Sunday, April 19, 2009

The Tattooist

American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer wanders the world, exploring and exploiting ethnic themes in his tattoo designs. At a tattoo expo in Singapore, he gets his first glimpse at the exotic world of traditional Samoan tattoo (tatau), and, in a thoughtless act, unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit. In his devastating journey into Pacific mysticism, Jake must find a way to save his new love, Sina and recover his own soul.

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Starring: Jason Behr, Mia Blake
Directed by: Peter Burger
Genres: Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 92 mins.
Yahoo! User Rating: B-
IMDb User Rating: 5.2/10
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Formula 17 (十七歲的天空)

It is a gay romantic comedy film about Chou T'ien-Tsai, a romantic Taiwanese male who takes a trip to visit an online boyfriend in person for the first time. Finding his internet relationship unsuitable for his real life, he moves on with his life and rooms with an old time friend of his. The film describes T'ien's experiences with his loyal roommate and his friends, and a surprising relationship that he develops with the local "Playboy".

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Starring:
Tony Yang, Duncan Lai, Chin King, Dada Ji, Jimmy Yang
Directed by: Yin-jung Chen
Genres: Comedy, Romance and Gay
Running Time: 93 mins.
IMDb User Rating: 6.4/10
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Twilight

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 re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, 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. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what 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 a clan of new vampires -- James, Laurent and Victoria -- come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life?

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Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet, Nikki Reed
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller, Adaptation and Teen
Running Time: 120 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb User Rating: 6.1/10
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4bia (Seeprang)

The movie comprises of four different stories of four different lives, directed by four directors. The first story tells a tale about 'Happiness' where a lonely girl finds companionship with a guy that she knows through phone text. The second story 'Tit for Tat' depicts the anecdote of a young artiste who is out to make a good-looking portfolio instead of a good movie. 'In The Middle' is more towards a parody of Hollywood movies with bits of humour and lastly, 'Last Fright' is a melodramatic story about a widow and her foe.

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Starring:
Maneerat Kham-uan, Laila Boonyasak, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
Directed by:
Yongyooth Thongkonthun, Paween Purijitpanya, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom
Genre: Drama, Horror, Comedy, Art/Foreign
Running Time: 120 mins.
Certification: Singapore-NC16
IMDb User Rating: 6.7/10
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