The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a 2008 science fiction film directed by Chris Carter, and written by Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the second feature film based on Carter's TV series The X-Files, following the 1998 film. The stars of the TV series, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, reprise their respective roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

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The film was first anticipated in November 2001 to follow the conclusion of the ninth season of the TV series, but it remained in development hell for six years before entering production in December 2007 in Vancouver. Many of those involved in the film, including Carter, Duchovny and 20th Century Fox, have spoken of its story as one that would stand apart from the alien abduction conspiracy story of the television series. The film is scheduled to be released on July 24, 2008 in Australia and Germany, July 25, 2008 in North America, August 1, 2008 in the United Kingdom, and July 31, 2008 in Kuwait.

The movie will be a standalone thriller/horror story, similar to many of the "monster-of-the-week" episodes that were frequently seen in the TV series.

In an interview published March 27, 2008, Carter stated that the film would be consistent with the entire X-Files story arc, as Scully's child William would "not go unconsidered" in the film, and that it "takes place in the present and uses a story envisioned when the series ended".

In addition, photos of Duchovny and Anderson embracing and kissing appeared on Internet fan sites in early March 2008, fueling speculation about a romantic subplot between their characters. Duchovny dismissed the rumors and described the kiss as a practical joke, adding, "We staged that."

Cast
David Duchovny as Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully
Amanda Peet as ASAC Dakota Whitney
Billy Connolly as Father Joseph Crissman
Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner as Agent Mosley Drummy

Music
The score to the film was composed by series veteran Mark Snow. He recorded the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in May 2008 at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox in Century City, California. British performers UNKLE will record a new version of the theme music for the end credits to the movie

Movie Info
Directed by Chris Carter
Produced by Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Written by Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter
Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
Music by Mark Snow
Cinematography Bill Roe
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) July 24, 2008 (2008-07-24)
Language English
Preceded by The X-Files
Rating PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.

External Links
Official Website

Red Cliff

Episode 1
The film opens with a scene in the Imperial Court of the Han Dynasty in Xuchang in the summer AD 208. The Prime Minister Cao Cao requests for the Emperor Xian's permission to launch a campaign against the warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan in southern China, whom he considered to be rebels against the Han Dynasty. The Emperor hesitated, but reluctantly agreed after Cao Cao spoke of his contributions and loyalty to the Han Dynasty (rescuing the Emperor when he was in exile, uniting northern China). A court official Kong Rong openly challenged Cao Cao, denouncing him as a traitor with the intention of usurping the throne. Kong also claimed that Liu Bei and Sun Quan had no intentions of rebelling, especially when the former was the Emperor's uncle. Subsequently, Kong Rong was executed and Cao Cao was put in command of the Imperial Army and set forth on his campaign.

Cao Cao's mighty army conquered the southern lands with the force and speed equivalent to that of a tidal wave sweeping over the shore. Meanwhile, Liu Bei had abandoned the city of Xinye and was leading his army and civilians who were unwilling to be under Cao Cao's rule on an exodus. However, Cao Cao's calvary caught up with Liu Bei and a great battle ensued near Changban. Zhang Fei, sworn brother of Liu Bei, had personally led a small group of soldiers armed with reflective shields to hold off the enemy while buying time for the civilians to escape. As the enemy soldiers approached, Zhang's troops used their shields to reflect sunlight into the eyes of the enemy's horses, throwing them into chaos and seizing the opportunity to strike back. At the same time, Zhao Yun set off in search of Liu Bei's wives and son, whom were separated amidst the chaos. Zhao Yun found Lady Mi, who was desperately trying to protect the infant Liu Shan from being seized by enemy soldiers. She was severely wounded and commited suicide by drowning herself in a well after entrusting Liu Shan to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun fought bravely and managed to break out after being surrounded by the enemy.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's chief advisor, managed to bring Guan Yu, sworn brother of Liu Bei, to assist Zhang Fei. Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu bravely held off the enemy until the last group of civilians had evacuated. Guan Yu stayed on alone to hold off the enemy and was surrounded by several enemy soldiers. He threw his halberd towards Cao Cao, barely missing the latter by an inch. Later, Cao Cao gave orders to let Guan Yu off, saying that Guan Yu could have killed him earlier but decided to spare him.

