New Movie Going Experience - Movie On The Move (Cinema Alfresco)

source : TimeOut

Nowadays, watching movie need not be restricted to cineplex or home, you can have different kind of movie going experience with your family or friends at many of the hip "movie on the move" events. 

Yes, it is literally movie on the move that I am talking about. 

The best part is? Most of them are free!

Imagine you can watch a blockbuster movie with your family under the star, on the green grass with free drinks/snacks provided, how nice can that be? By the way, there is even a name for it - cinema alfresco. 

In fact, there is no need to imagine, you can enjoy all this in our lovely Singapore. Of course, we are not talking about the latest just released blockbuster movies here, but most of the time, they are recent family-oriented popular blockbusters, thinking along the line of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them etc... 

Sounds good for you? There are a couple of such FREE open-air movie screening events you can consider, start from tonight :-)

1.  Be My Kaki Movie Bus:

A programme launched by People's Association since January last year. From Fridays to Sundays, there are 3 8m-long trucks carrying 3m by 2m LED screen travelling around the island and stop at various public and private housing estates showing movie for free.

 

Movies and Screening Venue : 

For more up-to-date movie screenings, check out the Facebook Page of Be My Kaki Movie Bus.

2. MovieMob:

MovieMob was started by homegrown advertising agency, Ape Work in 2009. It has since organized around 6 to 8 free open-air cinema experience a year at various location.

Movie and Screening Venue :  

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 

Date/Time: 5 May (Friday), 7pm to 9.30pm (Screening starts from 7.30pm)

Location: Urban Plaza outside 750, Viva Business Park (in front of Yoda Japanese Dining)
*Free admission
*Free drinks, candy-floss, and popcorn
*Subject to weather condition

For more up-to-date movie screenings, check out the Facebook Page of MovieMob.

3. Outdoor Film Screening - Singapore Heritage Festival:

Organized by Singapore Heritage Festival, there are 4 local films to be screened in the open-air on 12 and 13 May 2017.

Movies : Old Friends (2015), Wanton Mee (2015), Kway Chap (2015) and The Missing Ingredient (2016)

Date/Time : 12 May 2017 (Fri) and 13 May 2017 (Sat), 7pm to 10pm

Venue : Asian Civilisations Museum Green, 1 Empress Place

For more details of the movies/screenings update, check out Singapore Heritage Festival. 

Hope you find this useful and enjoy your cinema alfresco experience with your loved ones. 

Cheers! 

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 23rd April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 23rd April 2017 (Sun):

1. (1) Fast And Furious 8

#1 Movie in Singapore - Fast And Furious 8

Kingsman : The Golden Circle - Latest Trailer

After the surprise huge success of the original Kingsman - The Secret Service (2014), sequel is inevitable. Matthew Vaughn continue to helm the directorship but this time round, Kingsman - The Golden Circle is boasted with more famous casts...

Finally, Avatar Sequels Have Confirmed Release Dates

By now, I am pretty sure that most, if not all, movie fans would have watched, at least once, the 2009 masterpiece of visionary director, James Cameron's Avatar. When it first released, it broke plenty of records and remain the top-grossing movie of all time in the global box office with a whopping $2.8 billions.

Sequel has been in talk for years. Finally, James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have confirmed the release date(s) of the four sequels (yes, not only 1 but 4 sequels) as follows:

Avatar 2 - 18th December 2020

Avatar 3 - 17th December 2021

Avatar 4 - 20th December 2024

Avatar 5 - 19th December 2025

The good news is (at least to me), according to the director, each of the four sequels will be able to stand alone, but will together create a saga. Sounds a lot like a Star Wars franchise right? lol

We still need to wait far another 3 more years before movie fans go "crazy" again. Meanwhile, I will focus on another successful Marvel movie franchise, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, which will be released next week.

Cheers! 

5 Blockbuster Movies You Can Consider To Watch In Theater In May 2017 (Singapore)

May is still 2 months away from the big budget blockbuster movies in the summer season, but fret not, we are still spoilt for choice even in the lull season. 

Watching movie is Singaporeans' most favorite pastime, if you are a movie fan and considering watching at least one movie a week, these are the 5 blockbuster movies (from Hollywood) that you probably can consider in May 2017.

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 16th April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 16th April 2017 (Sun):

1. (-) Fast And Furious 8

#1 Movie in Singapore - Fast And Furious 8

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 9th April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 9th April 2017 (Sun):

1. (1) The Boss Baby (Animation)

#1 Movie in Singapore - The Boss Baby

Star Wars The Last Jedi - Latest Trailer : Even The Casts Are Surprised With It!

