Han Ga In is probably the farthest thing from a witch in the eyes of K-drama fans, but she has slipped into her title role in SBS drama A Witch in Love (a.k.a. Witch Amusement) with perfect ease. Portraying a strong and aloof businesswoman this time, she is a world away from her timid, bespectacled [...]

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I previously posted a post which contains my experiences with my two dogs and at the same time promoting the Top 13 Books at the Amazon Stores. And I want to write again similar to that on this post. The books that will be featured here are the Featured Books at the Amazon Stores. One [...]

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Gong Tau takes the audience back to an earlier time, when Hong Kong movies were gory, twisted, and enormously entertaining guilty pleasures. Mark Cheng (Election 2) stars in this Category III shocker as Rockman, a chiseled cop whose latest case may be the death of him. When a series of brutal cop killings occur, all [...]

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183 Club member Ming Dao (aka Matt Lin) has now become the hottest idol in Taiwan after starring in popular TV series like The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog and The Magicians of Love. He started his career as a TV host for The King of Adventure, a travel show covering different parts of [...]

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Written and directed by Jin Kwang Gyo, Beautiful Sunday is a joltingly dark and visceral action thriller that subverts all emotions and expectations. Amidst fist-fighting action, underworld conspiracies, and an almost punishing narrative, the film presents a world of convoluted, misguided characters in various shades of gray. Park Yong Woo, who recently starred in the [...]

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Park Kwang Su, the acclaimed director of Chilsoo and Mansoo and Black Republic, returns to the chair for his first feature film since 1999, and the results may surprise those familiar with his works. Departing from the gritty social realism of his earlier titles, Park’s latest film Meet Mr. Daddy focuses on the personal experience, [...]

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Enter a dark, magical world of dragons and sorcery in Studio Ghibli’s blockbuster animated epic Tales from Earthsea. Adapted from Ursula K. Le Guin’s beloved children’s fantasy book series, Tales from Earthsea marks the phenomenal directorial debut of Miyazaki Goro, the son of the legendary Miyazaki Hayao. Complex and compelling, Tales from Earthsea presents a [...]

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Adapted from Tezuka Osamu’s popular manga, Dororo is a rollicking period adventure for all ages. A blockbuster success in Japan, with not just one but two sequels already in the works, Dororo features the idol pairing of Tsumabuki Satoshi (Nada Soso) and Shibasaki Kou (Sinking of Japan) as storied demon hunters Hyakkimaru and Dororo. This [...]

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Director Kore-eda Hirokazu (Nobody Knows) subverts the samurai film genre with Hana Yori mo Naho (a.k.a. Hana). The film stars Okada Junichi of pop group V6 as Sozaemon, a samurai who journeys from Matsumoto to Edo with the tried-and-true goal of avenging his father’s death. Sozaemon may have revenge as a goal, but his days [...]

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Renowned director Yamada Yoji brings his acclaimed samurai trilogy to a beautiful close with Love and Honor (a.k.a. Bushi no Ichibun). Like Twilight Samurai and Hidden Blade, Love and Honor is based on the works of Fujisawa Shuhei, and the story follows a familiar arc, portraying a samurai’s struggle for honor in the face of [...]

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