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Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (AUGUST 21 2008)
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[FLUFF OF THE WEEK] Courtesy of Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, 
Oriental Daily, and Ta Kung Pao

1. THIS TOP 10 IS DEDICATED TO

	A. Yoyo Chan Chi Yiu who celebrates her birthday on the 27th
	B. Candy Law Lam who celebrates her birthday on the 24th

2. MISCELLANEOUS

* (8/27/2008) Louis Koo Tin Lok, Barbie Shui (Tsui Hei Woon), Wong Cho 
Nam, Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Chan Ka Lok, Terry Fan Siu Wong, and director 
Benny Chan Muk Sing yesterday attended their film CONNECTED (BO CHI TUNG 
WA) press conference and the trailer was shown.  Big S expressed that in 
the film she played a single mother, strong individual who would fight 
back in the face of difficulty.  Big S worked with director Chan Muk Sing 
and Goo Jai for the first time.  She said that before working with the 
director she was a little worried, but actually he was very gentle.  Yet 
each scene has been a huge challenge to her.  She has seen the director's
previous work and realized that his films were very creative.  After 
working with him the director has completely explored her potential and 
she believed that she would not be afraid of any film from now on.  Big S 
expressed that originally when she learned Goo Jai was the male lead she
was excited, but actually they were only connected through the phone and 
only had one scene together.  It was quite a pity.
	Goo Jai expressed that most of his scenes were solo scenes, but 
he was a little better than Big S because he performed after watching Big 
S' scenes.  He said that driving while holding and talking on the phone 
was the most difficult.  He said that Hong Kong now driving while on the 
phone was illegal so he thought about using hands free headsets, but he 
felt like he was crazy as if he was talking to himself.  Goo Jai expressed 
that this was his second collaboration with Chan Muk Sing.  Last time they
worked on ROB B HOOD (BO BUI GAI WAT).  If they had the chance he would 
like to work with him on another comedy.  The film had many action scenes
that Goo Jai honestly said was a little nervous about.
	Big S after the interview said that this shoot was unforgettable 
and fun.  Physically and mentally she had tremendous breakthrough, but 
during the shoot she had to host a program in Taiwan so she very easily 
would forget either her hosting or film work and had to think about the 
process anew.  Big S expressed that the director asked her to read the 
Cantonese lines but later was afraid that her Cantonese was less than 
fluent so finally they returned to Mandarin.  She did not feel her 
practice time was wasted.  Now her Cantonese was rather decent.  Big S 
revealed that she would host a dance program in Taiwan and joked that if 
the rating was poor then she would dance.  Big S honestly said that she 
and her sister were in a group and she loved to dance.  As for film roles,
she would like to work on a foreign vampire film.  She wanted to play the
vampire killer.
	Goo Jai said that he did not have time to sleep not to mention 
date.  When he ran into a good screenplay then he would work.  Now he had
several films on hand.  Goo Jai expressed that although he has worked with 
Big S, they have only seen each other several times.  Yesterday felt like 
the production start.  He joked that the sequel should be called BO CHI 
KUI LEI (KEEP YOUR DISTANCE).  He has seen Big S's performance in SILK.  
Whether they would work together again they would have to ask the 
director.  Goo Jai honestly said that with the nonstop interviews lately 
his Mandarin has improved a lot.
	Cheung Ka Fai expressed in the film he played a cop.  He said that
he has played cops and mobsters the most and joked that he was a little 
bored.  He did not understand why the director would cast him in such 
roles.  Ka Fai expressed that in recent years he has made many heavy 
films and thus would like a comedy.
	Director Chan Muk Sing expressed that this film took two years to 
prepare and realized that adapting a screenplay was absolutely not easy.  
He said that this film was the most comfortable one to make in his 
career because the cast was very hard working.

* (8/27/2008) Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam yesterday met with her fans and 
celebrated her first book ZERO DISTANCE's 20,000 copies sales.  Kong Yeuk 
Lam revealed that in early September she would work on the Pang Shun 
directed new film SAM GOK CHOR (TRIANGLE MISTAKE), in which she would 
play a leukemia patient.  She has been working hard on losing weight and 
her goal was around 90 pounds.  "I am very glad to have the chance to make
this tragedy.  I am afraid that I would have a hard time with leaving the 
role.  I would cut my hair shorter for the role."

* (8/27/2008) Sundream film PLASTIC CITY has qualified for the Venice Film 
Festivla competition.  The film company designed an international poster, 
in which the actress was almost completely naked and covered only with 
tattooo.  The poster would be one in a series, each design would reveal 
the film's story.  

* (8/26/2008) Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) play mysterious in his romantic 
horror film.  Not only the team has absolutely no idea what movie they are
making, the producers even keeps the ending under lock and key until the
day of the shoot.  He says that he deliberately wants the audience to look
forward to it and industry insiders to feel "something".  One of the 
actors Andy On Chi Kit honestly says that he guesses while he performs.  
Sometimes he cannot even grasp the director's meaning, which instead is 
more fun.
	The director expresses in the interview that he deliberately 
creates mystery because the less the audience knows the more satisfied 
they feel when they watch the movie; in addition, he knows that many 
industry insiders would ask for the film content, even the crew has to 
remain confidential.  "This is psychological.  No one would believe 
everyone would know so little.  I very successful make the industry 
insiders feel 'there is something'.  This film is shot in order.  Actually
I had a complete screenplay, but I would distribute it everyday.  I even 
had the ending, but it was hand written.  I told the producers to lock it
up until the day of the shoot."
	he explains, he takes this approach because the story itself is a 
mystery.  Alice Tsang Hoi Won comes from Taiwan to Hong Kong to find her 
late boyfriend, then strange things happen.  Viewers are like the people 
in the movie and have no idea what has happened.  They wait for the film 
to resolve the mystery scene by scene.  "I only ask for the actors to be
themselves, they only have to be a little more real.  The less everyone 
know the more they are able to express the film's atmosphere.  On many 
occasions I want them to have a lost look."
	On Chi Kit says, the director's method is very special and 
challenging to him.  He also likes this mystery.  "Now young viewers are 
very smart.  They want surprise and would only look forward to something 
when they don't know much about it.  The director has used a very special 
way to attract viewers."  As for the lack of security when he makes this 
movie, he says, "I have made Director To (Johnnie To Kei Fung)'s movies 
before, he also doesn't give screenplays.  I am already used to that, 
script or not isn't a problem.  When I first got into the business I 
didn't know anything.  I had to be trained and learn to mature.  New 
actors' beginning is hard but I now have already suffered!  When I made 
this film, we often have to guess.  It was even more fun.  Aside from me, 
Chubby (Siu fei) and they often ask the same question, 'What are we 
doing?'  Yet the director always says wait until the movie is out then 
they would know.  We then wouldn't have any pressure because when we 
can't we just take another take."

* (8/26/2008) CHAMPIONS (DUET BIU) actors including Dicky Cheung Wai Kin, 
Priscilla Wong Chui Yu, Xie Miu, Debbie Goh (Ng TIn Yu) and others two 
days ago attended an event in Shenzhen.
	When Cheung Wai Kin appeared everyone roared in cheer.  Many have
already been waiting the day before in hopes of getting in for a glimpse
of him.  "Maybe because I rarely attend public events in Guangdong, the 
people and 'vermicelli' response is more passionate.  Originally I plan to
on such a rare occasion with so many around to proper perform the film's 
martial art for them, but I am ill.  I can only wait until after the 
promotion for everything to Cheung Wai Kin with a lot of martial art 
potential!"
	Debbie feels very lucky to be able to attend the Beijing Olympics
wushu competition.  Priscilla is very envious.  "Originally I could go as 
well, but I suddenly got sick at the airport.  The airport crew urged me 
to take another flight.  Later, due to the hurricane I couldn't go to 
Beijing.  I was very disappointed."

* (8/26/2008) Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin and Alan Luo (Law Chi Cheung) 
yesterday attended the Emperor film SHUI YUET CHING press conference.  
They arrived hand in hand like a new couple.  Yesterday four children 
were present.  The host asked Ah Sa how many child she would like?  She 
said that she did not need four, but Piggy said that he wanted more than 
four.
	Piggy expressed that in the film he would play a French cuisine 
chef who would have a romance with Ah Sa.  The host asked whether Ah Sa's 
love in reality has been very smooth so she looked especially pretty.  
She laughed and said, "What?"  Ah Sa said that in the film she would play 
a white collar worker, a more introverted girl.  She said that she rather 
looked forward to her first collaboration with Piggy.  She has appeared on 
Piggy's program and thought that he was very funny.  Piggy said that he 
ordinarily would be very cool and was a two faced person who did not like
to laugh.  Piggy said that he has heard from Wu Chen that Ah Sa really 
took care of her co-star.  Wu Chen also praised Ah Sa as a very nice 
person.  Later the event arranged Piggy to make salad with Ah Sa as his 
assistant.  Both even fed each other a bite even though they looked a 
little awkward.
	Ah Sa expressed that this film would shoot in Shanghai.  She said 
that each time she saw Piggy she felt like laughing.  When asked whether 
Piggy or Ronald Cheng Chung Kei was funnier?  She said that both were.  
As for who was better looking she also said both.  She said that for now 
she could not reveal if she and Piggy would have any intimate scene.  Ah 
Sa was asked whether her relationship with Cheng Chung Kei has been 
publicized, she only said that she did not know how to answer and she 
truly did not want to talk about her personal life.  She wanted to put the
focus on work.  She said, "I feel everything will come out in the end."  
	Ah Sa expressed that gossips would appear each time she made a 
movie.  She thanked rumored boyfriend Wu Chen's praises in front of 
Piggy.  Piggy expressed that he was very excited and nervous about working
with a Hong Kong director and believed that they would have spark.  Piggy 
said that he and Wu Chen were linked in rumors, and now he would work 
with Wu Chen's rumored girlfriend Ah Sa.  He knew that Ah Sa really took 
care of those around her.  He said that he did not know that Ah Sa had a 
boyfriend and would not ask her.  When asked whether he was afraid that 
Ah Sa would ask him about his rumors, Piggy was surprised and said that 
he had no girlfriend.  He explained that Jolin Tsai (Choi Yi Lam) was his
big sister.  Although she was younger than him but she took care of the 
kids.  They had no feeling and were good friends.  They often played video 
games together.  He expressed that because he was the only child he wanted
to have more than four children.  Siblings could share the load on a lot 
of difficulties.  

