Another Chapter Of Bodyguards And Assassins Epic History

Historical epic movies have bombarded Chinese cinema today, as well as many action-period blockbusters which tried to please everyone. In addition to numerous released and upcoming titles is a film that will portray one chapter from the history of Dr. Sun Yat-sen who is popularly referred to as the Father of Modern China. Sun played a critical role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and the subsequent

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A Matchless Kind Of Superhero Found In Jeon Woo Chi

Inspired by an anonymously written Chosun Dynasty novel, “Jeon Woo Chi” is a ‘Korean superhero flick’ that fused with local folklore and used Taoism and tradition as its narrative devices. The movie is highly anticipated not just because of buzzes that has been building about a Korean production that looks set to take on “Batman”, “Iron Man” and “Spider-Man” at their own game, but also because of

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Rec 2 Bring The Quarantine Stuffs All Back

The genuinely creepy Spanish horror film “Rec” surely is one of the biggest independent horror success stories of 2007. In the US, the film was quickly snapped up by Sony Picture’s Screen Gems division and put on the studio shelf before being remade in English the following year under the title of “Quarantine.” However, not thrilled with the remake, the two “Rec” directors, Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, decided to go back and

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Mulan: Legend Of A Tough Side of a Lady

After Disney has had international success with their animation version of “Mulan”, news concerning Chinese-speaking filmmakers shooting a new real-life version of the movie since Shaw Brother's epic in 1964, has been endless. And now there are currently multiple projects about the Chinese folk heroine Hua Mulan, the same figure who inspired the Disney’s 1998 animated feature, in the works in China and it looks

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Invictus Is A Game Played By Gentlemen

After "Gran Torino," in which he also starred, became the biggest box-office success of his directing career, the 79 years old actor turned director, Clint Eastwood, shows no signs of slowing down. He’s soon will be back with his latest film “Invictus” which is based on the book “Playing The Enemy: Nelson Mandela And The Game That Changed a Nation” by John Carlin. The book which

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Thank You For Being Up In The Air

In 2007, director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody brought teen-pregnancy comedy "Juno" to the widescreen; the movie went on to become a $225m global breakout and scoop up a batch of Oscar noms. This year, Cody made a comeback with new piece called “Jennifer’s Body”, while Reitman also set another arrival with a comedy drama entitled “Up in the Air”. But different with

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Remake In The Name Of The Brothers

For me, the premise of Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film, “Brothers” (aka Brødre) sounds a bit similar with Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor”. But rather step forward with the complicated affair tale between a soldier, friend and his girlfriend, this “Brothers” follows the intricate relationships between a marine, his wife and his fresh-out-of-jail sibling. The gripping drama which stars some of the

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Get Spooked By The Paranormal Activity Project

The homevideo documentary style films got their own charm. When "The Blair Witch Project" which cost only $35,000 to make, brought in a massive $250 million of ticket sales, people start to think about the prospective of this micro-budget production. In 2008, J.J. Abrams released his big-budget monster-movie crammed with visual effects, “Cloverfield”, but it borrows admiringly from the "Blair Witch" playbook. The formula

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Welcome To The Surreal Imaginarium Of Dr Parnasus

It's good to get excited about Terry Gilliam’s upcoming film “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus”, a fantasy flick about an immortal man with a traveling show and the gift of guiding the imaginations of his audience. Not only because the film marks the last film performance of Academy Award-winner Heath Ledger but also the visuals for “Imaginarium” should be amazing and remind us of Gilliam's visual masterpiece “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”, as it apparently spends a lot of time in

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Sherlock Holmes Return With A Rougher Fiercer Adventure

Following the successful reboots of Batman, James Bond, and currently Star Trek, another venerable legendary character will also return to the big screen with its back-to-basics version. The master detective of Arthur Conan Doyle’s 19th Century fiction, “Sherlock Holmes”, has led to many stage and cinematic adaptations. The Guinness World Records even has consistently listed Holmes as the "most portrayed movie character" with over 70 actors playing the part in over 200 films. Only

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The Return Of The Storm CGI Martial Arts Warriors

A decade ago, a comic-adapted movie “The Stormriders”, starring pop idols Aaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng, premiered in the summer of 1998. The movie was soon became a massive box office hit and topped the chart for the year in Hong Kong and Mainland China. It was a milestone in Asian fantasy cinema, boasting a previously unseen quality and quantity of special effects. So, it’s a rather surprising that a direct sequel was not immediately forthcoming, but soon the wait will be over. Hoping for another box-office success, the film’s producers

