Monday, June 8, 2009

Hollywood movies - Now playing on cinema


Moon
General Release Date : 12 June 2009
Cast : Kevin Spacey, Sam Rockwell, Benedict Wong, Malcolm Stewart
Director : Duncan Jones
Synopsis : It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell lives on the other side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries mine Earth the primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made more difficult by a broken satellite communication which does not live at home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive. Fortunately, his time on the moon is almost over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife Tess and their three year old daughter, Eva, in just a few short weeks. Finally, he will leave the isolation of "Sarang," the moon base is his home so long, and he will finally someone to talk then "Gerty," the base is good, but rather straightforward computer. Suddenly, Sam's health begins to deteriorate. Painful headaches, hallucinations and a lack of attention lead to a near fatal accident on a routine drive on the moon in a lunar rover. While back to back basis (without any memory of how he is there), Sam to a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be to meet the same three years, Sam began all those years ago. Limited to what seems to be a clone of his former self, and a "support crew" on the way to help the base back into productive order, Sam is fighting the clock to discover what's going on and where it fits into business plans.

The Taking of Pelham 123
General Release Date : 12 June 2009
Director : Tony Scott
Synopsis : New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber's normal day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway. Ryder, the criminal mastermind and leader of the highly-armed gang of four threatened to carry out of the train passengers, unless a large ransom was paid within an hour. As the tension mounts under his feet, Garber works enormous knowledge of the metro in a battle to outwit the gang and save the hostages. But there is a mystery Garber can not solve, even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?

Imagine That
General Release Date : 12 June 2009
Distributor :Paramount Pictures
Director : Karey Kirkpatrick
Synopsis : Before he found himself standing on his friends' house yelling for his daughter Violet security blanket in the middle of the night, Evan Danielson was just your average financial wizard - directed, successful and driven. But when his daughter introduced him to the princesses and Queen live in her imaginary world, Evan followed her on a hilarious adventure that forced him once again the value of their relationship and redefine its meaning of success. Evan and his seven year old daughter Olivia impossible to connect. He is also distracted by his career wishes to understand the value of quality father-daughter time and she has everything, but on her dad. The promotion of a life is suddenly within reach, Evan finds himself torn between his parental responsibilities and support of his business rival , the annoying pseudo-mystical Johnny White Feather. Evan has always been a man in complete control, but if he really starts to lose, Olivia steps with its own piece of advice - winning stock tips courtesy of the princesses and the queen, which she visits by its security blanket - its "Goo - GAA. "With Olivia and her imaginary friends, the road, Evan suddenly enters a world of dragons and other magical creatures. Evan's growing need to climb even higher up the corporate ladder leads him to do what incredibly childish things. It also makes him lose track of what is the most valuable in his life. In the end, he learns that true success can not be found in a portfolio.

My Lfe is Ruins
General Release Date : 5 June 2009
Production : Playtone & 26 Films
Cast : Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall, Alistair McGowan
Director : Donald Petrie
Synopsis : A Greek guide named Georgia are trying to recapture its kefi (Greek for "Mojo") by leading a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and shows them the beauty of her homeland. Along the way, they manage to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land, while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.


The Hangover
General Realease Date : 5 June 2009
Production : Green Hat Films
Director : Todd Phillips
Synopsis : Two days before his marriage, Doug and his three friends to drive to Vegas for a blow-out night they will never forget. But when the three groomsmen awake the next morning with pounding headaches, they can not forget one thing. Their chic hotel suite than the trash and the groom is nowhere to be found. With no idea of what happened and little time to spare, the trio must try to back their bad decisions from the night before to see where things went wrong and hopefully get Doug back to LA in time for his wedding. However, the more they begin to discover, the more they realize how much effort they really in.

Land Of The Lost

General Release Date : 5 June 2009
Synopsis : Is-is scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, a man without weapons, few skills and questionable SMARTS that must survive an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world. Marshall was sucked through a space-time vortex to a place of spectacular sights known as the Land of the Lost. Coming along with him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly and a Redneck souvenirist named Will. Chased by a T. rex and stalks by agonizingly slow reptiles known as Slee Stake, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally a primate called Chaka navigate the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone wrong and they are heroes. Get stuck, and they are permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost.