* (8/26/2008) Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Lynn Xiong (Hung Doi Lam), Simon Yam Tat 
Wa, Wong Yau Nam, Lam Ka Tung, Terry Fan Siu Wong, Japanese actor Ikeuchi 
Hiroyuki and director Wilson Yip Wai Shun two nights ago attended the film
IP MAN's wrap banquet.  This film's director was Yip Wai Shun, Sammo Hung
Kam Bo was the action director.  Hung Doi Lam was arranged to learn to 
practice with the wooden man with a wing chun master, but Brother Wa 
joked that studying Wing Chun she could handle a boyfriend who was a great
dancer.  
	Would she invite Aaron Kwok Fu Sing to the premiere?  She honestly
said that if he would have time she would like him to see it.  Was her 
first film tough?  "No, I only worry about that my performance would 
affect others."  Was Kwok Fu Sing and Yen Chi Tan more attractive?  She 
said that Yen Chi Tan was more attractive, she has not compared them 
together because they were two different types.  She said, "Men who knew 
gong fu have greater sense of security, they don't need to be too mild 
mannered, but gentlemen like."
	Yen Chi Tan expressed that his right shoulder acted up again 
during this shoot and needed a massage therapist to be on the set to 
loosen his muscles.  At the time he could not even pick up his arm.  He
said that playing Ip Man convincingly was the hardest.  He knew that Ip 
Man's descendants were very satisfied with earlier screening, then he was
at ease.  His film PAINTED SKIN (WAT PEI) has become involved in a 
lawsuit.  He believed that the issue would not be too big and should be an
administrative issue.  

* (8/25/2008) Director Johnnie To Kei Fung two nights ago appeared with 
his wife at the airport in preparation to be on the jury of the Venice 
Film Festival.  However they would visit Paris first and discussed the 
October artistic collaboration with the national theater.  After Venice 
they would head to the Toronto Film Festival.
	As for the jury standard, Ah To joked, "I have already prepared 
my eyes and ears to watch movies, hopefully I won't fall asleep.  (Would 
you give the only Hong Kong film in competition high mark?)  Now I can't 
either I would give high or low mark because I haven't seen it yet.  I 
only want to watch entertaining movies.  Movies ultimately have different
favorites, Hong Kong films would be easier to understand.  (What are you 
looking forward to the most?)  Japanese animated films."
	Ah To also did not eliminate the possibility of discussing other 
film collaboration projects on this trip, but the one with Alain Delon 
may have to wait because now he has several different projects in 
progress.  Ah To expressed that Hong Kong has movies to make and bosses 
who are willing to pay to make them, only no one is making them.  Thus he 
felt the Hong Kong film industry needed to change and the industry is 
already training new comers.

* (8/25/2008) Janice Man Wing San yesterday attended a children event.  
Next month she would return to film, including Pang Shun's new film.  The
film was originally titled GEI BOON OI (BASIC LOVE) but now changed the 
title to SAM GOK CHOR (TRIANGLE MISTAKE).  Earlier she provided her voice
to the film 10 PROMISES WITH MY DOG.
	In this new film, Janice would sell fish.  The other two leads 
would be Square's Rex and Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam who would play a seriously 
ill patient.  For realism she would learn to gut a fish, which would be a 
huge challenge to her.  "I haven't even touched any dead fish yet so it 
would be rather awkward.  For realism, I have to learn.  Luckily the 
director gave me gloves to catch and gut fishes with.  That should be 
better than doing it bare handed."
	She also said that she has been studying similar films in 
preparation, including Miriam Yeung Chin Wa's HOOKED ON YOU (MUI DONG BIN 
WAN SI).  The difference between the characters was hers had a father who 
picked gambling over family and she had to make a living at the fish stall
with her mother.  Thus for the role she would change her image with a wig
and light make up.  She honestly said that at first she suspected whether 
she would be able to get used to such a drastic change, but with the 
director's encouragement and the company's support she would motivate 
herself with the pressure.

* (8/25/2008) In the Jingle Ma Chor Sing directed new film BUTTERFLY 
LOVERS (MO HUP LEUNG JOOK) injected action elements into the classic 
romantic story.  Aside from master action director Ching Siu Tung, the 
film also invited action star Xiong Xin Xin to play a martial art school 
elder.  Although Xiong Xin Xin has already made a name for himself with 
his action, the fights were left for Wu Chen.  He was instead responsible 
for comedy, which left the crew with nothing but praise on the set.
	In one scene he has to test Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin's gong fu 
level.  The director for comedy effect wanted Ah Sa to hit the bridge of 
Xiong Xin Xin's nose with a hammer and make him bleed nonstop.  Yet the 
prop blood could not flow out successfully and led to bad takes.  When he 
bled, the crew laughed for another bad take.  Finally the director had to
issue a "laughter ban" for the shoot to be successful.  Xiong Xin Xin felt 
that this role was a huge breakthrough and change from his past 
characters, thus to him it was a challenge.
	
* (8/25/2008) CONNECTED yesterday held a trailer premiere.  Actors Louis 
Koo Tin Lok, Barbie Shui (Tsui Hei Woon), Nick Cheung Ka Fai, and Chan Ka
Lok promoted in person.  The men gave presents to Big S.  Goo Jai gave his
new book TOY WAR, Cheung Ka Fai gave baby products for Big S' sister and 
Chan Ka Lok gave moon cakes.
	Goo Jai and Big S so far has only met once, thus yesterday they 
appeared rather unfamiliar.  Goo Jai expressed, "Big S made all of it 
first, then I watched how she performed and coordinated."  Goo Jai in the 
film had a car chase while on the phone, did he use a double?  He said, 
"No, I only used a double for the jumps.  I didn't feel endangered.  The 
photographer was scared witless in the car and said I was driving too 
fast.  The film company bouth several hundred thousands in insurance.  I 
have always had policies so I didn't need to increase them."
	Goo Jai has not driven in eight years.  One day he woke up and did
not want to drive anymore.  Did he want to drive again after the movie?  
"I have trauma, a stunt person was injured.  The arm injury saw bone."  
Goo Jai honestly said that he has driven fast before but luckily he never 
had any accident.  "Back then I went from Shaw's to Ho Man Tin in seven 
minutes, that was ten years ago."  
	Big S and Goo Jai only spent one day together during the shoot.  
She said that Goo Jai was the most unfamiliar co-star and the feeling was 
strange.  Little S just had a second baby, Big S expressed, "I am very 
happy.  I am always taking care of the children and become the super 
nanny.  I don't want any.  I was by my sisters' sides when they had 
theirs.  I have seen natural birth and otherwise three times already.  
They were terrifying!  I am not afraid of blood, I went because I was 
worried about their safety."
	Big S earlier with Joseph Chang (Cheung Hau Cheun) made the film 
OI DIK FAT SING LIN JAP (LOVE'S ENUNCIATION PRACTICE) had a 7 to 8 minute 
bathroom love scene that finally was cut.  Big S expressed that it was her
most daring performance and she felt very disappointed that it was cut.  The 
scene left her legs with bruises all over.  Chan Ka Lok in the film played
Big S' brother.  He joked that when he first met Big S he was so nervous 
he was blushing.  Big S joked, "His face was red only because someone just 
hit him.  In the film I had several scenes that I had to hit him in!"
	Cheung Ka Fai said about Big S' statement that the shoot was 
especially stressful, "When an actor works in another place, the 
performance wouldn't be as good.  Back then when I went to work on 
Mainland series I was rumored to be depressed.  My depression has already 
been resolved.  At the time I was somewhere else so I was affected.  Big 
S' situation should be better than mine."
	Recently a report claimed that while making JING YUN (WITNESS) Ka 
Fai had girls all over the set.  Ka Fai clarified that the girls were two 
very smart and cute twin girls on the set.  As for his wife Esther Kwan 
Wing Ho, he said, "That morning she told me to read the news myself.  She
wouldn't suspect me, only I suspect her.  She told me to read it with a 
smile.  The worst part was it sounded like I went to the night club.  The 
old lady absolutely trusts me.  I always want to be but I don't dare.  I 
am afraid to die, I won't for a moment of pleasure destroy my family or 
hurt my family.  The price isn't worth it."  Shu Qi has said that although
she was not dating she would project her feeling on the male lead in each
film.  Ka Fai expressed that actors could make such an emotional release.

* (8/25/2008) Taiwan group Lollipop's Owodog two nights ago prepared to 
return to Taiwan with his manager.  Owodog honestly said that on this 
trip he met with Paco Wong and others to discuss film work.  Owodog 
expressed that he still has not decided whether he would work on the film 
or not.  However he rather admire Donnie Yen Chi Tan and Jason Wu Jing.  
He was also interested in martial art and action films.  With his dance 
background he would practice martial art moves more.  He expressed that 
the other three members were acting on their own but when they sang they 
definitely would be together.

