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Mother (2009) – The Daily Movie Wallpaper – Bong Joon-ho

blake — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:55:22 +0000

The Daily Movie Wallpaper
Tuesday, January 5, 2009

Mother was Tim League’s favorite film of 2009 (full list) and Rodney Perkins #5 favorite (full list). I’ll be doing the first ever Cinema is Dope best of list later this week for 2009 and I can tell you that this film will also rank high in my list. I had to camp out almost 3 hours before it started at Cannes Film Festival 2009 just to see it due to its enormous interest there. By the end as the credits rolled it was like the audience didn’t know whether to cry, applaud, hug each other or just let out a resounding, “OHMYGOD!” It was an incredibly powerful film and movie going experience I won’t soon forget, especially up on a big screen with a fresh audience that had no idea what they were in for. I’m shocked this has yet to screen anywhere in Austin yet but it looks like with Magnolia Pictures releasing it, we can be sure that a screening at the Alamo Drafthouse will happen at some point in the near future.

Related Coverage:
::: View 1280×720
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper – [1]

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Official still that was used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Mother (2009) – Movie Wallpaper – Kim Hye-Ja

blake — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:00:02 +0000

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Kim Hye-Ja is the mother in Mother, the latest film from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho (The Host). While just bleak and outright dark, Mother was one of my favorite films this year that I was lucky enough to catch at the Cannes Film Festival (one of the tougher films to get into there!).

While the vast majority in the US won’t get a chance to see this in 2009, it will be released by Magnolia Pictures in 2010 (www.magpictures.com).

Image Source:
Official still that were used in the original interational release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Ip Man (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Donnie Yen is Ip Man

blake — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:20:22 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Donnie Yen as Ip Man in one of the better Hong Kong and kung fu films in recent memory.

Related Coverage:
::: Ip Man at Udine 11

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Beast Stalker (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Nicholas Tse

blake — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:57:57 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, May 4, 2009

Dante Lam turns in a shot in the arm and return to form for great Hong Kong action and crime cinema with Beast Stalker (Ching yan). He takes the gritty Michael Mann Heat style of cinema verite style and reworks it in his own cannon with strong lead performances from Nicholas Tse and Nick Cheung. Nicholas Tse is perfect as a overworked cop pushed well past his stress level and while yet being drained by all accounts won’t relent on vengeance and pursuing justice. He might be emotional but you get the sense he hasn’t taken a day off in years and perhaps gets 2 hours of sleep a night. He’s the cop that never checks himself out mentally from duty, staying on the clock and always rushing to solve any case or beat he is working.

Related Coverage:
::: Beast Stalker at Udine 11

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile

Ip Man (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Donnie Yen

blake — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, May 1, 2009

Donnie Yen is Ip Man! This movie is damn near guaranteed to make your top 10 list with its return to good no-nonsense old school kung fu.

Related Coverage:
::: Ip Man at Udine 11

Image Source:
Official stills that were used in the original international release of the film.

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile