James Marsh
Asian Editor;
Hong Kong, China
Originally from England, James has lived in Hong Kong since 2001. He is a programmer for Fantastic Fest, pretty nifty with a pair of chopsticks, yet harbours no aspirations to learn kung fu. When not attending film festivals, watching films, writing about films, or shopping online for Blurays, James is most likely out drinking somewhere, hogging the karaoke mic. Either that or he's asleep and snoring loudly, but that rarely happens. There are just too many films that remain unwatched and not enough hours in the day.
First R.I.P.D. Trailer is MEN IN BLACK Vs. Zombies
Remember back in the Summer of 1997 when Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black hits screens? Sure, the film was a lot of fun, but it was also a lot like Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters, only with aliens standing in for the...
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General Zod Demands that Earth Hands Over the MAN OF STEEL!
For a very long time we heard next to nothing from Warner Bros. about their forthcoming Superman movie, Man of Steel. However, in the last few months the floodgates have opened, and we have been inundated with trailers, posters and...
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Jennifer Lawrence Must Die in THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Trailer
Director Francis Lawrence is keeping tensions and stakes high in the second installment of Lionsgate's big screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novels. Jennifer Lawrence reprises her role as Katnis Everdeen, hero of Sector 12 and winner of the brutal bloodsport,...
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Media Asia Announces Donnie Yen's First Super Hero Projects
Following the unveiling of Super Hero Films at HK Filmart last month, the joint production venture between Media Asia and Donnie Yen, the company has now announced their first two projects. The Master is a martial arts drama set in the...
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UPDATE: DJANGO UNCHAINED Pulled From Chinese Screens On Opening Day
UPDATED: FilmBiz Asia has just reported that screenings of Django Unchained were stopped today after just a minute or two, and the film has been pulled from release. Cinema chains have cited "technical reasons" for the halt to all screenings of...
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Eureka Nabs UK Rights to Geoffrey Enthoven's COME AS YOU ARE
Eureka Entertainment announced today that they have picked up UK theatrical and DVD rights for Geofrrey Enthoven's award-winning Belgian tragi-comic road movie, Come As You Are (aka Hasta La Vista). The film tells the story of three handicapped Flemish lads...
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Review: OBLIVION Looks Great, Sounds Like a Dozen Better Sci-Fi Flicks
Tom Cruise returns to the realms of science fiction, conspiring with Tron: Legacy's Joseph Kosinski in a big screen adaptation of the director's unpublished graphic novel. While visually spectacular and action-packed, Oblivion compromises its technical accomplishments with a sloppily executed...
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UPDATED! Michael Mann Hunting for Cyber Thieves in Hong Kong
UPDATED with more plot info!The Hollywood Reporter has picked up a story in local Hong Kong tabloid The Apple Daily, revealing that Michael Mann was in town last weekend to scout locations for his new as-yet-untitled cyber thriller. Chris Hemsworth...
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Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Claude Chabrol's LE BEAU SERGE and LES COUSINS
Welcome to a new regular feature looking at the new releases from Eureka Entertainment's Masters of Cinema series. It will publish on release day, whenever a new title (or titles) hits the shelves, taking in the film(s) in question and...
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Review: LESSON OF THE EVIL Marks Miike's Welcome Return to Exploitation
Miike Takashi's latest high school flick opens as a serious examination of fractured teacher-student relationships, before warping into a deranged and insanely violent black comedy when the charismatic English teacher reveals himself to be a gleefully prolific serial killer. If...
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Okinawa International Movie Festival 2013: A Celebration of Laughter & Peace (Part 2)
I chose to dedicate my second full day at the 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival to exploring some of the shorts in the Local Origination Project section. These Community-Based Movies received funding from their respective region in return for highlighting...
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Marvel's AVENGERS 2 to Shoot in UK
Screen Daily is exclusively reporting that Marvel's sequel to The Avengers will begin shooting in early 2014 at Pinewood-Shepperton studios in the UK. This will continue an on-going relationship between the superhero creators and the Twickenham-based studios, where Thor: The...
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WORLD WAR Z Preempts Censors, Moves Outbreak Source Out of China
Will the problems never end for World War Z? The Wrap is reporting that they have been told exclusively by a Paramount Executive that they will be re-cutting their $175 million Brad Pitt vehicle to avoid offending Chinese audiences.In Marc...
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Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists of Shame - March (Part 2)
Continued from here...The Wages of Fear (dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953 France)Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival, Golen Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, BAFTA for Best Film from any Source, Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language...
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Full Disclosure: Twitch's Lists of Shame - March (Part 1)
It is confession time once again, and this month is a special Easter edition of Full Disclosure. In our monthly efforts to catch up with revered classics and widely-considered must-sees that have thus far passed us by, not only are...
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Only China will see Fan Bing Bing in IRON MAN 3
Deadline has confirmed that top Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing's appearance in this summer's Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 3 will be limited to a single scene only included in the Chinese cut of the film. There has been a lingering reluctance...
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HKIFF 2013 Review: WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW? is a Delight
Arvin Chen follows up his excellent debut Au Revoir Taipei with this delightful story of Taipei thirtysomethings reassessing their relationships and sexuality, as the weight of familial responsibility looms. Continuing in a similar vein of light-hearted yet keenly observed romantic comedy...
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Louis Koo & Lau Ching Wan Face the Flames in INFERNO 3D Teaser
Universe has released a stack of publicity materials for its upcoming 3D disaster flick, Inferno 3D. Directed by Danny and Oxide Pang, who have previously dabbled with the technology to less than inspiring effect in Child's Eye and Sleepwalker, are...
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Okinawa International Movie Festival 2013: A Celebration of Laughter & Peace (Part 1)
Running from 23-30 March, the 5th Okinawa International Movie Festival is now in full swing. Celebrities and filmmakers from around the world took to the beach-side red carpet on Saturday night, to the delight of adoring fans and inquisitive filmgoers...
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HELLFJORD Gets US Remake at Showtime
Well, this is exciting news. Deadline is reporting that Norwegian writer/director Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) is re-teaming with producers Adam McKay and Will Ferrell for an English-language version of the superb TV comedy series Hellfjord for Showtime....
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