Michelle Yeoh

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Summer Catch-Up 3: The Death of Summer (Tropic Thunder — Pineapple Express — Journey to the Center of the Earth — Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior — Walk All Over Me — My Science Project) +book and tv show reviews

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   September 11, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

I don’t get it either. I really wanted to get it, but it seemed as though getting it might be equivalent to pretending to be elite for liking drinking games after college.

2007’s Films We Would Watch Again (and some we would not)

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   December 23, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

So it’s time for another go round of Dreamlogic.net’s “Best o’ the Year Picks”. For those who aren’t familiar, this is basically our list of favorite films for the year. These are not necessarily films that are of high technical or artistic merit, or those which have received major critical praise. Instead, this is [...]

Ooh, I want to see this! Danny Boyle’s Sunshine

by Kris   ⋅   April 10, 2007   ⋅   Comment [1]

I’m surprised that ensemble astronaut films are pretty rare. I mean, what better setting for a bloated, mismatched cast, ridiculous storyline, tons of CG and lots of bass? That’s right: Space. The Right Stuff and Armageddon weren’t too shabby revenue-wise, proving that Americans will see just about anything. (I [...]

Beerfest — Silver Hawk — Leave it to the Nurses — capsule movie reviews

by Chris   ⋅   December 17, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

In an effort towards catching up, here are a few more capsule reviews. Note that we do have some full reviews in the queue, including Brick, Chiseen,The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, and Stereo Future. On to the capsules:
Beerfest . Holy crap! A Broken Lizard film that’s actually funny! Okay, so Super Troopers had a [...]

More Crouching Tiger on its way

by Chris   ⋅   March 10, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

The (Evil) Weinsteins have acquired the rights to Wang Du Lu’s entire Crane series of novels, from which Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was based. In the works are three Crouching Tiger prequels, and one sequel to the 2000 film. No word as of yet whether Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh will star in the [...]

Memoirs of a Geisha — movie review

by Chris   ⋅   December 29, 2005   ⋅   Comments [9]

Over the Christmas weekend Kris and I attended showings of Brokeback Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha. Having been reading the book for the past few weeks (I tend to read three at a time), and Kris being exceedingly busy with her new work, I decided to tackle the Geisha film myself. What follows was [...]

Controversy over Memoirs of a Geisha

by Chris   ⋅   November 29, 2005   ⋅   Comments [28]

From the Associated Press:
Although it features an almost entirely Asian cast, Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of a Geisha has evoked anger and calls for a boycott among some of those who have seen advance screenings of the film in Japan and China, Reuters reported today (Monday). According to the wire service, some Japanese are outraged [...]

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