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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Ninja Assassin

Broadcast Year: 2009

Title: Ninja Assassin

Rain as Raizo
Naomie Harris as Mika Coretti
Rick Yune as Takeshi

Plot:

Raizo is one of the world's deadliest assassins, having been kidnapped as a child and raised by the Ozunu Clan, believed by the world to be a myth. When Raizo's friend is executed by the clan, Raizo flees into hiding. He later reemerges, seeking revenge. Meanwhile, Mika Coretti is a Europol agent who investigates money linked to political murders and finds that it is linked to the Ozunu Clan. She defies her superior, Ryan Maslow, and retrieves secret agency files to find out more. The clan, finding out about the investigation, attempts to assassinate her, but she is rescued by Raizo. Hiding in Europe, Raizo and Mika must find a way to take down the Ozunu Clan.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Boys Before Flowers 꽃보다 남자

Broadcast Year: 2009

Title: Boys Before Flowers
꽃보다 남자

Koo Hye Sun as Geum Jan Di
Lee Min Ho as Goo Joon Pyo
Kim Hyung Joong as Yoon Ji Hoo

Plot:

Jan Di is an average girl whose family owns a dry cleaning store located near the luxurious and well known Shin Hwa College. Jan Di meets the four richest and most spoiled boys known as the F4. After saving a boy from jumping off the roof of Shinhwa High School, she is admitted into the school on a swimming scholarship. Jan Di tries to avoid confrontation with the F4 at all cost because she knows what happens to those that stand against them. However, when Jan Di's friend, Oh Min Ji, accidentally gets ice cream on the leader of the F4's shoes, she's forced to declare war on the leader of the F4, Goo Joon Pyo.

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Another Cinderella Story

Broadcast Year: 2008

Title: Another Cinderella Story

Selena Gomez as Mary Santiago
Drew Seeley as Joey Parker/J.P
Jane Lynch as Dominique Blatt
Jessica Parker Kennedy as Tami

Plot:

This movie is a retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale, with Mary Santiago, a high school student with ambitions of becoming a dancer taking the role of Cinderella; Dominique Blatt taking the role of the stepmother; Britt and Bree as the two stepsisters; and Joey Parker, now a famous celebrity that has returned to school for his senior year (and also to find a girl to love), as the prince. A school dance substitutes for the ball, with the role of the glass slippers filled by a Zune.

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Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic थोड़ा प्यार थोड़ा मैजिक

Broadcast Year: 2008

Title: Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
थोड़ा प्यार थोड़ा मैजिक

Saif Ali Khan as Ranbeer Talwar
Rani Mukerji as Geeta

Plot:

One day, the children pray to God for help, whereupon viewers see a scene of God 'conducting' a morning sky and later discussing the activities of humans with a small number of fairylike, white-clad female angels. Here, God is presented as a good-natured, omniscient figure whose motives remain unclear but are implied to be wise. When the children's prayer becomes a subject of conversation, God decides to send Geeta, His favorite and the most whimsical of the angels, to unite Ranbeer with the children. This is a cause of dismay among the other angels, who perceive Geeta as irresponsible and envy God's favoritism of her. Despite their advice, God sends Geeta, warning that she is ordered not to use her ability to alter reality during her time on Earth. Geeta ignores this warning immediately and continues to use this ability throughout most of the film, providing comic relief. On Earth, Geeta appoints herself as the children's governess, surprising Ranbeer, and places the children in awe of her by use of her transformative powers.

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Monday, July 6, 2009

Red Cliff II 赤壁II

Broadcast Year: 2009

Title: Red Cliff II
赤壁 II

Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
Zhang Fengyi as Cao Cao
Chang Chen as Sun Quan

Plot:

In 208 A.D, in the final days of Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minister Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.

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Red Cliff 赤壁

Broadcast Year: 2008

Title: Red Cliff
赤壁

Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
Zhang Fengyi as Cao Cao
Chang Chen as Sun Quan

Plot:

In the final days of the Han Dynasty, the ambitious Prime Minister Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han to declare war on Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale to crush Liu's vastly outnumbered army. Liu's representative, Zhu Ge Liang is being sent to Sun Quan and hopes to join as alliances. To start with convincing the Viceroy, Zhou Yu, Zhu Ge ventures to their training camp to meet him. Their high regard for each other's intelligence and insights bond them together. They return to Sun and together persuade him to join Liu Bei. Cao Cao, who can't wait to fight, send troops to attack the allies on horseback; yet being defeated by the Eight Diagrams - a newly designed battle formation according to Chinese Mythology by Zhou and Zhu Ge. On the opposite side of red cliff where the allied Sun and Liu's armies set up their camp. Cao Cao constructs a maginificent fortress and a naval stockade comprised of two thousand ships to express his strong will to fight back. The battle of red cliff is about to begin...

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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Looking For Alibrandi

Broadcast Year: 2000

Title: Looking For Alibrandi

Pia Miranda as Josephine Alibrandi
Greta Scacchi as Christina Alibrandi
Anthony LaPaglia as Michael Andretti
Elena Coyta as Katia Alibrandi

Plot:

The film "Looking for Alibrandi" begins light-heartedly, and the viewer gets a very quick understanding of Josie's character through her interactions with her friends and family. As the film progresses, the glamour that is initially associated with Josie begins to fade as we watch her struggle to cope with her final year of school (especially the racist attitude of one girl in particular, Carly Bishop, the suicide of her best friend, John Barton, and meeting with Michael Andretti, her father, of whom has only just found out about her existence upon returning to Sydney for work. Plus, of course, there is the never ending conflict between her and her grandmother, Katia Alibrandi.
However, these complications are seemingly resolved quickly, in keeping with Josie's brusque and forthright outlook on life. For example, in response to Carly's continuous snide remarks, she breaks her tormentor's nose with a history textbook. It is this summary act that brings her father back into her life.
Another complication - the suicide of her unrequited best friend, John Barton - tests her resilience. Struggling with her grief, she finds comfort to a certain extent within Jacob Coote, he was a 'bad boy' on the outside.

