Sunday, January 11, 2009

Movie: 12 Lotus


12 LOTUS tells a story of a talented singer Lian Hua, yearns for acceptance from those she loves, that they see her for who she is, beneath the bling of stage costumes, snappy footwork and the sizeable income she rakes in.

The tragedy that unfolds is an age-worn tale of love and betrayal. Her fall from grace is as spectacular and breathtaking as her heights of fame and fortune. Despite a heartbreak that is too much to bear, Lian Hua's indomitable spirit prevails. Her voice soars one final time, and like a flower that blooms, it dazzles us, humbles us.

Movie: Quantum of Solace


Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

Movie: Max Payne


Max Payne is a maverick cop--a mythic anti-hero--determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.

Movie: Eagle Eye


Jerry Shaw is an amiable slacker with an over-achieving twin brother. After his twin dies in an accident, strange things happen to Jerry at a dizzying pace: a fortune shows up in his bank account, weapons are delivered to his flat, and a voice on his cell phone tells him the police are on their way. Jerry follows the voice's instructions, and soon he and a woman he's never met are racing through the city, on to a plane, and eventually to the Pentagon, chased by the FBI. She is Rachel Holloman, a single mom; the voice has threatened her son's death if she doesn't cooperate. The voice seems to know everything. Who is behind it, what is being planned, and why Jerry and Rachel?

TVB Drama: Pages of Treasures (Click入黃金屋)



Languages: Dual

Subtitles: Dual

No of Episodes: 20

No of Discs: 4

Cost: $11.00

Bookshop staff FONG HOK MAN (Chun Pui) always believes that "knowledge is power". He tries hard to encourage his older son FONG SUM MING (Lai Yiu Cheung) and his younger son FONG SUM CHING (Suen Eric) to study more. Unfortunately, MING is not good at studying at all and he quits after secondary school.

On the other hand, CHING is a very smart boy and MING works hard overseas to support CHING's further studies on computer sciences in America. The two brothers return to Hong Kong eventually and they work in the same commercial building. CHING works as a senior network security engineer while MING works as a junior security guard. MAN worries that the difference in their job ranking will hinder their relationship. MING admires a girl YUEN WAI CHUNG (Kwok Sonija) who opens a paper mud figure shop.

MAN tries to help MING establish his career by buying a secondhand bookshop for him to operate. However, MAN doesn't realize that the virtual world is gradually manipulating his family. CHING meets a romanticist TSU HEI MAN (Yeo Vivien) at work which creates misunderstanding between him and his girlfriend, LUI YUEN YI (Yeung Shirley). MAN's younger daughter FONG SUM MEI (Ho Lily) indulges herself in the virtual world and she is suspected for stealing exam papers on the internet.

TVB Drama: When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West (東山飄雨西關晴)



Languages: Dual

Subtitles: Dual

No of Episodes: 30

No of Discs: 6

Chong Fung Yi (Liza Wang) abandoned her eldest son immediately after he was born because she didn't want to be labeled as the woman who gave birth before she was even married. However, her son Hing (Joe Ma) manages to find his way back to her. Due to reputation purposes, she doesn't tell anybody about his true identity. Her younger son, Cheuk Wah (Raymond Wong) falls in love with Yip Heung Ching (Charmaine Sheh) but because their different status' and Fung Yi's objection, they cannot be together. However, soon enough, Heung Ching and Hing find themselves more than just friends... what obstacles will await them this time?