Date: April
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Director: Cellin Gluck
  • Genre(s): Drama, Biography, War

StoryThe story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas, Lithuania resulting in saving the lives of over 6,000 people. This is the story of a man who believed in doing all he could do for the benefit of his beloved Japan, including trying to keep her from becoming embroiled in a worldwide conflict he saw as inevitable. Along the way, he came face to face with the plight of the European Jews as they tried to escape the onslaught of the Nazi's and the rapidly advancing German army. Caught between the unbending policies of his country now bound by treaty with Nazi Germany and his awakening moral responsibilities, we follow his life from his early days in Manchuria to his eventual posting in Lithuania and his appointment with destiny which would forever brand him a hero.

  • Starring:  Borys Szyc, Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Agnieszka Grochowska

Wednesday 20 April 2016

Criminal


Release Date: April
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 113 min
  • Director: Ariel Vromen
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Action

StoryIn a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a dead CIA operative’s memories, secrets, and skills are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous death-row inmate (Kevin Costner) in hopes that he will complete the operative’s mission.

  • Starring:  Kevin Costner, Alice Eve, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Ryan Reynolds, Tommy Lee Jones

Eye In The Sky


Release Date: April
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Director: Gavin Hood
  • Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, War

StoryThrough remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of US and British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. 

  • Starring:  Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Iain Glen, Jeremy Northam, Kim Engelbrecht, Phoebe Fox

Buddy Cops (Cantonese) - 刑警兄弟


Release Date: April
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 102 min
  • Director: Peter Tsi
  • Genre(s): Comedy

StoryFei and Johnny are two rookie cops, raised in single-parent families. They are constantly bickering and can’t the presence of each other. Not only are they loggerheads at work, their lives further intertwined when each of their parent fell crazily in love and got married! Soon, the “brothers” are assign to investigate a murder case that leads them to a big conspiracy, where hilarious happenings await.

  • Starring:  Kate Tsui, Bosco Wong, King Kong, Jordan Chan

Chongqing Hot Pot (Mandarin) - 火锅英雄


Release Date: April
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Director: Yang Qing
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Action

StoryThree high school classmates open a hotpot restaurant in an old bomb shelter in Chongqing. The business turns out a glorious failure. They find a buyer for the restaurant, but must first “enlarge the space.” Digging, the emerge in the vault of the bank next doors. Now they must devise a plan to sneak into the bank and fix the hole. Lucky break: a girl they know from high school is working in the bank. Bad break: the bank is a target of some badass robbers. Working with two of China’s biggest stars, director Yang Qing’s 2nd feature after One Night in Supermarket (2009) continues to showcase his talents with plot twists and comic timing. It’s a spicy hot riot.

  • Starring:  Chen Kun, Bai Baihe

My Wife Is A Superstar (Cantonese) - 我老婆係明星


Release Date: April
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 104 min
  • Director: Shirley Yung
  • Genre(s): Comedy

StoryThe movie company owner Jeff (Starring Alex Lam) is preparing a major Chinese New Year themed movie. He recruits a new and beautiful leading actress Chu Kei (starring Annie Liu) to replace the famous actress Ching Yu. But the only condition is Chu Kei must not date anymore. For reaching her dream, she promised Jeff at once. However, she is married to an unsuccessful reporter Lai Mo (starring Pak Ho Chau). Since Ching Yu Suspected that Chu Kei is married, she tells Lai Mo’s boss Uncle Tat immediately. Then, uncle Tat appoints Lai Mo to look for evidence and promises him to get promotion if he did well. Lai Mo is in dilemma choosing between career and marriage. Will Chu Kei;s married status be recognized by the public eventually? Or their secret will be kept forever?

  • Starring:  Alex Lam Tak Shun, Annie Liu, Pakho Chau, Jacky Cai, Maggie Sim, Ram Chiang

Wednesday 13 April 2016

The Huntsman: Winter's War


Release Date: April
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 114 min
  • Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
  • Genre(s): Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

StoryLong before the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) was thought vanquished by Snow White’s blade, she watched silently as her sister, Freya (Emily Blunt), suffered a heartbreaking betrayal and fled their kingdom. With Freya’s ability to freeze any enemy, the young ice queen has spent decades in a remote wintry palace raising a legion of deadly huntsmen—including Eric (Chris Hemsworth) and warrior Sara (Jessica Chastain)—only to find that her prized two defied her one demand: Forever harden your hearts to love. When Freya learns of her sister’s demise, she summons her remaining soldiers to bring the Magic Mirror home to the only sorceress left who can harness its power. But once she discovers Ravenna can be resurrected from its golden depths, the wicked sisters threaten this enchanted land with twice the darkest force it’s ever seen. Now, their amassing army shall prove undefeatable…unless the banished huntsmen who broke their queen’s cardinal rule can fight their way back to one another. 

  • Starring: Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain

Pandemic


Release Date: April
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 91 min
  • Director: John Suits
  • Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

StoryIn the near future, there are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren (Rachel Nichols) is a doctor, who, after the fall of New York, comes to Los Angeles to lead a team to hunt for and rescue uninfected survivors. 

  • Starring:  Missi Pyle, Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen

Midnight Special


Release Date: April
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 112 min
  • Director: Jeff Nichols
  • Genre(s): Drama, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

StoryA father (Michael Shannon), goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny that could change the world forever.

  • Starring:  Jaeden Lieberher, Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Joel Edgerton