* (8/24/2008) Martial art fan Tsui Siu Ming along with CHAMPIONS (DUET 
BIU) producer Li Fung Ming and actors Debbie Goh (Ng Tin Yu), Xie Miu 
attended the Beijing Olympics wushu competition.
	Brother Siu Ming said, "While the Chinese people look forward to 
the Olympic flame to ignite in China, conceivably martial art lovers also 
look forward to this national cultural heritage radiating on the 
international stage.  Reportedly the wushu competition is in the process 
of becoming a part of the usual Olympic competition.  Hopefully all goes 
well."
	Brother Siu Ming came to enjoy the wushu competition in hopes of 
supporting the sport but also to see whether he could find some athletes 
with potential.  "Because they have been through long period of training, 
physically they are great.  Their image is also rather healthy.  This 
year the media have praised many national team athletes for their star 
potential.  Thus if I can find athletes with potential at the wushu 
competition they may become Jackie Chan and Jet Li (Lee Nin Kit)'s 
successors in the Chinese film industry.
	Xie Miu and Ng Tin Yu were obviously excited about going to the 
Olympic event.  To Xie Miu who has been training at the Shaolin Temple 
since childhood it has even deeper meaning.

* (8/23/2008) The Yip Lim Sum directed FORGIVE AND FORGET (CHUN OI DIK) 
two nights ago held its premiere.  Actors Alice Tsang Hoi Won, Andy On Chi
Kit, Miki Yeung Oi Kun, Chubby (Siu fei) and HotCha attended.  Many 
industry insiders came in support, like Jason Wu Jing, Ng Tung, Tong Bui 
Si.  Rumor couples On Chi Kit and Rosanne, Race and Philip Ng Won Lung 
arrived and immediately became the focus.  The parties were very gracious 
and responded to the press' photo requests.  On Chi Kit expressed that he 
has invited many friends including Rosanne.  Was he especially happy about
Rosanne's attendance?  On Chi Kit said without hesitation, "Right, earlier
she has never come to see my other movies' premieres.  Now step by step 
we are publicizing that we are good friends."
	2R admitted that On Chi Kit invited them because they were good 
friends.  Rosanne was asked whether she would sit next to On Chi Kit 
because it was a horror romance, she stated that she would not because he
would sit next to the female leads.  She also said that in the past the 
guys were more afraid than she was.
	Miki two nights ago appeared in a low cut dress.  She said that 
perhaps she was thinner lately the dress was too loose.  She joked that 
she was afraid if she kept getting thinner she would have no chest.  Was 
she confident about this film's box office in comparison to Stephy Tang 
Lai Yun's LA LINGERIE (NOI YI SIU NUI)?  She expressed that she was not 
worried about the box office and believed that this film would be timely 
due to the ghost festival.  
	
* (8/23/2008) Nick Cheung Ka Fai in the film CONNECTED (BO CHI TUNG WA) 
had an exciting gun fight in a mansion with Bui On Kei.  It was her first 
gun play scene so she was very nervous.  When she fired her first shot she
was very frightened.  Luckily Ka Fai had certain experience and advised 
her from the side.  Ankie was able to very quickly calm down.
	In the story Ka Fai sneaks into the house to investigate Ankie's 
true identity.  After she discovers him they begin the battle.  They roll 
from the ground to the sofa, then rush through the glass door and 
shattering it.  Ka Fai's arms are left with many scars.  In one scene 
they stare at each other with weapons in hand but they accidentally butt 
heads.  They cover their foreheads and scream in pain.  The crew is 
stunned and only the director knows to call for a stop.  Ankie expresses 
that this Hong Kong film has been quite a challenge.  Luckily Ka Fai 
serves as her instructor.  Ankie honestly says that she is very afraid 
when she first fires the gun.  After Ka Fai advises from the sideline she 
very quickly overcomes the fear and can make a cool pose to fire the first
shot in front of the camera.
	In another scene Ankie dives into the swimming pool and points a 
gun at Ka Fai.  On the day of the shoot the temperature is only ten 
degrees.  She also has to make cool poses in the center of the swimming 
pool.  After each shot the crew would immediately bring hot water for her
to warm up.  Finally she succumbs to illness.

[ BLAH OF THE WEEK ] Columns, Reviews, Interviews

1. MING PAO DAILY, AUGUST 26 2008, FILM WORDS
ROMANTIC TRAGEDY CLASSIC DOUBLE SUICIDE

	1960S JAPANESE NEW WAVE CINEMA will take place in September as the
latest installment of the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services 
Department's REPERTORY CINEMA 2008.  It has selected 20 some antique yet
innovative Japanese films of the 50s and 60s.  I recommend the Masahiro 
Shinoda directed black and white costume film DOUBLE SUICIDE.
	In Japanese some of the title, Shinju, means suicide for love.  
DOUBLE SUICIDE originally was a famous Edo period puppet show about a 
courtesan and a young paper merchant's hot romance.  Yet without any way 
to be together they decided to commit suicide.  This type of Eastern 
specialty folk romantic myth was the expertise of the Japanese elder film 
master Kenji Mizoguchi.  many traditional Chinese operas have similar 
subjects.  Yet Masahiro Shinoda gave a new interpretation to a classic 
show, the style of which was very unique.
	The opening was backstage of a modern theater rehearsal of this 
puppet show.  The film was live action but the set was half fictional half 
real.  It kept having masked ninjas like "puppeteers", appearing and 
disappearing like Death in control of the leads' fate.  Toichiro 
Narushima's cinematography, Kiyoshi Awazu's production design, Toru 
Takemitsu's music were all very outstanding and made this film a mix of 
the cutting edge and the classic, an excellence work of the film feel and 
the stage feel's merger.
	This film has already left me with a deep impression long ago.  
A viewing recently remains exciting.  With more experience of watching new
and old stages, the writer felt Masahiro Shinoda was even more invaluable.
Several years earlier Takeshi Kitano's film DOLLS was also a new style 
with an old puppet show, but no comparison for DOUBLE SUICIDE.
	Old show "repeats" were numerous, extremely few like this film 
were able to innovate and break through while able to make the old story 
intimate and moving.  Actors all performed well.  Shima Iwashita was the 
best with both roles of the wife and the courtesan as she developed an 
intricate relationship of two romantic rivals who sympathize and appreciate
each other and created drama that was full of the power to move.
	Among the husband and wife team of Masahiro Shinoda and Shima 
Iwashita's films, I have seen HIMIKO and MELODY IN GRAY, as well as the 
80s Masahiro Shinoda film MACARTHUR'S CHILDREN.  In 2003 he at the age of 
72 after making SPY SORGE announced his retirement.  Now he and Shima 
Iwashita remain the model couple.
	Back then among the Japanese new wave directors, the first to 
garner international fame was Hiroshi Teshigahara's WOMAN IN THE DUNES, 
then Shohei Imamura and Nagisa Oshima also became renowned overseas.  
Masahiro Shinoda was one of the key figures (Shuji Terayama once was his 
screen writers), but Hong Kong seemed to have never released his films 
except at film festivals.  DOUBLE SUICIDE had a style of its own, its 
creativity and visual were extraordinary and worthy of local stage scene's 
attention. - SHU KEI

2. MING PAO DAILY, AUGUST 24 2008, FILM AND TELEVISION OBSERVATIONS
STARS ARE MADE

	Where do stars come from?  If someone is asked this question, the
simplest answer would be stars are made.  At least today that is true.
	Stars have always been in the making, why would some succeed and 
others fail?  The successful ones are due to the uniquely sharp eyes of 
star makers, who feel that they have potential and only lack opportunity.  
Thus they would provide one after another chance.  During the big studio 
days, film bosses indeed made stars that way.  Another example of star 
making is the powerful or the rich, who does not look at whether someone 
has star potential; due to personal preference the stars are made.
	In this circle, something like this often happens -- when someone
rich wants to make a girlfriend / son / daughter into a star he is willing
to put up money for people to make movies.  Also some down on their luck 
artists somehow meet someone who perhaps can support movies with them in 
the leads.
	Some television station executives take special care of several 
artists and keep giving them performance opportunities.  Their exposure 
rate has already become disproportional to their talent performance.
	Even more examples exist.
	Thus, on screen people who join this circle no longer want to be 
artists.  In one step they leap to a level where their performance is not 
in position yet but their personal behavior has already become star like.
	Last generation would say how they have toiled as they built their 
image through hardship.  The new generation's image is from certain 
image designers, who study foreign stars, do not mind being accused of 
copying but repeatedly claim to be tailoring for stars.  Those on 
television already have star image before viewers can remember their 
names.
	Performance talent instead is learned on the job.  When viewers 
see their immature performance that should keep them in training classes, 
they are already used to it.  Then, when stars run into career lows they 
then say they are studying acting abroad.  Viewers perhaps should respond
with surprise, "Now you are studying?  Shouldn't you have learned a long 
time ago?" - KWOK HIN CHING

