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<title><![CDATA[The Warlords Trailer Eng Subs 投名狀 Jet Li Andy Lau Peter Chan]]></title>
<link>http://ideagirlconsulting.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/the-warlords-trailer-eng-subs-%e6%8a%95%e5%90%8d%e7%8b%80-jet-li-andy-lau-peter-chan/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ideagirlconsulting</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The Warlords Trailer Eng Subs 投名狀 Jet Li Andy Lau Peter Chan I hate movies with subtitles, your so b]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The Warlords Trailer Eng Subs 投名狀 Jet Li Andy Lau Peter Chan<br />
<span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ok_5CKAOch8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ok_5CKAOch8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>I hate movies with subtitles, your so busy reading the bloody sentence that you miss all the action!</p>
<p>Oh well!</p>
<p>Jet Li , Andy Lau and Peter Chan, lots of kung fu action there. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Uppsala 12 Nov: 'Comrades: Almost a Love Story', 'Bara vänner - en kärlekshistoria']]></title>
<link>http://filmmedia.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/uppsala-12-nov-comrades-almost-a-love-story-bara-vanner-en-karlekshistoria/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>filmmedia</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Passa på att se filmvisning i Uppsala den 12:e nov. Filmen är Peter Chans lovordade Hong-Kong klassi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Passa på att se filmvisning i Uppsala den 12:e nov. Filmen är Peter Chans lovordade Hong-Kong klassiker  <em>&#8220;Comrades: Almost a Love Story.&#8221;</em> eller på svenska <em>&#8220;Bara vänner &#8211; en kärlekshistoria&#8221; </em>från 1996.</p>
<p>Filmen utspelas tio år innan dess premiärår. Det är år 1986, 2 kineser flyttar till Hong Kong Li Qiao (Maggie Cheung) och Li Xiao-jun (Leon Lai).  &#8220;<em>Comrades&#8217;</em> &#8221; originaltitel är &#8220;<em>Tian mimi</em>&#8221; som betyder ung. &#8220;Livet är sött som honung&#8221;, vilket är en smått ironisk titel som symboliserar kinesernas hopp och drömmar när de ger sig av för att söka ett bättre liv.  Tian mimi är också namnet på en kinesisk poplåt och landsplåga, som också förekommer i filmen.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;Comrades&#8221; </em>är en av raden filmer under en perioden, mellan slutet av 80-talet till slutet av 1990-talen, som kan beskrivas som postkollonial-postmodern och postmodern reflexiv. Jag ska snabbt avbryta den tankegången och spara det akademiska till en kommande djupanalys av filmen, men jag kan summera det som att det handlar om mötet mellan Fastlandskina och Hong Kong. Filmen speglar de funderingar, den rädsla och det hopp som då var tydlig i konst, litteratur, film och övrig inhemsk kultur. Samtidigt som filmen är ett vardagsdrama, finns en spänning, både i handling och i bilderna. Det är svårt att beskriva utan att göra en lång utveckling och fördjupning, men &#8220;känslan&#8221;  i filmen är verkligen Hong Kong-film. Och framförallt allt när Hong Kong-film är som bäst. </p>
<p>Jag kan säga dig att filmen är mer än sevärd. Har du inte tid nu, eller läser det här efter visningen har varit, så försök att se den om du har möjlighet. Det är en mycket bra film och ett vardagsdrama utöver det övriga. Ett starkt skäl till att komma på visningen om du ser det här i tid är att filmen är helt utgången. Alla DVD-versioner runt om i världen är helt slutsålda och vi vet inte när någon kommer att ta upp produktionen igen. Hur som helst är min visning den 12 november näst intill unik och säkert den enda chansen du får på mycket länge att se filmen i ett större format.</p>
<p>Filmen har vunnit 22 priser på filmfestivaler världen över och fått enormt många lovord. Det har skrivits mycket om den, den har analyserats och omnämns i alla bättre böcker och antologier om Hong Kong- och kinesiskspråkig film. Vill du läsa mer så kan du göra det om filmen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117905/" target="_blank">&#8216;Comrades: Almost a Love Story&#8217; på IMDB.COM</a>. Där ser du att det inte är jättemånga som betygsatt filmen, och alltså inte heller sett den. Men jag ska säga dig att betyget 8 av 10 är riktigt, riktigt bra för ett icke-engelskspråkigt drama och en Hong Kong-film i allmänhet. </p>
<div id="attachment_450" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 232px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-450" title="Comrades - Almost a Love Story" src="http://filmmedia.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/comrades-almost-a-love-story.jpg?w=222" alt="'Comrades: Almost a Love Story', 'Bara vänner - en kärlekshistoria'" width="222" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">&#39;Comrades: Almost a Love Story&#39;, &#39;Bara vänner - en kärlekshistoria&#39;</p></div>
<p>Plats och tid: <strong>12 november kl 18.30-21</strong> Geijersalen, gamla Fysikum, Thunbergsvägen 3P &#8211; inträde 40 kr .<br />
Jag gav den först med den engelskspråkiga titeln på hemsidan. Men jag visar den med svenska texter.<br />
Visningen anordnas av Svensk-Kinesiska föreningen i Uppsala och ämnet Kinesiska på Instutitionen för orientaliska språk.<br />
se även <a href="http://www.svenskkinesiskaforeningen.org/avdelningar/uppsala.htm" target="_blank">Svensk-kinesiska föreningens hemsida</a>.</p>
<p>David, FilmMedia &#8211; Filmblogg</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ending to Comrades, Almost A Love Story]]></title>
<link>http://blurasis.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/ending-to-comrades-almost-a-love-story/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You got to love Youtube with finding clips of Hong Kong movies. My favorite Hong Kong movie is Comra]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>You got to love Youtube with finding clips of Hong Kong movies.<br />
My favorite Hong Kong movie is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=4866746" target="_blank">Comrades, Almost A Love Story</a>.<br />
It stars Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai.</p>
<p>This is my favorite part of the movie where a Teresa Teng song is being played over.<br />
For those who haven&#8217;t seen the movie, I won&#8217;t spoil it.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[TADFF Reviews - The Warlords and 0 (zero)]]></title>
<link>http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/tadff-reviews-the-warlords-and-0-zero/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hagiblog</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[The story follows 3 blood brothers in the middle of a war. Based on a Qing Dynasty story, The Assass]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0913968/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1153" title="the_warlords" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/the_warlords.jpg?w=205" alt="the_warlords" width="205" height="300" /></a>The story follows 3 blood brothers in the middle of a war. Based on a Qing Dynasty story, The Assassination of Ma.</p>
<p>Directed by – Peter Chan, Wai Man Yip</p>
<p>Written by – Tin Nam Chun, Junli Guo, Jiping He, Jianxin Huang, Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui, Oi Wah Lam, Lan Xu, James Yuen</p>
<p>Starring – Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu, Bao-ming Gu, Xiaodong Guo, Zhagqi Shi, Kuirong Wang, Yachao Wang, Bo Zhou</p>
<p>Now this type of film isn&#8217;t one I would normally pick to watch even though I&#8217;ve seen quite a few of them. I did really like it though. It&#8217;s got a great story and amazing action sequences. Huge armies battling to the death, cannons firing, arrows flying and plenty of limbs being chopped off here and there.</p>
<p>Of course you&#8217;re treated to great performances from the three lead actors and there&#8217;s lots of emotional sub-plots to keep the movie from just being one battle after another. Jet Li is the catylyst for the three blood brothers to join the army in an effort to protect their village and end the war. At first his idea is for a greater good but winning slowly breaks down his attempts to remain morally good. Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro play the remaining brothers who begin to wonder if all of this is worth it.</p>
<p>Each brother begins to have his own idea of what is right or wrong until they ultimately butt heads over what to do. The ending was powerful and it really builds into a beautiful story. There&#8217;s lots going on in this one and plenty of seperate plots that blend together wonderfully. The battle scenes are well done and look amazing. To me, this is always the strong points of the &#8216;epic history&#8217; war flicks, how great it looks with hundreds or thousands of soldiers engaged in battle. It always impresses me that such an enormous event can be put together for a film.</p>
<p>If you enjoy this type of flick then you&#8217;ll love it and should check it out.</p>
<h2>0 (ZERO)</h2>
<p>Jace Junggru Kim, 4 min<br />
The vicious cycle that vengeance breeds animated in starkly beautiful black calligraphy ink strokes.</p>
<p>Sadly, I missed this one. So, yeah, I can&#8217;t really give you much insight into it. I guess I&#8217;ve gotta get into the theater faster from now on!</p>
<p>Under the marquee &#8211; Will</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Perhaps love?]]></title>
<link>http://bambybam.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/perhaps-love/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bambybam</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Perhaps Love (traditional Chinese: 如果·愛; simplified Chinese: 如果·爱; pinyin: Rúguǒ. Ài) is a 2005 film]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-773" title="perhaps love" src="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/perhaps-love.jpg" alt="perhaps love" width="400" height="581" /></strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Perhaps Love</strong></em> (<a title="Traditional Chinese characters" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters">traditional Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">如果·愛</span>; <a title="Simplified Chinese characters" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters">simplified Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hans">如果·爱</span>; <a title="Pinyin" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <em>Rúguǒ. Ài</em>) is a 2005 film directed by <a title="Peter Chan" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Peter_Chan">Peter Chan</a>, written by <a title="Oi Wah Lam (page does not exist)" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/w/index.php?title=Oi_Wah_Lam&#38;action=edit&#38;redlink=1">Oi Wah Lam</a> and <a title="Raymond To" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Raymond_To">Raymond To</a>, and choreographed by <a title="Farah Khan" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Farah_Khan">Farah Khan</a>. It is funded by <a title="Astro Shaw" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Astro_Shaw">Astro Shaw</a> and TVB, and is distributed by <a title="Celestial Pictures" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Celestial_Pictures">Celestial Pictures</a>.-wiki</p>
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<li><a title="Takeshi Kaneshiro" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Takeshi_Kaneshiro">Takeshi Kaneshiro</a> as Lin Jiandong / Zhang Yang</li>
<li><a title="Zhou Xun" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Zhou_Xun">Zhou Xun</a> (周迅) as Sun Na / Xiaoyu</li>
<li><a title="Jacky Cheung" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Jacky_Cheung">Jacky Cheung</a> as Nie Wen / The Circus master</li>
<li>Ji Jin Hee as Monty</li>
<li><a title="Sandra Ng" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Sandra_Ng">Sandra Ng Kwan Yu</a> as Lin&#8217;s manager</li>
<li><a title="Eric Tsang" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Eric_Tsang">Eric Tsang</a> as Nie&#8217;s producer</li>
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<p>A <a title="Mainland China" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Mainland_China">Mainland</a> director Nie Wen (<a title="Jacky Cheung" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Jacky_Cheung">Jacky Cheung</a>) decides to make a film musical starring his Mainland girlfriend Sun Na (<a title="Zhou Xun" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Zhou_Xun">Zhou Xun</a>) and Hong Kong actor Lin Jian-dong (<a title="Takeshi Kaneshiro" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Takeshi_Kaneshiro">Takeshi Kaneshiro</a>). Unknown to him, Sun has met Lin before ten years ago when she was a <a title="Cabaret" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Cabaret">cabaret</a> singer in <a title="Beijing" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Beijing">Beijing</a>. The two had a relationship together then, when Lin was a film student. Ten years later, now a huge movie star, she refuses to acknowledge they have met before.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-774" title="perhaps1" src="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/perhaps1.jpg" alt="perhaps1" width="450" height="253" /></p>
<p>Nie envisages the materials to the musical, which include a plot where a girl loses her memory and comes to live with a <a title="Circus" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Circus">circus</a> troupe. Sun plays the amnesiac girl and Lin her boyfriend who tries to bring back her memories. As the shooting of the movie starts, reel life and real life begin to overlap and merge. Lin tries desperately to win back the lost love of Sun, while Nie discovers their past romance and that it has rekindled. Nie himself plays the role of the obsessive circus owner in the musical who is involved in a <a title="Love triangle" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Love_triangle">love triangle</a>. Just like in real life, he has Lin as his rival.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-775" title="perhaps2" src="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/perhaps2.jpg?w=300" alt="perhaps2" width="300" height="213" /></p>
