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Week from 5 - 11 October 2006
Talladega Nights
Synopsis:
Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is a NASCAR racing sensation whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend, Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo, thrilling their fans by finishing most races in the top spots - with Ricky Bobby always leading the pack. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), challenges him for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight for his place as racing's top driver.
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Genre: Comedy/Sports
Running Time:
General Release: 21 Sep 2006
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Starring: Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen, John C Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amy Adams
Director: Adam McKay
Love Story (Mand) (GSC International Screen)
Synopsis:
A theatre usher looks for love and finds it in a library book. A cop chases a killer only to wind up at the end of her own gun. A pulp-romance writer confuses fact with fiction and learns that true love comes only after a great loss. The stories that flows from this ebb of desire to find true love leads us various stories that will be amalgam of time, space, consequences and fact and fiction often are not easily identifiable.
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Genre: Drama
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General Release: 28 Sep 2006
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Erica Lee, Evelyn Tan, YiLun Lin, Tracy Tan, Amanda Ling
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Week from 12 - 18 October 2006
World Trade Centre
John Tucker Must Die
Silk (Cantonese)
13 October 2006
The Grudge 2 |
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Week from 19 - 25 October 2006
The Prestige
Open Season
Stormbreaker
Invisible Ways (Thai) (Cathay Picture House)
Nothing Is Impossible (Cantonese)
Don (Hindi)
God Father (Tamil)
Thalaimagan (Tamil)
Vattaram (Tamil) |
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Week from 26 October - 1 November 2006
24 October 2006
Diva Popular (Malay)
Bilut (Malay)
26 October 2006
Frostbite (Swedish)
Operation Undercover
Rain Dogs (Cantonese) (GSC International Screen) |
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Week from 2 - 8 November 2006
The Covenant
Synopsis:
In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with untold power formed a covenant of silence. One family, lusting for more, was banished; their bloodline disappearing without a trace - until now. This thriller tells the story of the Sons of Ipswich, four young students at the elite Spencer Academy who are bound by their sacred ancestry. As descendants of the original families who settled in Ipswich Colony in the 1600's, the boys have all been born with special powers. When the body of a dead student is discovered after a party, secrets begin to unravel which threaten to break the covenant of silence that has protected their families for hundreds of years.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror/Thriller
General Release: 2 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway
Director: Renny Harlin
The Departed
Synopsis:
'The Departed' is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit.
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Action/Drama/Thriller
General Release: 2 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Diary (Cantonese)
Synopsis:
Winnie becomes more disturbed and depressed after Seth breaks up with her and turns schizophrenic - imagining events which never occurred, and often living in her own world- until one day she meets a guy named Ray, bearing a close resemblance to Seth. Seeing this, her best friend Yvonne encourages her to go out with Hou so she can forget her misery and start over. As time passes, Winnie realises that the relationship with Ray is so alike her previous relationship with Seth, and when things seem to be running smoothly, the relationship begins to sours, just like with Seth. She begins to doubt his feelings and the lines between reality and fantasy start blurring again for her, leading her to question: did this all exist in the first place?
Classification: U
Genre: Horror
General Release: 2 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Charlene Choi, Shawn Yue, Isabella Leong
Director: Oxide Pang Chun
Flushed Away
Synopsis:
Beneath the streets of London, Roddy St. James is a pampered pet mouse who thinks he's got it made. But when a sewer rat named Sid--the definition of "low life"--comes spewing out of the sink and decides it's his turn to enjoy the lap of luxury, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the loo for a dip in the "whirlpool." Roddy's plan backfires when he inadvertently winds up being the one flushed away into the bustling world down below.
Classification: U
Genre: Animation/Comedy
General Release: 3 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
Distributed by: United International Pictures
Starring: Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, Shane Richie, Jean Reno, Andy Serkis
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Week from 9 - 15 November 2006
Accepted
Synopsis:
High school senior Bartleby "B" Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges, which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents and get noticed by dream girl Monica? Simple. Open his own university.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy/Teen
General Release: 9 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Distributed by: United International Pictures
Starring: Justin Long, Blake Lively, Lewis Black, Adam Herschman, Jonah Hill
Director: Steve Pink
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Boo!
Synopsis:
Following in the tradition of Halloween teen shockers such as SCREAM, this indie horror flick follows a group of teenagers who overstep the boundaries between the living and the dead. Setting up for an elaborate joke on their girlfriends, Kevin (Jilon Ghai), Freddy (Josh Holt), and Jacob (M. Steven Felty), propose a trip to an abandoned hospital, the third floor of which is supposedly haunted. But things start to get really wrong as they are not exactly alone...
