GREAT ORIENTAL EPICS TO CONCLUDE THE YEAR

LEGENDARY AMAZONS

“Legendary Amazons” which was formerly titled “Lady Generals of The Yang Family”, is based on a famous Chinese opera set in the Song Dynasty. When the men of the Yang Clan were massacred in battle, the women, from elderly grandmother to little sisters, put on armor and led the army to victory. A Yang family daughter-in-law, Mu Guiying, is a celebrated woman warrior in Chinese folklore. Directing the movie will be Frankie Chan (The prodigal Son, Outlaw Brothers) who has also worked on a few Jackie Chan movies back in the day, also Jackie is producing this movie. Plays Mu Guiying is Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung while

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DISCOVER HOW FAR ADVENTURE WILL TAKE YOU WITH TINTIN

Inventiveness of the animation genre is expected from the collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson who teamed up for the first entry in a planned trilogy of films adapted from the famous Belgian comics “The Adventures of Tintin” by Georges "Hergé" Remi. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in more than 80 languages and more than 350 million copies of the books sold to date. Its popularity around the world has been attributed to its "universal appeal" and its ability to transcend "time, language and culture." Set

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GET READY FOR SOME ASIAN FALL MOVIE RELEASES

SEEDIQ BALE

Director Wei Te-sheng's epic “Seediq bale" aka "Warriors of the Rainbow” will represent Taiwan in the foreign-language film category at the 84th Academy Awards, and the most expensive film in Taiwan's history, which portray a 1930 uprising by aboriginal Seediq warriors against the Japanese when Taiwan was colonized, has just been premiered at Venice Film Festival.
The film, set in 1930s Formosa (now Taiwan) tells the true story of the Wushe Incident in which Seediq tribe warrior Mouna Rudo led his people to rebel against the Japanese occupation.

During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the Seediq were

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IT’S TIME FOR THE IMMORTALS TO FIGHT FOR GREEK EPICS IMMORTALITY

A hyper-stylized R-rated action film with bold speeches, beautiful women, angry men, angrier Gods and a whole lot of violence, “Immortals”, is ready to bring the latest epic war between ancient Greek Gods at theaters everywhere this fall. Looks like it falls between “300” and “Clash of the Titans”, which can be a good thing, the film was directed by Tarsem Singh who is most well known for his fantastic visual style in his two previous features—“The Cell” and “The Fall”—music videos, and commercial work. Visually, Tarsem says the film will be

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INTRIGUE AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUNDS IN YE OLDE ANONYMOUS

There have been and still arguments that someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him. Suggestions of other authors and doubt actually begins during Shakespeare's life and for many years some people have doubted, from what we know of the actor's life, that he would have been able to write the plays and poems, and may therefore have served as a 'front' for a hidden author. Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature. Now, the cinema’s most

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Witness the Tragic Love and Incredible Life of The Lady

Shot under a veil of secrecy due to the sensitive nature of its subject, "The Lady," an inspiring drama based on the life of the Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, has finally finished filming and is ready to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month, also expected to be screened at a number of international film festivals in the fall before widely release in theaters everywhere. Inspired by one of the greatest love stories set against a background of political turmoil that still continues to this day, “The Lady” is the extraordinary story of how Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband Michael Aris gave up their happiness at great cost when the wife's country called upon her. Yet despite

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These Horrors are Hungrier Than the Hungriest Ghosts

Scary movies may come in many different forms, but our most favorite here is the supernatural one, a creepy atmospheric ghost story pepper with a little pleasant touch of gothic ambiance. Therefore, here are some that likely meet the criteria in our list of upcoming horror flicks that you (probably) never heard of before, another horrific addition to the “August Bloody Wicked Month of Horror”:

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Coming out in October this year, just in time to celebrate the Halloween, is Singapore

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Will The All-Star Cast Ensemble Continue To Work Wonders?

Do you think a star studded cast is still one of the most important ingredients to create a major blockbuster nowadays? In reality, there were good number of box office flops despite how stellar and lustrous was the cast those films have. Certain, while the lineup alone should attract moviegoers to go watch a given film, but not all these ensemble cast movies are created the same. At times some of those just don’t live up to the impressive list of performers it’s made up of, no matter how notable it is. So, what will happen to these upcoming movies that possibly still consider their huge stars are one of the main keys of success?

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The Thing You Fear the Most is Now Among You

Because the producers think John Carpenter's cult classic “The Thing” was already perfect, so making a remake would be like "painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa", they convinced Universal Studios to allow them to create a prequel to that film which actually a remake of 1951’s film “The Thing from Another World”. Question is why they don’t think to make a sequel instead as the original film is let loose on nearby New Zealand? However, this prequel still gonna use the title of the original film since the prequel project team couldn't think of a subtitle (for example, "The Thing: Begins") that sounded good and felt reverential. Adapted from a 1938 science fiction novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. that was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the finest science fiction novellas ever written, Carpenter's “The Thing” was a

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Rattle Up to the Mythical World of The Sorcerer and the White Snake

Asia is rich of folklores from its many different cultures, heritage and environment which are more than worth lavish cinematic treatments. But rather than introducing some worldwidely unfamiliar ones, movie producers are still thinking it’s better to remake some those have been adapted countless times and just furnish them with the advanced special effect technology. So, then we get a list of renewing, repolishing, reproducting like “Monkey King”, “Chinese Ghost Story”, “Mulan”, and “White Snake Legend”, that has since a long long time become a major subject of myriad Chinese opera, films and television series. “White Snake Legend”, which existed as oral traditions before any written compilation, has became

