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Plot Summary: A young Buddhist monk named Tang Sanzang embarks on a journey to battle demons using a non-violent approach. Along the way, he encounters a demon hunter named Duan who falls in love with him, as well as the legendary Monkey King and other future disciples. This imaginative prequel to the classic Journey to the West story shows how Tang assembled his famous companions. Directors: Stephen Chow, Derek Kwok Writers: Stephen Chow, Derek Kwok, Xin Huo, Yun Wang, Fung Chih Chiang, Lu Zheng Yu, Jiro Lee, Ivy Kong Based on: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en Producers: Stephen Chow, Wang Zhonglei, Zhang Dajun, Ivy Kong Cinematography: Sung Fai Choi Music: Raymond Wong Starring: Shu Qi as Duan Wen Zhang as Tang Sanzang Huang Bo as Sun Wukong Chen Bing Qiang as Zhu Bajie Jiro Lee as Sha Wujing Show Lo as Prince Important Cheng Sihan ...

Plot Summary: A young boy named Omri discovers that his ordinary cupboard and a simple key have the power to bring small plastic toys to life. When his miniature toy Indian, Little Bear, comes to life, Omri embarks on a journey of friendship, responsibility, and understanding as he learns the true weight of caring for a living being. A heartwarming story of adventure and growth unfolds, combining the wonder of childhood imagination with meaningful life lessons. Director: Frank Oz Producer: Kathleen Kennedy Screenplay: Melissa Mathison, based on the novel by Lynne Reid Banks Starring: Hal Scardino as Omri Litefoot as Little Bear David Keith as Boone Rishi Bhat as Patrick Lindsay Crouse as Jane Richard Jenkins as Victor Steve Coogan as Tommy Atkins   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Frank Oz: What Happened Here? Here we are again, exploring m...

Plot Summary: On the alien world of Thra, a young Gelfling named Jen embarks on a perilous quest to heal the fractured Dark Crystal and restore balance to his world, facing the sinister Skeksis and uncovering ancient truths along the way. Director: Jim Henson and Frank Oz Producers: Jim Henson, Gary Kurtz Screenplay: David Odell Starring: Stephen Garlick as  Jen Lisa Maxwell as  Kira Billie Whitelaw as Aughra Barry Denne  as the Skeksis Chamberlain Jerry Nelson as the Skeksis Emperor   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Monumental Feat of Imagination and Craft We begin our journey through the filmography of Frank Oz with The Dark Crystal, an awe-inspiring achievement that epitomizes dedication and creativity. Five years of painstaking effort brought to life a cinematic marvel brimming with intricate animatronics, puppetry, and surreal alien lands...

Dancing Mary is a 2019 Japanese fantasy film directed and written by Sabu. It stars Naoto, alongside a supporting cast featuring Aina Yamada, Nozomi Bando, Ryo Ishibashi, and Kaito Yoshimura. After its world premiere at Sitges Film Festival on October 9, 2019, the film was set to be released on November 5, 2021, in Japan, after it won several awards including Jury's Special Award at Fantasporto in 2020. source: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dancing_Mary When a faded dancehall is slated for demolition, civil servant Kenji is assigned the task of exorcising the spirit of its former owner, the eponymous Mary. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12825596/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Haunted Dancehall Comedy with a Dash of Yakuza KRASNAYA: Hey Freddy! Well, today we complete our 10-day marathon dedicated to the talented director SABU and we close it with the 2019 film - Dancing Mary. Again, we had a fusion in front of us. SAB...

Upside Down is a 2012 Canadian-French romantic science fiction film written and directed by Juan Diego Solanas, starring Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst. The film was released in France on 27 March 2013 (Mauvais Genre Film Festival) and, more generally, on 1 May 2013 through the local branch of Warner Bros, while Samuel Goldwyn Films (uncredited) and Millennium Entertainment bought the North American and Lionsgate bought the United Kingdom distribution rights. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upside_Down_(film) Adam is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe. He lives humbly trying to make ends meet, but his romantic spirit holds on to the memory of a girl he loved once upon a time from another world, an inverted affluent world with its own gravity, directly above but beyond reach... a girl named Eden. Their childhood flirtation becomes an impossible love. But when he catches a glimpse of grownup Eden on television, nothing will get in the way of gettin...

Survive Style 5+ is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Gen Sekiguchi. It stars Tadanobu Asano, Kyōko Koizumi, Reika Hashimoto, Jai West, Sonny Chiba and Vinnie Jones. Director Gen Sekiguchi and screenwriter Taku Tada, phenomenally successful award winners in Japan's advertising industry, make their feature-film debut with the fast-paced omnibus film, Survive Style 5+, which incorporates five strange tales that occasionally intersect. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survive_Style_5%2B A man continually trying and failing to get his wife to stay dead; a self-absorbed ad agency creative director who comes up with one unworkable inane idea after another; a British hitman who only wants to know everyone's function in life; and an unfortunate office worker and father whose brain is left scrambled after a stage hypnotist is murdered in mid-performance. Starting off as unrelated plot lines, they intertwine with each other as they continue on their respective ways. Writte...

Tideland is a 2005 British-Canadian fantasy thriller film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel of the same name. The cast includes: Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Janet McTeer, Jennifer Tilly and Jeff Bridges. The film was shot in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and surrounding area in the fall and winter of 2004. Filmmaker David Cronenberg described the film as a "poetic horror film", a quote which was used in the advertising campaign for the theatrical release. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tideland_(film) Pre-teen Jeliza-Rose's parents are hopeless drug addicts. When pa, rocker Noah, finds ma's OD'd, he fears to be charged with homicide and takes Jeliza along to his ma's place, in a desolate country region. With Noah passed out, the girl mentally transfers to a fantasy world she and her doll heads enter magically. Jeliza's adventures also star the crazy locals, notably Dell, and Dell...

The Zero Theorem is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, written by Pat Rushin, and starring Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry, and David Thewlis. Gilliam has called it the final part of a dystopian satire trilogy or "Orwellian triptych" begun with 1985's Brazil and continued with 1995's 12 Monkeys. Pat Rushin was inspired to write the film by the book of Ecclesiastes, which he felt suggested such questions as "What is the value of life? What is the meaning of existence? What's the use?" Rushin wrote the 145-page first draft in ten days, with "no idea what [he] was doing". In an e-mail sent to production designer Dave Warren, director Terry Gilliam concisely stated the look he intended for the film: "Neo Rauch + Ukelele Ike = The Zero Theorem" source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zero_Theorem A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his ...