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Vengeance (2009) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Johnnie To

blake — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:05:47 +0000

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Jazzy, colorful and sleek marks the landscapes we see here in Vengeance as painted with cinema by Johnnie To and featuring Johnny Hallyday. This film could not get here any sooner and is high on my list to see at Cannes (come on now, you know it has to make into their lineup).

Head over to Twitch to see the teaser trailer (view).

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Official stills used in the original international release for the film.

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Sparrow (2008) – New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day – Lam Ka Tung

blake — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:00:27 +0000

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New Cinema Wallpaper of the Day
Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Hard to believe it has almost been a year now since I’ve seen this Johnnie To film. It was earlier this year at the bustling Berlinale International Film Festival that I along with others had to scrape to get into an over packed press screening. Always interesting when you put over 500 people together in the space that isn’t much larger than an average size living room. No complaints here because that is the drill at some international festivals if you want to see a Johnnie To film, he may not be Hannah Montana, but he certainly gets that sort of crazy fan zeal and highly peaked cinephile and filmgoer interest. I love Sparrow and I cannot wait to see Red Circle, which happens to be one of my favorite Melville films!

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Cinema is Dope Movie Wallpaper

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Official digital still used in its international release.

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::: IMDb Profile

Election (2005) – Movie Wallpaper – Simon Yam

blake — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:30:35 +0000

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I came across this still by mistake and think it easily is one of the best pictures of Simon Yam and from the film Election by Johnnie To.

Amazon.com Link:
Buy Election on DVD!

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

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::: IMDb Profile

Sparrow (2008) – Movie Wallpaper

blake — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:00:19 +0000

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One of Simon Yam’s finest performances is in the latest film from Johnnie To, Sparrow. I caught this at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. It was an instantly jarring To film because you realize very early on it’s a G rated To crime film. What it doesn’t have in violence and bullet mayhem it makes for with charm so catchy it resonates like a free flowing and upbeat Coltrane solo.

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Official still used in the original Hong Kong release for this film.

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::: IMDb Profile

Lifeline (1997) – Movie Wallpaper

blake — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:00:56 +0000

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Lau Ching Wan stars as Yau Sui in Johnnie To’s action packed fireman film “Lifeline” aka “Shi wan huo ji.”

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

Related Links:
::: IMDb Profile