Opening This Week: 16 - 22, 2010 (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

 

January 22, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Films

 

 

 

Other Films

 

 

         

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

China (mainland)

     

 

 

 

 
 
   

Confucius / Kong Zi (Mandarin)

 

(China)

(January 22, 2010)

 

In an age China was ruled by countless virtually independent states, a man named Kong Qiu was born. After being a politician in his native state of Lu for several years,, Kong Qiu's career crash ended. Than at the age of 55, he decided to set up a journal in attempt to fulfill his political ambition in other states. However, his believe a state should be ruled by benevolence and the rulers of so many states only believed in absolute power. At the age of 68, achieved nothing in politics, he returned to Lu and began writing and teaching. He was later called Kong Zi, or Kong Fu Zi, which literally means "Kong the Great Master". In the west, he was called Confucius, which is derived from "Kong Fu Zi".

 

Helmed and co-wrote by woman director Hu Mei, this is the first colored biopic of Confucius. The first biopic of Confucius is Story of Confucius, a black and white film made in 1940, by Chinese director Fei Mu. The first  In China, it is rumored that the 2D version of Avatar is forced to be withdrawn from movie theaters to make way for this film. 

 

Directed by: HU Mei,
Written by: HE Yanjiang, Khan CHAN, JIANG Qitao, HU Mei,

Starring: CHOW Yun-Fat, ZHOU Xun, CHEN Jianbin, REN Quan, LU Yi, YAO Lu, ZHANG Kaili, WANG Ban, XU Huanshan, MA Jingwu, BI Yanjun, WANG Huichun, LI Wenbo, MA Qiang, KAN Jinming, CHEN Rui, LI Xinrui, LIU Fengchao,
Produced by: Dadi Film (Beijing), China Film Group Corporation (Beijing)

 

Official site (English)

           
               
 
 
   

Fa Dian Zhi Mi Zhi Hai Di Tao Fa / Secret of the Corpus Juris: Finding the Law under the Sea (literal)

 

(China)

(January 16, 2010)

 

In W Kingdom, the young prince, who only enjoys travelling is punished by the king to travel to the bottom of the sea with the Corpus Juris, the book of the kingdom's criminal law. However, upon passing to the hands of the prince, the book turns to a pile of blank paper. Each time when someone committed a crime, the prince has to correctly identify the accusation, to let the book reveal the writing...

 

This is the first of four law educational animations targeted at children, with endorsement from the Chinese Supreme Court.

 

Directed by: HU Mei,
Written by: HE Yanjiang, Khan CHAN, JIANG Qitao, HU Mei,
Starring: CHOW Yun-Fat, ZHOU Xun, CHEN Jianbin, REN Quan, LU Yi, YAO Lu, ZHANG Kaili, WANG Ban, XU Huanshan, MA Jingwu, BI Yanjun, WANG Huichun, LI Wenbo, MA Qiang, KAN Jinming, CHEN Rui, LI Xinrui, LIU Fengchao,
Produced by: Straw Family Film and TV Planning Co., Ltd. (Ningbo), China Children's Film Studio (Beijing).

 

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Hong Kong

     

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 
 
   

Bad Blood / Mit Moon (Cantonese) / Slaughtering the Whole Family (literal)

 

(Hong Kong)

(January 21, 2010)

 

After the head of a smuggling ring is executed in the mainland China, war erupted within the ring in Hong Kong. One after another, close relatives of the executed gang leader is murdered and the survivors have no clue who is behind the killings...

 

This is the first of four law educational animations targeted at children, with endorsement from the Chinese Supreme Court.

 

Directed by: Dennis LAW,

Written by: Dennis LAW,
Starring: Simon YAM, Bernice JAN, Andy ON, Ken LO, LAM Suet, XIONG Xinxin, CHAN Wai-Man, CHEUNG Siu-Fai, WANG Tian-lin, Pinky CHEUNG, HAU Woon-Ling, JIANG Luxia, LAI Lok-Yi, Amy CHUM,

Produced by: Point of View Movie Productions (Hong Kong).

 

Official site

      An Education UK Jan. 21
     
Everybody's Fine USA Jan. 21
     

The Imaginarium of

Doctor Parnassus

UK / France / Canada

Jan. 21
     
Seraphine France Jan. 21
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
         

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

Taiwan

     

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

          Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeaquel

USA

Jan. 22

     
Buddenbrooks Germany Jan. 22
     

The Imaginarium of

Doctor Parnassus

UK / France / Canada

Jan. 22
     
Le Herisson

France / Italy

Jan. 22
     
Old Dogs USA Jan. 22
     
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

Japan

Jan. 22
 

 

 
Whip It! USA Jan. 22
         

 

 

 

 

 

   
  Images: Dadi Film, China Film Group Corporation, Straw Family Film and TV Planning Co., Ltd., China Children's Film Studio, Point of View Movie Productions.