by : Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi
nice song, romantic and luv Zachary's voice ^^
nice song, romantic and luv Zachary's voice ^^
Showing posts with label [ MOVIE ]. Show all posts
Showing posts with label [ MOVIE ]. Show all posts
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Synopsis
Harry has finally come of age, and finally started on his final journey to defeat Voldemort for good. The Durselys are forced to go into hiding so that Voldemort’s Death Eaters will not torture them for information, and Harry sets off with Ron and Hermione on a difficult quest to find and destroy the last of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Only once those have been destroyed, Harry knows, can Voldemort truly be killed.
It’s not easy. Harry is plagued with rumors of Dumbledore’s past, and begins to wonder if the Headmaster he so long revered might have had a much darker past than he ever let on. The three are frequently without food, and with winter coming their journey is no day at the beach. Because of their lack of plan, lack of food, and lack of progress, their spirits are often low, and Ron especially becomes argumentative. One night he and Harry get into an epic fight and Ron leaves to go back home.
Harry and Hermione are devastated that he’d abandoned them. They finally decide to revisit Godric’s Hollow in search of clues, and once again they’re almost caught by Voldemort. Every step they make, it seems, he is there anticipating them. They’ve almost died too many times to count, and their spirits sink even lower when Harry discovers his wand was broken in the battle.
Ron redeems himself a few weeks later by coming back and saving Harry’s life in the nick of time. They manage to destroy another Horcrux with Gryffindor’s sword, and they become excited again as they begin to learn about a mysterious trio of magical objects called the Deathly Hallows. Whomever possesses the three objects will be a master of death, and to Harry, it’s his one chance to beat Voldemort and live to tell the tale.
As his adventures and the danger he’s in increases, Harry begins to truly understand what Dumbledore intended him to do. He realizes, almost at the last minute, that his own life will have to be sacrificed in order for Voldemort to truly be vanquished. Filled with love for his friends, he willingly gives his life so that they may live.
His last act of heroism, however, saves his life. He meets Dumbledore again in death, and Dumbledore answers many of his questions. He is given a choice to stay or to go back, and he chooses to go back and fight.
It’s all over between Harry and Voldemort with just one spell. Harry is left alive, the true master of the Hallows, and Voldemort is killed for good. He now understands more than he ever has about love, and life, and sacrifice, and in spite of the loss of many of his friends during the last battle, is grateful for the second chance he’s been given at life, and love.
from: wikipedia
It’s not easy. Harry is plagued with rumors of Dumbledore’s past, and begins to wonder if the Headmaster he so long revered might have had a much darker past than he ever let on. The three are frequently without food, and with winter coming their journey is no day at the beach. Because of their lack of plan, lack of food, and lack of progress, their spirits are often low, and Ron especially becomes argumentative. One night he and Harry get into an epic fight and Ron leaves to go back home.
Harry and Hermione are devastated that he’d abandoned them. They finally decide to revisit Godric’s Hollow in search of clues, and once again they’re almost caught by Voldemort. Every step they make, it seems, he is there anticipating them. They’ve almost died too many times to count, and their spirits sink even lower when Harry discovers his wand was broken in the battle.
Ron redeems himself a few weeks later by coming back and saving Harry’s life in the nick of time. They manage to destroy another Horcrux with Gryffindor’s sword, and they become excited again as they begin to learn about a mysterious trio of magical objects called the Deathly Hallows. Whomever possesses the three objects will be a master of death, and to Harry, it’s his one chance to beat Voldemort and live to tell the tale.
As his adventures and the danger he’s in increases, Harry begins to truly understand what Dumbledore intended him to do. He realizes, almost at the last minute, that his own life will have to be sacrificed in order for Voldemort to truly be vanquished. Filled with love for his friends, he willingly gives his life so that they may live.
His last act of heroism, however, saves his life. He meets Dumbledore again in death, and Dumbledore answers many of his questions. He is given a choice to stay or to go back, and he chooses to go back and fight.
