Comic Fiesta Mini

Venue: Atrium, Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang
Date: 3rd & 4th August 2013
Time: 11.00 am - 8.00 pm
 
Penang Comic Fiesta Mini is coming in town this weekend at Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang. A special appearance for celebrated Taiwanese cosplay duo, King & Mon will be there at Comic Fiesta Mini! There will be a Cosplay Competition on 4th August 2013 at 3.00 pm which have total of 15 slots (Solo & Group). The competition awards include "Best Group", "Best Solo", "Best Costume", "Best Craftmanship" and "Best Skit". Besides, the Mini is going to be FREE! So, come as early as possible to grab it!!! 

Killing Season

Release Date: Aug 1, 2013
Rating: 18

• Runtime: 91 min
• Director: Mark Steven Johnson
• Genre(s): Action, Thriller

• Story: Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.
• Starring: Elizabeth Olin, John Travolta, Robert De Niro, Milo Ventimiglia
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Mr. GO (Korean) - 大明猩

Release Date: Aug 1, 2013

• Rating: U
• Runtime: 133 min
• Director: Kim Yong-hwa
• Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Story: Wei Wei grew up in the circus with a bat-swinging gorilla named Ling Ling. After her grandfather dies in the Great Sichuan Earthquake, she has only Ling Ling to depend on. In order to pay her grandfather's debt, she has no choice but to accept sports agent Sung's proposal to bring Ling Ling to the Korean Baseball League. Despite serious doubts and ridicule from the league, Ling Ling, now dubbed 'MR. GO', becomes an instant hit, hitting one home run after another and propelling his floundering team to the playoffs. However, the rise to stardom is met with unexpected troubles and MR. GO must now face adversaries beyond his control.

Starring: Xu Jiao, Kim Kang-woo, Sung Dong-il

Kara King (Mandarin) - 冠军歌王

 Recommend a new movie cast by local actor - Namewee

Release Date: Aug 1, 2013

• Rating: P13
• Runtime: 96 min
• Director: Namewee
• Genre(s): Comedy

Story: The ‘Kara King’ was a champion singer in Hong Kong until his wife mysteriously disappeared. Heart-broken and blaming himself for the lost, he turned his back on his singing career and moved to a small town in Malaysia to focus on looking after of his two children. Without knowing the truth, his son (T-bone) grew up hating ‘Kara King’ for breaking up their family, as a young rebel, he soon learn to channel his hatred and anger towards his father through rock music.  On the other hand, his sister has been trying hard for years to mend their relationship without much success until one day, a foreign stranger came to their village with the news of their mother, and finally all hell broke loose…

Starring: Namewee, Ng Man Tat, Frankie Gao

The Conjuring

Release Date: Aug 1, 2013
Rating: 18

• Runtime: 112 min
• Director: James Wan
• Genre(s): Biography, Thriller, Horror

• Story: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren try to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
• Starring: Lili Taylor, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston
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R.I.P.D.

Release Date: Aug 1, 2013
Rating: PG-13

• Runtime: 96 min
• Director: Robert Schwentke
• Genre(s): Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Crime

• Story: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.

• Starring: Jeff Bridges, Kevin Bacon, Ryan Reynolds, Mary-Louise Parker
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Meet Actors of "The Undercover" (NTV7) - “无间行者”演员与你之约

   27 JULY 2013 (SAT) - 2.00 PM: GURNEY PLAZA, PENANG   

Schedule:
26th July (Friday)       - 8.00 pm: Village Mall, Sungai Petani
27th July (Saturday)    - 2.00 pm: Gurney Plaza, Penang
                                    - 7.00 pm: Taiping Sentral Mall, Taiping
28th July (Sunday)      - 2.00 pm: AEON Bukit Tinggi, Klang
                                    - 8.00 pm: Mahkota Parade, Melaka

NTV7 gathered a number of actors from "The Undercover" to meet all the fans from northern region to central region with a total of 6 sessions in this coming weekend. You have a chance to play games with the actors to win prizes as well as get their autographed poster there. So, don't miss out this opportunity if you are their fans. See you there!!!

Additional Info:
Start Date: 3rd July, 2013 
TV Channel: NTV7
Day: Every Monday to Thursday
Time: 9:30 pm
Actors: Adrian Tan, Aenie Wong, Karena Teo, Ernest Chong, Alvin Wong, Emily Tan, Johnson Low.

The Wolverine

Sharing on up coming movie trailer "THE WOLVERINE" that will release by Jul 25, 2013.
You will like it if you are action movie fans...

• Release Date: Jul 25, 2013
• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 126 min
• Director: James Mangold
• Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

• Story: Wolverine makes a voyage to modern-day Japan, where he encounters an enemy from his past that will impact on his future.
• Starring: Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto

SDU: Special Duties Unit (Cantonese) - 飞虎出征

Release Date: Jul 25, 2013

• Rating: P13
• Runtime: 77 min
• Director: Pang Ho Cheung
• Genre(s): Comedy, Action

Story: The Special Duties Unit (SDU) is an elite paramilitary tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force and is considered one of the world's finest in its role. But being the best carries its own burdens. Like everyone else, they go through troubles with love, with family and with their jobs. And sometimes they get horny. This touching story is about Special Duties Unit Team B and their trip to Macau for a weekend of unadulterated debauchery.

