Santa Claus may have finished his round by the time you read this review, but that doesn’t mean that you cannot begin stocking up on next year’s Christmas play list. This soundtrack album for the 2007 festive movie contains a fair bit of cheery Christmas songs that are evergreen and will definitely not go out of fashion anytime soon. The 46-minute album features a mix of much-sung tunes like “Jingel Bells”, “Sleigh Ride” and “Here Comes Santa Claus" and yes, Jackson 5’s (yes, the one with wacko Michael Jackson as a kid) “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”. Get the full picture here!
The members of the BPRD--protoplasmic mystic Johann (voiced by THOMAS KRETSCHMANN), aquatic empathy Abe (DOUG JONES), Hellboy (RON PERLMAN) and the pyrokinetic Liz (SELMA BLAIR) faced off the ruthless leader Prince Nuada (LUKE GOSS) in the next chapter of the franchise known for its signature blend of action, humor and character-based spectacle--"Hellboy II: The Golden Army". The movie opens next summer in Singapore.
"Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh..."
Rising Korean actor Kim Gang-woo will be in town on 3rd January to promote his latest movie LE GRAND CHEF, which opens in Singapore on 10th January 2008!
Scorpio East Pictures Pte Ltd, Illuxions Private Limited and Vividthree Productions Private Limited are pleased to announce that the shoot for local Chinese New Year tele-movie "Heng or Huat!" has been completed and a lunch wrap reception was held today at No Signboard Seafood Restaurant , Oasis Kallang. Heng Or Huat! trailer and music video was also shown for the first time during the wrap reception.
Can't get enough of The Warlords?
Sina.com revealed a cute little alien puppy still from Stephen Chow's upcoming movie, "CJ7". While the teaser didn't reveal much, this still actually says a lot.
You want to know why Andy is so cheerful?The Warlords has continued to show strength after its stellar weekend opening and looks set to hit beyond the $2 million mark for its release in Singapore. The star-studded mega blockbuster also dominated the theatres in both Hong Kong and China, delivering stunning results at the Box Office.
Meryl Streep as Donna Sheridan in the musical romantic comedy "Mamma Mia!" Also stars Stellan Skarsgard as Bill Austin, Pierce Brosnan as Sam Carmichael, Colin Firth as Harry Bright and Amanda Seyfried as Sophie Sheridan. Based on the crowd-pleasing musical that has played in 130 cities around the world and has grossed $1.6 billion since its 1999 opening. 22 Abba hits including "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Winner Takes It All" are featured in the musical. "Mama Mia" will open next summer.
The Foreign Press Association announced on Thursday 13 December their Nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California and gave "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" and “Persepolis” 4 nominations. “The Diving Bell and The Butterfly” takes 3 nods, including Best director for Julian Schnabel (Basquia, Before Night Falls), Best screenplay for Ronald Harwood (The Pianist) and Best Foreign Language Film. Nominated as well for Best Foreign Language Film category is Cannes Grand Jury prize winner “Persepolis”, the autobiographical animated film directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud.
InnoForm Media, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures and Shaw Organisation are proud to announce that Peter Chan's latest masterpiece, The Warlords opened at No.1 in Singapore on its opening day, collecting over $170,000.
"Infernal Affairs" director Andrew Lau first foray into Hollywood, "The Flock" finally has a local release date set on 3 January 2008. Plagued with rumours from reshoots to numerous edits and unconfirmed release date in the States, "The Flock" seem destined to have a rough road ahead. Fortunately, we might be the among the first outside Europe and Japan to glance Lau's Hollywood debut. Stay tuned to our review.
A kinky title you might say, we don't even have the slightest idea when we received it. If it was you, what would you expect? Our reviewer found out that Director Taweewat Wantha's sex comedy has so much ingredients in its broth that he needed a cold shower later...Find out right here
Asian Superstar Andy Lau and Xu Jinglei was here over the weekend promoting their upcoming blockbuster "The Warlords". Moviexclusive.com manages to catch up with both of them up, close and personal. You can read our coverage and our interview with director Peter Chan here. Andy is indeed one of the friendliest, sincere star beside Ekin Cheng we have interviewed so far. Thumbs Up!
