Sang Kiai

In Movie Theaters: 30 May 2013

Review:
It's a remarkable coincidence how two very different films revolving around real-life politicians shared the spoils at last week's Indonesian Film Festival awards. While the more accessible Habibie & Ainun -- a romantic drama based on former president B. J. Habibie's recollections of his life with his wife, who died in 2010 -- took three prizes, it was the stirring historical epic Sang Kiai – about Hasyim Asy'ari, the founder of the southeast Asian country's largest Islamic organization – which brought home the Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound Editing awards.
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It's hardly a surprise that Rako Prijanto's film received such a ringing endorsement from the awards -- or maybe even the political establishment -- given that it was already Indonesia's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sang-kiai-film-review-666513)

Director: Rako Prijanto

Writer: Anggoro

Stars: Ikranagara, Christine Hakim, Agus Kuncoro

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Noah (2014)

In Movie Theaters:    Friday, March 28, 2014

Storyline
God is saddened at the wickedness of mankind and sends a great flood to destroy all life on Earth, but instructs Noah, a man "righteous in his generation," to build a wooden ark and save a remnant of life from the Flood. Noah builds the ark and saves his family and representatives of all animals from the massive flood waters which cover the Earth.

Director:    Darren Aronofsky
Cast:
Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins
Ray Winstone . . . Villain
Emma Watson . . . Ila
Logan Lerman . . . Ham
Julianne Moore
Jennifer Connelly . . . Naameh
Douglas Booth
Companies:    Paramount Pictures & 3 more

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Maleficent (2014)

In Movie Theaters:    Friday, May 30, 2014

Storyline
Untold story of Disney's most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty.
“Maleficent” is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.

Director: Robert Stromberg

Cast:
Angelina Jolie . . . Maleficent
Elle Fanning . . . Princess Aurora
Sharlto Copley . . . Stefan
Imelda Staunton . . . Knotgrass
Miranda Richardson . . . Queen Ulla
Kenneth Cranham . . . King
Companies: Walt Disney Pictures & 1 more

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300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

 

In Movie Theaters:    Friday, March 7, 2014

Storyline
Explores the story of 300 from the battle at sea between Themistocles and Xerxes' Naval Commander, Artemesia.
This new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. 300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemesia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Director:    Noam Murro
Cast:
Eva Green . . . Artemisia
Jamie Blackley . . . Calisto
Sullivan Stapleton . . . Themistocles
Rodrigo Santoro . . . Xerxes
Andrew Tiernan . . . Ephialtes
Callan Mulvey . . . Scyllias
Companies:    Warner Bros. Pictures & 4 more

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47 Ronin

In Movie Theaters:    Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Storyline
The outcast Kai (Keanu Reeves) joins a group of Ronin, led by Kuranosuke Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), who seeks vengeance on Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) for killing their master and banishing the group. The Ronin embark on a journey whose challenges would defeat most warriors.
After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled, enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon, he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity.

Director:    Carl Erik Rinsch
Cast:
Keanu Reeves . . . Hiro
Tadanobu Asano . . . Lord Kira
Ken Watanabe
Hiroyuki Sanada . . . Kuranosuke Ôishi
Rinko Kikuchi . . . Mizuki
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa . . . Shogun
Companies:    Universal Pictures & 2 more

Ratings: 6,6/10 from 24.113 users   Metascore: 29/100
Reviews: 162 user | 135 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1335975/

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The Legend of Hercules (2014)

In Movie Theaters:    Friday, January 10, 2014  

Storyline
In Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Princess of Crete, who has been promised to his own brother. When Hercules learns of his greater purpose, he must choose: to flee with his true love or to fulfill his destiny and become the true hero of his time. The story behind one of the greatest myths is revealed in this action-packed epic - a tale of love, sacrifice and the strength of the human spirit.

Director: Renny Harlin
Cast:
Kellan Lutz . . . Hercules
Gaia Weiss . . . Hebe
Scott Adkins . . . King Amphitryon
Roxanne McKee . . . Queen Alcmene
Liam McIntyre . . . Sotiris
Rade Serbedzija . . . Chiron
Companies: Lionsgate Films & 2 more

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043726/
Ratings: 4,3/10 from 6.123 users   Metascore: 22/100
Reviews: 48 user | 77 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com

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I, Frankenstein (2014)

 

 In Movie Theaters:    Friday, January 24, 2014

Plot

In 1795, Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Aden Young) creates a monster (Aaron Eckhart), and then rejects it. In a fit of rage, the creature kills Frankenstein's wife, Elizabeth (Virginie Le Brun), and Victor chases it to the Arctic to get revenge, but succumbs to the weather. The being buries its creator and is then attacked by demons before being rescued by gargoyles Ophir and Keziah, who bring it before the gargoyle queen, Lenore (Miranda Otto), and their commander, Gideon (Jai Courtney). Lenore explains that they were created by the Archangel Michael to battle demons on Earth, and names the creature "Adam", inviting him to join them, but he declines and departs after being given gargoyle weapons that allow him to destroy demons.

Throughout the centuries, Adam fends off the demons that pursue him. During a modern-day confrontation at a nightclub, a policeman is killed. While Adam is summoned by the gargoyles once more, the demon Helek (Steve Mouzakis) reports that Adam is alive to his leader, the demon-prince Naberius (Bill Nighy), who is disguised as billionaire businessman Charles Wessex, and his right-hand man, Dekar (Kevin Grevioux). Wessex has employed scientist Terra Wade (Yvonne Strahovski) to conduct experiments with reanimated corpses, and sends a group of demons led by his most formidable warrior, Zuriel, to attack the gargoyles' cathedral and capture Adam so he can unlock the secret to give life.

Director:    Stuart Beattie
Cast:
more cast    Yvonne Strahovski . . . Terra
Aaron Eckhart . . . Adam
Bill Nighy
Jai Courtney
Miranda Otto
Caitlin Stasey . . . Keziah

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[IMDb rating : 8.1/10]
[Awards : Top 250 #224 | Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 50 nominations]
[Production Co : Heyday Films, Moving Picture Company (MPC), Warner Bros. Pictures]
[IMDb link : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1201607]

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