After the battle at Changban, Zhuge Liang set forth for Wu on a diplomatic mission to negotiate for an alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Sun Quan was in the midst of a dilemma, unsure whether to oppose Cao Cao or surrender. His advisors had been desperately trying to persuade him to surrender, while his military officers were advocating war. Zhuge Liang urged Sun Quan to form the alliance with Liu Bei against Cao Cao, but Sun Quan replied by putting his hand on Zhuge Liang's shoulder and saying that he needed more time to think about it. Lu Su then brought Zhuge Liang to meet Wu's great viceroy and chief commander of Wu's army Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was busy training his troops at Chi Bi with Gan Ning. Zhuge Liang had a short discussion with Zhou Yu about war. A scene was featured in which Zhou Yu demonstrated his appreciation for music and the strong discipline enforced in his army.

Later, Zhou Yu went home where his horse had just given birth to a foal. His wife Xiao Qiao was overjoyed as though she had a child of her own. Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu had a music duet in which their ideas were conveyed by playing the zither. Zhuge Liang understood that Zhou Yu supported war against Cao Cao. Meanwhile in Cao Cao's camp, he had just recruited two new generals named Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, both of whom were surrendered generals and well-versed in naval warfare. At the same time, Cao Cao also boasted of his army's might and expressed his desire to possess the beautiful Xiao Qiao. At the same time, Sun Quan had finally made up his decision to form an alliance with Liu Bei and launch a war against Cao Cao after a tiger hunt. He drew his sword and sliced off a corner of the table, saying to his subjects, "Whoever who speaks of surrender shall end up like this table!" Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Cheng Pu as the main commanders of his army.

Zhou Yu and his generals went on a tour of Liu Bei's camp, exchanging ideas and having insights into Liu Bei's army. They formulated a plan to engage Cao Cao's army, which was moving towards Wu on both land and water. The first battle started, with Sun Shangxiang, Sun Quan's younger sister, luring Cao Cao's vanguard army into the Eight Tiagrams Formation, where Cao's army was utterly defeated by the allied forces. Cao Cao learnt of the defeat, but showed no disappointment at all. He proceeded to lead to his army to camp on the opposite side of the river, directly facing the allied army's camp at Chi Bi. At the same time, the allied forces were throwing a banquet to celebrate their victory.

Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang had a discussion on the new plan to combat Cao Cao's forces. Zhou Yu stated that Cao Cao's next move was still unclear although they had scored a victory against Cao Cao's vanguard army. Zhou Yu then said to Zhuge Liang that he hoped they would not become enemies in the future, and if that is so, they would each serve their respective lords. By sending a pigeon he had cared for the past few days to scout Cao Cao's army, Zhuge Liang discovered the enemy's formation. The film ends with Zhou Yu lighting his minature-sized ships on a map based on the battle formation with a torch.

The plot continues in episode 2.

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Differences between the movie and the novel

• Kong Rong was sentenced to execution by Cao Cao after he spoke ill of the latter before an emissary from Sun Quan, whereas in the movie he was executed for openly challenging Cao Cao and denouncing him as a traitor with the intention of usurping the throne before the emperor.


• In history, Lady Gan of Liu Bei's two wives survived the Battle of Changban unlike in the movie where she was killed by enemy soldiers amidst the chaos. In addition, Liu Bei had numerous sons, and the son portrayed in the story was not his only "remaining bloodline". In reality, his two daughters were captured in the battle.


• Zhang Fei and a few soldiers met Cao Cao's troops at a bridge where Zhang Fei bellowed at the enemy, striking fear into them such that they did not dare to advance. In the movie, Zhang Fei led an army of 1000 to engage the enemy head on.


• Guan Yu only arrived to reinforce Liu Bei's retreating army after Zhao Yun had rescued Liu Shan. He did not stay behind to hold off the enemy forces alone like in the movie.


• Zhuge Liang met Sun Quan personally and discussed about the alliance with him in a private conversation unlike in the movie where the duo met during an assembly of all the subjects of Wu.


• Zhou Yu was training his troops at Chaisang prior to the Battle of Red Cliffs and not at Red Cliff.


• Zhuge Liang first met Zhou Yu at the latter's residence unlike in the movie where they met at the military training grounds.


• Cao Cao had never met Xiao Qiao before in his entire life. However in the movie he mentioned that he had "never forgotten her" since he first saw her with her father Qiao Xuan.


• Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had surrended to Cao Cao before the Battle of Changban along with their lord Liu Cong but in the movie they came to serve Cao Cao after the battle.


• Zhou Yu and his generals did not visit Liu Bei's camp in history. In fact, they only had a brief meeting which was fictionalised in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhou Yu attempted to have Liu Bei assassinated.


• Sun Shangxiang had not met Liu Bei before their marriage, which was a politically-arranged marriage to strengthen ties between Liu Bei and Sun Quan. In the movie, Sun Shangxiang met Liu Bei at the banquet to celebrate the victory.


• The battle scene in the movie with the Eight Tiagrams Formation was a fictional one. The forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei did not actually fight side-by-side with each other in any battle. Also, the Eight Tiagrams


• Formation was only put into use long after the Battle of Red Cliffs.


• Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang did not become enemies in the future as Zhou Yu had said towards the end of the film. However, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the duo became bitter rivals after the Battle of Red Cliffs.

Cast

• Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Zhou Yu
• Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
• Zhang Fengyi as Cao Cao
• Chang Chen as Sun Quan
• Zhao Wei as Sun Shangxiang
• Hu Jun as Zhao Yun
• Lin Chi-ling as Xiao Qiao
• Nakamura Shido as Gan Xing(甘興) (based on Gan Ning)
• You Yong as Liu Bei
• Song Jia (宋佳) as Li Ji(驪姬) (fictional character)
• Tong Dawei (佟大為) as Sun Shucai(孫叔財) (fictional character)
• Hou Yong (侯勇) as Lu Su
• Ba Sen Zha Bu (巴森扎布) as Guan Yu
• Zang Jinsheng (臧金生) as Zhang Fei
• Zhang Shan (張山) as Huang Gai
• Shi Xiaohong (師小紅) as Jiang Gan
• He Yin (何音) as Lady Mi
• Li Hong (李鴻) as Lady Gan
• Menghe Wuliji (孟和烏力吉) as Guan Ping
• Wang Yuzhang (王玉璋) as Cheng Pu
• Zhang Yi (張毅) as Zhang Zhao
• Wu Qi (吳旗) as Gu Yong
• Chen Changhai (陳長海) as Qin Song
• Wang Ning (王寧) as Emperor Xian of Han
• Zhao Chengshun (趙成順) as Xun You
• Wang Zaolai (王早來) as Cheng Yu
• Wang Qingxiang (王慶祥) as Kong Rong
• Xie Gang (謝剛) as Hua Tuo
• Yi Zhen (一真) as Cai Mao
• Jia Hongwei (賈宏偉) as Zhang Yun
• Wang Hui (王輝) as Cao Hong
• Jiang Tong (姜彤) as Li Tong
• Guo Chao (郭超) as Yue Jin
• Cui Yugui (崔玉貴) as Xu Chu
• Xu Fengnian (徐豐年) as Zhang Liao
• Ma Jing (馬京) as Wei Ben(魏贲) (based on Wen Pin)
• Hu Xiaoguang (胡曉光) as Xiahou Jun(夏侯雋) (based on Xiahou Yuan)
• Ye Hua (葉華) as Tian Tian(田田) (fictional character)

Movie Info
Directed by John Woo
Produced by Terence Chang, Han Sanping, Lion Rock Entertainment, China Film Group
Written by John Woo, Chen Han, Sheng Heyu (Based on Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms)
Music by Taro Iwashiro
Cinematography Lü Yue, Zhang Li
Distributed by Mei Ah Entertainment, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures,Avex Entertainment, Showbox, Summit Entertainment
Release date(s)
part 1: 10 July 2008 China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea
part 2: January 2009 Asia
Language Mandarin Chinese
Budget US$80 million


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Rating Code

A G-rated motion picture contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that, in the view of the Rating Board, would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture. The G rating is not a “certificate of approval,” nor does it signify a “children’s” motion picture. Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated motion pictures. Depictions of violence are minimal. No nudity, sex scenes or drug use are present in the motion picture.


A PG-rated motion picture should be investigated by parents before they let their younger children attend. The PG rating indicates, in the view of the Rating Board, that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, and parents should make that decision.


