Prolific, and often under-appreciated Hong Kong director Herman Yau returns to the category III rated horror of “The Untold Story” and “Ebola Syndrome” with “The Second Coming”, dealing with possession, murder and dark secrets from the past. A joint Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore production, the film was co-directed and scripted by Ng Tin-chi, and stars Kenny Wong (recently in “Firestorm”), Tvb and Milkyway veteran Maggie Shiu, Don Li (“The Haunted School”) and young Singaporean actress Joey Leong (also in the excellent “Blood Ties”). For a modestly budgeted genre outing the film performed surprisingly well at the international box office and on the festival circuit, and has been picked up for release in a variety of countries, its popularity perhaps having been boosted by being shot in 3D. Kenny Wong and Maggie Shiu play former migrant worker couple Ming and Jen, who have made good with their lives and who now lead a comfortable,...
- 9/19/2014
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Asian horror makes a terrifying return with director Herman Yau's The Second Coming, available to pre-order on English subtitled DVD after completing the festival circuit. Kenny Wong (Firestorm) and Tvb veteran Maggie Shiu are in for a bumpy ride, with Joey Leong (Blood Ties) and Don Li (The Haunted School) completing the family circle. Or, you know, adding fuel to flames of horror cinema. Choice is yours really. The Second Coming is yours to own from August 14. Stay scared. Synopsis: Ming and his wife Jen lived quiet an ordinary life with their 13-year-old daughter Lucy while their 20 year-old son, Sunny is at medical school overseas. Everything seems just perfect until Ming accidentally knocks Lucy down with his Car on the cusp of her 14th birthday. From then onwards, Lucy’s behaviour turns bizarre. Sunny returns from school to find Ming more and more distant towards his sister. As Jen...
- 8/10/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Efm: Brisk business for Beta Cinema; Pandastorm buys five.
Beta Cinema’s two Competition titles – Dietrich Brüggemann’s Stations Of The Cross and Edward Berger’s Jack – were the Munich-based sales company’s top-selling titles at this year’s European Film Market (Efm).
Stations Of The Cross has been sold to France (Memento), Italy (Satine Film), Spain (Caramel), Poland (Aurora), Benelux (Wild Bunch), Portugal (Vendetta Films), Greece (7 Films), Scandinavia and the Baltic States (Nonstop), Ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Hungary (Circo).
As reported by ScreenDaily yesterday, the UK (Arrow) has also taken the drama, which had been the top-rated film of the Screen jury before Richard Linklater’s Boyhood was screened.
Further interest has been shown from the Us and Australia for the Ufa Fiction production, which received the Silver Bear for Best Script and the Ecumenical Jury’s prize for the best film in the Competition..
Jack has been acquired for France (Diaphana), Japan (Showgate), Norway (Europa...
Beta Cinema’s two Competition titles – Dietrich Brüggemann’s Stations Of The Cross and Edward Berger’s Jack – were the Munich-based sales company’s top-selling titles at this year’s European Film Market (Efm).
Stations Of The Cross has been sold to France (Memento), Italy (Satine Film), Spain (Caramel), Poland (Aurora), Benelux (Wild Bunch), Portugal (Vendetta Films), Greece (7 Films), Scandinavia and the Baltic States (Nonstop), Ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Hungary (Circo).
As reported by ScreenDaily yesterday, the UK (Arrow) has also taken the drama, which had been the top-rated film of the Screen jury before Richard Linklater’s Boyhood was screened.
Further interest has been shown from the Us and Australia for the Ufa Fiction production, which received the Silver Bear for Best Script and the Ecumenical Jury’s prize for the best film in the Competition..
Jack has been acquired for France (Diaphana), Japan (Showgate), Norway (Europa...
- 2/19/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Cult horror director Herman Yau’s has been around the block - with ‘Nightmare,’ ‘7th Night’ and the supremely gory Gong Tau to name but a few - more than a couple of times, and even though maestro’s first foray into the world of 3D filmmaking might be called The Second Coming, it’s also been a long time (That’s 3D film, post production for you) coming. But it looks like that’s about to change as the films up for sale at this years Film market and more info’s starting to appear. Like a detailed plot summary, for one? Looks like it will be 2014 before it sees thelight od day though. So roll on New Year. Synopsis: Ming and his wife Jen lived quiet an ordinary life with their 13-year-old daughter Lucy while their 20 year-old son, Sunny is at medical school overseas. Everything seems just perfect...
- 11/6/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
Cult horror director Herman Yau’s has been around the block - with ‘Nightmare,’ ‘7th Night’ and the supremely gory Gong Tau to name but a few - more than a couple of times, and even though maestro’s first foray into the world of 3D filmmaking might be called The Second Coming, it’s also been a long time (That’s 3D film, post production for you) coming. But it looks like that’s about to change as the films up for sale at this years Film market and more info’s starting to appear. Like a detailed plot summary, for one? Looks like it will be 2014 before it sees thelight od day though. So roll on New Year. Synopsis: Ming and his wife Jen lived quiet an ordinary life with their 13-year-old daughter Lucy while their 20 year-old son, Sunny is at medical school overseas. Everything seems just perfect...
- 11/6/2013
- 24framespersecond.net
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