Nov 3, 2010 Haunted Changi

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

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

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

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

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

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

Valla Kottai (Tamil)

Synopsis is not available.

Classification: PG13

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Distributor: Five Star

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Uthama Puthiran

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

Va Quarter Cutting (Tamil)

Synopsis is not available.

Classification: PG13

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Distributor: Five Star

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Golmaal 3

Golmaal 3 (Hindi)

Synopsis is not available.

Classification: PG13

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Distributor: Five Star

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MegaMind

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

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

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