Friday, April 30, 2010

Once a Gangster (2010)

Directed by: Felix Chong
Produced by: Alan Mak
Written by: Felix Chong
Starring: Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Alex Fong, Yu An-an, Michelle Ye, Wilfred Lau
Genre: Action, Comedy, Gangster
Studios: Media Asia Films, Pop Movies
Distributed by: Media Asia Distribution
Release date:
May 20, 2010
Running time:
95 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese, Mandarin
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
Brisket ( Jordan Chan ) has been recommended by the current Kingpin ( Alex Fong ) as the heir to the operations because he has once killed many people. However, he has no intentions to return since he is now a successful chef and owner of a renown restaurant in Hong Kong.

Sparrow ( Ekin Cheng ), the other Kingpin candidate, has just been released from jail. His mother ( Yu An-an ) has big plans for him to make a return. However Sparrow's biggest wish was to study Economics at the Hong Kong University.

Both of them try to keep away from the big boss and not get involved in the situations, but behind them is a big problem. they are implicated and expected to replace fallen comrades. It is difficult for them to behave with integrity, and they have no choice but to once more get involved.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Letters to Juliet (2010)

Directed by: Gary Winick
Produced by: Mark Canton, Ellen Barkin, Caroline Kaplan
Written by: Jose Rivera, Tim Sullivan
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Egan, Gael Garcia Bernal, Franco Nero
Genre: Drama, Romance
Studio: Applehead Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Distributed by: Summit Entertainment
Release date:
May 14, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
When Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) travels to the city of Verona, Italy, the setting of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, she finds one of thousands of unanswered letters to Juliet left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard. She inspires its author, Claire (Vanessa Redgrave) to search for her long-lost love which sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they have ever imagined.

Robin Hood (2010)

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe
Written by: Brian Helgeland
Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong, Max Von Sydow, Oscar Isaac, Kevin Durand, Mark Addy, William Hurt, Danny Huston
Genre: Action, Adventure
Studio: Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date:
May 14, 2010
Running time:
148 min
Country:
United States, United Kingdom
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
It is late 12th century England and Sir Robin Longstride, Earl of Huntington, (Russell Crowe) has returned to his northern English village after fighting in the Third Crusade. Upon arrival, the nobleman and his servant discover the oppression caused by the new Sheriff of Nottingham (Matthew Macfadyen). Sir Robin uses his intelligence and military skills to free his home village from tyranny and corruption in England, by taking back what is rightfully his, and by taking back what rightfully is theirs, to restore justice and happiness to England. Robin must also win the affection of the recently widowed Lady Marian (Cate Blanchett) while leading his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest to victory and fairness.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Just Wright (2010)

Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
Produced by: Debra Martin Chase, Shakim Compere, Queen Latifah
Written by: Michael Elliot
Starring: Common, Queen Latifah, Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Studio: Flavor Unit Entertainment
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date:
May 14, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
When NBA All-Star Scott McKnight (Common) suffers a debilitating injury, tough-talking physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) pulls out all the stops to get him back on his game. But their professional relationship turns personal when Leslie finds herself falling for Scott, and discovers the feeling may be mutual.

Dream Home (2010)

Directed by: Edmond Pang Ho Cheung
Produced by: Conroy Chan Chi Chung, Josie Ho Chiu Yee, Leung Kai Yun, Edmond Pang Ho Cheung
Written by: Edmond Pang Ho Cheung
Starring: Josie Ho, Anthony Wong, Michelle Yip Suen, Eason Chan, Norman Chu Siu Keung, Lawrence Chou Jun Wai, Nina Pau Hei Ching, Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung, Lo Hoi Pang, Juno Mak Jun Lung
Genre: Horror
Studios: 852 Films Ltd., Making Film
Distributed by: EDKO Films
Release date: May 13, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Rated:
HK Cat. 3

Synopsis:
A woman (played by Josie Ho) will go to whatever lengths necessary to obtain her dream home with a view of the sea. This includes driving down the property value and decreasing the occupancy rate by killing her potential neighbors.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Directed by: Jon Favreau
Produced by: Kevin Feige, Avi Arad, Susan Downey
Written by: Justin Theroux, Stan Lee (Comic book), Larry Lieber (Comic book), Don Heck (Comic book), Jack Kirby (Comic book)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Superhero
Studio: Marvel Studios
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date:
April 30, 2010 (UK), May 7, 2010 (USA)
Running time:
124 min
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored superhero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James "Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.

Friday, April 2, 2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Directed by: Samuel Bayer
Produced by: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
Written by: Wesley Strick, Eric Heisserer
Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Rooney Mara, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton
Genre: Horror, Suspense
Studio: Platinum Dunes
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release date:
April 30, 2010
Running time:
102 min
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
A group of suburban teenagers are being haunted and killed in their dreams by a horribly disfigured killer known as Freddy Krueger, who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers.

Furry Vengeance (2010)

Directed by: Roger Kumble
Produced by: Brendan Fraser, Keith Goldberg, Ira Shuman
Written by: Michael Carnes, Josh Gilbert
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields
Genre: Comedy, Family
Studio: Summit Entertainment, Participant Media
Distributed by: Summit Entertainment
Release date:
April 30, 2010
Running time:
92 mins
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG

Synopsis:
Dan Sanders (Fraser) is a real estate developer who faces off with a group of angry animals, led by a raccoon, when one of his housing developments encroaches too far into the animal's wilderness.

Ip Man 2 (2010)

Directed by: Wilson Yip
Produced by: Raymond Wong
Written by: Edmond Wong
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Lynn Hung, Huang Xiaoming, Simon Yam, Fan Siu-Wong
Genre: Semi-biography, Martial Arts
Studios: Mandarin Films
Distributed By:
Mandarin Films
Release date:
April 29, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese, Mandarin
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
Continuing after the events of Ip Man, the sequel centers on Ip's movements in Hong Kong as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun and faces rivalry with the local master of Hung Ga.

The Back-up Plan (2010)

Directed by: Alan Poul
Produced by: Todd Black, Rodney Liber
Written by: Kate Angelo
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Eric Christian Olsen, Danneel Harriss, Anthony Anderson, Noureen DeWulf, Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Elise Cox, Tom Bosley, Linda Lavin
Genre: Comedy
Studio: CBS Films, Escape Artists
Distributed by: CBS Films
Release date:
April 23, 2010
Running time:
N/A
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
PG-13

Synopsis:
The unmarried Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) is desperate for a child, and is artificially inseminated with the sperm of her male best friend. Newly pregnant, but not yet showing and still unaware, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), and the two start dating. Romantic complications ensue once she reveals to him she was pregnant when they met.

Death at a Funeral (2010)

Directed by: Neil LaBute
Produced by: Sidney Kimmel, William Hordberg, Chris Rock, Share Stallings, Laurence Malkin
Written by: Dean Craig
Starring: Zoe Yadira Zaldana Nazario, Luke Wilson, James Marsden, Columbus Short, Danny Glover, Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan
Genre: Comedy
Studio: SKE Entertainment, Wonderful Films, Parabolic Pictures, Stable Way Entertainment
Distributed by: Screen Gems
Release date:
April 16, 2010
Running time:
90 mins
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Rated:
N/R

Synopsis:
When Aaron and Ryan's father passes away, their family and friends join them at their father's funeral resulting in a series of comedic and unfortunate events. They soon find out that their father was living a double life with a gay lover. The plot thickens when the family shows up at the funeral.