This was not a bad movie. No, really! I’m a sucker for psychological horror in spaaaaaaace and this was a prime example of that. It’s not a great movie, but it was... entertaining. This may have been because I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from it. The conceit behind Sunshine is ridiculous, of course. If you’re watching a movie for SCIENCE you should probably just… stop....
Award Central: Actress to receive star of the year kudo -- CineAsia will honor Chinese actress Zhou Xun with this year's star of the year kudo at its convention in Hong Kong Dec. 8-10.
I'm lagging behind a bit on reviewing some stuff I've come across recently, so I thought I might save a bit of time by doing a three part mini-review. When I was thinking about it, I realised that the film, book and album I'm about to review share a theme: death. I expect I've lost all three of my readers now. But in these difficult times, a bit of morbid fascination cheers everyone up, right? Falling...
Cast and crew of the upcoming wuxia film, Rain of Swords in the Pugilistic World , gathered together yesterday for the lensing ceremony. In attendance were the producers John Woo, Terence Chang, Peter Lam and Zhong Li Fang, the director Su Chao Bin, and the cast Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo Sung, "Big S" Barbie Hsu, Paw Hee Ching, Wang Xue Qi and Shawn Yue. John Woo " Su Chao Bin is not...
With Magnolia Pictures set to release John Woo's Red Cliff in theaters on November 18th - it is already available for viewing on VOD - the powers that be are offering up one heck of a prize giveaway to celebrate. You want a copy of that gorgeous theatrical poster signed by John Woo to display proudly in your home? How about your own DVD copies of previous Magnolia / Magnet releases Shrooms , Chocolate...
By this point Yuen Woo-Ping's True Legend should need no introduction. A return to the director's chair after more than a decade long absence for the legendary fight choreographer, True Legend is a fusion of the old and new. The story is based on a classic figure from martial arts folklore - Beggar Su - the cast a blend of classic stars - Gordon Liu and Michelle Yeoh - and new school - Jay Chou and...
Seeing that he desperately needs to transform his rustic image in order to woo Fang Na, he decides to employ Wu as his personal image consultant . In the beginning Wu uses corporate punishment to correct his smoking habit and holds separate lectures to teach him from astronomy to geography as well as allowing him to learn a variety of upper-class hobbies.
Milla Jovovich is on a hot streak right now. Soon to be seen in theaters in the alien thriller The Fourth Kind, currently filming the next Resident Evil movie, and already signed on for 2010’s Stone, Jovovich has one more project to add to her list. Jovovich has been cast to star in Forecast Pictures, Radar [...]
From China comes True Legend (aka Su Qi-Er), the latest martial arts epic from Yuen Woo-Ping, the fight choreographer on all three Matrix movies and Kill Bill. The film stars Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Man Cheuk...
Jean Todt defeated Ari Vatanen last week to become the new president of the FIA, motorsport’s international governing body, replacing 16-year incumbent Max “ Spank Me ” Mosley. Todt’s candidacy was supported by Mosley himself, so no big surprise here. He took 135 votes against Vatanen’s 49, with 12 abstentions. After a successful rallying career, Todt made his name as...
I remember walking out of a theatrical showing of Fight Club - damn, it was ten years ago - and running around the parking lot of the cineplex, shouting and leaping through the bushes with my friend Farhad. I was...
Paris - Jean Todt brings hard work, discipline and a touch of glamour to the post of president of the international motorsport federation FIA. The 63-year-old from the French village of Pierrefort in the Cantal region of central France is a former ra...
Movie Talk sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news - because we love to play fetch… Ridley Scott is in talks with Angelina Jolie for the femme fatale role in his next movie, Gucci, about the famous fashion dynasty. Paramount wants to make a feature length movie based on [...]
Miss Malaysia World / Universe Tribute My tribute to our nations beauty queens who have competed in the Miss World & Miss Universe pageant from 1978-2007. Miss Malaysia/World Past Winners 1983 – Michelle Yeoh 1991 – Samantha Schubert 1992 – Fazira Wan Chek 1994 – Rahima Orchient Yayah 1997 – Arianna Teoh 1998 – Lina [...]
Michelle Yeoh is returning to her roots just as John Woo is back focusing on films made in his homeland with Red Cliff. She is going back to China to work on the romantic kung fu thriller Jianyi Jinaghu. Jianyi Jinaghu, which very basically translates to Rain of Swords in the Martial Arts World. According to [...]
Seeing that he desperately needs to transform his rustic image in order to woo Fang Na, he decides to employ Wu as his personal image consultant . In the beginning Wu uses corporate punishment to correct his smoking habit and holds separate lectures to teach him from astronomy to geography as well as allowing him to learn a variety of upper-class hobbies.