Archive for September 2013
The Karate Kid #5
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Plot
12-year-old Dre Parker and his mother Sherry move from Detroit to Beijing after getting a job transfer. Dre develops a crush on a young violinist, Mei Ying, who reciprocates his attention, but Cheng, a rebellious kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Mei Ying's, attempts to keep them apart by beating Dre, and later bullies him at school. During the attack, Mr. Han comes to Dre's aid, revealing himself as a kung fu master.
After Han mends Dre's injuries using fire cupping, Dre asks if Mr. Han could teach him kung fu. Han refuses, but meets Cheng's teacher, Master Li, to make peace. Li, who teaches his students to show no mercy to their enemies, challenges Dre to a fight with Cheng. Li tells Han that if Dre does not show up during the tournament he will personally bring pain to Han and Dre.
Dre is shocked when Han tells him that he will fight in a kung fu tournament. Han promises to teach Dre "real" kung fu. Han begins training Dre, Han emphasizes that the movements Dre is learning apply to life in general, and that serenity and maturity, not punches and power, are the true keys to mastering the martial arts.
As Dre's friendship with Mei Ying continues, Dre persuades Mei Ying to cut school for a day of fun, but when she is nearly late for her violin audition which was brought forward a day without their knowledge, her parents deem him a bad influence and forbid her from spending more time with him. Han assists Dre in reading a note of apology to Mei Ying's father in Chinese; he accepts and promises that Mei Ying will attend the tournament to support Dre.
At the tournament, the under-confident Dre is slow to achieve parity with his opponents, but soon begins beating them and advances to the semifinals, as does Cheng, who violently finishes off his opponents. Dre comes up against Liang, badly injured.
Despite Han's insistence that he has earned respect for his performance, Dre convinces Han to mend his leg by using fire cupping in order to continue. Dre returns to the arena, facing Cheng. Dre delivers impressive blows, but Cheng counters with a strike to Dre's injured leg. Dre struggles to get up, and attempts the reflection technique to manipulate Cheng into changing his attack stance. Cheng charges Dre, but Dre flips and catches Cheng with a kick to his head, winning the tournament along with the respect of Cheng and his classmates. Cheng instead of the presenter awards Dre the trophy, and the Fighting Dragon students bow to Mr. Han.
Cast
- Jaden Smith as Dre Parker (德瑞帕克 Déruì Pàkè). A young boy from Detroit, Michigan who is bullied by a kung fu student, and must learn to stand up to him.
- Jackie Chan as Mr. Han (S: 韩先生, T: 韓先生, P: Hán Xiānsheng) the maintenance man who teaches Dre kung fu.
- Taraji P. Henson as Sherry Parker (雪莉帕克 Xuělì Pàkè), Dre's mother. She is very protective of Dre.
- Wenwen Han as Meiying (美莹 Měiyíng, Chen Meiying[6]), Dre's crush who quickly befriends him.
- Zhenwei Wang as Cheng (陆伟程 Lù Wěichéng[6][7]), the main antagonist and student of Master Li.
- Yu Rongguang as Master Li (李师傅 Lǐ-shīfu, Li Quanhe[6]), a Kung Fu teacher who instructs his students to be merciless towards their enemies.
- Ming Xu as Bao
- Ji Wang as Mrs.Po (博太太 Bó Tàitai), the principal of Dre's new school.
- Shijia Lü as Liang (梁子浩 Liáng Zǐhào), a classmate of Cheng's who is instructed by Master Li to cripple Dre during the tournament.
- Yi Zhao as Zhuang
- Tess Liu as History teacher
- Harry Van Gorkum as Music instructor
- Bowen Sheng as himself
- Luke Carberry as Harry (哈里 Hālǐ), a boy who also befriends Dre.
- Cameron Hillman as Mark
- JP Nguyen as Wing Chun practitioner on Wing Chun Dummy
- Sarah Beckley as one of the students on the excursion
- James Haobijam as one of the students
The Answer Man #4
The Answer Man is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hindman with a cast headed by Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham and Lou Taylor Pucci. Filming began on March 23, 2008 in Philadelphia and ended in June 2008
Plot Everyone wants to meet Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels), the world famous author of the best-selling spiritual book Me and God, but crotchety, disgruntled Arlen simply wants to be left alone, and so far he's been successful at keeping his identity a secret. But all that changes when troubled bookstore owner Kris Lucas (Lou Taylor Pucci) discovers his home address and barters books for Arlen's words of wisdom, and a back injury leads the reclusive writer to date chiropractor and overprotective single mother Elizabeth (Lauren Graham). As Arlen's relationships with his newfound friends grow, he must come to terms with his past and the realization that he doesn't hold all the answers.
