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Entertainment 104 FILM REVIEWS 105 NEW THIS MONTH 106 MOVIES 108 TV SHOWS 110 AUDIO/RADIO 111 FILM TALK N LY TIO OUD DUC ENTS R O V A P N PR UE E S IA Y TR LAY D B MA PIRE INS PASKAL: THE MOVIE © 2019 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 103 18/11/2019 1:06 PM
FILM REVIEWS WANT HELP WITH WHAT TO WATCH THIS MONTH? FILMMAKER AND DIRECTOR KAM RASLAN MAKES THE CASE FOR THESE MOVIES. goingplacesmagazine.com | 104 | December 2019 SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY ICYMI, or in case you missed it. That is what PASKAL: THE MOVIE makes a great in-flight movie. It’s the thrill One thing is for sure, Malaysian hearts will of finding that film you wanted to see but AD ASTRA race when watching PASKAL. Don’t try to fight missed, and discovering it’s an overlooked How did anybody think up the idea for it, it can’t be helped. It’s nice to feel patriotic gem. And Solo: A Star Wars Story is the perfect Ad Astra? It’s a beautifully imagined and when watching a movie. Inspired by a true in-flight movie because not enough people thoughtful exploration of the space between story and by the Royal Malaysian Navy’s elite went to see it at the cinema, and I don’t know a son with a very distant father. I mean very special forces unit called Pasukan Khas Laut, why because it is a really good film. distant. Like the space between Earth and or PASKAL, the movie charts the lead-up to a the planet Neptune. Set in the near future, rescue mission on an oil rig. It is thrilling. IDK, or I don’t know. I don’t know what Brad Pitt is a fairly low-ranking astronaut makes Ron Howard a great director, but who might be the only key to stopping With a budget of RM10 million (USD2.4 alongside Steven Spielberg, he is one of the violent solar flares that are threatening all million), PASKAL is one of the most expensive best. A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon and Apollo life on earth. You see, his father might be Malaysian movies ever made. RM10 million 13, to name but three. We all know the Star responsible, and he disappeared on a deep is not much for Hollywood (it would barely Wars series with the Death Stars, Jedi and space mission two decades before. How does have paid for Brad Pitt’s hair and makeup), fighter jets, et cetera, but Ron Howard somebody think up something like that? but for a Malaysian movie, it is a big doesn’t focus exclusively on those thrills financial risk. But PASKAL went on to make (although they are there). Instead, he takes This is a rare movie. At a time when RM30 million (USD7.2 million) at the box the camera closer to focus our attention on superheroes dominate the screens, breaking office alone, which is a stunning and much the characters and their journeys. Solo is with any sense of the reality of what humans deserved achievement. A big budget does not about quirky people on an adventure in what can and cannot actually do, Ad Astra might guarantee a good movie, but with PASKAL, the is for them a normal setting. But they are not be earthbound, but it is rooted in the money is well spent. believable people. Maybe that’s what makes believable. At some point, and quite soon, Ron Howard a great director. humans will be able to venture into the far For too long, Malaysian audiences have reaches of the solar system, and what will been forced to accept poor-quality technical The Story? Well, this is where it all began for they find there. Life? Or nothing but lifeless filmmaking, which has been partly due to the Han Solo (played very well by the up-and- planets circling around a sun? low budgets but also due to long-held bad coming Alden Ehrenreich). We saw him die in filmmaking habits. But in recent years, in film The Force Awakens (oops, spoiler alert) and Older viewers of Ad Astra will recognise hints after film, from arty to action and in different suddenly we see him as a young, charming