Awesomeness From Pacific Rim Viral Campaign [Jul 2013]

Looking for a Sci-fi movie with giant monsters vs giant robots? Just think about the mash-up between Godzilla and Transformers, got the picture? If this is the kind of movie you are looking for, then the forthcoming Pacific Rim will be your cup of tea. 

Recently, Warner Bros has released their new viral campaign and it seems like it is a success since it has created enough hype but yet doesn't disclose too much as yet. Pacific Rim will only be released in Jul 2013 (12th July 2013, to be exact) and thus I am sure there will be a series of subsequent promotional viral campaigns in the pipeline. I am looking forward for more. Oh, by the way, the movie was originally scheduled to be released this year (in 2D only) but was subsequently changed their direction and re-mastered it for a 3D release in 2013.

Life Of Pi (Nov 2012)

Li Of Pi, touted to be the next Avatar, because of its extravagant 3D special effect (by TIME). Directed by Lee Ang (famous director from Taiwan that brought us Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [2000], Hulk [2003], Broke Back Mountain [2005], Lust, Caution [2007] and the more recent one Taking Woodstock [2009]).

Adapted from Yann Martel's famous fantasy adventure novel with the same name (first published in Sep 2001). Life Of Pi is a true visual treats that all fantasy fans will love to love! As quoted by the director, Ang Lee, the most challenging tasks for any director is to deal with water and animal. In this case, he need to deal with both (a real and computer graphic Bengal Tiger as well as lots of water). 

The story about how a young boy called Pi and a Bengal Tiger survived a ship disaster might seems less than impressive, but the special effects and the spiritual content are more than enough to satisfy audience from all ages. 

Weekly Box Office Movies in Singapore And Malaysia (Ending 2012/11/25)

Here are the TOP 5 Movies of Singapore and Malaysia for the week ending 25th Nov 2012 (Sun).

SPECIAL NOTE : Consistent box offices across the Singapore and Malaysia markets i.e. the new releases, the Twilight finale (The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn part 2) and Rise Of The Guardians took the first and second places. 

Weekly Box Office Movies in US (Ending 2012/11/25)

Here are the TOP 5 Movies from US for the week ending 25th November 2012 (Sun).

SPECIAL NOTE : As expected, the finale of The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn (Part 2) tops the chart once again, for the second week with $43.6 mil (with accumulated total of $227 mill). Skyfall and Lincoln strongly held at second and third place.

The two new releases of the week, Rise Of The Guardians and Life Of Pi (both are in 3D) did modestly at forth and fifth places.

First Look At Hansel And Gretel - Witch Hunters Poster

Fans of Fairy Tales from Brother Grimm be alerted! In Jan 2013 (25th Jan 2013 to be exact), the adaptation of the popular fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, will be released in 3D with the movie title of Hansel and Gretel - Witch Hunters. With such a title, a darker version is expected but basing on the trailer, humour seems to be part of the recipe too! ;-)

Jeremy Renner (aka the Hawkeye) reprises the role of Hansel and Gemma Arterton (Bond Girl from Quantum Of Solace [007]) reprises the role of Gretel. One thing worth highlighting is that the evil force is lead by Muriel (reprised by Famke Jansen aka Jean Grey from X-Men). 

Cool STAR WARS Snowflakes Paper Cutting [Video]

STAR WARS is one of the most popular franchise movie with massive followers. Many of the distinctive characters of the franchise like EWok, Chewbacca, Yoda, R2-D2 are create source for art design. 

Christmas is just about one month away, it is time to be creative and do some home-made art and craft, what about Star Wars theme snowflakes? You might thought that this is quite a tall order (even for the die-hard fans of Star Wars). Fret now, today I am going to share with you some coolest snowflakes paper cutting art pieces that I've ever seen, created by Anthony Herrera.

Weekly Box Office Movies in Singapore And Malaysia (Ending 2012/11/18)

Here are the TOP 5 Movies of Singapore and Malaysia for the week ending 18th Nov 2012 (Sun).

SPECIAL NOTE : Another week of surprise! The Singapore local new release "From Ah Boys To Men" (Mandarin) retained the top  post for the second weeks. Skyfall has to settle for the second spot again. This week. Tamil movies (Indian's movie) took the center stage in the box office, top of the chart is Thuppakki (kind of like an Indian version of James Bond movie, I might be wrong ;-)).

The Hobbit - After Gollum, Here Comes Gandalf At Embassy Theater

As part of the marketing effort, just last month, a giant statue of Gollum was set up in the Wellington Airport, New Zealand. Now, here come the statue of another key character of The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey: Gandalf. 

Instead of airport, the giant statue of Gandalf was setup at The Embassy Theatre in downtown Wellington. As depicted in the trailer, it is a scene whereby Gandalf is standing in front of Bilbo's home. The reason for the statue is that the theatre will be hosting the world premiere of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on November 28th there! 

Chinese Zodiac [CZ12 : 十二生肖] - Dec 2012 (IMAX)

Move over James Bond or Indian Jones (temporarily), here come the Asia's very own hero, Asian Hawk (aka Jackie Chan). Chinese Zodiac or CZ12 is Jackie Chan's 101 movies. He is directing and acting in this third installment of popular action franchise, Armour Of God (after 21 years lapsed).

Following are the first 2 installments : Armour Of God (1986) and Operation Condor (1991):

CZ12 will first be released in Hong Kong on 12th Dec 2012 (to coincide with the movie title) and will subsequently be released in other Asian countries like China, Singapore, Malaysia from 20th Dec 2012. 

Weekly Box Office Movies in US (Ending 2012/11/18)

Here are the TOP 5 Movies from US for the week ending 18th November 2012 (Sun).

SPECIAL NOTE : As expected, the finale of The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn (Part 2) tops the chart and demoted Skyfall to the second place. Breaking Dawn (Part 2) opens $141 millions in its first week.

This Thanksgiving weekend, the movies to look out for is Life Of Pi (directed by Lee Ang), Hitchcock (portrayed by Anthony Hopkins) and Rise Of The Guardians (animation).