<p>Ji Jin-Hee plays Monty, a character who plays a number of different roles in the movie (such as a noodle shop owner and a reporter).-wiki</p>
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<p>The film reportedly cost US$10 million, and it earned US$2.2 million in its opening weekend.-wiki</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/I5Ogv5sS1Qg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/I5Ogv5sS1Qg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>The film is often compared to <em><a title="Moulin Rouge!" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!">Moulin Rouge!</a></em>, as it prominently features the device of a <a title="Story within a story" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Story_within_a_story">story within a story</a>, which depicts a real-life love triangle between the actors themselves. Unlike <em>Moulin Rouge!</em> however, the musical numbers are limited to the inner show.</p>
<p>In an interview with the <a title="Malaysia" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Malaysia">Malaysian</a> newspaper <em><a title="The Star" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/The_Star">The Star</a></em>, director Peter Chan stressed that &#8220;<em>Perhaps Love</em> is a love story, not a musical. It&#8217;s not even being promoted as a musical. It&#8217;s not a musical in the conventional sense. My characters don’t break out into song. Initially, it was a challenge to balance the over-the-top element in musicals and the subtleties of a movie. In the end, the method I used to overcome that was to make a movie-within-a-movie.&#8221; The interview appeared in the <a title="November 25" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/November_25">November 25</a>, <a title="2005" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/2005">2005</a> edition of <em>The Star</em>, as Peter Chan was in <a title="Kuala Lumpur" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur">Kuala Lumpur</a> to promote his film.-wiki</p>
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<p><em>Perhaps Love</em> was filmed in <a title="Beijing" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Beijing">Beijing</a> and <a title="Shanghai" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Shanghai">Shanghai</a>. The film is the first <a title="Musical film" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Musical_film">musical</a> to be produced in mainland <a title="China" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/China">China</a> in over forty years.</p>
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<h3><span>[<a title="Edit section: 25th Hong Kong Film Awards" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/w/index.php?title=Perhaps_Love&#38;action=edit&#38;section=6">edit</a>]</span> <a title="25th Hong Kong Film Awards" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/25th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards">25th Hong Kong Film Awards</a></h3>
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<li><strong>Won: Best Actress (<a title="Zhou Xun" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Zhou_Xun">Zhou Xun</a>)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Art Direction (Chung Man Yee, Pater Wong)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Cinematography (<a title="Peter Pau" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Peter_Pau">Peter Pau</a>)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Costume &#38; Makeup Design (Chung Man Yee, <a title="Dora Ng" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Dora_Ng">Dora Ng</a>)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Original Film Score (<a title="Peter Kam" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Peter_Kam">Peter Kam</a>, <a title="Leon Ko" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Leon_Ko">Leon Ko</a>)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Original Film Song (<a title="Peter Kam" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Peter_Kam">Peter Kam</a>, <a title="Jacky Cheung" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Jacky_Cheung">Jacky Cheung</a>)</strong></li>
<li>Nominated: Best Picture</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Director (<a title="Peter Chan" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Peter_Chan">Peter Chan</a>)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Film Editing (Wenders Li, Chi-Leung Kwong)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Screenplay (Oi Wah Lam, Raymond To)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Sound Design (Kinson Tsang)</li>
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<h3><span>[<a title="Edit section: 43rd Golden Horse Awards" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/w/index.php?title=Perhaps_Love&#38;action=edit&#38;section=7">edit</a>]</span> 43rd Golden Horse Awards</h3>
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<li><strong>Won: Best Actress (Zhou Xun)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Director (Peter Chan)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Won: Best Original Film Song (<a title="Leon Ko" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Leon_Ko">Leon Ko</a>)</strong></li>
<li>Nominated: Best Film</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Action Choreography (Wei Tung, Farah Khan)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Art Direction (Chung Man Yee, Pater Wong)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Film Editing (Wenders Li, Chi-Leung Kwong)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Makeup &#38; Costume Design (Chung Man Yee)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Peter Kam, <a title="Leon Ko" href="http://bambybam.wordpress.com/wiki/Leon_Ko">Leon Ko</a>)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Sound Effects (Kinson Tsang)</li>
<li>Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Siu Lun Ho, Pornpol Sakarin) wiki</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Toronto After Dark Film Fest Final Lineup!]]></title>
<link>http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/toronto-after-dark-film-fest-final-lineup/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hagiblog</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/toronto-after-dark-film-fest-final-lineup/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And here is the final 9 films announced for the 2009 Toronto After Dark Film Festival, finally. I wa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>And here is the final 9 films announced for the 2009 Toronto After Dark Film Festival, finally. I was a little more excited about the first 8 films but I&#8217;m placing all that on 3 factors, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, Grace and Anna Paquin! HAHA! There&#8217;s some gems in this round as well though and I can&#8217;t wait to see every single film this year, a personal first for me as I&#8217;ve always had to miss a few here and there the previous years. So let&#8217;s see what they&#8217;ve got to offer!</p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190536/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1049" title="black_dynamite" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/black_dynamite.jpg?w=203" alt="black_dynamite" width="203" height="300" /></a>BLACK DYNAMITE</h2>
<p>Directed by &#8211; Scott Sanders</p>
<p>Written by &#8211; Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Scott Sanders</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Kevin Chapman, Sean Christopher, Tommy Davidson, Richard Edson, Jason Jack Edwards, Arsenio Hall, Lauren Mary Kim, Brian McKnight, James McManus, Phil Morris, Michael Jai White</p>
<p>Set in the 70&#8217;s, Black Dynamite is a hero who&#8217;s out to take down the Man after his brother is killed and his city is overrun with drugs and alcohol.</p>
<p>Both an homage and a spoof of the blaxploitation flicks of the 70&#8217;s, I gotta admit that the trailer looks pretty funny. What I&#8217;ve heard about it is pretty good and I&#8217;m hoping this delivers some great laughs from start to finish. This will be the opening night picture which will be followed by the after party and it&#8217;s the complete opposite end of the spectrum compared to last years opening night feature Let The Right One In. I&#8217;m looking forward to starting the fest off on a light note and maybe I&#8217;ll roll out of the theater in laughter.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/nUc2rnwcTdw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/nUc2rnwcTdw&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484273/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1051" title="the_dark_hour" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/the_dark_hour.jpg?w=203" alt="the_dark_hour" width="203" height="300" /></a>THE DARK HOUR</h2>
<p>Written and Directed by &#8211; Elio Quiroga</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Silke, Omar Munoz, Pepo Oliva, Carola Manzanares, Jorge Casalduero, Julio Perillan, Sergio Villanueva, Pablo Scola, Nadia de Santiago, Marco Gonzalez, Luis Sanchez-Gijon</p>
<p>A group of eight people must live underground to protect themselves from the effects of a nuclear war and from an even greater threat, mutants.</p>
<p>This one gives me the feeling of low budget which isn&#8217;t really a bad thing. There&#8217;s been quite a few low budget offerings over the last few years at TAD which were even better than the big budget movies showing. (Murder Party, Mulberry Street for example) The trailer doesn&#8217;t offer much besides some people running down hallways with guns and shadowy figures chasing them. This one will be a toss up. It could be good and it might be terrible, it really depends on how they work it. Mulberry Street didn&#8217;t shove the effects in your face too much and that&#8217;s probably due to lack of cash, but it works so well because the story is so good. At this point I&#8217;m not feeling too good about this one and I&#8217;m hoping that I&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised. Fingers crossed!</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/LRVs7vIyoso&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/LRVs7vIyoso&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0913968/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1052" title="the_warlords" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/the_warlords.jpg?w=205" alt="the_warlords" width="205" height="300" /></a>THE WARLORDS</h2>
<p>Directed by &#8211; Peter Chan, Wai Man Yip</p>
<p>Written by &#8211; Tin Nam Chun, Junli Guo, Jiping He, Jianxin Huang, Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui, Oi Wah Lam, Lan Xu, James Yuen</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu, Bao-ming Gu, Xiaodong Guo, Zhagqi Shi, Kuirong Wang, Yachao Wang, Bo Zhou</p>
<p>The story follows 3 blood brothers in the middle of a war. Based on a Qing Dynasty story, The Assassination of Ma.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t normally get excited over the epic Asian war flicks. I tend to enjoy them when I see them though and I am a fan of Jet Li so I hope this one can entertain me. The trailer has some pretty impressive shots. Huge battles, hundreds dead, grand ceremonies and rich backdrops. I&#8217;m pretty sure this will be another great flick, I just can&#8217;t get myself hyped up for it as it doesn&#8217;t really fall into my favorite type of genre. The reviews seem mostly positive, I mean any flick with 7 or more out of 10 on IMDB seems to be uncommon. Or maybe I&#8217;m just always watching bad movies!</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ok_5CKAOch8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ok_5CKAOch8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278340/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1054" title="dead_snow" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/dead_snow1.jpg?w=202" alt="dead_snow" width="202" height="300" /></a>DEAD SNOW</h2>
<p>Directed by &#8211; Tommy Wirkola</p>
<p>Written by &#8211; Stig Frode Henriksen, Tommy Wirkola</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Charlotte Frogner, Orjan Gamst, Stig Frode Henriksen, Vegar Hoel, Jeppe Laursen, Evy Kasseth Rosten, Jenny Skavlan, Bjorn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp, Lasse Valdal</p>
<p>A group of med students on vacation finds themselves under attack by Nazi zombies.</p>
<p>I sort of figured this would play at TAD this year and I&#8217;m kinda sad that I already watched it. (<a href="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/dead-snow/" target="_blank">review here</a>) Thankfully I enjoyed it and am looking forward to seeing it with the TAD crowd. It really has that festival feel to it and I can&#8217;t wait to listen to the crowd cheer and gasp along with the movie. It&#8217;s well done, funny at times and Nazi zombies couldn&#8217;t be any creepier really. Next year I&#8217;ll remember to hold my urge to watch flicks that I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ll be seeing at the fest, if that&#8217;s even possible!</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/3-KQh87_V2Q&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/3-KQh87_V2Q&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1336006/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1055" title="Revenant" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/revenant.jpg?w=230" alt="Revenant" width="230" height="300" /></a>THE REVENANT</h2>
<p>Written and Directed by &#8211; D. Kerry Prior</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; David Anders, Cathy Shim, Louise Griffiths, Emiliano Torres, Jeff Rector, Stacy Glassgold, Chris Wylde, Mark Elias, Clint Jung, Jacy King</p>
<p>Joey&#8217;s friend Bart has returned from the Iraq War but sadly he didn&#8217;t make it alive. Unless you consider being a vampire alive.</p>