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Horror/Thriller
General Release: 9 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
Distributed by: Ram Entertainment
Starring: Trish Coren, M Steven Felty, Jilon Ghai, Josh Holt
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante
Death Note (Japanese)
Synopsis:
Light Yagami is the top high school student of Japan who has, until recently, led a boring and uneventful life. All that quickly changes when he finds a mysterious notebook with the title "Death Note" on it, lying on the ground near his school. This innocent-looking object which should remain in the hands of God, may just be the catalyst that would change the fate of the world forever.
Although initially skeptical after realising that it is a tool of a Shingami (God of Death), Light eventually decides to use it to 'cleanse' the world of evil. With the power to kill anyone by writing the name on the page, he begins to hold the scales to judge criminals based in his discretion.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror/Thriller
General Release: 9 November 2006
Running Time: 2 Hours 6 Minutes
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Starring: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Asaka Seto, Takeshi Kaga, Ikuji Nakamura
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
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Step Up
Synopsis:
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks--and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts--and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase.
Classification: U
Genre: Drama/Romance
General Release: 9 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 44 Minutes
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths, Mario, Drew Sidora
Director: Anne Fletcher
Nana Tanjung (Malay)
Synopsis:
A comedy about an old widower, Nana (Pak Pie), who has his hands full trying to raise his three daughters in Penang. When Akhbar Khan (Saiful Apek), who is love with the eldest daughter, Khairunisa (Fasha Sandha), gets himself hired as Nana's bodyguard, finds out that Nana has other plans for her marriage. In order to convince their father to let them marry whomever they want, the three girls, Siti Hajar (Ainul Aishah), Balkis (Waheeda Wassini) convince Nana to remarry his old love. However, a surprise is in store for the girls when Nana announces his engagement.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy/Romance
General Release: 9 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
Distributed by: Grand Brilliance
Starring: Pak Pie, Saiful Apek, Fasha Sandha, Waheeda Wassini, Jehan Miskin
Director: Razak Mohaideen
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Week from 16 - 22 November 2006
Casino Royale
Synopsis:
James Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist Mollaka. Not everything goes as planned and Bond decides to investigate, independently of the M16 agency, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorist organizations.
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Thriller
General Release: 16 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Starring: Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
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Happy Feet
Synopsis:
Set deep in Antarctica, into the land of Emperor Penguins, where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate, a penguin who cannot sing is born. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world, however, it so happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Animation
General Release: 16 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Starring: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman
Director: George Miller
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Salah Bapak (Malay)
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Heavenly Mission (Cantonese)
Synopsis:
A famous Hong Kong underworld member, Yip Chau, saved the life of a triad leader Yeh Mo, but was sent to prison for it. After his release eight years later, Yip Chau seeks Yeh Mo and asked for US$1 million, which he promises to repay in double a year later. He wants the money for his "war" chest to rise again in Hong Kong! Yip Chau secretly meets with the best of the legal, financial and media world, including his two buddies Grizzly and Crazy, and immediately starts a series of plans to pave the way for his return to Hong Kong. Meanwhile, at the Hong Kong police headquarters, the chief comander of the "Anti Organised Crime", Sung Kwok Ming is hoping to strike at all illegal mob activities with Yip Chau being the main target...
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Crime
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General Release: 16 Nov 2006
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Stephen Fung, Ekin Cheng, Julian Cheung, Alex Fong
Director: Yuen Sai Sang |
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Week from 23 - 29 November 2006
A Battle Of Wits (Cantonese)
Synopsis:
The movie is based on a popular 11-volume manga series from Japan titled Bokko. Back in the Warring States in 243 B.C., China was torn among seven states, each with their own individual ruler. Smaller and weaker states often fell prey to larger and stronger ones as their ambitious rulers strived endlessly for expansion through invasion. State Yan was one of those unfortunate victims, with State Zhao eyeing them to feast on. The troops from State Zhao, led by daring Commander Xiang Yanzhong, were determined to take over State Yan. They knew they had to control the City Liang, on the outskirts of State Yan, in order to win the battle.