The Tuxedo

Broadcast Year: 2002

Title: The Tuxedo

Jackie Chan as Jimmy Tong
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Del Blaine
Jason Isaacs as Clark Devlin
Debi Mazar as Steena


Plot:

Jimmy Tong is a taxi driver notorious for his speed and ability to get his customer anywhere in the least amount of time, usually without too many illegal methods. His reputation soon lands him a job as the personal chauffer of the mysterious but wealthy Clark Devlin.
Jimmy does not really know what his new boss' job is, but Devlin's friendly nature, unperturbable demeanor, and willingness to offer Jimmy advice wins Jimmy over and the two become pals. Jimmy has no idea that Devlin is a spy and when an attempt to kill Devlin partially succeeds, sending Devlin into a coma, Jimmy ends up accidentally wearing a rather unusual tuxedo of Devlin's. The tuxedo is a gadget capable of granting its wearer special abilities (including martial arts, the ability to dance, active camouflage, and being able to walk on walls) which Jimmy must use to stop the terrorist group responsible for Devlin's hospitalization. He joins genius scientist, Del Blaine to stop them. At first, she thinks Jimmy is irritating, but in the end when he saves her and the world, he and Del Blaine go for coffee together.

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Friday, July 3, 2009

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Broadcast Year: 2009

Title: Hannah Montana: The Movie

Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart
Billy Ray Cyrus as Robby Stewart
Emily Osment as Lily Truscott/Lola Luftnagle
Jason Earles as Jackson Stewart

Plot:

Miley Stewart has become overwhelmed with her alter-ego, Hannah Montana's, popularity. After being late at her blowout concert and filming her music video ("Best of Both Worlds 2009 Movie Mix"), Oswald, a sneaky undercover journalist for celeb magazine BomChic, overhears that Miley's keeping a secret (that she is Hannah Montana) and becomes determined to find out what it is. However, Miley gets into trouble when she ends up in a catfight with Tyra Banks over a pair of shoes at a department store, wanting to buy them as a birthday present for best friend Lilly, but Tyra is presenting it to her friend ("The Good Life"). This results in her missing saying goodbye to brother Jackson who departs for college. Steve Rushton performs at Lily's birthday party. ("Everything I Want") ("Game Over") When Oswald secretly follows her limo to the party, she is forced to attend as Hannah, resulting in the guests turning their attention to her instead of Lily, especially when Hannah is accompanied by Steve Rushton in her performance of ("Let's Get Crazy"). Oliver Oken and Rico try to stop Lilly from leaving, but the party is ruined, due to the cake exploding.

Men In Pain 男人之苦

Broadcast Year: 2006

Title: Men In Pain
男人之苦

Ron Ng as Hong Sai Hei
Damian Lau as Hong Tin Yam
Louisa So as Wong Dak Kiu

Plot:

Being a human is difficult, being a man is difficult, being a husband and father is even more difficult, being head of the family is even more extremely difficult. Hong Tin Yam is head of the family. He lives with his son Hong Sai Hei and second wife Wong Dak Kiu. The in-laws including the two sisters Wong Dak Wai, Wong Dak Lan with her husband + two kids and their father live next door. Along the way we are taken through the mental, physical and psychological obstacles and pressures of a man.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Sydney White

Broadcast Year: 2007

Title: Sydney White

Amanda Bynes as Sydney White
Matt Long as Tyler Prince
Sara Paxton as Rachel Witchburn
Jack Carpenter as Lenny

Plot:

America's sweetheart Amanda Bynes stars in the fun comedy Sydney White. When tomboy Sydney is banished from the most popular sority on campus, she is taken in by seven socially challenged but endearing guys. With the help of her new friends, Sdyney stands up for outcasts everywhere and takes on the reigning campus queen in a popularity showdown! But can she succeed and also win the heart of the gorgeous frat guy Tyler Prince? You'll love this hilarious and sweet age-old story with a charming modern-day twist.

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Terminator Salvation

Broadcast Year: 2009

Title: Terminator Salvation

Christian Bale as John Connor
Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright
Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese
Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor

Plot:

In 2003, Dr. Serena Kogan of Cyberdyne Systems convinces death row inmate Marcus Wright to sign his body over for medical research following his execution be lethal injection. One year later, the Skynet system is activated, perceives humans as a threat to its own existence, and eradicates much of humanity in the event known as Judgment Day. In 2018, John Connor leads an attack by the Resistance on a Skynet base. John discovers human prisoners and the plans for the development of a new type of Terminator incorporating living tissue, but is the only apparent survivor of the attack after the base is destroyed in a nuclear explosion. However, Marcus emerges from the wreckage of the base and proceeds on foot to Los Angeles.

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Broadcast Year: 2009

Title: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel as Major William Lennox
Tyrese Gibson as Robert Epps
John Turturro as Reggie Simmons

Plot:

It is revealed that thousands of years before Optimus Prime and the other Transformers arrived on Earth, there was a race of ancient Transformers who scoured the universe looking for Energon sources. Known as the Dynasty of Primes, they used a weapon called the Sun Harvester to drain stars of their energy in order to convert it to Energon and power Cybertron’s All Spark. The Primes agreed that life-bearing worlds would be spared, but when one brother, who was thereafter dubbed "The Fallen", constructed a Sun Harvester on Earth in 17,000 BCE, the remaining brothers sacrificed their bodies in order to hide the Matrix Leadership, the key that powers the Sun Harvester, from The Fallen, who swore to seek revenge upon Earth once he found the key.

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