Girlfriend's Day

Hi classmates,

This week’s movie is called “Girlfriend's Day”. It is a new movie just came out this year.

In a city where greeting card writers are celebrated like movie stars, Romance writer Ray used to be the king. In trying to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest, he gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writer vie.

http://ew.com/movies/2017/02/01/bob-odenkirk-girlfriends-day/

Here is a short clip and I hope you guys will enjoy this movie!

Win It All

Hi everyone!

This week’s movie is called “Win It All” by Joe Swanberg. It introduces a story of Eddie agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he is unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt. When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.

Jake Johnson, Rony Shemon and Morgan Ng are the main stars in this movie.

I hope you guys will enjoy this movie. :)

Amadeus

Hi guys,

This week’s movie is called Amadeus. 

Peter Shaffer's acclaimed play received the adaptation treatment from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Milos Forman, and it might be the greatest biopic of all time. Starring Tom Hulce as the giggling composer and F. Murray Abraham as his struggling contemporary Antonio Salieri, Amadeus extrapolates creative pursuits through bitter rivalry, discovering how masterpieces and failures, disasters and sophisticates, can bang together into history as one invisible, harmonic chord.  

Overall, this is a great movie and I hope you will enjoy it!

The Fate of the Furious 8

Hi guys!

There is no doubt that thousands of us have seem the movie “Fast & Furious” somehow. On the upcoming week (April 14), there is an awesome movie called “Fate and the Furious 8” will appeal in the movie theater. In fact, I am one of their fans! I’m so looking forward to see this movie with friends at the Ward Consolidated Theater.



 In the beginning, I thought it is just a movie about racing and winning. In fact, it involves family and love which makes me so exciting about this upcoming one and I can’t wait to see it in next week! 

Here is a short trailer about the Fate and the Furious 8 :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DMpqplvADQ 

I look forward to see you guys at the theater!!! 

The legend of 1900

Hi everyone!

This week's movie is called "The legend of 1900".

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

Writer: Alessandro Baricco, Giuseppe Tornatore

Casts: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Bill Nunn, Melanie Thierry

Awarded: Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, David di Donatello for Best Director & Best Music 

Length: 2h 50m

Rating: ★★★★☆

Viewers comments: 

"The Legend of 1900" is not the most attractive title for a film and the Italian original, "The Legend of the Oceanic Pianist", is no better. in retrospect there is no title worthy of this film. The marquee should read simply "See This Film, Your Life Will Be Better for It."

As its pianist, this film could be bound for success, but the fact is, it remained relatively obscure. I can't understand why did a movie with this deepness and feeling end up in oblivion. Because, if there are some beautiful movies, this is one of them, from the moment that fantastic Ennio Morricone score begins until we witness the tear-jerking finale.

After seeing this movie I went straight to my video store to buy their copy.

Did you know?

There was actually a registered ship named the SS Virginian which was built in 1904 and scrapped around 1954. The ship had one funnel with the Allan Liner's colors on it. 

Have the popcorn ready and enjoy!

Arrival

Hey everyone!

This week's movie is called "Arrival". 

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writer: Eric Heisseerer, Ted Chiang

Casts: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien

Awarded: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Sound

Length: 1h 58m

Rating: ★★★★☆

Viewers comments:

Positive—I forgive this film’s clever attempt at promoting globalism… And I do so, because the film is a stunning sci-fi movie. I can’t recall for a long while being so captivated and enthralled by the sustained wonder, as well as the tension, that this movie is able to not only create but maintain.

Neutral— Staring up to the stars and not knowing what is up there will only create a void that has to be filled. It can be filled by God, or, in this case, Aliens. The movie “Arrival” chooses the latter. Language is very interesting.

Did you know?

Trivia

The siren emitted throughout the movie signaling the scientists' preparation to approach the ship is identical to the siren used in The Purge (2013) and its sequels.

In the end, I hope you like this movie! Have a good spring break!

The Babadook

Hey Everyone!

This week's movie is called "The Babadook".

Director: Jennifer Kent 

Writer: Jennifer Kent

Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West

Awarded:  Empire Award for Best Horror, AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay,
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film

Length: 1h 35m

Rating:★★★★☆

Viewers comments:  

The line between terrifying reality and terrifying fantasy isn't so much blurred as altogether obliterated. ___John Semley 

The film has a solid grasp on the mutable, but ever-present pain of loss. ___Lenika Cruz

It presents grief as a demon, questions reality, and creeps out the viewer by making psychopathology seem like something that could happen to anybody. ___Jim Slotek

 Did you know?
According to writer and director Jennifer Kent, the Babadook was designed based on stills from the lost film London After Midnight (1927) starring Lon Chaney.

In the end, I hope you enjoy watching this film!

 

Spotlight

Hey everyone!