It’s all over between Harry and Voldemort with just one spell. Harry is left alive, the true master of the Hallows, and Voldemort is killed for good. He now understands more than he ever has about love, and life, and sacrifice, and in spite of the loss of many of his friends during the last battle, is grateful for the second chance he’s been given at life, and love.
from: wikipedia
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Synopsis GI JOE the rise of cobra
In the near future, weapons expert James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. He sold four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). They take the warheads to The Pit, G.I. Joe's command center in North Africa, and upon arriving rendezvous with General Hawk (Dennis Quaid), the head of the G.I. Joe Team. Hawk takes command of the war-heads and excuses Duke and Ripcord, but when Duke reveals that he knows the Baroness, Hawk allows them to join G.I. Joe.
McCullen and his associate the Doctor (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) are revealed to be using the same nanotechnology to build an army of soldiers. McCullen plans on using the warheads to bring panic. Using a tracking device McCullen locates the G.I. Joe base and sends Storm Shadow (Lee Byung-hun) and the Baroness to retrieve the warheads. After a fight, Storm Shadow and the Baroness retrieve the warheads and take them to Baron DeCobray, the Baroness's husband, for him to weaponize. They then plan to attack the Eiffel Tower.
The G.I. Joe team tracks down the Baroness and Storm Shadow and pursue them through the streets of Paris but are unsuccessful in stopping them from launching the missile. The nano-mites eat through part of the tower before Duke hits the kill switch, but in doing so he is captured and taken to McCullen's base under the Arctic.
G.I. Joe locates the secret base and fly to the Arctic, meanwhile McCullen loads three missiles with nano-mite war-heads. Ripcord pursues the missiles while Scarlett and Snake Eyes rescue Duke.
The Doctor reveals he is Rex Lewis, the Baroness's brother believed to have been killed on a mission led by Duke four years ago. He was trapped in a bunker with Doctor Mindbender (Kevin O'Connor) and learned about the nano-technology. He was disfigured in a blast which Duke and the Baroness believed killed him. The Baroness tries to free Duke but the Doctor reveals he has implanted her with nano-mites (which explains why she turned evil; it wasn't a personal choice, she has been under her brother's control).
McCullen tries to kill Duke but he is unsuccessful and his face is burned as he flees with the Doctor to an escape vessel. Duke and the Baroness pursue him while Scarlett, Heavy Duty and Snake Eyes attempt to stop the missiles and shut down the Arctic base.
Snake Eyes destroys the first missile using his snowmobile. Ripcord takes off in a prototype jet, and destroys the second missile before it reaches Moscow. In destroying the third warhead, the jet is covered in nano-mites and he pilots it into the atmosphere, then ejects and lands in Washington DC.
The Doctor heals McCullen's burned face with nano-mites, but in doing so he encases it in silver. He declares McCullen to now be Destro, and the Doctor reveals that he himself is the new Cobra Commander. They are soon captured by G.I. Joe. In Africa the G.I. Joe team makes final preparations to decommission their North African base of operations, transferring all personnel and equipment to the supercarrier USS Flagg. Anna (back with Duke) is in custody there until they can remove the nano-mites from her body. Meanwhile, the master of disguise Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), who was surgically changed by the Doctor, infiltrates the White House and assumes the identity of the President of the United States (Jonathan Pryce).
from: wikipedia
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
ANGEL & DEMON MOVIE
What terrifying discovery would make the Vatican turn to Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), the man who cracked history's most controversial code? When Langdon finds evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati—the most powerful underground organization in history—he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the Illuminati's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church.
Upon learning that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, Langdon is recruited to travel to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow the 400-year-old Path of Illumination that marks the Vatican's only hope for survival.
Based on the best-selling novel Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.
from: tribute.ca
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Synopsis of Bride Wars
Lifelong best friends Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) are a pair of 20-something career women reduced to acting like stupid, bratty children as their shared wedding day approaches.
No, they aren't marrying each other, although that would have made for a more interesting premise than the one presented here. The problem is that each of them wants her long-dreamed-of nuptials to take place at New York's Plaza in June. Unfortunately, the in-demand wedding planner chosen by each of them (Candice Bergen) says only one date is available at the hotel that month. Cue resentment, estrangement, subterfuge, sabotage…and scads of sitcom-level unfunniness.
Cowritten by Greg DePaul and "Saturday Night Live" cast member Casey Wilson (who has a small role as a third Plaza-scheduled bride), Bride Wars would be insultingly condescending even if its main characters were uncouth, dopey dropouts fighting over a Vegas chapel ceremony. The fact that Liv is supposed to be a high-powered Manhattan attorney and Emma a schoolteacher makes their annoyingly childish behavior even more off-putting.
