Friday, October 19, 2007

SHANGHAI KISS

Starring: Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Hu,

Love Needs No Translation.

A struggling Chinese-American actor, who unwittingly finds himself involved with a high school girl, learns he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. The American-raised character moves to China in an attempt to connect with his ancestry, leaving behind quite possibly the only girl who has ever loved him.
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ROGUE ASSASSIN

Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham.

One Wants Justice, The Other Wants Revenge.

After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting of a bloody crime war between Asian mob rivals Chang (John Lone) of the Triad's and Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face, the ultimate truth of their pasts will be revealed.
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DIANA : Last Days of a Princess

Starring: Genevieve O'Reilly, Patrick Baladi, Shaun Dooley.

Interesting Docudrama Focuses on Diana's Final Weeks.

August, 1997. Just days before the tragic car crash that would stun the entire world, Princess Diana was living a public life of fairy tale romance and jet-set glitter. But privately, Diana was struggling - with a looming royal divorce, emotional upheaval and cat-and-mouse games with an insatiable media machine always hubgry for the next sensational scoop. This powerful dramatic re-creation takes you beyond the conspiracy theories and celebrity gossip to explore what life was really like for the People's Princess during those final, fateful weeks. Featuring exclusive, first-time-ever interviews with those closest to Diana (starring Genevieve O'Reilly, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith), it's an extraordinary, intimate portrait of the passions, provocations and still-unanswered questions behind the untimely death of this beloved 20th century icon.

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Becoming Jane

Starring: Anne Hathaway, James Mcavoy, Jude Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith.

A movie every Janeite will want to see, although many will not aprove of it.

The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world betond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughters future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to.......
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