The newly remodelled Shanghai Bund has proven popular with hotel brands looking to cash in on Shanghai’s ever-growing popularity. From the cool new Waterhouse on the South Bund to the austere Art Deco glamor of The Peninsula, the historic waterfront has seen its fair share of new openings...
Uncle Boonmee is dying. Afflicted with kidney failure, he journeys back to his remote farm with his disabled sister-in-law, Jen, and young relative Tong. One night, the three outsiders are having dinner when Boonmee’s dead wife and disappeared son materialize to fill the empty seats. Boonmee...
The Green Hornet franchise has a long history, starting out as a radio program in the 1930s and reaching its zenith with a 26-episode series in the late 1960s. Given its background, and with the usually inventive Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) at the helm, 2011’s The...
There may not be any pink sakura blossoms in February, but the winter wonderland is still at its peak. To get your fix of the white stuff, travel to Japan’s northernmost point for the 62nd Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb 7-13. With a vast number of ice art pieces crafted by artists from all over...
Whether you’re a fan or not, U2 3D is gonna rock you out of your seats. The strength of this movie experience is the presence of the phenomenal Irish band on the big screen in their full 3D glory. You get to see close-ups of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen and their dramatic...
If you can look past its obvious references to movies like Coyote Ugly, Showgirls, Evita, Moulin Rouge and even Cabaret, Burlesque, the star vehicle for aspiring actress and pop star Christina Aguilera is actually pretty enjoyable. The song-and-dance numbers are show-stopping, although the film...
If you’ve longed to see Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway rekindle their Brokeback Mountain romance or if you’ve always wanted to watch Donnie Darko plough Princess Mia in extensive detail, your wait is over.
It’s 1996 and Jamie Randall (Gyllenhaal) is a potential-wasting ladies...
If Jonathan Swift were alive to see his satire brought into the 21st century, he would weep. Weep, not because Gulliver’s Travels is a terrible film, but because of what it might have been.
Lemuel Gulliver (Jack Black) is an aimless mailroom guy at a New York newspaper. Wanting to impress...
We love Johnny Depp. We love how the man can elevate silly films (like the Pirates of the Caribbean series) to fun, frothy entertainment. And in the Golden Globe-nominated The Tourist with the always gorgeous (but predictable) Angelina Jolie, he delivers his goofy, flawless charm in spades,...
After all that hype, the year’s supposed IT film, Tron: Legacy, turns out to be just another average sci-fi flick. But it’s not all bad news: The film probably is one of the best looking and stylish we’ve seen after this year’s Inception, replete with neon-lit retro-fitted...
