Another epic of The Mummy, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor hits our big screen today. This time it was not in Egypt but in China.
Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah) to combat the resurrected Qin Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas.
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Red Cliff 《赤壁》 is one of the two-episode Chinese epic film based on the Battle of Red Cliffs and events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China. I have been waiting this movie for a very long time, lost track on how many months I’m be waiting for it.
The film is directed by John Woo and stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai (梁朝偉), Takeshi Kaneshiro(金城武), Lin Chi-ling(林志玲) and Zhao Wei(赵薇). With an estimated budget of US$80 million, The Battle of Red Cliff is the most expensive Asian-financed film to date.
For those that couldn’t wait any longer, please calm yourself and enjoy the trailer first.
If year 2007 is the year of Transformers then year 2008 is the year of Iron Man. I myself haven’t watch this movie yet but I am sure that I going to watch it. Just the matter of when I’ll be watching it.
This is the story about Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
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The latest movie showing in the cinema, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon 《三國之見龍卸甲》. Based on the storyline of Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, it sure is going to be my favourite movie.
I grow up reading the novel, Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. I really interested in all the Chinese history especially during the Three Kingdoms era. And my favourite characters was Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang and Zhao Zhilong. Zhuge Liang was one of the greatest strategists of the Three Kingdoms era.
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On 7th February 2008, another Jay Chou’s movie will be screening on local cinemas. The film seems to be going under the title of Kung Fu Dunk (功夫灌篮) in Asia, and Slam Dunk for International release.
With a production budget of US$10 million, the movie is the biggest production in Taiwan’s history.
During the pre-production period, the lead actress role has been previously offered to stars such as Korean singer, BoA. But due to her busy schedule she passed the roll to Korean actress, Yoon Eun Hye. Due to schedule conflicts, the producers settled on casting Hong Kong singer and actress Charlene Choi. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming but due to injury he won’t be able to make his debut on this movie.