3. TA KUNG PAO, AUGUST 24 2008, LIGHT SHADOW PATH
JAPANESE ENTERPRISE EXPLORES THE ASIAN FILM MARKET IN ALL DIRECTIONS

	The largest Chinese film investment in history RED CLIFF (CHET 
BIK) finally broke the 300 million mark at the Mainland box office and 
became the highest grossing film.  If the next installment would also 
make 300 million, RED CLIFF's Chinese box office return should be near 
200 million (around 40% of total return after all of the distribution 
expense).  This film's investment was around 600 million, thus after 
Mainland return it still would need 400 million to break even.  The key of 
course would be the U.S. market.  This film's investment has come from 
different areas, one of which is the Avex group, which invested over US$30
million.  Avex is a Japanese company that in recent years have been very 
active in Mainland and Hong Kong.  Its big moves have been unrivaled.
	Avex around two years ago invested in Mainland's Orange Sky group
and started its "journey of China" as it stepped foot into the Mainland 
entertainment business.  In Mainland it is rather well known.  Avex is a 
Japanese record company.  Established in 1988, it is one of the world's 
biggest independent record company and does not belong to big groups like 
Warner, Sony, EMI and Universal (all four recently left IFPI in Hong Kong,
another major entertainment news).  Avex over 20 years have rises and 
falls in its business but it still is an important entertainment group in
Japan.  Famous artists include Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro are under 
contract.
	Avex not only invested in RED CLIFF but also occupied a seat in 
the Orange Sky partner Golden Harvest Group's board.  The group in the 
recent half a year has made a big move again.  In March Avex and Kong Chi
Keung formed a new director film fund that specializes in discovering and 
cultivating new directors.  Reportedly one of the new directors is Jay 
Chou (Chow Kit Lun).  Last year he made THE SECRET (BUT NUNG SHUET DIK BEI
MUK) for the fund.  Avex's collaboration with Kong obviously in order to 
build a visual content platform with Asia and local partners and to learn
business management from Kong Chi Keung.
	After half a year, Avex again announced a film fund with Hong Kong
Media Asia film company.  This fund was higher than the one with Kong Chi
Keung (the new director fund was US$16 million), US$50 million.  In the 
press release, Avex pointed out that it wants to create all Asia hit 
visual content for consumers.  Its primary market is Asia, including 
China.  While introducing Media Asia Avex referred to the company's many 
box office hits and as one of the most influential film companies.  Of 
course INFERNAL AFFAIRS (MO GAN DOH) and THE DEPARTED were mentioned.  
Reportedly Avex was INITIAL D (TAU MAN JI D)'s Japanese distributor.  The 
two companies' relationship was more than casual.
	Few Hong Kong film commercial film professionals and films garner
glory overseas.  John Woo (Ng Yu Sum) is the most successful director.  
Kong Chi Keung is the CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON (NGOR FU CHONG LUNG) 
producer, Media Asia produced INFERNAL AFFAIRS, Golden Harvest had a 
glorious past.  Avex have indirect collaboration with all of them.  Would
this be a viable direction?  The work will have to speak for that and 
time will tell. - TIN LIK

4. MING PAO DAILY, AUGUST 22 2008, FILM AND TELEVISION OBSERVATIONS
HOW TO RESTRUCTURE HONG KONG FILM SOUTHEAST ASIAN MARKET 

	Days ago the writer has discussed that Hong Kong film should 
restructure the traditional market of Taiwan again.  Coincidentally, the 
film development council has a Hong Kong film new era promotional event 
that hopes to restructure the Southeast Asian market.  One of the 
promotional area is Taiwan.
	Other than Taiwan the areas also include Singapore, Malaysia and 
Mainland China.
	Outside Mainland, Hong Kong film in the Southeast Asian market in 
recent years has not have any active promotion.  Small to mid scale films 
are done after the sale.
	In Taiwan for example, many small to mid scale films do not even 
have the chance to be released.  Only their television and video rights 
are sold.  Because very few viewer support, cinema release at least would
require promotion and copy cost.  The money would be lost if done poorly.
	No one in the world would do business that guarantees loss.  The 
more the market shrinks, the less the promotion; the less the promotion, 
the more the market shrinks.  This is a vicious cycle.  Aside from big 
films, even small to mid scale film stars and directors would not promote 
there.  The originally weak Hong Kong film naturally gets weaker.
	The situations in Singapore and Malaysia are similar, the overseas
sale price continues to decline.
	Everyone konws market restructuring should be done, but how to do 
it?
	First is films that the market needs.  Why would the Southeast 
Asian market still watch Hong Kong film?  What Hong Kong film would have 
even greater market space than now?
	Whether products brings market or market naturally brings 
products, this is a question of the chikcen and the egg.
	The writer only knows that with market, Hong Kong film is not the
only product.  Whether we have enough competitiveness it is a question.
	Hong Kong film has to plan to restructure the Southeast Asian 
market.  Who would pay for the long term promotion?
	Now few film companies are investing in Hong Kong film, especially
productions with Hong Kong film specialty.  China and Hong Kong 
co-productions with less Hong Kong film flavor instead occupy the 
majority.
	without certain film quantity to change the market, would local 
buyers be willing to take the risk and praise Hong Kong film out of their
own pockets?
	Should the answer be found out first before promoting?
- KWOK HIN CHING

5. MING PAO DAILY, AUGUST 21 2008, FILM WORDS
COLORFUL CYBORG SHE 

	Korean director Kwak Jae-Yong's romantic comedy MY SASSY GIRL 7 
years ago was wildly popular in East Asia and even is being remade in the 
U.S. His new film cooks up a robotic girlfriend as his entry to Japan.  It
maintains the sassy girl's wonderful fun, the scale is much bigger and 
becomes a science fiction romance that is beyond space and time.
	CYBORG SHE completely stars Japanese stars.  Quite an elite 
package, the male and female leads are young and pretty.  The mystery has 
laughter and fears.  With advanced technology, it is rather colorful.  
Only this film gets more and more complicated and drags on longer and 
longer.  It is not as intimate and intense as the pure comedy MY SASSY 
GIRL.  Yet it still has many good parts.  Kwak Jae-Yong is still at ease 
with a Japanese film and shows his nationality cross over talent.
	Keisuke Koide plays a "Train Man" style introvert university 
student.  While spending his birthday alone he runs into the angel like 
mystery beauty Haruka Ayase and has an innocent night of fun.  The 
official story takes place a year later at the reunion.  Actually the 
female lead is a future cyborg who has come to change the male lead's 
early life.
	Kwak Jae-Yong's cyborg girlfriend obviously is under the influence
of James Cameron's U.S. hit film series THE TERMINATOR, changes the 
cyborg into an often rule breaking robot beauty and turns it into a love 
story.  Wonderfully this romance also resembles the modern version of a 
mortal and immortal romance.  Keisuke Koide is the ordinary and straight 
laced mortal while Haruka Ayase is more wonderful and alive than the 
fairy.  She often flies to prevent disasters and rescue people like 
Superman.
	In the film Haruka Ayase is the most outstanding, beautiful yet 
cute, super yet innocent.  She on the streets, in the restaurants, on the 
stage, in theaters, university ground and department store all have 
unexpected fun.  She stealthily rescues the suffering and the troubled, 
truly like a comic book heroine unleashed.  At night she is quiet -- like
THE TERMINATOR's Arnold Schwarzenegger she faced the window with her eyes 
open and stand silently.  She does not need sleep and has no sexual 
desire.
	Keisuke Koide is lovably silly, but is more passive and fragile 
than the female lead.  Kwak Jae-Yong has always been better in describing 
female than male.  In addition he focuses on nostalgia.  The childhood 
memory flashback with a return to the hometown in the middle is also very 
touching.
	This film is sad and sympathetic too, capturing all the disasters 
today around the world that needs superman's rescue.  The climax is a big 
earthquake.  The special effect is rather strong, leading to life and 
death.
	The latter part also changes very mysteriously but drags on too 
long and is a bit excessive.  Actually it should be intensified, but Kwak 
Jae-Yong just keeps on adding material that he is unwilling to cut.  The 
film cannot be one straight shot like MY SASSY GIRL. - SHEK KEI

6. MING PAO DAILY, AUGUST 21 2008, FILM AND TELEVISION OBSERVATIONS
HONG KONG CINEMAS SHOULD SPEED UP DIGITALIZATION

	The time has come to bid farewell to film.  Many filmmakers are 
still loyal film fans who feel the visual cannot be replaced.
	Today, how many professional still photographers still insist on 
using film?  They all have entered the digital world, use extremely high 
resolution digital cameras.  They press the button and the image is 
immediately sent to the computer screen without any need for development.
	Movie still uses film, aside from film professionals' certain 
stubbornness, because film quality digital video is not cheaper than film.
	The coordination like editing, special effects and cinema 
projection are also incomplete.
	Professional digital video camera rental is similar to filmmaking 
film camera rental.  Another consideration is movie's professional 
photographers may not be as familiar with the new digital video camera 
than the film camera.
	Although editing uses the computer, different digital video camera
has different storage format with its own equipment.  Hollywood film is 
already used to computer color adjustment for the entire film then 
transfer to film.  Digital video reduces the film transfer step and avoids
loss of realism.
	Most money is saved from copy printing.  Now each cinema has one 
to two film copy.  If digital is used, it only needs one hard drive that 
can be used again and again.
	When digital cinemas go online in the future, film companies can
transmit video through fiber optics to each cinema.  They do not even need
hard drives, environmentally safe and is worthy of promoting.
	A 90 minute long copy costs over 10,000.  How many copies are 
needed in so many cinemas after the entire world and how cost they cost?
	Those copies are reels after reels of very heavy film.  After 
several weeks in release they are almost completely scratched up and would
rarely be used again.  Film companies would only keep a small amount, 
which actually is not very environmentally safe.
	Cinemas need to speed up digitalization, but the cost is not 
cheap at all.  The slow progress now because cinema owners are investing 
and film companies are saving money. - KWOK HIN CHING

[ In Production Now/Soon ]

  Can : Sing Mung Kei Yuen
  Lit : Star Dream Fantasy Destiny
    d. Andrew Lau Wai Keung
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Shu Qi, 
      Denise Ho Wan Si, Zhang Han (Cheung Hom),
      Ella Koon Yun Na, Elle (Siu Shuet), 
      Pei Wei Ying, Pu Pu, Lam Ka Wa

  Can : Juet Doi Seung Giu
    d. Yip Lim Sum
    Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Kary Ng Yu Fei,
      Sammy, Hotcha

  Can : Oi Dut Hei
    d. Joe Ma Wai Ho
    Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Chen Bo-Lin (Chan Pak Lam),
      Shaun Tam Chun Yin, Terry Fan Siu Wong, HotCha

  Can : Yau Jet Geung Si Um Luen Nei 
  Lit : A Zombie Has a Crush On You
    Roger Kwok Chun On, Natalie Meng Yao, 
      Jo Kuk Cho Lam, JJ Jia (Ga Hiu Sun),  
      Maggie Lee Man Kwan, Tanya Wu (Ng Ka Yun), 
      Anke Bei, Angel Ho Cheuk Ying

  Can : Um Sat
  Lit : Assassination
    d. Soi Cheang Po Shui
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai)

  Can : Jing Yun
  Lit : Witness
    Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Nick Cheung Ka Fai,
      Zhang Jingchu, Sherman Chung Shu Man

ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL 2009
  Can : Ga Yau Hei Si 2009
  Lit : Family Has Joyous Event 2009
    d. Vincent Kuk Tak Siu
    Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei,
      Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Lee Heung Kam, Ha Chun
  Opening January 22 2009 in Malaysia

[ GOLDEN SCENE CINEMAS ONLINE ]
  Kei's eldest sister Sandra is a hot-tempered magazine editor and her
  temperament has left her single all this while. They have a traditional
  family and one of the rules is that none of the siblings could get
  married before their eldest sister. In view of this, Kei sort help from
  the famous “Casanova”, Koo Chai (Louis Koo), who is the new journalist
  in Sandra’s firm to pretend to court his eldest sister and lure her into
  the mood of love. 

