Film & Movie @ 8TV
Saturdays are never meant to be dull…
8TV brings its viewers yet again a fantastic line-up of movies to fill up your Saturdays. Starting this 7th of March, viewers at home will be spoilt with choice of hit Asian movies.
“There is nothing better than watching a great movie with your loved ones at home on a Saturday night! With exciting movies on 8TV, you will not want to leave your TV rooms!” says 8TV’s General Manager of Business Development, Brand Management, Marketing and Communication Ms Lam Swee Kim.
Quill
TX Date: 7 March 2009
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Whilst still a Labrador puppy, Quill is taken away from its family and sent to live with a couple, Isamy Nii and Mitsuko Nii who works as volunteers training guide dogs. As it grows older, it is again taken away from the warm couple and sent off to a guide dog training school by a friendly yet firm Satoru Watada. Quill has always been a little slower than the other dogs at the school, however he seems to have an unusual ‘empathy’ and remarkable patience with his trainers. Tawade decides that Quill would be the ideal guide dog for Mitsuru Watanabe, but Watanabe, a lonely and ill-tempered middle aged man, isn’t as enthusiastic about having Quill as his guide dog. From here, the story is narrated by Watanabe’s daughter, Mitsuko, and slowly, Watanabe is changed, venturing into the outside world, and learning, not only to trust other humans, but the animal at his side who guides him.
Starring: Kaoru Kobayashi, Yukika Sakuratani, Kitsudaira Shina, Teruyuki Kagawa, Shinobu Terajima
What A Hero!
TX Date: 14 March 2009
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
In What a Hero, Andy Lau plays Hwa, a cop who is promoted from his hometown beat on Lantau Island to a prestigious assignment in the big city. However, upon his arrival, Hwa finds himself placed with a group of losers led by the scatter-brained Uncle Yi (Michael Chan). Yi’s team is ridiculed by the other teams in the department, most notably one led by the cocky Yeung (Roy Cheung).
Hwa’s team manages to crack a major case, but Yeung takes the credit, which leads Hwa to become disillusioned and go back home. Wanting to prove his worth to his childhood love, Nan (Maggie Cheung) and his mother (Meg Lam), Hwa heads back to the city to take on Yeung in a taekwando tournament.
Starring: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung & Anthony Wong
Summer I Love You
TX Date: 21 March 2009
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Wei Ching claims to have bad karma. Two years after her best friends’ deaths in Thailand, she remains locked in her bedroom, hiding behind various identities while chatting on ICQ, until one day she meets someone online who finally draws her out. Despite being paralyzed from the waist down, Lek harbors no bitterness. His genuinely warm personality touches Wei Ching and they become fast friends. Lek invites Wei Ching to visit him at his island resort, but their deepening relationship is suddenly at risk when another accident threatens to leave Lek fully paralyzed. Wei Ching convinces him to undergo an experimental transplant therapy, offering herself as the cell donor. The surgery is a stunning success, but while Lek is able to walk again, the side effects take their toll on Wei Ching—she awakens one morning to discover herself 30 years older. She flees in panic, only to return because of her love for Lek. Unable to bear the burden of Wei Ching’s pain, Lek decides to reverse the surgery to save her.
Starring: Richie Ren, Candy Lo
My Tutor Friend 2
TX Date: 28 March 2009
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Junko, a Japanese of Korean ancestry, comes to Korea to find her sweetheart. She finds lodging at a guest house that provides room and board. Unfortunately, the room that she is supposed to stay in belongs to the owner’s son, Jong-man. On her first night in Seoul, Junko is forced to share the room with Jong-man. Junko wants to find another place, but the owner desires to keep Junko as a guest and offers Junko free Korean lessons from Jong-man. It is going to be some adventure for Junko in Seoul!
Starring: Lee Chung Ah, Park Gi Woong
Mark your calendars and do not forget to catch these exciting Asian delights this March, on 8TV starting at 8.30pm, every Saturday. 8TV is also available on Astro Channel 708.
Now, you can also catch your favourite 8TV programme on the go, simply log on to www.mobile.8tv.com.my on your mobile phone and enjoy!
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About 8TV
8TV is an interactive platform for audiences united by a common desire for authenticity and self-expression. It is a hot-bed of creativity featuring original, local and international entertainment wrapped in interactivity. 8TV began operations on January 8th 2004 and transmits free to the entire West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and Kuantan on the UHF band. 8TV also transmits nationwide via Astro Channel 708. 8TV has chalked up impressive achievements within only its first year of operations, successfully producing the highly-rated Malaysian Idol™ series and also winning several Asian-level industry awards for creative excellence.
Since its inception, 8TV has achieved many milestones in the broadcasting industry such as carrying the ‘live’ broadcast of the ‘Grammy Awards’, winning the broadcast rights for ‘UEFA Euro 2004’, Formula 1 and A1 Grand Prix with sister company, TV3, as well as staging 2 successful seasons of the much - anticipated ‘Malaysian Idol™.’
Strengthening its mark in the local network, 8TV continues to produce well-received in house productions such as Malaysia’s Most Beautiful, I Wanna Be A Model and the mother of all talent-search show, One In A Million. Another hit amongst fans and viewers of 8TV is the Summer Live Concert, the annual Chinese concert that has attracted hundreds of thousands of fans featuring impressive line-up of international artists.
Fresh from winning multiple international and local creative awards such as the Phoenix Awards, Promax/BDA Awards and the recent Anugerah Skin 2008. 8TV won 4 awards for 2 different categories at the Phoenix Awards held in Singapore. The categories include TV Promotional and Film Advertising/Promotion category. At the Promax/BDA Awards, 8TV bagged 2 awards including a Gold for Project Superstar interstitials and Silver for The Sarah Connor Chronicles interstitial. Adding to the awards, 8TV also won Best Entertainment Show for Project SuperStar and Best Reality Show for So You Think You Can Dance (season 2) in the Anugerah Skrin 2008.
Malaysians can also watch local programmes on the 8TV website (www.8tv.com.my). All it takes is a broadband Internet connection for a desktop or notebook PC, and their favorite programme is simply a mouse click away, anytime, anywhere.
The show will be available online for free within 12 hours of the programme broadcast on TV. Online viewers can also enjoy web exclusives, including behind the scenes, audition clips, live and online events, and video promos.
No more missed episodes of local programmes with 8TV’s catch-up service, exclusively on www.8tv.com.my.
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