Bulletproof Monk is another martial-arts film starring Yun-Fat Chow (also referred to as Chow Yun-Fat), one of the more successful Chinese action stars. Following in the footsteps of Jackie Chan, Yun-Fat has parlayed a couple of cross-over roles into larger-budget films based in the US with more elaborate special effects …

Identity is the first real thriller of the year and it does not disappoint. Set as it is in a remote Nevada hotel during a heavy rainstorm, it becomes obvious early on (even if you haven't seen the trailers) that not all of the players are going to survive the …

Confidence is another fun exploration into the game of the grifter. I went in expecting to have to work hard to figure out who plays what parts and what the ending is going to look like, and was not disappointed. Edward Burns (who started his career with The Brothers McMullen …

An article on the official Star Wars site indicates that we will be seeing actor [Peter Mayhew](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Mayhew, Peter (II)) reprising his role as Chewbacca in Star Wars:Episode III: A hope for a Better Name (my joke, sorry George). Interesting is that according to …

Yahoo is carrying a story that sequels to The Matrix will be available to be shown in IMAX theaters two to three weeks after its initial release in theaters. This marks the first time that an IMAX release has come this close to the "normal" theatrical release of a major …

Women with guns, apocalyptic scenes with nukes, car chases, explosions, what more could you ask for! A trailer for Terminator 3 has been released on the Apple trailer site.

I will admit to having started in to Holes with almost no knowledge of the film. I had seen part of the preview once and had read no reviews or synopsis prior to entering the theater. This, by the way, is the way I like it. I'm one of those …

Industrial Light and Magic(ILM), George Lucas's special effects house, is reportedly using real-time preview capabilities to show the integration between CGI characters and the actors within seconds of the original take. An article from the Sydney Morning Herald gives some interesting details.

This is pretty much old news, but the comments are interesting.

You probably think that I'm joking, but there's a real film named Uncle Saddam. The film is a rather sarcastic set of footage about the dictator that focuses on the man as he is now (paranoid, egotistical), not on the plight of his people or his past. BBC News has …

I'm not a huge fan of Stephen King novels being made into movies. I don't read a lot of King, but he generally writes too much stuff to stick into a 2-3 hour movie, so they more often than not get panned and end up being very empty and hard …

This week's new Science Fiction release, The Core, is a fun ride, but you need to check your scientific knowledge and calculators at the door. The basic premise (you can see all of this in the trailer) is that the core of the Earth has stopped spinning and our intrepid …

The DVD Revolution OS, which contains interviews with the likes of Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman, was released earlier this week without any of the usual copy protection. In keeping with the Open Source theme of the work, this DVD contains no CSS encryption, but the author still hopes that …

Thanks to everyone who came, the MovieFest yesterday was a lot of fun. We had a full house and the print of the film was every bit as good as I had remembered. The next MovieFest will be the last weekend in March. If you want to nominate a title …

A Malasian newspaper last week had an article about what it would look like if someone did a big budget version of the Lord of the Rings with Chinese action stars. The scans are well worth taking a look at.

For those of you who are fans of Jackie Chan, it's always good to see him working, and he definitely does that in Shanghai Knights, the sequel to Shanghai Noon (Read More below to continue, no spoilers) I can't come out and say that this is some of Jackie's best …

Surprisingly, despite some lackluster reviews, The Recruit is a good movie for the post- cold-war spy action drama genre. Mike, Dmitry and I went to the movie on Saturday so as to avoid paying full price for a movie with such inadequate reviews. Since I hadn't been to the theater …

According to this article from the Australian paper the Sydney Morning Herald, there is already evidence of DVDs starting degrade within a mere 2 years of their original manufacture date. Although the evidence is so far a bit sparse, indicators are that between 1 and 10% of all DVDs may …

This month's showing, scheduled for February 23rd at 2PM, will be the classic Lawrence of Arabia. As with last week's showing, please RSVP so that we can make sure we have ample seating.

Almost my entire LD collection will be up for bids, starting at 8pm PST (11pm EST) tonight. Wish me luck. I hope to fund the most recent phase of my DVD expansion with it.