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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Widescreen Online Review Presents: Soul



Soul

Release: June 19, 2020



Pixar Animation Studios will take you on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions. Disney & Pixar’s “Soul” arrives in theaters on June 19, 2020.



Soul introduces Joe Gardner, a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz. “I think Joe is having that crisis that all artists have,” says Powers. “He’s increasingly feeling like his lifelong dream of being a jazz musician is not going to pan out and he’s asking himself ‘Why am I here? What am I meant to be doing?’ Joe personifies those questions.”



In the film, just when Joe thinks his dream might be in reach, a single unexpected step sends him to a fantastical place where he’s is forced to think again about what it truly means to have soul. That’s where he meets and ultimately teams up with 22, a soul who doesn’t think life on Earth is all it’s cracked up to be. Jamie Foxx lends his voice to Joe, while Tina Fey voices 22. “The comedy comes naturally,” says Murray. “But the subtle emotion that reveals the truth to the characters is really something special.”







Directed by Pete Docter

Produced by Dana Murray

Screenplay by Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers & Tina Fey

Story by Pete Docter

























Starring:

Jamie Foxx

Tina Fey

Questlove

Phylicia Rashad

Daveed Diggs

Angela Bassett




Widescreen Online Review Presents: Soul

Soul
Release: June 19, 2020

Pixar Animation Studios will take you on a journey from the streets of New York City to the cosmic realms to discover the answers to life’s most important questions. Disney & Pixar’s “Soul” arrives in theaters on June 19, 2020.

Soul introduces Joe Gardner, a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz. “I think Joe is having that crisis that all artists have,” says Powers. “He’s increasingly feeling like his lifelong dream of being a jazz musician is not going to pan out and he’s asking himself ‘Why am I here? What am I meant to be doing?’ Joe personifies those questions.”

In the film, just when Joe thinks his dream might be in reach, a single unexpected step sends him to a fantastical place where he’s is forced to think again about what it truly means to have soul. That’s where he meets and ultimately teams up with 22, a soul who doesn’t think life on Earth is all it’s cracked up to be. Jamie Foxx lends his voice to Joe, while Tina Fey voices 22. “The comedy comes naturally,” says Murray. “But the subtle emotion that reveals the truth to the characters is really something special.”


Directed by Pete Docter
Produced by Dana Murray
Screenplay by Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers & Tina Fey
Story by Pete Docter






Starring:
Jamie Foxx
Tina Fey
Questlove
Phylicia Rashad
Daveed Diggs
Angela Bassett

Friday, March 13, 2020

The Many Faces Of Jang Hyuk






South Korean actor Jang Hyuk is one of
the most prolific actors I have discovered since I began watching Asian dramas.
However, Jang Hyuk is only his stage name.  His real name is of Jung Yong Joon and he is also
known for his eccentric roles and his infectious 
laugh. Born on December 20, 1976, he made
his acting debut in 1997, and he married longtime girlfriend Kim Yeo Jin in 2008.
They have three children.




Jang Hyuk has a very versatile acting style
that charm viewers no manner what character he plays. Below are a few of Jang
Hyuk tv dramas each that show his main character in a different and believable
point of view. (
AsianWiki Staff)








·      



 Tell
Me What You Saw
, (OCN / 2020) - Oh Hyun-Jae








Oh Hyun-Jae (Jang Hyuk) used to be a
top criminal profiler. He solved many cases with his skills, but an explosion,
caused by a serial killer, ended the life of his fiancé. After the horrific
incident, Oh Hyun-Jae vanished and he now lives in seclusion. Meanwhile, Cha
Soo-Young (Sooyoung) is a police officer in a rural area. She has a special
ability, which allows her to remember everything that she saw. Due to her
special ability, she is selected as a rookie detective who will partner with Oh
Hyun-Jae informally
(AsianWiki Staff)


·       



















         Voice, OCN / 2017) - Moo
Jin-Hyuk





Moo Jin-Hyuk (Jang Hyuk) was a popular
detective who solved major cases, but after his wife was murdered by a serial
killer his life spiraled down. He is filled with guilt that he was not able to
protect his wife and he secretly looks for her killer.