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Some Says Dream House isn’t Always Perfect House

Directed by six-time Academy Award nominee Jim Sheridan (“My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father”), starred by Hollywood heavyweights: Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, Oscar nominee Naomi Watts and the 007 agent himself, Daniel Craig, this upcoming horror film called “Dream House” sounds pretty first rate. The film scripted by David Loucka—best known for ancient pics like the Michael Keaton comedy “The Dream Team” and the Whoopi Goldberg basketball movie “Eddie”— is at base a big love story, but on top of that, it's a genre horror story. Yet on top of that, it's a psychological thriller. “There's a lot of strands to keep in the air," Sheridan explained. "But I'm happy enough with it. It will be a

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A Reflection on the Great Value of Friendship from The Front Line

Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. A bullet is then found in the body of dead company commander of the South Korean army. The bullet that killed the company commander belongs to the

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The Historical Account of Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon

South Korean filmmakers really like to portrait the era of Joseon (Chosun) Dinasty, the final ruling dynasty of Korea that lasting from 1392 until 1910, into both big screen feature and television series. Perhaps because the history of this dynasty is relatively better documented than those of older kingdoms, and Joseon is especially important in Korean history since it is the period when the Korean alphabet - Hangeul - was created. Joseon was also excellent in

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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark! Now Let’s Turn All the Lights Off!

On October 10, 1973, just in time for Halloween, television audiences were treated to a spooky offering from the ABC network that stayed with them long after they watched it. Following a young couple who inherit an old mansion, a demon-infested old mansion, as the hellish occupants attempt to take the wife for their own, it didn’t rely on outward gross-out violence, like many modern horror films, but “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” has remained a staple late-night creep-fest for over the

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The Revolt of the Apes. The Rise of the Planet of the Apes

In the long-overdue newest title in the Planet of the Apes franchise (based on the 1963 French novel “La Planète des singes” by Pierre Boulle) that includes five movies in the original series and one reboot starring Mark Wahlberg, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, will tell the origin of the intelligent apes which begin the movement to replace humanity as the dominant species on Earth. Conceived as a reboot also a prequel to the earlier movies, but will also be a new story that should

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Commemorate the Centenary of Jackie Chan and Xinhai Revolution

Jackie Chan movies are often characterized by three things: Exciting martial arts fights, stunts that are not for the faint of heart, and comedy. The world’s most famous martial arts actor, director and stuntman, he is famous for doing most of his own stunts as well as acting in and producing some of the best martial arts action films of all time. Since began his film career as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films “Fist of Fury” (1972) and “Enter the Dragon” (1973) to “Drunken Master” that finally propelled him to mainstream success, Chan has both directed and starred in a string of international hits, delivered to

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Get Ready For a Different Breed of Cowboys & Aliens

Based on Platinum Studios’ graphic novel created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, adapted to screen by Star Trek’s Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof, came one of the coolest movies this summer “Cowboys and Aliens”. Directed by Jon Favreau and featuring an all-star cast including Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell, this will be one sci-fi actioner that crosses the classic Western theme with the alien-invasion movie. Also joined by

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2011 Asian Packed Summer Tentpole Movies: Episode 2

My Kingdom


Called “Da Wu Sheng” in Chinese, the tale of two brothers' quest for fame, love and revenge in the heyday of Shanghai opera is a "multi-million dollar" co-production directed by Gao Xiaosong and produced by Hollywood and Hong Kong veterans Andre Morgan and Sammo Hung. The 1920s set film that blends martial arts onstage and offstage with a suspense-filled love story stars Taiwan-based actor-singer Wu Chun (14 Blades), Taiwan starlet Barbie Hsu (Reign of Assassins) and Chinese pop music sensation Han Geng in his film debut.
Here’s the synopsis: In the closing days of the 19th century, the Prince Regent of the crumbling Qing Dynasty orders

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Modernizes the Renowned World of Wu Xia

The word "Wu Xia" is a compound word composed from the words Xia (俠, "honorable", "chivalrous"), which is the philosophy of the Chinese knight-errant, and Wu (武, "martial", "military"), from the Chinese term Wushu (武術, "martial arts" or "kungfu"). A martial artist who follows the code of Xia is often referred to as a "swordsman" in works of Wu Xia, although he may not necessarily wield a sword. Wu Xia is now mostly used to describe a broad genre of Chinese fiction that concerns itself with martial arts adventures set primarily in ancient China. Although traditionally a literary art form, it is now also found in art, comics, films, games, television, theatre, and other media. Wu Xia forms a

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Avenge The Origin of The First Avenger: Captain America

According to a Dow Jones report, Marvel has already amassed a half-billion-dollar war chest to make a slate of movies with budgets as high as $180 million, drawing on its remaining 5,000 comic-book characters. But can Marvel prevail with this slate of characters in their pipeline? Thor, Captain America and Ant-Man, as examples, were beloved as they are to longtime comics fans but mostly unknown to today's kids. However, this is the real challenge for Marvel Studios at taking what Stan Lee and the brilliant artist Jack Kirby were able to make work in comic books 45 years ago and turn it into a 21st-century Hollywood franchise. And when it comes to Captain America — which also serves to

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