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Wednesday, 17 August 2016

Call Of Heroes (Cantonese) - 危城


Release Date: August
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 118 min
  • Director: Benny Chan
  • Genre(s): Action

Story: In the early Republic of China, the whole country was trodden by incessant civil wars. The new ruling warlord Cao Ying sent his son Cao Shaolun (by Louis Koo) to take over the remote village Puchong. Cold-blooded and temperamental, Shaolun killed the innocent and orphans relentlessly. The guardians of Pucheng arrested him and the guardian commander Yang Kenan (by Sean Lau) planned to execute him after the trial. Zhang Yi (by Wu Jing), a colonel under the warlord Cao Ying, learnt what happened and came to Pucheng demanding the release of Shaolun. Zhang came across Ma Feng (by Eddie Peng) who learnt martial arts under the same mentor as Zhang. Ma witnessed the outrageous behaviour of Shaolun and refused to take Zhang’s side. He was determined to assist Yang to keep Shaolun behind bars. Zhang failed to rescue Shaolun. Cao’s army invaded Pucheng and caused numerous causalities and deaths. The brave feroes swore to fight the battle to protect their homeland.

  • Starring: Louis Koo, Sean Lau, Eddie Peng, Wu Jing, Yuan Quan, Jiang Shu Ying, Liu Kai Chi

Chinese Ghost Story (Cantonese) - 鬼戏


Release Date: August
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Director: Silver
  • Genre(s): Horror, Comedy

Story: After the three friends -- Lam Zhong Fak, Malcom and Wu Heng Yan encounter a ghost in the car park at night, strange things happen when they reach home respectively. Lam Zhong Fak’s loan application gets rejected and falls into financial difficulty. In order to survive, he seeks for the advice from a master. However, the situation is turning worse, even his wife and son get dragged into the problem; Malcomgets into argument with his wife and their relationship is in crisis. Due to her work, the wife goes out early and returns home late every day. This causes Malcomto be suspicious of his wife having affair. In order not to lose his wife, Malcom mistakenly believes in an evil black magician; The situation of Wu Heng Yan is even worse – his father passed away due to heart disease.The three hit the low ebb all of a sudden and want to solve the problem regardless of the costs. However, are they using the wrong way? Can the men conquer the nature?

  • Starring: Yap Chin Fong, Jeff Chin, Bernard Hiew, Juztin Lan, Emely Poon, Houson Ng, Joe Chang, Catherine Ang, Lynn Lim, Cheah Ghim Hin

Sadako Vs Kayako (Japanese)


Release Date: August
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Director: Koji Shiraishi
  • Genre(s): Horror

Story: University student Yuri Kurahashi and her friend chance upon the cursed videotape of Sadako ("The Ring") and both are doomed to die in two days. Meanwhile, high school girl Suzuka Takagi is drawn towards the Saeki house, not knowing that once inside she will be stepping into the bounds of Kayako`s ("Ju On") curse. The two girls later meet through a medium, Keizo Tokiwa, who proposes to pit the ghosts against one another to end the curses once and for all. He lures them to the same location and a deadly battle ensues. However, something terrible and unexpected happens during the battle.

  • Starring: Masanobu Ando, Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Masahiro Komoto, Aimi Satsukawa, Mai Kikuchi

Thursday, 11 August 2016

Marauders


Release Date: August
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 95 min
  • Director: Steven C. Miller
  • Genre(s): Action

Story: When a bank is hit by a brutal heist, all evidence points to the owner (Bruce Willis) and his high-powered clients. But as a group of FBI agents (Christopher Meloni, Dave Bautista and Adrian Grenier) dig deeper into the case - and the deadly heists continue - it becomes clear that a larger conspiracy is at play. 

  • Starring: Christopher Meloni, Bruce Willis, Dave Bautista

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV


Release Date: August
  • Rating: P13
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Director: Takeshi Nozue
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Animation

Story: The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the sacred Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis (Sean Bean) commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, Nyx (Aaron Paul) and his fellow soldiers fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum – to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae (Lena Headey), captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to the empire’s rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.

  • Starring: Lena Headey, Aaron Paul, Neil Newbon, Sean Bean

Nerve


Release Date: August
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Director: Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery

Story: A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community of "watchers".

  • Starring: Emily Meade, Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, Kimiko Glenn, Machine Gun Kelly, Marc John Jefferies, Miles Heizer

Blackburn


Release Date: August
  • Rating: 18
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Director: Lauro Chartrand
  • Genre(s): Horror

Story: A forest fire and rock-slide trap five bickering college friends in a small Alaskan ghost town with a horrifying history. When they seek refuge inside the torched ruins of Blackburn Asylum. They must fight to survive as the angry inhabitants slaughter their friends one-by-one.

  • Starring: Emilie Ullerup, Calum Worthy, Lochlyn Munro, Sarah Lind, Soska Twins