Movies to watch out this February on HBO Asia

Special movies to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Month

Chinese Lunar New Year specials

Celine – Through the Eyes of the World

February 2 at 9pm

Starring Celine Dion

Celine Dion’s 2008 – 2009 Taking Chances World tour is brought to the screen in this special motion picture event. Fans who attended the extremely popular tour get another chance to experience the magical event, this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket.

Dance Flick

February 3 at 7:30pm

Starring Damon Wayans Jr, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans

In this spoof by the Wayans brothers, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter the mother of all dance battles.

The King of Fighters

February 3 at 9pm

Starring Maggie Q

The surviving members of three legendary fighting clans are continually whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power in THE KING OF FIGHTERS, a stylish, high-octane, live action feature based on the mega popular video game franchise. As the fighters enter each new world, they battle that universe’s native defenders, while the force that brought them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world. 

Hachiko: A Dog’s Story

February 4 at 9pm

Starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen

Based upon the true story of the faithful Akita Hachiko, this is the remake of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. A college professor finds an abandoned dog and takes the poor lost animal in. Over time, both form a strong and unexplainable bond, touching the hearts of many in the process.

Romantic movies for the Valentine's month

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

February 6 at 9pm

Starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker

Manhattan power couple Paul and Meryl Morgan are teetering on the edge of divorce when they witness a murder and become targets of a contract killer. The FBI, protecting its witnesses, whisk away the Morgans from their beloved city to a tiny town in Wyoming, and a relationship that was on the rocks threatens to end completely.

It’s Complicated

February 13 at 9pm

Starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin

A mother of three whose amicable relationship with her remarried ex-husband unexpectedly becomes more than amicable, which in turn makes her something almost unimaginable – the other woman. This charming comedy proves that in matters of love, divorce, and everything in between, it's... well, It's Complicated.

Couples Retreat

February 20 at 9pm

Starring Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau

Four couples go to a tropical island and get sucked into the resort's couples' therapy. While at first reluctant to the new age psychology they're being handed, eventually some of the couples realize that their relationships are far from flawless. 

The Time Traveler’s Wife

February 27 at 9pm

Starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams

Clare has been in love with Henry, a time traveler, her entire life. Henry is cursed with a rare genetic anomaly that causes him to live his life on a shifting timeline, skipping back and forth through the years with no control. Despite the fact that Henry's travels force them apart with no warning, and never knowing when they will be reunited, Clare desperately tries to build a life with her one true love.