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Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'chowyun'

May 25, 2007

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend Paris Je T'Aime - A love letter to the city of love, taking the form of a series of vignettes that tell stories of unusual encounters in the various neighborhoods of the city, each directed by a different famous director (including the Coen Brothers, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven, and Walter Salles) and starring a different team of famous stars (including Natalie Portman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elijah......

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April 18, 2007

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. SwitchPlanet sounds like a pretty cool little idea. You create a free account, put together a list of things you'd like to trade (like used DVDs, CDs, and video games that you're done with), and then set up free trades with other people on the site. The idea is for people to get more of what they like without having to......

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December 22, 2006

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Curse of the Golden Flower - Zhang Yimou does the epic period melodrama thing with Chow Yun Fat as the Emperor of 10th Century China, and Gong Li as the ailing Empress, who's been having an affair with her stepson. The plot summary (which you can read here) is quite complex, so we won't go into any more detail - suffice it to say there's lots......

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March 16, 2006

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. As everyone knows, there's nothing Hollywood loves more than a remake. Two of the more interesting recently announced remakes are a new version of the classic 1941 Universal horror flick, The Wolf Man, this one starring the excellent Benicio Del Toro as the titular character that was originally played by Lon Chaney, Jr; and an American remake of one of John Woo's most......

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