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Hansel and Gretel were two little children. They were left by their father in the woods because of their stepmother�s evil plan. In the wood, Hansel and Gretel found a house made out of candies. An old woman opened the door for them and asked them to come in. Later they found out that the old woman was a wicked witch, who then put Hansel into jail and forced Gretel to be a slave. But the witch didn�t know how smart the siblings were: they tricked the witch, burnt her, brought all her treasures to home, and then lived happily ever after. Oops, although both share the same leading roles, unfortunately �Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters� is far less exhilarating than the aforementioned fanciful fairy tale and, of course, not addressed to under-aged viewers. read more �

Even the title is very young. �10 Things I Hate About You� is so teenager and light, could just be another kind of rom-com, and so cheerful that it is needless to frown or scowl to watch this flick. This is the kind of movie you could enjoy with your friends (or, especially, with your girl/boyfriend) and a bowl of popcorn and a glass of soda in your spare time. �10 Things I Hate About You� is actually a modern-day adaptation of classic play by William Shakespeare , �The Taming of the Shrew� (and you can see some references and clues about it in the movie), but, regardless of that, it is just an easy movie. read more �

Maybe this is the first time I watch a purely musical movie like this, where every single line of the dialogues is sung by the actors. It may seem awkward if you haven't seen any like this one, but for me, "Les Mis�rables" just blows my mind. Phew. It is based on the similarly-titled musical play by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch�nberg which is in fact based on �Les Mis�rables� , a classic novel written by Victor Hugo . Actually there have been a lot of movie adaptations of �Les Mis�rables� previously�the last movie of �Les Mis�rables� was in 1998 , starring Uma Thurman and Liam Neeson �but this year, Tom Hooper tried to re-visualize it in the newest �Les Mis�rables� in a way considered as �a world�s first�, since they live-recorded every song instead of prerecorded it. read more �

One of the reasons I eagerly want to watch a movie is to see good acting. I'm intrigued to see how the actors and actresses of a movie did a great transformation into somebody else or, particularly, a real-life person. That's why I listed "Hitchcock" in the last year's watchlist. I see Anthony Hopkins physically transformed into a guy known as a legendary director as well as the Master of Suspense , Alfred Hitchcock , and taking an outlook of behind-the-scene of his masterpiece, "Psycho" , as a premise may become a guarantee that "Hitchcock" is a movie that you just can't miss. But did it even help? read more �

It�s another black comedy. �Carnage� was adapted from the play �Le Dieu du Carnage� or �God of Carnage� by Yasmina Reza , a French playwright. After having a great success in France, the play was re-produced for Broadway in 2009, gaining Reza a Tony Award for Best Play . Then, Roman Polanski co-wrote and directed it for big screen under an international co-production of France, Germany, Spain, and Poland. It is shot in France, not USA, due to Polanski�s legal conviction in USA . It is also shot in real time without breaks . read more �

Haha, I have just realized it when I was done writing my review on "Magnolia" . It's my 100th post! I should have celebrated it, shouldn't I? But, I won't revert the review to draft so I could post my 100th post and push the review as 101st. Finally, here it is. This is my 101st post . Sounds funny, eh? Haha. read more �

"One is the loneliest number that you�ll ever do..." I sing that song while writing this review. �One� by Aimee Mann may be one of so many things I loved from �Magnolia� , written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson . Laugh at me: this is the first time I watch any of his works. While I so eagerly wanted to watch his latest movie, �The Master� (but until now I haven�t got a chance to watch it), I got a recommendation by Nugrosinema to watch �Magnolia�, which he considered as the masterpiece of Anderson. So, I try it. And I agree that it is a very nice movie and attracting me to watch more of his work. read more �