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This is a tale of two Johnnies. Renowned Hong Kong action director Johnnie To teams up with iconic French singer-actor Johnny Hallyday for a stylish, whiz-bang revenge melodrama in "Vengeance."
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Ning Hao's "Crazy Racer" plays with the velocity of an athlete pumped up on steroids and amphetamines. (March 24, 2009)
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Director John Woo's level-headed ordering of narrative sequence, his skill in devising kinetic live-action to off-set technical ostentation and his vision of how to turn epic into entertainment propels "Red Cliff II" to a thundering climax. (January 20, 2009)
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"Forever Enthralled" is a traditional but elegantly mounted biopic of exalted Beijing opera star Mei Lanfang. (January 14, 2009)
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A promising, topical debut from Norwegian documentarian Karen Winther, this film works just fine as an introduction to -- and even, one could argue, an extended promo for -- China's leading punk outfit Subs. (November 21, 2008)
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An out-of-work cellist finds a new lease of life as a corpse cosmetician when he develops professional pride and respect for the dead in this heartwarming and humorous film. (November 14, 2008)
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Quite unlike the usual Marathi cinema with its raunchy dance numbers and double-meaning dialogues, this film is a sedate look at a remote village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. (November 14, 2008)
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The film, which will endear to arthouse fans and probably play at many festivals, traces the wretched plight of 70 employees of an electricity firm thrown out with notice. (November 14, 2008)
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Thin on plot, the movie still grips us with its penetrating characterizations and superbly slick editing. (November 07, 2008)
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Master director Girish Kasaravalli uses the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan as a backdrop in this film, analyzing how a small peace-loving fishing community in the southern coastal State of Karnataka loses its inter-religious harmony. (November 07, 2008)
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