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Tokyo (Not new film trailer but very fantastic)

2009-03-03T04:57:00.000-08:00

Title : Tokyo
Release : 16 August 2008 (Japan)
Director : Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry
Producer : Anne Pernod-Sawada, Masa Sawada, Michiko Yoshitake
Screenwriter : Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, Michel Gondry
Genre : Drama, Comedy
Stars : Yû Aoi, YosiYosi Arakawa, Jean-François Balmer, Julie Dreyfus, Ayako Fujitani, Ayumi Ito, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryo Kase, Denis Lavant, Yutaka Matsushige, Nao Omori, Sohee Park, Naoto Takenaka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Yamamoto
Sinopsys : TOKYO! opens with the first of three featurettes, INTERIOR DESIGN, from beloved international sensation Michel Gondry, whose previous features, including ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004), THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (2006) and BE KIND REWIND (2008), revealed a master of surrealist whimsy at the very top of his game. Hiroko and Akira (Ayako Fujitani and Ryo Kase) are a young couple from the provinces who arrive in Tokyo with limited funds, short-term lodging and what appears to be a solid and mutually supportive relationship that will seemingly carry them through any challenge. Akira is an aspiring filmmaker whose debut feature will soon screen in the city — and hopefully land him an entrée to a more solid career; in the interim, he lands work wrapping gifts at a local department store. After securing short-term housing in the cramped studio apartment of old school chum Akemi (Ayumi Ito) — a career girl with a demanding boyfriend who grows weary of Akemi’s houseguests — Hiroko hits the streets of Tokyo in search of a suitable apartment, finding a series of rat-infested hovels that neither she nor Akira can afford on their limited salaries. After Akira’s film screens to dubious acclaim, one spectator informs Hiroko of the inherent struggles in relationships between creative types: oftentimes, one half of a couple feels invisible, useless, or unappreciated, something Hiroko relates to wholeheartedly in the wake of her numerous trials and tribulations in the unfamiliar city of Tokyo. She starts to question her role in the relationship, resulting in a Kafkaesque transformation of self-discovery that will delight fans of Gondry’s trademark surrealism. TOKYO! continues with the second featurette, MERDE, from acclaimed French filmmaker Léos Carax, whose previous features include the Cannes Film Festival selection POLA X (1999), the international art-house sensation THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE (1991) starring MERDE lead actor Denis Lavant and Juliette Binoche, and the classic French indies MAUVAIS SANG (BAD BLOOD; 1986) and BOY MEETS GIRL (1984). Merde (a French term translating as “shit”) is the name given to an unkempt, gibberish-spewing subterranean creature of the Tokyo sewers, played by Denis Lavant, who rises from the underground lair where he dwells to attack unsuspecting locals in increasingly brazen and terrifying ways: he steals cash and cigarettes from passersby, frightens old women and salaciously licks schoolgirls, resulting in a televised media frenzy that creates mounting hysteria among the Tokyo populace. After discovering an arsenal of hand grenades in his underground lair, Merde slips into full-on assault mode, hurling the munitions at random citizens and creating a Godzilla-like atmosphere of urban terror, which the media promptly laps up and reflects back to its equally voracious television audience. Enter pompous French magistrate Maître Voland (Jean-François Balmer) — a dead ringer for the sewer creature’s gnarled and twisted demeanor — who arrives in Tokyo to represent Merde’s inevitable televised trial, claiming to be the sole person in the world able to speak his client’s unintelligible language. The media circus mounts as lawyer defends client in a surreal court of law hungry for a satisfying resolution. Merde is tried, convicted and sentenced to death — until justice takes an unexpected turn. The TOKYO! triptych concludes with the romantic featurette SHAKING TOKYO from Bong Joon-Ho, whose Korean monster movie THE HOST was the hit of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival before becoming a international box office sensation. Teruyuki Kagawa stars as a Tokyo shut-in, or hikikimori, who has not left his apartment in a decade. His only link to the outside world is through his telephone, which he uses to command every necessity from a series of random and anonymous delivery people, including the pizza that he lives on and the hundreds of discarded pizza cartons he meticulously stacks in and around his cramped apartment. But one day is different — his pizza arrives thanks to a lovely young woman who succeeds in catching the shut-in’s eye. Suddenly an earthquake strikes Tokyo, prompting the beautiful young delivery woman to faint in her client’s apartment. And then the unthinkable happens — the hikikimori falls hopelessly in love. Time passes and the shut-in discovers through another pizza delivery person that the improbable object of his affections has become a hikikimori in her own right. Taking a bold leap into the unknown, our hero crosses the threshold of his apartment and takes to the streets in search of his mystery girl, at last discovering his kindred spirit at the very moment another earthquake strikes.