Malaysia movies - Coming Soon on August 2009

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Malay Movies

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English Movies

Vengeance
Classification: NA
Genre: Action / Thriller / Crime
General Release Date: 27 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas
Cast: Anthony Wong, Johnny Hallyday, Maggie Siu, Simon Yam, Sylvie Testud
Director: Johnnie To
Synopsis : French icon Johnny Hallyday plays a man with a score to settle in "Vengeance", starring Silvie Testud as his daughter and Johnny To's favourite band of actors - Anthony Wong, Lam Ka Tung, Lam Suet and Simon Yam. As Costello, the French actor is a chef on paper but an assassin in disguise.

Imagine That
Classification: NA
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
General Release Date: 27 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Synopsis : Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive, Evan who has more time for his BlackBerry than his seven-year-old daughter, Olivia (Yara Shahidi). When he has a confidence crisis and his career starts going down the drain, he soon finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter's imaginary world.

Mandarin Movie

Murderer
Classification: NA
Genre: Action / Thriller / Crime
General Release Date: 27 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Chin Ka-Lok, Josie Ho, KoonTai Chan, Ning Chang, SiuFai Cheung, Wong You-Name
Director: Roy Chow Hin-Yeung
Synopsis : Ling (Aaron Kwok) is a self-assured Police Chief Inspector. He solved numerous difficult cases, has a flawless track record, and is nominated for a major promotion. He has a gentle wife, an adorable son and a posh lifestyle. In every sense, he is as enviable as he is successful. His perfect life takes an abrupt turn when, on one of his operations, he faints and wakes up to discover his short-term memory is damaged, and his top colleague mercilessly killed in the same building. Ling's colleague is the third victim of a cold-blooded serial murder. Each time, the victim dies a slow death in unimaginable pain. At the height of his life, Ling encounters this most vicious murderer in Hong Kong's crime history. He must catch the killer at all costs. But as Ling sifts through the clues, he finds that all the evidence point towards himself!

Cantonese Movie

Kung Fu Cyborg

Classification: NA
Genre: Action / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 27 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Ram Entertainment
Cast: Alex Fong Lik Sun, Eric Tsang, Ronald Cheng, Wu Jing
Director: Jeff Lau Chun Wai
Synopsis : Set in the future, this is the story of De Ming, a national secret, as it is the first cybernetic organism programmed with social conscience created by the Chinese government. To test De Ming's sophisticated identity, he is sent to a remote village as a newcomer. Unaware of his true nature, the villagers come to care for him. Then an unbelievable confrontation turns everything around when another cyborg, K-88, disappears after a neutral meltdown and goes on a rampage. De Ming, together with its guardian Xu, are sent to hunt down the malfunctioning K-88.


Vengeance
Classification: NA
Genre: Action / Thriller / Crime
General Release Date: 27 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas
Cast: Anthony Wong, Johnny Hallyday, Maggie Siu, Simon Yam, Sylvie Testud
Director: Johnnie To
Synopsis : French icon Johnny Hallyday plays a man with a score to settle in "Vengeance", starring Silvie Testud as his daughter and Johnny To's favourite band of actors - Anthony Wong, Lam Ka Tung, Lam Suet and Simon Yam. As Costello, the French actor is a chef on paper but an assassin in disguise.

