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Fri, Oct 5 2012
Premium Rush

Premium Rush

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Premium rush is a term Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)’s employer uses for packages that must be delivered in a big hurry. It’s also probably describes what the rider, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt,... 

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Thu, Nov 17 2011
Kaiji 2: Beating the odds

Kaiji 2: Beating the odds

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2 years after Kaiji’s successful release in the theatres, Tatsuya Fujiwara reprises his role as Kaiji Ito in the sequel Kaiji 2. Set a year after his winning gamble against Teiai Group, Kaiji has once... 

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Mon, Nov 7 2011
The Adventures of Tintin: Great snakes!

The Adventures of Tintin: Great snakes!

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With a slew of comic book movies being adapted for the big screen (including the highly-anticipated Avengers movie), even established directors like Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are joining the... 

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Sun, Nov 6 2011
The Rum Diary: Sex, drugs and more drugs

The Rum Diary: Sex, drugs and more drugs

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American Journalist Hunter S. Thompson may have passed away in 2005, but his influence can still be seen in Johnny Depp’s latest big-screen adaptation of his novel, The Rum Diary. Depp, a longtime friend... 

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Mon, Oct 31 2011
Drive: Cruising for a bruising

Drive: Cruising for a bruising

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Ryan Gosling stars as a Hollywood stuntman, who moonlights as a no-nonsense getaway driver for criminals in Drive, a movie that could just take the cake as the most violent film of 2011. When his neighbour... 

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Sun, Oct 23 2011
Time to cut Footloose

Time to cut Footloose

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In this remake of the iconic 1984 dance movie that launched Kevin Bacon into stardom, Footloose obviously has to fill some very large shoes. Besides having to win over an audience who weren’t even born... 

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Mon, Oct 10 2011
Dream House: A Rude Awakening

Dream House: A Rude Awakening

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At first glance, this appears to be another romp in the ‘haunted house’ model in the thriller genre. Successful editor Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quits his job to spend more time with his wife, Libby... 

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Wed, Jun 22 2011
Confessions of Barney

Confessions of Barney

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Based on Mordecai Richler’s 1998 prize-winning comic novel, Barney’s Version is a candid confession of Barney Panofsky  a rather mundane-looking lead actor . This biopic of a rather turbulent life,... 

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Thu, May 12 2011
Priests v.s. Vampires

Priests v.s. Vampires

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The Edward Cullen brand of vampires we love, made irresistible by Robert Pattinson are portrayed as slimy alien ghouls in Priest, the latest Hollywood product to exploit our fascination with the undead. That’s... 

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Mon, Apr 18 2011
Take a dip in chocolate at Jewel’s Artisan!

Take a dip in chocolate at Jewel’s Artisan!

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The warm molten chocolate in the fondue pot that you might be expecting to dip into hasn’t been melted from some anonymous store-bought bar, but was painstakingly composed by the chef using ground cocoa,... 

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