Yes, the movie (allegedly) is a comedy, so allowances must be made. But there's nothing about Bride Wars that indicates its infantilization of Liv and Emma is supposed to be regarded as ironic, satiric or even tongue-in-cheek. Instead, the unsubtle subtext is that even educated and otherwise adult women are shrill, vindictive, manipulative harpies at heart.
And so we are treated to scenes of Emma switching dyes at a salon so Liv's hair turns blue, Liv switching Emma's choice of tanning spray so Emma turns orange, and so on. The former BFFs hurtfully harangue, insult and belittle each other at every opportunity.
There's also the initial creepiness of Liv's psychotically needy desperation to be betrothed, as well as her powerlessness to avoid eating any of the wedding-gown-straining sweets that Emma surreptitiously sends to her office. And Emma turns out to be the type of humiliating shrew who shows up at Liv's bachelorette party for the sole purpose of making herself the center of attention. That's entertainment?
Eventually, we are treated to that most overused of wake up call lines. Disappointed by Emma's cruel behavior toward Liv, Emma's fiance sadly informs her that "I don't even know who you are." Ugh.
Amid all of the squealing, screaming, and shouting that's supposed to pass for humor, exactly one thing in the movie struck me as funny enough to write down. Arguing about the merits of each other's upcoming event, Liv enthusiastically emits the immortal words, "Your wedding can suck it!"
Sort of says it all, huh?
—James Dawson
01.09.08
FROM: www.artistdirect.com
Friday, January 30, 2009
sooooooooooooo OSCAR .....
An edible chocolate bento box filled with sweets is displayed at a preview of the Governors Ball food and decor for the upcoming 81st annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles January 26, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Smoked salmon Oscars are displayed at a preview of the Governors Ball food and decor for the upcoming 81st annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles January 26, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Premiere of Red Cliff II
John Woo n the actors and actress of Red Cliff.
Red cliff 2 cool...zhu ge liang really a smart guy.. amazinggg....
red cliff 2 better than the first. =)
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Yes Man - Jim Carrey
Yes Man stars Jim Carrey (Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar) as a man who suffers from a mild depression after his ex-wife leaves him, which causes him to spout "no" as often as he's asked a question. He lets his friends and family down, and faces a major slump at work (he's a loan officer, an important plot device). However, when Carl (Jim Carrey) runs into an old friend played by John Michael Higgins (The Breakup, Waiting for Guffman) and the two attend a self-help seminar run by the brilliant Terence Stamp (The Limey, Superman 2), everything changes. Stamp plays a guru who creates a philosophy of saying “yes” to as many things as possible because it opens up life's possibilities. Carrey takes this to the extreme and by the end of the first night, he has driven to a remote part of Los Angles just to give a homeless man a ride home.
The further along Carrey goes into his "yes" philosophy the more success he has in life. He meets a charming young singer along the way, played by the surprisingly lively Zooey Deschanel (The Happening, Elf), he gets a raise and a promotion at work, and he expands his life experiences to include flying lessons, speaking Korean and being taken care of by old ladies. His friends discover and take advantage of Carrey's agreeable nature, but he doesn't seem to let it bother him. He even saves a man's life using a guitar, a Third Eye Blind song and some quick use of the skills he's developed.
N.O.T.E :
Yes Man is not a terrible film, certainly better than quite a few other comedies out right now, but not quite up to par with the kinds of films one would expect from such an accomplished comedian as Jim Carrey.
www.pr.com
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Synopsis Madagascar : Escape 2 Africa
SYNOPSIS Madagascar : Escape 2 Africa
Hopelessly stranded on the remote shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers hatch a plan to get back to Central Park that instead finds them soaking up sun in the picturesque plains of Africa.
Madagascar may be a nice place to visit, but for the gang of animals who spent most of their lives in New York, there is truly no place like home. After discovering the remnants of a crashed airplane, the penguins quickly set about making the repairs needed to get the craft airborne again. When the plane finally takes to the sky, it begins to look like it's only a matter of time before Alex the Lion (voice of Ben Stiller) and friends are soaring over New York Harbor. Unfortunately the penguins weren't the aviation experts they claimed to be, and before long the crew is coming in for a crash-landing in the untamed plains of Africa.
