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Upin dan Ipin Episode 1

2011-01-10T12:32:00.000+08:00

Upin dan Ipin Episode 1

Haunted Changi

2010-11-03T12:02:00.000+08:00

Haunted Changi (English)

A group of local filmmakers explore the famously haunted Old Changi Hospital in Singapore with terrifying and tragic results.

Classification: NA

Genre: Horror

Distributor: Primeworks Studios

Cast: Andrew Lau, Sheena Chung, Farid Azlam, Audi Khalis

Director: Not available

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010-11-03T11:48:00.000+08:00

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (English)

The final chapter of the "Harry Potter" saga comes to the screen in this feature adaptation of the popular novel by children's fantasy author J.K. Rowling, with series veterans Steve Kloves and David Yates writing and directing, respectively. The "Deathly Hallows" will be split up into two films, with Part 2 set for release in 2011.

Classification: NA

Genre: Adventure / Fantasy

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast: Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Bonnie Wright, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Evanna Lynch, Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Miranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton

Director: David Yates

Skyline

2010-11-03T11:47:00.000+08:00

Skyline (English)

In "Skyline", we follow events after a night of partying when a group of friends are distracted by beams of light awakening everyone in Los Angeles and attracting every person like a moth to a flame. As the night progresses, they soon discover that once addicted to the light, one would vanish into thin air, and that extraterrestrial forces are starting to swallow the entire human race.

Classification: PG13

Genre: Thriller / Science Fiction

Distributor: Nusantara Edaran Filem

Cast: Brittany Daniel, David Zayas, Donald Faison, Eric Balfour, Neil Hopkins, Scottie Thompson

Director: Colin Strause, Greg Strause

Let Me In

2010-11-03T11:46:00.000+08:00

Let Me In (English)

Twelve-year-old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father. A frail, troubled child about Owens's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Owen soon opens up to her and before long, the two have formed a unique bond.

Classification: NA

Genre: Drama / Fantasy

Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas

Cast: Cara Buono, Chloe Moretz, Elias Koteas, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, Sasha Barrese

Director: Matt Reeves

Crayon

2010-11-03T11:44:00.000+08:00

Crayon (English / Malay / Mandarin / Tamil)

Adam and Rafaat are roommates studying in a prestigious university in Singapore. Adam is an overachieving Malaysian ASEAN scholar while Rafaat is a Singaporean IT genius. Both are required to volunteer for a social program during their term holiday and they decide to be workers for a Malaysian orphanage. Off they go to the east coast of Malaysia where they meet Mak Engku (Adibah Noor), the caring and lovely matron of the orphanage. They meet Afiq, one of the most rambunctious and loveable orphans whose sense of adventure and zest for life which gives Adam and Rafaat a new appreciation for living. While there, they also meet other orphans and see that despite hardships and difficulties, they realise the true meaning of unconditional love and find purpose in helping them improve their lives. Their sense of security is threatened by unscrupulous land developers who will stop at nothing to obtain the orphanage land for their own nefarious purposes.

Classification: U

Genre: Family / Dance / Independent

Distributor: Zioss Films Sdn Bhd

Cast: Hon Kahoe, Faisal Abdullah, Adibah Noor, Joshry Adamme

Director: Dean A. Burhanuddin

Unstoppable

2010-11-03T11:43:00.000+08:00

Unstoppable (English)

Oscar-winner Denzel Washington and "Star Trek"'s Chris Pine teams with action maestro Tony Scott in this non-stop thriller. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed "The Beast" and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporising anything put in front of it. A veteran engineer (Washington) and a young conductor (Pine), aboard another train in the runaway's path, devise an incredible plan to try and stop it - and prevent certain disaster in a heavily populated area.

Classification: PG13

Genre: Action / Thriller

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Cast: Chris Pine, Denzel Washington, Rosario Dawson

Director: Tony Scott

Valla Kottai

2010-11-03T11:42:00.000+08:00

Valla Kottai (Tamil)

Synopsis is not available.

Classification: PG13

Genre:

Distributor: Five Star

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Director:

Uthama Puthiran

2010-11-03T11:40:00.002+08:00

Uthama Puthiran (Tamil)

Deepavali treat "Uthama Puthiran" is the Tamil remake of telugu hit film "Ready". Dhanush & Genelia D'Souza star in this family-oriented love story. Bhagyaraj, Vivek, Karunas are the supporting cast.

Classification: NA

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Distributor: Na

Cast: Dhanush, Genelia D’Souza, Bhagyaraj, Vivek, Karunas

Director: Mithran Jawahar

Va Quarter Cutting

2010-11-03T11:39:00.000+08:00

Va Quarter Cutting (Tamil)

Synopsis is not available.

Classification: PG13

Genre:

Distributor: Five Star

Cast:

Director:

Golmaal 3

2010-11-03T11:37:00.002+08:00

Golmaal 3 (Hindi)

Synopsis is not available.