After claiming the top nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards last month and the Best Director Award during Cannes Film Festival last May, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly adds another prestigious nod with the Best Foreign Film Award of the National Board of Review (http://www.nbrmp.org/). Adapted from the eponymous international best-selling memoir by ELLE Magazine editor Dominique Bauby, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly brings to the silver screen the powerful tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby (interpreted by Mathieu Amalric).
As a result of a global broadcast and online launch effort, the theatrical trailer for Walt Disney Pictures’ and Walden Media’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” is poised to capture the largest worldwide audience ever for a theatrical trailer debut with over 400 million viewers, it was announced by Mark Zoradi, president, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group.
Two films – Dharm (India) and Lucky Miles (Australia) – both forerunners vying for the Best Film Award category, finished together at the Asian Festival of 1st Films (AFFF) Awards Night held this evening at the Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel. Given the superior quality of all the nominees this year, choosing one winner was an extremely tough call for the jury who eventually awarded not just one but two award categories with double winners, the other for the “Best Female Actor” category.
Kyle XY is ABC's sci-fi teen drama that harnesses every bit of boyish charm lead actor Matt Dallas can muster, subsequently hedging its entire bet on it. Dallas stars as Kyle, an intergalactic vagrant of sorts stranded on Earth, completely oblivious to both his past and who he is. Critics all over have referenced Roswell and Smallville - not quite appropriate in my books.
In conjunction with the release of acclaimed director, Peter Chan's forthcoming blockbuster, THE WARLORDS, a troop of ancient Qing Soldiers were seen marching down the bustling Orchard Road today, sharing news of its release on 13th December 2007! The valiant troop of one hundred Qing Soldiers donned original costumes, specially flown in from China for this occasion. Despite the extremely hot weather, the soldiers gamely wore the thick outfits of woolen robes and wooden armor, parading down the crowded sidewalks of Orchard with gusto. Their presence certainly caught the attention of shoppers and tourists at the busy Orchard Road. Many curious and surprised passer-bys also stopped in their paths to take pictures with the soldiers, some were even joined in the action by chanting The Warlords slogan with the troop!
Scorpio East is pleased to announce the highly-anticipated DVD release of Royston Tan's local box office hit - 881 starring up-and-coming movie star Qi Yu Wu, Mindee Ong, Yeo Yann Yann, May, Choy and popular getai singer Liu Ling Ling. More than 60 minutes of exclusive bonus features such as trailers and song segments that are featured in the movie, as well as never seen before footages such as the making of, deleted scenes and an exclusive segment on a day in the life of Liu Ling Ling are included in 881 DVD. 881 DVD is released in Chinese and Dialect Dialogue with Chinese and English subtitles. 881 VCD will be released in December.
Vic Chou Yu Min aka Zai Zai will be coming to Singapore on 4th January 2008 to promote his movie debut in LINGER directed by Johnny To.
Director Wes Anderson's highly anticipated new film THE DARJEELING LIMITED from Fox Searchlight Pictures tells the story of three estranged American brothers (Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman) on a train journey across India, and offers one of the most eclectic soundtracks of contemporary time.
This "spiritual quest" which veers wildly off-course before a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins, is set to the music created by legendary Indian director Satyajit Ray for his own films as well as music from Merchant Ivory's early Indian films.
Abkco Records presents The Darjeeling Limited soundtrack album, which will be released in December to coincide with the movie release on 3 January.
The soundtrack includes music by The Kinks, Peter Sarstedt, French pop singer Joe Dassin as well as The Rolling Stones. In addition, several orchestral classical pieces by Beethoven and Debussy are part of the collection with a total of 22 tracks included in the CD.
In the liner notes to the album, Anderson, comments on the use of the music from Satyajit Ray and Merchant Ivory films, "I am very happy to have been allowed to use the music from these films, which cast such a spell over me, and I hope it will do the same for you in this new context."
Watch out for the soundtrack review on MovieXclusive.com.
The Darjeeling Limited will be released on 3 January.
A prayer ceremony was held o the 21st November at Sembawang God of Wealth Temple to mark the start of filming for Fortune Shines in Singapore.
