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Kamis, 27 Februari 2014

Top 7 Most Heartbreaking Movies

Best Hollywood Movies with a Heartbreaking Ending - Most of the famous Hollywood movies end with the tragedy. Especially when it is about romantic movie then tragedy is a must. That doesn’t necessarily mean that every romantic movie has a tragedy ending.

However, there are some such movies produced in Hollywood which has extreme tragedy at the end of the movie and that breaks your heart just in a moment. Those movies became famous and gained popularity especially for the heartbreaking moment. Though it is sad to watch those movies but the truth is heartbreaking ending of a movie make the story of the movie more watchable. I would like to give a list of Hollywood movies which are listed as best seven for heartbreaking ending.

01. A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember
A walk to remember is a teen romantic drama comic movie of America which released on 25th January of 2002. This movie produced on the basis of the romantic novel named “A Walk to Remember” by Nicholas Sparks. Director of the movie was Adam Shankman, producer was Denise Di Novi and Hunt Lowry. Length of this movie is 102 minute. 

Budget of A Walk to Remember was $11 and it earned box office record of $47,494,916 in worldwide. This movie received huge response and popularity from viewers with lots of famous awards which includes MTV Movie Awards, Teen Choice Awards, and MYX Music Awards etc.

02. Into the Wild

 Into the Wild
 Into the Wild
Into the Wild is a biographical drama movie of America. This movie was released on 21st September of 2007. Director of the movie was Sean Penn. Into the Wild produced by Sean Penn, Art Linson and William Pohlad. Running time of the movie is 148 minutes. 

Budget of the movie was $15 million and it earned box office records of $56,255,142. Into the Wild was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes Awards. It received Academy Awards for the song “Guaranteed” by Eddie Vedder for. Into the Wild has gained great popularity from all over the world.

03. The Notebook

The Notebook
The Notebook is a romantic drama movie of America. The Notebook premiered in the year of 2004. This movie made on the popular book by Nicholas Sparks. The movie tells the story of a young poor man who fall in love with a rich girl and separated for their social differences. Director of The Notebook was Nick Cassavetes. This movie was produced by Lynn Harris and Mark Johnson. Running time of the movie is 124 minutes. 

Budget of The Notebook was $29 million. The Notebook performed box office hit with $115,603,229. This movie got lots of nominations for famous awards. The Notebook received eight awards including Teen Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards and Satellite Award etc.

04. Titanic

Titanic
Titanic
Titanic is a famous romantic disaster movie of America. Titanic is the love story of Jack and Rose. It was released for two times, on 1st November of 1997 in Tokyo International Film Festival and on 19th December of 1997 in America. Director and writer of this movie is James Cameron. He is also co-produce Titanic with another producer Jon Landau. Running time of the movie is 194 minutes.

 Budget of the movie was $200 million and it earned box office hit of $2,186,772,302 worldwide. Titanic received many famous awards. It is one of the most watched movies in the world.

05. Hachi: A dog’s tale

Hachi: A dog’s tale
Hachi: A dog’s tale
Hachi: A dog’s tale is a drama movie of United States and United Kingdom. This movie is based on a true story. Hachi: A dog’s tale is a remake movie of Hahi-ko 1987 and released on 13th June of 2009 at Satellite International Film Festival. Director of Hachi: A dog’s tale was Lasse Hallstrom. This movie was produced by Richard Gere, Bill Johnson and Vicky Shigekuni Wong. Running time of the movie is 93 minutes. Budget of Hachi movie was $16 million and it performed box office record of $46,671,235 worldwide.

06. Milk

Milk
Milk
Milk is a biographical, historical drama movie of America. Milk movie was released on 26th November of 2008 by Focus Features. Director of the movie was Gus Van Sant. Writer of Milk movie was Dustin Lance Black and producer was Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen. Running time of this movie is 128 minutes.

Budget of Milk movie was $20 million and performed box office hit of $54,586,584. This movie became so popular that it received eight nominations of Academy Award and won 2 of them. Milk movie also won Screen Actors Guild Awards, AFI Awards, and Austin Film Critics Association and other famous awards.

07. The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness is a biographical drama movie of America. This movie was released on 15th December of 2006 by Columbia Pictures. It is directed by Gabriele Muccino, written by Steven Conrad and produced by Will Smith, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter and Steve Tisch. Running time of the movie was 117 minutes. 

