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Fly Me To Polaris
''Fly Me to Polaris'' is a 1999 Hong Kong romantic fantasy film directed by Jingle Ma and starring Richie Jen and Cecilia Cheung. Plot The plots focuses on the character Onion (Jen) who became blind and mute during his childhood. Onion works at a hospital transcribing documents into braille for blind patients. His work allows him to live in the hospital dorm and get health checks from Dr. Woo (So). We learn that Onion always gets his haircut by Autumn (Cheung) whose first impression was full of apologies for being late and she was very clumsy. One time, she accidentally cut Onion's ear, but Onion never got mad. Instead he tried to console her and joke with her. Gradually they became close and Autumn gave Onion his nickname "Onion" because after the haircut, she said he looks like an onion head. One day, Onion and Autumn were hanging out on the rooftop of the hospital and she told Onion excitedly about a meteor shower that is about to happen in a few days and how they should each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingle Ma
Jingle Ma Cho Shing (; born 1957) is a Hong Kong-based writer and director, best known for his action films such as ''Tokyo Raiders'' and ''Seoul Raiders''. Filmography References External links *Jingle MaaLoveHKFilm.comHK cinemagic entry Hong Kong film directors 1957 births Living people {{HongKong-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kot
Eric Kot Man-fai is a Hong Kong singer and actor who studied in California and is the second youngest of three brothers. He formed a comedic music duo with fellow DJ and comedian Jan Lamb called Softhard in the 1980s. He also runs a fashion store, ASIAACTSAGAINSTAIDS Like Black, focusing on selling menwear, denim, trucker hat and other accessories. Very often he do cross over merchandise with New Balance. Filmography Film Television series Award and nominations Hong Kong Film Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''The New Age of Living Together'' * Best Actor Nomination for ''Oh! My Three Guys'' * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''Love in the Time of Twilight'' (1 Best Actor Nomination, 2 Best Supporting Actor Nominations) Golden Horse Awards * Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ''A-1'' (1 Best Supporting Actor Nomination) References External links * * Eric Kotat Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Romantic Fantasy Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
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Ghost (1990 Film)
''Ghost'' is a 1990 American romantic fantasy film directed by Jerry Zucker from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Vincent Schiavelli, and Rick Aviles. The plot centers on Sam Wheat (Swayze), a murdered banker, whose ghost sets out to save his girlfriend, Molly Jensen (Moore), from the person who killed him – through the help of the psychic Oda Mae Brown (Goldberg). ''Ghost'' was theatrically released on July 13, 1990, to commercial success, grossing $505 million against a budget of $22–23 million and emerging as the highest-grossing film of 1990 and at the time of its release, was the third-highest-grossing film of all time. The film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise going towards the score and performances of the cast. ''Ghost'' earned five nominations at the 63rd Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and winning Best Supporting Actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always (1989 Film)
''Always'' is a 1989 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson and Audrey Hepburn in her final film role. ''Always'' is a remake of the 1943 romantic drama ''A Guy Named Joe'' set during World War II. The main departure from the 1943 film is the changing of the setting from wartime to a modern aerial firefighting operation. The film, however, follows the same basic plot line: the spirit of a recently dead expert pilot mentors a newer pilot, while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend he left behind. The names of the four principal characters of the earlier film are all the same, with the exception of the Ted Randall character, who is called Ted Baker in the remake, and Pete's last name is Sandich instead of Sandidge. The film was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on December 22, 1989, the same day as ''Tango & Cash''. Both films were the last to be rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Matter Of Life And Death (film)
''A Matter of Life and Death'' is a 1946 British fantasy film, fantasy-romance film set in England during the Second World War. Written, produced and directed by Powell and Pressburger, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the film stars David Niven, Roger Livesey, Raymond Massey, Kim Hunter and Marius Goring. The film was originally released in the United States under the title ''Stairway to Heaven'', which derived from the film's most prominent special effects, special effect: a broad escalator linking Earth to the afterlife. In 1999, ''A Matter of Life and Death'' was placed 20th on the British Film Institute's list of BFI Top 100 British films, Best 100 British films. In 2004, a poll by the magazine ''Total Film'' of 25 film critics named ''A Matter of Life and Death'' the second-greatest British film ever made, behind ''Get Carter''. It ranked 90th among critics, and 322nd among directors, in the The Sight & Sound Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time, 2012 ''Sight & Sound'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Can Wait (1943 Film)
''Heaven Can Wait'' is a 1943 Technicolor American comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was by Samson Raphaelson based on the play ''Birthday'' by . The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Edward Cronjager. The film tells the story of a man who has to prove he belongs in Hell by telling his life story. It stars Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, and Charles Coburn. The supporting cast includes Marjorie Main, Laird Cregar, Spring Byington, Allyn Joslyn, Eugene Pallette, Signe Hasso, Louis Calhern, Tod Andrews, and Clara Blandick. Plot An aged Henry Van Cleve enters the opulent reception area of " where innumerable people had told him so often to go", to be personally greeted by "His Excellency". Henry petitions to be admitted (fully aware of the kind of life he has led), but some doubt exists as to his qualifications. To prove his worthiness (or rather unworthiness), he begins to tell the story of his dissolute life. Born in Manhat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best Cinematography
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best New Performer
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist. History The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for her role in the film ''Boat People''. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only nine years old at the time of the award, or Goum Ian Iskandar, a nine-year-old Malaysian actor who won in both supporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance in ''After This Our Exile''. Many recipients of this award become famous figures of the Hong Kong film in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best Actress
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA). It is given to honour an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a Hong Kong film. The 1st Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held in 1982, with no formal nomination procedure established; the award was given to Kara Hui for her role in ''My Young Auntie''. After the first award ceremony, a nomination system was put in place whereby no more than five nominations are made for each category and each entry is selected through two rounds of voting. Firstly, prospective nominees are marked with a weight of 50% each from HKFA voters and a hundred professional adjudicators, contributing towards a final score with which the top five nominees advance to the second round of voting. The winner is then selected via a scoring process where 55% of the vote comes from 55 professional adjudicators, 25% from representatives of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild and 20% f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best Film
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to the films which is considered the best of the year. History The award was established at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards (1982) and the first winner and the sole participant in this category was ''Father and Son'', a film by Allen Fong. From the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983), there are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best Film from which one film is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film. The most recent recipient of the award was ''Trivisa'' by Johnnie To and Yau Nai-hoi, which was honoured at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards (2017). Winners and nominees 1982 — 1999 2000 — present See also * Hong Kong Film Award * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