  With Sandra falling in love with Koo Chai, she decides to introduce him
  to her parents (Lee Heung Kam, Ha Chun Chou). However, Koo Chai fell in
  love with another girl, Mun during an assignment and this broke Sandra’s
  heart. To avoid the disappointment of her parents, Sandra asks Mr. Wong
  a private investigator to pretend as her boyfriend.

  With Sandra love life going nowhere and her career plunging low, will
  she get what she wants? Will Kei find his true love and marries her
  sister off? Who will Koo Chai choose? Will all’s well end’s well? 

  Can : Tung Moon
  Lit : Classmate
    d. Herman Yau Lai To
    Shawn Yue Man Lok, Ada Choi Siu Fun,
      Ella Koon Yun Na, Elanne Kong Yeuk Lam, 
      Chapman To Man Jat, Jun Kung Shek Leung

STORM RIDERS II
  Can : Fung Won II
  Lit : Wind Cloud II
    d. Pang Brothers
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Dior Cheng Yi Kin,
      Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, 

  Can : Nui Yun But Wai
  Lit : Women Not Bad
    d. Tsui Hark
    Zhou Xun, Kuei Lun-Mei, Kitty Zhang Yuqi,
      Alex Fong Chung Shun
    
  Can : Si Lim
  Lit : Reminisce
    d. Wai Ka Fai
    Lau Ching Wan, Kelly Lin (Lam Hei LUi), 
      Yan Qing, Jo Kuk Cho Lam

  Can : Giu, Won
  Lit : Call, Soul
    Grace Ip Pui Man, Carl Ng Ka Lung,
      Jolie Chan Yuen Kei, Raymond Wong Ho Yin,
      Chucky Wood Gei Lan, Kwok Hoi San

  Can : Ang Hong
  Lit : Tough Guy
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Ellen Chan Nga Lun,
      Liu Ye, Sun Honglei

FANTASTIC WATER BABES
  Can : Chook Shui Fu Yung
  Lit : Out of Water Hibiscus
    d. Jeff Lau Chun Wai
    Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Alex Fong Lik Sun,
      Stephen Fung Tak Lun, Tian Liang, Eva Huang Shengyi, 
  Opening October 23 2008 in Malaysia
  Official Site : www.emp.hk

[ OFFICIAL SITE ]
  A beautiful and cocky swimmer Jill and her teammates kidnaps Alex, Hong
  Kong's champion swimmer, in order that he can train her to win a duel 
  against her rival in swimming and in love.  All hell breaks loose when
  hate at first sight inadvertently becomes something else...

  Can : Kit Ji
  Lit : Scorpion
    d. Joe Ma Wai Ho
    Sam Lee Chan Sam, Emme Wong Yee Man,
      Leung Siu Lung, Miki Mizuno (Shui Yeh Mei Gei),
      Nana Natsume (Ha Muk Noi Noi)

  Can : Hok Hau Hak Sai Lik
  Lit : School Mob Power
    Jordan Chan Siu Chun, Lee Si Pui,
      Annie Man Chung Han, Lui Hoi Yun
      Ada Wong Chi Hom, Timmy Hung Tin Ming

  Can : Goo Mo Mui Ying
  Lit : Ancient Tomb Phantom
    d. Chan Kwoon Wai
    Chin Kar Lok, Yuen Wah, Candy Lo Hau Yam

  Can : SI GUONG DOI LAU DIK WA 
  Lit : IF TIME FLOWS BACKWARD
    d. Mak Kai Kwong
    Fiona Sit Hoi Kei, Kenny Kwan Chi Bun, Yan Ng Yat Yin, 
      Ken Wong Hap Hei, Karen Tong Bo Yu

NEW PERFECT EDUCATION
  Can : Sun Gum Sut Pui Yuk ji Oi Dik Fu Lo
  Lit : New Chamber Cultivated Desire: Captive of Love
    d. Ng Man Lik
    Kaori Sakagami (Ban Seung Heung Jik)
      Tony Ho Wa Chiu, Vonnie Lui Hoi Yu

  Can : Jin Fu
  Lit : War Tiger
    Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Kristy Yang Kung Yu,
      Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Lam Ka Tung,
      Candy Yu On On, Guo Xinqi (Kwok Sam Kei), 
      Jason Chu Wing Tong, Koey Leung Shuet Mei,
      Iris Wong Yat Tung, Pavarit Mongkolpisit
      Nahatai Lekbumrung, Yunee

  Can : Mo Yau 24 Siu Si
  Lit : Worry Free 24 Hours
    Chiu Chung Yu, Natalie Ng Man Yan,
      Simon Loui Yu Yeung, Siu Chuen Yung, 
      Carl Ng Ka Lung, Libby Lao Kuai Ieng

  Can : Nui Kuen Wong
  Lit : Female Fist King
    Diana Pang Tan, Angie Cheong Wei Yee,
      Lai Yiu Cheung, 
      Emi Tojo (Dung Sing Gong Mei)  
      Mizuho Ishikawa (Shek Chuen Mei Jung Shui) 

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THE WAY WE ARE
  Can : Tin Shui Wai Dik Yut Yu Yeh
  Lit : Tin Shui Wai's Day and Night
    d. Ann Hui On Wa
    Paw Hee Ching, Chan Lai Wun, Leung Chun Lung, 
      Idy Chan Yuk Lin, Clifton Ko Chi Sum
  Length : 90 mins.
  Opening August 15 2008 
  Opening March 27 2008 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Site : http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/programme/show_detail.php?fi_id=638

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A widowed mother and her teenage son live in a Tin Shui Wai estate.  She
  works in a supermarket and helps a colleague breaks into her new job.
  The boy, average in each and every way, grows into adolescence
  hesitantly.  In passing, we find out that the mother has made big
  sacrifices to her family.  The way we are, the way we live; an ode to
  the salt of the earth.

OCEAN FLAME
  Can : Yut Boon Hoi Shui, Yut Boon For Yim
  Lit : Half Sea Water, Half Flame
    d. Liu Fendou
    Liao Fan, Monica Wang (Mok Siu Kei), Hai Yitian, 
      Simon Yam Tat Wa, Lam Suet
  Opening August 8 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Wang Yao once was a heartless john and con artist, then one day he ran 
  into waitress Li Chuan.  Wang Yao originally thought Li Chuan was like
  all the other girls and be on his beckon call, but Li Chuan's
  stubbornness far surpassed his imagination.  Amid the mutual torture, 
  they gradually lost themselves.  He lost his freedom and she lost her 
  life.  After an eight year sentence, Wang Yao walked out of the prison 
  gates.  He entered the home of Li Chuan's mother with a gun and wanted 
  to fulfill his wish......

THE PRETTY WOMEN
  Can : Nui Yun Ngor Jui Dai
  Lit : WOMEN I AM THE BIGGEST
    d. Hou Hin Ngok
    Cecilia Yip Tung, Ray Lui Leung Wai, 
      Cheung Ka Wai, Chow Lui, Ng Ting Yun
  Opening July 31 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Three Hong Kong women in Shanghai learn how to pursue the love that they
  want and finally understand relationship.  Mary Yip is smart, strong 
  and ambitious, but she has always harbored a crush on the company chief.  
  However she denies her feeling.  On the surface she is unreasonable.  
  CHow Yin Yin is pretty and naive, the dream girl of every man; Jin Fei 
  likes to sing and dreams of stardom.  She overlooks a hunk's crush.  
  They have experienced the joy of being loved; they are on top of their
  careers, but in love they due to a variety of reason miss out on true
  love......

[ COMING SOON ]

BREATH
    d. Kim Ki-Duk
    Chang Chen, Zia, Ha Jung-Woo

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  On a cold winter day, after learning her husband has found a new woman,
  Yeon absent mindedly heads for the prison where Chen is confined.  
  Although she does not know him personally, repeated news of his suicide
  attempts on TV has subconsciously grown in her mind and now is leading
  her to seek him.
  Jin has no visitors and normally would not agree to meet with a 
  complete stranger, but hearing that it is a woman he accepts her meeting
  request out of curiosity.  Their first meeting is as awkward as it can 
  get.  Yeon treats Jin like an old friend whereas Jin does not open up so
  easily.