<p>Instantly compared to Shaun of the Dead, which goes the same for just about any horror/comedy nowadays. The trailer looks pretty good and I&#8217;m thinking it&#8217;s up to the two lead actors of the flick to keep this one afloat. If their performances are strong and funny than it should be a winner. I know the &#8216;friend who is a zombie/vampire/monster&#8217; has been done before but I think it&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve seen one at least.</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t come across much info on this one aside from one quick review I read that was pretty positive about it. I&#8217;m interested to see where this one goes and I hope the ride is a fun one.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/WX0Re-w5Vnk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/WX0Re-w5Vnk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1117636/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1057" title="strigoi" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/strigoi.jpg?w=200" alt="strigoi" width="200" height="300" /></a>STRIGOI</h2>
<p>Written and Directed by &#8211; Faye Jackson</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Canstantin Barbulescu, Camelia Maxim, Catalin Paraschiv, Dan Popa, Rudi Rosenfield</p>
<p>(From Official Site) Vlad investigates a mysterious death in his grandfather&#8217;s village that raises questions about land ownership in the community. The trail points to ex-communist bully Constantin Tirescu and his wife, but when Vlad confronts them, he discovers that the richest landowners in the village have become real bloodsuckers.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t really know what to think about this one. Looks like another horror/comedy with vampires in it. Nothing really blew me away in the trailer but I won&#8217;t hold that against the flick. Looks well done and I just like saying the word strigoi. I think the problem might be that this is screening after Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl and I&#8217;m pretty sure that will be a hard film to follow, at least in my world! Looking forward to see how this one turns out though.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/Qs050qAhGNg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/Qs050qAhGNg&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172571/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1058" title="the_children" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/the_children.jpg?w=208" alt="the_children" width="208" height="300" /></a>THE CHILDREN</h2>
<p>Directed by &#8211; Tom Shankland</p>
<p>Written by &#8211; Tom Shankland, Paul Andrew Williams</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield, Rachel Shelley, Hannah Tointon, Raffiella Brooks, Jake Hathaway, William Howes, Eva Sayer</p>
<p>Christmas vacation is anything but peaceful as children begin turning on their parents.</p>
<p>Alright, this one I&#8217;m really looking forward to seeing. I&#8217;ve heard about this one in passing but didn&#8217;t really know anything about it other than some positive responses to it. The trailer made me feel really uncomfortable right away. I&#8217;ve got two kids now and when you start putting kids in movies as either the victims or the perpetrators, I get a sick feeling in my stomach. Not in a bad way mind you, but in a &#8216;this movie is going to affect me&#8217; way. Kids are always creepy and this one looks sure to continue that tradition. Can&#8217;t wait to see this one.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/QOrcIyvW5Rk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/QOrcIyvW5Rk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329410/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1060" title="must_love_death" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/must_love_death.jpg?w=221" alt="must_love_death" width="221" height="300" /></a>MUST LOVE DEATH</h2>
<p>Directed by &#8211; Andreas Schaap</p>
<p>Written by &#8211; Andreas Schaap, Fabian Winkelmann</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Sami Loris, Manon Kahle, Jeff Burrell, Peter Farkas, Philipp Rafferty, Lucie Pohl, Katjana Gerz, Tobias Schenke, Bob Lenox, Ben Posener, Milton Welsh</p>
<p>After having his heart broken and feeling suicidal, Norman decides to meet with a group of like minded individuals. What he winds up finding is a group of killers waiting for their victim.</p>
<p>Billed as a romantic comedy with extreme horror, I&#8217;m really interested to see this one. It did look funny and it did look pretty gruesome from the trailer which sounds like a great combo to me. I&#8217;m not really sure where to go with this one. If the comedy is lacking but the gore is high, I&#8217;d enjoy it. If it&#8217;s the other way around than I&#8217;d still like it. I&#8217;m pretty sure I can&#8217;t go wrong with this one. Of course if it wasn&#8217;t funny or gory I might be upset. Only one review was up at IMDB from someone who saw it at Fantasia in Montreal but it was a positive review. Sounds like the kind of film that will be the perfect festival movie.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOda6KlwkVk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOda6KlwkVk&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<h2><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345734/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1061" title="rough_cut" src="http://hagiblog.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/rough_cut.jpg?w=209" alt="rough_cut" width="209" height="300" /></a>ROUGH CUT</h2>
<p>Written and Directed by &#8211; Hun Jang</p>
<p>Starring &#8211; Su-hyeon Hong, Ji-Hwan Kang, Chang-Seok Ko, Ji-seob So</p>
<p>(From the TAD site) An arrogant actor who has so alienated the rest of his profession that the only person he can convince to co-star in his current gang film is an actual gangster with dreams of stardom.</p>
<p>Well, the trailer isn&#8217;t subtitled and I&#8217;m not really up on my Korean so if there&#8217;s any humour in there, I missed it. I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s some comedy in there, you get that vibe from the trailer and the plot sounds interesting enough. At this point I&#8217;m probably the least interested in seeing this one. Of course I don&#8217;t have much to go on except for a few sentences of plot and a trailer that I don&#8217;t understand. Hopefully I&#8217;ll manage to find a subbed trailer to better get the smaller points of the story. Either that or I better find someone who knows Korean to translate for me!</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/PG80ngbUlT8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/PG80ngbUlT8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>So there you have it, all the films have been announced so all I have to do is wait another 16 days until the fun begins. Man, how do I even kill all that time? The schedule itself is lined up pretty well with a good mix of movies on each day. On top of that there&#8217;s the Shorts After Dark which is an International Short Film presentation, as well as Canadian made shorts playing before each movie. I&#8217;m not sure how I&#8217;m gonna be able to store all that info in my tiny head so I can give it all back to you guys but I&#8217;m gonna do my best.</p>
<p>Under the marquee &#8211; Will</p>
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<link>http://fiveaweek.wordpress.com/2009/05/16/going-home-part-of-three-extremes-ii-aka-saam-gaang/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 04:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>susan sabo</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Director: Peter Chan (2002) Lanuage: Chinese w/ English subtitles This movie is the 3rd short film o]]></description>
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<p>Director: Peter Chan (2002)</p>
<p>Lanuage: Chinese w/ English subtitles</p>
<p>This movie is the 3rd short film on the DVD &#8220;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324242/" target="_blank">Three Extremes &#8230; II</a>,&#8221; a follow-up to the Japanese DVD &#8220;Three Extremes.&#8221; I&#8217;ve read some poor reviews of the second DVD, mostly complaining that the follow-up films aren&#8217;t really &#8220;extreme&#8221; like in the first.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s true that the films aren&#8217;t as horrific or gory as the original &#8220;Three Extremes,&#8221; but that doesn&#8217;t make them any less watchable. (By the way, Netflix reviews aren&#8217;t very helpful, IMHO. I&#8217;ve seen people give 1 star to a great movie solely because it was subtitled and not in English. Everyone&#8217;s got their own criteria for what makes a good or bad film; you may think that my reviews are BS. But I watch so many horror films, that I totally need to start writing them down because I sometimes forget if I&#8217;ve seen one <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>All three films on this DVD are good, but the standout is &#8220;Going Home,&#8221; a Chinese-language film by Peter Chan. I could say that I wish it were longer, but the length was completely appropriate to the story (that&#8217;s a novel idea in filmmaking, isn&#8217;t it?) With such standout, lush cinematography, great acting, and such a visceral soundtrack (and in some pivotal scenes, lack of a soundtrack, which I&#8217;ll talk about a lot in later posts), who wouldn&#8217;t want this film to go on and on?</p>
<p>&#8220;Going Home&#8221; is about a man who is keeping his dead wife alive, bathing her everyday, doing her hair, talking to her; all in the belief that very soon, she will resurrect. It&#8217;s a love story, obviously, but also about Western vs. traditional medicine; belief systems; and connections that transcend not just life, but physical form.</p>
<p>An amazing story right there. Add to it a boy who goes missing, a mysterious toddler girl with the most striking pale face and bright red coat, and a cop (the boy&#8217;s father) being held against his will in the man&#8217;s apartment and you&#8217;ve got a really great way to spend 90 or so minutes.Watch till the end and keep your bathroom breaks to a minimum. There&#8217;s a twist at the end that will completely fuck with your head and fall totally in love with this film.</p>
<p>What I really love about this film (and actually about so many foreign films), is the peek into other cultures that I get. The Western civilations&#8217; way of dealing with death is in such contrast to most Eastern civilations; it&#8217;s fascinating to watch it played out in such an authentic way. Ghosts; resurrection; possession &#8212; all these things are a given in most Eastern cultures. In Western cultures, they are mocked and ridiculed. That basic difference is the major reason, for me, that Asian horror is much more interesting to watch. You don&#8217;t have to get past the first 45 minutes of &#8220;how can this be? ghosts aren&#8217;t real!&#8221; kind of crap that weighs down even the best Western horror films.</p>
<p>Eric Tsang plays Wai, the man caring for his wife, steals every scene he is in. Though is appeareance is very much the serial killer stereotype for American films, he is gentle and kind to the policeman he holds captive. His tenderness with his dead wife is truly heartbreaking and I couldn&#8217;t help but feel such sympathy and empathy for his character. I wanted her to resurrect. I wanted him to have his wife returned to him, despite the complete and utter creepiness of his daily ritual of bathing her and immersing her in Chinese herbs.</p>
<p>Eugenia Yuan plays the wife, Hai&#8217;er, and although she has very little &#8220;acting&#8221; screen time, the time she does have really shines. The video-tapes scenes of her blew me away.</p>
<p>There are a few little holes here and there but nothing to detract from the visual and emotional intensity that&#8217;s pulled off with just a few actors and a couple of sets. I highly recommend rentin the &#8220;Three Extremes &#8230; II&#8221; DVD and skipping right to &#8220;Going Home.&#8221; I watched that short four times while it was here at the house, and I&#8217;ll probably buy it.</p>
<p>No rating system for these reviews yet, but I usually rate a movie on whether or not I should shut my laptop while I&#8217;m watching it.</p>
<p>During &#8220;Going Home,&#8221; the laptop was shut off and put away.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nic Tse Goes Bald For His New Film]]></title>
<link>http://cfensi.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/nic-tse-goes-bald-for-his-new-movie/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 22:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cfensi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cfensi.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/nic-tse-goes-bald-for-his-new-movie/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[REVIEW : The Warlords (2007)]]></title>
<link>http://ruthlessculture.com/2009/04/02/review-the-warlords-2007/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jonathan McCalmont</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ruthlessculture.com/2009/04/02/review-the-warlords-2007/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s issue of Videovista has recently gone up and it contains my review of Peter Chan]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">This month&#8217;s issue of <strong>Videovista</strong> has recently gone up and it contains <a title="link to Videovista" href="http://www.videovista.net/reviews/april09/warlords.html">my review</a> of Peter Chan&#8217;s <strong><em>The Warlords</em></strong> (2007).  It is not a bad film at all and it draws attention to two interesting characteristics about contemporary Chinese cinema.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Firstly</em>, that while Chinese films are lagging behind the West in matters of digital jiggery-pokery, they have acess to material resources such as sets and extras that render a lot of these techniques largely moot.  For example, I suspect that had <em><strong>The Warlords</strong></em>&#8216; battle scenes been shot for an American film, the armies would have been mostly digital and, as a result, much much larger.  After all, why have a few dozen ships when you can have thousands?  I call this the <strong>Troy Effect</strong>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">You can also see the impressive material infrastructure of Chinese cinema on display in Alexi Tan&#8217;s <strong><em>Blood Brothers </em></strong>(2007) ,which <a title="link to Videovista" href="http://www.videovista.net/reviews/april09/blodbros.html">I also reviewed</a> for <strong>Videovista</strong>.  The film&#8217;s opening scenes are set in the Chinese country-side and instead of a few internal shots and maybe some location work, the film benefits from having been shot on what apears to be the kind of vast back-lot that Hollywood has long since transformed into theme parks.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Secondly</em>, both films are set at times in Chinese history when there was a good deal of foreign involvement in China&#8217;s internal affairs.  Indeed, <strong><em>Blood Brothers</em></strong> is set in 1930s Shanghai, which hosted a large British ex-pat community including J. G. Ballard.  Similarly, <strong><em>The Warlords </em></strong>is set in the aftermath of the Opium Wars, the wars between China in Britain that not only netted Britain Hong Kong but which opened China up to foreign trade and cultural influence.  However, despite this both films are completely free of British characters and Western faces.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Since the apologetics of Zhang Yimou&#8217;s <em>Hero</em> (2002), it has become tempting to see all Chinese cultural exports as exercises in nationalist propaganda and the degree of cultural re-appropriation going on in both films invite us to consider them in this very light.  However, this strikes me as a rather egocentric vision of Chinese cinema.  Not every film (or song) is about the West or even for Western consumption.  As a result, it seems more reasonable to see this kind of historical airbrushing as being an expression not of ideological projection but of yielding to popular tastes.  So just as American audiences prefer to think that their country won the Second World War single-handed, I suspect that most the Chinese audience would react badly to films that remind them of their country&#8217;s quasi-colonial status.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trois volontés, trois idéaux, un gagnant?]]></title>
