“A TENSE AND RIVETING PIECE OF ACTION CINEMA… IMPRESSIVE FIGHT SEQUENCES… BONE-CRUSHING VIOLENCE.” – TWITCH.
Winner of eight honours at the prestigious Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Action Choreography, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume and Make-up Design and Best Original Film Score, and the winner of the Best Actor (Wang Xueqi) and Best Supporting Actor (Nicholas Tse) prizes at this year’s Asian Film Awards, the epic, period action movie Bodyguards And Assassins is a dramatic fictionalized retelling of the suspenseful events of 1906 that eventually led to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and the founding of the Republic of China.
Directed by Teddy Chan (The Accidental Spy) and featuring an impressive cast of Hong Kong and China’s biggest stars, including Donnie Yen (Ip Man; Kill Zone), Leon Lai (An Empress And The Warriors; Seven Swords), Xueqi Wang (Forever Enthralled; Warriors Of Heaven And Earth; The Red Suit), Tony Leung Ka Fai (Missing; The Myth), Nicholas Tse (Dragon Tiger Gate; New Police Story; The Medallion) and Simon Yam (Ip Man; Triangle), Bodyguards And Assassins is a sumptuously staged, action-packed blockbuster, full of political intrigue, tragedy and drama that will appeal as much to lovers of quality cinema as it will to martial arts aficionados.
On October 15th 1906, the man destined to become the Father of Modern China, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is due to arrive in the British Colony of Hong Kong to discuss plans to overthrow the corrupt Qing Dynasty with a group of leading anti-Qing revolutionaries. Aware of Sun’s intentions, the Qing Court dispatches an elite army of assassins to the port where Sun is due to arrive, with orders to see to it that he never makes it to his appointment and does not leave the colony alive.
Receiving news of the proposed assassination, a newspaper editor and a local tycoon, both sympathetic supporters of the revolution, take it upon themselves to protect Dr. Sun at any cost. To help ensure his safety they recruit a motley band of fellow sympathisers, friends and acquaintances, all skilled in martial arts combat to act as Sun’s bodyguards. Additionally, they devise a risky plan to secretly replace the assassins’ target with a human decoy in an attempt to lead the killers away from their quarry.
As Sun arrives on the fateful day, the stage is set for a bloody confrontation in which a small group of selflessly courageous men and women will risk their lives fighting against hundreds of adversaries in a conflict that will determine the fate of millions.
Cleverly taking his time to establish his characters, their back-stories, motives and sub-plots in the deliberately paced first half of the film, director Chan expertly unleashes a barrage of non-stop, action set-pieces in a final hour that will leave viewers breathless.
Among the many standout sequences in a film that manages to be as emotionally involving and moving as it is exciting are a brilliantly directed sequence that echoes Brian De Palma’s homage (from “The Untouchables”) to Eisenstein’s famous Odessa Steps sequence from “Battleship Potemkin”, an extended free-running duel involving Donnie Yen and Cung Le, and a ‘man versus horse’ confrontation that is nothing short of jaw-dropping.
Bodyguards And Assassins will be released on DVD (£12.99) and Blu-ray (£19.99) by E1 Entertainment on 31st May 2010.
On 21st April 2010, SOLYSTIC celebrated the installation of their 1,000 th MARS machine in the Mail Processing Facility at Thonon-les-Bains (France). The MARS carrier route sequencing machine, designed for individual postal rounds, has become the worldwide standard in its category, due to its remarkable performance levels – 12,000 mail items per hour, sorted in a three pass mode and more than 41,000 mail pieces an hour in classic mode, not forgetting its reliability and simplicity of use.
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Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers, and DECODE Enterprises, the distribution subsidiary of DHX Media, announce the exclusive U.S. launch of dirtgirlworld, the first green living series for preschoolers. “Sprout’s Dig Into Earth Day with dirtgirlworld” marathon will air on Sprout from noon – 3 p.m. ET on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. The three-hour block will feature select episodes of this contemporary, vibrant, eco-friendly new series that was designed to introduce preschoolers to the joys of outdoor play and sustainable, green living. Games, crafts and environmentally-friendly tips for parents of preschoolers will be available on SproutOnline.com. After its Earth Day debut, dirtgirlworld will continue to air on Sprout in its new daily timeslot at 4:50 p.m. ET.
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Maybe parents don’t know their teens as well as they think. According to a new 30 Hour Famine study, less than one in ten parents of teens (9%) describe teenagers today as “generous”. More than half of parents (58%) describe teenagers as “lazy”, and almost as many (54%) describe teens as “selfish”. And yet more than half of those teens themselves (53%) say the current economic climate has made them more aware of the needs of others. And almost nine out of ten (89%) of teens in the same online survey, conducted by Harris Interactive in January, say they wish they could do more to help those in need.
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¿Luchando para encontrar ese regalo perfecto, pero no quisieran que pareciera usted lo suspenden hasta el segundo pasado? Bien, este vídeo está para usted. Katlean DeMonchy le da las ideas perfectas para los regalos que son fáciles de encontrar a última hora, pero no mira esa manera. ¡Esto tiene todo de un LCD TV, a un suéter básico de la cachemira, así que usted está seguro de encontrar algo para cada uno en su lista del día de fiesta esta estación! ¡Goce!
Struggling to find that perfect gift, but don\'t want it to look like you put it off till the last second? Well, this video is for you. Katlean DeMonchy gives you the perfect ideas for gifts that are easy to find at the last minute, but don\'t look that way. This has everything from a LCD TV, to a basic cashmere sweater, so you\'re sure to find something for everyone on your Holiday list this season! Enjoy!
A successful sales executive finds himself at the center of a financial collapse, watching everything fall apart around him. Framed for depletion of bank accounts throughout the USA, he is pursued, beginning a 48 hour ride for his life. He begins to learn what is most important in his life. Falling Apart Ken Brown and Tammy Brown Book Trailer Find out more about this author here http://www.fitthewondercap.com/falling-apart
Find out more about this book http://tinyurl.com/yjzyosn Genre: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Action
Part Four - Pre wedding cocktails a couple of days before the big day. The Anesis hotel in Cyprus is perfectly located in a quite area giving easy access to the beach and centre of Ayia Napa. Very enjoyable stay here leading up to the wedding with, happy hour being a firm favorite with the girls. The entertaining manager proves that he is a skillful cocktail maker and the food was second to none.
Finally, an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy that the whole family can enjoy together! There's something for everybody in the comedy of THE FAMILY HOUR. As the host, In Living Color's Tommy Davidson (Black Dynamite) sets the upbeat tone with a sold-out audience at Beverly Hills' historic Wilshire Theatre. Offering their gut-busting takes on the pitfalls of family life are Small Frie (
Finally, an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy that the whole family can enjoy together! There\'s something for everybody in the comedy of THE FAMILY HOUR. As the host, In Living Color\'s Tommy Davidson (Black Dynamite) sets the upbeat tone with a sold-out audience at Beverly Hills\' historic Wilshire Theatre. Offering their gut-busting takes on the pitfalls of family life are Small Frie (\
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Hamas spokesman, Dr. Ismail Radwan Kill Jews to bring Resurrection PATV (Fatah), March 30, 2007 The Hour (Resurrection) will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews and the Muslims kill them, and the rock and tree will say: "Oh, Muslim, servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, kill him!" We must remind our Arab and Muslim nation, remind them that Palestine and the Al Aqsa mosque will not be liberated through summits, nor by international resolutions, but it will be liberated through the rifle. Allah take the oppressor Jews and Americans and their supporters!
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