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China Box Office: Matt Damon Strikes Back With ELYSIUM

China Box Office: Matt Damon Strikes Back With ELYSIUM

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 12:20 AM PDT

South African director Neil Blomkamp's Hollywood debut, Elysium, scores a solid RMB72 Million opening weekend, while Hong Kong's own Barbara Wong continues to enjoy cross-border success with romance, The Stolen Years. Rank Title Origin 2/9-8/9 (US$M) Total (US$M) Screening days 1 Elysium USA $11.75 $11.75 4 2 The Stolen Years China $8.79 $19.45 11 3 The Great Gatsby USA $5.22 $9.69 10 4 Jurassic Park 3D USA $4.65 $54.42 20 5 Monsters University USA $3.99 $32.71 17 6 The Impossible Spain $3.12 $7.88 11 7 The Midas Touch Hong Kong $2.05 $2.05 3 8 Dead Sign China $0.58 $0.58 3 9 Fake Fiction China $0.53 $10.97 17 10 Time-travel Love China $0.47 $0.47 3 Aided by a star turn from Matt Damon, and a seemingly...

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Interview: Chasing Dreams And Making Magic - Adam Wong and THE WAY WE DANCE

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 08:00 PM PDT

I love Hong Kong films, and I applaud filmmakers who continue to make films with a distinct Hong Kong flavor - despite the industry's growing trend towards producing films that cater to the tastes of people in both Hong Kong and Mainland China (and often failing to achieve either as a result). A number of 'purely' Hong Kong films from recent years, such as Gallants, Love In A Puff and Vulgaria, have found great success. And the latest example to be added to this list is The Way We Dance, a low-budget film that has become a miracle at the local box office since its release in early August. The Way We Dance had its World Premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March...

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TIFF 2013 Review: R100 Is Another Mind Bending Trip From Japan's Savant Of The Strange

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:00 PM PDT

By the time Matsumoto Hitoshi made the move into feature films with his 2007 effort Big Man Japan, he was already a massive star in his native Japan, his television comedy work having firmly established Matsumoto as one of the nation's most popular entertainers. The conversation at the time was dominated by Matsumoto versus Kitano chatter -- as in, would this latest comedian to move to the big screen from the small have a chance at matching the critical acclaim of his predecessor. With Matsumoto now four feature films into his big screen career, it is increasingly clear that those early debates miss the point entirely. Not only was the supposed competition between the two former TV comics made moot by the simple fact that...

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TIFF 2013 Review: MCCANICK Brings Old-School Grit To Screen

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 06:00 PM PDT

Once upon a time, our screens were littered with one-name cops - Serpico, Canon, Columbo, Kojak, all with hard C-sounding consonant names that bespoke of a grittiness or hard hardheadedness. It's no surprise that McCanick borrows both the power of the single named title and many of the same consonants, as it plays as a kind of a throwback, the weary cop trying to make a go within a system that he's bristling against.McCanick is far more than a police procedural, however, it's a taut if at times overwrought day-in-the-life tale of an officer coming apart at the seems. It also may serve for some as a reminder of just how excellent David Morse continues to be.Morse is one of those faces that has quietly...

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Watch Scott Adkins Kick Some Ass In NINJA: SHADOW OF A TEAR Trailer

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 05:30 PM PDT

There is no question about it: Scott Adkins is one incredibly talented martial artist. Just last month, Twitch broke news that Adkins will be starring in Wu Jing's solo directing debut, Wolf, and it had many fans excited. And now the trailer for another one of Adkins' projects, Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear, has been released. Action fans are advised to check it out - it is packed full of non-stop hard-hitting, ass-kicking action. Casey Bowman has finally settled down. He's happily married to Namiko (who is pregnant with their first child), living in Japan and teaching at the Koga dojo. While buying her a present, Casey is attacked by two punks. He shrugs it off, assuming it to be a simple mugging. But when Namiko...