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Drama
General Release: 23 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Andy Lau, Bingbing Fan, Nicky Wu, Sung-kee Ahn, Zhiwen Wang
Director: Jacob Cheung
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The Red Kebaya (Malay)
Synopsis:
Latiff, a famous but lonely photographer who was orphaned as a small child, sets out on an expedition to photograph abandoned houses around Malaysia. On his journey he is haunted by images and sounds that remind him of his traumatic childhood. At one particular house on the island of Penang he is transported back through time to witness the shocking events that took place in the house over 50 years ago. Through his experience, Latiff understands the tragic circumstances that led to him being orphaned and also finds an old friend.
Classification: U
Genre: Drama
General Release: 23 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Ramli Hassan, Vanida Imran, Bob Mercer, Samantha Schubert
Director: Oliver Knott
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One Missed Call : Final (Japanese)
Synopsis:
In this final episode of the hugely successful "One Missed Call" franchise, the timid, young Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending a disturbing photo with the message: 'If you transmit this cursed photo to someone else, your life will be spared.' The students rush to pass the photo on to save their own lives, sparking a deadly fight for survival using cell phones!
Classification: U
Genre: Art/Horror/Teen
Running Time: 1 Hour 43 Minutes
General Release: 23 Nov 2006
Distributed by: Ram Entertainment
Starring: Meisa Kuroki, Maki Horikita, Jang Geun-Seok, Itsuzi Itao
Director: Manabu Asou
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Ciplak (Malay) (GSC International Screen)
Synopsis:
In a country such as Malaysia, piracy isn't just common: it's indispensable. Everything from clothes and shoes to CD's and video games are available in bootleg form. Piracy has allowed the underprivileged to afford over-priced sneakers, exposed the ignorant to the wonders of non-top 40 music and increased the cinema vocabulary of an entire nation through pirated DVD's.
Classification: U
Genre: Drama
General Release: 23 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 23 Minutes
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Khairil M Bahar, Fazil Painchan, Ben, CK, Sarah Dalina, Ben Begin, Adam, Laurence, Fara Maria, Rauf Fadzilla, Eddy Lim, Saiful Freezailah, Hassan Peter Brown, Nasneen Halim
Director: Khairil M. Bahar
Dealova (Indonesian)
Synopsis:
Based on a best-selling teen novel by Dyan Nuranindya, Dealova is about Karra (Jessica Iskandar), a high school basketball star , who is caught in a love triangle between her brother's friend Ibel (Evan Sanders), as well as Dira (Benjamin Joshua), her schoolmate.
Classification: U
Genre: Romance/Teen
General Release: 23 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Distributed by: Ulek Urai Productions Sdn Bhd
Starring: Jessica Iskandar, Evan Sanders, Benjamin Joshua
Director: Dian Sasmita
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Week from 30 November - 6 December 2006
Deja Vu
Synopsis:
Everyone has experienced the unsettling mystery of deja vu--that flash of memory when you meet someone new you feel you've known all your life or recognize a place even though you've never been there before. But what if the feelings were actually warnings sent from the past or clues to the future? It is deja vu that unexpectedly guides ATF agent Doug Carlin through an investigation into a shattering crime.
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Science/Fiction/Thriller
General Release: 30 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Buena Vista
Starring: Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Paula Patton, Bruce Greenwood, Adam Goldberg
Director: Tony Scott
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The Host (Korean)
Synopsis:
Food-stall owner, Gang-du walks out to the crowded Han Riverbank, when he suddenly sees a never-before-seen "something", hanging from the Han River Bridge, and moving. The fascinated crowd around him start taking shots with their phones and digital cameras... until the "thing" climbs up onto the riverbank and begins to slash into the crowd. Gang-du has just enough time to witness the Creature snatching his daughter away and disappearing back into the river.
Chaos reigns over Seoul. The Han River area is under quarantine. Gang-du receives a phone call from his daughter Hyun-seo, frightened but very much alive. Against all odds, with the help of his remaining family members, he plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River and rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying creature.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror
General Release: 30 November 2006
Running Time: 2 Hours
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il
Director: Bong Joon-Ho
Colic (Thai)
Synopsis:
Colic is a syndrome found in infants, which causes infants to cry continuously for hours. The reason behind this illness is usually credited by medical expects to a number of factors. However, some people believe that it's linked to something supernatural. "Colic" tells a story of a couple (Pongpob and Phraeploy) who have a shotgun wedding upon discovering that Praeploy has unexpectedly become pregnant.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror/Mystery
General Release: 30 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: United International Pictures
Starring: Pympan Chalayanacupt, Vittaya Wasukraipaisan, Kulthida Sattabongkoch
Director: Patchanon Thammajira
Possessed (Mandarin)
Synopsis:
Born in China, Amber and her sister, Lisu are expanding their modeling and singing careers in Malaysia when Amber suddenly falls into a coma while Lisu goes missing. Amber is sent back to China for treatment and wakes up 5 months later but has no recollections of her past. As Amber struggles to regain her memory, Dino appears, claiming to be her boy friend. Dino brings her back to Malaysia and tries to help Amber recall her past.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror/Thriller
General Release: 30 November 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by:
Starring: Harisu, Amber Chia, Sharifah Amani, Steve Yap, Alan Yun
Director: Bjarne Wong
Cinta (Malay)
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Little Red Flowers (Mandarin) (Cathay Picture House)
Synopsis:
Qiang is a four-year-old little rebel, possessed of a pair of luminous eyes and a precociously indomitable will. His father deposits him at a well-appointed residential kindergarten in post-1949 Beijing, since his parents are often away. Life at the kindergarten appears rich and colourful, made up of a variety of cheerfully sunny rituals and games meant to train these children to be good members of society. But it's not so easy for Qiang to adapt to this kind of carefully organized, minutely scrutinized collective life. A fierce individualist in miniature, he tries but fails to conform to the model his teachers enforce. Yet he still craves the reward that the other students win: the little red flowers awarded each day as tokens for good behaviour.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Running Time: 1 Hour 32 Minutes
General Release: 23 Nov 2006
Distributed by: Cathay Cineplexes Sdn Bhd
Starring: Ning Yuanyuan, Zhao Rui, Li Xiaofeng
Director: Yuan Zhang
Waiting
Synopsis:
A waiter for four years since high school, Dean has never questioned his job at ShenaniganZ. But when he learns that Chett, a high school classmate, now has a lucrative career in electrical engineering, he's thrown into turmoil about his dead-end life. Dean's friend Monty is in exactly the same boat, but he couldn't care less. More concerned with partying and getting laid, Monty is put in charge...
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy
General Release: 23 November 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Distributed by: Cathay Keris Films
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Justin Long, David Koechner, Alanna Ubach, Anna Faris
Director: Rob McKittrick
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Week from 7 - 13 December 2006
Gridiron Gang
Synopsis:
The uplifting story of detention camp probation officer Sean Porter, who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore. But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be - his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.
Classification: U
Genre: Drama/Sports
General Release: 7 December 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Starring: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, L Scott Caldwell, Xzibit, Kevin Dunn
Director: Phil Joanou
Arang (Korean)
Synopsis:
Veteran detective So-young and her rookie partner Hyun-gi happen onto an incendiary homicide case. While Hyun-gi is goofing up and distracting So-young, So-young senses that there is something wrong in the case. They discover that the present case is somehow related to the mysterious death of a girl ten years previously. At this point, So-young becomes plagued with nightmares in which the girl appears.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror/Science/Fiction/Thriller
Running Time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes
General Release: 7 Dec 2006
Distributed by: Ram Entertainment
Starring: Song Yun-a, Lee Dong-wook, Kim Ok-bin
Director: Ahn Sang-hoon
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My Mother Is A Belly Dancer (Mandarin) (GSC International Screen)
Synopsis:
When does the typical Hong Kong housewife stop being beautiful? When do their lives start revolving around bargaining for groceries every afternoon at the market? When do they stop wearing make-up? Mrs. Lee is a typical housewife with a husband who's a doctor. Sensing her husband's attention slipping she takes up belly-dancing, a dance her community might not regard as decent.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy/Musical
Running Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
General Release: 7 Dec 2006
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Sydney, Kristal Tin, Ken Tong, Wing-hong Cheung, Monie Tung, Amy Chum, Ka-tun Lam
Director: Kung-lok Lee
Cicak Man (Malay)
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Wise Guys Never Die (Cantonese)
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Week from 14 - 20 December 2006
Eragon
Synopsis:
Based on the best-selling novel, this is an epic fantasy-adventure about a young farm boy named Eragon whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon. Eragon, now a Dragon Rider, is swept into a world of magic and power, discovering that he can save - or destroy - an Empire.
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Fantasy/Science/Fiction
General Release: 14 December 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou, Sienna Guillory
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
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Barnyard
Synopsis:
When the farmer's away, all the animals play ... and sing, and dance. Eventually, though, someone has to step in and run things, a responsibility that ends up going to Otis (James), a carefree cow.
