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Sunday, 10 July 2011

The Victim (1980)


Director

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo



Script
Lau Tin-Chi (1)

Cast
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Yuen Biao
Lam Ching-Ying (1)
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai

Genre: Action, Drama, Martial Art

Origin: China



Plot:
A martial arts student (Sammo Hung) is beaten in a fight and insists on becoming the servant and student of the other fighter, a young man on the run from his brother. The insistent pupil gets involved in the feud between the two brothers, but the main focus in this film is the non-stop martial arts action, featuring terrific stunts and a superior plot. 

The Master of Tai Chi (2008) TV

Cast:
Vincent Zhao as Mo Ma 巫馬
Jacky Wong as young Mo Ma
Raymond Lam as Tuen Hiu Sing 段曉星
Melissa Ng as Song Ching / Yung Yeut Cheen 桑青 / 容若芊
Myolie Wu as Yin Ji Kwai 言子規
Kenneth Ma as Mai Fung Nin 米豐年
Selena Li as Yeen Chui Kiu 言翠翹
John Chiang as Mo Chik 巫直
Paul Chun as Tuen Tai Bak 段泰北
Derek Kwok as Moon Yau Ngo 閭丘傲

Genre:
 Drama.Action, Martial Art
Origin: China
Episodes: 25




Plot:

The story is set in the early 1900s and stars Vincent Zhao as a lonely orphan, who at an early age, was deserted by his family and was forced to live by himself in a forest, creating extreme hatred and prejudice against others. Eventually, he learns "tai gik" kung-fu and meets his best friend (Melissa Ng) and his rival (Raymond Lam).

Arrietty (2010)



Writers: 

Mary Norton (novel), Hayao Miyazaki(screenplay)



Genre:  Animation | Drama | Family

Origin: Japan



Plot:
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty. 

The Duel (2000)


Director: 

Wai-keung Lau




Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy

Origin: China





Plot:
After a long absence, a master swordsman of royal blood, Yeh Cool-son, returns to the emperor's palace to challenge Snow, a reclusive master, to a dual on new year's eve. In the days before the dual, strange things happen in the palace, seen mostly through the eyes of Dragon 9, a leader of the guard who alternates between serious pursuit of duty and joking. His girlfriend, Jade, is a prostitute; Princess Phoenix, the emperor's sister, has been his friend since childhood. There are murders in the palace, and evidence points to Snow, whom Dragon 9 believes is above suspicion. As the princess is attracted to Yeh and as the duel approaches, will Dragon 9 figure out what is going on?

The Prodigal Son (1981)






Genre: Action | Comedy

Origin: China




Plot:
A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher. Furious kung fu battles and slapstick comedy.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Directors: 


Writer: 
John Fusco (screenplay)






Genre: Animation | Adventure | Family






Plot:
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

Thursday, 7 July 2011

The Other Woman (2009)


Director: 

Don Roos



Writers: 
Don Roos (screenplay), Ayelet Waldman (novel)




Stars:
 Natalie Portman, Scott Cohen and Lisa Kudrow

Genre: Drama



Plot:

A drama that details the story of a woman's difficult relationship with her stepson.



Paul (2011)

Director: Greg Mottola


Writers: Nick Frost, Simon Pegg


Stars:Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogen


Genre:  Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi



Plot:

Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

From Me to You (Kimi ni Todoke 2010)

Directed by Kumazawa Naoto


Writers: Karuho Shiina (manga), Rika Nezu (screenplay)


Stars:Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura and Misako Renbutsu


Genre: Drama, Love Story


Country: Japan




Plot:

Well-meaning, but socially awkward, Sawako Kuronuma (Mikako Tabe) is nicknamed “Sadako” by her classmates because of her similar hair cut with the main character from the horror movie “Ringu”. Her life then takes a turn when Shota Kazehaya (Haruma Miura), the most popular boy in school, falls for her …

Sunday, 3 July 2011

Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010)

Director:
Yimou Zhang

Writers:
Ai Mi (novel), Lichuan Yin (screenplay)

Stars:
Dongyu Zhou, Shawn Dou and Meijuan Xi


Genre: Drama  Romance Biography


Origin: China


Plot:
Romance sparks between a young woman and a young man from different economic backgrounds during China's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s.

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