WINDS OF SEPTEMBER - THE TAIWAN CHAPTER
  Can : Gau Gong Fung
    d. Lin Shu Yu
    Rhydian Vaughan, Chang Chieh, Wang Bo Chieh
  Length : 113 mins.
  Opening March 21 2008 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Site : http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/programme/show_detail.php?fi_id=684

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  The winds of September are the wind of Hsinchu, a strong wind that visits
  the county and city between September and November.  The film takes us
  back to 1996, during the time of the tragic Taiwan baseball scandal, an
  event that devastated many teenage boys. The story follows Yen and Tang
  and their gang through the last year of their high school life.  From 
  chasing girls to midnight skinny dipping to rooting for their favorite
  baseball team, they do everything together.  When an accident throws Yen
  into a coma, their world starts falling apart.  A cruel reality has
  announced itself, can the boys grow up quickly enough to face it?

WINDS OF SEPTEMBER - THE MAINLAND CHAPTER
  Can : Gau Gong Fung
    d. Han Yan
    Tai Junjie, Wu Xiaoliang, Liu Shuhan, Chi Jia
  Rating : 105 mins.
  Opening March 21 2008 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Site : http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/programme/show_detail.php?fi_id=682

[ THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Some time before the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China, a
  Mainland high school stages a variety show to celebrate the occasion. 
  One of the most brilliant openings among the many recent Chinese high
  school titles, it introduces the unfolding drama of rival groups of 
  "good" and "bad" students and their "internal contradictions", and
  serves as a continual mental backdrop for the audience: of youth caught
  in a society whose founding ideology has become obsolete and absurd.

WINDS OF SEPTEMBER - THE HONG KONG CHAPTER
  Can : Gau Gong Fung
    d. Heiward Mak
    Lam Yiu Sing, Sham Ka Kei, Anjo Leung Hiu Fung, Venus Wong Man Yik
  Length : 100 mins.
  Site : http://www.hkiff.org.hk/eng/programme/show_detail.php?fi_id=683

SNIPER
  Can : Sun Cheung Sau
  Lit : Godly Gunslingers
    d. Dante Lam Chiu Yin
    Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Edison Chen Koon Hei,
      Huang Xiaoming 
  Opening November 6 2008 in Malaysia 

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Ming is renowned as the top shooter in the police force.  However things
  get complicated after the release of his former teammate and superb 
  marksman Ching from prison.  With only vengeance on his mind, Ching 
  wants to take on Ming and the police, believing that they are the ones
  who put him in jail.  When a mysterious sniper sabotages a high-security
  prisoner transfer and a convict escapes, Ming and his team are
  dispatched to profile the suspect.

THE ONE MAN OLYMPICS
  d. Hou Yong
  Li Zhaolin, Hu Jun, 
  Rating : I
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening August 14 2008

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  76 years ago a short distance runner named Liu Changchun declined to 
  represent the Japanese backed Manchuria to participate in the 1932 Los
  Angeles Olympic Games.  After a tearful farewell with his wife and child
  he escaped Beijing, found the Dongbei University dean General Zhang to
  sponsor his boat ride as he headed alone to attend the games.

THE LUCKIEST MAN
  Can : Dai Sei Hei
  Lit : Great Four Joys
    d. Lam Tsz Chung
    Nat Chan Pak Cheung, Yuen Qiu, Bosco Wong Chung Chak,
      Lam Tsz Chung, Monica Chan Fat Yung, chan Kwok Kwun,
      Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Pinky Cheung Man Chi
  Opening August 14 2008 in Malaysia

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Ho Bit Fat founded a mahjong parlor in the 50s.  With his superb mahjong
  skills and wise management he now has all 60 mahjong parlors in Hong 
  Kong and has the Hong Kong mahjong industry by its ear.  The industry
  calls him "gambling king" out of respect.  He has three wives, Sophie,
  Sister Ling and Manna, two sons and a daughter.  Sophie's son Kei has no
  accomplishment and uses gambling king's reputation to start trouble all
  over.  Sister Ling's son has never grown up.  Having liked music since
  childhood he considers himself a singer.  Ling's daughter Sisi is 
  pretty and ambitious.  She makes her own living and never relies on her
  father.

  In others' eyes Ho Bit Fat's wives get along well and serve gambling 
  king together.  Many are envious but no one knows that the wives and 
  the sons have been fighting continuously over the gambling king's 
  inheritance.  They not only get the gambling king's butler to watch his
  every move, but also turn food into their weapon as they constantly play
  pranks on each other.  The wives constantly duel in the living room, 
  where nothing is left unturned.  As they battle to life and death, the 
  gambling king brings home his illegitimate son Fai and makes the 
  situation even more complicated.  Fai is filial and respectful to
  everyone, thus has the gambling king's favor.  The wives and the sons 
  for their own benefit team up and often play pranks on Fai.

  On the other hand the gambling king wants to retire and in order to keep
  his business legacy going suggests for his three sons to each take care
  of a mahjong parlor, with the best performer becoming the successor.

  Kei and Kin in order to prevent Fai's victory not only hire monks and
  beggars to create disturbance outside the store but also three great
  swindlers to cheat at Fai's store.  Because Fai has no knowledge of 
  gambling finally he has nothing left.  The gambling king orders his 
  butler to take Fai and visit three mahjong experts of the 50s.  Because
  the trio is already aging, they can only teach mahjong techniques via
  lecture.  Fai's extraordinary smart enables his mahjong abilities to 
  improve suddenly with the three experts' guidance.  Finally a mahjong
  war is about to erupt...

FORGIVE AND FORGET
  Can : Chun Oi Dik
  Lit : Dear
    d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum)
    Andy On Chi Kit, Miki Yeung Oi Kun,
      Kwan Chor Yiu, Alice Tsang Hoi Won, Chubby (Siu Fei),
      Vivian Yeo (Yeung Sau Wai), HotCha
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 88 mins.
  Opening August 28 2008

HANADA
  Can : Fa Yeung Nam Ji Final
  Lit : Flower Like Men Final
    d. Yasuharu Ishii (Shek Jang Hong Ching)
    Mao Inoue (Jang Seung Jung Yeung), Jun Matsumoto (Chung Boon Yun), 
      Shun Oguri (Siu Suk Din), Shota Matsuda (Chung Tin Cheung Tai), 
      Abe Tsuyoshi (Ah Bo Lik)
  Opening August 28 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Doumyouji and Makino announced the wedding, but on the day of their 
  engagement their engagement item, the 1 billion yen Doumyouji family 
  jewel crown Smile of Venus is stolen!  The couple goes from Japan, to 
  Hong Kong to Las Vegas in search of the crown, but in the process their
  relationship is tested again.  Can Doumyouji make Makino determine to 
  marry him?

CATCH A WAVE
  Can : 3 Gor Chung Long ji Siu Nin
  Lit : 3 Wave Crashing Youth
    d. Nobuyuki Takahashi 
    Haruma Miura, Gaku Hamada, Rosa Kato, Ryo Kimura, Naoto Takenaka
  Opening August 28 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Taiyo is a 16 year old high school students.  He and his two best 
  friends decides to spend the summer together.  They leave their 
  parents' control far behind and goes to one of the homes that is hours
  away from Tokyo, a beach house in the south.  When they arrive, they 
  immediately fall under the spell of the endless sea and surfers on the 
  towering waves.

RULE #!: THERE ARE NO GHOSTS
  Can : Dai Yut Gai
  Lit : First Commandment
    d. Tong Wing Kin
    Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen
  Opening September 4 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Everyday, the police receives around 185 calls for help, 180 of which 
  are related to assault, rape, murder, robbery, kidnapping, the remaining
  5 are those "there is something out of the ordinary with my home" types 
  of calls.

  "Miscellaneous Department" has the responsibility to investigate these
  out of the ordinary cases.

  Rookie cop Lee Kwok Keung while on patrol shoots and kills a serial 
  killer who has been wanted for years.  Then he is involuntarily assigned
  to another department -- "Miscellaneous" and starts his journey on a
  series of supernatural investigations.

  Differ from the police's serve and protect heroics, "Miscellaneous" 
  takes care of the out of the ordinary cases in some extraordinary
  manner.

  Another "Miscellaneous" key member is Officer Wong, the department heads
  who is a little strange and loves drinking as much as his life.  He and
  Officer Lee team up to resolve every call for help at the "Miscellaneous
  Department" and eliminate each caller's fear.  While on assignment, 
  Officer Wong deliberately states to Office Lee the first rule of the 
  "Miscellaneous Department": there are no ghosts!

  The fact is this first rule is only a lie.  The "Miscellaneous 
  Department" first task is to do whatever it takes to hide supernatural
  events from the world and lower community fear.  To Officer Lee who is 
  full of passion and ambition for the police work, the true mission of 
  the "Miscellaneous Department" violates ethics.  For a stable society,
  should the police hide the truth?  Would it be real justice?

  While Office Lee is struggling in his mind, the "Miscellaneous 
  Department" faces an extremely threatening serial possession case, as a 
  particularly vicious ghost forces the duo to the edge of death.  

  Finally, the hunter becomes the hunted.

DIVE
  Can: Fa Yeung Tiu Shui Siu Nin
  Lit: Trick Diving Youth
    d. Naoto Kumazawa
    Iori Ashihara, Toru Emori, Yuya Fukuda
  Opening September 18 2008

HELP ME EROS
  Can : Gau Gau Ngor Oi Sun
    d. Lee Kang-Sheng
  Rating : III 
  Length : 104 mins.

