“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.
Two Disney Stagehands Are Seen in The Nevada Fake Moon Bay, One Hands The Astronaut a List, Behind The Lunar Module. The Other Roy E. Disney Picks up Something off The Ground in Preparation For The Lunar Module Props Hidden Wires Lift-off in the Nevada Fake Moon Bay. After Picking up Something, Roy Disney Hides Again Behind An Area To The Right of The Lunar Module.
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7 Second Movies - Inspired by Isolation, Disaster and a Deflated Football. Hold onto your seats its the third instalment of Windows 7 second movies. Get out the tissues and get ready for the quickest emotional roller-coaster of your life, see if you can guess which movie the guys have sweded this time.
Windows is launching its search for Britain's creative talent with its nationwide Windows 7 Second Movies competition giving you the opportunity to have your film shown at this year's 54th BFI London Film Festival. If you want your 7 second movie to be in with a chance click here: http://www.windows.co.uk/7secondmovie
Popcorn from St John Ambulance, is a hard-hitting film about first aid. Popcorn shows the benefits of first aid and how accidents can happen anywhere, and at any time. Every year, 150,000 people die in situations where first aid could have saved them. In most accidents, effective first aid can often be the difference between a life lost and a life saved . For your free St John Ambulance first aid pocket guide text SAVE to 82727 or visit http://sja.org.uk/popcorn
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Procter & Gamble Salon Professional, a division of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE:PG), announces Sebastian Professional’s collaboration with Sony Pictures’ Burlesque, the highly-anticipated musical film starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, in theaters Nov. 24. Already a Hollywood movie set staple, Sebastian Professional Re-Shaper hairspray steps past the curtain and into the spotlight as the Official Hairspray of Burlesque.
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Ruckus Wireless™ today said that the first large-scale, high-speed public Wi-Fi network that was deployed at this year’s Sundance Film Festival offloaded terabytes of data from local cellular networks, delivering high capacity broadband access to Sundance moviegoers.
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Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) is teaming up with a leading group of global licensees at Toy Fair in support of the Summer 2011 blockbuster film, “Green Lantern,” highlighted by DC Entertainment’s master licensee, Mattel. The June 17, 2011 release of “Green Lantern,” from Warner Bros. Pictures, marks the live-action theatrical debut for the legendary comic super hero, and licensees worldwide are gearing up to help fans fight evil’s might.
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Katie Holmes stars in “The Decision,” a short film in support of the new John Frieda® Precision Foam Colour. Premiering on March 22nd at a red carpet event in New York City, the film offers a first look at John Frieda® Precision Foam Colour, an unprecedented at-home hair colour range offering salon-precise coverage for flawless results.
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The American Cancer Society today announces the development of a new documentary film in collaboration with Academy Award-winning Actress Hilary Swank to inspire women nationwide to make their own health a priority and take everyday steps to help prevent cancer. Swank is executive producer of the film alongside Molly Mickler Smith of 2S Films and Go Go Luckey Entertainment, and the film is directed by Tina Gazzerro of Go Go Luckey Entertainment. The film helps mark the first anniversary of Choose You, a nationwide movement created by the American Cancer Society to raise awareness that 1 in 3 women will get cancer in her lifetime and the actions women can take today to help change that statistic. More than half of cancer deaths could be prevented if people maintained a healthy weight through diet and regular exercise, avoided tobacco products and got recommended cancer screening tests.
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A host of public relations and communications professionals flocked to the London Film Museum on the 29th June to hear Robin Elias, Managing Editor of ITV news, give an interactive presentation on the challenges of being an editor as well as dispense some invaluable tips on getting your story into the news.
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