~Film culture from around the world~
With the “spooky” month finally upon us again, China has given many fun films to distract us from pumpkin carving and costume prepping. In fact, five more than last month.
We get another action blockbuster, another Bollywood teacher flick, a sad Japanese love story, a handful of hit-or-miss cartoons, a couple animal films, and even a cheeky female comedy from Hollywood :: WHAT IS HAPPENING!?
OK, whatever you say, Mila!
So, after you read through our helpful list, vote for the ones you want to see on Wechat and share with all your friends who might benefit from it.
You can even favorite this article for easy future reference when searching for it throughout the month~
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**Remember, all movies are subject to change,
so if you’re planning a romantic candle-lit evening,
it’s always smart to double-check ahead of time. TIC.
Monday, October 1, 2018
New Cinderella
《新灰姑娘》
xīn huī gū niáng
aka Cinderella and the Secret Prince
aaka Cinderella 3D
Director: Lynne Southerland
Actors: Kirsten Day, Stephanie Sanditz
China Release Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
导演: 林恩·萨瑟兰
主演: 克尔斯滕·戴维 / 斯蒂芬妮·桑德兹
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-01（周一）
During the Royal Ball, Cinderella and her mice fellows discover a secret that could shake their world: the real prince has turned into a mouse by the evil witch, and the “Prince” from the Royal Ball is in fact a fraud.
Now, Cinderella and her friends are going to begin a whole new adventure to save the real Prince, and help him defeat the evil force.
If it sounds boring and looks like horrible animation, you wouldn’t be wrong… but then again, we’re sure all the youngins will like it.
这是一个全新的灰姑娘故事，喜剧、冒险、魔法……一切开始于灰姑娘在皇宫发现了一个大秘密——舞会上的王子竟然是假冒的，而真正的王子已经被巫术变成了一只可怜的老鼠。
灰姑娘在魔法师学徒莉莉的帮助下，终于逃离这个阴谋陷阱。但她心里却有了个更大胆的想法，她要拯救这位落难王子。当然，这可不是件容易的事儿，最终她能成功吗？
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 12, 2018
March of the Penguins 2:
The Next Step
《帝企鹅日记2：召唤》
dì qǐ é rì jì èr：zhào huàn
aka L’empereur
Director: Luc Jacquet
Actors: Lambert Wilson, Thomas Acda, Morgan Freeman
China Release Date: Friday, October 12, 2018
导演: 吕克·雅盖
主演: 朗贝尔·维尔森 / 托马斯·阿克达 / 摩根·弗里曼 / 苏菲·格拉宝 / 罗夫·拉斯加德
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-12（周五）
Note: this documentary will probably be shown in French with Chinese subtitles
And didn’t this one come out last year? Anyways, a young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination. The March of the Penguins 2 is the sequel to the highly entertaining Oscar-nominated The March of the Penguins documentary that was first released in 2005.
The film is the rare retread that actually very much works but also just a fun and highly heartwarming film that is filled with cute penguins but also showcases their lives and their everyday routine as a whole.
本片讲述的是南极帝企鹅族群孕育新生命的故事：企鹅爸爸和企鹅妈妈从相遇到相爱之后生下企鹅蛋，再到它们把企鹅蛋放在肚皮与脚之间孵出企鹅宝宝，小企鹅的生命历程就这样开始了。
在小企鹅没长大之前，严寒、冰川裂缝以及强壮的海燕都可能危及它们脆弱的生命，它们得要努力地长大才行。一旦它们长大了，父母就会离开小企鹅，让它们独自面对未知的海洋世界。凭借自然的直觉，追随着神秘的召唤，小企鹅们踏上未知的旅程，这是属于它们的鹅生传奇。帝企鹅就这样生存繁衍在这片神奇的南极大路上，生生不息…
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 12, 2018
Hiccup
《嗝嗝老师》
gé gé lǎo shī
aka Hichki
Director: Siddharth P. Malhotra
Actors: Rani Mukerji, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Neeraj Kabi, Harsh Mayar, Vikrant Soni
China Release Date: Friday, October 12, 2018
导演: 西德哈思·马尔霍特拉
主演: 拉妮·玛克赫吉 / 内拉吉·卡比 / 萨钦 / 苏普丽雅·皮尔加卡尔 / 侯赛因·达拉尔
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-12（周五）
Note: this movie is in Hindi with Chinese subtitles
An Indian film in China without Aamir or Salman Khan! This is big time. Still about the education system, though, so it should definitely still resonate with audiences here.
