Genre: Comedy/CG Animation Director: Betty Thomas Cast: Jason Lee, Anna Faris, Zachary Levi, Christina Applegate, David Cross, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Amy Poehler, Jesse McCartney RunTime: 1 hr 28 mins Rating: PG Official Website: http://munkyourself.com/ Opening Day: 24 December 2009
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In the “Squeakquel,” pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby (Zachary Levi). The boys must put aside music superstardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as “The Chipettes” – Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
Genre: Comedy/Romance Director: Mark Waters Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Emma Stone, Anne Archer, Robert Forster, Michael Douglas RunTime: 1 hr 40 mins Released By: Warner Bros Rating: PG Official Website: http://www.ghostsofgirlfriendspastmovie.com/ Opening Day: 11 June 2009
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World-famous fashion photographer Colin Mead (Matthew McConaughey) is the prototypical playboy: He’s handsome, confident, and successful…especially with the ladies. He lives life in the fast lane with no emotional connections, no regrets. He seems to have everything he could ever want – everything but love. But Colin doesn’t believe in love; he’s spent a lifetime avoiding it. All that changes when Colin heads home one weekend for his little brother’s wedding where he is confronted with his past…or rather ghosts of his girlfriends past. A Scrooge-like take on the classic romantic comedy, The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is a clever, charming and uproariously funny trip down memory lane that’s going to turn Colin Mead’s world upside down.
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure Director: David Yates Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, David Bradley, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Cave, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Frank Dillane, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Helen McCrory, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Natalia Tena, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Julie Walters, David Thewlis, Bonnie Wright RunTime: 2 hrs 20 mins Released By: Warner Bros Rating: PG Official Website: http://www.harrypotter.com/ Opening Day: 16 July 2009
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Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Genre: Action Director: Stephen Sommers Cast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Said Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid RunTime: 1 hr 47 mins Released By: UIP Rating: PG (Violence) Official Website: http://www.gijoemovie.com/ Opening Day: 6 August 2009
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Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster "Transformers," join forces with Spyglass Entertainment for another extraordinary action-adventure "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra." From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller Director: Alex Proyas Cast: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Andrienne Pickering, Chandler Canterbury RunTime: 2 hrs 2mins Released By: Shaw Rating: PG (Some Intense Sequences and Disturbing Scenes) Official Website: http://knowing-themovie.com/ Opening Day: 9 April 2009
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Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage ("National Treasure: Book of Secrets," "Leaving Las Vegas") stars in "Knowing," a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future and sets out to prevent them from coming true.
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it is Caleb's father, professor John Koestler (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As John further unravels the document's chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events - the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son. When Ted's attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from taking place.
With the reluctant help of Diana Wayland (Rose Byrne) and Abby Wayland, the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, Ted's increasingly desperate efforts take him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster - and the ultimate sacrifice.
Genre: Fantasy/Romance/Thriller Director: Chris Weitz Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Edi Gathegi, Chaske Spencer RunTime: 2 hrs 10 mins Released By: Shaw Rating: PG (Some Violence) Official Website: http://www.twilightthemovie.com/ Opening Day: 3 December 2009
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The second installment of Stephenie Meyers phenomenally successful TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortafeefl and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.
Following Bella's ill-fated 18th birthday party, EDWARD CULLEN (Robert Pattinson) and his family abandon the town of Forks, Washington, in an effort to protect her from the dangers inherent in their world. As the heartbroken Bella sleepwalks through her senior year of high school, numb and alone, she discovers Edwards image comes to her whenever she puts herself in jeopardy. Her desire to be with him at any cost leads her to take greater and greater risks.
With the help of her childhood friend JACOB BLACK (Taylor Lautner), Bella refurbishes an old motorbike to carry her on her adventures. Bellas frozen heart is gradually thawed by her budding relationship with Jacob, a member of the mysterious Quileute tribe, who has a supernatural secret of his own.