Classification: PG13

Genre:

Distributor: Five Star

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MegaMind

2010-11-03T11:36:00.000+08:00

Megamind (English)

Megamind is the most brilliant supervillain the world has ever known - and also the least successful! Over the years, he has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt, a colossal failure thanks to the caped superhero known as Metro Man, an invincible hero until the day Megamind actually kills him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, Megamind has no purpose. A supervillain without a superhero. He realises that achieving his life's ambition is the worst thing that ever happened to him.

Classification: U

Genre: Animation

Distributor: United International Pictures

Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell

Director: Tom McGrath

Estet

2010-11-03T11:34:00.000+08:00

Estet (Malay)

"Estet" is Mamat Khalid's first feature under his new production company, after winning Best Director at the Malaysian Film Festival for "Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang". With Kollywood elements fused with local flavour, we follow the lives of colourful characters at a rubber estate who are facing a corrupt proprietor. Starring Farid Kamil, Jasmine Michael, Shashi Tharan, Soffi Jikan, David Arumugam and Rosyam Nor.

Classification: U

Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Musical

Distributor: Megamovie Sdn Bhd

Cast: Farid Kamil, Jasmine Michael, Mislina Mustaffa, Rosyam Nor, Sofi Jikan

Director: Mamat Khalid

Death Place

2010-11-03T11:32:00.000+08:00

Death Place (Thai)

"Death Place" contains four stories pulled straight from Thailand's most gruesome headlines bearing the titles - "Flame", "Imprison", "Revenge" and "Haunting Motel". "Flame" tells of a regretful boy who is haunted by a ghost after surviving a nightclub fire that killed his girlfriend. In "Imprison", a prisoner questions his own sanity after witnessing his cell-mate hang himself. In "Revenge", a deaf-mute drug dealer murders a woman thief in his apartment, and commits the mistake of stashing her corpse in his apartment building's water duct. Finally, in the comic "Haunting Motel", an aging stripper-cum-prostitute, a gay guy, and his straight friend end up in a hotel owned by a crazy old lady and haunted by a lady-killer.

Classification: 18

Genre: Thriller / Horror

Distributor: Ram Entertainment

Cast: Akara Amarttayakul, Mai Charoenpura, Supakson Chaimongkol, TAE, Thanwarin Sukhaphisit, Uttaporn Teemakorn

Director: Chatchai Katenut, Manussa Vorasingha, Poj Arnon

Hisss (English / Hindi)

2010-10-18T17:57:00.000+08:00

Hisss (English / Hindi)

Directed by David Lynch's daughter, Jennifer, this is tale of the Naga, a half snake human breed who lives deep in the forest in India. The year is 2008 where American scientist George with his evil intention travels deep to the forest of India to get some snakes for his research. He plans to capture a male python which he does, as he knows when a python is at his weakest - immediately after mating. However, the shape-shifting creature has a mate and she will not stop until she finds him. Starring Mallika Sherawat.

Classification: NA

Genre: Thriller / Fantasy / Horror

Distributor: Nusantara Edaran Filem

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Jeff Doucette, Mallika Sherawat

Director: Jennifer Lynch

Love Cuts (Mandarin)

2010-10-18T17:56:00.000+08:00

Love Cuts (Mandarin)

In Singaporean drama "Love Cuts", a 40-year-old mother of two (Zoe Tay) struggles with terminal breast cancer. It's touted as not only a poignant and moving portrayal of the challenges she faces as a result of her diagnosis, but also of how she inspires and changes the lives of the people around her. Also starring Hong Kong's Kenny Ho. Directed by Gerald Lee and scripted by Danny Yeo and Lee Shyh Jih. This movie receives the backing of Singapore's Health Promotion Board.

Classification: NA

Genre: Drama

Distributor: Mm2 Entertainment Sdn Bhd

Cast: Allan Wu, Christy Yow, Kenny Ho, Zoe Tay

Director: Gerald Lee

Adele: Rise Of The Mummy (English)

2010-10-18T17:54:00.000+08:00

Adele: Rise Of The Mummy (English)

Known as "The Extraordinary Adventure of Adele Blanc-Sec" in some territories, this movie is adapted from a comic adventure series written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi. Set in the carefree world before World War I, Adele Blanc-Sec, an intrepid young reporter, will go to great lengths to achieve her goals, even sailing to Egypt to tackle mummies of all shapes and sizes. Meanwhile, in Paris, it's panic attack as a 136 million-year-old pterodactyl egg on a shelf in the natural history museum has inexplicably hatched. The bird subjects the city to a reign of terror - but nothing fazes Adele Blanc-Sec, whose adventures reveal many more extraordinary surprises.

Classification: NA

Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy

Distributor: Ram Entertainment

Cast: Gilles Lellouche, Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Nicholas Giraud, Philippe Nahon

Director: Luc Besson

Takers (English)

2010-10-18T17:45:00.000+08:00

Takers (English)

Police detectives Jack Welles (Matt Dillon) and Eddie Hatcher (Jay Hernandez) investigate a daring heist by a group of well-organised bank robbers who left no traces. The crew are led by Gordon Cozier (Idris Elba), consists of John (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica. The crew is missing out a former member, Ghost (T.I.), who was caught during a previous robbery five years ago. In his absence, Jake has begun a relationship with his former girlfriend Rachel Jansen (Zoe Saldana), who has accepted his proposal for marriage. Things change when Ghost surprises the crew after getting paroled after serving time in a penitentiary, and now a shot at a $30 million heist.

