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The Last Samurai
by Wong Kee Soon
The last authentic samurai movie that
springs into mind bears the Kurosawa mark. Now American director
Edward Zwick, famous for his 2 war movies Legend of the Falls
and Courage Under Fire, can say that his vision of samurais
in the latest historical epic The Last Samurai gets as
high marks for trying to be genuine as does Ken Watanabe's earnest
attempt at conversing in English.
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Cheaper
by the Dozen
by Wong Kee Soon
Since 1929, the appearances of Scotty,
Darla, Porky, Spanky, Buckwheat, Bubbles and Alfafa revolutionised
the term The Little Rascals on our television sets. Throughout
each of the 90 over episodes that aired, these kids gave the adult
audience a chance to bring out the playful child in them.
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Golden Globe
Predictions: The Golden Girls
by Noelle Perera
It's confirmed – it's the Year of the Women
again, judging from the list of nominees for the 61st
Golden Globes. Strong female characters rule both the
silver and TV screens, from the farewell brouhaha over 4 giggly
and sexed up girls on TV to 6 (and not the usual 5) women nominated
in the Best Actress in Drama and Musical or Comedy categories.
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Nicholas
Nickleby
by Ronald Wan
It's about time to make room on the big
screen for a lesser-known Charles Dickens hero, Nicholas Nickleby,
while others like Pip in Great Expectations and Oliver
in Oliver Twist (last seen onstage at the Esplanade) take
a backseat.
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School
of Rock
by Ronald Wan
School of Rock hits the right notes with
frenzied acting personified by Jack Black and a hilarious script
by Mike White, proving once again that rock has never died. It
puts the fun back in rock and captures the hearts of both the
young and old school without being too cheesy or sentimental.
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Good
Boy
by Ronald Wan
Oh boy, somebody call the SPCA
and spare me the torture from these crazy dogs talking (or barking
if you prefer) about being rulers of mother Earth. In short, spare
me the poop talk.
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