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Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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Helldriver / Nihon bundan: Heru doraibâ (2010)
Horror | Sci-Fi
A beautiful girl with an artificial heart and a chainsaw sword must save Japan from a zombie uprising.
Starring: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Kazuki Namioka, Yûrei Yanagi, Minoru Torihada, Gadarukanaru Taka
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura
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Tags: Eihi Shiina, Gadarukanaru Taka, Kazuki Namioka, Minoru Torihada, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Yumiko Hara, Yûrei Yanagi
Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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The Private Eyes / Ban jin ba liang (1976)
Comedy
Joseph Wong, the kingpin of the Manix Private Detective Agency, a firm believer in tact and thrift. By tact, he means you can cheat all the people all the time and corners are there to be cut. By thrift, he means an underpaid staff is happy and grateful staff. By chance, he employs Lee Kwok Kit. Together, they have solved lots of wired cases. One day, while the two are investigating a blackmail case, the movie goes off and the lights come on. Scores of gun-toting hoods hold the more than 1,000 goers as hostages. On the stage Uncle Gaw threatens that it is a hold-up! Under such circumstance, what could the smart private eyes do…
Starring: Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui, Angie Chiu, Richard Ng, Kien Shih, Mu Chu
Director: Michael Hui
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Tags: Angie Chiu, Kien Shih, Michael Hui, Mu Chu, Richard Ng, Ricky Hui, Samuel Hui
Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Daan gyun naam yu (2011)
Romance
An original twist on an eternal triangle, where secret crush and unrequited love take on altogether newfangled meanings of their own.
Starring: Louis Koo, Yuanyuan Gao, Daniel Wu
Director: Johnnie To
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Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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Chase Our Love / Zhai Nan Zong Dong Yuan (2011)
Comedy | Romance
This romantic comedy follows three introverted guys, ZaiZai, Nick and Jacky. All three are finding it tough when it comes to the matters of love. Jacky, a homey guy only goes out when he sees the opportunity to be with Mindy, an actress. Elsewhere, when ZaiZai comes to the aid of the pretty Diana, his good intentions gets misunderstood and his girlfriend breaks up with him. Feeling guilty, Diana gets confused with her feelings for ZaiZai, and tries to hook up her friend, Lucy with ZaiZais best friend, Nick. The two hit it off at first, but as their relationship progresses, Lucy starts to question her relationship with Nick. As the 3 guys deal with their heartache, follow their lives in the city, as they long for the love they find hard to reach.
Starring: Kenny Bee, Patrick Tam, Stephy Tang, You-Nam Wong, Jing Ye, Jiong He, Martin Li, William So, Edmond Leung, Alex Fong
Director: Zi Yang
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Tags: Alex Fong, Edmond Leung, Jing Ye, Jiong He, Kenny Bee, Martin Li, Patrick Tam, Stephy Tang, William So, You-Nam Wong, Zi Yang
Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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All's Well, Ends Well / Ji keung hei si (2011)
Comedy
Sammy is one of the most popular beauticians in town, but when a billionaire's girlfriend Dream recruits him to be the CEO of her cosmetic product company, the all-female staff is reluctant to work with him. To promote the company's brand name, Sammy sets up a sales counter at a high-end shopping mall and enlists his friend Keung , rumored to be the most powerful makeup artist in the universe, to help manage it. Keung effortlessly becomes the untouchable top salesman thanks to his thorough understanding of the female mindset, yet he still has a hard time keeping up with his enigmatic on-off lover Moni ). Meanwhile, to protect his professional image, Sammy is forced to play matchmaker for his assistant Kit and rich playboy Slippery despite his secret admiration for her…
Starring: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Cecilia Cheung, Carina Lau, Chapman To, Bak-Ming Wong, Lynn Hung, Ni Yan
Director: Hing-Ka Chan, Janet Chun
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Tags: Bak-Ming Wong, Carina Lau, Cecilia Cheung, Chapman To, Donnie Yen, Hing-Ka Chan, Janet Chun, Louis Koo, Lynn Hung, Ni Yan
Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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The Fortune Buddies / Ging Cau Fuk Luk Sau / Wu Di Fu Lu Shou (2011)
Comedy
Friends Fook Yuen (Louis Yuen), Luk Wong (Wong Cho Lam) and Sao Lee (Johnson Lee) are three out-of-luck urbanites who spend their days in the unemployment center. To help Luk earn money for his marriage to girlfriend Fiona (Fiona Sit), the three try out street performing. During one of their performances, they defeat an American professional wrestler, and the video becomes a sensational online. Soon, the wrestler's promoter (Maggie Cheung) offers the three a large sum of money to take on three American wrestlers in a televised match. With the help of Fiona's former wrestler father (Eric Tsang), the three losers train to take on the biggest challenge of their lives.