Terminator Salvation (Film Trailer)

2009-03-03T03:53:00.000-08:00

Title : Terminator Salvation
Release : May 22, 2009
Director : McG
Screenwriter : Michael Ferris, John Brancato
Producer : Moritz Borman, Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring : Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood
Synopsis : In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against... In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

Box Office : Mall Cop stay on Top

2009-01-26T14:15:00.000-08:00

TV Guide

Kevin James is not just the King of Queens, but the king of the box office as well.

For the second weekend in a row, James' Paul Blart: Mall Cop topped the list, this time earning $21.5 million to bring its cumulative gross to $64.8 million.

The comedy edged Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which debuted to $20.7 million, a slightly lower opening than that of its predecessors, Underworld ($21.7 million) and Underworld: Evolution ($26.8 million). The weekend's other new release, Inkheart, failed to intrigue moviegoers, bowing in seventh with $7.7 million.

Dropping one place to third but still riding strong was Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino ($16 million), which now sits $3 million shy of the $100 million mark. Boosted by their Oscar nominations, Slumdog Millionaire, which earned 10 nods, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which received 13, moved into fifth and ninth, respectively. Slumdog's $10.6 million haul brings its total to $56 million, while Button's $6 million take enabled the film to re-enter the top 10. Button's total is now $111 million.

Rounding out the top 10 were Hotel for Dogs (No. 4, $12.4 million), My Bloody Valentine 3-D (No. 6, $10.1 million), Bride Wars (No. 8, $7 million) and Notorious (No. 10, $5.7 million).

Mall Cop (Film Trailer)

2009-01-26T13:51:00.000-08:00

Title : Mall Cop
Director : Steve Carr
Writer : Kevin James, Nick Bakay
Studio : Columbia Pictures
Cast : Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight
Release : January 16, 2009
Genre : Action | Comedy | Crime | Family
Synapsis : Kevin James, of King of Queens and Hitch fame, plays your typical "every man" character in this movie. Paul Blart is a guy whose dream job (New Jersey state trooper) is just out of his grasp, but who's making the best he can out of the job he has - security guard at the local mall. He lives with his mother and daughter and dreams of finding that one person who can love and appreciate him for himself. The fateful time arrives for Paul to prove just what he's made of when a group of really bad folks, disguised as Santa's Helpers, take control of the mall just before closing time on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. They chase all the customers out at gunpoint, lock the doors, and take hostages in the bank branch located in the mall, including the object of Paul's affection - Amy - a kiosk worker in the mall. Their plan - steal the approximately $3 million in sales receipts on the credit card machines in the mall's stores. They've got just one problem - Paul Blart. What follows is a hilarious game of cat and mouse between these gun-toting, skateboard and trick bike riding thugs and Paul, an overweight security guard on a Segway scooter. There are quite a few unexpected plot twists and just when you think Paul's had it, he surprises you and the bad guys yet again with his quick wittedness and courage.

Obama Song - Michael Franti & Spearhead Feat. Solliloquists of Sound, Cherine Anderson, Anthony B

2009-01-26T11:25:00.000-08:00

Genre: Reggae, Alternative
Writer: Michael Franti, Spearhead
Released: January, 2009

Obama Song - Michael Franti & Spearhead Feat. Solliloquists of Sound, Cherine Anderson, Anthony B

Yes, Yes, Yes It’s time
Ya all come together, uh,uh

Barack Obama! Yes, we can yeah!
Barack Obama! We all come together now!
Barack Obama! Ya ya ya! Barack Obama!

Barack Obama’s making history man
He’s Coming with a message for the people
saying “yes we can” yo!
Si se puede today is a new day
So come on and throw your hands up
Every woman every man!

Barack Obama! Yes, we can yeah!
Barack Obama! We all come together now!
Barack Obama! Ya ya ya! Barack Obama!

Building blocks of a new vow
A million stops and a new route
The acting out of the possible feels
Better than the few doubts
Political change
Critical claims
All in attempts to embellish the reign
Of power to the people – so that we may develop
The sequel of living
In love for the peaceful
Pushing the envelope honoring all
Of the work
Paying attention to reason
Dipping our feet in deeper than
Moderate worth
Teaching minds of a new height
Seeking finds of a new light
This is the meaning of outreach
When it’s outta reach we still fight

Barack Obama! Yes, we can yeah!
Barack Obama! We all come together now!
Barack Obama! Ya ya ya! Barack Obama!

I’d like to pay respect and love to he
Who’ll have us know that we can be
Whatever we dream
Take my hand, let’s take this stand
If they say, “No you can’t”
You tell them, “Yes we can!”
Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can
Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can
It’s time for the revolution, every woman man
If they say, “No you can’t”
You tell them, “Yes we can!”

Barack Obama! Yes, we can yeah!
Barack Obama! We all come together now!
Barack Obama! Ya ya ya! Barack Obama!