Budget of The Pursuit of Happyness was $55 million and performed box office record of $307,077,300. This movie is considered as the best Hollywood movie with a heartbreaking ending.

Rabu, 26 Februari 2014

Top 10 Best Car Racing Movies Ever

BEST CAR RACING MOVIES OF ALL TIME - It has never been out of style, from generation to generation, car racing movies always strikes the theater house enticing viewers from different places or countries worldwide. It appears that people from around the globe has that huge passion for racing especially with cars on the run. These movies are nevertheless, are habitual box office kickers.

There are those car racing movies that were included in an all-time favorite/hit list. They have each different themes, settings or plot of its own. Some were in an animated presentation like Cars. Others were classic from the 60’s and 80’s.

The top ten best car racing movies of all time are; Days of Thunder (1990), Faster(2010),The Cannonball Run (1981),Fast & Furious (2009), Grand Prix (1966), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), 2 Fast 2 Furious(2003), Cars 2 (2011), Fast Five (2011), Cars (2006).

10. Days of Thunder

A 1990 American film about auto racing, released by Paramount Pictures which was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. This was directed by Tony Scott. The fimfeatures includes the apperances of real life NASCAR racers like Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant, and a cameo appearance of ESPN commentator Dr. Jerry Punch. The casts include Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvail, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams and Michael Rooker. Cruise plays the role of Cole Trickle who is a young race car driver out to make a name for himself in NASRCAR. The movie premiered on June 27, 1990.

9. Faster


Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton stars in the movie Fasterwhich was released on November 24, 2010. Johnson carry out the role of James Cullen as the driver. The film was directed by George Tillman Jr..Faster is an American action film featuring the driver (Dwayne Johnson) who is being released from prison who tries hard to retrieve his Chevelle LS5 SS re-creation (1970 and 1971 Chevelle front and rear end) drives through Bakersfield where he killed a man. Billy Bob Thorton plays the role of Detective Slade Humphries or the cop who attempts to bring down the driver who is after a revenge, but the driver spare his life after seeing his badge.

8. The Cannonball Run


The movie The Cannonball Runis a 1981 comedy racing car film starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, and other all-star supporting cast. It was released on June 19, 1981 in USA. This movie tackles the story of a group of wild street racers that competes in a cross-country race and based loosely on a true story. It is a very hilarious and thoroughly entertaining movie. This was one of the most successful film in box office during 1981 and had a sequel of The Cannonball Run II in 1984. Directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong’s Golden Harvest Film and distributed under 20th Century Fox.

7. Fast & Furious


A 2009 American street racing action film was directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan is non other thanFast & Furious, which was a fourth installment of the film series The Fast and The Furious. Starring Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto( an auto mechanic, ex-convict, elite street racer who was wanted for committing numerous hijacking cases), Paul Walker as Brian O’Conner (former police officer,auto mechanic and elite street racer), Michelle Rodriguez as Leticia Ortiz (Dominic’s girlfriend living with him in Dominican Republic,) and such other big stars along side. The story shows that Brian O’Conner who works for FBI teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroine importer.

6. Grand Prix

This is a classic 1966 film about action car racing packed with international stars. The picture was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Lionel Lindon, and presented in a 70 mm Cinerama during premiere engagements. It has a unique racing cinematography which is one of the main draws of the movie. The film includes a real-life racing footage and cameo appearances of Formula One World Champions like Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, JochenRindt and Jack Brabham.

Grand Prix was one of the ten highest grossing films of 1966 and won three Academy Awards for its technical achievements. Its stars includes James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune, Brian Bedford and many others. Directed by John Frankenheimer.

5. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby


Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American car racing movie. It has almost everything; comedy, action, heartbreak and a huge amount of NASCAR and a good portion of the movies was actually taken from Talladega Super Speedway. Lead star Will Ferrel (Ricky Bobby) is a NASCAR driver who only believes in winning throughout his entire racing career. His co-stars are John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clark Duncan, Leslie Bibb and more. Same as other racing films, this one also features the cameo appearances of real-life NASCAR drivers including Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr..This under Adam McKay direction and writing tandem with Ferrel himself.