Now, as the animals reared in the safety of the zoo come into contact with their decidedly wild counterparts for the very first time, they get a better feel for their roots while marveling over the differences between life in the concrete jungle and life on the world's second largest continent. Of course, while there's plenty to love about wandering the open plains, romantic rivalries and the risk of running into dangerous poachers soon begin to outweigh the joys of some long-overdue family reunions. With some particularly heavy cases of homesickness causing hearts to weigh heavy, the group gradually starts to wonder whether they'll ever find their way back home.
Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter lend their voices to this animated sequel that re-teams original Madagascar co-directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
from: www.movie.msn
Hopelessly stranded on the remote shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers hatch a plan to get back to Central Park that instead finds them soaking up sun in the picturesque plains of Africa.
Madagascar may be a nice place to visit, but for the gang of animals who spent most of their lives in New York, there is truly no place like home. After discovering the remnants of a crashed airplane, the penguins quickly set about making the repairs needed to get the craft airborne again. When the plane finally takes to the sky, it begins to look like it's only a matter of time before Alex the Lion (voice of Ben Stiller) and friends are soaring over New York Harbor. Unfortunately the penguins weren't the aviation experts they claimed to be, and before long the crew is coming in for a crash-landing in the untamed plains of Africa.
Now, as the animals reared in the safety of the zoo come into contact with their decidedly wild counterparts for the very first time, they get a better feel for their roots while marveling over the differences between life in the concrete jungle and life on the world's second largest continent. Of course, while there's plenty to love about wandering the open plains, romantic rivalries and the risk of running into dangerous poachers soon begin to outweigh the joys of some long-overdue family reunions. With some particularly heavy cases of homesickness causing hearts to weigh heavy, the group gradually starts to wonder whether they'll ever find their way back home.
Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter lend their voices to this animated sequel that re-teams original Madagascar co-directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
from: www.movie.msn
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Synopsis - Baby and Me (korean film)
“Baby & Me” seems like a can’t miss movie. The movie stars one of the most popular young actors in Korea today, Geun-seok Jang, and features a story that revolves around a young teen suddenly thrust into fatherhood. At minimum, “Baby & Me” should elicit plenty of smiles and, possibly, a whole lot of laughs right? Sadly, it just ain’t so.
Joon-soo (Geun-seok Jang) is a rebellious high school kid, popular with the girls, but an absolute nightmare for his parents and teachers. Joon-soo soon drives his parents batty enough that they decide to up and leave their house. When Joon-soo finds out that his parents are AWOL he does what any party animal would do, he calls his friends over for a house party.
That afternoon, Joon-soo prepares for the party by going to the grocery store and buying drinks & food . While at the grocery store, he briefly leaves his shopping cart unattended to check out the liquor selection. When he comes back to his shopping cart, he’s stunned to find a baby in his cart. Even more confounding, after waiting for hours at the store, nobody comes forward to claim the baby. And to top everything off, theres a note on the baby which claims Joon-soo is the father!
At first, Joon-soo devises varies ways to abandon the child, but every time is spoiled by an unexpected event. When his teacher calls to warn him that he will be expelled if he misses another day, Joon-soo decides to bring the baby to school. This causes further scandal for Joon-soo and eventually leads to his suspension. Through all this, Joon-soo finds himself slowly becoming attached to the baby.
One of the many misguided choices made by the filmmakers was to use an adult voice-over to illustrate the baby’s thoughts (ala 3 Men and a Baby). This came off as a cheap trick to make the movie cuter than necessary and never came close to being funny. Certain scenes also seemed seriously misguided. When Joon-soo smeared the baby’s soiled diapers on another student’s textbook (for complaining about the noise), it wreaked of poor taste and out of whack judgment on the main character’s part. There’s also many scenes with Byeol Kim telling off teachers in an intended cute manner, but came across as a self-centered brat. If all this isn’t bad enough, there’s plenty of moments with flawed logic. The biggest offense occurred during the movie’s climax. Geun-seok Jang ran through the security checkpoint at the Incheon Airport to find a couple leaving the country. Eventually he did find the couple, while being chased by airport security. The problem? He had no idea which gate they were at!