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Other Philosophy Inside The Ancient Agora

Why I’m really admiring this Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenabar? It’s all because of his previous works. “The Others,” a horror thriller starred Nicole Kidman still standing as one of my favorite horror films of all time. Amenabar has made it as a suspenseful horror film unlike many of these days. With its atmospheric, spooky, bloodless, and carried by strong acting, fleshed out characters and

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Fantastic Voyage To The Magical World Of Avatar

Do you think James Cameron's first feature film since “Titanic” 12 years ago, “Avatar”, is really an every reason to be excited about going to the cinema in this December? With a vivid list of acclaimed classics from the director including “The Terminator”, “Aliens” and “Terminator 2”, together with blockbuster successes such as “True Lies” and the highest-grossing film of all time, “Titanic”, “Avatar” already shaped in many moviegoers’ mind as the movie event of

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Two Times Of Phobia Bring An Addiction To Fear

Being clearly one of the better received films at Toronto After Dark Film Festival and also one of the biggest blockbusters in Asia last year, it’s no wonder if the produces of horror anthology “Phobia” (4bia) are eager to continuing the success with the next omnibus. As another effort from Thailand movie industry to flourish the horror anthologies in Asia, “4bia” had proven itself a consistently entertaining film with sufficiently original short shockers. In its favor, the film also

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Romanticize The Life Account Of The Last Empress

South Korean film has continued to produce another history based big-budget martial arts epic. Now, their target is the life story of Empress Myeongseong, which is arguably one of the most controversial figures of the entire Joseon Dynasty, due to her extraordinary life that was highlighted by political ambition and tragic death. Empress Myeongseong (October 19, 1851 – October 8, 1895), also known as Queen Min, was the first official wife of King Gojong, the twenty-sixth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. This new film is riding

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Meet The Heavenly Creatures Of The Lovely Bones

If you've read the novel “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold, you'll know that it's a heart-wrenching, mysterious tale about family, death — and whatever comes after that. It’s without a doubt one of the more original novels in the past couple of decades. Sold over a million and remained on the New York Times hardback bestseller list for over a year, the book is recommended for its unique perspective and its honest look at the effect death has on the people a deceased person leaves behind on earth. Peter Jackson's film adaptation for the book has been

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Capturing A New Anthem From The Christmas Carol

After delivered their own 3D chop into the big screen with “Bolt” and completed another collaboration with Pixar for “Up”, what is next exactly for Disney Film to adapt on their Digital 3-D format? It seems Charles Dickens' immortal story “A Christmas Carol” is something that still promising enough for them. To polish the classic tale, director Robert Zemeckis and comedian actor Jim Carrey are bringing to the house. Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) with the motion capture technique he used on “The Polar Express” and “Beowulf”

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The Fight Of The Ninja Assassin Begins

Inspired by the ninja scenes featured in their 2008 film “Speed Racer,” in which the South Korean pop star Rain had impressed them with his portrayal as a fighter, the Wachowskis started the project of “Ninja Assassin.” The “Matrix” creators also once again teaming with director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) to create the martial arts flick. While the Wachowskis are known for giving audiences inventive action sequences and liberally using digital visual effects to tell a story, this film should be no exception. Anyhow, McTeigue had cited

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The Horror Doses For 2009 Halloween Season

It’s already August now, which means summer fest is getting closer to its finish line. Meanwhile, the aroma of scary movie fest is starting to choke up the air cause the month and days are now leading up to October, where many are getting ready for their next favorite season, Halloween. If you want to watch a movie to put you in the Halloween spirit, the film’s industry is even more than ready to begin the party by slotted some of those titles in the end of this month. Now, turn off your lights and hold on tight. We've compiled a list of films to give you the shivers along the road to the candy night.

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From Chicago To The Whole Nine Musical

The late 1920s and 1930s were considered the beginning of the "Golden Age of the Musical" with a greater variety of musical vehicles and stars. Musical arrangers, song-writers, conductors, and dance instructors hurried to the West Coast to be part of the onslaught of 'talking' musicals. “The Jazz Singer,” released in 1927 by Warner Brothers, was not only the first movie with synchronized dialogue, but the first feature film that was also a musical. The enthusiasm of audiences was so great for the film that in less than a year all the major studios were

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