Meanwhile, Kang Kwon-Joo (Lee Ha-Na)
graduated from the police academy with top marks. She began to work at an
emergency 112 call center. Working there, a brutal murder case takes place and
her father/police sergeant went to the crime scene. Her father is killed there
and Kwon-Joo hears what happened over the phone. Afterward, she goes to the
U.S. to study and comes back to Korea as a professional voice profiler.


Detective Jin-Hyuk and Kang Kwon-Joo
solve cases together. Chasing a serial killer responsible for the deaths of
their family member.


·      



  
The
Merchant: Gaekju 2
, (KBS2 / 2015-2016) - Chun Bong- Sam








Chun Bong-Sam’s (Jang Hyuk) father was
a respected leader of the Chunga Gaekju. Since Chun Bong-Sam was little, he
followed his father and members of the Chunga Gaekju to buy and sell items
nationwide, but he lost his father at the age of 8. His father was framed for
opium possession and was executed. Chun Bong-Sam's older sister then left him
to exact revenge on those that framed their father.





Chun Bong-Sam enters a place which
trains kids to become peddlers. 10 years later, he meets Jo Sung-Joon (Kim
Myung-Soo) who admired his father. Jo Sung-Joon talks to him about money and
how his father was a leader in commerce. Since then, Chun Bong-Sam stands up
against the biggest merchants, Shin Suk-Joo (Lee Deok-Hwa) and Gil So-Gae (Yu
Oh-Seong), who will do anything for money. Chun Bong-Sam strives to become the
wealthiest and most respected merchant.


     



Shine
or Go Crazy
,  (MBC / 2015) - Wang So








Wang So (Jang Hyuk) is the
Prince of Goryeo. He had a lonely childhood, due to his cursed fate. As he
grew up, he realized his talent to become a King. Wang So looks bright, but he
has a wounded mind. One day, he meets Shin Yool (Oh Yeon-Seo), who is the
Last Princess of Balhae. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for
another country. Because of her fate, she faces death. Through a one night
marriage, Wang So and Shin Yool become connected and grow to love each other.


·       



Fated To Love You, (MBC
/ 2014) - Lee Gun








Fated to Love You is a romantic-comedy
drama based around an ordinary woman who happens to spend one night with the
successor of a large company. She’s an average-looking secretary in a law firm
who has a hard time because she can’t say no to her colleagues who dump work on
her. The two cross paths one night after separately drinking a drugged liquid
by accident. She finds out afterward that she’s pregnant. How will they deal
with the situation? What will become of them? Stay tuned to find out.


·       



IRIS 2, (KBS2 / 2013) - Jung
Yoo-Gun








For three years after Baek San (Kim
Young Chul) was arrested for being a member of the secret terrorist
organization known as IRIS, he has been held at a top-security prison on a
remote island. Detective Jung Yoo Gun (Jang Hyuk) is recruited to join the NSS
and become the team leader of a special group known as the TF-A Team to handle
issues of national security. Ji Soo Yeon (Lee Da Hae), Yoo Gun’s childhood
friend, is an Olympic gold medalist sharpshooter who also joins the NSS as a
sniper. They work with Choi Min (Oh Yun Soo), the newly appointed deputy
director of the NSS; Seo Hyun Woo (Yoon Doo Joon), a top agent; and Yoon Si
Hyuk (Lee Joon), the computer genius at NSS Command Center. When a sudden
attack by IRIS agents at the remote prison results in the escape of Baek San,
Yoo Gun and his team deploy an international plan to capture Baek San and bring
down IRIS once and for all. But the mission becomes a personal one for Yoo Gun
in ways he never expected. “IRIS 2” is a 2013 South Korean drama series directed
by Pyo Min Soo. It is the sequel to the original “IRIS” (2009) and “Athena:
Goddess of War” (2010).


·        



Tree With Deep Roots,
(SBS / 2011) - Kang Chae-Yoon








A drama that portrays the serial
killings at the research institute Hall of Worthies 7 days before the proclamation
of the Korean script during the era of Sejong the Great.


































Although this is just a small sampling
of Jang Hyuk works and don’t include his many movies roles, this list of dramas
show the great and enduring versatility of his acting talent.  





