SHANG CINEPLEX: Free Movies Schedule

SHANG CINEPLEX: Free Movies Schedule

Want to relax but doesn't have the money to pay for a movie pass? Worry no more! You can now watch movies for free. Last January 22, 2013 I wrote about the Free Movies in Shangri-La Edsa sponsored by Shangri-La Plaza together with ADMU's Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese Studies & Confucius Institute, Credit Suisse and Ateneo Celadon present cinephiles' most awaited 2013 Spring Film Festival from February 1 to 10, 2013 at the Shang Cineplex with free admission!

The Movies

• Piano in a Factory: A man goes to unusual lengths to prove his love for his daughter in this family drama. Chen Guilin is a man who loves music and plays accordion in an amateur band, but Chen can’t support himself on what he makes as a musician, and his job in a steel mill isn’t about to make him rich. Now his wife, Xiao Ju, returns home to file a formal divorce, as well as custody of their daughter. To retain his daughter, he must give her a piano. Chen exhausts all means: borrowing money from his friends and even attempting to steal a piano, but all his attempts fail. Despite these challenges, Chen always maintains an optimistic outlook. Finally, he decides to produce a steel piano with his friends.
• Storm Warriors: An epic battle is played out by warriors harnessing the power of the elements in this effects-laden fantasy /action drama Hong Kong film. The brave Lord Nameless is the leader of a band of heroic warriors. Lord Godless, his nemesis, captures Nameless in a daring raid, imprisons his soldiers and takes control of his land. As things look hopeless, three of Nameless's allies set out to free him: Cloud (Aaron Kwok), Wind (Ekin Cheng) and Chu Chu (Yan Tang). As Cloud absorbs what he's learned from Nameless and Wind is tutored in combat by Wicked, can they fend off Godless and his cronies?
• Golden Times: Fueling China’s economic boom is the mass migration of workers from the countryside to cities. This leaves a special population of 58 million ‘left-behind children’ in the care of their old, and mostly illiterate grandparents. What should have been carefree years for these children can only be characterized by weariness from studying and burdensome farm work. Teacher Fang and police officer Sun Dayang realize that the affections and instructions of parents during the early years are irreplaceable. Getting support from the local government, they set up a “Home for Left-Behind Children,” which helps the kids from this population attain a healthy and loving environment in the hands of the community.
• Jasmine Women: Starring Zhang Ziyi (House of Flying Daggers), Joan Chen and Jiang Wen, Jasmine Women tells the story of one family's struggle to overcome its tragic history, as each daughter repeats the mistakes of her mother. Director Hou Yong sets his film in the 1930's, 50's and 80's against the backdrop of an ever-changing Shanghai and tells the stories of Mo, Li and Hua, which when translated to English together means Jasmine Flower.
• 2Become1: Bingo Leung, an advertising executive, has always lived a carefree life that includes guarding her turf in the office, dating, and gossiping with her three girlfriends. One day, she finds a lump in her left breast. Everything begins to fall apart as she tries to cope with the loss of femininity in a series of bittersweet events. With the help of a happy-go-lucky Doctor V and a shy but talented teenager Sing, Bingo begins to find new meanings in her turmoil and the will to face her own demons.
• Space Dream: The son of a peasant family, Zhang Tiancong (Liu Zhibing) is a veteran member of the first generation of Chinese astronauts but, now in his 40s, has yet to be selected for a space mission. Meanwhile, his family, including his daughter and ace military pilot Siyu (Jiang Ruijia), continues to support his quickly fading dream. Tiancong’s last shot is a mission is of exceptional importance; it involves docking spaceship Wentian I with a satellite to establish China's first manned orbital space station. Will Tiancong get picked to pilot Wentian I and finally realize his space dream? Or will he be stuck on backup duty again?

Movie Schedule

February 1, 2013 - Friday

• 12:30 pm - 2 Become 1
• 03:00 pm - Piano in the Factory
• 05:30 pm - Storm Warriors
• 08:00 pm - Jasmin Women

February 2, 2013 - Saturday

• 12:30 pm - Piano in the Factory
• 03:00 pm - Space Dream
• 05:30 pm - Golden Times
• 08:00 pm - Storm Warriors

February 3, 2013 - Sunday

• 12:30 pm - Space Dream
• 03:00 pm - 2 Become 1
• 05:30 pm - Jasmin Women
• 08:00 pm - Piano in the Factory

February 4, 2013 - Monday

• 12:30 pm - Storm Warriors
• 03:00 pm - Golden Times
• 05:30 pm - 2 Become 1
• 08:00 pm - Space Dream

February 5, 2013 - Tuesday

• 12:30 pm - Golden Times
• 08:00 pm -Jasmin Women

February 6, 2013 - Wednesday

• 12:30 pm - Storm Warriors
• 03:00 pm - 2 Become 1
• 05:30 pm - Piano in the Factory
• 08:00 pm - Golden Times

February 7, 2013 -Thursday

• 12:30 pm - Jasmin Women
• 03:00 pm - Golden Times
• 05:30 pm - Space Dream
• 08:00 pm - 2 Become 1

February 8, 2013 - Friday

• 12:30 pm - 2 Become 1
• 03:00 pm - Jasmin Women
• 05:30 pm - Piano in the factory
• 08:00 pm - Space Dream

February 9, 2013 - Saturday

• 12:30 pm - Storm Warriors
• 03:00 pm -Space Dream
• 05:30 pm - 2 Become 1
• 08:00 pm - Golden Times

February 10, 2013 - Sunday

• 12:30 pm - Golden Times
• 03:00 pm - Storm Warriors
• 05:30 pm - Jasmin Women
• 08:00 pm - Piano in the Factory

For more information, please call Ateneo Leong Center 426-6001 local 5208-5209; 5280. For tickets, please call Shang Cineplex at 633-2227.