The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Candyman
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
The Perfect Host
A criminal on the run cons his way into the wrong dinner party where the host is anything but ordinary.
3 AM
Thailand's latest horror omnibus is made up of three chilling stories. Two sisters who own a wig shop are haunted by a female ghost whose hair were made into one of the wigs on sale. A funeral home employee falls in love with a female corpse who died alongside her fiance in an accident just before their wedding. Two company directors who love playing scary pranks on their employees finally get their comeuppance when they themselves face a real ghost. Three stories set at 3 AM, the scariest hour of the night, where all spirits are free to roam.
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
The ROAD
A 12 year old cold case is reopened when three teens are missing in an old abandoned road where a gruesome murder is left undiscovered for three decades.
Let's Go To Rose Motel - No Subs
Seong-soo hasn't had any physical contact with his girlfriend yet after 6 months of being together so he's always excited to see her. One day, Seong-soo succeeds in getting Min-ae into Rose Motel. When he is about to shower, Seong-soo discovers a small hole in the wall leading to the next room and watches the couple next door having intercourse. Seong-soo continues to watch out of curiosity but realizes he just watched celebrity Sara giving sexual favors to a big shot politician...
Poison Ivy 2
Lily is a sheltered art student from Michigan going to school in California. She finds an apartment and her roommates aren't quite normal..
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Sossy Problems
In the movie, Rhian Ramos plays Lizzie, the spoiled-rich daughter of a hotelier who is a self-appointed leader of the Sosy group; Bianca King portrays Danielle, the daughter of a politician who is on the brink of being impeached from office; Solenn Heussaff is Margaux, the daughter of the former beauty queen (Cherie Gil) and the bestfriend and half sister of Claudia (Heart Evangelista) who is also the daughter of a beauty queen (Agot Isidro). Margaux and Claudia were competing one another from beauty to the only man they see who is Benjo (Aljur Abrenica), an all-around employee at the Polo Club.
Assassins
Robert Rath is a seasoned hitman who just wants out of the business with no back talk. But, as things go, it ain't so easy. A younger, peppier assassin named Bain is having a field day trying to kill said older assassin. Rath teams up with a computer hacker named Electra to defeat the obsessed Bain.
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAzzz...
Well... it's still early yet, right?
I'm not sure what feels more low-rent/half-assed about this first DOFP trailer: Using both the "Sunshine" AND "The Thin Red Line" scores - the most overused trailer-music lifts outside of "Crimson Tide" and "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" - or having Wolverine spell out why it's stupid to send Wolverine on this mission (quantum-leaping back into his 1970s self to help the cast of "First Class" fight Tyrion Lannister's army of Transformers and presumably retcon "X3" and "Origins" further out of existence) for no other reason than "he's the popular one."
Hey - remember that part in "The Avengers" where everyone else just hung back and did nothing the whole time so the camera could focus on Iron Man because he's the money-shot? Oh, right... they didn't do that.
I'm sure it'll be just fine, but there's no shaking the sense that "First Class" was probably as good as this series was going to get while still moored to the first two Bryan Singer entries. With apologies to Singer... the guy was never cut-out to make blockbusters like this, and he probably wouldn't be doing them at all if the first "X-Men" hadn't been so surprisingly-not-shit-for-a-pre-"Spider-Man"-superhero-movie. Maybe he'll pull this one off, and better him than Ratner again, but still...
I'm not sure what feels more low-rent/half-assed about this first DOFP trailer: Using both the "Sunshine" AND "The Thin Red Line" scores - the most overused trailer-music lifts outside of "Crimson Tide" and "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" - or having Wolverine spell out why it's stupid to send Wolverine on this mission (quantum-leaping back into his 1970s self to help the cast of "First Class" fight Tyrion Lannister's army of Transformers and presumably retcon "X3" and "Origins" further out of existence) for no other reason than "he's the popular one."
Hey - remember that part in "The Avengers" where everyone else just hung back and did nothing the whole time so the camera could focus on Iron Man because he's the money-shot? Oh, right... they didn't do that.
I'm sure it'll be just fine, but there's no shaking the sense that "First Class" was probably as good as this series was going to get while still moored to the first two Bryan Singer entries. With apologies to Singer... the guy was never cut-out to make blockbusters like this, and he probably wouldn't be doing them at all if the first "X-Men" hadn't been so surprisingly-not-shit-for-a-pre-"Spider-Man"-superhero-movie. Maybe he'll pull this one off, and better him than Ratner again, but still...
Monday, 28 October 2013
SWAT FireFight
Expert S.W.A.T. leader Paul Cutler goes to Detroit on a special assignment to train and certify the city's S.W.A.T. team. After a hostage is killed during an assignment, the victim's boyfriend, a highly specialized government agent, decides to take revenge on Cutler and his team.
