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Celestial Movies Starhub TV Channel 868 this September 2011
By InCinemas / 28 Jul 2011 (Thursday)
Has anyone been hit by Liu Jin-Xi (Donnie Yen) in WU XIA
such that you have once again imagined yourself as a martial arts
expert? Not to worry though, it's normal to feel that way. It's how
movies can influence us in one way or the other. Besides, this coming
August and September, you can simply indulge yourself in the Kung Fu
movies shown in Celestial Movies Starhub TV Channel 868!
Picking your favourite Kung Fu stance and get ready for some badass-kicking actions! Oh, you can also visit our showtimes for WU XIA to find the most convenient and suitable screen time and venue for you and your friends! And as mentioned, here's what Celestial Movies has to offer as part of its Kung Fu Carnival this August!
View Celestial Movies August Schedule.
Kung Fu Carnival - (Every Saturday at 9pm)
When Kung Fu meets Carnival, your weekend is with lots of fun &
excitement, since your favorite stars are battling each others just for
your eyeballs! In this Aug & Sep, stay tune every Saturday at 9pm,
be prepared for the best Kung Fu blockbusters ever!
| 3/9 | Kung Fu Hustle |
| 10/9 | Reign Of Assassins |
| 17/9 | Dragon Tiger Gate |
| 24/9 | Bruce Lee, My Brother |
Celestial Sunday - (Every Sunday at 9PM)
Step into "The World of Chinese Cinema" with CELESTIAL MOVIES. Watch
all-time favorites from Hong Kong and Asian countries. Stay tune for a
movie gala at your home!
| 4/9 | Bruce Lee, My Brother - TV Exclusive Premiere |
| 11/9 | The Sniper |
| 18/9 | In Case of Love - TV Exclusive Premiere |
| 25/9 | Confession of Pain |
Find our movie highlights (2 from each category) below!
KUNG FU HUSTLE
| Genre | : | Comedy |
| Director | : | Stephen Chow |
| Cast | : | Stephen Chow, Huang Sheng Yi, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu,
Lam Tze Chung, Chan Kwok Kwan , Leung Siu Lung, Feng Xiao Gang |
| Show Time | : | Sat, 3 Sep, 9PM |
| Language | : | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Sub-title | : | Chinese, English |
[Selling Points] Sing aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city and he tries to do his best to make his dream comes true…
[Synopsis] Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing (Stephen Chow), aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as “Pig Sty Alley”, Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear. Sing’s comical attempts at intimidation inadvertently attract the Axe Gang into the fray, setting off a chain of events that brings the two disparate worlds face-to-face. As the inhabitants of the Pig Sty fight for their lives, the ensuing clash of kung fu titans unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing, despite his futile attempts, lacks the soul of killing, and must face his own mortality in order to discover the true nature of the kung fu master.
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DRAGON TIGER GATE
| Genre | : | Action |
| Director | : | Wilson Yip |
| Cast | : | Donnie Yen , Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yu |
| Show Time | : | Sat, 17 Sep, 9PM |
| Language | : | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Sub-title | : | Chinese, English |
[Selling Points] Directed by Wilson Yip and starring by Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yu.
[Synopsis] Tiger Wong (Nicholas Tse) is a highly skilled martial artist with a strong sense of justice. At the yearly bun festival, Tiger unable to stand by and just watch gangsters bullying innocent people, defeats the gangsters using his special move. Ambushed by the gang during his celebration, he is saved by Dragon Wong (Donnie Yen), the bodyguard of one of the gangsters, who is also his long lost brother. The duo is joined by Tiger's brother-in-arms, Turbo Shek (Shawn Yue). Together the three upright young men decide to band together to ride the country's number one evil doer.
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BRUCE LEE, MY BROTHER
| Genre | : | Drama |
| Director | : | Man Chuen, Yip Wai Man |
| Cast | : | Aarif Lee, Tony Leung, Christy Chung, Michelle Yip, Zhang Yi Shan,
Wilfred Lau, Jennifer Tse, Tan Han Jin, Gong Mi |
| Show Time | : | Sat, 24 Sep, 9PM
Sun, 4 Sep, 9PM |
| Language | : | Mandarin, Cantonese |
| Sub-title | : | Chinese, English |
[Selling Points] On the 70th anniversary of the birth of Bruce Lee, the film world pays tribute to the legendary martial arts superstar with a biographical film based on the memoir of his younger brother Robert Lee. Unlike most other biopics about him, Bruce Lee, My Brother takes viewers back to his formative years. The action drama found its title character in Aarif Lee, who won the Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer trophy with his scene-stealing debut in the hit period drama Echoes of the Rainbow. Aarif's casting is deemed pitch-perfect not only for his physical resemblance to the martial arts icon but also his similar temperament and self-confidence. Surrounding the promising young star is a superb cast that includes Tony Leung Ka Fai, Christy Chung, and Jennifer Tse (Nicholas Tse's sister) in her film debut, as well as a number of star cameos.
[Synopsis] Born in San Francisco on November 27, 1940, Bruce Lee was still a baby when his father, Cantonese opera artist Lee Hoi Chuen (Tony Leung) brought his wife Grace Ho (Christy Chung) and the children back to Hong Kong to stay close to his mother (Lee Heung Kam) and sister (Michelle Ye) on the eve of the outbreak of WWII. Bruce the little brat starred in his first film, Fung Fung's (Cheung Tat Ming) The Kid at the tender age of nine, and his cinematic connection later led him to his first taste of romance with Man Yee (Jennifer Tse) and Man Lan (Gong Mi), daughters of movie stars Tso Tat Wah (Eddie Cheung) and Leung Sing Por, respectively. But Bruce's real passion was always in martial arts, and the teenager took to the Wing Chun kung fu under the tutelage of Master Ip Man. Together with buddies Little Unicorn (MC Jin), Ngun (Hanjin Tan), and Kwong (Zhang Yishan), the hot-blooded young punk enjoyed picking fights with people, and that eventually sent him into the crosshairs of both the triad and the police...
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IN CASE OF LOVE
| Genre | : | Romance |
| Director | | Gavin Lin |
| Cast | | Tony Yang, Haden Kuo |
| Premiere | | Sun, 18 Sep, 9PM |
| Language | | Mandarin |
| Sub-title | | Chinese, English |
[Selling Points] In director Gavin Lin's feature film debut In Case of Love, a tiny cat not only heals a young woman (Haden Kuo) reeling from the death of her mother, it also helps her find love with a lonely rock musician Tony Yang (Blood Brothers). A pure love story in every sense of the word, In Case of Love is a simple, heartwarming, and beautifully filmed drama about learning how to stand back up when life knocks us down and overcoming obstacles that stand in the way of love.
[Synopsis] Claire (Haden Kuo), an art department student, chose to live in an isolated world since her mother's death. However, one day her soul was touched again when an abandoned kitty and her best childhood companion James appeared in her life. Claire has been living in her own world until she meets musician James (Tony Yang), whom she believes is her childhood sweetheart. At the same time, Claire also takes in a lost kitten, giving new meaning to her life. However, as her burgeoning romance with James begins to develop further, memories from the past are dug up, forcing them to face their ambiguous relationship and painful past...
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