of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey languages, Malaysian films have suddenly but super-cocky young man in Solo. Maybe and they might even detect the storyline of become extremely well made, as good as the sudden jump back in time was too much Apocalypse Now, where a man is sent on a anything else at the cineplex or on your in- for moviegoers but I think you’ll enjoy being in mission and a long journey to find somebody flight choices. And the hostage rescue scene the young Han Solo’s company again. who may or may not be dangerously insane. in PASKAL is thrilling because it has some truly complex filmmaking that has been stunningly Ad Astra is a rare movie. It is a very good well-executed. But it’s not just about the movie, and it also happens to be Brad Pitt’s action, because the quieter, human scenes Ad Astra, PASKAL: The Movie and Solo: A Star Wars Story are playing onboard. Check your in-flight best performance. were, for me, the best part of the film. entertainment system for channel information. _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 104 18/11/2019 1:44 PM
NEW THIS MONTH HOLLYWOOD AD ASTRA BLINDED BY THE LIGHT TWELVE THIS CHANGES BRAD PITT, TOMMY LEE JONES, RUTH VIVEIK KALRA, KULVINDER GHIR, MEERA ERIK HEGER, WYATT RALFF, JEREMY HOLM EVERYTHING NEGGA, LIV TYLER GANATRA, NELL WILLIAMS, AARON PHAGURA PG-13 / / 92 mins / Family, Sport / E, E+ GEENA DAVIS, NATALIE PORTMAN, JESSICA PG-13 / / 122 mins / Adventure, Drama, Mystery / E, E+ PG-13 / / 118 mins / Comedy, Drama, Music / E, E+ CHASTAIN, CATE BLANCHETT, REESE The kind-hearted young Kyle WITHERSPOON When mysterious power Set in 1987 in England, Pakistani PG / 96 mins / Documentary / E, E+ Cooke is a talented baseball surges strike and threaten all teenager Javed faces racial and player who is snubbed and Told first-hand by some of human life, fearless astronaut economic turmoil while living denied a spot on the Oakwood Hollywood's leading voices Roy McBride must embark in Luton. He writes poetry as an baseball team due to nepotism. behind and in front of the on a daring mission across an escape from the intolerance and Despite facing financial struggles camera, this documentary unforgiving Solar System to the stubborn views of his traditional after being recently laid off, his takes an investigative look at Neptune to solve the mystery father. When a classmate father Ted takes a risk to get Kyle the under-representation and and also uncover the truth about introduces him to the music of on a rival team in neighbouring misrepresentation of women his missing father Clifford, who Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees Brighton, so that the boy can in Hollywood and analyses led an expedition to explore parallels between the powerful have a chance to live his dream of the gender disparity and deep space 30 years ago and lyrics and his own struggles and is playing in the Little League World discrimination in the industry. goingplacesmagazine.com | 105 | December 2019 was never heard from again. inspired to find his own voice and Series and getting back at the follow his dreams. team that denied him. MALAY CHINESE HINDI MALAYALAM PASKAL: THE MOVIE 寵我 / MILLION LOVES लु क ा चु प् पी / ZERO ഇളയരാജ / ILAYARAJA HAIRUL AZREEN, AMMAR ALFIAN, JASMINE SURAYA CHIN IN ME SHAH RUKH KHAN, ANUSHKA SHARMA, KATRINA KAIF GUINNESS PAKRU, HARISREE ASOKAN, JOHN Y, LO KOON LAN, WILSON LEE, RUBY YAP LAKSHMIKA SAJEEVAN PG-13 / / 95 mins / Action, Drama / E+ PG-13 / / 183 mins / Drama, Romance / E+ PG-13 / / 141 mins / Drama / E+ PG-13 / / 108 mins / Drama / M, E+ Following the successful Inspired by a true court case Bauua Singh is a 38-year-old The vertically challenged liberation of a supertanker in Hong Kong, this is the story man who wears his heart on his Vanajan is a peanut vendor who hijacked by Somali pirates, of a mother and her 45-year sleeve. After having difficulty lives with his wife, father and Lieutenant Commander