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Articles tagged "chow yun fat" NewsTia Dalma of ‘Pirates’ was a role to dye forby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][25.May.07] :. Tia Dalma, the sultry, scary, tattooed voodoo priestess, played a pivotal role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. But her part is vastly more important in the third film in...  Film ReviewPirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[24.May.07] :. In the just-in-time for Memorial Day weekend Pirates sequel, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) pursues pleasure with the sort of determination usually associated with moviegoers.  The PopMatters Summer 2007 Movie Preview FeatureMonkey Business (Part 1: May)by Bill Gibron[1.May.07] :. Talk about frontloading your approach. Each week in this first full month of patented popcorn movies finds another famous franchise icon making a major blockbuster bow. Only truly disastrous results from these guaranteed crowd-pleasers will keep the coffers from clogging with cash. The PopMatters Summer 2007 Movie Preview  Film ReviewCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)by Lucas HilderbrandThe film's narrative unfolds slowly -- too slowly at first. Film ReviewCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)by Oliver WangOne doesn't need a Kung Fu Cinema background to enjoy 'Crouching Tiger', but it helps in appreciating how the movie builds on -- and arguably surpasses -- that rich cinematic tradition.  Film ReviewThe Corruptor (1999)by Cynthia Fuchs'You don't change Chinatown. Chinatown changes you.' So warns Detective Nick Chen (Chow Yun Fat), upon meeting his squeaky clean newbie partner, Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg) in The Corruptor. And so persists the myth of Chinatown. Alluring, strange, and always inscrutable, in the movies it remains an uncrackable bastion of Otherness. |
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