It’s been so long now
We all come together now
It’s been so long now
We all come together now
We all come together now!!!
We all come together now!!!

Remember doesn’t matter
Who you are we are all one people
Time fe soar through the sky like an eagle
Get up, stand up! And fight for your rights
Unity strength, now look what it leave!!!

Barack Obama! Yes, we can!
Barack Obama! Making history
Barack Obama! Yes, we can yeah
Barack Obama! It takes you and me

Barack Obama! It’s been so long now!!
Barack Obama! We all come together now!
All come together now!!! all come together now.

Flightless Bird (Twilight Soundtrack)

2009-01-26T01:04:00.000-08:00

Flightless Bird
Album: Twilight Soundtrack
Genre: Alternative Rock
Released: November, 2008

Flightless Bird

I was a quick wet boy
Diving too deep for coins
All of your street light eyes
Wide on my plastic toys
Then when the cops closed the fair
I cut my long baby hair
Stole me a dog-eared map
And called for you everywhere

Have I found you?
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping
Or lost you?
American mouth
Big pill looming

Now I’m a fat house cat
Nursing my sore blunt tongue
Watching the warm poison rats
Curl through the wide fence cracks
Pissing on magazine photos
Those fishing lures thrown in the cold and clean
Blood of Christ mountain stream

Have I found you?
Flightless bird, grounded bleeding
Or lost you?
American mouth
Big pill, stuck going down

Uhmmm, Uhmmmm, Uhmmm
Uhmmm, Uhmmmm, Uhmmm…

New in Town (Film Trailer)

2009-01-24T09:49:00.000-08:00

Title: New in Town
Genre: comedy, romance
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Mike O'Brien, Rashida Jones
Release Date: January 30, 2009
Writer: Kenneth Rance, C. Jay Cox
Directed By: Jonas Elmer
Film Duration: 165 min.
Synopsis: Lucy Hill (Rene Zellweger) is an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment - in the middle of nowhere - to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straight forward job assignment becomes a life changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams (Harry Connick, Jr.).

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Film Trailer)

2009-01-24T08:44:00.000-08:00

Title: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Elle Fanning, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng
Release Date: December 25, 2008
Production Country: United States
Directed By: David Fincher
Film Duration: 165 min.
Production Year: 2008
Synopsis: David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, re-teams the director with Brad Pitt, who takes on the title role. What makes Button such a curious case is that when he is born in New Orleans just after World War I, he is already in his eighties, and proceeds to live his life aging in reverse. This sweeping film follows the character's unusual life into the 21st century as he experiences joy and sadness, loves lost and found, and the meaning of timelessness. Cate Blanchett co-stars along with Tilda Swinton, Elias Koteas, and Julia Ormond. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Film Trailer : Valkyrie

2009-01-24T08:19:00.000-08:00

Title: Valkyrie
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Cast: Tom Cruise, Patrick Wilson, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Kenneth Branagh
Release Date: December 26, 2008
Production Country: United States
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Film Duration: 120 min.
Production Year: 2008
Synopsis: In a country in the grips of evil, in a police state where every move is being watched in a world where justice and honor have been subverted, a group of men hidden inside the highest reaches of power decide to take action. Tom Cruise stars in the suspense film, VALKYRIE, based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg (CRUISE) and the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. Director Bryan Singer (THE USUAL SUSPECTS, X-MEN, SUPERMAN RETURNS) re-teams with Academy Award®-winning USUAL SUSPECTS screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie to bring to life the story of the men who led the operation to assassinate Hitler. The film also stars an acclaimed cast including Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Carice van Houten, Thomas Kretschmann, Eddie Izzard, Christian Berkel and Terence Stamp.
A proud military man, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg is a loyal officer who serves his country all the while hoping that someone will find a way to stop Hitler before Europe and Germany are destroyed. Realizing that time is running out, he decides that he must take action himself and joins the German resistance. Armed with a cunning strategy to use Hitler's own emergency plan - known as Operation Valkyrie - these men plot to assassinate the dictator and overthrow his Nazi government from the inside. With everything in place, with the future of the world, the fate of millions and the lives of his wife and children hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg is thrust from being one of many who oppose Hitler to the one who must kill Hitler himself. VALKYRIE is produced by Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie and Gilbert Adler. McQuarrie co-wrote the original screenplay with Nathan Alexander who also serves as co-producer. The executive producers are Chris Lee, Ken Kamins, Daniel M. Snyder, Dwight C. Schar and Mark Shapiro.
The film was shot in Germany at various locations where many of the actual events occurred, including the historic Bendlerblock. Recreating the atmosphere of urgency and paranoia inside the German resistance is a team that includes Singer's frequent collaborators Newton Thomas Sigel (SUPERMAN RETURNS, X2, X-MEN) as director of photography and editor/composer John Ottman (SUPERMAN RETURNS, X2); as well as production designers Lilly Kilvert (two-time Oscar®-nominee for THE LAST SAMURAI and LEGENDS OF THE FALL) and Patrick Lumb (THE OMEN) and costume designer Joanna Johnston (MUNICH, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN).