Revolution Studios' Across the Universe brings together the music of the most influential band of all time and the incomparable vision of Julie Taymor, the creative force behind the Broadway production of "The Lion King" and the critically acclaimed films "Frida" and "Titus."
Stephen Chow's long awaited "CJ7" aka A HOPE is a comedy about a poor laborer father played by himself and his young son. When a fascinating and strange new pet enters their lives, they learn a poignant lesson about the true nature of family and the things money can't buy. Watch out for the Worldwide Trailer Launch will be on 22 November, Thursday at Yahoo, 3.30pm. "CJ7" is scheduled to open on Lunar New Year 2008. 
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“Beowulf,” the revolutionary new epic adventure from Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis, conquered the worldwide box office as the #1 movie both in the U.S. and internationally. The Shangri-La Entertainment presentation, in association with ImageMovers Productions, was released domestically by Paramount Pictures and is being distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures. 
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Golden Village Movie Club (GV Movie Club) members can stand a chance to win a trip for two to meet Will Smith in Hong Kong at the Asian Premiere of I AM LEGEND.
For the second consecutive week, LE GRAND CHEF leads the Korean box-office, with more than 1.29 million admissions since it opened on November 1st. After a very successful opening weekend with more than 440,000 admissions, LE GRAND CHEF is enjoying a very solid world of mouth, resulting in a rare increase of the box-office for its second weekend with more than 507,000 admissions.
InnoForm Media, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures and Shaw Organisation are pleased to announce THE WARLORDS, the latest masterpiece by acclaimed award-winning director, Peter Chan will hit cinemas island-wide on 13th December 2007! Comprising an Asian all-star cast of Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and China's up-and-rising actress Xu Jinglei, THE WARLORDS is expected to take Singapore by storm. In the month-long wait before THE WARLORDS arrive at our shore, the latest trailer will premiere exclusively on MediaCorp TV Channel U this Wednesday, 14th November 2007 just before The Conqueror's Story which airs at 10:00pm.
Directed by David S. Goyer, the man behind the popular “Blade” franchises, cult movie “Dark City” and of course “Batman Begins” is back with his third directorial attempt "The Invisible". A straight-to-video release here and possibly one of Goyer's unexpectandly low-key output. Just don't let the tagline fool you. Review is visible right here...
We understand the fact that with good movies comes bad movies. The weekend is round the corner so if you are in the mood for trashy bad movie, how about seeing 5ive girls versus 2000 demons? We are not responsible for the tagline, it's on the DVD cover. How bad is it? Our reviewer attempts to decipher it right here. What the devil has gotten into these girls?
TV fans of the successful and err..controversial (you recall the name-calling incident?) GREY'S ANATOMY will be delighted at this Season Three DVD boxset which are now available in stores. For undecided buyers, we plunged in to do a thorough dissection of 1105 minutes of eye-candy and extra features to assist you in your decision. Your route to Seattle Grace Hospital is just right here!
Remember "Mr Vampire" back in 1985? That famous vampire comedy thriller headed by the late Lam Ching Ying, Chin Siu-Hou and Ricky Hui. Now decades later, a Made in China Vampire thriller has surfaced on vcd. There's still some familiar HK actors such as Yuen Wah, Candy Lo and Chin Kar Lo (Siu-Ho's brother) in it but are they able to revive the genre that was once so popular at the cinemas? Hop right here to check out the screenshots and detailed review...but first hold your breath!
In conjunction with the opening of Doraemon The Movie, Doraemon the Mascot will be visiting the cinemas to meet and greet movie-goers on Saturday 10 November. Doraemon will be appearing at the following cineplexes at the following times:
Yoon Eun-hye (Princess Hours) brings you endless laughter in this romantic comedy starring as a girl in guy’s disguise!
Release Date: DVD Vol 1 Available Now. DVD vol 2 tentative release 9th Nov 07. Rating/ Consumer Advice: PG Dialogue & Subtitles: Korean/ Mandarin Dialogue, Chinese Subtitles Recommended Retail Price: Each vol retails for $29.90 before GST Extras: DVD vol 2 comes with 60 mins of Coffee Prince Special (Making Of)