Starring: Chapman To, Shawn Yue, Derek Tsang, Matt Chow

Imaginaerum

Release Date: Jul 25, 2013

• Rating: P13
• Runtime: 85 min
• Director: Stobe Harju
• Genre(s): Fantasy / Musical

• Story: Featuring music from Finnish metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album, "Imaginaerum" tells the story of an elderly composer, Tom, who suffers from severe dementia. All he has left is the imagination of a ten year old boy. As he drifts away into coma, it seems impossible to get back what he has lost. The film is a journey between two different dimensions. Tom travels through his imaginary world seeking answers and finding memories, while his daughter, Gem, tries to recover the bond she had once shared with her father in the real world.
• Starring: Tuomas Holopainen, Anette Olzon, Marco Hietala, Emppu Vuorinen, Jukka Nevalainen, Quinn Lord, Marianne Farley

Apartment 1303

Release Date: Jul 25, 2013

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 85 min
• Director: Michael Taverna
• Genre(s): Horror

Story: Having grown up under the controlling grip of her fame-hungry mother, Janet Slate jumps at the opportunity to move into what looks to be a great high-rise apartment in downtown Detroit. Yet some deals are too good to be true as one night her boyfriend Mark finds her in the middle of the street - having fallen from the balcony thirteen stories above. When her sister Lara tries to investigate the mystery of what happened, she moves into the same apartment and encounters the odd neighbors in the building, including an eerie nine-year old girl who seems to somehow know the real reason for Janet’s fall. Lara soon realizes that her sister’s death might spell the same fate for her unless she can overcome the strange events that are terrorizing the inhabitants in Apartment 1303.

Starring: Mischa Barton, Rebecca De Mornay, Corey Sevier, Julianne Michelle

Minion Craze Hits Penang McDonald

Followed by the movie "Despicable Me 2" released on 4 July 2013 in Penang and McDonald's offer the third and fourth minion toy out of a complete set of nine called Stuart Light Up Grabber and Stuart Babbler Grabber which will be on sale from 18 July till 24 July, minion craze hits Penang McDonald's restaurants. You can see from the pictures shown above how crazy those people were queuing up for few hours just to get the plastic toys. Are you one of them???

The toys are sold only if you bought together with a Happy Meal set.

St Anne's Novena & Feast 2013

Venue: St. Anne's Church Bukit Mertajam, Penang
Date: 19th - 28th July, 2013
Time: 7.00 am - 11.00 pm

The annual St. Anne's Novena & Feast at St. Anne's church Bukit Mertajam is one of the biggest religious celebrations in Malaysia. This event attract thousands of Catholic pilgrims from all over Malaysia including others countries like Singapore visit every year. The theme for St. Anne's Novena & Feast 2013 is "Deepening Our Faith". For more details, you may visit this website - http://stannebm.org

Enclosed a St.Anne's Church Bukit Mertajam map for your reference.

Penang Bon Odori Festival 2013

Venue: Esplanade, Penang
Date: 20th July, 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 6.00 pm - 11.00 pm
Organized By: Penang State Tourism Development & Culture office, The Consulate-Genaral of Japan, Bon Odori Organizing Committee 

Penang Bon Odori Festival 2013 will start at 6 pm today at Esplanade, Penang. There will be a traditional and merry Japanese dance and lively drum performances. There are even more attracting stuffs with stalls selling a variety of Japanese and local food, Japanese souvenirs, lively performances, games and firework displays there. You are welcome to invite all your family members, relatives and friends to join this festival tonight. See you there!!!

    Fireworks Display At 10 PM Sharp   

13th Penfurnex 2013 (槟州家居展)

The 13th of Penfurnex (Penang Furniture Exhibition) in 2013 will be at PISA (Penang International Sports Arena), Relau start from 19th to 21st July 2013 (11.00 am - 9.00 pm).

This year there will be a "Children Coloring Contest" open to all children age 4 - 6 years for "Category A" and age 7 - 10 years for "Category B". Each category will have top 3 prizes and also 7 consolation prize each.

FREE Goodie Bags will be giveaway to the early birds during this 3 days exhibition while stocks last. For any fully paid or deposit paid of RM500 and above, you will entitle to get a FREE Gift from 13th Penfurnex 2013 exhibition. There will be also have Grand Prize Lucky Draw and Buy & Win Ipad Mini from this exhibition event. So, please pay a visit and don't miss out this opportunity...

Enclosed a map for the PISA location in Relau, Penang.

Man Of Tai Chi

Man Of Tai Chi - A movie directed and starring by Keanu Reeves will release by 18 July 2013...

Release Date: Jul 18, 2013

• Rating: 18
• Runtime: 105 min
• Director: Keanu Reeves
• Genre(s): Action

• Story: A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
• Starring: Keanu Reeves, Tiger Hu Chen, Iko Uwais
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