Film Trailer; Underworld : Rise of the Lycans

2009-01-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

Title : Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Horror
General Release Date: 22 Jan 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 26 Minutes,
Cast: Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Rhona Mitra
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Writer: Danny McBride
Synopsis: The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

Film Trailer : Inkheart

2009-01-17T10:19:00.000-08:00

Title: Inkheart
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Sienna Guillory
Release Date: 12/12/2008
Directed By: Iain Softley
Film Duration: 106 min.
Production Year: 2008
Synopsis: A young girl's father has the power to bring characters from books to life by reading those books aloud. When a power-hungry villain from a rare children's fable kidnaps the man, his daughter bands with a group of friends both real and imagined to set things right.

Film Trailer : Twilight

2009-01-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Title: Twilight
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli, Taylor Lautner
Release Date: 19/12/2008
Directed By: Catherine Hardwicke
Production Year: 2008
Synopsis: Bella Swan has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother remarries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Wash., she doesn't expect much of anything to change.
Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen, a boy unlike any she's ever met. Intelligent and witty, he sees straight into her soul.
Soon, Bella and Edward are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance. Edward can run faster than a mountain lion, he can stop a moving car with his bare hands-and he hasn't aged since 1918.
Like all vampires, he's immortal. But he doesn't have fangs, and he doesn't drink human blood; Edward and his family are unique among vampires in their lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for-a soul mate.
But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy.
But what will Edward & Bella do when James, Laurent and Victoria, the Cullens' mortal vampire enemies, come to town, looking for her?

Film Trailer : Che

2009-01-17T09:13:00.000-08:00

Title: Che
Genre: Biography, Drama
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Rodrigo Santoro, Demián Bichir, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Cabrera
Release Date: 02/01/2009
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Film Duration: 125 min.
Production Year: 2009
Distributor: Optimum Releasing
Official Website: http://www.cheelargentino.com/
Synopsis: The first film in Steven Soderbergh’s two-part Che Guevara epic tracks the charismatic revolutionary as he joins Fidel Castro’s band of Cuban exiles and journeys to the shore of Mexico in 1956. Within two years, this small team of rebels had mobilized popular support, recruited an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista. It was the beginning of a crucial period of Cuban history and the birthplace of an extraordinary individual, who would go on to inspire generations to come.

A labour of love for director Stephen Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, OCEAN’S ELEVEN) and winner of the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2008, Benicio del Toro gives a career-defining performance as Che.

Film Trailer : Chandni Chowk To China

2009-01-17T08:31:00.000-08:00

Title : Chandni Chowk to China (warner bros.)
Release Date: January 16, 2009
Director: Nikhil Advani
Writers: Rajat Arora, Shridhar Raghavan
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Chia Hui Liu
Genre: Action | Comedy
Synopsis: Chandni Chowk To China, the first ever Bollywood Kungfu comedy takes you on a madcap Journey from the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in Delhi, to Shanghai, the Great Wall and rural China, marrying in its wake hilarious gags, breathtaking action, spectacular locations, and heart stirring emotions.
Our protagonist Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is the lowest on the totem pole, cutting vegetables at a roadside food stall in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. He longs to escape his dreary existence and looks for shortcuts- with astrologers, tarot readers and fake fakirs - believing anything except himself, despite his father figure Dada's (Mithun Chakraborty) best efforts. His redeeming moment arrives when two strangers from China claim him as a reincarnation of a war hero in the past and takes him to China. Sidhu now dreams of wine, women, and a princely existence in foreign lands. Thanks to the devious translator, a conman by the name Chopstick (Ranvir Shorey), little does he know that he is being taken to the Promised Land to rid the Chinese village of the vicious smuggler Hojo (Gordon Liu)!
Therefore, Sidhu blissfully sets forth to China with Chopstick who instigates dreams of a delicious future and forgets to reveal the perils, which await him. Along the way, he meets Sakhi (Deepika Padukone), Ms. Tele Shoppers Media (Ms. TSM) who has embarked on a journey to pay homage to the land of her birth and her dead father and twin. Initially, Sidhu through a series of lucky coincidences manages to sidestep being beaten by Hojo's men but finally Hojo catches up with him and exposes him as the country buffoon that he really is. Sidhu has the fire of revenge in his belly and finds the one man who will make him a Kungfu expert and set the village free. Armed with his Sifu (master), faith in himself and the love of the fair Sakhi, Sidhu sets forth to conquer all!