Arman old daughter, whose strange finding a marriage partner, he two children. Facing financial Rahmat of the Royal Malaysian behaviour and excessive finds a companion in Aafia difficulties in dealing with his Navy’s special forces unit PASKAL shopping make them unpopular. Bhinder, a brilliant space research wife’s illness, he borrows money is conflicted over retiring from A local reporter discovers over a scientist with cerebral palsy. But from an unsympathetic the force. However, a fateful hundred caged cats and dogs in wanting more, he later breaks up moneylender who later encounter with someone from their apartment and reports the with her after meeting Bollywood pressures him to repay what he a painful incident in his past story, resulting in public outrage, superstar Babita Kumari. The owes. However, the successes drags him back for one more but he later questions his actions love triangle takes Bauua on an of his gifted son and daughter, confrontation during a dangerous when it is learned that they adventure to faraway places in prodigies in playing chess and hostage rescue mission. suffer from obsessive compulsive a journey to discover the spelling bees respectively, disorder (OCD). meaning of true love and a life may yet turn the family’s Read our interview with director lived to the fullest. Adrian Teh on page 111 luck around. RATINGS: R Restricted. Not suitable for audiences under 17 years of age. LANGUAGES: G / U General audience. Suitable for all ages. NR Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. A Arabic / C Cantonese / D Danish / E English / ES Spanish / F French / PG P arental guidance recommended. Some content may not G German / H Hindi / I Italian / IN Indonesian / J Japanese / K Korean / Contains scenes or language that may be disturbing or be suitable for children. M Mandarin / ML Malay / T Tamil / TA Tagalog offensive. Viewer discretion is advised. PG-13 Parental guidance strongly recommended. Some content may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age. Programmes with Malaysian content. SUBTITLES: 15 Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and above. Award-winning movies/programmes. A+ Arabic / C+ Chinese / E+ English / J+ Japanese / M+ Malay _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 105 18/11/2019 1:44 PM
MOVIES LATEST FAVOURITES THE GREATEST SHOWMAN PG-13 / / 105 mins / Biography, Drama, Musical / E, J, K, E+ HIDDEN FIGURES PG-13 / / 127 mins / Biography, Drama, History / E, C+ A CHRISTMAS CAROL PG / 96 mins / Animation, Drama, Family New THE KITCHEN New TWELVE ANNABELLE COMES HOME ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) / E, J, K MELISSA MCCARTHY, TIFFANY ERIK HEGER, WYATT RALFF, MCKENNA GRACE, MADISON ROSA SALAZAR, CHRISTOPH WALTZ HADDISH, ELISABETH MOSS JEREMY HOLM ISEMAN, KATIE SARIFE PG-13 / / 122 mins / Action, Adventure, R / / 102 mins / Action, Crime, Drama PG-13 / / 92 mins / Family, Sport / E, E+ R / / 106 mins / Horror / E, K, C+ Romance / E / E, C+ SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS PG-13 / / 129 mins / Action, Adventure, ISN'T IT ROMANTIC Crime / E, J, K, C+ REBEL WILSON, LIAM HEMSWORTH PG-13 / / 88 mins / Romantic, Comedy / E, J, K, E+ ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS PG / 113 mins / Adventure, Family, Fantasy NANCY DREW AND THE / E, J, K, E+ HIDDEN STAIRCASE SOPHIA LILLIS, SAM TRAMMELL PG / 89 mins / Drama, Mystery / E MALEFICENT PG-13 / / 97 mins / Action, Adventure, Fantasy / E, J, K, E+ THE AFTERMATH New BLINDED BY THE LIGHT PAPA THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, ALEXANDER VIVEIK KALRA, KULVINDER GHIR, ROBERT SCOTT WILSON, DAVID YARA SHAHIDI, CHARLES MELTON, SKARSGÅRD, JASON CLARKE For the complete list of Favourites, goingplacesmagazine.com | 106 | December 2019 R / / 108 mins / Drama, Romance / E please refer to your in-flight MEERA GANATRA PROVAL, PAUL SORVINO JOHN LEGUIZAMO, CAMRUS entertainment system. PG-13 / / 118 mins / Comedy, Drama, PG-13 / / 107 mins / Drama / E JOHNSON Music / E, E+ PG-13 / / 100 mins / Romantic, Drama / E, C+ AWARD-WINNING MOVIES New AD ASTRA TOP END WEDDING X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX (AKA LIMA PROJECT) ALAN RICKMAN, GWILYM LEE, JAMES MCAVOY, MICHAEL BRAD PITT, LIV TYLER, RUTH NEGGA KERRY FOX FASSBENDER, JENNIFER LAWRENCE BLACK PANTHER (2018) RATATOUILLE PG-13 / / 122 mins / Adventure, Drama, PG-13 / / 113 mins / Comedy, Romance PG-13 / / 114 mins / Sci-fi, Action / E, E+ CHADWICK BOSEMAN, MICHAEL B. BRAD GARRETT, LOU ROMANO, Mystery / E, E+ / E, E+ JORDAN, LUPITA NYONG'O PATTON OSWALT PG-13 / / 134 mins / Action, Adventure, PG / 111 mins / Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi / E Comedy / E, J, K New THIS CHANGES GODZILLA: KING OF SHAZAM! I, ROBOT SUICIDE SQUAD EVERYTHING THE MONSTERS ZACHARY LEVI, MARK STRONG, WILL SMITH, BRIDGET MOYNAHAN, WILL SMITH, JARED LETO, MARGOT JESSICA CHASTAIN, NATALIE KYLE CHANDLER, VERA FARMIGA, ASHER ANGEL, JACK DYLAN GRAZER BRUCE GREENWOOD ROBBIE, JOEL KINNAMAN PORTMAN, CATE BLANCHETT MILLIE BOBBY BROWN, KEN PG-13 / / 132 mins / Action, Adventure G / / 114 mins / Action, Adventure, PG-13 / / 123 mins / Action, Adventure, PG / 96 mins / Documentary / E, E+ WATANABE, CHARLES DANCE, / E, J, K, E+ Crime / E, J Fantasy / E, J, K, E+ BRADLEY WHITFORD PG-13 / / 132 mins / Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi / E, J, K, E+ SHAFT BREAKTHROUGH THE REVENANT DUNKIRK SAMUEL L. JACKSON, JESSIE T. TOPHER GRACE, JOSH LUCAS, LEONARDO DICAPRIO, TOM FIONN WHITEHEAD, BARRY USHER, REGINA HALL, CHRISSY METZ HARDY, WILL POULTER KEOGHAN, MARK RYLANCE ALEXANDRA SHIPP THE ART OF RACING IN PG-13 / / 116 mins / Drama / E, E+ R / / 156 mins / Action, Adventure, Drama PG-13 / / 106 mins / Action, Drama, R / / 111 mins / Action, Comedy / E, J THE RAIN / E, J, K, C+ History / E, J, K, E+ MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, KEVIN COSTNER, KATHY BAKER, MARTIN DONOVAN TOLKIEN THE BIRDCATCHER PG / 150 mins / Drama / E NICHOLAS HOULT, LILY COLLINS, AVATAR BLADE RUNNER 2049 SARAH-SOFIE BOUSSNINA, AUGUST COLM MEANEY SAM WORTHINGTON, ZOE NOAH SCHNAPP, BILL MELENDEZ, DIEHL, LAURA BIRN PG / 112 mins / Drama, Biography / E, E+ SALDANA, SIGOURNEY WEAVER HADLEY BELLE MILLER G / / 100 mins / Family, Kids / E PG-13 / / 161 mins / Action, Adventure, R / / 124 mins / Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi POKEMON: DETECTIVE Fantasy / E, J, C+ / E, J, K, C+ PIKACHU RYAN REYNOLDS, JUSTICE THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA STUBER SMITH, KATHYRN NEWTON, SUKI LINDA CARDELLINI, RAYMOND DAVE BAUTISTA, KUMAIL WATERHOUSE CRUZ, PATRICIA VELASQUEZ, For the complete list of award-winning movies, please refer to your NANJIANI, MIRA SORVINO PG / 104 mins / Comedy, Adventure MARISOL RAMIREZ in-flight entertainment system. R / / 93 mins / Action, Comedy / E / E, J, K, E+ R / / 93 mins / Horror / E, J, K, E+ _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 106 18/11/2019 1:44 PM
MOVIES MALAY JAPANESE CHINESE HINDI TAMIL KIDS PASKAL バースデー・ワンダー 铤而走险 /VORTEX लु क ा चु प् पी / LUKA CHUPPI டு லேட் / TO LET HAIRUL AZREENM, AMMAR ランド / BIRTHDAY BINGKUN CAO, WEIYU CAO, KARTIK AARYAN, KRITI SANON, DHARUN BALA, T. ARUL HAPPY FEET 2 ALFIAN, HENLEY HII, GAMBIT WONDERLAND CHENGPENG DONG APARSHAKTI KHURANA EZHILAN, MK MANI ELIJAH WOOD, ROBIN SAIFULLAH, HAFIZUL KAMAL MATSUOKA MAYU, ICHIMURA PG-13 / / 114 mins / Crime, Drama PG-13 / / 126 mins / Comedy, PG-13 / / 99 mins / Family / E+ WILLIAMS, PINK PG-13 / / 95 mins / Action, MASACHIKA, YAJIMA AKIKO / M, E+ Romance / E+ PG / 100 mins / Animation, Adventure, Drama / E+ PG-13 / / 116 mins / Animation, Comedy / E, J, K, C+ Fantasy / E+ 寵我 / MILLION LOVES IN ME JOHN Y, KOON-LAN LAW, WILSON LEE PG-13 / / 108 mins / Drama / M, E+ 掃毒2:天地對決 / THE WHITE STORMS 2 ANDY LAU, LOUIS KOO, CHRISSIE CHAU PG-13 / / 107 mins / Action, Drama / C, E+ 情牽拉麵茶 / RAMEN SHOP ज ी र ो / ZERO