Tamil Movie
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Korea movies - on cinema - Now Playing on June 2009


WHERE IS RONNY
General Release date : 4 June 2009
Cast : Yoo Joon-sang, Robin, Mahbub Alam Pollob, Kim Ho-jeong, Park Choong-seon, Ki Joo-bong
Director : Sim Sang-kok
Synopsis :





THIRSTY, THIRSTY

General Release date : 6 June 2009
Cast : Lee Doo-il, Ryoo Hyeon-kyeong, Kang In-hyeong, Kim Ik-tae, Son Byeong-ho, Ahn Nae-sang
Director : Hong Hyun -gi
Synopsis : GU Chang-sik is a debt collector working day and night to reform Korea’s fiscal order and dreaming of becoming the ‘King of debt collecting’, so that he can earn a tremendous salary. Unfortunately, he is the last man in the race for three months in a row. One day he meets three debtors, which leads to the comedy of the film: KWAK Seon-ju, a young debtor who is struggling hard to raise a child alone; CHO Eul-sang, who goes bankrupt after his company collapsed but tries to keep his house for his soon-to-be-married daughter; and SHIM Su-gyo, who fails to get a job after graduating from a local university and falls into the private loan business.


HELLO, STRANGER 

General Release date : 6 June 2009
Cast : Park In-soo, Choi Hee-Jin, Quang Su, Bang Yeong, Joo Jin-Mo I
Director : Kim Dong-Hyun
Synopsis : Jin-wook is a North Korean defector who has just completed education at the center for North Korean adjustment to South Korean life. After moving into his first Seoul apartment, Jin-wook goes out to a wholesale market to buy blankets and his shocked at the excessives of South Korean capitalism. Getting lost on the way home, he asks for help from Hye-jeong, who doesn’t know where Jin-wook’s apartment is either. The two end u
p wandering all night long. On another day, Jin-wook meets Ting-woon, an illegal immigrant from Vietnam on his way to Pusan to see his ex-girlfriend, a meeting that turns out to be an ill-fated reunion. That night Jin-wook and Ting-woon had a heart-to-heart talk in a motel even though Ting-woon is not capable of speaking Korean...


WHISPERING CORRIDORS 5 

General Release date : 18 June 2009
Cast : Son Eun-seo, Jang Kyeong-ah, Song Min-jeong, Oh Yeon-seo, Yoo Shin-ae
Genre : Horror / Fear
Director : Lee Jong-yong
Synopsis :



OGAMO

General Release date : 18 June 2009
Genre : Melodrama / Romance
Cast : Kim Kang-woo, Cha Soo-yeon, Jang Hyeok, Cha Hyeong-jeong, Kim Soo-ro, Bae Jong-ok
Director : Byeon Hyeok, Heo Jin-ho, Min Gyoo-dong, Oh Ki-hwan, Yu Yang-Sik
Synopsis :

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Malaysia movies - Now Playing on cinema


Malay Movies

JIN NOTTI
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 20 Sep 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 34 Minutes,
Distributor: NA
Cast: Cat Farish, Farah Fauzana, Mawi
Director: Azhari Mohd Zain
Synopsis : Notti, a lonely female genie is sent for imprisonment by the court of genies for her indecency that is against their norm. Insulted by her conduct, the court decides to expel her to the world to do various bad things yet it never works to change her into becoming a bad genie. After a series of punishment and trial, the court has reached their verdict and has cast her out to the world forever. And her last wish in front of the court has only sparked her love interest with a human, Ajiz.


MOMOK THE MOVIE
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Suspense
General Release Date: 20 Sep 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes,
Distributor: Galaksi Seni Sdn Bhd
Cast: Abon, Aziz Satar, Faizal Ramli, Nabil
Director: M.Jamil
Synopsis : Adli who works in Terengganu goes back to his village in Temerloh and comes across a strange event where the people carrying a coffin during a funeral procession heading towards a cemetery, suddenly transforms into zombies. That night after prayers, he and his friends began talking about the signs and incidents that he experienced, which are believed show that something bad is going to happen



English movies

Orphan
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 2 Minutes,
Distributor: Warner BROS. Pictures
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Jimmy Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Synopsis : Young mother Kate Coleman is devastated by the loss of her baby (and her inability to conceive again). She and her husband John decides to adopt nine-year-old Esther, in order to fill the empty space in their broken hearts. However, little did they know the child they adopted would turn out to be anything other than what they had hoped for.

I Love You Beth Cooper
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes,
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Jack Carpenter, Paul Rust
Director: Chris Columbus
Synopsis : "I Love You Beth Cooper" chronicles the story of a nerdy valedictorian who proclaims his love for the hottest and most popular girl in school - Beth Cooper - during his graduation speech. Much to his surprise, Beth shows up at his door that very night and decides to show him the best night of his life.

Dance Flick
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 23 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Brennan Hillard, Chelsea Makela, Marlon Wayans
Director: Damien Wayans
Synopsis : A privileged white girl from the suburbs moves to the inner city and attempts to perfect her notoriously clumsy dance moves in this parody of popular dance movies.


Up
Classification: U
Genre: Adventure / Animation
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 46 Minutes,
Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai
Director: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Synopsis : A 78-year-old man named Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. Due to his age, he thinks life has passed him by. One day, an 8-year old wilderness explorer named Russell, changes his outlook on life and the pair goes on adventures, encountering wild terrains, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.


District 9
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Action / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes,
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cast: Kenneth Nkosi, Robert Hobbs, Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Synopsis : Set in South Africa, this movie is rumoured to be a "Cloverfield"-type sci-fi about an extraterrestrial race that is forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth and suddenly finds a friend in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. Alien spacecrafts are seen hovering over many locations, interrupting daily human lives and raising concerns from the residents of the area. This film is also said to be a sort of social commentary, diverging from what you would usually expect from films featuring aliens.

Aliens In The Attic
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 26 Minutes,
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman
Director: John Schultz
Synopsis : A group of teenagers end up in a vacation house in Maine, and realise that they must defend against the threat of aliens making their way from the upper floor to the ground floor.

Terminator Salvation ( Digital 2d)
Classification: U
Genre: Action / Adventure / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes,
Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington
Director: McG
Synopsis : Set in 2018, the film focuses on the original war between the human race and the Terminator computer network, Skynet. After destroying almost the entire human race on Earth in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor stands up to the war and together they struggle to keep those machines at bay and from completely wiping away the human race.

G.I Joe Rise Of Cobra
Classification: PG13
Genre: Action
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 59 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols
Director: Stephen Sommers
Synopsis : Set approximately ten years in the near future, a special military unit known as the "G.I. Joe" arises from the Cobra Organisation, vowing to take down any crime organisation led by a notorious arms dealer. With their team operating from the headquarters known as "The Pit," the film will include stunning locations from the Arctic, Paris, Moscow, Australia and the Sahara desert.

The Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past

Classification: 18PL
Genre: Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 42 Minutes,
Distributor: Warner BROS. Pictures
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Emma Stone, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey
Director: Mark Waters
Synopsis : A womaniser, Connor, finds himself being haunted by the ghosts of his former girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding. Through the spiritual guidance from The Ghost of Girlfriend's Past, Present and Future, these spirits hope to help Connor come into realisation about his ways with the women.

Proposal
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 48 Minutes,
Distributor: Buena Vista
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock
Director: Anne Fletcher
Synopsis : "The Proposal" focuses on an arranged marriage, this time between a demanding female boss (Bullock) faced with deportation who agrees to a sham engagement and marriage with her young stressed out and henpecked male assistant (Reynolds) to avoid being sent back to Canada

Land Of The Lost
Classification: PG13
Genre: Adventure / C
omedy / Science Fiction
General Release Date: 23 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 33 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone, Landon Ashworth, Will FerrellDirector: Brad Silberling
Synopsis : Based on the 1974 TV series "Land Of The Lost", this movie is about a forest ranger together with his two children who stumble upon a mysterious land - a land that is almost forgotten and no one really knows about its existence. In his adventures on the lost land, he encounters strange creatures like the reptilian Sleestaks population and also the monkey people.

The Taking Of Pelham 123

Classification: 18PL
Genre: Thriller
General Release Date: 23 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours,
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, Victor Gojcaj
Director: Tony Scott
Synopsis : Tony Scott directs this remake of the original 1974 "The Taking Of Pelham 123" where Subway train Pelham 1-2-3 becomes the focal point of an audacious terrorist attack. A transit cop (Denzel Washington) goes against a group of hijackers lead by Ryder (John Travolta), that take over a subway train in order to rake in a hefty ransom. The ransom must reach them within an hour or they'll start killing the hostages in the train.

Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince

Classification: PG13
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Family / Kids
General Release Date: 16 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 32 Minutes,
Distributor: Warner BROS. Pictures
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton
Director: David Yates
Synopsis : Lord Voldermort is wreaking havoc throughout Britain as Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts. The pressure to defeat the Dark Lord grows stronger in the young wizard. Using an old Potions Book which previously belonged to the 'Half-Blood Prince', Harry is able to increase his magical knowledge and prepare for battle. However, he must first help Dumbledore discover the secret to Voldermort's quest for immortality - the location of his Horcruxes. But the quest for the Horcruxes and the resulting battle at Hogwarts produce a tragic outcome - leading Harry to believe that he must head out on his own to conquer the Dark Lord.

Public Enemies
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Drama / Crime
General Release Date: 09 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 20 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Cast: Billy Crudup, Carey Mulligan, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp
Director: Michael Mann
Synopsis : Set in the 1930s, "Public Enemies" is a film adaptation from Bryan Burrough's book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34." The story unfolds during America's Great Depression Era with the focus of FBI agent, Melvin Purvis trying to stop notorious American gangsters like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd.

Obsessed
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Thriller / Drama
General Release Date: 09 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes,
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International
Cast: Ali Larter, Beyonce Knowles, Idris Elba, Scout Taylor-Compton
Director: Steve Shill
Synopsis : A new temporary staff at an asset management firm develops an unhealthy crush on a successful and married African-American businessman.


Indonesian Movies

Hantu Ambulance

Classification: 18PL
Genre: Horror
General Release Date: 10 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 12 Minutes,
Distributor: Suraya Production
Cast: Dimas Andrean, Ratna Galih, Suzanna
Director: Koya Pagayo
Synopsis : Ranu and three of his friends Dicky, Ocha, and Poppi move from Jakarta to Bandung to continue their studies. They find an old house with cheap rent but the existence of a broken ambulance parked in front of the yard worries them.

Mati Suri

Classification: 18PL
Genre: Horror
General Release Date: 09 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 26 Minutes,
Distributor: Sendi Mutiara
Cast: Keith Foo, Nadine Chandrawinata, Yama Carlos
Director: Rizal Mantovani
Synopsis : In the days leading up to her wedding, Abel (Nadine Chandrawinata) is confronted by a strange pregnant woman who claims she's carrying the child of her fiance, Wisnu (Yama Carlos). Shocked by this revelation, Abel feels that her world is falling apart and decides to kill herself. She fails her suicide attempt and suffers a near death experience. Now troubled and depressed, she finds comfort in her best friend, Charlie (Keith Foo), who asks her to take some time off at a large getaway mansion outside of town. Strange events begin to occur as the house is haunted by apparitions of the dead. Something from Abel's brush with death seems to be following her and the only way she can escape is if she dies once again.

Mandarin Movie

Sophie's Revenge
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 49 Minutes,
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Fan Bingbing, Peter He Run Dong, So Ji-sub, Zhang Ziyi
Director: Eva Jin
Synopsis : Comic book artist Sophie is a sweet and carefree girl, brimming with creativity. She and her handsome surgeon boyfriend of two years, Jeff, are the perfect couple. After his marriage proposal to her in front of her family and friends, Sophie is the happiest person in the world. That's when Jeff meets Joanna, a famous movie star, and breaks up with Sophie. Devastated, Sophie takes to bed, unable to face the world, especially her mother who is anxiously planning the wedding. Sophie decides to hide the breakup, with only her two best friends, Lucy and Lily, knowing the truth. She comes up with a master plan: she will use a 'scientific' approach to win love back.