YES! The latest trailer of Star Wars The Last Jedi (December 2017) is finally here!

It was premiered at the Star Wars Celebration on Friday, audience and casts are seeing it for the first time. For the Star Wars fans, I believed this latest trailer will satisfy your thirst for the time being and you will be asking for more.... answers! 

Especially on why Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) saying this :

"It's time for Jedi....... to end"

Since this is the first time that the casts are seeing it too, some of them are equally shocked by the trailer, example (extracted from Yahoo Movies) :

Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker): “It’s funny. They play tricks on us a lot, where they withhold a line or two to preserve the surprise.”

Daisy Ridley (Rey) : “The way it ends with what Luke says… Everybody was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what’s going on?'”

For the complete list of casts' response, check out the Yahoo Movies' article here. 

Now! Check out the Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer below :

Breathe... Just Breathe. Now... Reach Out!!!

What do you think about the trailer? Feel free to comment below.

Cheers!

2017 Worldwide Box Office (As At 13 Apr 2017)

One of the key parameters to determine the success of a movie is to look at its ticket sales or box offices. Besides the key US market, there is a need to take into consideration of the international markets as well. Hence, Box Office Mojo came out with the list of 2017 Worldwide Box Office, which they will be updated promptly. 

Of course, 2017 is still long way to go but I thought it is a good idea to share what are the Top 10 list at the moment (First Quarter of 2017). I believed the Number 1 movie (Beauty and the Beast) is of no surprise but there are a couple of surprise entrance, especially those non-Hollywood movies.  

Now, check out the list below:

From the list, which is/are you most unexpected movies? For me, it is Resident Evil - The Final Chapter. 

Cheers!

Transformers The Last Knight - Latest Trailer (June 2017)

Hot from oven! New trailer of the latest heavy metal franchise, Transformers - The Last Knight is finally here! Looks like Optimus Prime is following the path of Dom (Vin Diesel) in The Fate Of The Furious, turning "rogue"!

From the trailer, it looks like it will be another loud, blastful and special effect-rich follow-up. One thing to take note is that this is the first movie to be shot in the latest technology of IMAX native format, so, can consider watching it in IMAX when it is released in big screen in JUne 2017.

Now, seat back and enjoy the trailer..

What do you think?

Thor - Ragnarok - The Latest Light Heart Trailer Is Awesome!

Wow! I like the latest trailer of Thor - Ragnarok (Nov 2017) very very much! 

It's light heart; 

It's visually stunning and 

I hope the actual movie is as good as the trailer...I can't wait!!!!

Check it out guys (and gals).. 

Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼之鍊金術師) - Upcoming Live Action Movie (Dec 2017)

If you are a Japanese Manga fan, I am sure you will know the popular Manga by Hiromu Arakaw, Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼之鍊金術師). The good news is, it has been adapted into a live-action movie directed by Fumihiko Sori and starring Ryôsuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, and Dean Fujioka. 

Brief synopsis is as follows:

"Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong."

It is still too early to say whether it would be a promising or disappointing adaptation as it will only be released in Japan in December 2017. Also, we are not sure whether it will be released in Singapore yet but high chance that it will.

Finger crossing... 

Meanwhile, let's take a look at the trailers:

What do you think?

Singapore Box Office (Week Ending 2nd April 2017)

Singapore Box Office for the week ending 2nd April 2017 (Sun):

1. (-) The Boss Baby (Animation)

#1 Movie in Singapore - The Boss Baby

Singapore Movie Tickets Comparison At A Glance (As At April 2017)

Even though Singapore is just a little red dot on the map and with just about 5.7 millions population, we are never spoilt for choice when comes Singaporean's favourite pastime - watching movies. There are many cineplexes scattered across Singapore and mostly are from the following BIG 4 cinema chains :

1. Golden Village
2. Shaw
3. Cathay
4. Filmgarde

Ghost In The Shell - Promotional Display Boards In Singapore (1)

This week, the highly anticipated live action movie adaptation of the popular Japanese manga/anime, Ghost In The Shell (leading by Black Widow, I mean Scarlett Johansson, as Major). Basing on the early estimation by Boxoffice Mojo, it would not top the US box office chart over the weekend. In fact, Beauty and the Beast looks set to lead the pack for the third week!

Anyway, the focus of this post is not to dwell too much into the details of the movie, instead, I am creating this blog series to share some of the special movie display boards or promotional giant posters that caught my eye. Naturally, for the first post of this series, the theme is on the movie, Ghost In The Shell.

Without further ado, following are the 2 display boards that I've chanced upon recently: