Saturday, January 23, 2010

Little Big Soldier (2010)

Directed by: Ding Sheng
Produced by: Jackie Chan
Written by: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Wang Leehom, Steve Yoo, Lin Peng, Wu Yue, Xiao Dongmei
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Studio: Bona Entertainment, JCE Movies Limited
Distributed by: Polybona Films, JCE Movies Limited
Release date:
February 25, 2010 (Hong Kong) February 14, 2010 (China)
Running time:
N/A
Country:
China, Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
It was the darkest of times in China, when ruthless warlords waged battles to satiate their endless aggression. Millions of lives perished, and those who survived had only two choices - kill or be killed.

The battalions of warring states Liang and Wei collided in a bloodbath that lasted from dawn until dusk. Only two men were left standing - a foot soldier from Liang and the rival General from Wei. The Soldier survived because he is an expert in playing dead, with a device strapped on his body which protruded like an arrowhead for added realism.

The Soldier captured the wounded General, hoping to use the enemy as his ticket to freedom - by handing the General to the Liang warlord, the Soldier could be honorably discharged and return home to his peaceful life. The young General, though taken captive, was condescending towards the Soldier. The two men were often at loggerheads during the long and winding journey.

14 blades (2010)

Directed by: Daniel Lee
Written by: Abe Kwong, Daniel Lee
Starring: Donnie Yen, Vicky Zhao Wei, Wu Chun, Qi Yu Wu, Kate Tsui, Chen Kuan Tai, Wu Ma, Sammo Hung, Xu Xiang Dong, Chen Zhi Hui
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Studio: Shanghai Film Group, Visualizer Film Productions
Distributed by: Shanghai Film Group, Arclight Films, Easternlight Films
Release date:
February 4, 2010 (China); February 11, 2010 (Hong Kong)
Running time:
N/A
Country:
China, Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Rated:
HK-Cat. 2B

Synopsis:
A kungfu thriller set during the Ming Dynasty and centered on a secret service agent (Donnie Yen) in the emperor's court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues.

Valentine's Day (2010)

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by: Samuel J. Brown, Mike Karz, Wayne Allan Rice, Josie Rosen
Written by: Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein
Starring: Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Shirley MacLaine, Bradley Cooper, Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, Eric Dane, Hector Elizondo, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Studio: New Line Cinema
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date:
February 12, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
An on-leave army officer named Kate (Julia Roberts) is a passenger on a flight from Iraq to Los Angeles when she meets Holden (Bradley Cooper), a gay man whose lover is a closeted football player (Eric Dane). The owner of a florist shop, Reed (Ashton Kutcher) proposes to his girlfriend, Morley (Jessica Alba), while learning his best friend, Julia (Jennifer Garner), has a boyfriend named Harrison (Patrick Dempsey) who turns out to be married. An assistant named Liz (Anne Hathaway) is working at the biggest talent agency in town and is dating the mailroom assistant, Jason (Topher Grace). Julia's mother, Estelle (Shirley MacLaine) is a happy retiree who must reveal an affair from long ago to her husband, Edgar (Hector Elizondo), but for their granddaughter (Emma Roberts) is going to have sex with her boyfriend at her high school, in which Tyler Harrington (Taylor Lautner) and Samantha Kenny (Taylor Swift) who also go there are athletic teenagers who are deeply in love. Meanwhile, a publicist named Kara (Jessica Biel) is seemingly alone with no date on Valentine's Day working for her boss Kelvin Briggs (Jamie Foxx) whom she falls in love with working together. Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates makes an appearance as a "love therapist." Joe Jonas voices the dog of Alba's character Morley.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Directed by: Chris Columbus
Produced by: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Karen Rosenfelt
Written by: Rick Riordan, Chris Columbus, Craig Titley
Starring: Logan Lerman, Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Studio: 1492 Pictures, Imprint Entertainment
Distributed by: Fox 2000 Pictures
Release date:
February 12, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States, Canada
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
A teenager named Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) discovers that he's the demigod son of the Greek god, Poseidon (Kevin McKidd). He embarks on a journey across modern-day America with his friends Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario), the demigod daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson), a satyr, to save his mother (Catherine Keener), return Zeus' (Sean Bean) stolen lightning bolt, and prevent a war between the gods.

