Category: Fantasy
Posted on May 20, 2012 |
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Ever After: A Cinderella Story / EverAfter (1998)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
In a re-telling of one of our most beloved tales, a resourceful young woman must overcome the schemes of her evil stepmother to be with the one she loves – the Prince of France – who has fallen for her beauty and intelligence. With the ingenuity of Leonardo Di Vinci and the strength of love, the young woman realizes that the Cinderella story can come true.
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Angelica Huston
Director: Andy Tennant
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Posted on May 15, 2012 |
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A Chinese Tall Story / Ching din dai sing (2005)
Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi
Taking place in the younger days of the famous monk, Tripitaka (known for bringing the sacred Bhuddist sutras from India to China), the film tells a fantastical adventure of the monk and his three disciples. On their way to the city of Shache, the monk narrowly escapes an attack from a group of demons. While trying to think of a way to rescue his disciples, he is captured by the king of reptiles and placed under the vigilance of Meiyan, an ugly demon who falls in love with the monk. Luckily, a princess from another galaxy rescues the monk, deeply affecting Meiyan, who pursues the two. In a twist of fate, the ugly Meiyan decides to help her beloved and teams up with the princess to rescue Tripitaka's three disciples.
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Bingbing Fan, Bo-lin Chen, Isabella Leong, Kenny Kwan, Steven Cheung
Director: Jeffrey Lau
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Tags: Bingbing Fan, Bo-lin Chen, Charlene Choi, Isabella Leong, Jeffrey Lau, Kenny Kwan, Nicholas Tse, Steven Cheung
Posted on May 13, 2012 |
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Rest on Your Shoulder / Jian Shang Die (2011)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Bao sacrifices herself, becoming a butterfly, to save her sick fiance and discovers in the process how true their love is.
Starring: Kun Chen, Yiyan Jiang, Lunmei Kwai, Gigi Leung
Director: Jacob Cheung
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Posted on May 11, 2012 |
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A Chinese Ghost Story / A Chinese Fairy Tale / Sien nui yau wan (2011)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
In this remake of the 1987 Tsui Hark film, a young man Yan Chixia decides to become an exorcist and heads for the haunted Nanyak Temple in Black Mountain. He experienced many dangerous battles with demons in Black Mountain. His sword became more fearful, and he gets more powerful and confident. He overcomes all the spirits and monsters until the day he falls in love with the beautiful ghost Nie Xiaoqian and their sad story begins.
Starring: Louis Koo, Yifei Liu, Shao-qun Yu, Kara Hui, Elvis Tsui
Director: Wilson Yip
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Tags: Elvis Tsui, Kara Hui, Louis Koo, Shao-qun Yu, Wilson Yip, Yifei Liu
Posted on May 10, 2012 |
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children / Fainaru fantajî VII: Adobento chirudoren (2005)
Action | Animation | Anime | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
This computer animated film picks up where the Playstation Final Fantasy VII video game left off. Cloud, the hero of the game, has retired into seclusion, but when a mysterious and lethal disease known as Geostigma begins to spread across the planet, and three powerful, villainous children appear, he reluctantly emerges to face the new and mysterious threats. Featuring some of the most spectacularly lavish computer graphics ever created, 'Advent Children' continues the complex and compelling tradition that has made the Final Fantasy series one of the most popular games of all time.
Starring: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shotaro Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto, Keiji Fujiwara, Taiten Kusunoki, Yûji Kishi, Kenji Nomura
Director: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
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Tags: Ayumi Ito, Keiji Fujiwara, Kenji Nomura, Maaya Sakamoto, Shotaro Morikubo, Taiten Kusunoki, Takahiro Sakurai, Takeshi Nozue, Tetsuya Nomura, Yûji Kishi
Posted on May 10, 2012 |
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The Sorcerer and the White Snake / Bai she chuan shuo (2011)
Action | Fantasy
Previously titled "It's Love" and "Madame White Snake", this is yet another movie adaptation of the popular old Chinese tale about a scholar who falls in love with a woman, not knowing she is a 1000-year-old serpent who has taken on human form. White Snake (Eva Huang), in the reincarnation of a beautiful lady, falls in love with a young herbalist Xu Xian (Raymond Lam). With help of Green Snake (Charlene Choi), she enters the human world to marry him. However, Fa Hai (Jet Li), a sorcerer from Jin Shan Temple, chances upon her and a fiery battle ensues.