Cantonese Movies

Laughing Gor
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Action
General Release Date: 20 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 29 Minutes,
Distributor: Ram Entertainment
Cast: Anthony Wong, Felix Wong, Francis Ng, Michael Tse
Director: Herman Yau
Synopsis : This movie tells the story of Laughing with a dark background as a triad member under Chou (Anthony Wong). Chou was the triad's leader and persuaded Laughing to join the police force as an undercover for the triad to spy on police activities. While in the police academy, Laughing excelled but not well enough to be confirmed as a police officer. Instead he was recruited to be an undercover agent to spy on some illegal activities. Laughing now maintains the life as a double undercover agent, with crucial information from both sides. However, an incident disturbs the balance of the two identities and threatens to blow his cover. With both the triad and police force suspicious of his loyalty, Laughing does not know who he can trust to save him.

Tracing Shadow
Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Martial Arts
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 34 Minutes,
Distributor: Ram Entertainment
Cast: Francis Ng, Jaycee Chan, Pace Wu, Xie Na
Director: Francis Ng, Marco Mak Chi-Sin
Synopsis : At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the country is in turmoil and the Manchurians are poised to advance upon the capital of Beijing. The city is in a chaos, with martial arts masters from royal guards to local bandits gathering in the city vying for the map of Taizu Emperor Treasure. Foreign warriors including Yehe Changgong and Ninja woman Mingyue Xin from Okinawa also joins the race. In search of the map, fighters stay in the town and disguise themselves as civilians. Yehe and Mingyue Xin pretend to be a couple and run an inn, while others open various businesses as a disguise. They suffer humiliation from young landlord Xu Sanguan for housing rent and debt. What's worse, Xu begins to pursue Mingyue Xin's adopted daughter Tang; while town chief Gu falls for the beautiful Ninja woman. As the fighters feel trapped in the mundane life of the small town, the map is found.

On His Majesty's Secret Services

Classification: PG13
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes,
Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas
Cast: Barbie Hsu, Louis Koo
Director: Wong Jing
Synopsis : For generations, the secret service has always been responsible for protecting the emperor, where 12 agents are assigned to bodyguard duty. Among the current group, Zero Zero Dog (Louis Koo) is considered to be the weakest as he shows no interest in the martial arts and spends his time studying technology and coming up with scientific inventions. When Dog uncovers an evil plot to kill the emperor by the chief eunuch, Cao Yan Chui (Fan Siu Wong), he decides to eliminate the enemy himself.

Overhead
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Thriller / Drama / Crime
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes,
Distributor: Ram Entertainment
Cast: ChingWan Lau, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo
Director: Alan Mak, Felix Chong
Synopsis : A major stock exchange in the world, Hong Kong attracts not only money but anyone who tries to manipulate the market. At the Hong Kong Police Force Commercial Crime Bureau, an operation is underway to infiltrate a trading company where a man nicknamed Boss is the chief suspect. The team, led by Inspector Leung (Lau Ching Wan) together with Yeung (Louis Koo) and Lam (Daniel Wu) installs bugs to monitor the communications. When crucial information on a surging share is intercepted, a moment of greed now puts them in a crossfire between the Bureau and the boss.

Coweb
Classification: NA
Genre: Action
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Cheung Siu Fai, Jiang Lu Xia, Kane Kosugi, Mike Moller, Sam Lee
Director: Xin Xin Xiong
Synopsis : Mandy slaves away at two jobs struggling to support her family, while dreaming about resurrecting her father's martial arts academy. When Mandy rescues wealthy businessman, Ho Kwan from muggers, he offers her a job as his bodyguard, support her family and restore her father's academy. Before long, kidnappers appear and despite Mandy's efforts to protect Ho Kwan, he is abducted. However, he manages to slip Mandy a box containing a key to a mainframe that controls online betting on fights to the death. Upon investigating, Mandy learns that Ho Kwan was kidnapped by a ruthless gambling impresario, Sung. In order to reach Ho Kwan, Mandy will have to join the tournament and gamble with her life.


