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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

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The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Starring: Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Linh-Dan Pham, Aure Atika

Director: Jacques Audiard

Genre: Drama

In this excellent French film, a brute aspires to become an artist and finds himself questioning his way of life.

Release Date: 15-Mar-2007

Language: French

Distributor: Cathay Keris Films

Synopsis:
Tom is 28 and destined to follow in his father's footsteps in the sleazy and sometimes brutal world of the real estate business. But a chance encounter leads him to believe that he can become, like his mother, a concert pianist. In earnest, he starts preparing for the audition with a virtuoso Chinese pianist. She doesn't speak a word of French, music is their only exchange.


Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth
Starring: Maribel Verdu, Sergi Lopez, Ariadna Gil, Alex Angulo, Doug Jones

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Genre: Fantasy

Most fantasy movies take the wondrous and magical and transform them all into the familiar and prosaic, but Pan’s Labyrinth takes familiar myths and legends and makes them all dark, mysterious and alluring.

Release Date: 15-Mar-2007

Language: Spanish

Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas

Synopsis:
Ofelia settles down with her mother Carmen, recently remarried with the highly domineering Vidal, captain in the pro-Franco army. While the little girl struggles to get used to her new life, she discovers nearby the great family house a mysterious labyrinth.


Primeval

Primeval Starring: Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton, Orlando Jones, Jurgen Prochnow, Gideon Emery, Gabriel Malema, Dumisani Mbebe

Director: Michael Katleman

Genre: Horror

A monster movie that aspires to be more than it is buts fails miserably. Would have been better if the filmmakers just stuck to being ‘Jaws of the Jungle’ instead of trying to get into Hotel Rwanda territory.

Release Date: 8-Mar-2007

URL: http://primeval.movies.go.com/

Language: English

Distributor: Buena Vista International

Synopsis:
In one of the most remote places on earth, a killer croc has claimed over 300 victims, and is still at large to this day. The danger begins as producer Tim Manfrey, cameraman Steven Johnson and their rag-tag team set out on a journey up-river in search of their subject.



Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web
Starring: Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese, Cedric the Entertainer, Robert Redford, Reba McEntire, Kathy Bates, Dakota Fanning

Director: Gary Winick

Genre: Comedy

A spider saves a pig’s life. Yes, it’s possible.

Release Date: 8-Mar-2007

URL: http://www.charlotteswebmovie.com

Language: English

Distributor: United International Pictures

Synopsis:
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.



House of Invisibles

House of Invisibles
Starring: Lam Suet, Wayne Lai, Emily Kwan, Eddie Pang, Leila Tong and Ping Ha

Director: Elfa Lee

Genre: Comedy

Ghosts are everywhere in this uninteresting comedy where the dead have a thing or two to teach the desperate living.

Release Date: 1-Mar-2007

Language: Cantonese

Distributor: Cathay Keris Films

Synopsis:
The tenants at an old building which is waiting to be demolished find their life taking a turn.



Metrosexual

Metrosexual
Starring: Thienchai Jayasvati, Meesuke Jangmeesuke, Patcharasri Benjamas, Kulnudda Pachimsawat, Pimonwan Suphayang and Ornpreeya Hoonsart

Director: Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Genre: Comedy

A light-hearted but clichéd comedy about a bunch of girls snooping about to uncover the sexual orientation of a metrosexual.

Release Date: 1-Mar-2007

URL: http://www.gscmovies.com.my

Language: Thai

Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas

Synopsis:
Pang has announced to all her gals that she’s getting married to a guy she has been seeing for less than 6 months. Pang’s four friends come together and embark upon a mission to prove that the groom is exactly who is claiming to be - “just metrosexual”.



Turistas: Holiday of Horror

Turistas: Holiday of Horror
Starring: Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde, Desmond Askew, Beau Garrett, Max Brown, Miguel Lunardi, Agles Steib

Director: John Stockwell

Genre: Thriller

A Hostel wannabe set in Brazil. Director John Stockwell gets the T&A (especially the T) right but fails to deliver in all the other areas required for the genre.

Release Date: 1-Mar-2007

URL: http://www.paradisebrazil.com/

Language: English

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Synopsis:
After a terrifying bus accident maroons a diverse group of young adventure travellers in a remote Brazilian beach town they slowly discover that the white sand beaches and lush jungles are concealing a darker, unsettling secret.

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