Starring: Cho-lam Wong, Johnson Lee, Louis Yuen, Eric Tsang, Suet Lam, Fala Chen, Pauline Wong, Maggie Cheung, Kai Man Tin, Hoi-Ning Ko, Macy Chan, Fiona Sit
Director: Shu-Kai Chung
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Tags: Cho-lam Wong, Eric Tsang, Fala Chen, Fiona Sit, Hoi-Ning Ko, Johnson Lee, Kai Man Tin, Louis Yuen, Macy Chan, Maggie Cheung, Pauline Wong, Shu-Kai Chung, Suet Lam
Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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Summer Love Love / Summer Love 2011
Comedy | Romance
A group of teenagers set out to fulfill the meaning of their lives. They meet by chance, become friends, and fall in love.
Starring: Lik-Sun Fong, Elanne Kwong, Carol Yeung, J.J. Jia, Viann Zhang, Izumi Liu, Ao Quan, Terence Siufay, Eric Tsang
Director: Wilson Chin
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Tags: Ao Quan, Carol Yeung, Elanne Kwong, Eric Tsang, Izumi Liu, J.J. Jia, Lik-Sun Fong, Terence Siufay, Viann Zhang, Wilson Chin
Posted on May 12, 2012 |
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Love for Life / Mo shu wai zhuan / Zui Ai (2011)
Drama | Romance
The film, adapted from a novel, tells a tragic love story between two AIDS-afflicted lovers. Kwok plays a primary school teacher who is sent from the city to teach in the countryside, but contracts AIDS and develops a crush on Zhang Ziyi's character, also an AIDS patient.
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Aaron Kwok, Wenli Jiang, Xuejian Li, Cunxin Pu, Baoqiang Wang
Director: Changwei Gu
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Tags: Aaron Kwok, Baoqiang Wang, Changwei Gu, Cunxin Pu, Wenli Jiang, Xuejian Li, Ziyi Zhang
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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Intruders (2011)
Horror | Thriller
A horror/thriller centered on the origin of the monsters that are born in childhood and are passed on by the family.
Starring: Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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Tags: Carice van Houten, Clive Owen, Daniel Brühl, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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No Strings Attached (2011)
Comedy | Romance
A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Cary Elwes
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Greta Gerwig, Ivan Reitman, Kevin Kline, Natalie Portman
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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Holy Man (1998)
Comedy | Drama
Ricky Hayman, right hand of Good Buy Shopping Network's owner John McBainbridge, is responsible for over two years of very bad sales numbers. He gets a last chance. Accidentally, he and Kate Newell nearly run over G with his car and decide to take him with them. What they never could guess was that G really is the one good man around. Being on the search for enlightenment, G offers his help generously to save Ricky's job.
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer
Director: Stephen Herek
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Tags: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Cryer, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Stephen Herek
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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The Gray Man (2007)
Crime | Thriller
Obsessive manhunt to identify and capture a despicable serial killer.
Starring: Patrick Bauchau, Jack Conley, John Aylward, Jillian Armenante, Silas Weir Mitchell, Mollie Milligan
Director: Scott L. Flynn
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Tags: Jack Conley, Jillian Armenante, John Aylward, Mollie Milligan, Patrick Bauchau, Scott L. Flynn, Silas Weir Mitchell
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Action | Drama
A young man named Jeff, who is trained in the martial art of Kenpo, fights against the Korean mafia families.
Starring: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako
Director: Mark DiSalle
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Tags: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, Mark DiSalle
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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The Prodigies (2011)
Animation | Sci-Fi
Five young prodigies assaulted in New York's Central Park plot the perfect revenge.