4. 2 Fast 2 Furious

The second installment of the The Fast and The Furious film series is 2 Fast 2 Furious. A 2003 American street car racing and action packed movie. In this sequel, ex-cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) teams up with his ex-convict friend Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), and become a fugitive after letting his fugitive friend Dominic Toretto escaped. They both work as undercover for U.S. Customs Service agent Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes) to bring down Miami-based drug lord Carter Verone (Cole Hauser).

This movie premiered on June 6, 2003 grossing a total cost of $236,350,661. 2 Fast 2 Furious was directed by John Singleton and distributed by Universal Pictures minus Vin Diesel in the power cast.

3. Cars 2

Cars 2 is a sequel to the movie Cars. It is a 2011 computer-animated action comedy spy film that was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. In this film, famous champion race car Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and tow truck Mater (voiced by Larry The Cable Guy) went to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix, but Mater became sidetracked with international espionage. The movie was directed by Pixar’s well-known director John Lasseter, co-directed by Brad Lewis, written by Ben Queen, and produced by Denise Ream. Release date was June 24, 2011.

2. Fast Five


Fast & Furious 5 or best known as Fast Five is the fifth installment to the film series The Fast and The Furious. An action film written by Chris Morgan and directed by Justin Lin. In Fast Five, it follows Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker), and Mia Toretto (Jordana Brewster) who made a plan of stealing $100 million from a corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida), while being chase for arrest by the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson).

Release dates are April 20, 2011 in Australia while April 29, 2011 in the United States. It is a financial success and breaking box office hit.

1. Cars


It is a movie about a somewhat braggy race car (Lightning McQueen) who is very popular with his racing speed skills who was strayed into a not-so-well-known place but used to be popular called U.S. Route 66. After being arrested and impounded overnight by a tow truck named Mater, Mcqueen was ordered to give a community service by the town’s judge and doctor Hudson Hornet but tries to seek a chance to escape and yet, never succeed.

List of characters includes Owen Wilson as the voice of Lightning McQueen, Paul Newman as Doc Hudson/Hudson Hornet, Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera, Larry The Cable Guy as Mater and more exciting characters. It premiered on June 9, 2006 (Source).
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Top 10 Most Expensive Movies Ever

List of Most Expensive Movies - Movies have been used to entertain people for a long time. Since the art of acting was discovered long ago, people used to converge in arenas to watch plays performed live by their favorite actors.

Over the years, the production of movies was made easier with the advancement of technology and producers opt to record movies for commercial purposes. For a movie to excite its viewers it has to: have a story line that the viewers can relate to, have a good picture quality and contain characters who are well known and who are well talented in acting.

Movies that are well produced are highly demanded by consumers creating a sense of competition among the producers to produce high quality movies. They therefore invest in the latest movie production equipment and pay actors a lot of money so as to encourage them to produce high quality performance. Besides that, there are people who are responsible for writing the movie scripts and others who are responsible for filming the movie. These people have to be paid and the producers incur a lot of expenses in these movie production processes.

Due to that fact, these producers sometimes have to raise the prices of these movie copies so as not to incur losses. In the paragraphs below the top ten most expensive movies are well outlined:

01. King Kong

King Kong
King Kong
This movie was released in the year 2005 on December 14th. King Kong is a film whose ideas were borrowed from a 1933 movie with the same name. The director of this film was Peter Jackson and the characters were: Jack Black, Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody and Andy Serkis. The production costs of this movie were estimated to $150 million but the cost grew to $207 million. This led to an increase in the price of this movie in the retail stores and the producers of the film earned $550 million. This made the movie the fourth highest earner in the world.

02.The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a film which was first released on 3rd July 2013 and produced as a result of co-operation of two movie production studios Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The film is based on a radio series with the same name.

Gore Verbinski was the director of the film and the following actors were featured: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fitchner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson and many more actors. A total of $244 million was spent in the production process of the movie and at one point, the production process had to be cancelled.

This made the movie become one of the most expensive movie in the world.


03.The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
This movie was released on 26th June 2008. As the title suggests, the film was produced targeting the people who live in Europe and countries which had a monarchial system of government such as the United Kingdom. The Chronicles of Narnia is a film based on a novel by C.S. Lewis. Andrew Adamson was the director of the movie and the main actors who played a role in the movie production were: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Liam Neeson and Sergio Castellitto.

The production costs of the movie amounted to $225 million and the gross revenue the movie made was $420 million.