Classification: U
Genre: Animation/Comedy
General Release: 14 December 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: United International Pictures
Starring: Kevin James, Courteney Cox Arquette, Andie MacDowell, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes
Director: Steve Oedekerk
The Haunted Apartments (Japanese)
Synopsis:
There are a number of strange things about the new apartment building. Aimi makes up her mind to find out what happened to a girl called Ai, who went missing on her way home from school 30 years ago. She finds one piece of evidence: Ai in fact came back to the building the day she disappeared. So why, then, did she vanish? And why, then was she listed as 'missing'? Perhaps her body is somewhere in the building...
Classification: U
Genre: Horror
General Release: 14 December 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Starring: Mei Kurokawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Ryoko Takizawa
Director: Akio Yoshida
Misi: 1511 (Malay)
The Game Of Their Lives
Synopsis:
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no US team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs.
Classification: U
Genre: Drama/Sports
Running Time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes
General Release: 30 Nov 2006
Distributed by: Cathay Cineplexes Sdn Bhd
Starring: Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, Jay Rodan, Gavin Rossdale
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Week from 21 - 27 December 2006
The Curse Of The Golden Flower (Mandarin)
Synopsis:
A period high drama that concerns the volatile balance of power between the King and the Queen and his three sons, which entails betrayal, deceit and passion--pitting the King against Queen and father against sons.
Classification: U
Genre: Art/Drama/Romance
Running Time:
General Release: 21 Dec 2006
Distributed by: Buena Vista
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Liu Ye, Chen Jin, Jay Chou
Director: Zhang Yimou, Tony Ching
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Confession Of Pain (Cantonese)
Synopsis:
In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective, Bong.
Classification: U
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Running Time:
General Release: 21 Dec 2006
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, Xu Jinglei, Chapman To
Director: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak
Tentang Bulan (Malay)
Love Conquers All (Mandarin)
Synopsis:
Ah Peng (Coral Ong) arrives in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur from Penang to work in her aunt's economy rice stall. One day, as she makes one of her regular calls to her boyfriend in Penang at the public phones, she attracts the attention of John (Stephen Chua) who shamelessly listens in on the conversations between her and her boyfriend, and soon starts a relationship with her.
Classification: U
Genre: Romance
General Release: 21 December 2006
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Coral LiWhei Ong, Stephen Chua, JiunJiun Leong, ChiLai Ho
Director: ChuiMui Tan
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Week from 28 December 2006 - 3 January 2007
Night At The Museum
Synopsis:
Good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley, despite being perpetually down on his luck, thinks he's destined for something big. But even he could never have imagined how big, when he accepts what appears to be a menial job as a graveyard-shift security guard at a museum of natural history. During Larry's watch, extraordinary things begin to occur: Mayans, Roman Gladiators, and cowboys emerge from their diorama to wage epic battles; in his quest for fire, a Neanderthal burns down his own display; Attila the Hun pillages his neighboring exhibits, and a T-Rex reminds everyone why he's history's fiercest predator. Amidst the chaos, the only person Larry can turn to for advice is a wax figure of President Teddy Roosevelt , who helps our hero harness the bedlam, stop a nefarious plot, and save the museum.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy/Science/Fiction
General Release: 28 December 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke
Director: Shawn Levy
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Seed Of Darkness
Synopsis:
Seed of Darkness weaves a spooky tale of the life of a single mother by choice who decides to undergo the "in-vitro fertilization process" in Singapore to have a child of her own. 7 years later, she moves into a new apartment and her child begins to behave oddly, much to the bafflement of her young mother. Her fear begins to mount when she finds her child frequently talking to herself and insist that she can see her non-existent father.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror
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General Release: 28 Dec 2006
Distributed by: Columbia Tristar Films
Starring: Sze-sen Wong, Amber Chia, Alvin Wong, Vick Teo
Director: Michael Chuah
Cadaver (Thai)
Synopsis:
Mai is a medical student who encounters a scary experience during an experimental cadaver during her anatomy subject. After that, she's haunted by a woman ghost that keeps following her everywhere. While Mai is frightened of the fearsome ghost, her teacher Prakit is the only hope who can help her. However, when she deeply discovers the truth behind this unknown cadaver, it leads her to find a horrible story of a girl called Dawan who is linked to the cadaver.