Cast
- Jeff Daniels as Arlen Faber
- Lauren Graham as Elizabeth
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Kris Lucas
- Thomas Roy as Riley Lucas
- Olivia Thirlby as Anne
- Kat Dennings as Dahlia
- Nora Dunn as Terry Fraser
- Max Antisell as Alex
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Lucky You #3
Lucky You is a 2007 drama film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall. The film was shot on location in Las Vegas. The screenplay was by Hanson and Eric Roth, but the movie was partially inspired by the George Stevens 1970 film The Only Game in Town.The website The-Numbers.com estimated this film's budget at $55 million[1] and its worldwide gross revenue was $8.38 million,[2] making it a box-office bomb—just like its 1970 inspiration.
Plot
Set in 2003, Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) is a young and talented poker player in Las Vegas haunted by his relationship with his estranged father, L.C. Cheever (Robert Duvall), a two-time World Series of Poker Champion. Huck is a regular in Vegas poker rooms but needs $10,000 to get a seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event.After a good night at the Bellagio hotel's poker room, Huck goes to a party and meets aspiring singer Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore), who has just arrived in town. Billie's older sister Suzanne (Debra Messing) warns her that Huck is "hustle 10, commitment zero." Back at the Bellagio, Huck is doing well at the tables before L.C. returns to town from the South of France. Huck greets his father coldly. The two play heads-up.Loan shark Roy Durucher (Charles Martin Smith) tells Huck that he plays poker as well as anybody, except for his reputation as a "blaster" (not patient enough) who always goes for broke. Roy proposes to stake Huck in the $10,000 main-event with a 60% (Roy) — 40% (Huck) split of any winnings, but Huck refuses. After failing to borrow money from his friend Jack (Robert Downey Jr.), Huck goes to Suzanne's place hoping for a loan. Instead he runs into Billie, who gets a call confirming that she has landed a job singing at a club.Huck proposes a celebration and at Binion's Horseshoe he shows her how to play poker. L.C. arrives and shows Huck a wedding ring of Huck's late mother's that Huck had pawned and that L.C. has redeemed. Huck loses his winnings. Over dinner, he explains to Billie that his father stole from his mother before leaving her. Huck says his father taught him how to play on the kitchen table with "pennies, nickels, and dimes." They make love after dinner. As Billie sleeps, Huck steals money from Billie's purse.Huck plays in a "super satellite" for his entry to the main event. He appears to have the seat won, but a misdeal costs him. Roy agrees to stake Huck and even gives him an extra $1200 so that he can repay Billie. He apologizes to her, saying he feels they have a chance at something special. They later run into L.C., who wins all of Huck's stake money for the World Series in a quick poker game.Billie holds the stopwatch in a golfing marathon that Huck must complete in 3 hours to win a bet. She declines to cheat for him when he finishes two seconds too late. When Huck goes to Suzanne's apartment looking for Billie, he learns Billie has gone home to Bakersfield. Huck gets a black eye when Roy's thugs toss him into his empty pool. They warn him to return the $11,200 stake that he owes to Roy or get a seat in the World Series within 48 hours. Huck travels to Bakersfield to tell Billie that he meant what he said when he felt they had a chance at something special.Back in Vegas, having found the entry money, Huck enters the World Series. He and his father both advance to the final table of nine. Billie looks on from the audience as Huck and L.C. have a showdown. Huck deliberately folds a winning hand, going out in third place. A few minutes later, L.C. gets rivered and goes out in second place, losing the title to Jason Keyes (Evan Jones) who had "won his entry in an online satellite" (a nod to Chris Moneymaker, who did win the 2003 Main Event after a similar entry to the tournament).After the tournament, L.C. offers his son a one-on-one rematch, playing only for pennies, nickels, and dimes. Their relationship is restored, as is Huck's and Billie's in the final scene.
Cast
- Eric Bana as Huck Cheever
- Drew Barrymore as Billie Offer
- Robert Duvall as L.C. Cheever
- Debra Messing as Suzanne
- Robert Downey Jr. as Telephone Jack
- Horatio Sanz as Ready Eddie
- Jean Smart as Michelle Carson
- Kelvin Han Yee as Chico Bahn
- Michael Shannon as 'Ray
- Danny Hoch as Bobby Basketball
- Evan Jones as Jason Keyes
Poker players
+ Many of the players seen are actual poker pros. They are:
- Sam Farha
- Chau Giang
- Barry Greenstein
- Jason Lester
- Ted Forrest
- Minh Ly
- John Murphy
- Erick Lindgren
- Daniel Negreanu
- Doyle Brunson
- Johnny Chan
- Hoyt Corkins
- Antonio Esfandiari
- Chris Ferguson
- Dan Harrington
- Phil Hellmuth
- Karina Jett
- John Juanda
- Mike Matusow
- Erik Seidel
- Mimi Tran
- Marsha Waggoner
- Robert Williamson III
- Cyndy Violette
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