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New Popcorn

Carlo Chong — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:47:57 +0000

I am officially moving NO POPCORN ALLOWED to a proper address over at http://nopopcornallowed.wordpress.com/.

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Resident Evil: Afterlife

Carlo Chong — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:55:36 +0000

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil series)

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter

Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror

Release: September 2010

The Kids Are All Right (Trailer)

Carlo Chong — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:42:10 +0000

Director: Lisa Cholodenko

Starring: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson

Genre: Comedy

Release: July 2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Teaser Trailer)

Carlo Chong — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:15:43 +0000

Director: Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead)

Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Release: August 2010

The Switch (Trailer)

Carlo Chong — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:30:05 +0000

Director: Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory)

Starring: Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Patrick Wilson

Genre: Comedy

Release: August 2010

Execution (A Short Film)

Carlo Chong — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:23:14 +0000

I don’t really post much about my personal film life, but I’m pretty proud of a film I’ve recently done for a film class at my school. The film’s title is Execution and it tells of the son of a wealthy Chinese-Filipino tycoon who gets caught in a web of violence and deceit.

You can view them on YouTube (two parts) via the embedded videos.

PART 1

PART 2

Written, Lensed, Edited, Produced and Directed by
Carlo Chong

Script Supervisor
Dave Anastacio

Original Score by
Nica del Rosario

Starring
Justin Ng
Josef Machuca
Kathleen Go
Marcus Javier
Janeil Tibayan

Tron Legacy (Trailer)

Carlo Chong — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:05 +0000

Director: Joseph Konsinski

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund

Genre: Sci-Fi

Release: December 2010

‘The Hurt Locker’ Takes 6

Carlo Chong — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:09:17 +0000

And when all was said and done, the little film that could, the lowest-grossing Best Picture winner in Oscar history, took home top honors at this year’s Academy Awards, placing Kathryn Bigelow among the ranks of Hollywood immortality.

It was a shame however that Up in the Air couldn’t muster up a single win, though the Precious Adapted Screenplay win was a pleasant surprise.

15/24 of my predictions were right on – and well, I could’ve done a lot worse.

Full list of winners after the cut…

Best Picture: “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Best Director: “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart”
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”
Best Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique in “Precious”
Best Original Screenplay: “The Hurt Locker” Written by Mark Boal
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Precious” Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Best Foreign Language: “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos)” Argentina
Best Animated Film: “Up” Pete Docter
Best Documentary: “The Cove” Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens
Best Cinematography: “Avatar” Mauro Fiore
Best Art Direction: Avatar” Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
Best Costumes: “The Young Victoria” Sandy Powell
Best Editing: “The Hurt Locker” Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Best Score: “Up” Michael Giacchino
Best Song: “The Weary Kind”(Crazy Heart) Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best Makeup: “Star Trek” Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
Best Visual Effects: “Avatar” Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones
Best Sound Editing: “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson
Best Sound Mixing: “The Hurt Locker” Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Best Animated Short: “Logorama” Nicolas Schmerkin
Best Live Action Short: “The New Tenants” Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Best Documentary Short: “Music by Prudence” Roger Ross Williams and Elinor

Final Predictions for the 82nd Academy Awards

Carlo Chong — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:37:27 +0000

Best of luck to Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal and company! Here’s to hoping we don’t have an Avatar-sized upset.

PICTURE

The Hurt Locker

DIRECTOR

Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

ACTOR

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

ACTRESS

Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Mo’Nique, Precious

Full list of predictions after the cut…

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Inglourious Basterds

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Up in the Air

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

A Prophet

ANIMATED FEATURE

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

The Cove

ART DIRECTION

Avatar

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Hurt Locker

COSTUME DESIGN

Bright Star

FILM EDITING

The Hurt Locker

MAKEUP

Star Trek

SCORE

ORIGINAL SONG

“The Weary Kind”, Crazy Heart

SOUND EDITING

Avatar

SOUND MIXING

The Hurt Locker

VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar

LIVE ACTION SHORT

The Door

ANIMATED SHORT

A Matter of Loaf and Death

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Carlo Chong — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:57:54 +0000

Director: Oliver Stone (Wall Street, World Trade Center, W.)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Frank Langella

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Release: April 2010