சர்வம் தாள மாயம் ZOOTOPIA PENDEKAR BUJANG GINNIFER GOODWIN, JASON LAPOK SEIKO MATSUDA, TSUYOSHI SHAH RUKH KHAN, ANUSHKA / SARVAM THAALA goingplacesmagazine.com | 107 | December 2019 P. RAMLEE, S. SHAMSUDDIN, IHARA, TAKUMI SAITO, SHARMA, KATRINA KAIF, MAYAM BATEMAN, IDRIS ELBA 姐妹 / TWO SISTERS G.V. PRAKASH KUMAR, PG / 108 mins / Animation, AZIZ SATTAR JEANETTE AW, MARK LEE EMILY LIM, LIM MEI FEN, MOHAMMED ZEESHAN AYYUB, PG-13 / / 104 mins / Comedy / E+ PG-13 / / 89 mins / Drama / E, F, E+ TIGMANSHU DHULIA NEDUMUDI VENU, APARNA Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K, E+ WILLIAM BOO BALAMURALI PG-13 / / 96 mins / Drama, Horror, PG-13 / / 183 mins / Drama, Romance / E+ PG-13 / / 131 mins / Drama, Music / Mystery / M, E+, E+ “大”人物 / THE BIG SHOT क.ग.फ: चै प्ट र १ / K.G.F: WANG QIANYUAN, BAO CHAPTER 1 தடம் / THADAM BEIER, WANG XUN YASH, SRINIDHI SHETTY, ARUN VIJAY, TANYA HOPE, PG-13 / / 107 mins / Action, Drama RAMACHANDRA RAJU, SMRUTHI VENKAT / M, E+ ARCHANA JOIS, ANANT NAG, PG-13 / / 119 mins / Action, Crime, RAMESH INDIRA Thriller / E+ PG-13 / / 148 mins / Action, Drama / E+ P風暴 / P STORM LOUIS KOO, KEVIN CHENG, தில்லுக்கு துட்டு ௨ RAYMOND LAM क.ग.फ: चै प्ट र १ / DHILLUKU DHUDDU 2 PG-13 / / 96 mins / Crime, Action, स ो न च ि रै य ा / SONCHIRIYA SANTHANAM, SHRITHA STORKS RISE OF THE LEGEND 洗骨 / BORN BONE BORN Drama / C, E+ SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT, SIVADAS, MOTTA RAJENDRAN ANDY SAMBERG, KATIE (2018) AYAME MISAKI, EIJI OKUDA, BHUMI PEDNEKAR, PG-13 / / 153 mins / Comedy, CROWN, KELSEY GRAMMER JAKE ENG, TOSH CHAN MICHITAKA TSUTSUI, YUKO MANOJ BAJPAYEE Horror / E+ PG / 87 mins / Animation, PG-13 / / 111 mins / Biography / E+ OSHIMA, MARIKO TSUTSUI PG-13 / / 121 mins / Action, Crime, Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K 淡藍琥珀 / BLUE AMBER PG-13 / / 108 mins / Comedy, Drama / E+ WANG ZHENER, LU YU LAI Family / E+ PG-13 / / 97 mins / Drama / M, E+ விசுவாசம் / VISWASAM SENIMAN BUJANG AITHJ KUMAR, NAYANTHARA, LAPOK P. RAMLEE, AZIZ SATTAR के द ा र न ाथ / KEDARNATH JAGAPATHI BABU 五億円のじんせい / SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT, PG-13 / / 153 mins / Action, PG-13 / / 120 mins / Comedy / E+ 5 MILLION DOLLAR LIFE Drama / E+ SARA ALI KHAN, NITISH AYUMU MOCHIZUKI, RYU MORIOKA, SUMIRE KOREAN BHARADWAJ, ALKA AMIN PG-13 / / 104 mins / Drama, ABANG LONG FADIL 2 ASHINA, JUNKO EMOTO, 어쩌다, 결혼 / TRADE Romance / E+ ZIZAN RAZAK, SYAMSUL SATORU MATSUO YOUR LOVE YUSOF, DATO’ AC MIZAL PG-13 / / 104 mins / Mystery, KIM DONG-WOOK, KO SUNG-HEE PG-13 / / 91 mins / Action, Drama / E+ PG-13 / / 87 mins / Drama, Romance, MALAYALAM Comedy / E+ Comedy / E+ 2.0 RAJINIKANTH, AKSHAY ഇളയരാജ KUMAR, AMY JACKSON, / ILAYARAJA パラレルワールド・ラブストー SUDHANSHU PANDEY AJAYKUMAR, HARISREE PULANG リー / PARALLEL WORLD 배심원들 / JUROR 8 PG-13 / / 148 mins / Action, Sci-Fi, ASOKAN, LAKSHMIKA LOVE STORY SAJEEVAN CARS 3 REMY ISHAK, PUTERI AISHAH MOON SO-RI, PARK HYUNG-SIK Thriller / E+ OWEN WILSON, CRISTELA PG-13 / / 120 mins / Drama / E+ NICOLE ISHIDA, MIMURA, PG-13 / / 141 mins / Drama / E+ PG-13 / / 114 mins / Drama / E+ ALONZO, CHRIS COOPER RON MIZUMA, HIROYA SHIMIZU, SHÔTA SOMETANI PG / 102 mins / Animation, Adventure, Comedy / E, J, K, E+ PG-13 / / 108 mins / Mystery, थे त ाश कें ट फ ा इ ल्स BUJANG LAPOK Romance / E+ 악인전 / THE GANGSTER, / THE TASHKENT FILES P. RAMLEE, S.SHAMSUDDIN THE COP, THE DEVIL NASEERUDDIN SHAH, MITHUN PG-13 / / 95 mins / Comedy / E+ DONG-SEOK MA, SUNG-KYU CHAKRABORTY, SHWETA BASU / KODATHI SAMAKSHAM THE INCREDIBLES 1 & 2 KIM, MU-YEOL KIM PRASAD, MANDIRA BEDI BALAN VAKEEL CRAIG T. NELSON, HOLLY サムライマラソン PG-13 / / 135 mins / Action, Crime, PG-13 / / 121 mins / Drama, DILEEP, MAMTA MOHANDAS, HUNTER, SARAH VOWELL / SAMURAI MARATHON Drama / E+ Thriller / E+ SIDDIQUE, PRIYA ANAND PG / 118 mins / Animation, Action, SERGEANT HASSAN P. RAMLEE, JINS SHAMSUDDIN TAKERU SATOH, NANA PG-13 / / 155 mins / Comedy, Crime, Adventure / E KOMATSU, MIRAI MORIYAMA, Mystery / E+ PG-13 / / 112 mins / Action, Drama, Romance / E+ SHOTA SOMETANI, MUNETAKA AOKI, NAOTO TAKENAKA 말모이 / MAL•MO•E : THE SECRET MISSION THE JUNGLE BOOK PG-13 / / 104 mins / Drama, History / E+ HAE-JIN YOO, KYE-SANG YOON INDONESIAN (2016) PG-13 / / 135 mins / Comedy, Drama, NEEL SETHI, BILL MURRAY, History / E+ MILLY & MAMET TELUGU BEN KINGSLEY TAGALOG (INI BUKAN CINTA & RANGGA) PG / 106 mins / Adventure, Drama, きみの鳥はうたえる / AND Family / E ALONE TOGETHER DENNIS ADHISWARA, SISSY / F2 - FUN AND LIZA SOBERANO, ENRIQUE YOUR BIRD CAN SING 썬키스 패밀리 PRESCILLIA, YOSHI SUDARSO, FRUSTRATION GIL, SYLVIA SANCHEZ, NONIE TASUKU EMOTO, SHIZUKA / SUNKIST FAMILY JULIE ESTELLE, DIAN TAMANNAAH BHATIA, For the complete list of ISHIBASHI, SHOTA SOMETANI SASTROWARDOYO movies for kids, please BUENCAMINO HEE SOON PARK, JIN GYEONG PRAKASH RAJ refer to your in-flight PG-13 / / 148 mins / Drama, PG-13 / / 106 mins / Romance, PG-13 / / 105 mins / Family, PG-13 / / 148 mins / Comedy, PG-13 / / 148 mins / Action, entertainment system. Romance / E+ Music / E+ Comedy / E+ Drama / E+ Drama / E+ _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 107 18/11/2019 1:44 PM
TV PROGRAMMES COMEDY DRAMA SPLITTING UP THE RESIDENT S1 TOGETHER S2 MATT CZUCHRY, EMILY JENNA FISCHER, OLIVER VANCAMP, MANISH DAYAL, HUDSON, OLIVIA KEVILLE SHAUNETTE RENÉE WILSON 10 Episodes / 30 mins each / E 8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E FULLER HOUSE S3/S4 LEGACIES S1 CANDACE CAMERON BURE, JODIE SWEETIN, ANDREA BARBER DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL, ARIA SHAHGHASEMI, KAYLEE S3, 8 Episodes / S4, 9 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E BRYANT, JENNY BOYD, QUINCY FOUSE 10 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E A series about D.J. Fuller, a widowed mother, who gets help from sister Stephanie, Legacies follows 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, a best friend Kimmy and Kimmy’s teenage descendent of powerful vampire, werewolf and daughter to raise her three young boys. In witch bloodlines with incredible supernatural the season 4 opener, after a catastrophic abilities, who attends a boarding school for trip with her two younger sons to see a supernatural beings. In the season opener, Santa Claus at the mall, D.J. does everything she starts her first semester at the school and she can to get Max and Tommy back in the TRIAL & ERROR S2 reconnects with an old friend who may not be THE RED LINE S1 NICHOLAS D'AGOSTO, JAYMA as human as he seems. NOAH WYLE, EMAYATZY goingplacesmagazine.com | 108 | December 2019 Christmas spirit. MAYS, STEVEN BOYER, CORINEALDI, ALIYAH ROYALE SHERRI SHEPHERD 8 Episodes / 60 mins each / E 10 Episodes / 30 mins each / E FRESH OFF THE WHISKEY CAVALIER S1 THE BIG BANG KRYPTON S2 RIVERDALE S3 BLINDSPOT S4 BOAT S5 SCOTT FOLEY, LAUREN THEORY S12 CAMERON CUFFE, GEORGINA K.J. APA, LILI REINHART, SULLIVAN STAPLETON, JAIMIE RANDALL PARK, CONSTANCE COHAN, ANA ORTIZ, TYLER JOHNNY GALECKI, JIM CAMPBELL, SHAUN SIPOS, CAMILA MENDES, COLE ALEXANDER, ROB BROWN, WU, HUDSON YANG, JAMES WILLIAMS PARSONS, KALEY CUOCO, ELLIOT COWAN SPROUSE AUDREY ESPARZA FORREST WHEELER 11 Episodes / 30 mins each / E SIMON HELBERG 8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E 10 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E 12 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E 4 Episodes / 30 mins each / E 8 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E MOM S6 YOUNG SHELDON S2 BETTER THINGS S3 VERONICA MARS S1 THE ORVILLE S2 THE FLASH S5 ANNA FARIS, ALLISON IAIN ARMITAGE, ZOE PERRY, PAMELA ADLON, MIKEY KRISTEN BELL, ENRICO SETH MACFARLANE, GRANT GUSTIN, CANDICE JANNEY, MIMI KENNEDY, MIMI LANCE BARBER MADISON, HANNAH ALLIGOOD COLANTONI, JASON DOHRING ADRIANNE PALICKI, PENNY PATTON, DANIELLE KENNEDY, JAIME PRESSLY 16 Episodes / 30 mins each / E 8 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E 4 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E JOHNSON