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Ah Jie has lost everything on the stock market due to a severe economic
  crisis. He spends his days in his sealed apartment, looking after the
  marijuana plants that he secretly grows in a wardrobe and smoking
  marijuana joints. In his desolation, he calls a helpline and gets to
  know Chyi, whose sweet and gentle voice causes him to fall in love with
  his fantasized image of her. He tries to ask her out but is repeatedly
  rejected. He begins projecting his fantasy of Chyi on Shin, the new girl
  working at the betel nut stall downstairs who is always sexily dressed
  to lure male customers. He becomes closer to Shin and the two of them
  sink deeply into a world of erotic and psychedelic pleasures… 
  At the time same, Ah Jie begins to stalk Chyi…

BUTTERFLY LOVERS
  AKA : Dip Gim
  Lit : Butterfly Sword
  Can : Mo Hup Leung Jook
  Lit : Martial Art Heroes Leung Jook
    d. Jingle Ma Chor Sing
    Wu Chun, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Hu Ge, 
      Harlem Yu Ching Hing, Ti Lung
  Opening September 11 2008

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  From the richest wine making family, Jook Yin Ji is energetic and happy.  
  She likes to disguise herself as a man and wanders the town with her 
  servant Ngan Sum.  By chance she runs into Leung Chung San, a young 
  hero who helps the constable in the capture of a major robber and has a 
  good impression of him.  Jook Yin Ji's father has a past business
  rivalry with Chin Wing Wai.  Today as a high ranking official Chin 
  claims that the Jook family is selling counterfeit wine in an attempt to
  take over the Jook family business and even wants the pretty Yin Ji as a
  concubine.  Luckily the new rising star of the court Ma Sing Yun who has
  fallen for Yin Ji wisely backs him off.  Sing Yun seeks help in the 
  palace and leaves the help of his assistant Cho Fong.  Father Jook asks
  old friend a herbal medicine maker to take care of Yin Ji in disguise 
  and to teach her martial arts.

10 PROMISES WITH MY DOG
  Can : Ngor Wor Chum Wui Huen Dik 10 Gor Yeuk Ding
  Lit : My 10 Promises With My Retriever
    Mayuko Fukada, Etsushi Toyokawa, Reiko Takashima
  Opening September 11 2008

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Akari Saito is a 14-year-old girl living in the city of Hakodate in
  Japan’s northern prefectural island of Hokkaido. Secure in gentle and
  compassionate love of her father Yuichi, and mother Fumiko, Akari is
  leading a carefree childhood free of want. The only seed of
  dissatisfaction comes from having to watch her father, a promising
  surgeon at a university hospital, grow busier and busier at the cost of
  time spent with her. 

  And then one fateful day, Akari’s ever cheerful and energetic mother
  falls ill and is hospitalized. Just as worry and loneliness begin to
  take their toll on her, a stray puppy wanders into her yard. Taking the
  puppy with her on a visit to her mother in the hospital, she receives
  approval to keep it. It is a female Golden Retriever with white markings
  on its paws. They name him “Socks.” Before Akari leaves, her mother sits
  her down and carefully explains – by pretending to use the voice of Socks
  - the “10 Promises” Akari must keep to her new dog as her master.

LADY COP AND PAPA CROOK
  Can : Cha Ji Nui
  Lit : Woman of Investigation
    d. Alan Mak Siu Fai, Felix Chong 
    Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Eason Chan Yik Shun, Zhang Guoli,
      Chapman To Man Chat, Wilfred Lau Ho Lung, 
      Kate Tsui Tsz Shan, Michelle Ye (Yip Shuet), 
      Liu Kai Chi, Lok Ying Kwun, Lo Mik Shuet, Chan Bo Yuen
      Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai)
  Opening September 11 2008 in Malaysia
  Official Site : www.mediaasia.com/lcpc

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  When an oil tanker explodes, John Fok becomes the focus of investigation
  by the Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese police and is forced to put on
  hold his business to settle things out. Just as John is planning on a
  comeback, his son is kidnapped. Doomed in love, Senior Inspector Molline
  Szeto is fed up with her 10-year relationship with her boyfriend. With
  no prospect of an imminent wedding, she ends the relationship. Excited
  with her new crossroads in life, she is thrilled to be assigned to
  investigate the case of John's kidnapped son. 

THE SHINJUKU INCIDENT
  Can : Sun Juk Goo Si
  Lit : Shinjuku Story
    d. Derek Yee Tung Sing
    Jackie Chan, Ken Watanabe, Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho)
  Opening September 25 2008

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic from China nicknamed Steelhead
  illegally enters Japan to search for his girlfriend.  To make ends meet,
  he joins his friend in Shinjuku in doing menial labor.  Steelhead finds
  out that his girlfriend has married Eguchi, a Japanese Yakuza leader. 
  Steelhead decides to stay in Japan and work for Eguchi as a hitman.  
  Soon, Steelhead gets used to the power and find himself embroiled so
  deeply in the ways of the underworld that there is no turning back.

PAINTED SKIN
  Can : Wat Pei
    d. Gordon Chan Ka Seung
    Donnie Yen Chi tan, Vicki Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun,
      Chen Kun, Qi Yuwu, Betty Sun Li
  Opening September 25 2008 in Malaysia

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Chong Wu, an amorously inclined young man, came across an attractive
  young woman needing his help and he immediately rushed to her aid. The
  meeting brewed wild imaginations to have her in his arms for himself.
  Though he is married, he continues having strong desires and urges to
  bed any pretty woman that he meets. To his shock, the woman that he
  sexually desires is actually a ghost. 

CONNECTED
  Can : Bo Chi Tung Wa
  Lit : Keep In Touch
    d. Benny Chan Muk Sing
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Barbie Shui (Tsui Hei Woon), 
      Liu Ye, Nick Cheung Ka Fai
  Opening September 25 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Based on the Hollywood film CELLULAR, single mother Grace as usual takes
  her daughter Yu Ting to school but on the way robber Yi Fok crashes 
  into her.  Half conscious and powerless, she witnesses Yi Fook
  ransacking her home and brutally kills her maid!  Later he takes Grace
  into a cargo.  Yi Fok forces Grace to hand over his criminal evidence 
  or he would kill her entire family.  Frightened, Grace takes out a 
  heavily damaged mobile phone, builds it while no one is watching and 
  miraculously makes a call for help.  The call accidentally goes to 
  a financial company loan department employee Bong.

  Bong's son will be studying abroad and is waiting for him at the 
  airport with his sister Jeanie.  He remains suspicious on Grace's call 
  for help and hands the phone to traffic cop Fai.  Unfortunately due to
  network problems Fai cannot clearly hear what Grace says and warns Bong
  about playing prank on the police.  At this time Yi Fok suddenly rushes
  into the cargo and luckily Grace can hide the phone in time.  When Bong
  picks up the phone and clearly hears a gunshot he realizes the severity
  of the call and decides to rescue Grace!  The task at hand though is to
  prevent the robber from hurting his next target -- Grace's daughter.  
  Bong must keep her daughter from falling into the robber's hand.  With
  danger ahead of him, at anytime he may have to give up his valuable life
  to save someone...

CHASER
  Can : Jui Gik Jeh
    d. Na Hong-Jin
    Kim Yun-Seok, Ha Jung-Woo, Seo Yeong-Hie
  Opeing September 25 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  Once a cop, Joong-Ho has always become a pimp.  Yet lately trouble has 
  increased as his call girls vanish without clearing their debts.  He 
  receives a call from a client and sends Mi-Jin, even though she has a 
  bad cold.  Mi-Jin goes as Joong-Ho realizes that this client's number is
  the same as the previous ones with the vanished call girls.  He realizes
  something is wrong and immediately goes after Mi-Jin.

  On the way, Joong-Ho crashes into another car in an alley.  That driver
  Young-Min does not ask for compensation.  Joong-Ho sees the blood stain
  on his shirt and suspects that he is behind the missing call girls.  
  After a chase, Joong-Ho finally catches up with Young-Min.  Yet because
  Joong-Ho impersonates a police officer, both are brought to the police
  station.

  Inside the police station, Young-Min admits that he has killed the 
  missing call girls but Mi-Jin is still alive.  Although he confesses the
  police has no evidence to charge him, so everyone is frantically looking 
  for bodies.  Only Joong-Ho believes that Mi-Jin is still alive.  As the 
  12 hour holding period fades, he must find the missing Mi-Jin in a
  hurry.

20TH CENTURY BOYS
    d. Yukihiko Tsutsumi
    Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa, Hitomi Kuroki
  Opening October 2 2008

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  The story takes place between 1960 and 2010, around lead Kenji and a 
  group of classmates.  During childhood they fantasize about opposing an
  evil organization and write a prediction to save the world.  30 years 
  later, a self proclaimed "friend" mystery person forms a friendly gang 
  to save the world as predicted.  If someone betrays "friend" then the 
  friendship ends and is immediately killed.  The symbol that "friend" 
  uses is the same as Kenji and his friends.  What is the true identity of
  "friend"?  Is "friend's” prediction book exactly the same as Kenji's?

KUNG FU CHEF
    Vanness Wu (Ng Kin Ho)
  Opening October 9 2008 in Malaysia

IP MAN
    d. Wilson Yip Wai Shun
    Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Lynn Hung

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Adapted from the life story of Ip Man - the grand master of the Wing
  Chun style of kung fu and sifu of legendary kung fu superstar Bruce Lee.
  This movie will be the first important record of the master's life. Ip's
  persistent devotion to Wing Chun is a classic example of the love and
  respect shown to wushu and the freedom and spirit it represents. Ip Man
  is a concept, a spirit, a way of thinking - and it exemplifies a new
  peak in Hong Kong's wushu movies. 