from:lunapark6.com
Sunday, December 7, 2008
TWILIGHT
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When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) reluctantly moved to the perpetually overcast town of Forks, WA, and set out to carve a niche for herself, she assumed it would be one similar to the low-profile social position she held back in Phoenix. First on the list of surprises was the unfamiliar attention from the male population of her new high school; second, the attention from one male in particular: Edward Cullen, Vampire (Robert Pattinson). Before long, the unlikely soul mates find themselves in a passionate relationship with a variety of significant setbacks, including Edward's special-needs diet (he doesn't eat humans, but Bella's scent inspires a nearly impossible to harness bloodlust) and the human girl's mortality. Though things proceed relatively smoothly at first (Edward even introduces Bella to his adoptive vampire family), a visiting vampire clan consisting of James (Cam Gigandet), Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre), and Laurent (Edi Gathegi) catches Bella's unique scent and threatens the young couple's budding, if dangerous, happiness. James, known for his powerful tracking ability, becomes obsessed with making Bella his next victim. Fearing for Bella's safety and that of her loved ones, the Cullens must combine their collective talents in order to stop the highly predatory James before his goal is accomplished. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
from: www.mtv.com/movies
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wall - E
Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo") and the inventive storytellers and technical geniuses at Pixar Animation Studios ("The Incredibles", "Cars", "Ratatouille") transport moviegoers to a galaxy not so very far away for a new computer-animated cosmic comedy about a determined robot named WALL-E.
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home).
Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.
Filled with surprises, action, humor and heart, WALL-E was written and directed by Andrew Stanton, produced by Jim Morris, co-produced by Lindsey Collins and features original and innovative sound design by Academy Award®-winner Ben Burtt ("Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial").
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Why you so serius?!?!?! . . .
Why so serious?
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.
Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain") stars as arch-villain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays District Attorney Harvey Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast in the role of Rachel Dawes. Returning from "Batman Begins" are Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Oscar winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Legendary Pictures, a Syncopy Production, a Christopher Nolan film, "The Dark Knight." Nolan directed the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan are the producers, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull serving as executive producers. "The Dark Knight" is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.
from: www.movieweb.com
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
AUGUST RUSH
Is That Music We Hear or a Tyke’s Beating Heart?
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: November 21, 2007
To describe “August Rush” as a piece of shameless hokum doesn’t quite do justice to the potentially shock-inducing sugar content of this contemporary fairy tale about a homeless, musically gifted miracle child. August Rush (Freddie Highmore) hears music everywhere. Whether it’s the wind in the grass or the roar of a subway, the sounds of the world ar a symphony to his ears, and the movie’s soundtrack offers a Hollywood realization of a John Cage idea in which all sounds are music.
August, introduced as Evan Taylor, has absolute faith that music will mystically reunite him with his parents, who he is certain must be somewhere out there, although he has no clues to their identity. As we learn early in the movie, those parents — Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an Irish rock singer with a musical sweet tooth, and Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell), a classical cellist — fell in love at first sight and conceived him on a rooftop overlooking Washington Square but were kept apart by her conniving, ambitious father (William Sadler).
Months after their night of love, the pregnant Lyla is hit by a car and gives birth prematurely. In the most preposterous of the many ludicrous plot twists in a movie whose continuity is flimsy at best, her father forges her signature on adoption papers, gives the baby away, then tells her it died. Louis and Lyla abandon their performing careers and morosely search for they know not what.
In the meantime, Evan flees from a group home in New Jersey to New York City, where he falls in with a band of runaways living in the old Fillmore East Theater in the East Village. Here, Wizard (Robin Williams), the Fagin character in the movie’s “Oliver Twist”-inspired subplot, reigns as their cunning surrogate father who collects and distributes their earnings from panhandling.
When Evan, who has never touched a musical instrument, picks up a guitar for the first time and plays it like a pro, Wizard christens him August Rush, a rock-star-worthy name taken from the side of a truck, and seeing a potential gold mine exploits August for every penny he can earn. After the boy demonstrates the same talent on a church organ, there is no stopping his meteoric ascent. In six months he is conducting a symphony orchestra performance of his original composition on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
C7
BEIJING, Jan. 29 -- Hong Kong actor and film maker Stephen Chow describes his new film Changjiang Qihao (CJ7) as a science fiction film about love, or to be specific, the love between father and son.