JERALD PANABAKER, CARLOS VALDES, 13 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E 4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E HARTLEY SAWYER 6 Episodes / 60 mins each / E PRETTY LITTLE LIARS S1 TROIAN BELLISARIO, ASHLEY BENSON, LUCY HALE 진심이 닿다 / TOUCH YOUR HEART S1 GOTHAM S5 8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E DONG-WOOK LEE, IN-NA YOO BEN MCKENZIE, DONAL 2 Episodes / 60 mins each / K, E LOGUE, DAVID MAZOUZ, MORENA BACCARIN, DC’S LEGENDS OF SEAN PERTWEE, ROBIN TOMORROW S4 LORD TAYLOR ROBERT TAYLOR, KATEE 왕이 된 남자 / THE 8 Episodes / 60 mins each / E SACKHOFF, LOU CROWNED CLOWN S1 DIAMOND PHILLIPS JIN-GU YEO, SE-YEONG LEE 10 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E 6 Episodes / / 60 mins each / K, E THE BRAVE S1 MURPHY BROWN S1 THE KOMINSKY LIFE IN PIECES S4 ANNE HECHE, MIKE VOGEL, CANDICE BERGEN, FAITH FORD, METHOD S1 COLIN HANKS, BETSY BRANDT, ARROW S7 SUPERGIRL S4 TATE ELLINGTON, DEMETRIUS JOE REGALBUTO, PAT CORLEY, MICHAEL DOUGLAS, ALAN THOMAS SADOSKI, ZOE STEPHEN AMELL, KATIE MELISSA BENOIST, MEHCAD GROSSE, NATACHA KARAM, CHARLES KIMBROUGH ARKIN, SARAH BAKER LISTER-JONES CASSIDY, DAVID RAMSEY BROOKS, CHYLER LEIGH NOAH MILLS 5 Episodes / 30 mins each / E 8 Episodes / 30 mins each / E 7 Episodes / / 30 mins each / E 8 Episodes / / 60 mins each / E 7 Episodes / 60 mins each / E 4 Episodes / 60 mins each / E _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 108 18/11/2019 4:43 PM
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FILM TALK PASKAL: The Movie and The Making of PASKAL documentary is playing onboard. Check the movie and TV sections in your in-flight entertainment system for channel information. There are not many Malaysian films like PASKAL: The Movie, which tells the real-life events of a group of commandos from the Royal Malaysian Navy. The movie went on to become one of the most successful films of all time at the Malaysian box office. Going Places speaks to its director Adrian Teh on the challenges of production and filming, from the training its actors had to undergo to shooting water scenes with a team of actual PASKAL divers. What sort of training did the cast have communication with the team are paramount. It to undergo? is teamwork that will deliver a good product, not I arranged for all of my alpha team actors to a solo cowboy director. undergo a series of training. We started their goingplacesmagazine.com | 111 | December 2019 training three months before we started the Were there specific scenes that were difficult shoot. I requested all of them to be physically to shoot or execute? fit, trained them to swim the way commandos Water scenes! There were so many water-related would. Two weeks before we started our scenes in PASKAL: The Movie. We needed the help principal photography, we sent them to stay in of actual PASKAL members in several scenes to Lumut, the naval base in Perak, to experience make sure it was workable. Safety during the the life of a real commando. In Lumut, they shoot was my top priority. There was a scene ate, slept and trained together with the actual where Arman, Ustad and Gagak had to sneak PASKAL trainees. The intensity of their training out of the water. It looked easy from the camera; You’re a fan of Hollywood war movies. Did any was, of course, much lower compared to the however, during the shoot, we had three divers, particular film inspire PASKAL: The Movie? actual training. However, it was enough for each two small boats and dozens of people, including Yes, I’m a fan of Hollywood films. Who is not?! and every one of them to have a taste of the medics, standing by on a platform. It was a very Black Hawk Down was my favourite! Like Black “torture” the actual commandos go through. It special experience to be able to shoot all the Hawk Down and some of the other Hollywood was a good camp, where they learnt to handle water-related scenes! movies, PASKAL: The Movie was inspired by true