Friday, January 15, 2010

True Legend: Su Qi-Er (2010)

Directed by: Yuen Woo-Ping
Produced by: Bill Kong, Zhang Zhenyang
Written by: To Chi-Long
Starring: Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Michelle Yeoh, Jay Chou, Chiu Man Cheuk, Guo Xiaodong
Genre: Kungfu, Drama, History
Studio: EDKO Film, Focus Features, Shanghai Film Group
Distributed by: EDKO Film
Release date:
February 11, 2010 (Hong Kong) February 14, 2010 (China)
Running time:
110 mins.
Country:
China, Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
The film is a psychological mystery drama set in Hong Kong, the movie tells the story of Su, a great wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty, trained as a warrior that was betrayed by his adopted brother. Su’s hunger for revenge has tragic consequences, but he is given a chance for redemption when he wakes up to his real self in the fight for his son’s life.

All's Well, Ends Well 2010

Directed by: Herman Yau, Raymond Wong
Produced by: Raymond Wong
Written by: Edmond Wong Chi Mun
Starring: Louis Koo, Sandra Ng, Ronald Cheng, Lynn Xiong, Pan Yueming, Raymond Wong, Angela Baby, Lam Tze Chung
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Mandarin Films Distribution Co., Enlight Pictures
Distributed by: Mandarin Films Distribution Co.
Release date:
February 11, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
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The Wolfman (2010)

Directed by: Joe Johnston
Produced by: Scott Stuber, Benicio Del Toro, Rick Yorn, Sean Daniel
Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker, David Self
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving
Genre: Horror, Suspense
Studio: Relativity Media
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date:
February 10, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States, United Kingdom
Language:
English
Rated:
R

Synopsis:
Set in the late 1880s, with Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) reuniting with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins) following the disappearance of his brother. Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoore, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable blood lust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate.

As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoore. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself... one he never imagined existed.

Dear John (2010)

Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Produced by: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Ryan Kavanaugh
Written by: Jamie Linden
Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Studio: Relativity Media, Temple Hill Productions
Distributed by: Screen Gems
Release date:
February 5, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave. John (the soldier) must go back to the army and he and Savannah (the student) communicate through letters, until fate takes a turn.

From Paris With Love (2009)

Directed by: Pierre Morel
Produced by: Luc Besson, India Osborne
Written by: Luc Besson, Adi Hasak
Starring: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Studio: EuropaCorp
Distributed by: Lionsgate
Release date:
February 5, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
France
Language:
English
Rated:
R

Synopsis:
In Paris, a young employee (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) in the office of the US Ambassador joins forces with an American spy (John Travolta) looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.

Edge of Darkness (2010)

Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Graham King, Michael Wearing, Tim Headington
Written by: William Monahan, Andrew Bovell, Troy Kennedy Martin (Series)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Studio: GK Films, BBC Films, Icon Productions
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date:
January 29, 2010
Running time:
108 mins
Country:
United Kingdom, United States
Language:
English
Rated:
R

Synopsis:
Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.

When in Rome (2010)

Directed by: Mark Steven Johnson
Produced by: Gary Foster, Mark Steven Johnson, Andrew Panay
Written by: Mark Steven Johnson, David Diamond, David Weissman
Starring: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Alexis Dziena, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston, Kate Micucci, Bobby Moynihan, Lee Pace
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date:
January 29, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
A successful and single art curator (Kristen Bell) goes to Rome to attend her younger sister's impulsive marriage. While there, she picks up coins from a reputed “fountain of love,” (probably based on the Trevi Fountain) and when she leaves she is pursued back to New York by a band of aggressive suitors whose coins she took.