Film Trailer : Bride Wars

2009-01-17T08:10:00.000-08:00

Title : Bride Wars (new regency)
Release Date: January 9, 2009
Director: Gary Winick
Writers: Greg Depaul, Casey Wilason, June Raphael
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg, Steve Howey, Chris Pratt, Michael Arden, John Pankow, Paul Scheer
Plot: Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.
Genre: Comedy | Romance

Movie Info Domectic (Malaysia)

2009-01-12T02:57:00.000-08:00

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	Beverly Hills Chihuahua (U) 1 Hour 25 Minutes, English While on vacation in Mexico, Chloe, a ritzy Beverly Hills chihuahua, finds herself lost and in need of help to get back home. Genre: Adventure / Comedy General Release Date: 18 December 2008 .

	Histeria (U) 1 Hour 36 Minutes, Malay Six students fake a case of demonic possession but end up invoking a beast of some sort after chanting a mantra found on the Internet. Genre: Horror General Release Date: 18 December 2008 .

	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (U) 2 Hours 47 Minutes, Hindi The story of an 'odd' couple who finds their love rekindled in the backdrop of a dance competition called "Dancing Jodi". Genre: Comedy / Romance General Release Date: 12 December 2008 .

	Bommalattam (U) 3 Hours 10 Minutes, Tamil Bollywood's "Cinema" receives a Tamil remake in "Bombalattam" meaning "Puppet Show". Directed by Bharathiraja, Nana plays a film director. Genre: Drama / Crime General Release Date: 12 December 2008 .

	Hormones (U) 2 Hours 16 Minutes, Thai A four-part comedy about high school teens who come across different romantic situations during their school break. Genre: Comedy / Romance General Release Date: 11 December 2008 .

	Cicak-man 2: Planet Hitam (U) 1 Hour 48 Minutes, Malay Our very own webbed superhero returns to fight Profesor Klon's diabolical plan to take over the city's water supply. Genre: Action / Comedy General Release Date: 11 December 2008 .

	The Day The Earth Stood Still (PG13) 1 Hour 45 Minutes, English An alien dignitary comes to Earth to learn why humans can't stop warring with each other. Genre: Science Fiction General Release Date: 11 December 2008 .

	Space Chimps (U) 1 Hour 21 Minutes, English An intergalactic comedy about a team of chimps who must help to get rid of a tyrannical leader after being stranded on a planet. Genre: Animation General Release Date: 11 December 2008 .

	Body Of Lies (18SG) 2 Hours 8 Minutes, English A CIA operative posted in Amman is helped in his pursuit of a high-ranking terrorist by the head of Jordan's intelligence agency. Genre: Drama General Release Date: 04 December 2008 .

	Wild Child (U) 1 Hour 35 Minutes, English Bratty sixteen-year-old Poppy is sent to an English boarding school where she faces strict curfews and bad girl behaviour isn't tolerated. Genre: Comedy / Romance General Release Date: 04 December 2008 .

	Bolt (U) 1 Hour 36 Minutes, English Super-dog Bolt believed he has superpowers until one day, he encounters a housecat and a TV-obsessed hamster and learns the truth. Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family General Release Date: 04 December 2008 .

	Transporter 3 (18SG) 1 Hour 40 Minutes, English Frank Martin is back as the pro 'transporter' who delivers packages without questions - but this time he's got a bomb for a wristwatch. Genre: Action General Release Date: 04 December 2008 .

	Kinta (PG13) 1 Hour 32 Minutes, Cantonese Malaysia's first martial arts film is set in the late 19th century during the tin-mining rush in Kinta Valley. Genre: Action / Martial Arts General Release Date: 04 December 2008 .

	Beast Stalker (PG13) 1 Hour 55 Minutes, Cantonese One fateful traffic accident brings together the lives of a wanted criminal, a police sergeant, a public prosecutor and her daughter. Genre: Action General Release Date: 27 November 2008 .

	Bolt (3d) (U) 1 Hour 36 Minutes, English Super-dog Bolt believed he has superpowers until one day, he encounters a housecat and a TV-obsessed hamster and learns the truth. Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family General Release Date: 27 November 2008 .

	Twilight (PG13) 2 Hours English Teenager Bella moves to a new town where she meets Edward, and finds herself spiraling into a deep and scary love with her vampire sweetheart. Genre: Action / Horror / Romance General Release Date: 27 November 2008 .

	Antoo Fighter (PG13) 1 Hour 54 Minutes, Malay The Antoo Fighters try to stop Drakulat van Listerooy's minions from terrorising KL in search of Delyla, a girl who holds special powers. Genre: Comedy / Horror General Release Date: 27 November 2008 .

	Lakeview Terrace (U) 1 Hour 50 Minutes, English A young interracial couple becomes the target of harassment by a tightly wound LAPD officer who disapproves of their relationship. Genre: Thriller / Crime General Release Date: 27 November 2008 .