RED CLIFF PART II
  AKA : BATTLE OF RED CLIFF
  Can : Chet Bik
  Lit : Red Cliff
    d. John Woo (Ng Yu Sum)
    Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo),
      Janny Lin Chiling, Vicki Zhao Wei, Chang Chen, 
      Zhang Fengyi, Hu Jun, You Yong
  Opening December 18 2008
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For Tuesday August 26 2008

10 DOREAMON - NEW NOBITA'S GREAT ADVENTURE INTO THE UNDERWORLD
    d. Teramoto Yukiyo
    Japanese Animation 

 9 THE CRAYON SHINCHAN MOVIE
  d. Yoshita Usui
  Japanese animation

 8 LA LINGERIE
  Can : Noi Yi Siu Nui
  Lit : Underwear Girl
    d. Chan Hing Ka, Chun Siu Chun
    Stephy Tang Lai Yun, Lo Mik Shuet, Wong Cho Nam, Fama,
      Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Janice Man Wing San, 

 8 STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS
  d. Dave Filoni
  Animation

 6 THE MUMMY TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
    d. Rob Cohen
    Brendan Fraser, Jet Li (Lee Nin Kit), 

 5 GET SMART
    d. Peter Segal
    Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson
      Kathy Tong Yi, JJ Jia (Ga Hiu Sun)

 4 THE DARK KNIGHT
    d. Christopher Nolan
    Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman,
      Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman

 3 CYBORG SHE
  Can : Ngor Dik Gei Hai Yun Nui Yau
  Lit : My Robot Girlfriend
    d. Kwak Jae-Yong
    Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide

 2 HELLBOY 2 THE GOLDEN ARMY
    d. Guillermo Del Toro
    Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones

 1 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
    d. Eric Brevig
    Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Aniat Briem

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Summaries for some of the films above.  Some contain SPOILERS

DORAEMON - NEW NOBITA'S GREAT ADVENTURE INTO THE UNDERWORLD
  Rating : I
  Length : 113 mins.
  Opening August 7 2008

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  This is a great adventure in the magical world with seven brave world
  rescuers!

  What strange idea does Nobita come up with now?  If he can use magic, 
  everything would become very convenient.  One day, Nobita and Doraemon 
  use the "If phone booth" to turn the real world into a magical world.  
  This world is the same as the original world but everyone except Nobita
  use magic......in this world, magic is the main source of power in human
  survival and development.

CRAYON SHINCHAN MOVIE
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 88 mins.
  Opening August 14 2008

LA LINGERIE
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening August 8 2008

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  This story is about four young women. Their lives and their loves tied
  together by a common thread --- lingerie.

  Miu, Donut, Celine and CC come from four different walks of life. Yet
  they always seem to hang out at the same place, a sexy lingerie shop
  where Donut works. Miu works for the Research and Development division
  of a Lingerie company. She's been an over achiever all her life
  academically and career-wise, yet possessing a failing grade in romance.
  She recently moves into the house of her deceased, unmarried old maid of
  an aunt. In her room she sees glimpses of what could become her future,
  that of a successful career woman who dies a virgin. Just like her
  aunt's drawer full of fabulous lingerie and underwear, never to grace
  the sights of a man to share her life with. This epiphany of hers brings
  about a resolve to finally find someone to fall in love with for the
  first time. And with it comes droves of suitors of all shapes and sizes,
  from a rich playboy, a nerdy genius, a bank manager to a self proclaimed
  "love expert" Lucas who seems to have ulterior motives behind his
  pursuit of Miu. She needs to rely on her three close and romantically
  experienced friends to find her way out of this labyrinth. Yet these
  three "consultants of love" seem to have hit rough patches of their own.

CYBORG SHE
  Rating : IIA 
  Length : 121 mins.
  Opening August 21 2008
  Official Site : cyborg.gyao.jp

[ YAHOO! MOVIES HONG KONG ]
  A straight laced young man runs into a robot from the future and becomes
  deeply attracted to this pretty, cute and unique robot girl.  They 
  gradually fall for each other but an earthquake disaster strikes.  He is
  trapped and his robot girlfriend risks her life to rescue her most 
  beloved......

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GLOBAL CHINESE SONG CHART

For Saturday, August 23 2008

15 I AM STILL YOURS
  Can : Ngor Wan Si Nei Dik
  Leo Ku Kui Ke

14 ON EVERY LINE
  Jason Chan Pak Yu, Daniel Lee Gut Hong, Danny Wan Lik Ming

13 LIGHT A TORCH
  Can : Dim Yut Ba For Gui
  JJ Lin Junjie

12 TEARS LAUGH
  Can : Ngan Lui Siu Liu
  Liu Liyang (Lau Lik Yeung) 

11 THE ROAD HOME
  Can : Wui Ga Dik Lo
  Karen Mok Man Wai

10 IF YOU ARE ME
  Can : Yu Gor Nei Si Ngor
  Fan Wei Qi (Fan Wai Kei), Emil Chau Wa Kin

 9 BENEFACTOR
  Can : Bak Lok
  James Lin (Lam Yau Ga)

 8 LEGEND
  Can : Chuen Shuet
  Jacky Xie (Sit Ji Him) 

 7 ONE FINAL SECOND
  Can : Jui Hau Yut Miu Jung
  Kary Ng Yu Fei

 6 UNWILLING TO SPEAK
  Can : But Yuen Shuet Wa
  Eason Chan Yik Shun

 5 RAINY DAY
  Can : Ha Yu Tin
  South Fist Mama

 4 LAYOVER
  Can : Chuen Gei
  Will Pan (Poon Wai Pak)

 3 YET I FALL FOR YOU
  Can : Pin Pin Oi Seung Nei
  Wu Jianfei (Ng Kin Fei)

 2 
  Can : Jau For Yup Mor
  Ding Dong, Ah Shun

 1 THE PRINCE'S NEW CLOTHES
  Can : Wong Ji Dik Sun Yi
  Jam Hsiao (Siu King Tung)

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[ Yakety Yak ]
The views and opinions expressed here are purely those of the 
writer and in no way reflect those of Hong Kong Film Top 10 Box 
Office, its contributors and affiliated web sites.

SPIRIT OF THE GAME

	Congratulations to the U.S. Men's Basketball Team for barely 
winning the Gold Medal.  There is nothing like trying to stay up all 
night and watching a team of supposedly the best players the country has 
to offer almost throwing away the game.  We don't need the Redeem team; we
need the Cream the world team.  
	Sure, that is not the spirit of the game, but has this game really
be about the spirit?  From the daily persecution of the protestors being 
overlooked to the wonderful "horse making", uh, officiating that has taken 
place in various events, perhaps athletes like Ara Abrahamian and Angel 
Matos were right.  All the Olympic committee has taught China is might 
(money) makes right (Please refer to the Berlin Games).
(http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/chinese_doctoring_public)
	Meanwhile, we are still looking for ChiPpy and we are fearing the 
worst, especially after Juno sent this depiction of how the Beijing 
Olympic symbol came about months ago.  
	If we see ChiPpy in the Bodies exhibit we know for sure -- who 
says China isn't "green"?
(http://www.collthings.co.uk/2008/05/2008-beijing-olympic-symbol-origins.html)
	While the swim kids worship Michael Phelps, the gymnastic kids 
worship Shawn Johnson and the bball kids worship Yao Ming, Your Chaffing 
Editor's Olympic hero (aside from the two aforementioned "sportsmen") is 
Liu Xiang.  Unlike a certain seven foot tall Rocket, he had the guts to 
know that he could not perform at his peak (if at all) and made the 
smarter choice of pulling out despite the hometown pressure et al.  Here 
to you, Liu Xiang; and if for anyone who does not like it, look at my 
hands!  I have your Bird's Nest birds right here!

Love,

Jer Jer Stinks,
Your Chaffing Editor
Top Ten Central

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[ WHAT IS YOUR CHAFFING EDITOR LISTENING TO ]
HOMECOMING
Kanye West 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvPGeMDKYQ&feature=related

Yeah
And you say Chi city
Chi city, Chi city

I'm comin' home again
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
'Cause I'm comin' home again, comin' home again

I met this girl when I was three years old
And what I loved most she had so much soul
She said, "Excuse me, little homie, I know you don't know me
But my name is Wendy and I like to blow trees"

And from that point I never blow her off
Niggas come from outta town, I like to show her off
They like to act tough, she like to tow 'em off
And make 'em straighten up their act 'cause she know they soft

And when I grew up she showed me how to go downtown
And at nighttime my face lit up, so astounding
And I told her in my heart is where she always be
She never mess with entertainers 'cause they always leave

She said it felt like they walked and drove on me
Knew I was gang affiliated, got on TV and told on me
I guess it's why last winter she got so cold on me
She said, "Ye keep makin' that, keep makin' that platinum and gold for me"

(I'm comin' home again)
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
'Cause I'm comin' home again, comin' home again

Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
Oh, now I'm comin' home again
Maybe we could start again

But if you really cared for her
Then you would never hit the airport
To follow your dream, sometimes I still talk to her
But when I talk to her, it always seems like she talkin' about me

She said, "You left your kids and they just like you
They wanna rap and make soul beats just like you
But they just not you and I just got through
Talkin' 'bout what niggas tryin' to do just not new"

Now everybody got the game figured out all wrong
I guess you never know what you got till it's gone
I guess this is why I'm here and I can't come back home
And guess when I heard that when I was back home

Every interview I'm representin' you, makin' you proud
Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud
Jump in the crowd, spark your lighters, wave 'em around
And if you don't know by now, I'm talkin' about Chi town

(I'm comin' home again)
Do you think about me now and then?
Do you think about me now and then?
'Cause I'm comin' home again, comin' home again

Baby, do you remember when fireworks at Lake Michigan?
Oh, now I'm comin' home again, coming home again
Baby, do you remember when fireworks at Lake Michigan?
Oh, now I'm comin' home again, comin' home again
Maybe we could start again

Loyee, oyeee, oh, loyee, oyeee, oh
Comin' home again
Loyee, oyeee, oh, loyee, oyeee, oh
Comin' home again
Maybe we could start again 


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