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Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
17 hours ago
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We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei
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Accident (Louis Koo, Richie Ren) Hong Kong Movie Review
14 November 2009 5:31 PM, PST
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Accident is the latest film from director Pou-Soi Cheang (Shamo, Dog Bit Dog, and Love Battlefield) and producer Johnnie To (Mad Detective, Election, Ptu) via To’s Milkyway Images production.
It tells the story of a crack team of assassins led by Brains (Louis Koo) who instead of forcefully killing their foe, instead come up with elaborate plans to make the murders look like every day accidents.
Each ‘accident’ is painstakingly put together with every minor detail taking care of. It’s this attention to detail which quickly grabs the viewers’ attention from the very opening scene.
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Now on Netflix: The Asian Movies Arrive
1 October 2009 1:40 AM, PDT
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Netflix has added an impressive list of new films to their InstantWatch feature again this week. Quite a number of them are great titles from various Asian countries that I'm glad to see made accessible to Us viewers. Some of them are modern classics that need no introduction to cineastes, but others are pleasant surprises.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
One of my favorite movies of all time, Tetsuo is Japanese cyberpunk at its most definitive. The first feature film by the great Shinya Tsukamoto, Tetsuo is the highly allegorical—and illogical—story of a businessman whose body slowly morphs into machine against his will, after he accidentally runs over a metal fetishist. Perverse, daring and brimming with energy, Tetsuo is one of the coolest things Japanese cult cinema has to offer.
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Tokyo!
An anthology series, Tokyo! stands out for being directed by three famous directors (Michel Gondry,
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[DVD Review] Triangle
24 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT
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The DVD cover for Triangle says “Three Masters. One Masterpiece.” Triangle does not in fact live up to the hype its cover hopes to generate, but I understand the desire to make a little-known (to Americans anyway) film’s cover eye-catching. This Hong Kong import did pique my interest with its distinction of bringing together three innovative and influential Hk directors: Tsui Hark (Zu Warriors, Once Upon a Time in China), Ringo Lam (City on Fire, which inspired Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, the underrated twin Jackie Chan comedy Twin Dragons, and Chow Yun Fat vehicle Full Contact), Johnnie To (Ptu, Election, and Breaking News).
The primary cinematic appeal of Triangle is invested in the collaboration between these three “masters.” Each director takes the reins on one 30-minute section of this 90-minute film. The trio maintains the same editor and cinematography to ensure continuity but bring their own stylistic choices and cinematic flair to their third.
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Pretty Ghost (1991) Movie Review
6 September 2009 10:12 AM, PDT
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It’s time again for that most uniquely Hong Kong of genres, the ghost comedy romance, with the re-release of the 1991 outing “Pretty Ghost”. The film, which apparently also went under the bizarrely inaccurate title of “Alien Wife” (the film features no aliens, and no wives), marked the directorial debut of Teddy Chan, who went on the helm the likes of “Purple Storm”, the Jackie Chan vehicle “The Accidental Spy”, and the forthcoming “Bodyguards and Assassins”. Offering the usual mix of slapstick gags, ghostly goings on and improbable human-spirit relations, the film handed Tony Leung Ka Fai (“Election”) an early, if not particularly dignified leading role, and boasted a couple of gorgeous leading ladies in the shapely forms of Rosamund Kwan (best known for her roles in the Jet Li “Once Upon a Time in China” films) and Ellen Chan (a popular actress at the time, who also featured in
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Free Asian Horrors Courtesy Of Sundance Channel On-Demand
25 August 2009 9:27 AM, PDT
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I'm coming a bit late to the table on this one, but as a fan of all things awesome and Asian I feel compelled to alert you about something happening over at the Sundance Channel this month. And yes, "this month" is August, and yes, August only has a week left... I did say I was late to the table didn't I?
Sundance Channel has a long-standing affection for Asian cinema and demonstrates it on a weekly basis with Asia Extreme, which is their series of some of the best genre films Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Thailand have to offer. They run the gamut from horror, crime, drama, and just plain crazy-ass flicks, and have included excellent titles like Audition, Breaking News, Save the Green Planet, and The Bow. They're doing something a bit different this month though, and it involves premiering their new season of several brand new titles on Pay-Per-View for free. I
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Nyaff 09 Review: Eye In The Sky
18 June 2009 7:52 AM, PDT
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[Our thanks to Christopher Bourne for the following review.]
From Johnnie To’s mighty Milkyway Image film factory comes Eye in the Sky, Yau Nai Hoi’s tense and visually dynamic cat-and-mouse thriller which often gives the viewer a Big Brother view of the characters. Yau, a screenwriter of many of Johnnie To’s best films (Running Out of Time, The Mission, Ptu, Running On Karma, Throw Down, the Election films), makes his debut as a director with this film. While Yau’s set pieces lack the visual flair of To’s films, as a whole Eye in the Sky is a lean, limber piece of entertainment that is a worthy addition to the impressive films emerging from this great production house.
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Concept Art for Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame
1 June 2009 10:17 AM, PDT
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Chinese entertainment portal Sina has released some concept artwork from director Tsui Hark’s historical thriller Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame. Reason enough for me to finally write an article on the project.