	Quarantine (18SG) 1 Hour 30 Minutes, English A reporter and a cameraman are trapped in a quarantined LA building with a highly contagious contaminant that begins to infect the tenants. Genre: Drama / Horror General Release Date: 20 November 2008 .

	Dostana (U) 3 Hours 5 Minutes, Hindi Two men pretending to be gays fall in love with the landlady's sexy niece, however things get heated up when a third contender arrives. Genre: Drama / Romance General Release Date: 14 November 2008 .

	The Guard Post (gp506) (18SG) 1 Hour 50 Minutes, Korean Chun Ho Jin investigates the death of soldiers at a guard post and must seek out the virus that is turning them into zombies. Genre: Horror General Release Date: 13 November 2008 .

	The Coffin (U) 1 Hour 40 Minutes, Thai A supernatural thriller about a man and a woman who decide to sleep in a coffin to bring good fortune but find that there's a price to pay. Genre: Thriller / Horror General Release Date: 30 October 2008 .

	Burn (U) 1 Hour 42 Minutes, Thai When Mona's mum dies from a sudden fire that started from her own body, she becomes close to a nurse named Ploy, whose mother died the same way! Genre: Thriller General Release Date: 30 October 2008 .

	Soul's Code (18PL) 1 Hour 44 Minutes, Thai Mixing police investigation work with Thai-style horror, "Soul's Code" is about a dead girl who is trying to make contact with the living. Genre: Thriller / Horror General Release Date: 16 October 2008 .

	Catacombs (18PL) 1 Hour 40 Minutes, English Ever seen pop singer Pink in a movie? Set in the mazy Catacombs of Paris where a young woman gets lost and separated from her friends. Genre: Thriller / Horror General Release Date: 25 September 2008 .

	Body (18PL) 2 Hours 7 Minutes, Thai A Student has nightmares about a woman being sliced up and flushed down the toilet. Soon, he realises that the dead woman is sending a message through him. Genre: Drama / Horror General Release Date: 04 September 2008 .

Info Album Domestic (Japan - Korea )

2009-01-12T01:55:00.000-08:00


Hyde "Faith"	K "Beyond The Sea"	Shin Hwa "State Of The Art"	The Gospellers "Be As One"	Chemistry "All The Best"
K " Music in My Life"	Nami Tamaki "Graduation Singles"	Nana Staring Mika Nakashima "The End"	Yuna Ito "Heart"	OST "Nana 2 Movie Soundtrack"
K " The TIMELESS Collecton Vol. 1"	Yui "Can't Buy My Love"	Mika Nakashima "Yes"	The Cross "Magician"	Kouseke Atari
Orange Range "Orange"	Orange Range "Range"	Koji Tamaki

Info Album Domestic (Mandarin/Cantones)

2009-01-12T01:50:00.000-08:00


RU XUE RUI - Ru Xue Rui	LAR EN CIEL - Kiss	WOW- Tou Hao Ren Wu
VARIOUS - Forever Love	JAY - On The Run	ALAN - Goodbye	VIC- I'm Not F4
Liu Yi Fei "Self-Titled Album"	Evan Yo "19"	Lee Hom "2006 Live Concert"	Jay Chou "Still Fantasy"
Jay Chou "Huang Jin Jia" EP+DVD	F4 "Five Years Glorious Collection" 2CD	F4 "Five Years Glorious Collection" 2DVD	Danny Wan "Danny 2.0"
Michelle & Vickie "Ai Tai New Song & Greatest Hits"	David Huang "Passion"	Vanness Wu "V.DUBB"	Jason Chan "First Experience"
Alan Kuo "Welcome to My World"	Wang Lee Hom "Change Me"	Chou Huei "Blossomy"	Candy Lo "Must Love"
Daniel Lee "Unavoidable Appreciation Edition"	Wang Lee Hom "Change Me Special Collectable"	Rainie Yang "My Otherself"

Info Album Domestic (Malaysia )

2009-01-12T01:13:00.000-08:00

Malaysia / Indonesia


DANIEL - Pasti	SAIFUL - Aku Ada Disini	YOVIE & NUNO - The Special One	SEPI - OST
ALIFF - Aliff	PADI - Hanya Tak Diam	GITA GUTAWA - Gita Gutawa	SEARCH - Rock Ballads	GIGI - Peace, Love N Respect
SHE - Tersenyum Lagi	HADDAD ALWI - Jalan Cinta 2	GLENN FREDLY - Happy Sunday	JAC - Inilah Jac Edisi Terhad	VAGETOZ - Sesuatu Yang Beda
Jac		Goreng Pisang Panas		Ibnor Riza

Compilation :


Seribu Kenangan	Malaysia Hits 3	WINGS - Dua Dekad	Lagenda Rock Battle of The Band	4 Kumpulan Rock Lagenda
Koleksi Pop Klasik - Ramlah Ram & Aishah	Koleksi Klasik The Zurah II	Koleksi Klasik A.Ramlie	SEARCH - Live at Planet Hollywood	Koleksi Klasik Datuk Ahmad Jais

Panorama Announces First Titles 2009: Four films from Asia

2009-01-11T04:02:00.000-08:00

The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the first 21 titles for this year's Panorama section, including four films from Asia. The Panorama section will ultimately screen around 50 films at the Berlinale, which runs Feb. 5-15.

