Friday, December 31, 2010

Café’s 2010 Best of Western Cinema

Although the year has delivered quite a disappointing summer and pretty indifferent mainstream prospects at movie centre Hollywood, but we were able to pull together a list of our favorite movies of the year. From the mind-bending “Inception” to the movie that may have defined our generation, “The Social Network,” following below in no particular order are the 10 of Movie Cafe's 2010 Best of Western Cinemas. And since tonight we all will celebrate the New Year 2011, above we have prepared our sparkly Singapore Happy New Year card specially to you, all our lovely and awesome readers. We hope 2011 will be a much better future for all of us and for movie industry of course.
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Little Fockers

PG-13 | 1 hr 38 mins | Comedy Movie
Little Fockers"Little Fockers" is rated PG-13 for mature sexual humor throughout, language and some drug content.
Synopsis:
When Jack ByrneS' other son in law, Dr. Bob, divorces his wife, Jack becomes quite concerned. He figures that the Byrnes family needs a new godfather, and Greg Focker is the only acceptable candidate. Greg again finds himself under Jack's scrutiny at a hard time. He's under pressure at work, he's facing financial strains, and a cute and flirtatious pharmaceutical representative is courting him to help promote their erectile dysfunction drug. To make things worse, Pam's old flame Kevin Rawley comes into town to assist celebrate the Focker kids' 5th birthday. Needless to say, things go bad.

Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Jessica Alba, Laura Dern, Harvey Keitel, Teri Polo, Barbra Streisand

Movie Trailer Little Fockers

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Café’s 2010 Best of Eastern Cinema

Before the clock struck midnight, and we all screamed "Happy New Year" and gave each other best wishes, we've finalized our list of the 20 best movies of year. But let me be perfectly clear first. The list that follows may not represent the best movies of 2010 in everyone’s mind, but they certainly were our favorite. And coming foremost below in no particular order are the 10 Best of Eastern Cinema. By the way, since tomorrow is Christmas so I want to Wish you all a special Merry Christmas day and above is our sweet Merlion whishing card. Enjoy.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Tron: Legacy

PG | 2 hr 7 mins | Science fiction Movie
Tron: LegacyPresented in Disney Digital 3D™ and scored by Grammy® Award-winning electronic music duo Daft Punk, "TRON: Legacy" hits U.S. theaters on Dec. 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D.
Synopsis:
Sam Flynn, a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn, a man once known as the world's leading video game developer. When Sam investigates a unusual signal sent from the old Flynn's Arcade .. a signal that could only come from his father. He gets himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. With the assist of the fearless warrior Quorra, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually amazing cyber universe.. A universe created by Kevin himself that has become far more advanced with never before imagined vehicles, weapons, landscapes and a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape.

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett, Michael Sheen

Movie Trailer Tron: Legacy

Speechless...

Iont even know what to even say about this, except when is it coming to a theater near me?




h/t stopbeingfamous

Cafés 2011 Most Projected Carte du Jour

It feels like suddenly 2010 is almost over and 2011 is waiting for us. Time does fly right? And it flies too fast. So it has been a tradition each end of the year on Movie-Cafe to pick out the movies we're most looking forward to in the coming year. We’re just as excited about
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Friday, December 17, 2010

Tron Legacy: Give it a Go for the Virtual Wonderland

Back in ’82, Steven Lisberger directed a futuristic sci-fi movie with the title “Tron”, a considerably cult movie that still have a substantial following eventhough most of them were in silence until the computer game commercial director, Joseph Kosinski, fashioned a rather extraordinary promo as a proof of concept at
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Yogi Bear

PG | 1 hr 22 mins | Children's/family, Animation Movie
Yogi BearEveryone's favorite picnic basket stealing bear comes to the big screen in "Yogi Bear."
Synopsis:
Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to feel the natural beauty of the outdoors.. and, even worse, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they've ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is "smarter than the average bear" as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.

Director: Eric Brevig
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Tom Cavanagh, Anna Faris, Andy Daly

Movie Trailer Yogi Bear

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Destiny of The Eagle is the Fate of an Empire

The “swords ’n’ sandals” genre found its place in Hollywood via the big budget historical epics of their time, such as "Spartacus", "Samson and Delilah" and "The Ten Commandments". The turn of the millennium later brought back the genre with roar, Ridley Scott’s noteworthy Academy Awards champion
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Please See This Film...

Even though this film is not accessible in a lot of cities, I wanted to write about it as I am deeply disappointing in the numbers it's received. We all cry and complain about the dreck (well, most of us) that is the Ice Cube and Tyler Perry empire, begging for something more and something different, and when it's right in front of us, what happens? It is virtually ignored.

I am speaking of the film "Night Catches Us", starring Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington.

Since I've moved back to Oakland, I've had the very fine privilege of being around some original Black Panthers; the ones that were front and center when everything went down, both here and in Los Angeles. The vast majority of them epitomize the old saying "Still waters run deep". Silent, powerful, exuding the energy of all of the hurt, lessons, wisdom and knowledge that make up their being; and careful about the company they keep.

I would say this film is very much an allegory of that type of Black Panther personality, and it is fitting as it centers around two people that are former Black Panthers, struggling to get past their life-changing and disturbing experiences while in the party (Mackie and Washington).