The father-and-son relation was not touched on in his previous works; and science fiction is something new in Chinese cinema.
The story is about a child who becomes friends with an alien, in the form of a dog. If you can see a parallel between Chow's story and Steven Spielberg's E.T. you are right.
Chow's inspiration for this film began some 20 years ago when he saw E.T. at the theater. He was enthralled.
"I watched it many times," Chow said while promoting the film last week in Beijing.
"I was amazed that science fiction could be filmed like that. I knew then I wanted to make a movie like that.
"Spielberg's work inspired me to become a director."
The comedian who grew up in a single-parent family is not a father yet and did not have that experience to draw from. To add authenticity, Chow interviewed many fathers and also asked the child actors how their fathers behave. Memories of living with his own father, before his parents separated, also shed some light.
"My father would lie down and hold me up high in bed," Chow says.
"And I remember when I was young I wanted a toy, which made my father and mother quarrel on the street. These scenes all appear in the film."
Chow believes dogs are something both children and adults will love, so he cast a dog to play the alien.
In the film the computer-generated dog named Changjiang Qihao (CJ7, or Yangtze River Number Seven) has a big, white, furry head, cute black eyes and a green body. Chow confirms it is modeled upon his own pet BullBull. BullBull was the first dog Chow bought. One day, after BullBull got cancer, it barked at Chow who was hurrying to work. Chow did not pay attention, but later that day he was told BullBull had passed away. The guilt of not saying goodbye to his loyal friend was part of the driving force for his new work.
"The E.T. dog was the biggest challenge," Chow says.
"Most films need special effects, but in Chinese films a totally 3-D computer-generated dog has seldom tried before."
Chow invited top Hong Kong-based company, Menfond Electronic Arts, creator of the visual wonders in Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuanjia), to design the visual effects. Some of CJ7's facial expressions, however, were designed by Chow himself. Supervisor Eddy Wong was given the task of employing the latest technology to translate Chow's vision to the screen.
The virtual dog was a challenge to Xu Jiao, a 10-year-old girl, who plays a boy in the film. Most of the time, Xu talked to an invisible dog. But her performance was praised by Chow.
"She is a born actor and genius," he says. "She's a better actor than me."
Xu was picked from some 10,000 young hopefuls, after an 18-month audition in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities. The long-haired elementary school student is a trained actress and hosted children's art troupe in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, which is also Chow's ancestral hometown. Chow says he knew instantly when he met Xu that she could perform the role well.
She burst into tears, however, when she discovered she had to cut her long hair to play a boy, though she did not cry for long.
"Hair can grow very long within a year, but opportunity won't wait a day," she says.
The girl's clever comment explains why she was chosen by the demanding Chow.
When speaking of her challenging role, Xu is modest.
"It wasn't that difficult," she says. "I play an innocent child, and I am an innocent child."
"CJ7 is a film that makes you laugh first and cry."
Chow admitted that CJ7 is a slight departure from his previous comedies featuring slapstick humor and lowbrow dialogue. But Chow hasn't lost his touch.
During the media screening, the audience burst into laughter more than 20 times. Most journalists were congratulatory, while some predicted that the film would help Chow enter the "200 million yuan ($27 million) club" and break the box office record of Chow's own Kungfu Hustle, the second highest grossing film in Hong Kong, next to Titanic.
"This is a new kind of Chinese movie. But I hope audiences will like it," Chow says.
(Source: China Daily)
from:http://news.xinhuanet.com
The father-and-son relation was not touched on in his previous works; and science fiction is something new in Chinese cinema.
The story is about a child who becomes friends with an alien, in the form of a dog. If you can see a parallel between Chow's story and Steven Spielberg's E.T. you are right.
Chow's inspiration for this film began some 20 years ago when he saw E.T. at the theater. He was enthralled.
"I watched it many times," Chow said while promoting the film last week in Beijing.
"I was amazed that science fiction could be filmed like that. I knew then I wanted to make a movie like that.
"Spielberg's work inspired me to become a director."
