“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.
Stanley Kubrick Clashes With The Astronauts As He Directs Disney's Fake Spoof Mission.
This Video As You Hear & See it, From NASA's Public Domain Movie:
Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got A Problem (1972)
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
NASA did redacted editing & cleaning up of the text, to cover what they really said in the written records of the Astronauts conversations.
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Scott proposed to Betty Torrie last night. And he said YES. He has made her the happiest woman in the world. They are so so so in love. Thier marraige will be on the 3rd August at St Magarets Church in Fofar. And everyone is so so so welcome.
She is so happy, and they are going to have loads of babies.
The first book in a thrilling new trilogy concerning murder, mystery, and money. Lots and lots of money.
Gerald Wilkins is pretty much your average twelve-year-old, until he inherits twenty billion pounds from his great-aunt Geraldine, who also leaves Gerald a letter asking him to find her murderer. Gerald along with his friends Ruby and Sam attempt to solve the mystery before the killer finds them. Learn more about this author here: http://tinyurl.com/294bq3p Learn more about this book here: http://tinyurl.com/2bsjqxq YA, juvenile fiction
Summer is a time for fun. And nothing captures the fun of summertime more than the block party, bringing people in the neighborhood together to enjoy great food and music. RITZ crackers, the brand that is Open for Fun, is teaming up with world-renowned music artist Wyclef Jean to serve up all the ingredients for this summer's ultimate block party experience. Debuting today, Wyclef stars in the new RITZ commercial, where he leads the RITZ marching band to a neighborhood block party and amps up the fun. The commercial features a remix of Wyclef's song
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12 Month Millionaire: Audio Coaching Sessions With Vincent James
A program called 12 month millionaire was recently released by Russell Brunson, which is a 6 part audio interview with direct mail marketer. This program is based on Vince James now out of print book 12 Month Millionaire.
Vince James is a former convicted criminal, who makes more money per year than most CEOs of very large companies; He reportedly has made 100 million dollars by doing direct mail marketing which is an offline type of marketing. He has taught internet marketers ways to make money in his book. Russell Brunson decided to interview him to see how it could help his own internet marketing business improve.
Russell Brunson himself has made millions of dollars by applying the techniques learned from Vince James, and he is now also called upon to deliver lectures around the world on internet marketing.
Much of the information provided in this program would be extremely useful if you really want to take your online business offline and that is the point of this interview. Vince talks about advertising in print media, radio and TV and you could easily adapt these techniques to grow an online business. However an average internet marketer may not get most of the points in this interview but a smart marketer is probably going to pick useful points and apply them to expand his marketing business.
The topics covered in different sessions of this interview are:
Session 1:
This session is about how Vincent James, a 21 years boy gets started in his million dollars business and what is his niche and how he achieved success in it. Vincent will also talk about how he set up his membership site and sold 65,000 memberships within the 12 month period.
Session 2:
Its about information product creation and information publisher. Vincent shared his secret on how he sold more information products through direct mailing and direct marketing.
Session 3:
This interview session is about listing building and maintaining the latest information of customers and prospects. You will learn Vincents techniques on how he handles his list and maintains the latest contact information of his list. This session also teaches about the life time value of a customer and how you can turn these customers to be your continuous streams of income.
Session 4:
This session focuses on the advertising techniques used by Vincent that made his million dollar business a success. This is an important session on how to drive your business and convert these traffics to sales.
Session 5:
This session continues from session 4 on advertising techniques. You will see how Vincent generates his leads from commercial ads such as TV and radio advertisement.
Session 6:
This session focuses on how Vincent handles the potential problems that rise throughout his $1 million money making path. You will also learn on what actions to be taken if you find your product being cloned by unauthorized people.
This program in going to give you valuable tips on how to earn through offline marketing whether you already have some marketing experience or you are a newbie.
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A true and bizarre story of Count von Cosel aka Carl Tanzler and his obsession of a beautiful girl whose corpse he steals and marries for 7 years. They say the girl haunts the Florida Keys. Heather Graham presents this haunting true tale. www.theoriginalheathergraham.com
I remember one part of the Kingkong movie. When the girl tried to entertain the big gorilla in order to spare her from hurting or eating her. In this clip, the last cookie tries to entertain the boy by dancing but at the end, he became his last bite. Check out this clip and I am sure you will love it.
Portia Townsend once nursed an intense crush on her childhood playmate, Gareth Lowell, until he shattered her hopes of a future together. Nine years later, she’s in trouble. Alone and desperate, Portia must turn to the only man who can help. Even a devil deserves the love of a good woman. Learn more about this author here: http://tinyurl.com/y5jfd64 Learn more about this book here: http://tinyurl.com/ye94edx Romance
The kitten seems to be so interested in learning her new dance steps. She even tries to hide from her master just to practice her new dance craze. Unknowingly, her master is staring at her while she dances. Surprisingly, he was very happy to see that his kitten dances excellently.
Freddy Builder kills Mindi Quintana; he writes the book about their relationship everybody wants; a lying rewrite of their lives. A new celebrity killer arises, a jailhouse literary sensation. Freddy’s lawyer plays his role as advocate; but finds a way to deliver true justice. For a killer with a book. Learn more about this author here: http://tinyurl.com/y65etlj Learn more about this book here: http://tinyurl.com/yy9u7ql Suspense, Crime
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