The German/Taiwan co-production "Ghosted" will have its world premiere at the festival's 30th edition, with "Gururi No Koto" hoisting the Japanese flag.
In the Indonesia entry At Stake, five young directors explore prevailing moral conceptions in the world’s most populous Islamic country: the topics range from female genital mutilation to the conflict that results when unmarried women want to go to the gynaecologist.

The Asian contingent is rounded up with two productions from Indonesia, "Laskar Pelangi" and the anthology documentary "At Stake," in which five directors explore female issues in the world’s most populous Islamic country.

So far the following films have been confirmed for the Main Programme, Panorama Special, and Panorama Dokumente. Eleven of these works are world premieres; five are directorial debuts:

Absolute Evil by Ulli Lommel, USA (world premiere)
With David Carradine, Carolyn Neff, Ulli Lommel, Chris Kiesa

Ander by Roberto Castón, Spain (directorial debut and world premiere)
With Josean Bengoetxea, Cristhian Esquivel, Mamen Rivera, Pilar Rodríguez, Leire Ucha

Der Knochenmann (The Bone Man) by Wolfgang Murnberger, Austria (world premiere)
With Josef Hader, Josef Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr, Simon Schwarz, Christoph Luser, Stipe Erceg

Fig Trees by John Greyson, Canada (world premiere)
With Van Abrahams, David Wall, Alexander Chapman

Fucking Different Tel Aviv by Yair Hochner, Avital Barak, Stephanie Abramovic, Elad Zakai, Eran Koblik Kedar, Ricardo Rojstaczer, Nir Ne'Eman, Hila Ben Baruch, Yossi Brauman, Sivan Levy, Eyal Bromberg, Anat Salomon, Sie Gal, November Wanderin, Yasmin Max, Germany/Israel

Ghosted by Monika Treut, Germany/Taiwan (world premiere)
With Inga Busch, Huan-Ru Ke, Ting-Ting Hu, Jack Kao, Marek Harloff

Gururi No Koto (All Around Us) by Hashigushi Ryosuke, Japan
With Kimura Tae, Lily Franky, Baisyo Mitsuko

High Life by Gary Yates, Canada (world premiere)
With Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Joe Anderson, Rossif Sutherland
Human Zoo by Rie Rasmussen, France (directorial debut and world premiere)
With Rie Rasmussen, Nikola Djuricko, Nick Corey, Vojin Cetkovic, Hiam Abbass, Said Amadis

La journee de la jupe (Skirt Day) by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld, France/Belgium
With Isabelle Adjani, Denis Podalydes, Yann Collette

Laskar Pelangi (The Rainbow Troops) by Riri Riza, Indonesia
With Cut Mini, Zulfani, Ferdian, Veris Yamarno, Ikranagara

Pedro by Nick Oceano, USA (directorial debut)
With Alex Loynaz,Justina Machado, Hale Appleman, DaJuan Johnson

Rückenwind (Light Gradient) by Jan Krüger, Germany (world premiere)
With Sebastian Schlecht, Eric Golub, Iris Minich, Denis Alevi

Sólo quiero caminar (Just Walking) by Augustin Diaz Yanes, Spain/Mexico
With Diego Luna, Victoria Abril, Ariadna Gil, Pilar López de Ayala, Elena Anaya

The Countess by Julie Delpy, Germany/France (world premiere)
With Julie Delpy, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl

White Lightnin' by Dominic Murphy, Great Britain/USA (directorial debut)
With Edward Hogg, Carrie Fisher, Muse Watson

PANORAMA DOKUMENTE
“At Stake” by Iwan Setiawan, Muhammad Ichsan, Lucky Kuswandi, Ucu Agustin, Ani Ema Susanti, Indonesia
“Coyote” by Chema Rodriguez, Spain (world premiere)
“Garapa” by Jose Padilha, Brazil (world premiere)
“When You're Strange” by Tom DiCillo, U.S.

The Dark Knight is the Film.com Film of the Year

2009-01-05T00:56:00.000-08:00

Film.com
Laremy Legel, Jan 02, 2009

The buzz may have died down, but we still love Bale, Ledger, and Nolan's epic creation.

In the end, it wasn't even close. The Dark Knight is our choice for Film of the Year, and as we're Film.com we think that's really saying something.

