Opening This Week: August 29 - September 4, 2009 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

 

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Other Films

 

 
         

 

 

 
         

 

 

 
 

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Tian An Men (English) / Tian An Men (Mandarin) / Gate of the Heavenly Peace (literal)

(China)

(September 3, 2009)

Beijing, fall of 1949, a small stage construction team is ordered to renovate Gate of Heavenly Peace, which will be the center spot for the ceremony for founding of a new government. Built in the 19th century, the magnificent architecture wonder literally falls apart and the team only has 28 days…

Directed by YE Ying (YE Daying),
Written by WANG Bing, YE Ying (YE Daying),
Starring: PAN Yueming, GUO Keyu, XU Xiaoli, Xin Peng, PAI Lin, OTSUKA Masanobu, LIU Jiaoxin, NOBORU Shinoda, SUN Zhen, JIN Yi, WANG Yingxin, LI Geng, WANG Xibin, WANG Jianjun, MA Guoqing, Hong Xin,
Produced by: China Film Group Corp. (Beijing), China Movie Channel SARFT (Beijing).
 

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Penelope

USA

September 4

 

 

 
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
         

 

 

 
               
               
 
 

Glittering Days (English) / Wan Jia Deng Huo (Mandarin) / A Sea of House Lights (literal)

 

(China)

 

(September 1, 2009)


Residences of a Beijing community called Goldfish Pond are dreaming a developer or the government would demolish their slum-like houses and offer them newer and bigger homes…

Directed by: AN Zhanjun,
Written by: LI Longyun, NIU Fuzhi,
Starring: LIU Hua, XIN Baiqing, FENG Qian, WU Yue, JIN Yaqin,
Produced by Forbidden City Film Co. (Beijing).

 

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The Unbelievable (English) / Gwai Tam (Cantonese) / Strange Tales (literal)

 

(Hong Kong)

 

(September 3, 2009)

 

Production team of real Hong Kong TV show The Unbelievable travels to southeast Asia to document spooky phenomena...

 

Directed by: CHAN Tat-Nin,
Written by: WAI Ka-Fai,

Produced by: Sundream Motion Pictures (Hong Kong).

 

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Sophie's Revenge

 China / South Korea September 3
     
More than Blue South Korea September 3
     
My Life in Ruins USA / Spain September 3
     
My Sister's Keeper USA September 3
     
Religulous USA September 3
     
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 USA / UK September 3
     
     
     
     
         

 

    
               
               
 
 

Trick or Cheat (English) / Oi Chut Mao (Cantonese) / Love to Cheat (?)  (literal)

 

(Hong Kong)

 

(September 3, 2009)

 

A gang of low-graders are warned by the principal that either get A at the final exam or cancel their graduation musical show. Meanwhile two high-graders assigned to help them getting A believe cheating is the only solution...

Directed by：CHAN Cheuk-yin, CHAN Wai-yan, LAU Wing-Tai, Jill WONG,
Starring: Gloria TANG, G.E.M., CHAN Wai-Ting, Terence CHUI, Michelle WAI, James HO, Renee LEE,
Produced by: Universe Entertainment (Hong Kong).
 

 		           
               
         

 

 

 
         

 

 

 
 

Taiwan

            
               
 

 

 		      On His Majesty's Secret Service Hong Kong / China / Taiwan September 4
     
Overheard Hong Kong / China September 4
     
Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens USA August 29
     
Bandslam USA September 4
     
The Code Japan September 4
     
First Snow / Virgin Snow Japan / South Korea September 4
     
The Proposal USA September 4
     
La Teta Asustada / The Milk of Sorrow Spain / Peru September 4
     
Turtle: The Incredible Journey UK / Austria September 4
               

 

 
   
 

Images: China Film Group Corp., China Movie Channel of SARFT, Forbidden City Film Co., Sundream Motion Pictures, Universe Entertainment.