When a chance encounter brings Bella face to face with a former nemesis, only the intervention of a pack of supernaturally large wolves saves her from a grisly fate, and the encounter makes it frighteningly clear that Bella is still in grave danger. In a race against the clock, Bella learns the secret of the Quileutes and Edwards true motivation for leaving her. She also faces the prospect of a potentially deadly reunion with her beloved that is a far cry from the one she'd hoped for..
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure Director: Michael Bay Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas, John Turturro RunTime: 2 hrs 27 mins Released By: UIP Rating: PG Official Website: http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Opening Day: 24 June 2009
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In the highly-anticipated "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," debuting June 24, 2009, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again joins with the Autobots® against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons®. Michael Bay directs from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman.
Genre: Comedy Starring: Dennis Chew, Christy Yow Wei Min, David Aw Junyao, Lina Ng, Cassandra See, Henry Thia, Jack Choo, Chua Lee Lian, Ian Boon, Siau Jia Hui, JEFF, Yeo Guat Kwang Director: Gerald Lee Rating: PG Year Made: 2009
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Auntie Lucy is a proud and lively 'auntie' with a passion for helping people. She also loves collecting free gifts and being in the limelight. She and her two best friends are very active in their community especially Auntie Lucy who will speak up against any inconsiderable act she sees. When one of their friends is diagnosed with cancer and needs $100,000 for her operation, Auntie Lucy and her friends decide to do whatever it takes to help her. When their MP suggests they play a friendly match against the national youth team to raise funds, the aunties immediately took on the challenge! It is finally the day the aunties have been waiting for but can they really score against the youth team? What strategies do the aunties have up their sleeves?
Genre: CG Animation Director: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd RunTime: 1 hr 34 mins Released By: UIP Rating: PG Official Website: http://www.monstersvsaliens.com/ Opening Day: 28 May 2009
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When a space capsule crash lands onto Susan Reynold’s car she’s doused by its alien liquid contents, Quantonium which turn her into a 48 foot 11 inch giant. Her wedding thwarted, she’s captured by the military and sent to a secret government facility, where she meets fellow monsters Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D., the gelatinous BOB, The Missing Link, and Insectosaurus. Susan, aka Ginormica, is drafted to lead this motley crew of reluctant heroes to save the earth from the evil alien Gallaxhar.
Genre: Horror/Thriller Director: Sam Raimi Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer, Dileep Rao RunTime: 1 hr 40 mins Released By: GV & Scorpio East Pictures Rating: PG (Horror & Some Disturbing Scenes) Official Website: http://www.dragmetohell.net Opening Day: 11 June 2009
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Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.
In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao) to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?
Genre: CG Animation Director: Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Chris Wedge RunTime:1 hr 34 mins Released By: 20th Century Fox Rating: G Official Website: http://www.iceagemovie.com/ Opening Day: 1 July 2009
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The sub-zero heroes from the worldwide blockbusters "Ice Age" and "Ice Age: The Meldown" are back, on an incredible adventure...for the ages. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while, maybe, finding true love); Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth, Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs; and Diego the saber-toothed tiger wonders if he's growing too "soft" hanging with his pals. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna run amuck - and meet a relentless, one-eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck.
Genre: Comedy/Adventure Director: Shawn Levy Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Robin Williams, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Jon Bernthal, Craig Robinson, Jay Baruchel RunTime: 1 hr 45 mins Released By: 20th Century Fox Rating: PG Official Website: http://www.nightatthemuseummovie.com/ Opening Day: 21 May 2009
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In addition to Ben Stiller, the cast will be rounded out by many from the original film as well as several new characters from history. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington…until NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2: ESCAPE FROM THE SMITHSONIAN.