Starring: Jeffrey Evan Thomas, Lauren Ashley Carter, Moon Dailly, Laurent Demianoff, Alex Martin, Nilton Martins, Jacob Rosenbaum
Director: Antoine Charreyron
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Tags: Alex Martin, Antoine Charreyron, Jacob Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Evan Thomas, Lauren Ashley Carter, Laurent Demianoff, Moon Dailly, Nilton Martins
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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My Left Eye Sees Ghosts / Ngo joh aan gin diy gwai (2002)
Comedy | Family | Horror
A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
Starring: Sammi Cheng, Ching Wan Lau, Tian-lin Wang, Simon Yam, Kelly Lin
Director: Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai
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Tags: Ching Wan Lau, Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, Kelly Lin, Sammi Cheng, Simon Yam, Tian-lin Wang
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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MicroSex Office / Chiu sing ban gung sut (2011)
Comedy
Once upon a time in Hong Kong, there's this traditional medicine oil company that has come seriously close to bankruptcy. However, its bored-stiff staff – the mean manager Ben Chow (Jim Chim), sleazy Tyson (Tyson Chak), love-deficient Hatou (Harriet Yeung), and clueless newbie Rachel (Koni Lui) – has nothing better to do than fantasizing about all kinds of sexual escapades in their cold drab little cubicles. Thankfully, their company is taken over by an adult toy enterprise from China, and their wet dreams come true when four delectable new coworkers (Yedda Chao, Jacqueline Chong, DaDa Chan, and Chen Zhi Ming) come to jazz up their office life!
Starring: Sui-man Chim, Harriet Yang, Koni Lui, Tyson Chak
Director: Sui-man Chim, Kung-Lok Lee
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Tags: Harriet Yang, Koni Lui, Kung-Lok Lee, Sui-man Chim, Tyson Chak
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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Punished / Bou ying (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
When a tycoon's daughter is found dead of cocaine overdose after being rescued from abduction, he will stop at nothing to avenge her.
Starring: Anthony Wong, Richie Ren, Janice Man, Maggie Cheung, Candy Lo, Charlie Cho, Lei Lam, Jun Kung
Director: Wing-cheong Law
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Tags: Anthony Wong, Candy Lo, Charlie Cho, Janice Man, Jun Kung, Lei Lam, Maggie Cheung, Richie Ren, Wing-cheong Law
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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A Chinese Ghost Story / A Chinese Fairy Tale / Sien nui yau wan (2011)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
In this remake of the 1987 Tsui Hark film, a young man Yan Chixia decides to become an exorcist and heads for the haunted Nanyak Temple in Black Mountain. He experienced many dangerous battles with demons in Black Mountain. His sword became more fearful, and he gets more powerful and confident. He overcomes all the spirits and monsters until the day he falls in love with the beautiful ghost Nie Xiaoqian and their sad story begins.
Starring: Louis Koo, Yifei Liu, Shao-qun Yu, Kara Hui, Elvis Tsui
Director: Wilson Yip
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Tags: Elvis Tsui, Kara Hui, Louis Koo, Shao-qun Yu, Wilson Yip, Yifei Liu
Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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Swordsmen / Wu xia (2011)
Action | Drama
It is 1917 Yunnan and Liu Jinxi lives a quiet life with his wife Yu and their two young sons Xiaotian and Fangzheng. Liu runs a paper mill and the village prospers. One day, two fugitives arrive demanding money and after a long fight with Liu, end up dead. The bigger one is identified as an especially powerful fighter. Liu becomes a local hero but detective Xu Baijiu, an expert in physiology and pressure points, is puzzled how a seemingly ordinary man like Liu was able to defeat two hardened fugitives…
Starring: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wei Tang, Xiao Ran Li, Yu Wang, Kara Hui, Wu Jiang, Yu Kang, Hua Yan
Director: Peter Chan
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Tags: Donnie Yen, Hua Yan, Kara Hui, Peter Chan, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wei Tang, Wu Jiang, Xiao Ran Li, Yu Kang, Yu Wang
Posted on May 10, 2012 |
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This Means War (2012)
Action | Comedy | Romance
Two of the world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends – until they discover that they've fallen in love with the same woman. Deciding to keep their friendship a secret from her, they pull out their full arsenal of fighting skills and high-tech gadgetry to defeat their greatest enemy – each other.
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger, Angela Bassett
Director: McG
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Tags: Angela Bassett, Chris Pine, McG, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Tom Hardy