04.The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises
This is a film based on super heroism which was first released on 16th July 2012 in New York. The movie serves as a continuation of the previously released movies based on the Batman comic books. The writers of the film were two brothers; Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan and featured several professional actors such as: Selina Kyle, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman among many others.

IMAX cameras were used in the filming process and occurred in several geographical locations such as London, Los Angeles, Glasgow and several other geographical locations. Besides that, the film was advertised before its release increasing the expenditure to $300 million. This made the movie one of the most expensive in the world. Despite that, the copies of that movie were massively bought and the gross revenue earned amounted to approximately $1 billion.

05.Avatar

Avatar
Avatar

This movie was released in two countries at different times: on 10th December 2009, it was released in London and on 18th December 2009, the same movie was released in the United States of America.

The script writer and director of the film was James Cameron and the actors who were starred in the film were: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver.

A lot of money was spent in the production process causing the total expenses amount to $237 million but the revenue the movie brought back was more than $2 billion.

06.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
This film was first released on 15th July 2009. It was based on the sixth Harry Potter novel series by J.K. Rowling. The director of the movie was David Yates and the following actors played a major role in the film: Daniel Radcliffe who played the role of Harry Potter, Rupert Grintand Emma Watson.

The film is adventurous in nature and also has some elements of fantasy in it. A total of $250 million was spent in the production process and the revenue brought back was approximately $933 making the movie the 5th highest revenue earning movie of all times.

07.John Carter

John Carter
This is a fictitious, scientific and adventurous film released on 6th March 2012 by Walt Disney Pictures. The production of the movie was directed by Andrew Stanton and the story line based on the novel series by Edgar Rice Burroughs called Barsoom.

The acting and filming of the movie began in November 2005 and the following actors were featured in the film: Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, and Mark Strong among many others.

A total of $160 million dollars was spent in the production of that movie, making it the one of the most expensive movies in the world. Despite that, the gross revenue realized by the sale of copies of that film amounted to $600 million.

08.Spider-man 3

Spider-man 3
This movie is a continuation of the other Spiderman movies and was released on 6th April 2007. Spiderman movies are based on super heroism and the writer and director was Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and several other actors were behind the successful production of that particular film.

A total of $258 million was spent in the production of that film making it the third highest most expensive movie in the world. Despite the costly nature of the movie production, the gross earnings brought by the sale of the film amounted to $890, 8871,626.

09.Tangled

Tangled
Tangled
This is an animated movie which was released in multiple places which were: France (17th November 2010), United States of America (24th November 2010) and 28th January 2011 in the United Kingdom.

The Walt Disney Pictures was the studio behind the production of this film and the following actors had their voices featured in the film: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy. This is the second most expensive movie in the world since a total of $260 million was spent in the production process.

Despite the production of the animated film being costly, it brought back a total of $449,449,768 as gross revenue.

10.Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
This particular film is the most expensive movie ever made in the world till date. Despite the film being the third in the Pirates of Caribbean series, this specific one was the most expensive among them all. It was first released on 24th May 2007.

Gore Verbinski was the director of the movie and the main actors were: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley among other professional actors. A total of $300 million was spent in the production process but the gross income the film brought back as a result of sales was $960,996,492.

Due to that fact, the Pirates of Caribbean: At World’s End has become the most expensive movie ever produced.

Sabtu, 22 Februari 2014

Top 10 Best Korean Movies Ever

Best South Korean Movies - The popularity of South Korean movies is hardly surprising, given that they are both plot and character driven, and offer a refreshing change from the formulaic scripts of western movies. South Korean cinema caters to every taste – romance, suspense, comedy, fantasy – or all of them at once.

If you have never watched South Korean cinema, here are ten korean movies you must see to give you an idea of the rich cinematic experience that awaits. But, perhaps best of all, these are the perfect films to buy for Christmas for film-buff friends who may be unfamiliar with non-US and non-European films.

01. Memories of Murder




Starring one of South Korea’s most popular actors, Song Kang-Ho (from The Good, The Bad, The Weird and The Host), and Kim Sang-Kyeong, this movie is an all-time hit with fans of Korean cinema. Directed in 2003 by Bong Joon-Ho, Memories of Murder is based on the true story of the investigation into South Korea’s first serial killings, in the 1980s.

