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District B13 review- Another new review. I'm on a roll. 2006 is ending in style.

My first review in several years- One Nite in Mongkok

A Review of The Tuxedo and an interview with the great Jackie Chan.

In The Mood For Love: If you had to choose one filmmaker working in Hong Kong today that has the requisite critical stroke to win the Academy Award® for best foreign film, Wong Kar-Wai would be the guy. Read More>>

Malena review and Guiseppe Tornatore interview

Bamboozled review and Spike Lee Interview: I spoke to Lee about this film and the review features some of his comments. Pretty cool.

Swordmasters of Hong Kong: Reviews of New Legend of Shaolin, Swordsman 2, Ashes of Time and Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

Michelle Yeoh: Features reviews of Wing Chun, Holy Weapon, Butterfly and Sword and Heroic Trio

Turn Me Loose, an article I wrote about Hong Kong cinema for Boston's Weekly Dig. I was given free reign for a week so it's not a surprise what I came up with. The films covered are : Beast Cops, Thundering Mantis and The Blade.

City on Fire: The Hong Kong Films of Chow Yun-Fat Features a ton of capsule reviews: A Better Tomorrow I-III, City on Fire, Hard Boiled, God of Gamblers, God of Gamblers Return, Once a Thief, The Killer, Full Contact and Wild Search.

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28 Weeks Later

"Shipped on 04/10/08. In this chilling drama starring Robert Carlyle, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes clear that the fight is far from over and the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims."

300

"Shipped on 02/25/08. Zack Snyder directs this faithful adaptation of Frank Miller's (Sin City) graphic novel about the storied Battle of Thermopylae, a conflict that pitted the ancient Greeks against the Persians in 480 B.C. The film, which blends live-action shots with virtual backgrounds to capture Miller's original vision, co-stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Rodrigo Santoro and Dominic West. "

Casablanca

"Shipped on 02/14/08. Of all the "gin joints" in Morocco, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), with husband Victor (Paul Henreid) in tow, had to walk into the one owned by Rick (Humphrey Bogart), a former beau she abandoned in Paris. War looms over them all, and in a much-discussed ending, Rick and Ilsa make heroic but heartbreaking choices. As time goes by, director Michael Curtiz's 1942 classic war noir only gets better. Peter Lorre and Claude Rains also star. "