[19 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 57 views]
Blade Runner

SG New Wave’s last screening for the semester:

When man’s attempt to create another perfect being backfires..


It is the year 2019 in Los Angeles. Technology has allowed man to create replicants – human clones that serve colonies outside of Earth. When these replicants escape and attempt to land on Earth, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), the Blade Runner returns and goes in a pursuit to terminate them. What happens when man tries to create another perfect being? Will Deckard’s mission be sucessful? Let Harrison Ford take you through the journey.

Find out what it takes to create another perfect being:
Date: Monday, 25 January 2010
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Blk 52, FMS Preview Theatre #09-05
CCA points are awarded!

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[8 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 235 views]
Best Movie Villains

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[7 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 87 views]
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The Orphanage/ El Orfanato

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[7 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 76 views]
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[7 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 68 views]
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Directed by John Woo, screenplay written by John Woo, Chen Han and Sheng Heyu based on the historical records of the Three Kingdoms era, Records of Three Kingdoms, written by the historian of Jin Dynasty, Chen Shou (A.D.233–297).