My Househusband
The story revolves around a married couple, Mia (Judy Ann Santos) and Rod (Ryan Agoncillo), who have a bunch of problems and endless arguments. Since then Rod has resigned from his job and made Mia find another one, while he takes charge of household chores and their children. With Mia always away, Rod meets their new neighbor named Aida (Eugene Domingo), and the two develop a friendship. Will Mia know about this? If she does, how are they going to solve it?
Cody the Robosapien
A robot boy and a human boy team up to save their respective parents, who are being held captive by the organization that funded the robot's creator.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Torotot
Torotot explores the story of two couples, why and how their marriages crumble and how their infidelity and passion brought them tragic endings. Leo and Marie are having marital problems because the woman is spending too much time with her pet dogs. This prompts Leo, the art director of ad agency, to have a one-night stand. Marie then confronts her husband about his infidelity and plots her own revenge. Another couple experiencing marital problems featured in the movie is composed of Gabby and Rita. The husband has to deal with pre-mature ejaculation but Rita doesn't mind at all. That is until she meets the very aggressive Gaston (a married meat vendor) who awakens her appetite for lust and forbidden passion.
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Rocky Balboa
Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement to step into the ring for the last time and face the heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Safety Not Guaranteed
Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.
Dismissed
This year's (mostly complete) Halloween costume, as I continually checking off the list of "guys I maybe kinda look like in certain clothes" ...SGT. SLAUGHTER (G.I. Joe-era uniform, for you completists):
Basically, my physique is ideal for certain pre-WWII cartoon characters, certain early arcade characters and any heavyweight pro-wrestler from before the bodybuilding/steroid era. So there's that...
Basically, my physique is ideal for certain pre-WWII cartoon characters, certain early arcade characters and any heavyweight pro-wrestler from before the bodybuilding/steroid era. So there's that...
Well, This Looks Dissapointing...
...I'd say really dissapointing, but until this moment I'd completely forgotten they were even making this. Oh, well.
Are Mr. Peabody & Sherman really a property that "exists" for the audience this seems to be aimed at? They were probably the best remembered of the Rocky & Bullwinkle supporting features, but I feel like it's been a long time since reruns of that were any level of kiddie-TV staple. Nevermind that turning them into a spectacle-driven 3D movie largely misses the appeal of the various Jay Ward cartoons; which were minimally animated and relied on sharp, radio-style verbal comedy and intentionally groan-inducing puns for their laughs - hence why they outlasted so many of their 'toon contemporaries.
On the plus side, Rob Minkoff (late of "The Lion King,") has the director's chair, so that's something.
Are Mr. Peabody & Sherman really a property that "exists" for the audience this seems to be aimed at? They were probably the best remembered of the Rocky & Bullwinkle supporting features, but I feel like it's been a long time since reruns of that were any level of kiddie-TV staple. Nevermind that turning them into a spectacle-driven 3D movie largely misses the appeal of the various Jay Ward cartoons; which were minimally animated and relied on sharp, radio-style verbal comedy and intentionally groan-inducing puns for their laughs - hence why they outlasted so many of their 'toon contemporaries.
On the plus side, Rob Minkoff (late of "The Lion King,") has the director's chair, so that's something.
Friday, 25 October 2013
Inglourious Basterds
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
B.E.D - No Subs
E is everything to B. B is desperate because he knows he can't get enough of E. E wants to be liberated from her everyday boredom. She needs change. However, she doesn't want to cross the borders of her own life. D needs a comfortable family. D tries to be realistic and rational. The stories of three characters whose joy, passion and despair overflow in one bed are tangled like a puzzle, and a fearless and unhesitating exploration of human desires.
The Wrestler
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
Happy Gilmore
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Haunter
The Devil's Double
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Boso
Jake (Jeffrey Quizon) is a caretaker at a boarding residence that houses a whole array of characters-- a born-again couple with an addiction for porn movies, a nymphet masquerading as a shy school girl, a virgin discovering her lustful predilections. Through the holes, he has carved on the ceiling, with surreptitious perfection. Jake has become privy to their most intimate and darkest secrets. Keeping a watchful eye on these people is not just a means to satisfy his carnal curiosity it is an addiction that makes him feel like a god. But one day his life changes when he hovers over the lives of newlyweds Cecilia (Katya Santos) and Ding (Allen Dizon), her husband. While his eyes feast on the couple's sexual encounters, Jake develops a connection with Cecilia that he has never experienced before. For the first time, here is a woman who has shown him the real meaning of beauty. However, one night he takes on a careless turn triggering an incident that will eventually set a confrontation with Cecilia.
Basic
A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Trailer
So it's Captain America versus Halliburton, basically. I can deal:
Wow, that looks really good - Captain America as a Marvel/American James Bond, or maybe a "Bourne" movie without its head up its ass. Just wish I could enjoy the Hellicarrier crashing over D.C. without having traumatic flashbacks to "Into Darkness."