<link>http://culturellementnotre.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/trois-volontes-trois-ideaux-un-gagnant/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>culturellementnotre</dc:creator>
<guid>http://culturellementnotre.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/trois-volontes-trois-ideaux-un-gagnant/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[FILM &#8211; LES SEIGNEURS DE LA GUERRE (Tau ming chong) Peter Chan, Chine, 2006 Sortie janvier 2009]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CUT la radio -52]]></title>
<link>http://cutlarevue.fr/2009/01/31/cut-la-radio-52-2/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jennyulrich</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cutlarevue.fr/2009/01/31/cut-la-radio-52-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cette semaine, curieusement, nous sommes obnubilés par Hitler et ses SS : c&#8217;est compréhensible]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Cette semaine, curieusement, nous sommes obnubilés par Hitler et ses SS : c&#8217;est compréhensible lorsqu&#8217;on parle de <strong>Walkyrie</strong>, moins quand il est question de <strong>Cœur d&#8217;encre</strong>&#8230; Cette semaine, il y a <strong>Le bal des actrices</strong> et, plus tard dans l&#8217;émission, le bal des sorcières. Cette semaine dans l&#8217;équipe des radio-cutiens, il y a ceux qui citent des castings en intégralité, ceux qui récitent des pans entiers de dialogues, d&#8217;autres encore qui n&#8217;en finissent plus de pitcher&#8230; Cette semaine nous parlons d&#8217;absolument tous les films sortis à Strasbourg le 28 janvier.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Espion(s)</strong> (Nicolas Saada), <strong>Che 2 : Guerilla</strong> (Steven Soderbergh), <strong>Le bal des actrices</strong> (Maïwenn), <strong>Les seigneurs de la guerre</strong> (Peter Chan), <strong>King Guillaume</strong> (Pierre-François Martin-Laval), <strong>Cœur d&#8217;encre</strong> (Iain Softley), <strong>Los Bastardos</strong> (Amat Escalante), <strong>Pour un instant, la liberté</strong> (Arash T. Riahi), <strong>Walkyrie</strong> (Brian Singer).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Avec Jenny, Fanny, FX, Romain.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Warlords (VRC/HK 2007)]]></title>
<link>http://orangedoe.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-warlords-vrchk-2007/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://orangedoe.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-warlords-vrchk-2007/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[[Die folgende Kritik bezieht sich auf die internationale Version von "The Warlords", die derzeit in ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Takeshi then and now: The Warlords, Red Cliff and the aesthetics of dirt]]></title>
<link>http://beyondasiaphilia.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/takeshi-then-and-now-the-warlords-red-cliff-and-the-aesthetics-of-dirt/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>valeriesoe</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beyondasiaphilia.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/takeshi-then-and-now-the-warlords-red-cliff-and-the-aesthetics-of-dirt/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[His role in The House of Flying Daggers (2004, dir. Zhang Yimou) notwithstanding, Takeshi Kaneshiro ]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">His role in <em>The House of Flying Daggers</em><span> (2004, dir. Zhang Yimou) notwithstanding, Takeshi Kaneshiro has almost always appeared in modern-day movies. But in 2007 he was cast in two prominent historical dramas, </span><em>The Warlords</em><span> (dir. Peter Chan) and </span><em>Red Cliff</em><span> (dir. John Woo). How did Takeshi’s decidedly modern visage affect these two Hong Kong costume dramas? The results in each film are somewhat different and are a telling indication of perceptions of Chinese films in Asia and in the West.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_75" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 304px"><img class="size-full wp-image-75   " title="takeshi-warlords" src="http://beyondasiaphilia.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/takeshi-warlords.jpg" alt="Movie kings dirty up, The Warlords, 2007" width="294" height="206" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Movie kings dress down, The Warlords, 2007</p></div>
<p>In <em>The Warlords</em><span>, Peter Chan’s gritty, realistic flick about a 19th century Qing Dynasty power struggle, Takeshi and his equally famous and glamorous co-stars Jet Li and Andy Lau are called upon to play their parts clad in animal skins and splattered with blood, sweat and mud. Jet Li reportedly gained weight and dirtied up to play his part (and was rewarded with his very first Best Actor statue at the 2008 Hong Kong Film Awards); he and the usually dapper Andy Lau also shaved their heads and grew scruffy beards for the film. At the start of the film Li vomits convincingly and Andy Lau has sex still dressed in his war togs.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Takeshi, however, did not shave his head, though he did sport a tidy beard. Still, it was hard to spot Takeshi-the-movie-star in this flick, due to the strength of the film’s mise-en-scene. The film’s blood-caked impalings, stabbings and general fisticuffs, and its evocative smoky-toned cinematography overcame Takeshi’s good looks and he managed to fit into the overall rough-hewn look of the movie despite being one of the most beautiful people on the planet.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In <em><a href="http://filmeyeballsbrain.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/john-woo-red-cliff-part-1-2008/">Red Cliff</a></em><span>, however, the film’s art direction is much less down-and-dirty and much more stylized and this somehow makes Takeshi’s perfect nose and expensive haircut more anachronistic than in Peter Chan&#8217;s film. John Woo’s film aims for the heroic, not the realistic, and here Takeshi’s Prada-model gorgeousness shines a bit too brightly for a period piece. Although co-star Tony Leung Chi-Wai cuts no less a handsome figure, he’s a bit stronger actor and is a little more convincing as a third-century Chinese warrior. Tony also gets to wear armour and swing a sword in a big fighting scene, whereas Takeshi watches on the sidelines in pristine, flowing white robes without a hair out of place.</span></p>
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<p>Somehow Takeshi’s overt modernity works against him much more in <em>Red Cliff</em><span> than in </span><em>The Warlords</em><span> and this is underscored by each films’ respective directorial vision. Peter Chan’s film feels much more in step with current Chinese cinematic trends, moving away from superficial heroic images towards a deeper, more serious critique (in the same way that Johnnie To’s </span><em>Election 1 &#38; 2</em><span> completely deglamorized the Triad film, in contrast to the gauzy romantic fantasies of gangster brotherhood from Andrew Lau’s </span><em>Young &#38; Dangerous </em><span>series). In comparison, John Woo’s film seems like a nostalgic, old-fashioned look backwards at classic Shaw Brothers and 1990s wuxia productions. Interestingly, a truncated version of </span><em>Red Cliff</em><span> is slated to open in the U.S. and Europe in 2009 while </span><em>The Warlords</em><span> has not received distribution outside of Asia. This perhaps reflects outdated perceptions of Hong Kong films in the West, where the most recognizable HK actor is the long-dead Bruce Lee and most viewers relate Chinese films to out-of-sync dubbing and chop-socky action pieces. Since precious few Western viewers keep abreast of current trends in Chinese cinema it stands to reason that John Woo’s conventionally retro, faintly Orientalist vision of history is more marketable outside of Asia than Peter Chan’s more contemporary presentation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>The Warlords</em><span> was a big box office hit in Asia and, <em>Red Cliff, Part 1 </em><span>similarly <span>broke box office records across Asia. <a href="http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7829/53/">Release of </a></span><em><a href="http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7829/53/">Red Cliff, Part 2</a></em><span> was moved up to capitalize on the success of Part 1 and it premiered in Beijing on Jan. 4. <em>The Warlords</em><span> cleaned up at both the 2007 Hong Kong Film Awards (eight awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor) and the 2008 Golden Horse Awards (Best Picture, Best Director). <em>Red Cliff</em>, however, was shut out of the major awards at this year&#8217;s Golden Horse presentation, with only four nominations and no wins. Perhaps as with the Academy Awards and the last installment of the <em>Lord of the Rings</em> trilogy, <em>Red Cliff, Part 2</em> will fare better at awards time than its predecessor. For now i<span>t remains to be seen whether it will duplicate the </span><em>The Warlords&#8217;</em><span> hometown awards success.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<link>http://emskie24.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/jurors-criticize-golden-horse-voting-system/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sillysymphony</dc:creator>
<guid>http://emskie24.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/jurors-criticize-golden-horse-voting-system/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Ho Yi STAFF REPORTER   At the Golden Horse Awards (金馬獎) on Saturday night, Taiwanese cinema seeme]]></description>
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STAFF REPORTER</p>
<p> <br />
At the Golden Horse Awards (金馬獎) on Saturday night, Taiwanese cinema seemed ready to celebrate an early victory as local productions dominated in almost all the categories that had Taiwanese nominees. Cape No. 7 (海角七號) was undoubtedly leading the way.</p>
<p>The film ended up taking home top honors in five categories, including best supporting actor and outstanding Taiwanese film of the year.</p>
<p>But things took an unexpected turn 10 minutes before the ceremony ended, with Hong Kong’s Peter Ho-Sun Chan (陳可辛) and his big-budget costume drama The Warlords (投名狀) walking away with awards for best feature film and best director.<br />
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<p><strong>BASICS </strong><br />
The Taipei Times caught a few jury members and festival chairwoman Peggy Chiao (焦雄屏) at the after-party and asked them their views on this year’s Golden Horse.</p>
<p>“I think before we can talk about the award result, we should first have the jury system under review,” said Wang Keng-yu (王耿瑜), a film producer, film and music festival curator.</p>
<p>The judging process is divided into two stages: the preliminary, with 20 judges, and the final, with seven. In the first stage, discussions and meetings were broken into groups because each member of the jury is responsible for the nominations in several award categories, rather than all the jurors working together.</p>
<p>“As a result, the nomination list is not a general agreement among all jury members but a consensus within the groups,” Wang sad. “We turned in our grades and read the nomination list on the newspaper.”</p>
<p>“The final scores are reached combining the grades we made and those made by the jury in the second stage. None of the jury members knew the results before they were announced,” Wang said. “It’s a consensus all right. But is it a fair and credible consensus? There is still room for improvement.”</p>
<p>Wu Mi-sen (吳米森), a film director, said that Taiwanese movies had done well.</p>
<p>“As a jury member, I felt no pressure to be patriotic this year. I cast each vote with confidence and assurance, knowing that I wasn’t rooting for the film just because it was made in Taiwan.”</p>
<p>“Personally, I think Kelly Lin (林熙蕾) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城武) have made great progress — from pretty-faced pop-idols to serious actors. Their works haven’t been recognized partially because people still see them as idols rather than actors,” he said.</p>
<p>Chang Chang-yen (張昌彥), a veteran film critic and scholar, said: “As a juror in the first stage, I am not satisfied with the results. Many Taiwanese movies were left out.”</p>