Classification: 18

Genre: Action / Crime

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing International

Cast: Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Zoe Saldana

Director: John Luessenhopa

Jootha Hi Sahi (Hindi)

2010-10-18T17:42:00.000+08:00

Jootha Hi Sahi (Hindi)

John Abraham plays Siddharth, a compulsive liar who can interpret women's deepest thought, knowing every emotion and to manipulate her every choice. Siddharth meets Mishka (Pakhi) by chance when she mistakenly calls him before committing suicide but fate has other plans in mind. Would Siddharth lie to please Mishka? The kind of lie that, if she knew, would break her heart. What would you do? Would you hang up the hotline? Or would you lie for the sake of love?

Classification: NA

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Distributor: Antenna Entertainments

Cast: Alishka Vardhe Singh, John Abraham, Omar Khan, Pakhi, Prashant Chawla, Raghu Ram

Director: Abbas Tyrewala

Life As We Know It (English)

2010-10-18T17:39:00.000+08:00

Life As We Know It (English)

"Life As We Know It" follows two unattached adults (Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel) whose worlds are turned upside down when their mutual best friends die in an accident and appoints them as caregivers of their orphaned daughter.

Classification: PG13

Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast: Christina Hendricks, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Katherine Heigl

Director: Greg Berlatini

Hachiko: A Dogs Story (English)

2010-10-18T17:34:00.000+08:00

Hachiko: A Dogs Story (English)

This heartwarming true story is an American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love.

Classification: U

Genre: Drama / Family

Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas

Cast: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Joan Allen, Richard Gere, Sarah Roemer

Director: Lasse Hallstrom

Altitude (English)

2010-10-18T17:29:00.000+08:00

Altitude (English)

Lost in a mysterious cloudbank, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends must contend with a freak mechanical failure that first sends their small plane climbing to an impossible height, and then plummeting through endless mist. After regaining control, the survivors are confronted with a horrifying realisation - the very ground beneath them has vanished and a malevolent force lurking in the clouds wants them dead.

Classification: NA

Genre: Thriller / Science Fiction / Horror

Distributor: Nusantara Edaran Filem

Cast: Jake Weary, Jessica Lowndes, Julianna Guill, Landon Liboiron, Ryan Donowho

Director: Kaare Andrews

Red (English)

2010-10-18T17:27:00.000+08:00

Red (English)

Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents - but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history.

Classification: 18

Genre: Action / Comedy

Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas

Cast: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Morgan Freeman

Director: Robert Schwentke

The Perfect Wedding (Cantonese)

2010-10-18T17:24:00.000+08:00

The Perfect Wedding (Cantonese)

Lok Yan (Miriam Yeung) was ditched by her fiance on their wedding day. During the next three years she gains fame as a wedding planner for many acclaimed celebrities. One night in a bar, she meets a young attorney, Fung (Raymond Lam) and they spend a passionate night together in a hotel - with no plans to ever meet again. Fate brings them back together at a wedding and their one night stand becomes a debt dispute since Fung's boss owes Yan's company fees for 30 weddings. When Fung's boss runs away, Fung is left to clear the debt and so he starts working for Yan. While working together to organise successful weddings, they face and overcome many challenges and soon their relationship begins to blossom. But love is never simple - especially for Yan whose four close girlfriends do not approve of her relationship with Fung because they think he is young. Yan further complicates the situation by keeping Fung at a distance because of her painful memories of previous failed relationships.

Classification: PG13

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Distributor: Primeworks Studios

Cast: Bernice Liu, Chrissie Chau, Eric Kot, Kate Tsui, Miriam Yeung, Raymond Lam Fung, Teresa Mo Sun Kwan

Director: Barbara Wong

Cuti-cuti Cinta (Malay)

2010-10-18T17:19:00.000+08:00

Cuti-cuti Cinta (Malay)

Eava Eliana (Nora Danish) is a director in one of the company that her father Tan Sri Zaini (Zaibo) owns. As a single child, she is pampered since childhood. Upon returning from studying abroad, she starts to work in her father's company. Tan Sri Zaini's close friend Datuk Hamzah plans to marry Eava with his playboy son Remy (Zed Zaidi) in order to control Tan Sri Zaini's wealth. Things turn awry as Eava catches Remy kissing another woman, which forces Eava to leave town abruptly. Upon reaching her hotel, she meets Omar Rudy (Farid Kamil), a hotel staff who accommodates her complaints, even being her tour guide at a small town. Things take a turn for the worse when a typhoon hit the sea, forcing Omar and Eava to camp in a secluded island in the middle of the ocean.

Classification: U

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Distributor: Metrowealth

Cast: Azizah Mahzan, Cat Farish, Farid Kamil, Kazaar Saisi, Nora Danish, Zaibo, Zed Zaidi

Director: Ahmad Idham