Sources:  AsianWiki Staff and Rakuten Viki


-- Widescreen Online Review








The Many Faces Of Jang Hyuk


South Korean actor Jang Hyuk is one of the most prolific actors I have discovered since I began watching Asian dramas. However, Jang Hyuk is only his stage name.  His real name is of Jung Yong Joon and he is also known for his eccentric roles and his infectious laugh. Born on December 20, 1976, he made his acting debut in 1997, and he married longtime girlfriend Kim Yeo Jin in 2008. They have three children.
Jang Hyuk has a very versatile acting style that charm viewers no manner what character he plays. Below are a few of Jang Hyuk tv dramas each that show his main character in a different and believable point of view. (AsianWiki Staff)


·      
 Tell Me What You Saw, (OCN / 2020) - Oh Hyun-Jae

Oh Hyun-Jae (Jang Hyuk) used to be a top criminal profiler. He solved many cases with his skills, but an explosion, caused by a serial killer, ended the life of his fiancé. After the horrific incident, Oh Hyun-Jae vanished and he now lives in seclusion. Meanwhile, Cha Soo-Young (Sooyoung) is a police officer in a rural area. She has a special ability, which allows her to remember everything that she saw. Due to her special ability, she is selected as a rookie detective who will partner with Oh Hyun-Jae informally(AsianWiki Staff)
·       





         Voice, OCN / 2017) - Moo Jin-Hyuk

Moo Jin-Hyuk (Jang Hyuk) was a popular detective who solved major cases, but after his wife was murdered by a serial killer his life spiraled down. He is filled with guilt that he was not able to protect his wife and he secretly looks for her killer.
Meanwhile, Kang Kwon-Joo (Lee Ha-Na) graduated from the police academy with top marks. She began to work at an emergency 112 call center. Working there, a brutal murder case takes place and her father/police sergeant went to the crime scene. Her father is killed there and Kwon-Joo hears what happened over the phone. Afterward, she goes to the U.S. to study and comes back to Korea as a professional voice profiler.
Detective Jin-Hyuk and Kang Kwon-Joo solve cases together. Chasing a serial killer responsible for the deaths of their family member.
·      
   The Merchant: Gaekju 2, (KBS2 / 2015-2016) - Chun Bong- Sam

Chun Bong-Sam’s (Jang Hyuk) father was a respected leader of the Chunga Gaekju. Since Chun Bong-Sam was little, he followed his father and members of the Chunga Gaekju to buy and sell items nationwide, but he lost his father at the age of 8. His father was framed for opium possession and was executed. Chun Bong-Sam's older sister then left him to exact revenge on those that framed their father.

Chun Bong-Sam enters a place which trains kids to become peddlers. 10 years later, he meets Jo Sung-Joon (Kim Myung-Soo) who admired his father. Jo Sung-Joon talks to him about money and how his father was a leader in commerce. Since then, Chun Bong-Sam stands up against the biggest merchants, Shin Suk-Joo (Lee Deok-Hwa) and Gil So-Gae (Yu Oh-Seong), who will do anything for money. Chun Bong-Sam strives to become the wealthiest and most respected merchant.
     
Shine or Go Crazy,  (MBC / 2015) - Wang So

Wang So (Jang Hyuk) is the Prince of Goryeo. He had a lonely childhood, due to his cursed fate. As he grew up, he realized his talent to become a King. Wang So looks bright, but he has a wounded mind. One day, he meets Shin Yool (Oh Yeon-Seo), who is the Last Princess of Balhae. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another country. Because of her fate, she faces death. Through a one night marriage, Wang So and Shin Yool become connected and grow to love each other.
·       
Fated To Love You, (MBC / 2014) - Lee Gun

Fated to Love You is a romantic-comedy drama based around an ordinary woman who happens to spend one night with the successor of a large company. She’s an average-looking secretary in a law firm who has a hard time because she can’t say no to her colleagues who dump work on her. The two cross paths one night after separately drinking a drugged liquid by accident. She finds out afterward that she’s pregnant. How will they deal with the situation? What will become of them? Stay tuned to find out.
·       
IRIS 2, (KBS2 / 2013) - Jung Yoo-Gun