This week's movie is called Spotlight. 

Director: Tom McCarthy

Writers: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy

Cast: Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup, and John Slattery

Awarded: Winner of the Best Picture Oscar for 2015

Length: 2 hrs 8 mins

Rating: ★★★★☆

Comments: I just saw Spotlight and was blown away by the skill with which this excruciatingly painful story was told. The intelligent screenplay, the superlative acting by a stellar cast, the fine direction that kept the dramatic action moving along. —Halyna, age 69 (USA)

There is a fair amount of adult language and frank discussion of the sexual abuse that did occur. The acting is excellent, and the screenplay is very well written. “Spotlight” is a high quality film with something to say that I recommend to mature adults. —Steve Allaby, age 35 (Canada)

Blogger: So, I have just watch this movies. Although it contains lots of F words but the characters did a great job of making the story even realistic. Audiences should take extreme caution because there are harsh references are made in this movie. In the end, I hope you will like this movie and make a comment about it! 

Is It Cool?: Excellence in Filmmaking. This is a story that had to be told, and the filmmakers have done a capable and responsible job of  illustrating the "Spotlight" team of investigative reporters at the Boston Globe who broke the Catholic Church's clergy sex abuse story.

Here is a short clip that will make you want to watch it! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c4JIgEDOjQ

Leon: The Professional

Hey guys,

Today, I will introduced a movie called "Leon: The Professional". I enjoy watch movie with friends because there are several interactions among the main characters and they have pretty good quotes too! 

Matilda, a 12 year old girl, lives with her dysfunctional family and is beaten by her parents and sister but is very protective of her four year old brother. Her father stores drugs for a corrupt agent named Norman Stransfield. Matilda has abandoned school and spends her time at home watching cartoons. One day, Norman Stransfield and his team take revenge on the father because of a drug deal and murder the whole family. Matilda was grocery shopping and upon her arrival at home she witnesses her family killed including her four year old brother. Later, she hides in her neighbor Leon's house, a professional hitman. Leon lives with his favorite plant and lives an unhappy life. When Matilda finally knows his identity, she seeks his skills and helps in learning how to become a hitman in order to take revenge for her brother's death. 
My favorite part of this movie is the interactions among Matilda and Leon. It in very interesting to see how a twelve year old girl is able to keep Leon happy and engaging about life. I also enjoy their emotions and nonverbal communications because it is hard to believe that the love isn't there.I really like Matilda because she is a clever and intelligent girl. She always stay focused and still cares about the family and she wants to revenge for her little brother.

Again, I hope you will enjoy this movie and tell me about your thoughts!

The Pursuit of Happyness

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to my blog!

Today, I will like to introduce a movie called “The Pursuit of Happyness” because it inspires people to seek their own pursuit of happiness and reflect upon our journey in life time. This movie was broadcast in 2006 based on a true story about a man named Christopher Gardner. In fact, I believed several of you guys have heard or seem about this movies. The major characters are the father Chris (Will Smith) and his son(Jaden Smith).

So here is the preview of the movie. Christopher Gardner, a salesman struggling to make ends meet for his wife and the little son. However, as it comes to the financial burdens, his wife felt depressed and abandons him and their son. Gardner experienced several bad luck of his life and he and the little son are evicted from their home because of financial barriers and must live on the streets. They are forced to seek for shelters wherever they can find, even spending a night in a subway bathroom. However, things start to looking good when Gardner applies for an internship with a stock brokerage firm. The internship is unpaid with 20 other interns will be chosen to stay with the company as full-time. In the end, Garner finally make himself stand out from his competitors and find his pursuit of happiness.

This movie has won several rewards and still inspiring several peoples nowadays to overcome hardships in lifetime. Indeed, there are several life lessons in this movie and abundant of good quotes from Gardner as well. I wish you could find out your favorite quote after watching this movie.

Below is a conversation between Gardner and his son:

Christopher Gardner: [after playing basket ball] Hey. Don't ever let somebody tell you... You can't do something. Not even me. All right?

Christopher: All right.

Christopher Gardner: You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period.

In the end, I wish all of you could have the chance to watch this amazing film and tell me about your opinions!

We could all find our own pursuit of happyness!

Welcome to my Movie Channel !!

Hey everyone!

I can't wait to watch any excellent movies! First of all, I will like to introduce few information on watching movies. Ward Center Theatre, Kahala Theatre, Dole Cannery Stadium 18 are great places where you can enjoy movies with your friends or family. However, if you like to stay home, you probably want to seek resources from Netflix, Youtube, ViewSter, or ShowBox to entertain yourself. During next week, I will like to show you an inspirational movie that is on top of my list. Second, I hope you can enjoy watching movies from now on and explore fun moments. Last but not least, have a great week and I look forward to meet with you next week!