weapons and be in formation to carry out CQB events. Hence, the responsibility to tell a better (Close Quarter Battle). PASKAL: The Movie is one of the most story was greater than any other fictional story successful Malaysian films of all time at the that I have directed before. To be honest, I never Prior to PASKAL: The Movie, the films you box office. How do you feel about that? heard of PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut or the directed were in very different genres, such I never thought that the movie would be such a special operations force of the Royal Malaysian as horror and comedy. Was it difficult to make big success. I could barely believe it when it hit Navy) until Frank, my military consultant, told the switch to something action-oriented, and RM30 million at the box office. As I answer this me about this navy commando unit back in what were some of the more challenging question now, I feel so proud and I feel relieved 2017. Like many, I initially had doubts about their aspects of putting the production together? that I did not let down those who believed in capability. That kind of thought did flash by. Then The biggest challenge of PASKAL: The Movie was me. There was a 40 percent spike in the Navy I took the effort to study them online, to try to to convince my investors to share the vision recruitment after the movie was released. The understand our local armed forces better. I got that I had on the project. I had so many negative news came to me directly from the-then Chief blown away when I realised how capable they comments on the project. The most common of Navy Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad were in those missions that they accomplished. one was that me, a Chinese director, was trying Badaruddin. It showed that the movie had indeed I immediately felt the urge to tell their stories to direct a Malay-language film. There were also opened the eyes of the Malaysian public. People as I was very sure the majority of Malaysians, criticisms that the budget for the project was too felt proud after watching the movie and they like me, do not know our local heroes well. Why big and that I was aiming too high for a project want to be part of it to serve our country. This sing praises about foreign military commandos that Malaysia was not ready for. Those who was one of the proudest achievements for me when we actually have brilliant ones among questioned me did not invest in the movie. They as a filmmaker, to be able to create patriotic ourselves? We, Malaysians, do not appreciate our speculated and walked away. I was lucky that I awareness among our fellow Malaysians. uniformed units because we are living in a peace managed to convince all my investors to invest zone where war is something that happens in in it eventually. What’s next for you? TV or movies only. Hence, we don't know the Where PASKAL: The Movie was about a group sacrifices our armed forces in Malaysia make. The change of genre did not trouble me much, of men who sacrificed their family time or My study on PASKAL changed my perspective on it came quite naturally to me. I spent time on even their life for the country, my next project that. That was how the whole PASKAL: The Movie the script, spent time on the preparation of the is a complete opposite. This time the movie idea came about. It was actually the first movie shoot, discussed thoroughly with my team about will be about family, where I tell the story of a project supported by our Royal Malaysian Navy. I the project. So, everyone was on the same page commando who decided to retire early to return could not have done it without their full support when the production started. To me, no matter to his kampung (village) to rescue his family. throughout the shoot. which genre of movie I do, preparation and Watch out for Wira!. ■ _GP Dec 2019_GPE02.indd 111 18/11/2019 1:45 PM
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