Stars: Antonio Banderas, Ben Kingsley, Liam McIntyre, Chad Lindberg, Gabriella Wright, Cung Le, Mark Rhino Smith, Jiro Wang, Katherine de la Rocha, Lillian Blankenship, Velimir Velev | Written by Tony Mosher, John Sullivan | Directed by Alain Desrochers
Down on his luck and desperate for work, ex-special services veteran Eddie (Banderas) takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job he opens the doors up to a distraught and desperate young girl who has escaped and fled from a hijacking of the Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a trial witness in a briefcase. Hot on her heels is psychopathic hijacker (Ben Kingsley), alongside his resourceful henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate their witness.
The Die Hard template of movie-making (trapped in a locale as invaders take it over) is...
Down on his luck and desperate for work, ex-special services veteran Eddie (Banderas) takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job he opens the doors up to a distraught and desperate young girl who has escaped and fled from a hijacking of the Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a trial witness in a briefcase. Hot on her heels is psychopathic hijacker (Ben Kingsley), alongside his resourceful henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate their witness.
The Die Hard template of movie-making (trapped in a locale as invaders take it over) is...
- 7/11/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The festival was forced to react to anger over the inclusion of Netflix titles, then the Manchester terror attack.
Monday’s night’s devastating attack in Manchester cast a pall over the final throes of a sluggish Cannes market and a festival selection that has lacked exuberance heading into its final stretch.
Flags flew at half-mast on Tuesday and there was a minute’s silence out of respect to the victims of the atrocity.
Swift messages of condolences came from the festival and the local mayor while Pixar cancelled a Cars 3 media event.
Security was never far from the agenda in Cannes. Heavily armed police were a constant presence and Cannes’ heightened state of alert kicked into action on Saturday when an ultimately harmless suspect package resulted in an evacuation of the Debussy during a press screening of Michel Hazanavicius’ Redoubtable.
The sudden death, aged 57, of Busan deputy director Kim Ji-seok at the start of the...
Monday’s night’s devastating attack in Manchester cast a pall over the final throes of a sluggish Cannes market and a festival selection that has lacked exuberance heading into its final stretch.
Flags flew at half-mast on Tuesday and there was a minute’s silence out of respect to the victims of the atrocity.
Swift messages of condolences came from the festival and the local mayor while Pixar cancelled a Cars 3 media event.
Security was never far from the agenda in Cannes. Heavily armed police were a constant presence and Cannes’ heightened state of alert kicked into action on Saturday when an ultimately harmless suspect package resulted in an evacuation of the Debussy during a press screening of Michel Hazanavicius’ Redoubtable.
The sudden death, aged 57, of Busan deputy director Kim Ji-seok at the start of the...
- 5/24/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As my love affair with the horror genre winds down, I find myself starting to gravitate towards the genre’s more outlandish offerings. If something kooky, crazy, or flat-out odd isn’t happening every 15 minutes, then I don’t want any part of it. Call me crazy, but spending time with the “Killjoy” series sounds far more appealing than any of those Ethan Hawke horror flicks. Yeesh. Director Wang Bing’s “Bloody Doll” definitely looks like my kind of jam. I’m not entirely sure what’s happening in the trailer, and I really don’t think it matters much. Taiwanese actor Jiro Wang stars as a bank employee who gets locked inside a secret chamber filled with all sorts of supernatural nastiness. From the looks of things, the cast will have more than bloody dolls to worry about. Also along for the ride are Zhou Qiqi, Don Li, Jiang Jing,...
- 6/18/2013
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
New helmer Hang-Sang Poon's new Chinese horror flick 'Purple House' has received its first teaser trailer. And even though the quality isn't great the movie doesn't look half bad. The ex-cinematographer on such projects as Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Hustle' and Jet Li's 'Fearless'. The movie stars Jiro Wang, Liya Tong, Patrick Tam, Kai Zhong and Jing Jing He. 'Purple House' will arrive in theatres across China from 23 September. Check out the new teaser and the extended plot synopsis below....
- 8/19/2011
- Horror Asylum
The first trailer for a new Chinese haunted house film called The Purple House has hit the web, and it looks like it's got some potential. First time director Hang-Sang Poon may not be a name you're familiar with, but chances are you've seen his work before. He was the cinematographer for Jet Li's Fearless, Kung Fu Hustle, Ip Man 2 and many more films. He's got a great eye and that's reason enough for us to be optimistic about this one. The film stars Jiro Wang, Liya Tong and Patrick Tam and is scheduled for release on September 23rd.
- 8/18/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
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