The Animatrix Review

Facts of the film:

Golden Satellite Award® Nominated: Best Overall Animation 2005
Directed by: Peter Chung (The Chronicles of Riddick), Andy Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Shinichirô Watanabe

Anthology of nine short Japanese animation films tied in to the 1999 blockbuster "

The Matrix

" Andy and Larry Wakowski, and its sequels.

"Final Flight of the Osiris", the crew of the hovercraft Osiris attempt to warn their city of an imminent attack. "The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 and 2", the story behind the war between human and the machines, how mankind scorched the sky, and the creation of the Matrix. "Kid's Story", a teenager is contacted by Neo, and manages to escape the Matrix. "Program", two warriors’ battle in a samurai training simulation when one decides to betray his crewmates and re-enter the Matrix. "World Record", a champion sprinter manages to break free of the Matrix by sheer physical effort during a record attempt. "Beyond", a young girl searching for her cat discovers a haunted house caused by a glitch in the matrix system. "A Detective Story", private investigator Ash tracks a hacker named Trinity through the looking glass. "Matriculated", a group of humans capture a machine scout and insert it into a 'human matrix' during the war between mankind and machines.

The Animatrix is a well-done combination film. It is a piece of art, combined story line on “The matrix” films and the explanation of what the matrix is. After you watch it you may think whether or not the matrix is really existed, or even you may think about the trend of the future.

It is a must-watch film before you ‘enter’ the matrix…

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The 38th Auckland International Festival Has Arrived!

The 38th Auckland international film festival has arrived yesterday. Indeed, there is a huge range of films from different countries. Audiences may watch different films and may also have emotional impacts of the culture and arts from these films.

Founded in 1970 as a component of the Auckland Festival, the Auckland International Film Festival in time became a fund-raising event subsidizing live arts. In 1984, festival has rescued from this role by the intervention of the Federation of Film Societies, the 34th Festival in 2005 achieved an audience in excess of 100,000. The year 2000 marked the Festival’s return to the fabulously refurbished Civic Theatre, the South Pacific’s most beautiful picture palace for their audience.

As it is a film festival, most of the films will or would not show on the big screen in the normal cinemas. But you can collect your favorite ones on DVDs in the future if you miss them.

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March of the Penguins Preview

Facts of the Film:

Academy Award® Winner: Best Documentary 2005
Narrator: Oscar® Winning Co-Actor Morgan Freeman (English Version)
Director: Luc Jacquet
NZ Box Office: $1,028,169

"March of the Penguins", also known as “The Emperor's Journey” (International title) has to be one of the most beautiful documentaries in recent memory. Luc Jacquet, film’s director, takes us on a trip to Antarctica where we are introduced to the majestic Emperor penguins. The English version has narration by Oscar® Winning Co-Actor Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby, The Sum of All Fears, SE7EN) who expands on the way these birds’ incredible and extraordinary life, and how they are able to survive under extreme conditions.

Antarctica, that icy white vastness at the end of the world, has never looked more majestic than in this documentary. By watching the documentary, I feel at times, like being at the ballet watching a magical dance performed by these flightless birds that manage to show us their way of survival.

In The Harshest Place on Earth, Love Finds a Way…

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