The impact of the grisly murders on a police force not trained or equipped to deal with them, and the efforts of unsophisticated country cops to track down the murderer, make for an engrossing movie. Song plays Detective Park Doo-Man, a simple soul, who is overwhelmed by the case, and is assisted by city cop Seo Tae-Yoon (Kim Sang-Kyeong). The two do not form an easy partnership, as Seo tries to impress upon Park the need for proper investigation methods. The setting, a small town outside Seoul, is beautifully realised and takes you right into the story. 


02. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and Spring

This haunting movie will linger long in the memory after the closing credits. The setting is exquisitely beautiful, a temple floating on a lake surrounded by hills and trees. It is home to an old monk and the young boy he is training. This is spring, in the boy’s innocent youth. In summer, when the boy is in his teens, he gets his first taste of desire when he meets a young girl and her mother, who is seeking help for the girl’s illness.

When the old monk sends the girl away, the boy also leaves, and the seasons turn to autumn and winter, as the world outside intrudes. This lyrical poem of a movie was directed by Kim Ki-Duk.


03. A Moment to Remember

No one can do romance like the Koreans. If you want to be swept up in a love story that leaves you breathless, don’t watch Love Story again, watch this. Starring current South Korean box office magnet Woo-Sung Jung as Cheol-Su, and the lovely Ye-Jin Son as Su-Jin, the movie is about two people whose love survives even the tragedy of Su-Jin developing Alzheimer’s disease at a young age.

Together they are building beautiful memories as they meet, and marry, but all those memories are soon to be lost to Su-Jin’s rare illness. Woo-Sung gives a mesmerising performance as the man who goes from a loner with a chip on his shoulder to a loving husband who has to face the fact that his wife doesn’t recognise him any more. Have the tissues ready, because director John H. Lee and his hand picked cast sure know how to get those tears flowing.


04. My Sassy Girl

Run, don’t walk, away from the American remake of 2008 and watch the 2001 South Korean original instead. It is based on the real-life blog of Kim Ho-Sik, writing about his relationship with an unnamed girl. She’s a terror, abusing him, testing him, embarrassing him in public, and generally making his life hell. Why does he put up with it? Because she is suffering and he believes he can help her.

On one level, this is one of the funniest movies ever made – Char tae-Hyun plays the hapless hero, rescuer and victim, while Jun Ji-Hyun (now known as Gianna Jun from Blood: The Last Vampire) plays the girl. From their first meeting, when the drunk girl vomits on the bald head of an elderly train passenger, to the meeting with another old man that awakens her to the realisation that she knew real love, this movie couple will steal your heart. 


05. A Tale of Two Sisters

South Korean cinema is not all about murder mysteries and love stories. When it comes to psychological horror, this 2003 movie is guaranteed to creep out even the most hardened fan. Two sisters, Soo-Mi and Soo-Yeon, return to their home after a stay in hospital.

What follows, when the elder sister believes her step-mother is abusing the younger sister, mounts in spine chilling horror and tension until the shocking truth is revealed. Director Kim Ji-Woon extracted consummate performances from his young stars, Lim Su-Jeong and Moon Gyung-Young, using a well known folk tale as the basis for this movie. A remake called The Uninvited in 2009 simply failed to catch the atmospheric essence of the original. 


06. The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Manchuria in the 1940s – full of desperate characters and wild rumors of secret treasures – makes a great substitute for the wild west, in this South Korean re-imagining of Sergio Leone’s classic The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (but then so did Spain in the original movie). Into this eye scorching landscape come three men in pursuit of a map that leads to a buried treasure.

The men are bounty hunter Park do-Won (the Good) played by Woo-Sung Jung from A Moment to Remember; bandit Park Chang-Yi (The Bad) played by Lee Byun-Hun; and thief Yoon Tae-Goo (The Weird) played by Song Kang-Ho from Memories of Murder. The action is unrelenting as they pursue each other, and are pursued by Japanese soldiers, other thieves and bandits, and anyone who happens to like a good chase. The stunts are intense – Lee broke his leg, and Jung his arm, falling off horses. Director Kin Je-Woon calls his movie a ‘kimchi western’. Everyone else calls it one hell of a ride.


07. Brotherhood of War

Western movie goers rarely get to see the Korean War from the Korean side, although M*A*S*H gave us brief glimpses during its long run on TV. This South Korean epic follows the lives of two brothers roughly conscripted into the conflict.

