November 20, 2009

Recommended movies of the week!

Gokusen The Movie

GOKUSEN is a popular manga series that started running from 2000 to 2007. In 2002, it was adapted into a TV series with great success and a 2nd season followed in 2005. In 2008, the series returned for its 3rd and final season and was the best-rated TV series for the year. This film will conclude the popular series.

Kumiko Yamaguchi, aka Yankumi, oversees the new students of Class 3D of Akado High School. Her class is full of delinquents, but she tries her hardest to teach them not just about academics (her subject is Mathematics), but about lessons of life. However, shes also the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss, Kuroda of the Kuroda Ikka, and is seen as the next in line to head the family business.

Her true passion lies in teaching however, and she's forced to lead a double life and keep her family a secret from the public. However, her Yakuza upbringing also happens to give her the strength and the experience to reach out to her students, and at the same time provides many moments of comedic relief.

Cast: Yukie Nakama, Kazuya Kamenashi, Katsuhisa Namase
Director: Toya Sato
Genre: Comedy
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 19 November 2009
Running Time: 121 minutes

Raging Phoenix

Deu (JeeJa Yanin), a girl with equally high degree of recklessness and beauty has never experienced 'true love'. Her life changes completely when some gangsters try to kidnap her and she narrowly escapes with the help of Sanim, a sad looking stranger with a painful past. Waking up in an abandoned factory, she joins his friends who practice a form of drunken Thai break-dancing martial arts that they dub Meyraiyuth. Sanim and his friends, having had loved ones abducted, join forces to get back at the kidnappers.

Cast: Jija Yanin, Kazu Patrick Tang, Nui Saendaeng
Director: Rashane Limtrakul
Genre: Action
Language: Thai
Release Date: 19 November 2009
Running Time: 114 minutes

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the story of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the crafty creature.

Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
Director: Wes Anderson
Genre: Animation
Language: English
Release Date: 19 November 2009
Running Time: 87 minutes



Other recommended movies includes 2012, Amelia, Astro Boy, My Girlfriend is an Agent, My Sister's Keeper

Disclaimer: I do not own the above pictures and descriptions

April 08, 2009

Playing with Canon SX110 IS

IMG_0005Just bought a Canon SX110 IS recently and playing with the functions, the 10X optical zoom is excellent!