A good teacher can change your life. The movies have always understood that. And now we haveHiccup – about a teacher who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome. And it’s actually a remake of the rather forgettable Hollywood film Front of the Class which came out about 10 years ago.
Teacher films generally follow a set formula, which positions the teacher as a redeemer who unlocks the hidden potential of his or her lackluster students. Hiccup is no different except that here, the teacher is also struggling with her own hurdle – a neurological condition, which causes motor tics.
Oh, and don’t forget awesome Bollywood dance routines~
患有抽动秽语综合征的女主人公奈娜。经过无数次面试失败后，终于找到理想的工作，成为了一名中学老师。然而她被指派的班级学生却是全校最顽皮的学生。
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 12, 2018
The Titan
《超能泰坦》
chāo néng tài tǎn
Director: Lennart Ruff
Actors: Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Nathalie Emmanuel
China Release Date: Friday, October 12, 2018
导演: 伦纳特·拉夫
主演: 萨姆·沃辛顿 / 泰勒·席林 / 汤姆·威尔金森 / 阿格妮丝·迪恩 / 娜塔莉·伊曼纽尔
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-12（周五）
Yes, this came out over 6 months ago and probably all movie fans in China have already downloaded it, but hey… it’s got the guy from Avatar and that one girl from Game of Thrones… let’s throw it in the cinemas and see what happens.
Here’s the gist, a military family takes part in a ground-breaking secret experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration. Mutants are born but the earth is not saved, only made worse.
We’re gonna be honest with you here – this movie is bad. Even for fans of sci-fi and “enhanced” humans this one is unbearable. Save your time and money and go watch some cuddly penguins instead.
《超能泰坦》是一部发生在未来的科幻电影。那时的地球人口严重过剩，处于危险边 缘。战争盛行，资源正急剧减少。十年后，地球就将变成一片废墟，人类面临前所未有的挑战。在这个宇宙中，只有一个地方适合人类居住——土星的最大行星，泰坦。
为了移民到泰坦星，科学家们推出一项军事实验项目：他们秘密计划将人类改造为适应泰坦星球恶劣生存环境的物种。 萨姆·沃辛顿 饰演的里克·詹森中尉成为实验对象之一。但这个实验也充满了未知和危险。
随着试验强度的提升，一切已经进入了未知领域。里克的身体也逐渐发生变化，妻子（泰勒·席林 饰）和儿子（诺亚·尤佩 饰）陷入恐慌。原本承载人类希望的里克，就这样变成了人类的噩梦？
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 12, 2018
Maya the Bee Movie
《玛雅蜜蜂历险记》
mǎ yǎ mì fēng lì xiǎn jì
aka La grande aventure de Maja
Director: Alexs Stadermann
Actors: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Noah Taylor, Richard Roxburgh
China Release Date: Friday, October 12, 2018
导演: 亚历山大·斯塔德曼
主演: 柯蒂·斯密特-麦菲 / 诺亚·泰勒 / 理查德·劳斯伯格 / 米瑞安·玛格莱斯 / 杰基·韦佛
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-12（周五）
Note: this might be in Chinese with Chinese subtitles, check your tickets before purchase.
And yes, this is the same movie that came out back in 2014 and was original slated for a July 2018 release. We guess October is a better month for bees.
Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won’t follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice.
No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and the two friends finally bond with the other residents of the opulent meadow.
The kiddos might like it.
狭小的蜂巢内刚出生的小蜜蜂玛雅对外面世界十分好奇，这个好奇心让小玛雅有了跑出蜂巢探索世界的冲动，善良勇敢的小蜜蜂“玛雅”，闯进了充满未知和凶险的外面世界……
玛雅和朋友威利在“天敌”小黄蜂巴西沃姆的引路下，一起去吉特巴谷寻找蝗虫菲利普。吃蜜蜂的青蛙、捕黄蜂的蜘蛛、觅食的蝙蝠群….面对险象环生的大草地上，初出茅庐的三只小家伙绞尽脑汁。
在得知篡夺王位的巴兹丽娜嫁祸黄蜂的阴谋之后，玛雅和她的昆虫朋友们，能否解救奄奄一息的蜂后？他们能不能阻止一触即发的蜜蜂黄蜂大战？该不该拯救被戈尔戈困住的“天敌”大黄蜂？特立独行的小蜜蜂玛雅又如何在大草地上，找到属于自己的位置呢？
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 19, 2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me
《我的间谍前男友》
wǒ de jiān dié qián nán yǒu
Director: Susanna Fogel
Actors: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Blanka Györfi-Tóth, Vilma Szécsi
China Release Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
导演: 苏珊娜·福格尔
主演: 米拉·库尼斯 / 凯特·麦克金农 / 贾斯汀·塞洛克斯 / 萨姆·修汉 / 薇尔玛·斯泽克斯
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-19（周五）
In a rare Hollywood comedy appearing in China (let alone a female comedy), this time we get a big-budget production with comediennes Mila Kunis & Kate McKinnon.
