April 26th, 2008 by dingdans
“Legendary martial arts stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li come together onscreen for the first time ever in director Rob Minkoff’s time-traveling take on the Monkey King fable that finds an American teen transported back to ancient China after wandering into a pawn shop and discovering the king’s fighting stick. Once there, the adventurous teen joins an army of fierce warriors who have sworn to free their imprisoned king at all costs. In addition to appearing as the mythical Monkey King, Li assumes the role of a silent monk, and Chan appears in the role of the monk T’sa-Ho. Famed action choreographer Yuen Woo Ping presides over the fight sequences. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide”
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March 1st, 2008 by dingdans
Scenarist Robert Nelson Jacobs (“The Shipping News,” “Chocolat”) has brought some conventional dramatic hooks to bear on Dick King-Smith’s slim tale about a 1930s family adopting an increasingly hard-to-manage sea monster — namely, making the story’s protagonist a lonely, emotionally troubled young tyke and recasting the events against the war-torn ’40s.
Set in the Scottish region bordering the giant lake known as Loch Ness, the boy-meets-egg saga kicks off with Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel, “Millions”) discovering a rock-encrusted object washed ashore one morning, which he takes back to the sprawling estate where he lives with his housekeeper mom Anne (an excellent Emily Watson) and older sister Kirstie (Priyanka Xi). When a purplish creature resembling a baby dinosaur hatches from the egg, Angus immediately decides to secretly adopt the raucous little beastie.
Crusoe, as Angus names the slimy castaway, has a horselike snout, webbed feet, Shrek-like ears and a marked affinity for water. (There are also traces of dog, eagle and giraffe present, at least according to the press notes.) Eating and growing at a persuasively alarming rate, the creature soon gets too big for the bathtub, threatening discovery by Angus’ stern mother.
Complicating matters are the British soldiers stationed at the house, under the rather bogus pretext that German subs are expected to pass through the loch. While Anne flirts with the dashing but smug Capt. Hamilton (David Morrissey), the script duly trots out handsome, hard-drinking handyman Lewis Mowbry (Ben Chaplin), who bonds with Angus and Kirstie, helps them keep Crusoe a secret, turns out to have a military record even more distinguished than the captain’s, and in general couldn’t be more likable to auds if he defeated Hitler singlehandedly.
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December 14th, 2007 by dingdans
From YEEEAH — Thanks to one talent of a cellphone videographer, YEEEAH brings you the new Batman trailer. See it before it gets taken offline, after the jump!
The trailer for the new Batman flick “Dark Knight” has been leaked online, and as of 12:31 EST Warner Brothers hasn’t yanked it from the Daily Zoom, so knock yourselves out. It’s kinda hard to tell exactly what’s going on in the trailer — what with the no sound and bootleg quality and all — but my reporter’s instinct leads me to believe that a lot of shit is blowing up and that also, Batman has a pretty kick-ass bike. My instincts also indicate that Heath Ledger’s Joker must have been in the middle of spirited bout of “World of Warcraft” or maybe reading aloud some of the free verse from his journal when his mom forbade him from going to the Fall Out Boy concert that night. And thus is born one of the most notorious superhero villains in history. Rated PG-13 for violence, language, and overt gayness.
December 13th, 2007 by dingdans
Are singing chipmunks really so different from Britney Spears?
In “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” our furry, little singing friends have been turned into something like tiny Justin Timberlakes. They use phrases like “sup playa,” perform with Madonna-style headset microphones and even suffer from that chronic tour-canceler: “exhaustion.”
No, they don’t enter rehab, run over paparazzi or suddenly shave off all their hair. But here, Alvin, Simon and Theodore are young pop stars, beholden to their songwriters and susceptible to the whims of label management.
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December 13th, 2007 by dingdans
new take on the legend and a new chapter in the Michael Myers “Halloween” saga.
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Remake and Sequel
Release Date: August 31st, 2007 (wide)
Distributors: Dimension Films, MGM Distribution Company
Starring: Daeg Faerch, Danielle Harris, Malcolm McDowell, Danny Trejo, Sheri Moon
Directed by: Rob Zombie
Produced by: John Carpenter, Malek Akkad, Harvey Weinstein
December 13th, 2007 by dingdans
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Genres: Drama, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Release Date: August 31st, 2007 (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody brutal violence and pervasive language.
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Aisha Tyler, Kelly Preston, Stuart Lafferty, John Goodman
Directed by: James Wan
Produced by: Lars Sylvest, Nick Hamson, Nick Morton