Tamil Movies

Kanthasamy
Classification: NA
Genre: Action / Adventure
General Release Date: 21 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Five Star
Cast: Shriya Saran, Vikram, Vivek
Director: Susi Ganesa
Synopsis : "Kanthasamy" is a big budget Tamil movie starring Vikram and Shriya Saran in the lead. The main highlight of the film is Vikram's 10 different roles and the films exotic shooting location in Mexico. It entails the scenario of money laundering in India and has Vikram playing a 'Robin Hood' role. It is said to be the first Tamil film with a superhero character.
Pokkisham
Classification: NA
Genre: Drama / Romance
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Five Star
Cast: Cheran, Padmapriya
Director: Cheran
Synopsis :
"Pokkisham" is a period film that is set in 70s Calcutta, chronicling two people in love, a Tamil literature student and a young marine engineer, who relied only on letters for communication as they did in those days

Eesa
Classification: PG13
Genre: Drama
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 40 Minutes,
Distributor: Antenna Entertainments
Cast: Vignesh, Lakshahna, M S Bhaskar, Bose Venkat, Muthukalai
Director: Balaganesh
A revenge story set in the backdrop of Tuticorin salt fields, about young Sudaleeswaran (Vignesh), who works in a salt field and is forced to find those who killed his wife.

Malai Malai
Classification: 18PL
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 40 Minutes,
Distributor: Five Star
Cast: Arun Vijay, Vendhika
Director: A Venkatesh
Synopsis : Considered one of the most promising Tamil offerings in 2009, "Malai Malai" stars Arun Vijay and Vedhika.

Quick Gun Murugan

Classification: NA
Genre: Comedy
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time:
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Ashwin Mushran, Nasser, Rajendraprasad
Director: Shashanka Ghosh
Synopsis : "Quick Gun Murugun" is a western spoof with attitude, featuring outlandish songs, outrageous melodrama and crazy action sequences including a classic duel in a traffic jam. The film tells the story of Quick Gun Murugun - a South Indian karmic cowboy whose duty is to protect and intimidate. When faced with a world-conquering arch villain restaurant owner who wants to create the ultimate McDosa chain using beef, Quick Gun enters into an epic battle of vegetarianism vs. non-vegetarianism that spans time and space, from a small South Indian village to an Indian heaven and then finally to a cosmopolitan Mumbai across 15 years.

Mothi Vilaiyadu
Classification: PG13Genre: Action / Comedy / Romance
General Release Date: 24 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 10 Minutes,
Distributor: Suara Networks
Cast: Kajal Agarwal, Vinay
Director: Saran
Synopsis : Vinay is taking on an action avatar in his upcoming film "Mothi Vilaiyadu", directed by Saran. Kajal Aggarwal (of "Pazhani" and "Bommalattam" fame) is paired opposite Vinay, who plays the son of a millionaire.

Aiyantham Padai

Classification: 18SG
Genre: DramaGeneral Release Date: 24 Jul 2009
Running Time: 4 Hours,
Distributor: Five Star
Cast: Simran Bagga, Sundar C, Vivek
Director: Badri
Synopsis : "Aiyantham Padai" is based on the acrimony of two women against each other, while five brothers strive hard to bring peace.

Vamanan

Classification: U
Genre: Adventure / Drama
General Release Date: 10 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes,
Distributor: Suraya Production
Cast: Jai, Priya Anand, Lakshmi Rai, Santhanam
Director: Ahmed
Synopsis : After starring in back-to-back hits "Chennai 600028"and "Subramaniapuram", Vijay-lookalike Jai is paired opposite model-turned-actress Priya Anand in this movie about the adventures of a young man who dreams of becoming a movie star.

Achchamundu Achchamundu

Classification: U
Genre: Thriller / Drama
General Release Date: 18 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 40 Minutes,
Distributor: Five StarCast: Prasanna, Sneha, John Shea
Director: Arun Vaidyanathan
Synopsis : This Tamil thriller revolves around a South Indian Tamil immigrant family living in the US and the impact of their desire to adapt certain cultural values to assimilate into the American fabric.

Vedigundu Murugesan

Classification: U
Genre: Drama / Romance
General Release Date: 17 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 36 Minutes,
Distributor: Kpi Cinemas Sdn Bhd
Cast: Pasupathy, Jyothirmayi
Director: Moorthy
Synopsis : Vedigundu Murugesan is a romantic comedy. Pasupathy and Jyothirmayi play two contrasting characters who find one thing in common between them and fall for each other.


