Were you one of the fans at the Toronto stop of Mirror's concert tour last Wednesday at the Meridian Hall? There is more to be excited about! After their successful Feel the Passion tour in North America, including the first time appearing on CNN for a televised interview, the hot-topic Cantonese boy band is ready to captivate audiences once again. Their debut movie, 'We 12,' is set to hit theatres on April 26th. Light-hearted and fun, this film is a must-watch for fans!
Read MoreThe film has earned recognition at the 60th Golden Horse Awards for Best New Director and the Audience Choice Award, and its box office has just hit HKD 26 million in Hong Kong. It tackles the sensitive issues of student suicides in Hong Kong and prevailing family traumas. “Time Still Turns the Pages” is a deeply resonant work exploring family, trauma, and mental health.
Read MoreThe film that has swept Hong Kong’s box offices, and is making an impact as it tours in various film festivals, is arriving in North America! While the screenplay is based on a local story, the themes and emotions of this riveting film are relevant to any community in the world right now: journalism, aging, housing, caring for those in need, and maintaining hope and truth are all under constant threat.
Read MoreDiscover the cinematic magic of Hong Kong cinema in Montreal as we recap the 'Making Waves - Navigators of Hong Kong Cinema' festival. Renowned directors and actors, engaging Q&A sessions, and the allure of six captivating films: Over My Dead Body《死屍死時四十四》, Lonely Eighteen《我們的十八歲》, In Broad Daylight《白日之下》, Deliverance《源生罪》, Lost Love《流水落花》, and The Narrow Road《窄路微塵》marked this unique event.
Read MoreMy Heavenly City explores what a heavenly city is through the lens of the relationships between parents and child, husband and wife, and a caregiver for a child with mental illness. This movie is for anyone dealing with life’s challenges, trials and tribulations. Its objective is to encourage audiences watching the movie to reflect and grow.
Read MoreThe TIFF Tribute Awards, presented by Bulgari, honor outstanding contributors to the film industry and their remarkable achievements. This year, one of the recipients is none other than Andy Lau, a multi-talented artist widely celebrated as one of the most popular entertainers within the global Chinese community. In the 1990s, he was also renowned as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Chinese pop music. With a career spanning more than four decades, Lau has an impressive filmography that boasts over 160 films.
Read MoreIt has been a big week for many Asian actors around the world as awards season wraps up. The same weekend that Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian person to win the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards, Ke Huy Quan winning Best Supporting Actor, and Everything Everywhere All at Once winning Best Picture, across the ocean, the Asian Film Awards took place in Hong Kong. Acting Legend Tony Leung was honoured with Best Actor for his portrayal of Nam Kong (one of the four great sergeants of the 1960s) in Director Philip Yung's Where the Wind Blows.
Read More"Everything has led to this." This is the quote and billboard image of the year it seems... and has been widely shared by Jamie Lee Curtis on social media several times recently with all the victories and shiny hardware that the film Everything, Everywhere All at One is taking home!
Read MoreCanada's largest Asian film festival will take place from November 9th to 20th, 2022, both virtually and in-person. The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival will feature contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. The festival provides a public forum for media artists of Asian heritage and fuels the growing appreciation for Asian cinema in Canada.
Read MoreAfter a year of delay due to the pandemic, Marvel Studios’ Eternals was finally unveiled at the world premiere this Monday, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. Guests and critics who got a sneak peek of the film before its official release on November 5th, came back with generally glowing reviews, such as describing the work as evocative, emotional, and extraordinary, especially as a superhero film.
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