Jumat, 17 September 2010
Triple Tap
Action, Thriller
Asia / Chinese
Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court. Soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.
Papa Can You Hear Me Sing
Drama
Asia / Chinese
A classic Taiwanese film that mixes melodrama and musical, the 1983 movie Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing has earned its male lead Chuen Yet a Best Actor award at the 20th Golden Horse Awards, plus 3 other music-related prizes. The Taiwanese dialect theme song, originally performed by Julie Su, has also become extremely popular until today, even among people who don't speak the dialect. Accompanied by such a touching song, the film has moved its many viewers with a father's genuine love for his daughter.
The story starts with Uncle Dumb (Chuen Yet), a retired soldier, raising an abandoned baby girl. This girl (Liu Jui Chi), named Ah Mei, grows up to be a proficient singer, and is even headhunted to perform in a world tour. She wants to earn more money for Uncle Dumb, but separation is a torture to both. More unfortunately, her manager doesn't like Ah Mei to meet Uncle Dumb. Serious ill, Uncle Dumb's only wish is to meet his beloved daughter, now a hot singer, before his last breath...
Hollow Man 2
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
USA / English
A top scientist is murdered at a society event in Seattle. Police detective Frank Turner (Peter Facinelli) is assigned to the case but then removed when the Department of Defense steps in for unknown reasons. Turner and his partner Lisa Martinez (Sarah Deakins) next are assigned to protect biologist Maggie Dalton (Laura Regan) apparently the assassin’s next target because she worked with the dead man. But Lisa is the next to die. Turner gets Maggie to reveal that the killer is an invisible veteran soldier named Michael Griffin (Christian Slater) who submitted to an experiment conducted by the company for which Maggie used to work. The experiment succeeded in making Griffin invisible but it also produced horrible side effects from radiation damage. The head of the company is wealthy Dr. William Reisner (David McIlwraith) who is working with Col. Gavin Bishop (William McDonald) to hide all traces of the project. Reisner and Bishop need Maggie dead to keep her quiet while Griffin need her to give him a chemical buffer that will allow him to survive. Turner and Maggie have no recourse but to uncover the reasons behind Reisner’s pursuit while avoiding death.
Rabu, 15 September 2010
Iron Man 2
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
USA / English
Soon after the world discovers Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) identity as Iron Man, he is receiving pressure from the media, the government and the general public to share his design with the U.S. Government. When Stark won't hand over his design, the government hires his rival, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), to create a similar suit. To make matters worse, dangerous Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) emerges, intent on using his identity of Whiplash to find vengeance on the entire Stark family. When Hammer and Whiplash unite against Tony, he must lean on his few friends to help him overcome this challenge. Along with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and James Rhodes (Don Cheadle), Iron Man must find a way to vanquish his newest enemies.
Twelve
Stomp The Yard 2 : Homecoming
My Son My Son What Have Ye Done
Horror
USA / English
Inspired by a true crime, a man begins to experience mystifying events that lead him to slay his mother with a sword.
A compelling look into one man’s slow decent into madness. Brilliantly directed and featuring a stellar cast, – including Willem Dafoe and Micheal Shannon – this film is both horrible and fascinating. It concerns a man whom, after acting in and becoming obsessed with a Greek play, chooses to do that which his character does; kill his mother with a sword used as a prop in the production.
Jackie Chan Kung Fu Master
Action, Adventure
Asia / English
Jackie Chan is the undefeated Kung Fu Master who dishes out the action in traditional Jackie Chan style. When a young boy sets out to learn how to fight from the Master himself, he not only witnesses some spectacular fights, but learns some important life lessons along the way.
Frozen
22 Bullets
Action, Crime, Thriller
France / French
Charly Matteï has turned a new leaf on his past as an outlaw. Since three years he’s living a comfortable life and devoting himself to his wife and two kids. However, one winter morning, he’s left for dead in the underground parking of Marseille’s Old Port with 22 bullets in his body. Against all odds, he will not die.
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