In Mandarin with Chinese and English Subtitles Genre: Crime/Thriller Director: Alan Mak, Felix Chong Cast: Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Zhang Jingchu, Alex Fong, Michael Wong, Stephen Au, Sharon Luk, Queenie Chu, Henry Fong, Lok Ying Kwan, Lam Kar Wah, Waise Lee, William Chan RunTime: 1 hr 40 mins Released By: Cathay-Keris Films & InnoForm Media Rating: PG Opening Day: 30 July 2009
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A major stock exchange in the world, Hong Kong attracts not only money but also many who try to manipulate the market. At the Hong Kong Police Force Commercial Crime Bureau, an operation is under way against insider trading involving Feng Hua International, a listed company. A man nicknamed the “Boss” is behind it all, and identified as the chief suspect.
The interception team at the Criminal Intelligence Bureau is sent in. Led by Inspector Johnny Leung (by Lau Ching-wan), the team has veteran cop Gene Yeung (by Louis Koo) and the young rookie Max Lam (by Daniel Wu). They infiltrate Feng Hua International to install interception devices and start to monitor the company’s phone traffic.
A month goes by and nothing significant has been intercepted. The three are bored and morale is low when they overhear the management’s plan to boost the share price. As Gene and Max are desperately in need of money, Johnny unwillingly withholds this information from his supervisors. The two decide to make the most of this opportunity and buy heavily on the company’s shares with a huge sum of money borrowed from a loan shark. Johnny is furious when he learns this, but nothing can be done at this point to retrieve the money now locked up in the shares.
The share price of Feng Hua International has gone so high that trading is suspended. The three fail to retrieve the capital and are on the verge of turning against each other in face of the crisis. Meanwhile, Johnny catches a dispute in the company’s management. The Chairman, Ringo Low, is planning to sell high and cash out his shares; the other Board Directors decide to assassinate him in order to secure their interests. They seek help from the Boss.
Low’s life is at stake. However the trio is well aware that if he lives, the share price will plunge and not only their money, but their lives and even their families will be compromised. The three are torn between money, their future and justice. Finally, Johnny comes up with a perfect plan: to kidnap Low.
The abduction goes smoothly as planned. After what feels like the longest weekend in their lives, trading in Feng Hua International resumes and the price surges uncontrollably. Just when the three start to believe they have succeeded, the price plunges again. The unusual price fluctuations catch the attention of senior officials in the government and the Police Force, who have long been suspecting police involvement in the affair. The undercover operation is aborted; an investigation is ordered against the three cops – Johnny finds out about this as he counter-intercepts communication within the Bureau.
Genre: Comedy/Horror Director: Jack Neo, Boris Boo Cast: Jack Neo, Henry Thia, Mark Lee, Marcus Chin, Richard Low, John Cheng, Tay Yin Yin, Wang Lei, Lai Ming RunTime: 1 hr 46 mins Released By: GV Rating: PG Opening Day: 13 August 2009
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"Where Got Ghost?" is a Horror-Comedy Chinese Movie. 3-in-1 Horror tales told in a good old comedy fashion.
Roadside Got Ghost Swindlers Cai, Fu and Shou have a new scam - using a hotline to make random calls to people, promising them fortune. Those who win the lottery are required to pay commission to Cai or be scared into submission. One day, Cai receives a phone call. The caller gives Cai deploying the same hotline trick. Believing it is a copycat of his scam, Cai naturally disregards the call, but goes ahead and tries his luck with the given number anyway. To his surprise, he wins. Mysterious happenings assume...
Forest Got Ghost Nan and Lei return for army reservists' training. They learn that the place they will be send is the widely known 'haunted hill', so they take the shortcut. Suddenly, the 'haunted hill' seems to come alive - tombstones, red dress spirit and other strange sightings. Then it rains. Nan and Lei seek refuge at Yin Yin's house, a girl they just met. Little do they know their road to hell has been cut short...
House Got Ghost It is the Lunar 7th Month, weird sightings happen at home, children can only think it is the late mother's doings. The truth slowly surface as they begin their road trip only this time it seems to be more than what they bargain for...