A PG-13 rating is a sterner warning by the Rating Board to parents to determine whether their children under age 13 should view the motion picture, as some material might not be suited for them. A PG-13 motion picture may go beyond the PG rating in theme, violence, nudity, sensuality, language, adult activities or other elements, but does not reach the restricted R category. The theme of the motion picture by itself will not result in a rating greater than PG-13, although depictions of activities related to a mature theme may result in a restricted rating for the motion picture. Any drug use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented. There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence. A motion picture’s single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context. The Rating Board nevertheless may rate such a motion picture PG-13 if, based on a special vote by a two-thirds majority, the Raters feel that most American parents would believe that a PG-13 rating is appropriate because of the context or manner in which the words are used or because the use of those words in the motion picture is inconspicuous.


An R-rated motion picture, in the view of the Rating Board, contains some adult material. An R-rated motion picture may include adult themes, adult activity, hard language, intense or persistent violence, sexually-oriented nudity, drug abuse or other elements, so that parents are counseled to take this rating very seriously. Children under 17 are not allowed to attend R-rated motion pictures unaccompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Parents are strongly urged to find out more about R-rated motion pictures in determining their suitability for their children. Generally, it is not appropriate for parents to bring their young children with them to R-rated motion pictures.


An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the view of the Rating Board, most parents would consider patently too adult for their children 17 and under. No children will be admitted. NC-17 does not mean “obscene” or “pornographic” in the common or legal meaning of those words, and should not be construed as a negative judgment in any sense. The rating simply signals that the content is appropriate only for an adult audience. An NC-17 rating can be based on violence, sex, aberrational behavior, drug abuse or any other element that most parents would consider too strong and therefore off-limits for viewing by their children.

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Film Rating Info

As Parents are urged to learn as much about a film as possible before they permit their children to attend. There is many way to know the Rating, like reading reviews and feature articles or speaking with your friends

For website, you can visit http://www.mpaa.org, enter film title on the text box (see image below) and click search button.


Hopefully, soon we would like to attach this feature on this blog.

How the rating works
The ratings are decided by a full-time independence rating board (no one from movie industry interfere the result). The board will views each film, and each member will estimates the rating. Continue with group discussion, the board votes on the rating.

for complete information visit http://www.mpaa.org/Ratings_HowRated.asp

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a CGI animated science fiction film. It will be the first animated Star Wars feature film in theaters.

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The Clone Wars takes place between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The eponymous Clone Wars rage between the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Galactic Republic. When Jabba the Hutt's son, Rotta the Hutt, is taken by a group of renegades, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi depart in search of answers: where is the Hutt's son, and who is controlling this mysterious renegade group? Yoda sends Ahsoka Tano along as Anakin's apprentice. Count Dooku will unleash his minions, including Asajj Ventress and General Grievous to cause havoc for the Republic.

Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker
James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ashley Drane asAhsoka Tano
Tom Kane as Yoda
Christopher Lee as Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus
Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu
Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress
Dee Bradley Baker as The Clone Troopers
Catherine Taber as Padme Amidala
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
Ian Abercrombie as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Matthew Wood as General Grievous

Movie Info
Directed by Dave Filoni
Produced by George Lucas, Catherine Winder
Written by Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy
Music by Kevin Kiner
Themes byJohn Williams
Distributed by Warner Bros., Lucasfilm Animation
Release date(s)

• August 14, 2008 (AUS)
• August 15, 2008 (US)
• August 15, 2008 (UK)
• August 27, 2008 (FR)

Running time 121 minutes.
Language English

External Link
Official Website

X-Files: Live Chat

On July 23 at 5:55 PM PST, you can see webcast and have Q&A session, your questions will be relayed to the stars of the film and past television episodes live from the red carpet. You’ll enter the questions in real time through a live chat. Then, watch the questions answered and see the red carpet arrivals via a live webcast.

Premiere attendees include stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit, Director/Creator Chris Carter, Writer/Producer Frank Spotnitz, "The X-Files" alum including Nick Chinlund, Adam Godley, Dylan Haggerty, Martin Landau, Melinda McGraw, James Pickens, Jr., Mitch Pileggi, Michael Wiles, and Steven Williams.


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X Files: I Want To Believe - Script unboxing

Wow.. if its true.. then she's a lucky girl, but if its fake, you know, fans can do anything rite?

IMHO, this movie gonna boom!!! If you saw on youtube, wow.. so many fan that can't wait this movie release.

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