The older brother, Lee Jin-Tae, tries to secure the freedom of the younger brother, Lee-Jeon, by performing brave acts, but all he does is incur the boy’s anger and jealousy. This intensely moving drama doesn’t care which side is right or wrong, it shows the horrible consequences of war on families and ordinary people. It is harrowing to watch, but director Kang Je-Gyu gets his message across – war is hell, for all of us.


08. The Chaser

Joong-Ho used to be on the right side of the law as a detective. Now he is a pimp, facing financial ruin because his girls are disappearing mysteriously, and he isn’t making any money. The police don’t seem to care, so Joong-Ho calls on his own former skills to find out what has happened to the girls.

What he finds is horrifying in the extreme, and it takes a strong stomach to sit through all of it, but those who have to – namely, critics – have acclaimed the movie. It is a stunning movie, taking the audience in unexpected directions as Joong-Ho desperately tries to track down one of the girls, called Mi-Jin, before the worst happens. Directed by Ha Hong-Jin, The Chaser doesn’t let up until you fall off the edge of your chair.


09. Old Boy

Imagine being imprisoned for 15 years – no, not in a real prison, but in a hotel room, held there by someone you don’t know, and for something you can’t remember. This is the situation Oh Dae-Su finds himself in, going slowly mad for a decade and a half until he is suddenly and inexplicably released. Director Park Chan-Wook based this movie on a Japanese manga, but took it totally in a new direction.

The movie succeeds in being thrilling, entertaining and unexpected, and most of that is due to the intensity with which actor Choi Min-Sik tackles the role of Dae-su. The twists and turns are seemingly endless – and often shocking – yet Choi holds it all together. You just can’t take your eyes off him.


10.Musa

In 2001, when Seong-Soo Kim directed this epic, it was the most expensive South Korean movie ever made. Starring Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Zhang Ziyi, and the then largely unknown Woo-Sung Jung, it tells of the kidnapping of a Ming Princess and how she grows through her experiences from a spoilt royal into a commanding woman. Of course, being Zhang Ziyi, she also plays well the image of a beautiful and unattainable woman that men would die for. The men in this case are a freed slave (Jung) who is handy with a fighting staff, and General Choi-Jung (Ju Jin-Mo) who is just as handy with a sword. The fighting and battle scenes give no quarter – Jung sustained another injury filming this one. 

Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the success of South Korean movies. It’s like the wild frontier of film making, and South Korean actors throw everything they’ve got into a performance – and laugh about the broken bones.

As Woo-Sung Jung joked when he broke his arm filming The Good, the Bad, the Weird – “I was glad it wasn’t my right arm – then I wouldn’t have been able to hold the rifle.”

Minggu, 16 Februari 2014

Upcoming Movies March 2014

March 2014 Movie Releases - New movies coming out next month, March 2014. Planning ahead? And here are all of the new films that are getting released next month.  List Of The Upcoming Movies March 2014. Check This Out.


Release On 07 March 2014

01. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Duration : 99 min
Genre : Comedy |  Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Edward Norton, Mathieu Amalric
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

02. 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Duration : 102 min
Genre : Action | Drama | War
Director: Noam Murro
Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Rodrigo Santoro, Eva Green, Lena Headey
Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy


04. Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
Duration : 92 min
Genre : Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Minkoff
Stars: Ty Burrell, Max Charles, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann
Using his most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman hurtle back in time to experience world-changing events first-hand and interact with some of the greatest characters of all time. They find themselves in a race to repair history and save the future.


Releases On 14 March 2014

01. Need for Speed (2014)
Need for Speed (2014)
Genre : Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Director: Scott Waugh
Stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi, Imogen Poots
Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.

02. Veronica Mars (2014)
Veronica Mars (2014)
Duration : 138 min
Genre : Comedy | Crime | Drama
Director: Rob Thomas
Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, James Franco
Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

03. Bad Words (2013)
Bad Words (2013

Director: Jason Bateman
Stars: Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney, Rohan Chand
Duration : 88 min
Genre : Comedy
A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.

04. Enemy (2013)
Enemy (2013)
Duration : 90 min
Genre : Mystery | Thriller
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini
A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.



05. One Chance (2013)
One Chance (2013)
Director: David Frankel
Stars: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney
Duration :103 min 
Genre : Biography | Comedy | Drama
The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for -- and ultimately winning -- "Britain's Got Talent".


