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5 July 2011 11:50 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker George Lucas in the fourth of a six part feature... read parts one, two and three.

For over a decade filmmaker George Lucas had been developing a project which was a gender reversal of the Biblical story about Moses being hidden as a baby in the bulrushes. When asked to describe Willow (1988), Lucas called it “an adventure fantasy that takes place a long time ago in a mythical land.” Cast as the title character who becomes the guardian and defender of the wayward baby from an evil sorceress was Warwick Davis who made a name for himself playing the Ewok known as Wicket. “I was on holiday in southwest England when I got a call from George to come to Elstree – one of the major British studios – and audition for the part,” remembers Davis. “Actually, I did four auditions altogether; three in England and one in America. »

- flickeringmyth

1 April 2011 1:14 PM, PDT | 24framespersecond.net | See recent 24FramesPerSecond news »

Director: Lek Kitaparaporn. Review: Adam Wing. “There must be something funny about your cock.” No irony. No fuss. We’re talking about a genuine cock here. One that is quite clearly ‘a little bit funny’. Fernando De Gama (Gary Stretch), a young Portuguese soldier of fortune, sets sail for the Orient seeking the man who killed his father. Shipwrecked, captured and sold into slavery, he’s rescued by a beautiful woman only to discover that she’s linked to his father's murder. When Fernando is pressed into military service, his heroics on the battlefield gain him the distinction of ‘celebrated personal guard’ to the King of Siam. It’s not long before he uncovers the Queen’s devious plan to replace the King with her lover, ensuring that he will do battle to prevent the very plot in which he’s incriminated. It’s all very exciting. As for the cock, »

30 March 2011 10:25 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

The King Maker, 2005.

Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn.

Starring Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies and Cindy Burbridge.

Synopsis:

A Portuguese soldier of fortune sets sail for the Orient seeking the man who killed his father.

Last year the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was dubbed a “King Maker” by many in the press, due to the historic power afforded to him as a result of a hung parliament. He could either prop up grumpy Gordon or crack open the party poppers for Dave’s coronation. The public rejoiced in watching the usual big boys squirm and a new man get a chance to pull the strings. But now no one agrees with Nick and he’s plummeted from the heights of Britain’s most popular to the land’s favourite burning effigy. Thousands genuinely hate him and want to scratch out his entrails for his sickening, unnatural marriage to the Tories. They »

- flickeringmyth

21 March 2011 4:00 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

It’s another packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, March 21st 2011.

Skyline (DVD/Blu-ray)

The residents of Los Angeles are awakened in the dead of night by an eerie light beaming through the window. Like moths to a flame, the light source is drawing people outside before they suddenly vanish into thin air. They soon discover an otherwordly alien force swallowing the entire population. Now our band of survivors must fight for thier lives as their world unravels around them. Who or what are these extra terrestrials and how long before the humans succumb to the relentless onslaught of the alien hordes? Review.

We Are What We Are (DVD/Blu-ray)

A middle-aged man dies in the middle of a shopping mall leaving his widow, two sons and daughter destitute. The devastated family is confronted not only by their terrible loss, »

- Phil

20 March 2011 5:44 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

The King Maker

Stars: Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies, Cindy Burbridge | Written by Sean Casey | Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn

The King Maker takes place in the Ayutthaya Kingdom in Siam (now Thailand) in the sixteenth century and follows the adventures of Fernando (the excellently named Gary Stretch) , a Portuguese mercenary, who, after being shipwrecked, is captured by Arab slavers. After an attempt to escape, his freedom is bought by the beautiful Maria (Cindy Burbridge), a Portuguese living in Siam with her father, Philippe (John Rhys-Davies of Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings fame), who is working in service to the king (Nirut Sirichanya). Fernando too finds himself fighting for the king and after proving himself to be a strong warrior, enlisted in the king’s personal guard. Soon, it becomes apparent that the king’s life is in danger; unbeknownst to Fernando, it is the queen (Yossavadee Hassadeevitchitt) behind the assassination attempts, »

- Jack Kirby

18 March 2011 4:00 PM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

Based on the true story of a murderous queen, who, in 16th century Siam, plotted the murder of her husband so her lover could accede to the throne, the historical action epic The King Maker, which stars Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies and former Miss Thailand Cindy Burbridge, is released on DVD next week courtesy of Anchor Bay.

Seeking revenge on the man responsible for his father’s death many years earlier, Portuguese mercenary Fernando De Gama (Stretch) sets sail on a warship bound for the Orient but finds himself shipwrecked, captured by Arab traders and put up for auction as a slave. He is rescued by a beautiful woman, Maria (Burbridge), who buys him back his freedom and introduces him to her father, Phillippe (Rhys-Davis), who Fernando immediately recognizes as a sinister face from his past.

Subsequently pressed into military service in support of Chairacha, King of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam, »

- Phil

6 items from 2011