<p>“As far as the jury system goes, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Unlike the Oscars, which have 3,000 film professionals at its disposal, there are only 30 of us, so that each member is assigned to a certain number of award categories,” he said. “It causes problems when, say, a cinematographer needs to be the judge for editing or a specialized field he or she is not familiar with. It can easily lead to a situation where the one who knows the field leads the discussion and forms a consensus.”</p>
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<p><strong>BATTLE</strong></p>
<p>Chiao said that the competition in the best feature film and best director categories was a battle between film industries.</p>
<p>“Behind the productions from Hong Kong and China are colossal amounts of money, rich resources and mega stars. Taiwanese movies are comparatively low-budget and human drama-driven. We may yet grow stronger in the industry contest. But this year’s Taiwanese films definitely surpassed others in content and artistry,” Chiao said.</p>
<p>In related news, some Internet users in Taiwan said they were irritated by Chan’s remark that Cape No. 7 was the “hope for Chinese movie industry.”</p>
<p>“I don’t have much to say about the results, but I have something to say to director Peter Chan,” Internet user “Asmmilk” posted. “Sorry, but Cape No. 7 is not a Chinese movie.”</p>
<p>However, an Internet user nicknamed “Perry680606” defended Chan, saying in a posting that Chan probably didn’t do it on purpose.</p>
<p>“He has long been making movies in China, so it would be reasonable that he just used the phrase ‘Chinese movie’ without even thinking about it,” he wrote..</p>
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<strong>The winners of the 45th annual Golden Horse Film Awards:</strong><br />
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BEST PICTURE:</p>
<p>The Warlords (投名狀)</p>
<p>BEST DIRECTOR:</p>
<p>Peter Chan Ho-sun (陳可辛)</p>
<p>(The Warlords)</p>
<p>BEST LEADING ACTOR:</p>
<p>Zhang Hanyu (張涵予)</p>
<p>(Assembly, 集結號 )<br />
BEST LEADING ACTRESS:</p>
<p>Prudence Liew (劉美君)</p>
<p>(True Women for Sale, 我不賣身．我賣子宮)</p>
<p>BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:</p>
<p>Ma Ju-long (馬如龍)</p>
<p>(Cape No. 7, 海角七號)<br />
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:</p>
<p>Mei Fang (梅芳)</p>
<p>(Orz Boyz,囧男孩)</p>
<p>Best New</p>
<p>PERFORMER:</p>
<p>Suming Chiang (姜聖明)</p>
<p>(Hopscotch, 跳格子 )</p>
<p>BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:</p>
<p>Tsai Tsung-han (蔡宗翰),</p>
<p>Tom Lin (林書宇)</p>
<p>(Winds of September, 九降風)</p>
<p>Best Screenplay<br />
ADAPTATION:</p>
<p>Liu Heng (劉恆)</p>
<p>(Assembly)</p>
<p>BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:</p>
<p>Ng Yuen-fai (吳炫輝),</p>
<p>Chau Chi-shing (鄒志盛),</p>
<p>Tracy Kok (郭惠玲) (The Warlords)<br />
BEST ART DIRECTION:</p>
<p>Chao Shih-hao (趙思豪)</p>
<p>(Parking, 停車)</p>
<p>BEST MAKE UP &#38; COSTUME DESIGN:</p>
<p>Luke Huang (黃育男),</p>
<p>Sai Com (康俊偉)</p>
<p>(Candy Rain, 花吃了那女孩)</p>
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<p>BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY:<br />
Li Chung-chi (李忠志)</p>
<p>(Connected, 保持通話)<br />
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE:</p>
<p>Fred Lu (呂聖斐), Lo Chi-yi (駱集益) (Cape No. 7)</p>
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<p>BEST ORIGINAL FILM SONG:</p>
<p>Southern Country (國境之南)</p>
<p>(Cape No. 7)</p>
<p>OUTSTANDING TAIWANESE FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR:</p>
<p>Wei Te-sheng (魏德聖)</p>
<p>(Cape No.7)</p>
<p>BEST FILM EDITING:</p>
<p>Yau Chi-wai (邱志偉)</p>
<p>(Connected)</p>
<p>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:</p>
<p>Cheng Siu-keung (鄭兆強)</p>
<p>(Sparrow, 文雀)</p>
<p>BEST SOUND EFFECTS:</p>
<p>Steve Burgess (Missing, 謎屍)</p>
<p>BEST DOCUMENTARY:<br />
Up the Yangtze (Canada)</p>
<p>BEST SHORT FILM:<br />
Hopscotch (Taiwan)</p>
<p>OUTSTANDING TAIWANESE FILM OF THE YEAR:<br />
(Cape No. 7)</p>
<p>LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:</p>
<p>Chang Feng (常楓)</p>
<p>SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD:<br />
Huang Ren (黃仁)<br />
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<a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/12/08/2003430567">http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/12/08/2003430567</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Os Senhores da Guerra (Tau Ming Chong)]]></title>
<link>http://epiccine.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/os-senhores-da-guerra-tau-ming-chong/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nadiege1429</dc:creator>
<guid>http://epiccine.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/os-senhores-da-guerra-tau-ming-chong/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pang Qingyun após ser quase morto em uma batalha, encontra uma mulher misteriosa que o faz recuperar]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;color:black;font-family:&#34;">Pang Qingyun após ser quase morto em uma batalha, encontra uma mulher misteriosa que o faz recuperar a vontade de viver, ela faz parte de um clã de ladrões. Pang fica amigo dos dois lideres do grupo, eles fazem um pacto de sangue e formam uma irmandade, os três se juntam para vencer as tropas imperiais que ameaçam o povo.</span></span></h1>
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<h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;color:black;font-family:&#34;">O filme não e muito para os amantes de artes marciais explora guerra e estratégia com um realismo fortíssimo, e um filme forte e dramático, que envolve ação amor e violência, o filme se destaca pela forma como e demonstrada a relação entre os protagonistas, ótimos cenários e uma boa trilha sonora. Deixa a desejar um pouco no final, e na cena do massacre dos 4.000 homens, pois acredito que desmanchou um pouco a figura de Jet Li como herói. Para quem não viu, um épico interessante de se conferir.</span></span></h1>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;">Título no Brasil:</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;">Os Senhores da Guerra</span></span></span></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;">Titulo original:</span></span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:&#34;"> Tau ming chong / The Warlords<br />
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:&#34;">País de Origem</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:&#34;">: China / Hong Kong<br />
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:&#34;">Gênero</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:&#34;">: Ação / Guerra</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;"><br />
<span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Verdana;">Tempo de Duração:<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&#34;">126 minutos</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:large;font-family:Arial Unicode MS;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:&#34;">Ano de Lançamento</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:&#34;">: 2007/ dvd 2008<br />
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</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:&#34;">Direção</span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:&#34;">: Peter Chan</span></span></span></span></h2>
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Andy Lau &#8230; Cao Er-Hu<br />
Takeshi Kaneshiro &#8230; Zhang Wen-Xiang<br />
Jinglei Xu &#8230; </span><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;color:black;font-family:&#34;">Lian</span></span></span></h2>
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<link>http://newmanufactorei.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/warlords-recenze/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Musím říct, že &#8220;<strong>Asijský týden</strong>&#8221; je ve výsledcích spíše zklamáním. <strong>Red Cliff</strong> byl pro mě propadák léta ale bohužel se zdá, že jsem v tom jediný (83% csfd) a záda mi moc nekryje ani IMDB (7,1 je ale lepší navíc je tam opravdu pár výstižných komentářů). A <strong>Cowboy Beebop</strong> mě teda taky za srdce (ani nic jiného) nechytil.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://asiandramaddict.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/warlords.jpg?w=402&#038;h=276" alt="" width="402" height="276" /></p>
<p>A naposledy jsem dlouho nechal uležet Warlordy Petera Chana (kteří naopak jsou na csfd rámováni kostičkou modrou, což značí průměrný filmový zážitek). Nakonec se ukázalo, že onen odklad tomu jedině pomohl a jelikož se ve mě probudila chuť po nějákém mečově-válečném snímku (<em>dohrál jsem zase Battle For Middle-Earth</em> (: ) přišli Warlords vhod.</p>
<p>Warlords se neodehrávají (jak je u čínských mega velkofilmů zvykem) před dávnými časy v předaleké Čině, ale v docela nedávném 19. století v předaleké Číne. Ze začátku se nechávají (ty Warlordi ((: ) zdát jako velký (i když ne megalomanský) válečný snímek (v první půlhodině jsou k vidění hned tři bitvy) a další se chystají.<br />
Ovšem když už se chystáte přinést si špagety, abychom ladili s krvavou koláži bitevních scén pan scénárista s panem režisérem přeladí a najednou se člověk kouká na <strong>drama</strong> (trochu politické a trochu milostné) odehrávající se na pozadí válečného konfilktu  (protože sem tam pár vteřin na vojáčky taky zbude, to  bychom nebyli číňané, kdybysme příslušníky ČLA nevyužili (: ).</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.yowazzup.com/blog/images/the-warlords-movie.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="340" /></p>
<p>A je to drama tak nějak se vším co k tomu patří: osudová žena, zlí vládci a sviňský (nebo nesviňský?) Jet Li proti lehce jednoduchému hrdinovi. Vlastně hrdinové jsou tři. Tři &#8220;generálové&#8221;, kteří se v pokrevním bratrství rozhodli vyřešit problém hladomoru ve vesnici přidáním do služeb provinčních vládců (to jsou ty tři zlí vládci), ale jak přišli první úspěchy (<strong>SPOILER!)</strong> tak se to celé nějak zamotalo.</p>
<p>Scénář nemá zrovna extrémní spád, ale to vůbec nevadí. Člověk má pak čas vychutnat si nejednoznačnost postavy Jeta Li. Vůbec..od půly vás tvůrčí tým naprosto polapí a nejbližší postava na plátně vám bude ta, která je nejvíce zmatená, ale v tom dobrém slova smyslu. Divák, prostě neví &#8220;jak to bude dál.&#8221; A tak to má být. Když k tomu přidáte pocit, že vám na hrdinech záleží a nechcete, aby se nechali zmanipulovat, tak máte o zábavu postaráno. (je to drama no (: )</p>
<p>Vizuál je výborný. Tady bych poukázal na rozdíl mezi Warlords a Red Cliff. Zatímco John Woo velmi rád tlačí do záběru Bayovské &#8220;<em>teplé oranžové filtry</em>&#8220;, tak Peter Chan si zvolil spíše barvy tmavá a depresivní (ve Warlords často sněží a prší, za to málokdy vysvitne slunce) a jeho vize &#8220;zákopové&#8221; deprese <strong>je opravdu&#8230;depresivní</strong>. (viz plakát)</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.cinehk.com/fotos/poster-de-the-warlords-fm974.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="597" /></p>
<p>Bohužel sem se ke konci díky únavně trošku ztratil v tom kdo koho chce oddělat a kdo kam jede, aby se nechal oddělat. Podobně mi poslední souboj (který supluje konverzační druhou hodinu) přišel trošku natáhnutý (ale jen trošku). To jsou takové malé zápory na které si teď vzpomenu (to že skladatel soundtracku občas vykrádá Zimmera neberu nutně jako zápor (: ):</p>
<p>Ve finále je třeba říct, že Warlords mi sedli z těch tří asijských filmů asi nejlíp. Jejich výsledek je příjemných 70% s tím, že za pár let se rád kouknu znova a třeba to ještě uzraje.</p>
<p><strong>Servis: 70% / <a href="http://www.csfd.cz/film/226314-warlords-the-tau-ming-chong/">csfd</a><br />
</strong><strong>Režie: Peter Chan<br />
Hrají: Jet Li, Takeshiro Kaneshivo, Andy Lau</p>
<p>BLOG Note:</strong><br />
Konec asijského týdne!</p>
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<link>http://myfirstgossipblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/762/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>makthemutant</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Granny here has kindly acquiesced to my addition of gossip to her blog. I know her blog is focused on Japanese/Korean gossip; but as it is, I only know something about Hong Kong entertainment – and I apologise if it bores her loyal audience to tears &#8211; so I’m going to blog about the Hong Kong Film Awards, that being the only major event lately (And this will be my first and last post until after my Tripos.) Of course, this is more than a week overdue but I just had to comment, especially after finally finishing my download of the award show and picking up a copy of the London Global Times at the Chinese supermarket (which had a two page splash of the results) and feeling irritated all over again. I’ve left out all the technical awards; because, who cares?</p>
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<p><strong>Best Picture:</strong><br />
Warlords<em></em></p>
<p>They say money can buy a good film. I agree. But I don’t agree money can buy heart. Sometimes, when a production is too grand and takes itself too seriously, it lacks any emotional connection.</p>
<p><strong>Best Director</strong>:<br />
Peter Chan &#8211; Warlords</p>
<p><em>Ok. Fine. But I remain a Johnnie To admirer. </em></p>
<p><strong>Best Actor:</strong><br />
Jet Li &#8211; Warlords</p>
<p><em>Jet Li always makes me feel uncomfortable. I’m not saying he did that horrible a job, just that when you look at the rest of the nominees, it’s a bit strange. Sean Lau is greatly talented and has always been (from the time I watched his very fine performance as Fong Jeen Bok as a kid); but since he won last year, it’s expected that he wouldn’t win. Andy Lau – idol, not actor. But he tries. I really like watching Simon Yam, but that was the wrong film to get nominated for. He did a very good job but the role was too easy for him. And last but not least, I’ve never been impressed by Aaron Kwok. He’s not as strong an actor, but maybe it’s because he’s been shaking off his pretty boy image. When a person starts off at -20, you get very impressed when he reaches 50. But it’s not 100. Yet.<br />
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<strong>Best Actress</strong>:<br />
Siqin Gaowa &#8211; The Post-modern Life of My Aunt</p>
<p><em>Didn’t watch this, so no complaints. At least Charlene Choi didn’t win, as respectable as her effort was.</em></p>