Hindi Movies

Kaminey
Classification: PG13
Genre: Drama
General Release Date: 14 Aug 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes,
Distributor: Sendi Mutiara
Cast: Amol Gupte, Deb Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra, Shahid Kapoor
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
Synopsis : Charlie and Guddu (double role by Shahid Kapoor) are identical twins, born and raised in Mumbai and now hope to leave the squalor behind to find a life of prosperity and dignity. However they don't like each other one bit and they believe they have nothing in common, not even their speech defect. Street-smart Charlie is an illegal bookie at the horsetracks while Guddu is a trainee at a small NGO film in the city, hoping to climb up the corporate ladder. On one fateful day, unusual events unfold and the brothers, now in danger, have to learn to trust each other.

Love Aaj Love Kal
Classification: PG13
Genre: Romance
General Release Date: 30 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 44 Minutes,
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Kay Kay Menon, Rishi Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Synopsis : Jai and Meera are a modern-day couple living in London. They are very happy together but do not believe in tying each other down. So when life pulls them in different directions, they decide to go with the flow. "These Heer-Ranjha, Romeo-Juliet type couples exist only in story books," Jai says. In reality, we have to be practical.

Kambakkht Ishq
Classification: PG13
Genre: Action / Romance / Dance
General Release Date: 03 Jul 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 22 Minutes,
Distributor: Tayangan Unggul
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor
Director: Sabir Khan
Synopsis : Viraj Shergill (Akshay Kumar) is a philandering and swashbuckling stuntman who works in Hollywood while Simrita Rai (Kareena Kapoor) is a firebrand feminist who is more than able to stare down the most arrogant and chauvinistic of men. The battle of the sexes begins when they meet at a wedding, where punches are thrown and kisses are blown in a twist of fate that can only result in one outcome.

Thai movie

The Screen At Kamchanod

Classification: 18PL
Genre: Horror
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes,
Distributor: Grand Brilliance
Cast: Namo Tongkumnerd, Pakkaramai Potranan
Director: Songsak Molkothong
Synopsis : Based on a supposed true story that took place in 1987, an outdoor film screening was booked at the Kamchanod forest reserve. The projection crew rolled the film but there was no audience, until near the end when some ghosts came out of nowhere. A young doctor, Yuth, wants to find out the mystery behind this screening. With his wife, nurse Om, journalist friends Ji and Phann and neighbourbood street guy Roj, the doctor tracks down the film and arranges a screening. Soon after, all the members of the group start seeing dead people.

Norwegian movie

Cold Prey 2
Classification: 18SG
Genre: Thriller / Horror
General Release Date: 13 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes,
Distributor: Cathay-keris Films
Cast: Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Kim Wifladt, Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik
Director: Mats Stenberg
Synopsis : During the winter of 2006, five teenagers face a brutal tragedy in the Norwegian mountains and only one girl survived. Jannicke (Berdal), the only survivor from the massacre, is picked up in Jotunheimen and brought to a hospital in Otta. At the hospital she receives good care, but suddenly the light in the building goes out. Entering the corridors she finds there is not a living soul in the building, but plenty of dead bodies. She starts to suspect that her nightmare is not over yet.

Kungku Tootsie
Classification: U
Genre: Action / Comedy
General Release Date: 06 Aug 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 38 Minutes,
Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas
Cast: Jim Chauncheun, Koti Arambawy, Sittichai Pabchompoo
Director: Jaturong Mokjok
Synopsis : One of the most well-known and powerful gangs in Hong Kong is Golden Dragon, led by Ma Yong Hai (Jim Chauncheun) and his son Tao. When Tao is mutilated and hurt badly, Ma goes on a quest to find his long-lost son, Tian (Sittichai Pabchompoo) to succeed him as the new Godfather. Everything seems to be perfect but there's one thing about Tian that is absolutely shocking - Tian is gay and loves being pretty just like a girl!