I won't be going to see "21" and it's not because a review I just read compares the film to a "two-hour commercial for the Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Bureau." And it's not because that same review called lead actor Jim Sturgess "not particularly interesting" and Kate Bosworth an "onscreen vacuum."

No, it's

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The Forbidden Kingdom starts off similar to The Karate Kid with Jason (Michael Angarano),, a boy new to his local high school who loves kung fu movies, but is helpless to defend himself against the neighborhood bullies. These same bullies force him to help them into a pawn shop whose owner is shot but still passes on a mysterio

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Tarantino tells about his Asian influences..

Strange as it may sound, some of the origin of Kill Bill is geographical. Tarantino spent his youth in the South Bay, the region south of Los Angeles in Orange County that includes Manhattan Beach. His previous movie, Jackie Brown (1997) is set in that vicinity and is a showcase f

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HUA PI...or in good ol' English -- Painted Skin. And yes, it's a Mandarin movie title. But no, it's not about body painting. It's a film that's based on one of the scariest ghost stories (by Chinese standards, that is) from the famous classic (yup! It's old!) supernatural-themed short stories collection -- Strange Stories

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