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Name: Chinese Zodiac
Genre: Action | Adventure
Director: Jackie Chan
Writers: Jackie Chan, Frankie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Oliver Platt and Laura Weissbecker
Storyline:
Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which was looted by foreigners in the 1800s. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission
Languages:Cantonese
Genre: Adventure
All Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Year: 2013
Runtime: 107 minutes
Plot:
Set in Shanghais Gangster era of the early 1900s, THE LAST TYCOON tells the tale of CHENG (Chow Yun-Fat), a young man who is set up by the chief of police (Sammo Hung) and must leave the life he knows and QIU (Monica Mok), the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison CHENG quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when CHENG finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Martial Arts
Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Producers: Peter Chan, Andrew Lau, Jojo Hui, Qin Hong, Lorraine Ho
Writters: Jojo Hui, Joyce Chan, Aubrey Lam, Philip Lui, Guo Junli, Chit Ka-kei
Music: Chan Kwong-wing
Cinematographer: Edmond Fung
Editing: Azrael Chung
Studio: Stellar Megamedia Group, We Pictures
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Running Time: 112 minutes
Countries: China, Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Casts:
Huang Xiaoming …?Sky Wolf
Ethan Ruan …?Leng
Shawn Yue …?Hai Du
Li Yuchun …?Mu Sen
Jing Boran …?13
Wen Zhang …?Qianlong Emperor
Vivien Li …?Bai Lan
Purba Rgyal …?Chen Tai
Zhou Yiwei …?Bu Ke
Gao Tian …?Hu Tu
Wang Yu …?Wang Lei
Andrew Lau …?Yongzheng Emperor
Stephy Tang …?Red Devil
Wang Luodan …?Sky Wolf’s Lover
Yu Shaoqun
William Feng
Anthony Wong
Tang Guoqiang
Hou Yong
Guan Xiaotong
Plot:
During the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty, the Yongzheng Emperor established a secret assassination squad known as the ‘Guillotines’ to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favoured by the emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once the Qianlong Emperor ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Qianlong Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression.
Title English: Tai Chi 0 or Tai Chi Zero
Title PinYin: Tai Ji 1: Cong Ling Kai Shi
Title Chinese: ??????
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Adventure
Director: Stephen Fung
Writer: Stephen Fung
Producers: Zhonglei Wang, Zhongjun Wang, Kuo-fu Chen, Dajun Zhang, Daniel Wu, Stephen Fung
Martial Art Choreographer: Sammo Hung
Cinematographers: Lai Yiu Fai, Peter Ngor, Du Jie
World Premiere: August 29, 2012 (Venice Film Festival)
Release Dates: September 27, 2012 (China), October 25, 2012 (Thailand), October 26, 2012 (North America)
Running Time: 98 min
Country: China
Language: Mandarin
Budget: 220 million yuan (together with Tai Chi Hero)
Casts:
Yuan Xiaochao …?The Freak
Tony Leung Ka-Fai …?The Master
Eddie Peng …?The Villian
Angela Baby …?The Beauty
William Feng …?The Rising Son
Nikki Hsieh …?The Silent Wife
Shu Qi …?Mother Yang
Daniel Wu …?The Crazy Monk
Stanley Fung
Bruce Leung
Fung Hak-On
Chen Sicheng
Xiong Naijin
Xiong Xin-Xin
Mickey Yuan
Stephen Fung
Patrick Tse
Yuen Biao
Andrew Lau
Jimmy Wang
Plot:
Yang Luchan was born with a horn that protrudes from his forehead. The horn gives the young boy great powers, but also the ridicule from other children. Yang’s mother pushes him to learn martial arts which he does. Yang Luchan travels to a legendary village to learn Tai Chi from Master Chen. Upon arrival at the village Yang Luchan is challenged to many fights and defeated by everyone, including a girl named Yuniang. Yuniang is also Master Chen’s daughter. Yang Luchan devotes himself to Tai Chai after his humiliating defeat. Meanwhile, a railroad construction project threatens the village’s existence.
AKA: – Agent Vinod
Country: India
Year: – 2012
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action, Thriller
Duration: – 2 hours 37 minutes
Director: – Sriram Raghavan
Cast: – Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Maryam Zakaria, Gulshan Grover, Malika Haydon, Ravi Kishan, Shahbaz Khan
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Plot/Synopsis
In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhua, RAW Agent Vinod is rescued by colleague Rajan from a rogue Pakistani army officer. In Russia/Uzbekistan, an ex-KGB Officer is tortured and murdered. In Cape Town, a group of international business tycoons discusses a rumor that the dead KGB officer possessed a nuclear suitcase bomb. In Moscow, Rajan is exposed and shot dead while trying to send a Code Red message to India. In India, the head of RAW sees the incomplete message containing just number 242. Agent Vinod undertakes a globe-trotting secret mission to discover the reason why his colleague, Rajan, was murdered. A series of twists and turns take Vinod across the globe to Morocco and Latvia, Karachi to Delhi and finally London where he discovers the actual conspiracy.
AKA: – Naan Ee
Country: India
Year: – 2012
Language: Tamil, Telugu
Genre: fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes
Director: S.S.Rajamouli
Cast: – Naani, Samantha, Sudeep, Santhanam
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Plot/Synopsis
“Naan Ee” is a 2012 Indian Tamil Fictional film written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It is an escapist, comic book like fantasy film, with lot of state of the art Visual effects which works big times as it is pure entertainment. An ordinary housefly is the hero of this movie.
Naani, the young-at-heart hero is killed off by the omnipotent Villain, Sudeep in a move of frustration for not being able to sleep with his ladylove, Bindu. Later that night, his restless spirit makes its way into the egg of an unborn housefly. When the egg hatches, he’s reincarnated as a housefly. His aim is not so simple…Take revenge!
It’s funny how a tiny housefly can create such chaos in the life of a powerful, corrupt businessman. The Fly’s edge lies in its shortcomings.
Upon release, it received rave reviews and was an unusual and overwhelming success. The movie has also earned a place as one of the all time best earners in overseas markets.
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