For three years after Baek San (Kim Young Chul) was arrested for being a member of the secret terrorist organization known as IRIS, he has been held at a top-security prison on a remote island. Detective Jung Yoo Gun (Jang Hyuk) is recruited to join the NSS and become the team leader of a special group known as the TF-A Team to handle issues of national security. Ji Soo Yeon (Lee Da Hae), Yoo Gun’s childhood friend, is an Olympic gold medalist sharpshooter who also joins the NSS as a sniper. They work with Choi Min (Oh Yun Soo), the newly appointed deputy director of the NSS; Seo Hyun Woo (Yoon Doo Joon), a top agent; and Yoon Si Hyuk (Lee Joon), the computer genius at NSS Command Center. When a sudden attack by IRIS agents at the remote prison results in the escape of Baek San, Yoo Gun and his team deploy an international plan to capture Baek San and bring down IRIS once and for all. But the mission becomes a personal one for Yoo Gun in ways he never expected. “IRIS 2” is a 2013 South Korean drama series directed by Pyo Min Soo. It is the sequel to the original “IRIS” (2009) and “Athena: Goddess of War” (2010).
·        
Tree With Deep Roots, (SBS / 2011) - Kang Chae-Yoon

A drama that portrays the serial killings at the research institute Hall of Worthies 7 days before the proclamation of the Korean script during the era of Sejong the Great.















Although this is just a small sampling of Jang Hyuk works and don’t include his many movies roles, this list of dramas show the great and enduring versatility of his acting talent.  

Sources:  AsianWiki Staff and Rakuten Viki
-- Widescreen Online Review




Starving for more Asian Drama ... well, Kingdom is back on Neflix

Kingdom Season 2 Streaming Now on Netflix












Some will fall. Some will rise. Blood will spill. A bloody war between the living and the dead that no one can escape! The fate of Joseon hangs in the balance.









Starving for more Asian Drama ... well, Kingdom is back on Neflix

Kingdom Season 2 Streaming Now on Netflix



Some will fall. Some will rise. Blood will spill. A bloody war between the living and the dead that no one can escape! The fate of Joseon hangs in the balance.


Widescreen Online Review Presents: Wonder Woman 1984




Gal Gadot



Wonder Woman 1984

Friday, June 5, 2020







Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.



In 1984, Diana Prince comes into conflict with two formidable foes: Maxwell Lord and the Cheetah, while reuniting with her past love Steve Trevor.





With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, "Wonder Woman 1984" is Warner Bros. Pictures' follow up to the DC Super Hero’s first outing, 2017's record-breaking "Wonder Woman," which took in $822 million at the worldwide box office. The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as The Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope, and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta.













Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot and Stephen Jones are producing the film. Rebecca Steel Roven Oakley, Richard Suckle, Marianne Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Wesley Coller are the executive producers.






Kristen Wiig




Pedro Pascal




Chris Pine



Patty Jenkins directed from a screenplay she wrote with Geoff Johns & David Callaham, story by Jenkins & Johns, based on characters from DC. Joining the director behind the scenes are several members of her "Wonder Woman" team, including director of photography Matthew Jensen, Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto ("Amélie"), and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming ("Topsy-Turvy"). Oscar-nominated editor Richard Pearson ("United 93") is cutting the film. The music is by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer ("Dunkirk," "The Lion King").




Starring:

Gal Gadot

Chris Pine

Kristen Wiig

Pedro Pascal

Robin Wright

Connie Nielsen


Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Presents an Atlas Entertainment/Stone Quarry Production, a Patty Jenkins Film, "Wonder Woman 1984."





--





Gal Gadot

                                 https://twitter.com/i/status/1238479937360687107








From the photo above it can reasonably said that DC and Wonder Bros. are now putting their female superheroes into pants. One of the first to display this new trend is Supergirl on The CW series.






Melissa Marie Benoist






Widescreen Online Review Presents: Wonder Woman 1984

Gal Gadot
Wonder Woman 1984
Friday, June 5, 2020


Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.

In 1984, Diana Prince comes into conflict with two formidable foes: Maxwell Lord and the Cheetah, while reuniting with her past love Steve Trevor.

With director Patty Jenkins back at the helm and Gal Gadot returning in the title role, "Wonder Woman 1984" is Warner Bros. Pictures' follow up to the DC Super Hero’s first outing, 2017's record-breaking "Wonder Woman," which took in $822 million at the worldwide box office. The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as The Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope, and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta.



Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot and Stephen Jones are producing the film. Rebecca Steel Roven Oakley, Richard Suckle, Marianne Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo and Wesley Coller are the executive producers.

Kristen Wiig
Pedro Pascal
Chris Pine
Patty Jenkins directed from a screenplay she wrote with Geoff Johns & David Callaham, story by Jenkins & Johns, based on characters from DC. Joining the director behind the scenes are several members of her "Wonder Woman" team, including director of photography Matthew Jensen, Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto ("Amélie"), and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming ("Topsy-Turvy"). Oscar-nominated editor Richard Pearson ("United 93") is cutting the film. The music is by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer ("Dunkirk," "The Lion King").

Starring:
Gal Gadot
Chris Pine
Kristen Wiig
Pedro Pascal
Robin Wright
Connie Nielsen
Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Presents an Atlas Entertainment/Stone Quarry Production, a Patty Jenkins Film, "Wonder Woman 1984."

--
Gal Gadot
                                 https://twitter.com/i/status/1238479937360687107

From the photo above it can reasonably said that DC and Wonder Bros. are now putting their female superheroes into pants. One of the first to display this new trend is Supergirl on The CW series.

Melissa Marie Benoist

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Reflection: The Top 25 Films Of The Last Century










Recently the Hollywood Reporter posted it 100
Favorite Films
. While the selection of these 100 films and their rating is
the opinion of the Hollywood Reporter(s) involved from that group of films this
reviewer has selected 24 films and added one not mention to this list for the
top 25 films made in the last century.









































































































































Rating


Widescreen
Online Review


Top
25 films






Hollywood




Reporter




1



Die Hard, yes it is a Christmas film.



83




2



E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Where’s the sequel!??



8




3



The Usual Suspects (1995) Most famous quote of all time,  “After that, I guess that you will never
hear from him again. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing
the world he did not exist. And like that... he is gone.” — Verbal (So true.)



48




4



Citizen
Kane (1941), in some cases the measure of love is not in riches and power
freely given, but in a little red wagon -- Rosebud.



3




5



Beauty and the Beast, Feel the love.



86




6



Braveheart (1995), It took the greatest sacrifice to change a
nation.



89




7



Alien (1979) First strong female in a Sci-fi film



42




8



Rear Window (1954) Should we really be spying on our neighbors???



49




9



WarGames (1983) a personal choice of mine because it parallels Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The
incompetent of General Buck Turgidson in the film made him more worry about the Russian
ambassador entering the war room to help avoid war; while in War Game, the
greatest fear was the artificial intelligence of a supercomputer threat to start World War III.






Not
selected




10



Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the
Bomb (1964). Idiots in charge. Hmm.



37




11



Psycho
(1960), I don’t want to take a shower.



41




12



Bonnie
and Clyde (1967) Love that hurts all.



99




13



The
Shining, What can I say, I love Jack in thus.



39




14



One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), the cost of a story can be personal.



30




15



Blade
Runner (1982) What is life? And are we ready for our self-made superiors? No.
Watch I Robot.



29




16



Singin'
in the Rain, A sucker for the old crooners.



26




17



Jaws, the greatest shark
film ever, and I am not saying because I live in Florida. Well, maybe I am.



24




18



Lawrence
of Arabia, an incredible film, an incredible life.



23




19



The
Silence of the Lambs a film that is paralleled by Fox's  series, Prodigal Son, in that
really bad relationships can be deathly intoxicating. While too in the Prodigal Son
the question of “Is hereditary insanity real? Is also asked.






22




20



Raiders
of the Lost Ark, great adventure film. Where the new Indie?



13




21



The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, a great allegory war story






82




22



Star
Wars (1977), Like some thoughts on Hitler and the the Boys From Brazil, could Darth Vidar have been
cloned?



11




23



Jurassic Park (1993) special effects



50




24




The Wizard of Oz, glad that Dorothy made it home; however,  there is
always two sides of a story. Just ask Elphaba. Was she born? Or, was she
made?







2




25



The
Godfather, Marked the ending of the old-time mod boss and the beginning of the corporate crime inc,



1









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