Releases On 21 March 2014

01. Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Duration : 112 min -
Genre : Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Musical
Director: James Bobin
Stars: Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tom Hiddleston
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.

02. Divergent (2014)
Divergent (2014)
Genre : Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi
Director: Neil Burger
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney
Beatrice Prior, a teenager with a special mind, finds her life threatened when an authoritarian leader seeks to exterminate her kind in her effort to seize control of their divided society.

03. Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013)
Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2013)
Duration : 118 min 
Genre :  Drama
Director: Lars von Trier
Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf
A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.

04. Noah (2014)
Noah (2014)
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson
Genre : Adventure | Drama
The Biblical Noah suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge and takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.

05. Sabotage (2014)
Sabotage (2014)
Genre : Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Director: David Ayer
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard,Olivia Williams
Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.

Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2014

Most Anticipated Movies 2014 - With films like Maleficent, Noah, and Interstellar on the roster, 2014 is already shaping up to be a year of epic movies and classic retellings. Directors and actors alike seem to be stepping up their game. Whether it's taking on a role unlike one they've done before or Jumping right back into a fan favorite, we're counting down the top ten most anticipated films of 2014.

Honorable mentions go to Robocop, Divergent, and The Maze Runner. Have a film you're excited about that didn't make the cut? Post in the comments below.


01. Gone Girl
Gone Girl
Amy and Nick Dunne seem happy enough in their marriage. However, when Nick is laid off from his job, he relocates to his hometown in Mississippi and puts an even further strain on their relationship. With the last of her trust fund, he opens up a bar with his sister that provides a decent enough living for the Dunnes. Things take a dark turn, though, when Amy goes missing right before their fifth anniversary. Though Nick quickly becomes a top suspect due to certain incidents leading up to Amy's disappearance, the audience is never really clear on whether he did it or not.

The success of the story comes in the form of it's unreliable narrators: are we to believe Nick or Amy's journal entires? The he-said, she-said marriage comes under fire when things continually get worse for the Dunnes.

The mega-successful novel is hitting the big screen this year - but it may not be the novel you remember reading. Flynn announced that the film will deviate from the book and exact events may not be depicted.

The adaptation stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike as Nick and Amy Dunne and is set for an October 03, 2014 release. The only available photos of the cast are available at Entertainment Weekly.

02. Interstellar
Interstellar
While concrete details about the film's plot are being kept under wraps, Interstellar follows a group of space travelers after they discover a wormhole. The group quickly decides to travel through it to push the boundaries of human space travel in a way that has never been done before. The Hollywood Reporter also claimed that the film could "focus on time travel and alternate dimensions," but that most details of the plot were being kept under wraps.

The film is being directed by Christopher Nolan and features Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and Michael Caine. Interstellar is set for a November 07, 2014 release date.


03. Maleficent
Maleficent
Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character, Maleficent, in the telling of the fabled story of Sleeping Beauty through the eyes of the antagonist. Arguably one of Disney's best villains, Maleficent covers the events that caused the villain and "Mistress of All Evil" to become the cruel woman she is today.

However, though the film has been paraded around as a dark and thrilling take on the classic tale from the point of view from the antagonist, the film's second teaser trailer suggests a new plot almost entirely. There is a dialogue between Maleficent and Aurora where she claims, "Aurora, there is an evil in this world and I cannot keep you from it." Is Maleficent's tale suggesting that she was misunderstood the entire time?

The dark fairy tale is set for release on May 30, 2014.


04. X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past
In this sequel to the prequel, Days of Future Past presents an ambitious idea to be a followup to both 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011's X-Men: First Class. The film picks up in the aftermath of both films: Charles in his younger days is older, bearded, jaded, and finally in his signature wheelchair, upset with the way the world has treated him. Charles in our present time is back after being destroyed by the Pheonix and begging Logan (Hugh Jackman) to travel back to save him. The ever-present idea of a human versus mutant war is present and knocking at the door in both timelines; can it be stopped?

The film features a bevy of stars, including Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen reprising their original roles as Professor X and Magneto respectively. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), and Halle Berry (Storm) are among the stars from the original X-Men franchise that are reprising their roles for the reboot.

The film is set to debut on May 23, 2014.


05. 22 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are at it again in the comedic sequel. Though the duo was originally met with skepticism when it was announced they were in charge of the television show's reboot, the film quickly became a favorite, debuting at number one in during it's opening weekend.