Starring: Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Raymond Lam, Charlene Choi, Zhang Wen, Vivian Hsu, Miriam Yeung, Kar-Ying Law, Suet Lam, Chapman To, Sonija Kwok, Alfred Hsing, Wu Jiang
Director: Siu-Tung Ching
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Tags: Alfred Hsing, Chapman To, Charlene Choi, Jet Li, Kar-Ying Law, Miriam Yeung, Raymond Lam, Shengyi Huang, Siu-Tung Ching, Sonija Kwok, Suet Lam, Vivian Hsu, Wu Jiang, Zhang Wen
Posted on May 2, 2012 |
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Armageddon / Tin dei hung sam (1997)
Action | Comedy | Fantasy
In the near future 10 men are voted as the 10 who could lead the world; on the list is leading Hong Kong scientist Dr. Ken (Andy Lau). When some of the other important figures on the list start dying in suspicious cases of spontaneous human combustion, the Hong Kong CID and the British MI6 get involved to try and protect Dr. Ken. Ken's close friend in the Hong Kong police, Chiu (Anthony Wong) helps Ken stay out of trouble.
Starring: Andy Lau, Michelle Reis, Anthony Wong, Claudia Lau, Angel Wong, Yiu-Cheung Lai, Vincent Kok
Director: Gordon Chan
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Posted on May 1, 2012 |
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Time Bandits (1981)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A curious boy named Kevin is whisked away from his dreary English home by six mischievous dwarfs who have stolen/borrowed a map from the Supreme Being. The map reveals "time holes" that allow them to travel through history where they meet Robin Hood, King Agamemnon, and Napoleon and steal their treasures. However, the Supreme Being really wants his map back and continually interrupts Kevin and the time bandits as they rob their way through time.
Starring: Michael Palin, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Tags: Ian Holm, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Terry Gilliam
Posted on April 28, 2012 |
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Eva (2011)
Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Set in 2041, Alex Garel is a well-known robot programmer who after 10 years returns to his home town to work in his old university when his friend Julia offers him a job like programmer in a project to create a new line of robot child.
Starring: Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura, Alberto Ammann, Claudia Vega, Lluís Homar
Director: Kike Maíllo
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Tags: Alberto Ammann, Claudia Vega, Daniel Brühl, Kike Maíllo, Lluís Homar, Marta Etura
Posted on April 28, 2012 |
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi
The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken total control over the building of a media mogul. In this follow-up feature to the cult hit Gremlins, Billy Peltzer and Kate Beringer move to New York City and meet up with their Mogwai friend, Gizmo, when a series of accidents creates a new generation of diverse gremlins. Billy, Kate, and Gizmo must once again use all their experience to prevent another catastrophe!
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Christopher Lee, Robert Prosky
Director: Joe Dante
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Tags: Christopher Lee, Joe Dante, John Glover, Phoebe Cates, Robert Prosky, Zach Galligan
Posted on April 28, 2012 |
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Gremlins (1984)
Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
A wholesome, picture-postcard town is turned upside-down at Christmas, when "gremlins"– some impish little creatures–are accidentally unleashed and wreck havock.
Starring: Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain, Phoebe Cates, Polly Holliday
Director: Joe Dante
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Tags: Frances Lee McCain, Hoyt Axton, Joe Dante, Phoebe Cates, Polly Holliday, Zach Galligan
Posted on April 24, 2012 |
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Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a prince was buried and his tomb eternally curses so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on a greedy search for treasure, a group of archaeologists break the curses seal of the tomb. Every man vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a log book – and a deadly warning of the legend of the bloodthursty TALOS. Fifty years later the log book ends up in the hands of the granddaughter of the head archaeologist, and she defiantly sets out to retrace his steps. Discovering the forbidden treasure, she recovers a sacred amulet and once again unleashes the savage power of the tomb.
Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee
Director: Russell Mulcahy
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Posted on April 19, 2012 |
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Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Action | Fantasy | Horror
The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
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Posted on April 17, 2012 |
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Bunraku (2010)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
A mysterious drifter and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi both arrive in a town that has been terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The Bartender at the Horseless Horseman Saloon, the two eventually join forces to bring down the corrupt and contemptuous reign of Nicola, the awesomely evil "woodcutter" and his lady Alexandra, a femme fatale with a secret past. This classic tale is re-vitalized and re-imagined in an entirely fresh visual context, set in a unique world that mixes skewed reality with shadow-play fantasy, a place where even the landscape can betray you.
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, Gackt, Shun Sugata, Jordi Mollà, Emily Kaiho
Director: Guy Moshe
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Tags: Demi Moore, Emily Kaiho, Gackt, Guy Moshe, Jordi Mollà, Josh Hartnett, Kevin McKidd, Ron Perlman, Shun Sugata, Woody Harrelson
Posted on April 16, 2012 |
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Blithe Spirit (1945)
Comedy | Fantasy
In David Lean's adaptation of Noel Coward's three-act farce, an English mystery novelist invites a medium over for dinner in the hopes of gathering enough material for his latest book, as well as exposing her as a charlatan. However, a series of incidents occur during the course of the evening, which result in a chain of supernatural events being set in motion which wreak havoc on his present marriage, while bringing to light serious flaws in his previous one.
Starring: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford
Director: David Lean
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Posted on April 16, 2012 |
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The Ant Bully (2006)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
When you're as small as an ant, the world is big – and adventure is bigger! That's what young Lucas discovers after he aims his water pistol at some hapless ants. They retaliate with a secret potion that shrinks "the Destroyer" to their size… and turns an anthill into a mountain of thrills, action and laughs! Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti head the voice cast of this rollicking, warm-hearted family treat.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler Eisen
Director: John A. Davis
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Posted on April 14, 2012 |
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Kate & Leopold (2001)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Kate McKay is all business and has no time for anyone, especially her ex-boyfriend neighbor, who keeps claiming he discovered a portal in time. He is true however and upon a trip back to the 1800's an inquisitive, gentlemanly duke named Leopold follows him back to the modern day. Leopold is fascinated by a modern woman like Kate who herself begins to appreciate his old fashioned ways.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber
Director: James Mangold
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Posted on April 14, 2012 |
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FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | Thriller
There's magic in the rainforest and it's called FernGully. Deep in the heart of the forest awaits a paradise filled with tiny sprites, winged fairies and tree spirits who all live in joyful harmony. But when their home is threatened by humans, one courageous spirit gives her all to save it.
Starring: Tim Curry, Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Grace Zabriskie
Director: Bill Kroyer
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Posted on April 10, 2012 |
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Thumbelina (1994)
Animation | Family | Fantasy
Hans Christian Andersen's heartwarming tale about a thumbsized princess comes to vivid life. A wisp of a girl named Thumbelina is born inside a tulip. Although her stature is small, her adventures are fantastic and bigger than life.
Starring: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
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Tags: Barbara Cook, Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Jodi Benson
Posted on April 3, 2012 |
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Re-Cycle / Gwai wik (2006)
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Re-Cycle, a romance novelist (Angelica Lee) announces the title of her next project – Land of the Dead. After running out of ideas, she deletes all drafts from her computer. Then she starts seeing a strange woman over and over again and stories described in her drafts all come alive. She decides to follow the woman, who leads her to an unknown land.
Starring: Angelica Lee, Siu-Ming Lau, Zeng Qi Qi, Rain Li, Lawrence Chou
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
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Tags: Angelica Lee, Danny Pang, Lawrence Chou, Oxide Pang, Rain LI, Siu-Ming Lau, Zeng Qi Qi
