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Film Industry to Boycott Busan Film Festival
Yesterday, South Korea’s film industry people decided to boycott this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), as the sponsoring city keeps “denying” the festival’s autonomy. A task force...
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League of Gods: Teaser Trailer (Jet LI)
Directed by: Koan Hui, Vernie Yeung Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”, Jet Li is back...
View ArticleChinese Animation Big Fish & Begonia Trailer
After twelve years in the making, the Chinese animation by by Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun will be finally released by Beijing Enlight Media on July 8, 2016. Yesterday, the first trailer was revealed The...
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One Punch Man Anime (2015) Review
Japanese creators have the uncanny ability of making nonsensical and preposterous themes and notions seem coherent, and in the process creating very entertaining titles. This tendency becomes quite...
View ArticleThree (2016) Louis Koo – Trailer
Cast: Louis Koo Wallace Chung Zhao Wei Lam Suet Lo Hoi-Pang Timmy Hung Michael Tse Director: Johnnie To Plot: Da Yi (Wallace Chung) has just been released from prison and he re-encountered brother Le...
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Udine Far East Festival 2016
The biggest European film festival excludsively dealing with Asian cinema will open on Friday the 22nd of April with the South Korean blockbuster “The Tiger” and close with the Hong Kong thriller “The...
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Mojin: The Lost Legend Chinese Fantasy Adventure Mixes Indiana Jones, The...
Mojin: The Lost Legend Chinese Fantasy Adventure Mixes Indiana Jones, The Mummy and Tomb RaiderAction73%Story63%Special Effects56%2016-04-2264%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (2 Votes)70%When I was given...
View ArticleWatch The Brand New Trailer for Jackie Chan’s ‘SkipTrace’
Plot: Hong Kong detective Bennie Black (Jackie Chan) has been tracking notorious crime boss Victor Wong for over a decade. When Bennie’s young niece Samantha/bái shū (Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble...
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New Death Note Film’s Official Title, Cast and Poster Unveiled
The official website for the upcoming film recently updated with a poster featuring the three main characters, also revealing its official title “Death Note Light up the NEW world”. The sequel film is...
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BIFF Asian Cinema 100 List: 15 Korean Films Make The Cut
The Asian Cinema 100 list was released last year at the BIFF (Busan International Film Festival), which marked its 20th anniversary with a poll of prominent Asian filmmakers and international critics...
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BIFF Asian Cinema 100 List: Top 5 Japanese Films
The Asian Cinema 100 list was released last year at the BIFF (Busan International Film Festival), which marked its 20th anniversary with a poll of prominent Asian filmmakers and international critics...
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Blue Literature Anime (2009) Review
Blue Literature Anime (2009) ReviewSTORY90%DIRECTION85%ANIMATION80%Great stories based on Japanese classicsGreat atmosphereGreat animationSomewhat slow-paced2016-04-2585%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (0...
View ArticleTrailer for the newly restored Kurosawa masterpiece “Ran”
Three decades after its initial release, Kurosawa’s “Ran” gets a new edition after being restored in 4k condition. The adaptation of Shakespeare’s “King Lear”, remains enchanting and invariant even...
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Choi Dong-hoon’s The Thieves
Choi Dong-hoon's The ThievesSTORY74%DIRECTION75%ACTING75%VISUALS80%POSITIVESGreat cast with great chemistryAmazing action scenesInteresting script with many plot twistsNEGATIVESJust the film's obvious...
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Park Dae-min ‘s Private Eye
Park Dae-min 's Private EyeSTORY75%DIRECTION70%ACTING75%VISUALS75%POSITIVEGreat noir atmosphere and shocking scriptElaborate depiction of era and impressive cinematographyImpressive performances by...
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Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder
Bong Joon-ho's Memories of MurderSTORY85%ACTING85%DIRECTION85%VISUALS85%POSITIVESA masterpiece in all of its aspectsNEGATIVESNone2016-04-2985%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (3 Votes)95% Based on the true,...
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A Werewolf Boy (2012) Director’s Action film ‘Phantom Detective’
Director: Jo Sung-Hee (A Werewolf Boy) Distributor: CJ Entertainment Cast: Lee Je-Hoon (Architecture 101), Kim Sung-Kyun (Nameless Gangster, The Neighbor), Go A-Ra (The Magician) Phantom Detective, its...
View ArticleTrailer for the upcoming Himitsu The Top Secret
Based on the manga series “Himitsu – Toppu Shiikuretto” by Reiko Shimizu (first published March, 1999 in Japanese shoujo manga “Melody”), the title has been also adapted into an anime series named Top...
View ArticleOne To Watch : Korean Crime Drama ‘Inside Men’ : Lee Byung-hun, Cho...
Starring Lee Byung-hun ( I Saw the Devil, A Bittersweet life ) , who also won the best actor award at the Asian Film Awards for this role. The film broke box office records during it’s original Korean...
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Jang Hoon’s Secret Reunion
Jang Hoon's Secret ReunionSTORY65%ACTING75%DIRECTION70%VISUALS75%POSITIVESAs always, Song Kang-ho's presenceHigh production values, with great action scenes, cinematography and editingNEGATIVESThe...
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