The comedian who grew up in a single-parent family is not a father yet and did not have that experience to draw from. To add authenticity, Chow interviewed many fathers and also asked the child actors how their fathers behave. Memories of living with his own father, before his parents separated, also shed some light.
"My father would lie down and hold me up high in bed," Chow says.
"And I remember when I was young I wanted a toy, which made my father and mother quarrel on the street. These scenes all appear in the film."
Chow believes dogs are something both children and adults will love, so he cast a dog to play the alien.
In the film the computer-generated dog named Changjiang Qihao (CJ7, or Yangtze River Number Seven) has a big, white, furry head, cute black eyes and a green body. Chow confirms it is modeled upon his own pet BullBull. BullBull was the first dog Chow bought. One day, after BullBull got cancer, it barked at Chow who was hurrying to work. Chow did not pay attention, but later that day he was told BullBull had passed away. The guilt of not saying goodbye to his loyal friend was part of the driving force for his new work.
"The E.T. dog was the biggest challenge," Chow says.
"Most films need special effects, but in Chinese films a totally 3-D computer-generated dog has seldom tried before."
Chow invited top Hong Kong-based company, Menfond Electronic Arts, creator of the visual wonders in Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuanjia), to design the visual effects. Some of CJ7's facial expressions, however, were designed by Chow himself. Supervisor Eddy Wong was given the task of employing the latest technology to translate Chow's vision to the screen.
The virtual dog was a challenge to Xu Jiao, a 10-year-old girl, who plays a boy in the film. Most of the time, Xu talked to an invisible dog. But her performance was praised by Chow.
"She is a born actor and genius," he says. "She's a better actor than me."
Xu was picked from some 10,000 young hopefuls, after an 18-month audition in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities. The long-haired elementary school student is a trained actress and hosted children's art troupe in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, which is also Chow's ancestral hometown. Chow says he knew instantly when he met Xu that she could perform the role well.
She burst into tears, however, when she discovered she had to cut her long hair to play a boy, though she did not cry for long.
"Hair can grow very long within a year, but opportunity won't wait a day," she says.
The girl's clever comment explains why she was chosen by the demanding Chow.
When speaking of her challenging role, Xu is modest.
"It wasn't that difficult," she says. "I play an innocent child, and I am an innocent child."
"CJ7 is a film that makes you laugh first and cry."
Chow admitted that CJ7 is a slight departure from his previous comedies featuring slapstick humor and lowbrow dialogue. But Chow hasn't lost his touch.
During the media screening, the audience burst into laughter more than 20 times. Most journalists were congratulatory, while some predicted that the film would help Chow enter the "200 million yuan ($27 million) club" and break the box office record of Chow's own Kungfu Hustle, the second highest grossing film in Hong Kong, next to Titanic.
"This is a new kind of Chinese movie. But I hope audiences will like it," Chow says.
(Source: China Daily)
from:http://news.xinhuanet.com
Friday, February 15, 2008
jay chow's film
Here's the synopsis from movieXclsuive.com:
Shi-Jie is a brilliant martial artist from the Kungfu School. The master of the school adopted him as a baby, when he was found abandoned in the woods. His remarkable kungfu skills stem from his innate intuition and ability to read his opponents moves. One day, he encounters a group of youths playing basketball and shows off how easy it is for him, with his martial arts training, to do a Slam Dunk. Watching him was Chen-Li, a shrewd businessman, who decides that he would exploit Shi-Jie to make some money. Under the guise of helping Shi-Jie to find his family, he recruits him to play varsity basketball at the local university.By some strange coincidence, the girl that Shi-Jie has had a long-standing crush on is the sister of the basketball team’s captain, Ting-Wei. In a bid to get her attention, he acts out by challenging the team star and Li-Li’s idol Xiao-Lan, throwing off the team’s game. Ting-Wei steps in to resolve the conflict, and in the process, helping Shi-Jie to focus his energies on the game and adapting his kung fu skills for basketball.
The major rival team, lead by Lee Tien, is so ruthless they have been banned from competing in the United States. In the championship match against Ting-Wei’s team, they bride the referees to turn a blind eye to their underhanded tactics against the humble university team. In the face of all adversity, Shi-Jie and the team learn their most important lessons and pull out all the stops to win the game.
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