Not that we're alone on loving this movie, 246 of 262 critics agree (and honestly, we haven't taken Marshall Fine's opinion Cinematical in ranking it tops. Austin and Utah critic's groups named it numero uno, and A.F.I. included The Dark Knight on their top ten too, though they didn't rank the choices. Finally, the National Board of Review listed The Dark Knight amongst its top ten films. Not shabby, eh? seriously in quite some time). We join

Within our own critical brethren the movie nabbed the top slot on Laremy and Erin's list. It finished second on Christine Champ's top ten, and a respectable 5th on Cole Haddon's list. Of our 13 voters only one left The Dark Knight off his top ten completely.

Here's the complete top ten as voted upon by the Film.com staff, writer, and contributor core:

1. The Dark Knight (our review)
2. WALL-E (our review)
3. The Wrestler
4. Slumdog Millionaire (our review)
5. Tropic Thunder (our review)
6. Milk (our review)
7. Synecdoche, NY (our review)
8. Iron Man (our review)
9. Revolutionary Road
10. Rachel Getting Married

Next up: A "Best Picture" nomination from the Academy? Here's hoping.

Exclusive Transformers 2 Images

2008-12-30T10:17:00.000-08:00

On set with Bay's blockbuster sequel

29 December 2008, empireonline.com

If there's one film out next year that sums up the word 'blockbuster' it's Michael Bay's monster sequel to 2007's Transformers. It's perhaps appropriate then that Transformers 2 kick starts our big 2009 preview feature in the latest issue of Empire (on sale now).

You can read all about our exclusive visit to the Cairo set of the film in the issue and, in the meantime, cast your eyes down to see some exclusive new images from the film.

Click cover to enlarge

Victoria Beckham upset with David's new tatoo

2008-12-29T21:59:00.000-08:00

added: 30 Dec 2008 // by: newsdesk

Victoria Beckham is furious with husband David for getting another tattoo.

The former Spice Girl had apparently told the soccer superstar to stop adding body art to his already heavily-inked frame, but he couldn't resist squeezing another onto his left arm.

A source said: "Victoria doesn't think David should have anymore tattoos and tried to stop him having another. She likes them but wants a bit of his skin to be left, but David went ahead with it anyway."

The tattoo - which was created by his regular artist Louis Malloy - is a biblical proverb written in Hebrew which reads: "My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart."

It accompanies another Hebrew phrase on the same arm which translates: "I am my beloved and my beloved is mine". Victoria has the same tattoo.

David, 33, is known for his obsession with tattoos and his upper body is covered in etchings.

He has Victoria's name in Hindi, the number seven - his shirt number for Manchester United and England - in Roman numerals, a guardian angel across his back and a Michelangelo angel on his right arm.

Victoria, 34, is said to be worried her husband is addicted and won't be able to stop adding tattoos to his already impressive collection.

The source added to Britain's The Sun newspaper: "She is worried he is hooked and she doesn't know where it will all end. He is a very healthy guy.

He doesn't smoke, barely drinks and looks after his body very carefully. But his outside is far from clean."

Madonna's new man a porn star

2008-12-29T21:49:00.000-08:00

added: 29 Dec 2008 // by: Newsdesk

Madonna’s new boyfriend is a secret porn star.

Brazilian model Jesus Luz, 20, guest starred in an erotic movie just weeks before meeting the 50-year-old singer – who is in the process of divorcing British director Guy Ritchie – at a magazine photo shoot.

His appearance in 'Hostel’ - a late night Brazilian TV series in which a trio of actresses bring to life sexual fantasies sent in by viewers - saw him portray Diogo, a drunken man who passes out at a party he is attending with his girlfriend.

The topless hunk awakes to find her having sex with another man in front of him.

The show’s director Cande Salles said: 'He acted very well. He is excellent.'

Meanwhile, Madonna has been pictured looking stressed and haggard as she stepped out for dinner with friends Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin shortly after attending a Kabbalah meeting with Guy and the children they raise together, Lourdes, 12, Rocco, eight and three-year-old David.

Madonna – who has been residing in New York since her split from Guy, 40 – reportedly spent Christmas in London with Lourdes, her daughter with former boyfriend Carlos Leon, while the boys spent the festive season at their father’s home in Wiltshire.

Although Madonna invited Jesus to join her on the Sao Paolo leg of her 'Sticky and Sweet' world tour after the W magazine shoot, the '4 Minutes’ singer is not believed to be pursuing a serious relationship with him.

A source recently said: "Everyone knows they are ficando - which is a Portuguese expression that means they are kissing and doing other things but without any obligation of being faithful or getting into a relationship afterwards."

Madonna - Who's That Girl

2008-12-29T21:03:00.000-08:00

Madonna - Die Another Day

2008-12-29T20:58:00.000-08:00