Classification: U
Genre: Horror/Thriller
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General Release: 28 Dec 2006
Distributed by: United International Pictures
Starring: Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot, Nirut Sirichanya
Director: Dhulayasit Niyomku
Love Wrecked
Synopsis:
On a Caribbean cruise, Jenny (Bynes) is marooned on a beach with her rock and roll idol. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stones throw away from their resort.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy/Romance
General Release: 28 December 2006
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Ram Entertainment
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Bennett, Jamie-Lynn Discala, Fred Willard
Director: Randal Kleiser
Days Of Glory (French) (Cathay Picture House)
Synopsis:
Time period: 1944-1945. The liberation of Italy, Provence, the Alps, the Rhone Valley, the Vosges and Alsace marked vital stages in the Allied victory. And in the place that France was able to take among the Allies following the Armistice. This victorious and bloody march on Germany was carried out by the 1st French Army, recruited in Africa to sidestep the German occupiers and the officials of the Vichy regime: 200,000 men, including 130,000 "natives" comprising 110,000 North Africans and 20,000 Black African.
Classification: U
Genre: Art/Drama/War
Running Time: 2 Hours 3 Minutes
General Release: 14 Dec 2006
Distributed by: Cathay Cineplexes Sdn Bhd
Starring: Bernard Blancan, Sami Bouajila, Jamel Debbouze, Aurelie Eltvedt, Benoit Giros
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
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Sinking Of Japan (Japanese)
Synopsis:
Based on a blockbuster 1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu, it follows the horrible events that occur when it is revealed that the island nation of Japan is sinking into the ocean. Earthquakes, tidal waves and volcanic eruptions roil the country, leaving millions dead and stranded. Japan's only hope lies with one plan and one man.
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Science/Fiction
Running Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes
General Release: 7 Dec 2006
Distributed by: United International Pictures
Starring: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ko Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Taiichi, Koji Yakusho
Director: Shinji Higuchi
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The Guardian
Synopsis:
After losing his crew in a fatal crash, legendary Rescue Swimmer, Ben Randall, is sent to teach at "A" School, an elite training program for Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Wrestling with the loss of his crew members, he throws himself into teaching, turning the program upside down with his unorthodox training methods. While there, he encounters a young, cocky swim champ, Jake Fischer, who is driven to be the best. During training, Randall helps mold Jake's character, combining his raw talent with the heart and dedication required of a Rescue Swimmer. Upon graduation, Jake follows Randall to Kodiak, Alaska, where they face the inherent dangers of the Bering Sea. In his initial solo rescue, Jake learns firsthand from Randall, the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice, echoing the Swimmer's motto.."So Others May Live!"
Classification: U
Genre: Action/Drama
General Release: 4 Jan 2007
Running Time: TBC
Distributed by: Buena Vista
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Costner, Melissa Sagemiller, Sela Ward, Neal McDonough
Director: Andrew Davis
Till I Met You (Tagalog)
Synopsis:
Ambitious social climber Luisa has grown cynical about life and love. Coming from a tumultuous background, she has decided that the only way out is agreeing to marry a rich old man, Senor Manuel, who thinks she is wife material. But the man's right-hand man Gabriel, whom he treats like a son, sees through Luisa. When Senor Manuel entrusts Luisa to Gabriel after an urgent matter requires him to leave town, Gabriel and Luisa find themselves falling for each other.
Classification: U
Genre: Drama/Romance
General Release: 4 January 2007
Running Time: 1 Hour 50 Minutes
Distributed by:
Starring: Regine Velasquez, Robin Padilla, Eddie Garcia
Director: Mark A. Reyes
Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel (Cantonese)
Synopsis:
Ken (Roger Kwok), has mastered mahjong and is nicknamed "The Half-Century Man" because he once won 50 hands of mahjong in a roll. Everybody expects him to succeed his father, Uncle Man (Ha Yu), to be the Grandmaster of Kungfu Mahjong. However, Uncle Man has a heart attack on his 60th birthday and is hospitalized. Sophie, Uncle Man's new wife takes the opportunity to persuade him to leave his estate to her instead of his son. Uncle Man tells her that she would get her wish if she beats Ken in a game of mahjong.
Meanwhile, Ken falls in love with Nancy (Shirley Yeung), a lady of rotten luck. All her previous boyfriends were either bankrupt or had died in accidents. Ken's fortunes go downhill instantly, to the extent that when he plays mahjong with Sophie and her lover, Bowie, he's almost cleaned out.
Classification: U
Genre: Comedy
General Release: 5 January 2007
Running Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes
Distributed by: Golden Screen Cinemas
Starring: Roger Kwok, Shirley Yeung, Yuen Qiu, Ha Yu, Nat Chan
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