<p><strong>Best Supporting Actor</strong>:<br />
Andy Lau &#8211; Protege</p>
<p><em>Andy Lau won because he’s Andy Lau. Usually competent, but normally just posing and nothing earth-shattering. I would like to see Nick Cheung get something for once though.<br />
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<strong>Best Supporting Actress:</strong><br />
Siu Yam-Yam &#8211; The Pye-Dog</p>
<p><em>Didn’t watch The Pye-Dog, so I have no idea. No idea who she is either and no opinion about the rest of the nominees. No opinion on anything.<br />
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<strong>Best Newcomer</strong>:<br />
Kate Tsui &#8211; Eye In The Sky</p>
<p><em>Well-deserved. Her nuanced and measured performance was the class of the field; some nominees were just there as space-fillers. Especially commendable because some of her TV work is absolutely egregious. She’s one of my favourite Miss Hong Kongs and it’s always a nice feeling when my eye for talent – or otherwise &#8211; is vindicated.<br />
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<strong>Best Original Movie Song</strong>:<br />
&#8220;Push Too Hard&#8221; &#8211; Love Is Not All Around<br />
Singer: Kary Ng</p>
<p><em>I am amused. The song is very pop-style; but then again so was Sammi Cheng’s absolutely lovely 終生美麗 (many) years back. Only problem is, Kary Ng sang out of tune again. Is she trying to compete with Stephy Tang aka 邓走音 who can go out of tune more often?<br />
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<strong>Best New Director</strong>:<br />
Yau Nai-Hoi &#8211; Eye In The Sky</p>
<p><em>Very good movie, and in fact I enjoyed it more than some other big movies of the year. But on a technical level, he betrays his lack of experience with the way the movie started to run out of steam towards the end. The literal ‘eye in the sky’ theme is a bit too much in your face for me. I’m looking forward to seeing more from him. </em></p>
<p><em>-</em><strong>makthemutant</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Monday April 14, 2008]]></title>
<link>http://filmnewsbriefs.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/monday-april-14-2008/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jesskantor</dc:creator>
<guid>http://filmnewsbriefs.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/monday-april-14-2008/</guid>
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<p><strong>FILM&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;     GROSS</strong></p>
<p>1 Prom Night&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;     $22,700,000<br />
2 Street Kings&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..     $12,000,000<br />
3 21&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;     $11,000,000<br />
4 Nim&#8217;s Island&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..     $9,000,000<br />
5 Leatherheads&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.     $6,207,040<br />
6 Horton Hears A Who&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;     $6,000,000<br />
7 Smart People&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.     $4,200,000<br />
8 Ruins, The&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..     $3,250,000<br />
9 Superhero Movie &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;    $3,114,000<br />
10 Drillbit Taylor&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.     $2,070,000</p>
<h2>PROJECTS ANNOUNCED</h2>
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<li>Zack Snyder is set to direct &#8220;Guardians of Ga&#8217;Hoole,&#8221; an animated feature film based on the series of children&#8217;s books by Kathryn Lasky. Village Roadshow is making the film and Warner Bros. will distribute. Pic is set in the Forest of Tyto, where Barn Owls live in peace until their kingdom is threatened by an evil that could destroy their home. Script was written by John Orloff (&#8220;A Mighty Heart&#8221;) and John Collee (&#8220;Master and Commander&#8221;). The pic will be produced by Zareh Nalbandian, with Donald DeLine, Deborah Snyder and Lionel Wigram exec producing. The intention is to execute in Sydney, Australia, through Animal Logic, which worked with Village Roadshow and WB on &#8220;Happy Feet.&#8221; The film is on a fast track and is likely to be ready by 2009 or 2010.</li>
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<li>Fox Animation has optioned the mummy-themed young-adult book &#8220;The Anubis Tapestry: Between Twilights&#8221; by Bruce Zick. Fox plans a loose adaptation of the novel, which kicks off when a mummy&#8217;s curse condemns Dr. George Henry&#8217;s spirit to the Egyptian Underworld. While trying to free him, Henry&#8217;s son Chance plumbs the depths of the Underworld and encounters a variety of monsters. The tome, which creates a detailed mythology, was published in 2006.</li>
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<li>Kopelson Entertainment made a preemptive acquisition of &#8220;Parents Weekend,&#8221; a spec by Barry Schwartz. Deal was mid-six figures. Script is a youth-targeted comedy about a college freshman, secretly attending art school, who must convince his parents he&#8217;s still enrolled in the college of their dreams. Arnold and Anne Kopelson will produce, and bought the script right after reading it, using Kopelson Entertainment&#8217;s development fund with Equus Media.</li>
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<h2>PROJECT UPDATES</h2>
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<li>Shia LaBeouf has signed on to star in Universal’s techno thriller “Dark Fields.” Neil Burger (“The Illusionist”) will direct the pic, which is based on Alan Glynn’s 2002 novel “The Dark Fields.” Story centers on a young man who comes into possession of the ultimate smart pill, and the events that ensue. Leslie Dixon (“Hairspray”) adapted the screenplay and will produce. Dixon acquired the material and wrote the script for less than her usual quote in exchange for having more control over the project.</li>
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<li>Albert Brooks has signed on to appear in at least four episodes of Showtime’s “Weeds.” He’ll play the father-in-law of Mary-Louise Parker’s character. Thesp’s recent credits include “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World” and voice work on “The Simpsons Movie.”</li>
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<li>Barra Grant&#8217;s romantic comedy &#8220;HangingOutHookingUpFallingInLove&#8221; has signed an ensemble cast of Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Janeane Garofalo, Jenna Elfman, Rita Rudner, Camryn Manheim, Caroline Aaron and Johnny Pacar. Grant is directing from her own script. Story centers on a newly separated father having to learn how to date again with help from his teenage son who himself dreams of conquering one girl&#8217;s heart. Brian Reilly is producing the indie project and Laura Hopper is exec producing. Shooting begins this week in Los Angeles.</li>
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<li>DreamWorks has tapped David DiGilio to adapt the Oni Press graphic novel &#8220;The Damned,&#8221; by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are producing via their DreamWorks-based shingle. Described as horror-noir, &#8220;Damned&#8221; follows a Los Angeles detective who discovers that a new gang with ties to the supernatural has infiltrated the city. Eric Gitter is also producing via his Closed on Mondays Entertainment, the film production arm of Oni Press Mark. Peter Schwerin will exec produce.</li>
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<li>Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert have tapped &#8220;The X-Files&#8221; vet John Shiban to exec produce their upcoming syndie skein &#8220;Wizard&#8217;s First Rule.&#8221; Shiban, who is with the CW&#8217;s &#8220;Supernatural,&#8221; will help translate Terry Goodkind&#8217;s series of books into a weekly TV series. Project is set in a fantasy world of magic and wizards and focuses on the Seeker, a man who is destined to save the world, but not before battling a whole bunch of bad guys. Scribe said he plans &#8220;to take a cue from &#8216;The X-Files&#8217;&#8221; in setting up the skein&#8217;s structure.</li>
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<h2>ACQUISITIONS/ FESTIVAL NEWS</h2>
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<li>“The Warlords,” a Hong Kong-financed pic that scored well at the mainland Chinese box office, dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards Sunday night. Pic won eight prizes, including best film, director for Peter Chan and actor for Jet Li. Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution,” which also scored highly with the Chinese public but has since been condemned by mainland authorities, was named best Asian Film. Other prizes went to Siqin Gaowa for actress in “The Postmodern Life of My Aunt,” Andy Lau for supporting actor in “Protege,” and Johnnie To for the “Mad Detective” screenplay. The To-produced “Eye in the Sky” won the new director prize for Yau Nai-hoi and best newcomer for actress Kate Tsui</li>
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<h2>BUSINESS NEWS</h2>
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<li>NATO prexy John Fithian warned Sunday that the cinema industry is headed for &#8220;a potential train wreck&#8221; over 3-D if studios and theater owners do not settle their dispute over digital cinema fees in short order. And he noted that while heavyweights such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and James Cameron were early and ardent supporters of digital, key helmers like Steven Spielberg remain on the fence. Fithian, in his keynote address to the Digital Cinema Summit at NAB in Las Vegas, noted that there are 10 major studio 3-D releases skedded for 2009, including DreamWorks Animation&#8217;s &#8220;Monsters vs. Aliens&#8221; and Fox&#8217;s Cameron opus &#8220;Avatar,&#8221; but &#8220;we don&#8217;t have the screens for them. We have less than 1,000 3-D screens in the U.S. and fewer than that in the rest of the world.&#8221; Yet negotiations between the studios and theater owners are at something of an impasse, said Fithian, as studios try to reduce the Virtual Print Fee that helps defray exhibitors&#8217; costs to install digital cinema systems.</li>
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<li>Randall Emmett and George Furla&#8217;s Emmett/Furla Films have set up an equity fund worth more than $100 million with Japanese-based Imec Corp. and Korona Corp. The deal marks Emmett/Furla&#8217;s first foray into international co-production, with plans to fund three pictures per year over five years. Pics will be produced by Emmett, Furla and Imec&#8217;s Fuminori Hayashida. Sadamitsu Otsuka and M. Dal Walton will exec produce, and Tommy Lee Thomas will co-exec produce. &#8220;Having produced almost 60 films, we felt it was time to expand our business model and present an opportunity for other filmmakers to realize their projects,&#8221; Emmett said. Emmett/Furla will continue its production-financing arrangement with NuImage/Millennium Films. That combo co-produced &#8220;88 Minutes,&#8221; an Al Pacino starrer directed by Jon Avnet that opens Friday; and &#8220;Righteous Kill,&#8221; starring Pacino and Robert DeNiro, which opens in September through Summit.</li>
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<li>Japan&#8217;s Cine Qua Non has closed its multiplex in South Korean capital Seoul. Cine Qua Non had operated a subsidiary, Cine Qua Non Korea, since 2005, having acquired a lease for a 5-screen multiplex in Myung-dong, a popular entertainment area in the heart of Seoul and one especially famous for Japanese tourists. Opened in January 2006, the theater has attracted art house movie fans in Korea and specialized as a theater for Japanese movies. Although Cine Qua Non took a long term view of its operations, the complex struggled to make money and matters were recently made worse by issues over the ownership of the building. It is not clear yet whether the company will try to find another location for the cinema or abandon the Korean exhibition business.</li>
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<li>Korea&#8217;s Showbox has announced that it will close its production shingle Motion101. The shingle was established in August 2006 by Mediaplex, at the time Korea&#8217;s largest movie conglom, in a move to boost in-house production capacity. Mediaplex owned distribution company Showbox and Korea&#8217;s largest multiplex chain Megabox, though last year sold the Megabox theaters to Australian financial consortium Macquarrie. Mediaplex provided 80% of the initial $2.6 million capital for Motion 101 through its subsid Showbox and teamed up with stock market-listed IT company Innet, which put the rest of the start up coin. Since then Motion101 has been developing helmer Park Kwang-hyun (&#8220;Welcome To Dongmakgol&#8221;)&#8217;s new project &#8220;Fist&#8221;, a $ 15 million budget sci-fi action drama. But there have been internal disagreements with in Mediaplex concerning support for the title. The sudden closure decision has shocked the Korean industry. Only last month Motion101 announced that it was developing a dance movie with JYP, a renowned music producer and composer who made and promoted the Korean Wave superstar Rain.</li>
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<li>CBS chief Les Moonves is one of the top-paid execs in media, according to an SEC proxy filing that revealed a total pay package of $36.8 million in 2007. That was up 29% from the prior year and nearly quadruple the take of CBS chairman Sumner Redstone, who received $9.7 million. Moonves&#8217; tally included a salary of $5.3 million, a bonus of $18.5 million and the rest in stock options accumulated over several years. The topper signed a new contract that took effect last October. It will pay him a lower salary and tie his compensation more directly to the perfromance of CBS shares. The company&#8217;s stock has been sagging of late. It declined 21% from its high in July 2007 to the end of 2007, and has dropped 21% more since January.</li>