The sequel finds the team moving across the street to 22 Jump Street and graduating from high school as Tatum and Hill's characters must infiltrate a crime ring inside a fraternity. As they get deeper into their covers, however, their friendship and partnership are tested. Not without hijinks, though.

The sequel is set to premiere on June 13, 2014 and features cameos from the first film's cast, including Dave Franco and Rob Riggle.


06. Noah
Noah
Based on the biblical story of Noah's Ark, Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic is stocked with an astounding cast. The film follows Noah (Russell Crowe) as he suffers from visions of a great disaster set to strike the human race. As he confides in an elder, he says that the Creator must be speaking to Noah and that Noah should heed his warnings.

Of course, when news spreads of Noah building an ark to survive a natural disaster meant to wipe out the human race, he faces backlash from his community. Noah simply continues on, doing anything he can to allow his family to survive.

The epic stars Russell Crowe as the titular character, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins. It is set to release in March 28, 2014.


07. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Though the original Spiderman franchise ended on a dismal note, critics and fans alike have praised the reboot of the superhero's story with The Amazing Spider-Man, even announcing a third and possible fourth sequel already in the works.

The second film picks up after the death of Captain Stacy and the defeat of Dr. Connors. Peter (Andrew Garfield) is struggling with balancing his life as a normal high school student, his relationship with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and his secret identity as Spiderman. After a run-in with old friend Norman Osborn (Dane DeHaan), he discovers that he is being kept under watch by OsCorp. Confused, Peter begins looking into the disappearance of his parents again, trying to put the pieces together.

Slowly, certain details begin coming together. Everything comes to a head when Peter discovers his father's secrets and realizes that all his new threats have one thing in common: OsCorp.

The film features Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone reprising their original roles as well as new additions Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti, and Dane DeHaan. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to release May 02, 2014.


08. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I
Mockingjay
While the first installment of the franchise seemed a bit rocky, the Hunger Games series quickly found its footing with the release of Catching Fire. The last film ended with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) being attacked by Johanna (Jena Malone) right before she passed out and a claw drew her up into the sky. Just as she came to, she realized she was no longer in the arena. Scared, she gets up abruptly and starts searching for Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), her anger flaring as she notices Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Finnick (Sam Claflin), and Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) standing there instead. She tries to attack Haymitch to make him pay for leaving Peeta behind but is quickly sedated as they tell her, "Katniss, there is no district twelve."

The first installment of the final book picks up with Katniss learning about the rebellion that has sprung up in the districts due to her show of resistance to President Snow and the Capitol in the 74th Hunger Games. Reluctantly, Katniss decides to lead the rebellion, deciding it will be the best course to take for her fallen district.

Meanwhile, Peeta has been taken hostage by the Capitol and is being forced to defame Katniss and the rebels across Panem. When he resists, they take matters into their own hands while they "hijack" him, causing his feeling for Katniss to warp into a twisted reminder of what they once were.

As Katniss tries to decide what she must do, the lives of those around her lie in a precarious balance and she must make the difficult decision to fight the war against Snow or to fall behind.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I is set to release November 21, 2014.


09. Godzilla
Godzilla
In this reboot of the infamous Godzilla franchise, the story tells the origin of Godzilla in modern times. While most details of the plot have been kept secret, the film is going to be a reboot of the original films and be based on an origin story.

The film will feature Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston in the lead roles. Godzilla is set to release on May 16, 2014.


10. Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
The film that brought on the Kickstarter frenzy. Seven years after the cancellation of the television show, Veronica Mars fans (and Kristen Bell) are seeing their favorite heroine come back for one final case on the big screen. For years, fans and Bell herself fought with WB execs to see the show come to life in the film medium producers teased them with right before the show's demise.

Nine years after she left Neptune, Veronica (Kristen Bell) is brought back to her hometown after her ex-boyfriend, the charming Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), is once again accused of murder. She leaves behind her job as an attorney and her life with boyfriend Piz (Chris Lowell) to join her friends and family back in Neptune for one last hurrah.

The best part of the film? Not only is it almost entirely funded by donations from fans themselves, executive producer Rob Thomas managed to wrangle in almost every actor who was once on the show for a cameo, including New Girl's Max Greenfield, Don't Trust The B's Krysten Ritter, and Martin Starr.

The film is set to debut on March 14, 2014 in select AMC Theatres.

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