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[7 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 439 views]
Red Cliff Part 1 Movie Review

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).

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[29 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 464 views]
Speedy Scandal

What happens if a seven-year-old boy has a mother who is only twenty-two? What happens if he has a grandfather in his mid-thirties? SCANDALOUS! Speedy Scandal is a Korean movie directed by Kang Hyeong-Cheol and was released in the year 2008.

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[23 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 621 views]
China’s 5th and 6th Generation:  Why Li Yang might be overshadowed by Zhang Yimou

The works of the 5th generation of film makers have received so much critical acclaim worldwide – and at home. This essay will point out some factors why the films of the younger generation, the 6th generation, might find it tough trying to make a mark. Will Li Yang achieve the same success as Zhang Yimou has? Certain factors are crucial in determining the chances, for example, Film Style, Time, and Money.

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[8 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 493 views]
Darah (2009)

Perhaps I shouldn’t be in an utterly apathetic mood when writing a review, but after over nine thousand years of dawdling on what to say about Darah, I decided that there’s not a whole lot, really.

I attended a special advance director’s cut screening at Ngee Ann’s movie theatre about two weeks before it was due to open in Singaporean cinemas. Darah is an Indonesian and Singaporean co-production, as well as the first film produced by Gorylah Pictures, a new production company.

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[7 Jul 2009 | One Comment | 1,914 views]

Blood: The Last Vampire Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) is adapted from the Japanese manga written by Benkyo Tamaoki about a half-vampire, half-human girl Saya who hunts the vampires for the evil they do. From the start, we know that she has one purpose in mind – to find the most powerful demon, Onigen, and destroy her…

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