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<li>NBCU posted a 3% year-over-year gain in operating profit and revenue in the first quarter, but the rosy numbers came against the gloomy backdrop of parent GE&#8217;s results. GE reported its worst quarter in years, sending the stock market into a tailspin. Earnings of $4.3 billion fell short of estimates &#8212; a rarity for the button-down conglom &#8212; and stunned Wall Street just one month after chief exec Jeffrey Immelt had issued an upbeat forecast. GE, of which NBCU comprises only 10% in terms of revenues, saw its stock plummet 13% to $32.05, the biggest single-day dip in more than 20 years. The Dow Jones, of which GE is a component, fell 2% amid worries that the company&#8217;s state symbolized the worsening U.S. economy. NBCU was one of just two of GE&#8217;s six units (along with infrastructure) to report gains in the quarter, and its 3% upswing in operating profit to $714 million also fell a bit short of projections and repped a slowdown from 5% growth in the previous quarter. The entertainment division&#8217;s results were driven primarily by cable, homevid and the NBC network. In a memo to staffers, NBCU topper Jeff Zucker noted the bleak economic climate, but emphasized the pluses. Parks and resorts, he said, doubled its operating profit. Hulu, a video streaming site in which NBCU and News Corp. are major stakeholders, launched in the quarter and Zucker said its ad inventory had sold out. Among cable nets, USA finished No. 1 in every category for the seventh consecutive quarter, Zucker said, while Bravo and Oxygen had their best first quarters ever in terms of ratings and financial results.</li>
</ul>
<h2>STRIKE NEWS/ LABOR ISSUES</h2>
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<li>In a move that muddies the outlook for looming actor negotiations, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild have offered AFTRA the opportunity to rejoin SAG at the bargaining table. SAG’s offer, made in a Sunday evening announcement, said AFTRA would have until Wednesday to respond. An AFTRA spokeswoman said the union would have no response until Monday at the earliest. The move, which had not been expected, comes two weeks after AFTRA angrily split off from SAG over SAG’s alleged attempt to &#8220;raid&#8221; the soap &#8220;The Bold and the Beautiful&#8221; &#8212; an allegation SAG has denied, insisting its leaders had merely responded to a castmember’s concerns about the AFTRA contract. The March 29 breakup of the 27-year joint bargaining relationship culminated years of hostility between the unions over jurisdictional issues. SAG’s brief announcement on Sunday said only that 81% of its national board had OK’d the offer, which was approved at the tail end of a daylong meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. In recent months, the AFL-CIO has been attempting &#8212; with little success so far &#8212; to smooth out the extensive disputes between the thesp unions. SAG’s talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture &#38; Television Producers on a new feature-primetime deal are set to begin Tuesday, while AFTRA’s talks on its primetime contract are set to start April 28. A spokesman for the AMPTP said the group would have no comment. Should AFTRA spurn SAG’s offer, the guild will be under pressure to reach an agreement with the AMPTP by April 28 or face the prospect of ongoing jurisdictional warfare with AFTRA. Should SAG fail to reach an agreement by then, AFTRA’s expected to make a deal quickly &#8212; since its leaders tend to be far more moderate than SAG’s and its deal covers just three shows &#8212; and then go after new shows in areas of shared jurisdiction. SAG’s heading into the negotiations with a fractured front. Over the weekend, SAG leaders split over a divisive proposal that would have limited member voting on the contract to thesps who work at least one day a year. In its meeting Saturday in downtown Los Angeles, about 60% of SAG’s national board sent the proposal to its guild governance review committee for study &#8212; effectively keeping it from having an impact on contract negotiations. The bargaining is likely to be contentious, given that recent informal talks with Disney CEO Robert Iger and News Corp. president Peter Chernin went nowhere. And SAG president Alan Rosenberg raised a red flag over the weekend in a letter to members by reiterating that SAG must achieve an increase in DVD residuals &#8212; a position that’s a nonstarter for the congloms. The &#8220;qualified voting&#8221; proposal, by limiting voting to SAG members who work regularly, probably would have resulted in less support for a possible strike when the contract expires June 30. But opponents have asserted that the idea is elitist and goes against the democratic principles of SAG.</li>
</ul>
<h2>INDUSTRY MOVES</h2>
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<li>William Morris has signed Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse in all areas, including film, TV, endorsements and interactive games. The 15-year-old twins star on Disney Channel’s “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” and have a licensing agreement with Dualstar Entertainment. The twins will appear on the bigscreen in “The Kings of Appletown,” and are about to begin work on “The Suite Life on Deck,” a spinoff of their Disney Channel skein.</li>
</ul>
<h2>TECHNOLOGY/ MULTI-PLATFORM CONTENT NEWS</h2>
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<li>Japanese auds will be the first in the world to see regularly skedded TV shows in 3-D. Korean company Hyundai It Japan&#8217;s E465 3-D TV, which requires special glasses to see the effect, went on sale for $4,980 in Tokyo on Saturday. This will allow auds to watch the 3-D content that Nippon BS Broadcasting (BS 11), a digital satcaster subsid of the NTV net, has been airing since December. The station airs an hour of 3-D programming daily, including sports events, travel shows and animal docus. It plans to air live 3-D sports in summer or fall.   Hyundai It Japan will launch a 32-inch 3-D model in August for $2,000. Also in the works are 50-inch and larger models that will not require glasses to see the 3-D images.  3-D capable TVs from Samsung are on display at NAB in Las Vegas this week, but Samsung is not yet marketing the feature because there is no content available Stateside.</li>
</ul>
<h2>WEBSITES TO WATCH</h2>
<p>http://www.charlierose.com/home</p>
<p>PBS&#8217; Charlie Rose show is preparing to launch a vastly expanded online archive this summer, whittling 4,000 hours of interviews down to offer some 800 clips for embedding and syndication, reports Beet TV.</p>
<p>http://www.ustream.tv/</p>
<p>Online broadcasting platform UStream raised $11.1 million in Series A funding for new product development from DCM and existing investors Labrador Ventures and The Band of Angels. UStream now counts over 260,000 registered users who generate 350,000+ hours of live streamed content per month.</p>
<p>http://revision3.com/</p>
<p>Revision3 is trying out a new clickable web video interface powered by VideoClix, allowing users to click on objects with the video for additional info including product information or background info about the host.</p>
<p>http://video.titantv.com/</p>
<p>TitanTV debuts two new shows today starring VH1 comedian and Glamour columnist Michael Somerville. &#8220;Lunch Break with Somerville&#8221; offers a rundown on pop culture and current events. &#8220;Love, Somerville&#8221; is an advice magazine for the lovelorn, co-starring TitanTV personalities Grace Randolph and Liza de Guia.</p>
<h2>SOURCES:</h2>
<p>www.variety.com<br />
www.cynopsis.com</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Film Awards (香港金像奖) 2008]]></title>
<link>http://alvinology.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/hong_kong_film_awards_2008/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The Warlords 《投名状》, directed by Peter Chan (陈可辛) was the biggest winner this year, sweeping eight aw]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>The Warlords 《投名状》</strong></span>, directed by <span style="color:#800000;"><strong>Peter Chan (陈可辛)</strong></span> was the biggest winner this year, sweeping eight awards, including Best Movie, Best Director and Best Actor.</p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the full awards listing:</p>
<p><strong> 最佳电影</strong>：<span style="color:red;">《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： 《投名状》 《门徒》 《姨妈的后现代生活》 《神探》   《跟踪》</p>
<p><strong>最佳导演</strong>：<span style="color:red;">陈可辛《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： 陈可辛《投名状》 尔冬升《门徒》 许鞍华《姨妈的后现代生活》 游乃海《跟踪》   杜琪峰　韦家辉《神探》<br />
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最佳编剧</strong>：<span style="color:red;">韦家辉 欧健儿《神探》</span></p>
<p>提名： 尔冬升 秦天南 龙文康 高新《门徒》 李樯《姨妈的后现代生活》 韦家辉 欧健儿《神探》 游乃海 欧健儿《跟踪》   须兰 秦天南 林爱华 黄建新 许月珍 何冀平 郭俊立 阮世生《投名状》</p>
<p><strong>最佳男主角</strong>：<span style="color:red;">李连杰《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： 郭富城《C+侦探》 李连杰《投名状》 刘德华《投名状》 刘青云《神探》   任达华《跟踪》</p>
<p><strong>最佳女主角</strong>：<span style="color:red;">斯琴高娃《姨妈的后现代生活》</span></p>
<p>提名： 毛舜筠《老港正传》 张静初《门徒》 斯琴高娃《姨妈的后现代生活》 刘若英《绑架》   蔡卓妍《戏王之王》<br />
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最佳男配角</strong>：<span style="color:red;">刘德华《门徒》</span></p>
<p>提名： 张家辉《出埃及记》 郑中基《老港正传》 古天乐《门徒》 刘德华《门徒》   周润发《姨妈的后现代生活》</p>
<p><strong>最佳女配角</strong>：<span style="color:red;">邵音音《野·良犬》</span></p>
<p>提名： 莫文蔚《老港正传》 袁咏仪《门徒》 赵薇《姨妈的后现代生活》 邵音音《野·良犬》   邵美琪《跟踪》</p>
<p><strong>最佳新演员</strong>：<span style="color:red;">徐子珊《跟踪》</span></p>
<p>提名： 钟嘉欣《十分爱》 谢芷彤《门徒》 文俊辉《野·良犬》 黄孝恩《围·城》   徐子珊《跟踪》</p>
<p><strong>最佳摄影</strong>：<span style="color:red;">黄岳泰《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： 林志坚《出埃及记》 黄岳泰《投名状》 姜国民《门徒》 郑兆强《神探》   关本良 余力为《姨妈的后现代生活》<br />
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最佳剪接</strong>：<span style="color:red;">邝志良《门徒》</span></p>
<p>提名： 彭顺 彭正熙《C+侦探》 李栋全《投名状》 邝志良《门徒》 Tina Baz《神探》   David Richardson《跟踪》</p>
<p><strong>最佳美术指导</strong>：<span style="color:red;">奚仲文 易振洲 黄炳耀《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： Anuson Pinyopotjiinee《C+侦探》 邱伟明《天堂口》 奚仲文 麦国强《门徒》 黄仁逵《围·城》   奚仲文 易振洲 黄炳耀《投名状》</p>
<p><strong>最佳服装造型设计</strong>：<span style="color:red;">奚仲文 戴美玲 利碧君《投名状》<br />
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提名： Surasak Warakitchareon《C+侦探》 叶锦添《天堂口》 马煜轁《姨妈的后现代生活》 张世杰《神探》   奚仲文 戴美玲 利碧君《投名状》</p>
<p><strong>最佳动作设计</strong>：<span style="color:red;">甄子丹《导火线》</span></p>
<p>提名： 江道海《双子神偷》 程小东《投名状》 李忠志《男儿本色》 钱嘉乐《门徒》   甄子丹《导火线》</p>
<p><strong>最佳音响效果</strong>：<span style="color:red;">Sunit Asvinikul　Nakorn Kositpaisal《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： Wachira Wongsaroj《C+侦探》 曾景祥《门徒》 Steve Burgess 王磊《导火线》 杜笃之 郭礼杞《战·鼓》   Sunit Asvinikul　Nakorn Kositpaisal《投名状》</p>
<p><strong>最佳视觉效果</strong>：<span style="color:red;">吴炫辉《投名状》</span></p>
<p>提名： Suchada Somasavachai《C+侦探》 吴炫辉《投名状》 文少麟《神探》 梁伟杰 马永安 梁耀丰 钟智行《宝葫芦的秘密》   Ho Siu Lun　Chow Kim Hung　Ching Han Wong《门徒》<br />
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最佳原创电影音乐</strong>：<span style="color:red;">久石让《姨妈的后现代生活》</span></p>
<p>提名： Payont Permsith　Jadet Chawang《C+侦探》 金培达《门徒》 久石让《姨妈的后现代生活》 Andre Matthias《战·鼓》   陈光荣　金培达　Chatchai Pongprapaphan《投名状》</p>
<p><strong>最佳原创电影歌曲</strong>：<span style="color:red;">迫得太紧《十分爱》</span></p>
<p>提名： 兄弟《兄弟》 迫得太紧《十分爱》 星光伴我心《老港正传》 流浪者之歌《明明》   问天不应《野·良犬》</p>
<p><strong>新晋导演奖</strong>：<span style="color:red;">游乃海《跟踪》</span></p>
<p>提名： 郭子健《野·良犬》 游乃海《跟踪》   黄修平《魔术男》</p>
<p><strong>最佳亚洲电影</strong>：<span style="color:red;">《色·戒》</span></p>
<p>提名： 《不能说的秘密》 《太阳照常升起》 《色·戒》 《东京铁塔：我的母亲父亲》   《落叶归根》</p>
<p><strong>最具专业精神奖</strong> ;<span style="color:red;">沈殿霞</span></p>
<p><strong>世纪成就大奖</strong>; <span style="color:red;">邹文怀</span></p>
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href="http://technorati.com/tag/lydia%20sum">lydia sum</a>, <a class="performancingtags" rel="tag" href="http://technorati.com/tag/fei%20fei">fei fei </a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[27th Hong Kong Film Awards *Winners*]]></title>
<link>http://mcldel.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/27th-hong-kong-film-awards-winners/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mcldel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mcldel.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/27th-hong-kong-film-awards-winners/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Die Gewinner der diesjährigen HK Oscars sind raus! The Warlords konnte ganze 8 Awards für sich beans]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Die Gewinner der diesjährigen HK Oscars sind raus! The Warlords konnte ganze 8 Awards für sich beans]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The Warlords - 3 อหังการ์เจ้าสุริยา (2007, Peter Chan)]]></title>
<link>http://mihk2002.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/the-warlords-peter-chan/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mihk2002</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mihk2002.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/the-warlords-peter-chan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ในศึกกบฎไท่ผิง ผางชิงหยุน (หลี่เหลียงเจี๋ย) รอดชีวิตมาจากส่งครามครั้งใหญ่ ทหารพันกว่าชีวิตของเขาเสีย]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="center"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj263/mihk2002/002/warlords05.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="194" /></p>
<p>ในศึกกบฎไท่ผิง ผางชิงหยุน (หลี่เหลียงเจี๋ย) รอดชีวิตมาจากส่งครามครั้งใหญ่ ทหารพันกว่าชีวิตของเขาเสียชีวิต ผางชิงหยุนแกล้งตาย นอนอยู่ท่ามกลางศพพี่น้องมากมาย แม่ทัพหนุ่มจึงเอาชีวิตรอดมาได้ แต่ชีวิตที่เหลือของเขาคงมีแต่ความกล้ำกลื่น เขาพาร่างที่บอบช้ำทั้งกาย และใจมาถึงหมู่บ้านเล็กๆ แห่งหนึ่ง ผางชิงหยุนแทบเอาตัวไม่รอดถ้าไม่ใช่ เพราะเขาได้พบกับหญิงสาว ชาวบ้านคนหนึ่ง เป็นนางนี้เองที่ช่วยต่อชีวิตให้กับผางชิงหยุน ด้วยซุปชามเล็กๆ ที่ตกถึงท้อง และที่ยิ่งไปกว่านั้นช่วงเวลาที่เขา และนางได้อยู่ร่วมกัน ในบ้านร้างแห่งนั้น เป็นช่วงเวลาสั้นๆ แค่ข้ามคืน แต่มันได้ต่อชีวิตของ ผางชิงหยุน ไปอีกยาวนาน <!--more--></p>
