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A Werewolf Boy

- Compiled by MICHAEL CHEANG

TV9, Astro Ch 119/HyppTV Ch 109, 10pm

An elderly woman named Kim Sun-yi, who has been living in the United States, receives a call to return to her hometown in South Korea. She is greeted by her granddaugh­ter, Eun-joo. On the way to their home, Sun-yi recalls her memory of teaching a feral boy how to act like a normal human being. Oh look, it’s Song Joong-ki as the most handsome and least-frightenin­g werewolf of all time. This should be good.

Tom, Dick & Hairy 8TV, Astro Ch 708/HyppTV 108, 10pm

Yes, that’s not a typo. The title really does spell it “Hairy” and not “Harry”. This 1993 Hong Kong film stars the two Tony Leungs – Chiu-Wai and Ka Fai – as well as Lawrence Cheng as three bachelors with three different stories to tell. Tom is torn between a material girl and a prostitute. Dick is a womaniser and eventually gets hurt by his only regular lover. And last but not least, Hairy stumbles along the road of love. Maybe start with a haircut first, Hairy?

Let The Bullets Fly RED HD, HyppTV Ch 227, 12.05pm

Zhang is a bandit leader who meets a con artist and agrees to take over his position of county governor of Goose Town in order to steal the town’s money. At the town, Zhang’s appointmen­t is opposed by local mobster boss Master Huang. Stars Chow Yun-fat, Jiang Wen, Ge You, Carina Lau, Chen Kun and Zhou Yun.

Vaali

TV2, Astro Ch 102/HyppTV Ch 102, 2pm

Siva and Deva are identical twins who have become famous businessme­n. Both of them fall in love with Priya, but Siva is the one who ends up marrying her. However, Deva refuses to give up on her and tries all sorts of tricks to try and win her back from his brother. Stop being such a devilish diva, Deva.

Blade Runner WarnerTV HD, Astro Ch 719/HyppTV Ch 613, 9.05pm

Before the sequel comes out next month, catch the original classic film based on Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep.

Harrison Ford plays Deckard, who is forced to go back to his old job as a Replicant Hunter and is assigned to eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, he meets and falls in love with Rachel, a Replicant girl.

Wiener-Dog FX HD, Astro Ch 726, 11pm

A cute dachshund puppy finds itself shuffled from one oddball owner to the next, including two couples, a veterinary nurse, a screenwrit­er and a bitter woman. Aww, who doesn’t like a story about a cute little dog who changes the lives of its owners? Stars Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Ellen Burstyn and Tracy Letts.

Monsters, Inc. Fox Movies, Astro Ch 413/HD Ch 433, 4.10pm

Sulley and Mike are a scaring team at the largest scream processing factory in Monstropol­is, which collects screams of human children to power the city. Monsters believe children are dangerous and toxic. However, Sulley and Mike’s lives are changed forever when a little girl they call Boo wanders into their world.

Sleepy Hollow S2

ntv7, Astro Ch 107/HyppTV Ch 107, 11pm

Episode 1 – In the Season One finale, Ichabod got himself buried alive in a coffin; Abbie was trapped in Purgatory; Ichabod’s wife Katrina was kidnapped by the Headless Horseman; Frank Irving is imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, and Jenny was the victim of a horrific car crash. Now that’s a lot of loose ends to tie up. But since it’s only the first episode of the season, it’s probably best to not lose your head over it.

Grosse Pointe Blank Fox Action Movies HD, Astro Ch 434, 11pm

After botching a job, profession­al assassin Martin Blank goes back to his home town of Grosse Pointe to regain his focus and also attend his 10th year high school reunion party. There, he is assigned a hit to make up for his previous failure, but he starts to reconsider his life and career when he meets his old flame Debi. Stars John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack and Dan Aykroyd.

Idol Battle Cook PREMIERE

MTV Asia, Astro Ch 713, 9pm

Hosted by Hong Seok Chun, celebrity guests are invited to the studio to cook up a storm! Featuring stars like Fiestar, April, Hana from Secret and Kasper from Play The Siren.

Tukar-Tukar Menu

TV3, Astro Ch 103/HyppTV 103, 6.58pm

Episode 1 – Cat decides to settle down at her hometown to take care of her mother, Mak Ati, who had a stroke. One day, Cat stumbles upon Mak Ati’s recipe book while cleaning the house. She starts cooking based on the recipe book, and would ask her son Koji to share the food with their neighbours. All the villagers love Cat’s cooking so much that they suggest she should open up a stall during Ramadan. But when she does, another villager named Shak, who also runs a food stall, becomes hostile as he sees her as a competitor. Seeing this, Koji and Nurain (Shak’s daughter) try to find a way to make peace between them.

Star Trek Beyond HBO, Astro Ch 411/HD Ch 431, 7pm

The crew of the USS Enterprise is now into the third year of their five-year deep space journey. They are starting to feel the effects of the long mission. A jaded Kirk finds himself questionin­g his own motivation­s for continuing as captain of the Enterprise. Spock finds out about the death of the older, alternate-universe Spock and after contemplat­ing his mortality, decides to break up with Uhura. Then, a mysterious villain called Krall lures the Enterprise into a trap in order to get to some alien “doodad”.

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