Audrey (Kunis) and Morgan (McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.
Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.
奥黛丽（米拉·库妮丝 饰）和摩根（凯特·迈克金农 饰）两位好闺蜜，因奥黛丽前男友的间谍身份，意外被卷入一场国际阴谋，她们开始与各位杀手斗智斗勇，在一名可疑但有魅力的英国特工带领下，实施拯救世界的计划，在欧洲大陆上演惊心动魄又啼笑皆非的国际逃亡之旅。
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 19, 2018
The 8 Year Engagement
《跨越8年的新娘》
kuà yuè bā nián de xīn niáng
aka 8年越しの花嫁
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Actors: Tao Tsuchiya, Kanji Furutachi, Kenta Hamano
China Release Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
导演: 濑濑敬久
主演: 佐藤健 / 土屋太凤 / 北村一辉 / 浜野谦太 / 中村友理
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-19（周五）
Note: this film is in Japanese with Chinese subtitles
Twenty-somethings Hisashi and Mai are engaged. When suddenly Mai’s heart stops and she falls into a coma all Hisashi can do is remain by her side, albeit without knowing whether she might improve.
Things look up when Mai finally comes out of the coma and becomes conscious again, but she has suffered brain damage and cannot remember her man.
Classic love story gone awry.
在某修车行工作的西泽尚志（佐藤健 饰）看起来像个寡然无味的年轻人，他和其他男生参加了一次联谊，阴差阳错和联谊会上的女孩中原麻衣（土屋太凤 饰）熟稔。麻衣快人快语，开朗阳光，和尚志形成了完美的互补。
在接下来的一段时间，两人越走越近，尚志终于鼓起勇气向麻衣求婚，一切看似美好。可是毫无征兆，麻衣身上出现了各种奇怪的症状。经诊断发现，她罹患了十分棘手的疑难杂症——抗NMDA受体脑炎。最终，麻衣陷入长久的昏迷，饱受折磨。女孩的遭遇令她的父母伤痛欲绝，而尚志则不离不弃，始终坚守在女友身边，等待他醒来那一天。
终于，麻衣张开了紧闭多年的双眼，可是更多的考验还等在前面……
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 19, 2018
Early Man
《无敌原始人》
wú dí yuán shǐ rén
Director: Nick Park
Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Richard Ayoade
China Release Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
导演: 尼克·帕克
主演: 汤姆·希德勒斯顿 / 埃迪·雷德梅恩 / 麦茜·威廉姆斯 / 蒂莫西·斯波 / 理查德·艾欧阿德
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-19（周五）
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth,Early Man tells the story of plucky character Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
This stop-motion animated historical sports comedy is sure to please adults and pre-adults alike!
《无敌原始人》讲述了原本生活无忧无虑的 “石器时代”部落原始人，遭到了“青铜时 代”部落的攻击和放逐，无家可归的他们在 勇气十足的原始人道格的带领下团结一致， 为了夺回属于自己的家园，用足球赛的形式 向“青铜时代”部落宣战，一场石器时代与 青铜时代两个部落间的世纪对决即将上演……
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 19, 2018
Smallfoot
《雪怪大冒险》
xuě guài dà mào xiǎn
Directors: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig
Actors: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, Lebron James, Danny Devito
China Release Date: Friday, October 19, 2018
导演: 凯瑞·柯克帕特里克 / 杰森·雷西格
主演: 赞达亚 / 查宁·塔图姆 / 丹尼·德维托 / 吉娜·罗德里格兹 / 詹姆斯·柯登
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-19（周五）
Yet another cartoon this month… at least a small part of our families will be entertained!
A Yeti named Migo is convinced that a human known only as “Smallfoot” (get it!?) is real and has to prove to his tribe that it does exist with the help of Meechee and the S.E.S – Smallfoot Evidentiary Society.
Shenanigans ensue.
