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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny – Michelle Yeoh returns to play Yu Shu-Lien

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crouching-tiger-2-teaser-poster 15 years ago Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became a bit of a phenomenon, winning four Oscars and becoming the highest-grossing foreign language movie ever at the time. Now we’re going back into that world for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, which will debut simultaneously in cinemas and via Netflix in many territories.

Admittedly the film does look like it’s going to be a bit of a late cash-in, but the trailer shows there’ll be plenty more wire-fu action (and quite a lot of CGI), as we return to a fantastical version of ancient China. Michelle Yeoh also returns to play Yu Shu-Lien, with Donnie Yen playing Silent Wolf.

The film does have some obstacles, as some cinemas in the US have already refused to show it due to the fact Netflix subscribers will be able to see it the same day, but it’s believed the streaming service paid a lot of money for the privilege.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny tells an epic story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption, set against breathtaking action in an epic martial arts battle between good and evil that will decide the fate of the Martial World.

‘Directed by the renowned martial arts choreographer (The Matrix Trilogy and Kill Bill 1& 2) and director (Tai Chi Master) Yuen Wo-Ping, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny stars Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Lady) as Yu Shu-Lien and Donnie Yen (Ip Man 1&2, Monkey King 3D) as Silent Wolf.

‘Based on the acclaimed novel, Iron Knight, Silver Vase, by Wang Dulu (book 5 in the Crane-Iron Pentalogy) and written by John Fusco (Marco Polo) the new film is produced by Harvey Weinstein (Academy Award winner – The King’s Speech, The Artist) and Peter Berg (Emmy Award winner – Friday Night Lights; Lone Survivor, Hancock) and Sarah Aubrey (Friday Night Lights; Lone Survivor, Hancock) and executive produced by Morten Tyldum (Headhunters, The Imitation Game), Ralph Winter (X-Men franchise), Anthony Wong and Bey Logan (The Medallion).’

It’ll be out early next year. [Read more…]

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Pixels (Blu-ray Review)

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pixels-bd-slideStarring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage
Directed By: Chris Columbus
Running Time: 106 mins
BBFC Certificate: 12
UK Release Date: December 7th 2015 (UK)

Our Score

Things have gone crazy with the world in Pixels. For a start we’re supposed to believe the American people have voted Kevin James to be their President, and also that if the POTUS is your bestie, you’re still going to have to work as a home entertainment installer. If that doesn’t suggest things are bad enough, the world is suddenly attacked by aliens whose army takes the form of 1980s 8-bit video game characters – from Centipede to Space Invaders – and starts destroying things by pixelating them.

The military can’t defeat them as they don’t know the rules of the games, so it’s down to Brenner (Adam Sandler), Ludlow (Josh Gad) and the arrogant and unstable Eddie (Peter Dinklage) – who were videogame champions when they were kids in the 80s – to take down the unusual invaders. [Read more…]

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Win The Hit Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation On Blu-ray!

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Mission-Impossible-Rogue-Nation-bd-coverTo celebrate the release of action-packed MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION, out now on Digital HD and released on Blu-ray™ and DVD, we’re giving one lucky winner the chance to bring home a Blu-ray/DVD!

Loaded with “killer action and tight suspense” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone), Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media’s MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION was directed and written for the screen by Christopher McQuarrie. Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames return to their iconic roles and the movie also stars Alec Baldwin and newcomer Rebecca Ferguson in a “star-turning role” (Brian Viner, Daily Mail) as a mysterious double agent.

With his elite organization shut down by the CIA, agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his team (Renner, Pegg, Rhames) race against time to stop the rise of a new global threat, The Syndicate, a dangerous network of rogue operatives turned traitors. To stop them, Ethan must join forces with an elusive, disavowed agent (Ferguson) who may or may not be on his side as he faces his most impossible mission yet.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE—ROGUE NATION is out now on Digital HD and released on Blu-ray and DVD.

To be in with a chance of winning the copy of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation that we’ve got to give away, answer the question below and fill in your details, then press submit! The competition closes on December 21st, 2015, so get answering and good luck. [Read more…]

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The Nice Guys Trailer – Ryan Gosling & Russell Crowe need to find a missing woman

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nice-guys-poster1-slideShane Black had a huge hit with Iron Man 3, but the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang writer/director is returning to the world of neo-noir with a dash of humour, with The Nice Guys. He’s lined up a great cast, including Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley.

A red band trailer is now here, which certainly makes it look like the film might be fun.

The film is about muscle-for-hire Jackson Healy (Crowe), a recovering alcoholic, and private detective Holland March (Gosling), a current alcoholic, who are brought together by the apparent suicide of a porn star. However the dead woman’s aunt (Basinger) claims that she saw her niece alive and well after she was supposed to have killed herself. Healy takes on the case hoping to make some easy money, but soon both men are dragged into a far-reaching conspiracy that is rooted in smog and the car industry.

And as you’ll see in the promo below, also seems to involve Matt Bomer really, really wanting to shoot them.

The Nice Guys will be in cinemas next summer. [Read more…]

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Exposed Trailer – Keanu Reeves looks for the truth about his partner’s death

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exposed-keanu-reevesDid John Wick mark the start of a bit of a Keanu Reeves renaissance? He’ll probably be hoping so as his star power has gone off the boil a little since the days of The Matrix. One of his next films is Exposed, which sees him getting a little hard-boiled, although the actual movie has more of a supernatural side than the trailer suggests, with one of the characters experiencing visions.

The brief synopsis read: ‘When a detective starts to investigate his partner’s shocking death, he uncovers disturbing evidence of police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.’

The young woman is played by Ana de Armas (Knock Knock), whose character has apparently witnessed a miracle.

And while John Wick was directed by Reeves former stunt double, Exposed is the first movie from a former personal trainer to the stars, Gee Malik Linton, so Keanu certainly seems keen to work with people others might not give a chance to at the moment.

Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Barbra Streisand Plans To Direct A Catherine The Great Biopic

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barbra-streisandWe probably shouldn’t assume this really will happen yet, as since her last directorial foray, 1996’s The Mirror Has Two Faces, has been attached to helm all manner of never made movies, but THR reports that the legendary star is set to direct a biopic of Russia’s Catherine The Great.

There’s no news on whether she also plans to star, but as she’s appeared in all her directorial outings, there’s a good chance.

However she won’t be playing the central role, as it’s said the movie focuses on a ‘young, sensual Catherine trapped in an abusive marriage with the heir to the Russian throne. But, when her inept husband proves incapable of ruling, she utilizes her intelligence, fortitude and passion to rise to power.’

It is often said that it was under her reign, which lasted from 1762 to 1796, that Russia grew to be considered for the first time as one of the truly great powers of Europe.

At the moment it’s not clear when we might see the film.

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