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Confirmed - Miyazaki's Final Film THE WIND RISES Acquired By Madman Entertainment

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Well this is a relief, although not a huge surprise. Madman Entertainment have confirmed acquisition of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's film The Wind Rises for Australia and New Zealand. Check out Christopher's review here.The Wind Rises follows the story of Jiro (voiced by Evangelion director Hideaki Anno), who dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Chronicling two decades, The Wind Rises depicts key historical events that deeply affect the course of Jiro's life, including The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, The Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic, and Japan's plunge into war.The first feature to be helmed by Miyazaki since Ponyo in 2008, The Wind Rises brings together the lives and stories of the engineer Jiro Horikoshi...

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TIFF 2013 Review: DOM HEMINGWAY, A Cheeky, If Slight, Gangster Character Study

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Petty gangster, safecracker, loud mouth, loose cannon, thief, deadbeat dad, pint guzzling, word-smithing, cat killing, thug Dom Hemingway is the type of guy you would have no tolerance for in real life, but generally gravitate towards on screen. Twelve years is a long time, but Dom did his time in silence to protect his betters, and after being set free of Her Majesty's Pleasure (I'm assuming not for good behavior) attempts to pick up the pieces of his life.  While on the inside, his wife died of cancer, his daughter grew up and had kids, his boss got very, very rich, and his only friend in the world, Dickie - a snappily attired Richard E. Grant with his glorious hangdog face, shooting glasses and shrugged shoulders...

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Venice 2013 Review: THE ZERO THEOREM, A Step Back To The Future

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 11:01 AM PDT

In Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem, the old master of visual overload and absurd humor heads back to his "Brazilian" roots. He tells the story of Qohen Leth, a schizophrenic futuristic data mathematician trying to find a solution for the Zero Theorem, which says that everything will add up to nothing. Online relationships, a computer generated psychologist and the nerd son of his employer help Leth, played by a surprisingly changed Christoph Waltz, fighting his own fears and finding an impossible solution. Gilliam invites his audience once again for a visual trip with wide-angle orgies and color schemes inspired by rainbows. It is easy to feel sympathy for Gilliam, who like so many times before, heavily struggled to make this picture and ended up doing...

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TIFF 2013: Our Complete Coverage (So Far)

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT

Well folks, it's the half way mark for Twitch's Christmas, also known as the Toronto International Film Festival, which means it's the perfect time to catch up on all the films that have been reviewed thus far by our intrepid team of writers on the festival floor -- and it's all conveniently linked to in one handy post with some pretty pictures to boot! Wanna read Todd Brown's take on Sono Sion's Why Don't You Play In Hell. No problem. And what did Kurt Halfyard think of the Danilel Radcliffe vehicle Horns? Read on. Meanwhile, Jason Gorber weighs in on Gravity and Ryland Aldrich declares All Cheerleaders Die (for the enjoyment of the cinema going masses), plus, much, much more. And still it's just the...

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TIFF 2013 Review: THE SACRAMENT Will Make You Want To Drink The Kool-Aid

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Sometimes we are frankly limited by our terminology. What do you call a film that uses in-world video? That is to say, what do you call a film where the camera used to exclusively record the footage is incorporated as a prop and plot element in the story? The popular answer is "found footage." But found footage implies that a character in the story lost the footage at some point. The term also carries with it plenty of baggage from the current slew of low budget horror films that have used this as a primary story-telling device. But you also can't call it a documentary, because, well, it's made up. Mockumentary isn't correct either. Faux doc? Perhaps -- but it's not quite right. You...

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Twitchvision: Jason Gorber Talks TIFF13, GRAVITY, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, And THE SQUARE

Posted: 09 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Already quite a year, and we're only four days into this 11-day fest! Something kind of unique for me, my first "stand up" in front of a boisterous crowd, talking TIFF off the top of my head. Chatted about Cuarón's magnificent Gravity, the vital and impressive 12 Years A Slave, the stunning documentary about Tahrir The Square, and a celebration of the 25 years of MIDNIGHT MADNESS.Video embedded below...

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