That is basically all that the film is about. It is not an epic-type film (though they show original footage of the Panthers), but a slice of the very large pie that was/is The Panthers. And sometimes a slice is all we need to gather focus on a film's characters, and the beauty of the life it represents.

Kerry plays a civil rights attorney, seemingly having her old cohorts and her brother as her main clients. Her husband was tragically shot to death years before in a Panther strong-arm effort gone wrong. She has a daughter she's raising, and lives with a man who is apparently successful on a few levels. She has chosen to stay in the neighborhood where she's lived all of her life, because in some way, she still believes "the cause" will pick up where it left off.

Mackie is a former Panther that has been deeply branded a "snitch", and may have been the cause of Kerry's husband's failed attempt and ultimate death. He has left town years ago, immediately after the incident, and returns to tie up loose ends in the wake of his father's passing.

Without telling the whole film (which on the outside doesn't seem like a lot), the wonderful chemistry of Kerry and Mackie draws you in, and sneaks up on you, just like a panther. They have learned a lot of lessons over the years, and when they come together, even though the core of what they were is still the same, the changes they've been through have changed them as well. They represent in each other the idealism they once had, but slowly and carefully come together to overcome what their current differences are to get to something that is true and organic--something that has been missing from both of their lives: love.

Intermixed in this relationship is the background of Mackie still having to deal with his accusers (including Jamie Hector from "The Wire"), who haven't forgotten a thing, Kerry's brother's breakdown stemming from his deep disappointment in the revolution that never really seemed to happen, the easy comings of Black men in Black women's lives in the 70's and the decades beforehand (a likely offset of the way slavery set up the familial unit), and the very sweet burgeoning relationship between Kerry's young daughter and Mackie.

To me, this film is compelling, engaging, and involving. It makes you think, and definitely has very real-life parallels of love, friendship, and family, both the loving and contentious aspects of them. Some may feel a slow moving film that takes it's time to establish it's characters and get to the center of it's point may be boring. But guess what? This movie, just like a living former Black Panther, is selective about the company it keeps.

Black Cinema At Large Rating: B++. Ms. Invisibelle says check it out.




oh, and ps: the soundtrack by the roots is fantastic...this film is on cable on demand in many cities

Saturday, December 11, 2010

I Saw the Devil: Yet Another Fine Revenge Flick of South

Why most of South Korean filmmakers were so fluent in tackling revenge theme movies? Is it because the country has been long suffered by the intimidation of ‘you-know-who’? From the ultimate collection of master revenge himself, Park Chan-Wook, which
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Burlesque

PG-13 | 1 hr 40 mins | Musical Movie
BurlesqueChristina Aguilera makes her dramatic feature debut as Ali in Burlesque
Synopsis:
Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a small town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an doubtful future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club's proprietor and headliner. Burlesque's extraordinary costumes and outstanding choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day.

Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer (Kristen Bell), and garners the tenderness of Jack (Cam Gigandet), a bartender and fellow musician. With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager (Stanley Tucci) and gender-bending host (Alan Cumming), Ali gets her way from the bar to the stage. Her impressive voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur (Eric Dane) comes with an enticing proposal...

Director: Steven Antin
Starring: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Peter Gallagher, Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci

Movie Trailer Burlesque

Buy Burlesque - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack :
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

From Gold Coast to the Dangerously Beauty Sanctum

The Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia is no doubt a heaven for many divers, surfers and body boarders. Especially for diver, this is absolutely the best in any Australian city if not the world. Located in the region where the subtropical currents meet the temperate currents, Gold Coast is blessed with
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Just Why, Hollywood?


Is this why they picked Terrence Howard to play Nelson Mandela in "Winnie"? I do see a resemblance, and for the life of me I see absolutely no other reason why they did.

Pretty flimsy excuse for casting someone to play such a monumental man...I don't believe he's up to the task. Exhibit A:




ps: why does he still have that quivering, crybaby voice thing going even in his atrocious south african accent? and why does jennifer hudson sound like count chocula?

Monday, December 6, 2010

The Man From Nowhere: One of the Best South Korean Films This Year

South Korean film “The Man From Nowhere” (Ajeossi) directed by Lee Jeong-beom and starring Hallyu star Won Bin and child actress Kim Sae-ron, has outshined competition on the local box office throughout 2010, even
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Friday, December 3, 2010

The Escape was Just the Beginning for The Way Back

The Gulag, whose camps were located mainly in remote regions of Siberia and the Far North, made significant contributions to the Soviet economy in the period of Joseph Stalin. Gulag prisoners constructed the White Sea-Baltic Canal, the Moscow-Volga Canal, the Baikal-Amur main
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

The Tourist

PG-13 | 1 hr 43 mins | Thriller Movie
The TouristThe Tourist" focuses on American tourist Frank (Johnny Depp) meets a mysterious beauty who drags him into a dangerous world of intrigue
Synopsis:
an American tourist visiting Italy to fix a broken heart. Elise (Jolie) is an remarkable woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice, Frank pursues a prospective romance but soon finds himself the pursued as he and Elise are got in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Starring: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff

Movie Trailer The Tourist
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