The film takes place in the Tang Dynasty and tells the story of the detective Di Ren Jie (or Dee) who gets called back from exile by the Chinese empress Wu Zetian to solve a series of mysterious deaths of high court officials. During his investigations Dee gains support from the bustling commander Bei and a master of disguise names Ghost Doctor.
Next to Hong Kong’s darling Andy Lau, Carina Lau (Ashes of Time), Li Bing Bing (Forbidden Kingdom), Tony Leung Kar Fai (Election) and Lau Ching Wan (Mad Detective) will star in this 13 million Us$ production. Sammo Hung will be responsible for choreographing the action scenes. Shootings have begun in May, Detective
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More To on Blu! Election I & II are coming to Blu-ray Disc
22 May 2009 12:07 PM, PDT
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Johnnie To continues to expand his leading position as Hong Kong’s director with the most films released on Blu-ray Disc.
Today Panorama Distributions announced to release Election and Election 2 in Hong Kong on May 27, 2009. DDDHouse lists English subtitles for both titles and so far two of four releases by Panorama Distribution have been confirmed to be region free by friendly readers of the Asian Blu-ray Guide.
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Cannes Line-Up Announced
23 April 2009 4:31 AM, PDT
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The line up for the 2009 Cannes Film Festival has been announced, and it promises to be a rather interesting year on the Croissette. Quite a few Cannes-favourite directors return to the fold - Almodovar, Tarantino, Von Trier, To and Campion - but there are interesting films in the line-up from the likes of Terry Gilliam and Sam Raimi too.Tarantino's bringing Inglourious Basterds to town, in news long anticipated and planned but now confirmed. Almodovar's latest Penelope Cruz-starrer, Broken Embraces, will also play (if you really can't wait, that's already out in Spain), while Von Trier will bring his intriguing Antichrist to the Festival too (check out the trailer).Johnny To is back at the Festival (following a storming performance in 2005 for Election) with Vengeance, and Michael Haneke is bringing The White Ribbon, a black-and-white film about fascism in a German school in 1913.The opening film is Pixar's Up, which was already announced,
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Must Watch: First Crazy Trailer for Johnnie To's Vengeance
10 April 2009 4:00 PM, PDT
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From Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To comes Vengeance, a brutal tale about a French assassin-turned-chef who travels to Hong Kong in order to avenge the murder of his daughter. I owe my thanks to Twitch for first digging up this glorious trailer. Its got somewhat of an old school John Woo feel to it, although that might not be accurate, because Johnnie To has been making films since 1986, almost as long as Woo has. Anyway, if you're a fan of Hong Kong cinema or Johnnie To or just want to see a badass trailer, then watch this. Although, since this is international, it may contain violence - you've been warned!
Watch the first trailer for Johnnie To's Vengeance:
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For more info on Vengeance, head over to the official website: vengeance-lefilm.com
Vengeance is directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To, of films like The Mission, Running Out of Time,
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Tactical Unit: The Code (2008) Movie Review
8 March 2009 7:00 AM, PDT
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“Tactical Unit – the Code” is likely to be an enticing prospect for fans of Hong Kong action cinema, being the first in a series of follow ups to Johnnie To’s seminal 2003 police thriller “Ptu”, a film which still stands as one of the best of the genre. Here, To serves as producer, passing the directorial reins to Law Wing Cheong, a member of the Milkyway stable previously responsible for “Hooked on You” and the comedy “2 Become 1”, and who recently starred in “Sparrow”.
The film was written by Yip Tin Shing, another frequent To collaborator, who scripted “Election”, “Exiled”, “Throw Down” and others, and boasts a great cast of familiar faces including Simon Yam, Maggie Siu and Lam Suet. Thankfully, the film lives up to its impressive pedigree, proving itself worthy of the Milkyway brand, and manages to transcend its low-budget roots.
The film revolves around an incident in which
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Simon Yam is ready for his extreme close-up, Mr. deMille!
7 March 2009 2:02 AM, PST
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It took me a while to warm towards Simon Yam because he always seemed to be playing the same character and his face was distinctive enough to say: “Ah, him again”.
But a string of knock-out roles changed that completely, most of all the truly excellent work he did in both “Election” movies.
Whether he plays a meek businessman or a ruthless Triad leader, a smooth player or an awkward policeman, Simon Yam always brings intelligence to the table. It’s hard to think of him playing a character that is totally dumb.
Also, I have to think really hard to recall a recent Johnnie To movie without Yam in it,
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Dennis Law Gets Grim With A Very Short Life
2 March 2009 2:43 PM, PST
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No doubt about it, director Dennis Law can be one frustratingly inconsistent man. His work as a producer is generally solid - and, in the case of Election, occasionally spectacular - but when he steps behind the camera himself the results can vary wildly. Wu Jing star vehicle Fatal Contact, for instance, is one solid piece of pulp entertainment. The follow up, Fatal Move, however, is almost unbearably bad. And what’s next for Law? Well, let’s just say he aint about to win any ‘feel good movie of the year’ awards with A Very Short Life ...
The film is a Cat III drama that delves into the world of child abuse and from the trailer I’m honestly not sure whether this is going to be a serious treatment of the topic or veer into exploitation territory. There are definitely some moments in there that could go either way.
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