查宁·塔图姆、赞达亚([蜘蛛侠：英雄归来])、吉娜·罗德里格斯([深海浩劫])将献声华纳动画新片[小脚](Smallfoot，暂译)。故事讲述在大脚怪的世界中，人类才是未知可怕的生物。但其中有一只大脚怪却坚信人类是真实存在的，并寻找踪迹。
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 26, 2018
The Predator
《铁血战士》
tiě xuè zhàn shì
Director: Shane Black
Actors: Sterling K. Brown, Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key
China Release Date: Friday, October 26, 2018
导演: 沙恩·布莱克
主演: 波伊德·霍布鲁克 / 奥立薇娅·玛恩 / 伊冯娜·斯特拉霍夫斯基 / 雅各布·特伦布莱 / 托马斯·简
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-26（周五）
We knew this one would make its way to China… and only a month late! This action-packed remake will bring in huge numbers all over the Mainland. Get your tickets early. Or pro tip: wait a week or two and go in the middle of the night.
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species.
When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
一艘宇宙飞船坠落地球，正在执行军事任务的狙击手奎因·麦肯纳（波伊德·霍布鲁克 饰演）恰好遭遇外星人并发生激战，侥幸逃脱的他捡到了外星人的装备并寄回了家想再做他用。传说这种被称为铁血战士的外星人曾数次光临地球，使用各种残忍的手段对人类进行猎杀游戏。
而这一次，奎因的儿子罗里收到包裹后意外触发机关，引来了更强大的终极铁血士降临地球。而想要阻止其大开杀戒的却是一群问题士兵和一位生物科学家凯茜·布拉克（奥立薇娅·玛恩 饰演）。事情却远不像他们以为的那样简单，一场铁血、终极铁血与人类之间的三方猎杀大战正式拉响！
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 26, 2018
Midnight Dreamers
《暮光·巴黎》
mù guāng bā lí
aka Lumière Amoureuse
Director: Lifang Wan
Actors: Samuel Mercer, Fei Tong, Éric Bougnon, Roby Schinasi
China Release Date: Friday, October 26, 2018
导演: 万沥方
主演: 塞缪尔·默瑟 / 童菲 / 玛丽·布奈尔 / 艾瑞克·鲍尼恩 / 罗宾·希纳西
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-26（周五）
Note: this movie is in French with Chinese subtitles
Also note: we’ve lost count of how many times we’ve posted this one because it keeps getting cancelled 😂
This might be the best movie we’ve ever told you about. It’s the self-proclaimed “most romantic vampire movie in the histroy” (sic) – and we believe you will drop everything to extract the QR code below and watch the trailer. (Don’t.)
In France, a movie production company directed by the mysterious K family employs actors to participate in film shoots. Their screenplays are conceived to exacerbate and fulfill the desires of the family’s members, who turn out to be vampires that feed off the blood of their victims.
But twenty years earlier, François, the film director in the K family, fell in love with a young Chinese woman. He never got over losing her and when her daughter, who is his spitting image, arrives for an audition, his life will be turned upside down.
We should probably just stop including this one, eh?
一个发生在“浪漫之都”巴黎的吸血鬼故事，讲述爱与永恒不老的暗黑童话。法国吸血贵族“KOI”于100年前便创立电影公司，家族成员们各自担任导演，摄影师等不同职位。寻找欲望强盛的人类，邀请至古堡拍戏，让人类演绎心底的欲望最高潮之际，吸食人类的欲望为生.2017年，巴黎的某个午夜，吸血贵族成员FRANCOIS遇上林佩欣，一个来自中国的青年留学生，那刻起，一场跨越百年的暗黑童话揭开帷幕。
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
Friday, October 26, 2018
Brothers of the Wind
《追鹰日记》
zhuī yīng rì jì
Directors: Gerardo Olivares, Otmar Penker
Actors: Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho, Tobias Moretti
China Release Date: Friday, October 26, 2018
导演: 杰拉多·奥利瓦雷斯 / 奥特马尔·朋克
主演: 让·雷诺 / 曼纽尔·卡马科 / 托比亚斯·莫雷蒂 / 伊娃·坤
中国大陆上映日期: 2018-10-26（周五）
Reaching way back to 2015 with this one, China pulls an as-of-yet unseen Jean Reno flick for the masses. The cinematography is legit, though.
In a world where it takes courage to fly, a young boy nurtures a baby eagle into adulthood. Searching for their place in the world, they bond over their desire to be free.
Really, if you haven’t seen this one, it’s one of the better bird movies ever made.
讲述一个少年救助一只被赶出巢幼鹰并抚养长大的故事。老鹰通常一次生两枚蛋，然而先产下的较大的幼鹰时常会杀死孵化后的另一只幼鹰。少年Lucas发现了一只被推落巢的幼鹰，给它取名为Abel,并悉心照顾其长大。一人一鹰成为了最好的朋友。
Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）
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