I remember seeing the movie poster of “The Housemaid” when we were in Hong Kong. Back then, we picked a Spanish film to watch instead. I am surprised. More often than not, films get released in Singapore earlier than in Hong Kong. When Omy.sg sent me a media invite to preview the movie, I eagerly [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Drama'
The Housemaid – More Than Just A Korean Erotic Thriller
November 9th, 2010 5 Comments
Tags: blogger event · Jeon Do-yeon · Korean Film · Lee Jung-jae · omy.sg
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame – Intriguing!
October 16th, 2010 7 Comments
This post has been delayed for quite some time as I have a backlog of blog entries piling up by the day. But I have this quirky habit of documenting all the movies I have watched as I gave up collecting stubs that fade. Unless the movie is so bad that all I want is [...]
Tags: Andy Lau · Carina Lau · Chinese Film · Li Bingbing · Tony Leung Ka-fai · Wuxia
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – A Worthy Sequel
September 14th, 2010 7 Comments
Thanks to Omy.sg, we have received a pair of tickets to watch the world premiere of “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” at our favorite cinema in town - The Cathay. I can’t remember when I watched the original film “Wall Street (1987)” on rental (I am really not that old) as my memory on the plot was [...]
Tags: blogger event · Carey Mulligan · Josh Brolin · Michael Douglas · Shia LaBeouf
Snow Prince – What Hard Life This Little Boy Has
May 23rd, 2010 No Comments
This Japanese movie is going to make lots of girls tear, though not the quite the same way as “10 Promises to My Dog” as one would have expected. The story begins with a mysterious manuscript that arrives at the hands of a grandmother and her granddaughter. And the manuscript tells a story of a [...]
Tags: Japanese Film
The Runaways – Got Me Nostalgic Thinking About Rock Bands Of The Past
May 10th, 2010 3 Comments
I used to read biography of the bands formed in the 60′s and 70′s. Most with tragic beginning or ending or both. Sex, drug, and rock and roll. Bands that could not stay together, for whatever reason. The amount of angst and feeling poured into the lyrics and the music. The sacrifices too. Music of that [...]
Tags: Dakota Fanning · Joan Jett · Kristen Stewart
Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos) – What A Way To Kick Start The EU Film Festival
May 7th, 2010 2 Comments
At the end of our last week’s blogger event, we were invited to attend the official opening event of the EU Film Festival. Later on, on the bulletin board of our Spanish language school, we found out that one could email the embassy to get oneself invited. I am surprised that we did not meet [...]
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar · Penélope Cruz · Spanish Film
My Rainy Days – Got Me Thinking Of Starting Anew
April 16th, 2010 4 Comments
I enjoy watching Japanese movies. Mainly because they often touch onto my emotional core. Perhaps it is something to do with dramas. Something to do with the way Japanese craft the stories. If there is one thing that got me thinking late at night, long after finished watching “My Rainy Days” (天使の恋), that would be: [...]
Tags: Japanese Film · Nozomi Sasaki
Up In The Air – What’s The Point?
March 13th, 2010 5 Comments
Being someone who had spent quite a good number of years traveling overseas for work, I can relate to the feeling of frequently going through the airport security, the ‘good’ life of living on travel expenses clocking in mileages and points, living on a suitcase for most part of the year, not having a home called home, [...]
Tags: Anna Kendrick · George Clooney · Vera Farmiga
Bright Star – For The Love Of Poems …
February 22nd, 2010 3 Comments
If you love art-house type of movies, especially on the topic of poetry, you may find the highly acclaimed “Bright Star” a movie worth checking out. A story based on the life of the poet John Keats and his romantic relationship with Fanny Brawne, set in the year 1818. The drama can be intense, and the words [...]
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