| MonkeyPeaches' Monthly Recap - Movies Released In September (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) | ||||
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September 30, 2004 |
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2046 He was a writer, He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention ... to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back - except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.
Written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai, starring Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Faye Wong, Takuya Kimura, Gong Li, Wang Sum, Lau Kar-ling, Dong Jie, Chang Chen.
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Other Releases: A-1 (Hong Kong) Les Amants Du Nil (France) Automatic (USA) Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (USA) Lovers Of The Nile (France) New Police Story (Hong Kong) The Prince & Me (USA) Six Strong Guys (Hong Kong) |
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Zhang Si De / Zhang Side A biopic of Zhang Side, an ordinary solider served in the communist led 8th Army, during the years of fighting the Japanese occupation. After his accidental death, Mao Tse-Tung praised him as an example of "selfless servant of the people".
Written by Liu Hengdan, directed by Yin Li, starring Wu Jun, Tang Guoqiang.
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Wu Fa Jian Jiao (lit.: Cannot Scream) / Cannot Cry / aka. Bloodstained Kite A young girl enters a kite workshop with people of the same age. Then horror begins and the girl's lost memory comes back.
Written by Yang Zi, directed by Mao Xiaorui, ahi Junjie; starring Nicola Cheung, Edwin Siu, Jing Songtao.
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Shao Nian Chen Zhen (lit.: Young Chen Zhen) / Hero . Youngster Story about the teenage Chen Zhen, the fictional played by Bruce Lee in Fist Of Fury and Jet Li in Fist Of Legend. In the Japanese occupied Northeast China, young Chen Zhen sends a military map to the resistance.
Directed by Kong Gang; starring Song Fumeng, Niu Ben. |
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Bi Shang Liang Shan
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2046 He was a writer, He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention ... to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back - except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.
Written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai, starring Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Faye Wong, Takuya Kimura, Gong Li, Wang Sum, Lau Kar-ling, Dong Jie, Chang Chen.
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Other Releases: Alien Vs. Predator (USA) Bear's Kiss (Germany / Sweden / Russia / Spain / France / Italy) Les Choristes (France / Switzerland / Germany) Deng Xiaoping (China) Jam Films (Japan) Just Friends (Belgium / Netherlands) La Mala Educación (Spain) Open Water (USA) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (USA) The Punisher (USA) Rosenstrasse (Germany / Netherlands) Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow (USA) Springtime In A Small Town (China) The Terminal (USA) The Village (USA) West Side Story (USA) |
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Liu Zhuang Shi / Six Strong Guys Four guys, considered as the society's best, decide to end their life but are stopped by the police. Meanwhile, a young buy, just lost his account in the gaming world, throw himself of the window and falls on the bag prepared for those four guys. Even the most successful guy, the boss of one of those four, is preparing his final leap. Then six guy have to find back their courage to live...
Directed byWong Chen-Chen; starring George Lam, Ekin Cheng, To Man-Chak, Hacken Lee, Hui Chi-On, Shaun Tam, Candy Lo, Karena Lam, Huang Yi.
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A-1 Tou Tiao (lit.: Headline, A-1) / A-1 A journalist starts to suspect the death of her boyfriend was not an accident and there is even a greater conspiracy...
Written and directed by Gordon Chan and Chung Kai-Cheong, starring Li Sinjie, Anthony Wong, Edison Chen, Lam Ka-Tung, Eric Kot, Leung Ka-Fai.
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Tian Si Si (lit.: Sweetie) / My Sweetie A guy grows up with women, works with women and is treated as a girly gay boy. One day he finally meets the girl of his dream, who was actually his "arch enemy" in kindergarten...
Directed by Yip Nim-Sam, starring Sam Mei, Stephy Deng, Kary, Ella Koon, Ng Yat-Yan, Tin Yui-Nei.
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Mo Dou Xian Sheng (lit.: Mr. Ink Marker) / Escape From Hong Kong Island A senior stockbroker's life turns into a nightmare after he refused to give a stranger 20 bucks for buying bus tickets...
Directed by Lai Yiu-Cheung, starring Jordan Chan, Chapman To, Coco Chiang, Lou Suk-Yi, Lau Yi-Dat, Cheung Tat-Ming.
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Xin Jing Cha Gu Shi / New Police Story A senior police has to recover from self-destruction to hunt down the gang murdered all his men...
Written by Alan Yuen, directed by Benny Chan, starring Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi, Daniel Wu, Andy On, Wang Chieh, Yu Rongguang, Timmy Hung, Steve Cheung, Mandy Chung, Kenny Kwan, Maggie Lau, Carl Wu.
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Shen Jiao Rou Gui / The Attractive One A barbecue restaurant owner leases his dog to a girl to look for her long lost first-love. When they are finally succeeded, that man is no longer available...
Directed by Cheung Tat-Ming, starring Lau Ching-Wan, Joey Yung, Chapman To, Yumiko.
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Sheng Ming (lit.: Life) / Taiwan Power A documentary about the earthquake shaked Taiwan on September 21, 1999.
Directed by Wu Yii-Feng. |
Other Releases: Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (USA) Arahan (South Korea) Bunshinsaba (South Korea) Les Choristes (France / Switzerland / Germany) Dopo Mezzanotte (Italy) Exorcist: The Beginning Intermission (Ireland / UK) Malabar Princess (France) Man On Fire (USA) New Police Story (Hong Kong) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (USA) Resident Evil: Apocalypse (USA) Les Rivičres pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse (France / Italy / UK) Senrigan (Japan) Samaritan Girl (South Korea) Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (UK / Germany) The Stepford Wives (USA) Swimming Upstream (Australia) The Terminal (USA) Young Adam (UK / France) |
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Yong Bao Da Bai Xiong / (lit.: Hugging the Big White Bear) / Bear Hug A lonely young boy plans his own kidnap to reunite with her mother, who is busying on her wedding after divorce...
Written by Huang Li-Ming, Wang Siu-Di; directed by Wang Siu-Di; starring Chen Guang-Bo, Chen Ji-Xia, Chen Shiang-Chyi.
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Photos: G-film.com, Mov3.com, KingNet.tw |
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