It's odd that there isn't more dialogue laying out who and what is supposed to be going on (how many people are going to "get" that The Winter Soldier refers to the guy with the robot-arm?) but it looks like borrowing the broad strokes of Ed Brubaker's pre-"Civil War" books is a good solution to making the man-out-of-time angle work: Cap essentially fighting against post-9/11 paranoid/corrupt militarism is a nice way of stripping out the more discordant stuff ("um, Steve... didn't they still have Whites Only bathrooms in your day?") from the "WWII-era Good America returns to teach Modern America a lesson" angle that's built into the character.
I'm still not a fan of the drab new outfit, though, but compared to how cool the rest of this looks that's small potatoes - Batman has had a shitty costume in every single one of his eight theatrical movies and those average-out pretty decently (really, only Schumacher's second and Nolan's third are outright BAD films). Plus, I'm getting the sense it's a thematic thing along with the bigger plot. Post-"Avengers" S.H.I.E.L.D morphing into something evil (I want Robert Redford's obviously evil government/business guy to pull of his rubber "human" face to reveal The Red Skull, Baron Zemo or Arnim Zola in the worst way... but hat might read as kind of a mean joke from Redford's perspective - and yes, I know he's probably just Lukin from Brubaker's run) seems to be a big element of this, and Cap ditching "their" version of his uniform would be an easy symbolic moment for Act 3.
Plus, it looks very much like the guys we see him fighting in a version of the classic costume are wearing modern-day tactical gear - y'know what'd be great? If, since they're in D.C., he broke into the Smithsonian to steal the original or a replica thereof (leaving behind a very polite "sorry" note and some cash to cover the cost of the glass, of course.)
Wow, that looks really good - Captain America as a Marvel/American James Bond, or maybe a "Bourne" movie without its head up its ass. Just wish I could enjoy the Hellicarrier crashing over D.C. without having traumatic flashbacks to "Into Darkness."
It's odd that there isn't more dialogue laying out who and what is supposed to be going on (how many people are going to "get" that The Winter Soldier refers to the guy with the robot-arm?) but it looks like borrowing the broad strokes of Ed Brubaker's pre-"Civil War" books is a good solution to making the man-out-of-time angle work: Cap essentially fighting against post-9/11 paranoid/corrupt militarism is a nice way of stripping out the more discordant stuff ("um, Steve... didn't they still have Whites Only bathrooms in your day?") from the "WWII-era Good America returns to teach Modern America a lesson" angle that's built into the character.
I'm still not a fan of the drab new outfit, though, but compared to how cool the rest of this looks that's small potatoes - Batman has had a shitty costume in every single one of his eight theatrical movies and those average-out pretty decently (really, only Schumacher's second and Nolan's third are outright BAD films). Plus, I'm getting the sense it's a thematic thing along with the bigger plot. Post-"Avengers" S.H.I.E.L.D morphing into something evil (I want Robert Redford's obviously evil government/business guy to pull of his rubber "human" face to reveal The Red Skull, Baron Zemo or Arnim Zola in the worst way... but hat might read as kind of a mean joke from Redford's perspective - and yes, I know he's probably just Lukin from Brubaker's run) seems to be a big element of this, and Cap ditching "their" version of his uniform would be an easy symbolic moment for Act 3.
Plus, it looks very much like the guys we see him fighting in a version of the classic costume are wearing modern-day tactical gear - y'know what'd be great? If, since they're in D.C., he broke into the Smithsonian to steal the original or a replica thereof (leaving behind a very polite "sorry" note and some cash to cover the cost of the glass, of course.)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Does Captain America Have ANOTHER New Costume in "THE WINTER SOLDIER?"
Below is (sigh) the teaser for the trailer for "CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER," the actual trailer for which should be hitting the web sometime Thursday. There's little of note to be seen, save for small details like a Washington D.C. setting, the presence of Nick Fury and Black Widow sporting her third new haircut in as many movies...
...except that bit at 0:10, which appears to show Cap wearing a uniform that's different from the odd-looking all-blue number that had been teased for the film previously. - but is also not the same as either of his prior getups. So what's the deal?
At firs glance, it looks like he's just wearing his WWII era uniform - which would imply that this is a flashback. But it's not precisely the same gear: The fabric is different, for one thing, but most obviously the torso has an extra red stripe in the center which the "First Avenger" costume lacked - it looks like a hybrid between the WWII and "Avengers"-era looks, which is fine by me.
Presumably, we'll get a better sense of what might be up from the full trailer whenever they decide to put it up.
...except that bit at 0:10, which appears to show Cap wearing a uniform that's different from the odd-looking all-blue number that had been teased for the film previously. - but is also not the same as either of his prior getups. So what's the deal?
At firs glance, it looks like he's just wearing his WWII era uniform - which would imply that this is a flashback. But it's not precisely the same gear: The fabric is different, for one thing, but most obviously the torso has an extra red stripe in the center which the "First Avenger" costume lacked - it looks like a hybrid between the WWII and "Avengers"-era looks, which is fine by me.
Presumably, we'll get a better sense of what might be up from the full trailer whenever they decide to put it up.