<p>ต่อมาไม่นาน ผางชิงหยุน เข้าร่วมกับ กลุ่มชาวชกรรณ์ในหมู่บ้าน ที่รวมตัวกันเป็นโจรป่าคอยปล้นสะดมจากกองทัพ เพื่อนำเสบียงมาเลี้ยงท้องของทั้งตนเอง และผู้อื่นในหมู่บ้าน โดย ชายที่ชื่อว่า เฉาเอ่อหู่ (หลิวเต๋อหัว) และคนหนุ่มอย่าง จางเหวินเฉียง (ทาเคชิ คาเนชิโร่) เป็นผู้ช่วย ความเชี่ยวชาญในการศึกสงครามของ ผางชิงหยุน ช่วยให้เขามีส่วนสำคัญในชัยชนะครั้งหนึ่งของกองทัพนอกกฏหมายฝูงนี้</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj263/mihk2002/002/warlords02.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>แต่สิ่งเดียวที่สร้างความตกตะลึกแก่ ผางชิงหยุน มากที่สุดก็คือ หญิงสาวชาวบ้านคนนั้นของเขา แท้จริงแล้วเป็นภรรยาของสหายหน้าใหม่อย่าง เฉาเอ่อหู่ นั้นเอง อาเลี่ยน (ซูจิงเล่ย) คือชื่อของนาง อาเลี่ยนเป็นสาวชาวบ้านจากซูโจว นางถูกครอบครัวขายให้กับซ่องตั้งแต่อายุ 15 แต่ก็ได้ เฉาเอ่อหู่ ที่เติบโตมาด้วยกันช่วยเหลือ เขาฆ่าคนครั้งแรกก็เพื่อช่วยนาง สำหรับอาเลี่ยน ความสัมพันธ์กับเฉาเอ่อหู่ จึงเป็นเรื่องของการตอบแทนบุญคุณ เขาเป็นคนดีเป็นลูกผู้ชายตัวจริง ให้เกียรตินางเสมอ อย่างไรเสียนางให้เขาได้ เพียงแค่การตอบแทนบุญคุณเท่านั้น นั้นแตกต่างกันสิ้นเชิงกับความรู้สึกที่อาเลียนมีต่อ ผางชิงหยุน การพบกันในครั้งนี้สถาณภาพของทั้งคู่ กลายเป็นพี่สามี น้องสะใภ้ หาใช่ หญิงสาวชาวบ้านกับนายทหารแตกทัพอย่างครั้งเก่าก่อนอีกต่อไปแล้ว การเจอหน้าของ ผางชิงหยุน กับอาเลี่ยน จึงมีแต่ความกระอักกระอ่วน</p>
<p>ในช่วงเวลาสงครามเช่นนี้ ถึงแม้กลุ่มโจรจะเอาตัวรอดไปได้วันๆ แต่ชีวิตก็ยากลำบากขึ้นทุกวัน อาหารหาได้น้อยลงเรื่อยๆ ที่เจ็บปวดยิ่งกว่า ข้าปลาที่ปล้นมาได้มากลับถูกทหาร แย้งชิงไปง่ายๆ เสมอๆ เป็นผางชิงหยุน ที่เสนอว่าแทนที่จะอยู่อย่างนี้ ปล่อยให้ทหารเอาเปรียบ สู่ไปสมัครเป็นทหารเสียเองจะดีกว่า อย่างน้อยก็ได้เบี้ยหวัด ถ้าโชคดีชีวิตก็อาจถึงคราก้าวหน้า ด้วยเส้นสายแต่เก่าก่อนของ ผางชิงหยุน โอกาศก็น่าจะมีไม้น้อย สุดท้ายผู้นำกองโจรอย่าง เฉาเอ่อหู่ ตัดสินใจทำตามข้อเสนอ ทั้งสาม ผางชิงหยุน, เฉาเอ่อหู่ และจางเหวินเฉียง จึงตัดสินใจสาบานเป็นพี่น้อง ที่จะร่วมทุกข์ร่วมสุข กันนับแต่นี้เป็นต้นไป</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj263/mihk2002/002/warlords06.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>หลังจากเข้าร่วมกับกองทัพทุกอย่างกลับไม่ง่ายดายอย่างที่คิด สงครามยังดำเนินไปอย่างยาวนานจากเดือนเป็นปี จากปีเป็นหลายปี ผู้คนล้มตายไปมากมาย เช่นเดียวกันกับ ความเหน็จเหนื่อยจากการตรากตรำทำสงคราม และกองซากศพของเพื่อนพ้อง ด้วยสติปัญญาและความสามารถทางการทหารของผางชิงหยุน บารมีต่อพวกพ้องของเฉาเอ่อหู่ และความกล้าหาญไม่ยี่หระต่อความตายของ จางเหวินเฉียง ทั้งหมดสร้างความเกรียงไกรให้กับ กองทัพของทั้งสาม เฉาเอ่อหู่ มีเป้าหมายสำคัญของก็คือการปกป้องชีวิตคนรอบข้างไว้ให้ได้มากที่สุด คนในหมู่บ้าน เพื่อนรวมรบ พี่น้อง รวมถึงสัจจะต่อศัตรู เมื่อผางชิงหยุน ตัดสินใจประหารทหารสองนาย ที่ลงมือข่มขืน สาวชาวบ้าน เขาพยายามขัดขวาง เฉาเอ่อหู่ ไม่เข้าใจว่าความผิดเล็กน้อยเพียงนี้ สมควรหรือต้องถึงกันประหารพวกเดียวกันเอง หรือศัตรูที่ไร้ทางสู้ ทหารเชลยสงครามสี่พันผู้ยอมจำนนที่เมืองซูโจว ที่ล้วนถูกฆ่าอย่างเลือดเย็น ฉาเอ่อหู่ ไม่เห็นถึงความจำเป็นที่ต้องปลิดชีพศัตรูผู้พ่ายแพ้ไปแล้ว</p>
<p>ผางชิงหยุน เชิดชูในคุณธรรมในแบบอุดมคติของเขา การยุติสงคราม และสันติสุขที่แท้จริง เพื่อไปให้ถึงจุดนั้น ชีวิตนายทหารสองนายของฝ่ายตรงข้าม จนไปถึงชีวิตสี่พันของทที่เมืองซูโจว ล้วนถูกบูชายัน สำหรับผางชิงหยุน ชีวิตหลักพันที่ต้องแลกกับประชากรอีกนับล้าน นั้นเป็นสิ่งที่หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ และรอยราวก็เริ่มมาจากตรงนี้เอง</p>
<p>ในฐานะน้องคนเล็ก จางเหวินเฉียง นั้นไม่ได้มีหน้าที่ในการติดสินใจอะไรมากมาย ไปกว่าทำตามคำสั่งของพี่ทั้งสอง พื้นแพแล้ว จางเหวินเฉียง เป็นคนซื่อบริสุทธิ์โดยสิ้นเชิง คนซื่อบริสุทธิ์ในยุคสมัยแห่งสงคราม ก็คงไม่ใช่ความหมายเดียวกันความซื่อบริสุทธ์ในปัจจุบัน จางเหวินเฉียง มักคิดอะไรแทบจะเรียกได้ว่าชั้นเดียว คิดจะฆ่าก็ฆ่า ขณะเดียวกันก็สามารถหลั่งน้ำตาให้กับความสูญเสียได้อย่างง่ายดาย แต่เห็นได้ชัดว่า จางเหวินเฉียง คล้อยตาม และอาจจะเริ่มศรัธทาต่อบางสิ่งบางอย่างในตัวพี่ใหญ่ ความศรัธทานี้เองที่กลับมาทำร้ายให้ จางเหวินเฉียง ต้องเจ็บปวดอย่างแสนสาหัสในตอนท้ายเรื่อง สงครามจบลงพร้อมกับความรุ่งเรื่องในอาชีพราชการของ ผางชิงหยุน และความบาดหมางของ เป็นความบาดหมางที่ยากจะบรรเทาเหลือเกิน &#8230;</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj263/mihk2002/002/warlords08.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>การหยิบเรื่องราวของความเชื่อเรื่องพี่น้อง (Brotherhood) การทรยศหักหลัง หรือการล้างแค้น มาสร้างนั้น ชวนให้สงสัยเหลือเกิน ว่าจะมีแง่มุมอะไรใหม่ๆ ให้กับเรื่องราวดังกล่าวได้อีกหรือ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง เมื่อคำนวนถึงจำนวน หนังประเภทเดียวกันนี้ที่ถูกสร้างออกมาโดยคนทำหนังชาวจีน ก็เรียกว่านับกันได้ไม่หวาดไม่ใหว ไม่ว่าจะทำหนังแนวอะไร จอมยุทธ กังฟู มาเฟีย ดูเหมือนเรื่องราวของพี่น้องต่างสายเลือดนั้นถูกเสนอมาเป็น ใจความสำคัญของหนังลำดับต้นๆ มาโดยตลอด เรื่องราวของความเชื่อเรื่องพี่น้อง การเป็นพี่น้องร่วมสาบานในวัฒนธรรมจีน (ขอออกตัวกันล่วงหน้าว่า นี้เป็นข้อมูลที่ได้จากการดูหนังแบบล้วนๆ ถ้าในข้อเท็จจริง มีอะไรที่ผิดแปลก แตกต่างไปก็ขออภัยมา ณ ที่นี้ด้วยนะครับ) เป็นที่เข้าใจดีอยู่แล้วว่า เต็มไปด้วยรายละเอียดแห่งพิธีกรรม เป็นเรื่องของความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ การทรยศหักหลังพี่น้อง ก็เป็นเหมือนบาปที่อยู่ในขั้นสูงสุด เรื่องราวประเภทนี้ในหนังก็เลยมักถูกเล่าด้วยน้ำเสียง ที่อ้างอิงความเชื่อดังกล่าวอยู่เสมอมา เช่นเดียวกับรูปแบบความสัมพันธ์นี้ในหนัง ที่มักจะถูกเล่าในลักษณะของการ &#8220;ละไว้ในฐานที่เข้าใจ&#8221; เสมอมา ซึ่งสิ่งเหล่านี้กลับดู &#8220;จริง&#8221; อย่างที่ไม่เคยเป็นมาก่อน</p>
<p>น่าชมเชยทีมงานผู้สร้าง The Warlords พวกเขาสามารถสรรค์หามุมมองใหม่ๆ ให้กับเรื่องราวทำนองนี้ได้ ความใหม่ที่ว่าก็คือ การวาดภาพที่ชัดเจน ที่สัมผัสได้ ของความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างพี่น้องต่างสายเลือด ด้วยลีลาการเล่าเรื่องที่ทันสมัย ปีเตอร์ ชาน เองบอกไว้ว่าเรื่องราวประเภทนี้เป็นจิตวิญญานของคน และภาพยนตร์จากฮ่องกง โดยเฉพาะจากหนังกำลังภายในเก่าๆ หรือหนังอย่าง โหด เลว ดี เขาหวังว่าด้วย ภาษาหนังแบบสากล โดยเฉพาะแนวคิดที่ค้นหาแรกกระตุ้น และการกระทำอย่างเป็นเหตุเป็นผล จะช่วยให้ชาวต่างชาติ และคนรุ่นใหม่ สัมภัสได้ถึงจิตวิญญานแบบเดียวกัน ที่มากกว่านั้น The Warlords ยังก้าวล่วง ไปวิพากวิจารณ์ค่านิยมแห่งความเป็นพี่น้องของชาวจีน ทั้งในมุมมองที่เห็น ค่านิยมดังกล่าวเป็นเพียงดังภาพลวงตา ที่ยึดอยู่กับความเชื่อโบราณ และผูกโยงความเชื่อ และค่านิยมดังกว่า ดังกล่าวไปสู่การเป็นเครื่องมือทางการเมือง โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งเพื่อผลประโยชน์ทางการทหาร</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj263/mihk2002/002/warlords04.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>ตัวละครหลักทั้ง 3 ตัวนั้นมองเห็นในสิ่งที่เรียกว่า &#8220;พี่น้อง&#8221; ในมุมมองที่ต่างกันออกไป คนบ้านป่าอย่าง จางเหวินเฉียง และเฉาเอ่อหู่ ก็นับถือในสิ่งนี้อย่างคนจีนพื้นฐานทั่วๆ ไป คำสาบานที่ได้ให้ไว้ในเมืองเล็กๆ แห่งนั้นเป็นเหมือนวาจาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ไม่ว่าพี่ใหญ่จะพาพวกเขาบุกนรกสวรรค์ที่ไหน น้องรอง และน้องเล็กอย่างพวกเขาก็พร้อมจะไป เช่นเดียวกันที่ไม่ว่าพี่น้องจะแปรเปลี่ยนไปเพียงแค่ไหน แต่คำสาบานก็ยังคงอยู่ตลอดไป แต่คนอย่าง ผางชิงหยุน นั้นแตกต่างออกไป เขาเห็น พิธีกรรม และความเชื่อเป็นแค่เรื่องเหลวใหล ในตอนหนึ่งของเรื่อง จากปากคำของ จางเหวินเฉียง พี่ใหญ่อย่างผางชิงหยุน ได้บอกกับตนที่เป็นน้องเล็ก และเฉาเอ่อหู่ที่เป็นน้องรองว่า &#8220;ข้าไม่เชื่อในเรื่องพิธีกรรมอะไรทั้งนั้น แต่ข้าเชื่อมั่นในตัวพวกเจ้า&#8221; น่าเสียดายที่ ความเชื่อมั่นและศรัทธาในตัวพี่น้อง ของ ผางชิงหยุน ไม่อาจเทียบเท่า และคงอยู่ได้ตลอดไป อย่างที่เขา ความเชื่อมั่นและศรัทธาต่อตนเอง</p>
<p>ไม่น่าแปลกใจที่ผางชิงหยุนสามารถทรยศต่อพี่น้องได้ เพราะเขาเชื่อมั่น ในความรู้สึก และปราถนาที่แท้จริงของตัวเอง หาใช่ความศักดิ์สิทธิ์จากถ้อยคำแห่งการสาบาน เขาเชื่อมั่นในน้องชายทั้งสอง ในฐานะเป็นแขนเป็นขา และเมื่อแขนและขา ไม่สามารถใช้งานได้ดังเดิม ผางชิงหยุน ก็พร้อมจะตัดให้ส่วนหนึ่งของร่างกายนั้นขาดสะปั้นออกไป อย่างไรเสียก็เป็นแค่แขนขา ตัดออกได้ชีวิตก็ได้ไม่สูญสลายไปใหน แต่มันก็เจ็บปวดอย่างแสนสาหัส ในตอนสุดท้าย ผางชิงหยุน อาจจะคิดว่าตนสามารถหลุดพ้นจากภาพลวงตาในเรื่องพี่น้องร่วมสาบาน และสามารถใช้ประโยชน์จากมัน เขากลับติดกับอยู่กับภาพลวงตาอีกประเภทหนึ่ง และถูกหลอกใช้เช่นเดียวกันจากผู้ที่อยู่เหนือหัวขึ้นไป ภาพลวงตาที่ชื่อว่าความทะเยอทะยาน บางคนอาจจะมองว่า ผางชิงหยุน นั้นมักใหญ่ใฝ่สูง หลงใหลในลาบยศ นั่นก็ถูกส่วนหนึ่ง แต่ไม่ทั้งหมด ความทะเยอทะยานส่วนตัวของเขา ผสมปนแปกันอยู่ระหว่าง ความสำเร็จส่วนตัว อุดมการอันยิ่งใหญ่ กิเลสตัณหา และสุดท้ายสิ่งเหล่านี้ก็กลืนกินชีวิตเขาไปอย่างไม่รู้ตัว</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj263/mihk2002/002/warlords03.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>ไม่แตกต่างอะไรกับการที่ เขาลักลอบมีสัมพันธ์กับอาเลี่ยน ที่เป็นน้องสะใภ้ ถ้าพี่น้องเป็นแขนขา อาเลี่ยนก็เหมือนชีวิตของ ผางชิงหยุน ถ้าไม่มีนางในวันนั้น ชีวิตของผางชิงหยุน ก็คงจะจบสิ้นตามกองทหารหนี่งพันหกร้อยนายของเขาไปแล้ว เกี่ยวกับข้อสงสัย ถึงการตัดสินใจ และความรัก ของตัวละครหญิงตัวเดียวในเรื่องนี้ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งการตัดสินใจคบชู้สู่ชายของเธอ ถ้าเป็นฉบับดังเดิม คงจะเข้าใจกันได้โดยง่ายเมื่อลองเปรียบเทียบผู้แสดงอย่าง ตี้หลุง และเฉินกวนไท้</p>
<p>คำถามที่น่าคิดคือ ตัวละคร ผางชิงหยุน มีอะไรให้น่าหลงใหล หนังไม่ได้มีรายละเอียดอะไรมากมายเกี่ยวกับแง่มุมแห่งความมีเสน่ห์ ของตัวละครเท่าไหร่นัก ยิ่งเมื่อพิจารณาจากรูปลักษณ์ของตัวละคร (และนักแสดงอย่าง หลีเหลียงเจี๋ย) แล้วยิ่งไม่ชวนให้คล้อยตาม ถ้าจะลองคาดเดา การมีอดีตเป็นถึงนายทหาร ผางชิงหยุน มีพื้นฐานทางการศึกษาที่ดีกว่า ที่ก็น่าจะผลต่อ จิตใจละเอียดอ่อน และสามารถเข้าอกเขาใจในผู้หญิงได้มากกว่า มีฉากเล็กๆ ที่ ผางชิงหยุน เอยปากถามถึงที่มาพื้นแพบ้านเกิดของ อาเลี่ยน เรื่องเล็กๆ น้อยๆ เพียงแค่นี้ แต่ถ้าลองสังเกตุ ไม่เคยมีซักครั้งที่นางจะได้รับความสนใจในเรื่องเล็กน้อยอย่างนี้ อย่างไรก็ตามสิ่งชัดเจนที่สุดที่แสดงออกถึง ความแตกต่างออกไปของผางชิงหยุนก็คือ เขาเป็นคนเดียว คนแรก และคนสุดท้าย ที่มีชีวิตอาศัยพึ่งพาต่ออาเลี่ยน จะเรียกว่านี้เป็น หนี้บุญคุณ หรือจะเรียกเป็นหนี้ชีวิตก็ไม่ผิดนัก นางเป็นผู้ดึงเขาออกมาจากความตาย ความสิ้นหวังตกต่ำ หญิงสาวที่เคยอยู่ไร้ความหมายต่อทุกคน ตลอดชีวิตของอาเลี่ยนมีแต่เธอที่พึ่งพาผู้อื่น ผางชิงหยุน ไม่ใช่เพียงคนรัก แต่ยังเป็นหลักฐานเดียว ที่ทำให้อาเลี่ยนยังมองเห็น ชีวิตของตนเองยังมีคุณค่าอยู่บ้าง</p>
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<p>บทบาทตัวละครหญิงใน The Warlords ดูเหมือนจะสะท้อนชีวิตผู้หญิงในยุคสมัยของสงครามได้พอสมควร ในสงครามยุคโบราณที่กำลังกายเป็นปัจจัยสำคัญอันดับต้นๆ ในการตัดสินชัยชนะ และการอยู่รอด สตรีจึงกลายสภาพเป็นสิ่งที่เกือบไร้ประโยชน์ (แน่นอนว่าคุณสมบัติบางประการที่รู้กันอยู่ของพวกนาง ก็ยังเป็นสิ่งจำเป็น) ถ้าสังเกตุกันให้ดีก็จะพบว่าตัวละครหญิง (ที่มีอยู่คนเดียว) ในเรื่องนั้นดูจะไม่ได้มีความรับผิดชอบอะไรเป็นชิ้นเป็นอัน สิ่งที่เธอทำอยู่เสมอเห็นจะมีอยู่อย่างเดียว นั้นก็คือการถอดเสื้อหาสามีเมื่อเขากลับมาถึงบ้าน แม้กระทั่งการร่วมรัก ก็ดูจะเป็นหน้าที่ความรับผิดชอบ ของฝ่ายชายเสียเป็นส่วนใหญ่ อันนี้โดยส่วนตัว แง่มุมของหนังที่ผมประทับใจมากที่สุดก็มาจาก ตัวละครที่แสดงโดย หลี่เหลียงเจี๋ย และซูจิงเหล่ย นี้เองครับ The Warlords นั้นเป็นงานที่นำเสนอแง่มุมของความเจ็บปวดบนความสัมพันธ์พี่น้อง ตัวละครที่อย่าง เฉาเอ๋อหู่ และจางเหวินเฉียง นั้นเจ็บปวดจากการพังทลายของค่านิยมพี่น้อง คำสาบาลอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพวกเขา กลายเป็นเพียงเรื่องโง่เขลาครั้งหนึ่งในอดีต แต่ความเจ็บปวดของ ผางชิงหยุน กับอาเลี่ยน นั้นแตกต่างออกไป เจ็บปวดต่อความเลวของตัวเอง ที่ตัวละครทั้งสองจมลึงลงไปเรื่อยๆ โดยไม่สามารถแก้ไข หรือขัดขื่นอะไรได้เลย ซึ่งในความรู้สึกส่วนตัวของผม มันสะเทือนใจมากๆ</p>
<p>The Warlords เป็นงานที่ยิ่งใหญ่มีความยอดเยี่ยมในหลายๆ ส่วน หนังเองใช่ว่าไร้รอยขีดข่วน ความไม่ต่อเนื่องในบางช่วงบางตอนของหนัง ฉาก &#8220;ลอบสังหาร&#8221; ที่ส่วนตัวผมเห็นว่าพลังยังไม่สามารถเทียบเคียงได้กับในฉบับเก่า แต่ภาพรวมของ The Warlords นั้นน่าพอใจเหลือเกินทั้งงานสร้างยิ่งใหญ่ การแสดงอันยอดเยี่ยม (ถึงแม้ความสำคัญ ความลึกซึ้งของแต่ละบทจะแตกต่างจากกันไป) และเนื้อหา ที่วาดภาพค่านิยมแห่งชาติ อย่างการบูชาความสัมพันธ์พี่น้องให้เป็นทั้งสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ขณะเดียวกันก็เจ็บปวด โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งความเจ็บปวดที่เกิดจากการเลือก ในช่วงเวลาแห่งความโกลาหลอย่างนั้น การยึดติดไม่ว่าจะเป็นต่อ ประเพณีและความเชื่อ หรือความปราณนาสูงสุดส่วนตัว ล้วนให้ผลที่เจ็บปวด สรุปโดยย่อ The Warlords เป็นงานที่ยิ่งใหญ่ มันสะเทือนใจ ฟูมฟาย และเต็มไปด้วยความพยายามในการเร้าอารมณ์ เป็นความยิ่งใหญ่ในแบบฮ่องกงโดยแท้</p>
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<p><strong>เกร็ดน่าสนใจเกี่ยวกับ The Warlords</strong></p>
<p align="center">- 1 -</p>
<p>&#8220;The Warlords เป็นการทำงานครั้งแรกของผู้กำกับ ปีเตอร์ ชาน ที่อยู่นอกอนาเขตของความเป็นหนังรักโรแมนติก&#8221; ปีเตอร์ ชาน นั้นดูจะสนุกอยู่กับการลองของใหม่อยู่เสมอๆ เมื่อ 5 ปีที่แล้วเขาบอกว่าเป็นคนไม่ชอบทำหนังผี เพราะไม่กลัวผี เลยไม่รู้จะสื่อสารความกลัวออกมาอย่างไง (ให้สัมภาษณ์ในการสร้างหนังเรื่อง Three: Going Home) อีกสามปีต่อมาเขาบอกว่าไม่ได้เป็นคนชอบหนังเพลง และคิดว่าปัญหาของหนังเพลงฮ่องกงนั้นมีมาโดยตลอด สืบเนื่องจากเหตุผลที่ว่า คนฮ่องกงเต้นรำไม่เป็น แต่อยากสร้างงานที่ยิ่งใหญ่อลังการงานสร้าง เป็นมหรสรรพขนาดใหญ่ เพื่อตอบสนองความต้องการของตลาดจีนแผ่นดินใหญ่ (ให้สัมภาษณ์ในการสร้างหนังเรื่อง Perhapes Love) เช่นเดียวกันในปีนี้ ปีเตอร์ ชาน พูดถึงความไม่ชอบในหนังแอ็กชั่นกังฟูของตนว่า เขาไม่สามารถรู้สึกสนุกไปกับหนังประเภทนี้ได้ ถ้าดูก็จะ fast forward ไปจนจบฉากต่อสู้ ให้รู้ว่าใครแพ้ ใครชนะก็คือ เบื้องหลังความสำเร็จของปีเตอร์ ชาน ก็คือความเก่งฉกาจในการเป็นนักเล่าเรื่อง โดยเฉพาะความสัมพันธ์ที่ลึกซึ้ง และกินใจ แน่นอนหนัง แอ็กชั่น The Warlords ของเขาก็ดำเนินแนวทางเดียวกันนี้เหมือนกัน</p>
<p align="center">- 2 -</p>
<p>&#8220;นี้ไม่ได้เป็นการรีเมกหนังเรื่อง เดชไอ้เปีย (The Blood Brother) ของจางเชอะ&#8221; ถึงแม้หนังทั้งสองเรื่องจะมีเนื้อหาเดียวกัน (แต่มีรายละเอียดที่แตกต่างเล็กน้อย) ถึงแม้หนังทั้งสองเรื่องจะเน้นถึงความสัมพันธ์ อันซับซ้อนข่มขื่นกล่ำกลื่นระหว่างชายหนุ่มเช่นเดียวกัน หนังด้วยเสียงของตัวละคร ตัวเดียวกัน ถึงแม้ ปีเตอร์ ชาน จะยอมรับว่าก่อนจะสร้างหนังเรื่องนี้ เขาใช้เวลาดูหนังชอว์บราเดอร์หลายของชางเชอะอยู่หลายเรื่อง และสดุดใจกับ The Blood Brother จนเลือกที่จะหยิบเรื่องนี้ออกมาสร้าง แต่ &#8220;นี้ไม่ได้เป็นการรีเมกหนังเรื่อง เดชไอ้เปีย ของจางเชอะ&#8221; ปีเตอร์ ชาน เค้าว่าอย่างงั้น</p>
<p align="center">- 3 -</p>
<p>&#8220;นี้ไม่ใช่หนังกำลังภายใน&#8221; ปีเตอร์ ชาน บอกไปประมาณสามแสนแปดหมื่นครั้ง ในการให้สัมภาษณ์ว่า The Warlords ซึ่งก็ต้องยอมรับว่าเป็นเช่นนั้นจริงๆ The Warlords ถูกจัดวางให้อยู่ในรูปแบบของหนังประวัติศาสตร์ ที่เล่าเรื่องราวของสงคราม ภาพของการฆ่าฟันถูกถ่ายทอดออกมา ด้วยความสมจริงสมจังแบบเต็มรูปแบบ ความสมจริงที่ว่านั้นลุกลามไปถึงหลายๆ ส่วนของหนัง โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งการแสดงให้เห็นถึง ภาพความอดยากค้นแค้นในยุคสมัยของสงคราม</p>
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<li><strong>Credits<br />
บริษัท &#8211; </strong>Beijing Polybona Film Publishing Co., Ltd., China Film Group Corporation, Media Asia Film Company Limited, Morgan &#38; Chan Films<br />
<strong> อำนวยการสร้าง -</strong> Peter Chan Ho Sun<strong><br />
กำกับ -</strong> Peter Chan Ho Sun<br />
<strong> บทภาพยนตร์ &#8211; </strong>Peter Chan Ho Sun<strong><br />
ถ่ายภาพ &#8211; </strong>Arthur Wong Ngok Tai<br />
<strong> กำกับศิลป์ &#8211; </strong>Yee Chung Man<strong><br />
กำกับคิวบู๊ &#8211; </strong>Tony Ching Siu Tung<strong><br />
แสดงนำ &#8211; </strong>Jet Li, Andy Lau Tak Wah, Kaneshiro Takeshi, Xu Jing Lei</li>
<li><strong>Thailand Release &#8211; </strong>เข้าฉาย เมื่อ พฤหัสบดี 13 ธันวาคม โดยสหมงคลฟิล์ม ออกแผ่น DVD โดย EVS</li>
<li>Related and Recommendation &#8211; The Blood Brothers (งานต้นฉบับ)</li>
<li><strong>Rating -</strong> 5/5</li>
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