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"Ip Man 3" Has New Release Date in China and Posters to Prove It

Donnie Yen showing off his Wing Chun in "Ip Man 3"

Over at MoviesWithButter.com, I’ve written two articles regarding “Ip Man 3,” the film that’s holding its own in Asian territories against “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

If you’re not familiar with Asian cinema,”Ip Man” one of the most popular franchises in that area of the world. It stars Donnie Yen, arguably the top Asian action star in the last decade.

 

"Storm The Gates" Mobile Game

My friends just launched a mobile game called "Storm the Gates"! It's available on both Android and iOS. I'm not much of a gamer, so I didn't know what to do when I started it. But my 9-year-old son turned it on and knew exactly what to do. He was playing it until I cut him off to start on his homework. The graphics are nice -- colorful and kid friendly. I also liked that there's a story to it, and my son had to read the text to move on. Check it out!

 

Live-Blogged The Golden Globes at MWB

Leonardo Dicaprio

Yesterday, I live-blogged The Golden Globes -- for various reasons. First, it gets traffic. Second, I might as well do something useful while watching TV. Lastly, I was looking forward to seeing Ricky Gervais host the event again. Nothing against Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, but he’s my favorite.

A google search revealed that the last time I did this for this award show was

 

Kings vs. Mavs: Ominous Stats, News for Sacramento Before Game

Demarcus Cousins in "Kings vs. Mavs"

The preview on NBA.com and the injury report from SactownRoyalty.com don’t look good for the Sacramento Kings going into tonight’s game against the playoff-bound Dallas Mavericks.

 

What?! Kings Beat Thunder, 116-104

Sacramento Kings vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 01-04-2016

(Image from the Sacramento Bee. Click here to view more images from the game.)

What a win. It was a wild one, especially in the first half. We [Sacramento Kings] were down by 17 in the first quarter. In frustration, I was about to turn off the TV, but the teaml called a timeout. I wanted to see if they would respond. They did, going on a 17-0 run to tie the score and eventually was up by two at halftime. Crazy. Crazy Kings.

 

Oy, Time to Get Back to Work

Robert Downey Jr. Getting back to Work in 2008's "Iron Man"

For the past three years (especially 2015), I’ve been neglecting my two websites: Wopular.com and MoviesWithButter.com. During that peroid, I worked in spurts: there were months when I was very active and others when I just disappeared. I’ll get into the why in the future. But for now, I plan to work on my babies more consistently. That’s my plan for 2016. Hopefully, it’ll last.

 

MWB Repost: Ed Skrein is solid in "The Transporter Refueled," but the film gets too silly towards the end

Ed Skrein in "The Transporter Refueled"

Here's my latest review on MoviesWithButter.com of "The Transporter Refueled," the reboot of the Jason Statham franchise without the star (and it's not bad):

I wasn’t expecting much from “The Transporter Refueled.” What’s a “Transporter” movie without Jason Statham? Not much, I thought.

 

MWB Repost: There's "No Escape" for Owen Wilson in Tense Thriller

No Escape

Here's my latest review of Owen Wilson thriller "No Escape" for MoviesWithButter.com:

The last thriller from Owen Wilson that I could remember is “Behind Enemy Lines,” an action thriller from 2001 that I liked. Compared to that, “No Escape” is just as tense, but more dramatic because of the family element.

 

MWB Repost: "Terminator: Genisys's" Huge Opening in China Guarantees Sequels

Terminator: Genisys

I write about "Terminator: Genisys" my latest article on MoviesWithButter.com (apparently, it scored one of the biggest single day openings of all time in China):

 

MWB Repost: Beautiful "Man from U.N.C.L.E." Lacks Charisma

Alicia Vikander, Armie Hammer, and Henry Cavill in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."

Here's my review of Guy Ritchie's latest film "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.":

I went into “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” expecting to be thrilled, entertained, and charmed by beautiful people chasing each other around the globe in a game of cat-and-mouse like the recent “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” -- except with bland male leads (Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer). At least, that’s what I got from the trailer.