Quoted: In China, it is simply known as “The River.” But the Yangtze—and all of the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly astonishing transformation wrought by the largest hydroelectric project in history, the Three Gorges Dam. Canadian documentary filmmaker Yung Chang returns to the gorgeous, now-disappearing landscape of his grandfather’s youth to trace the surreal life of a “farewell cruise” that traverses the gargantuan waterway. With Altmanesque narrative agility, a humanist gaze and wry wit, Chang’s Upstairs Downstairs approach beautifully captures the microcosmic society of the luxury liner. Below deck: A bewildered young girl trains as a dishwasher—sent to work by her peasant family, who is on the verge of relocation from the encroaching floodwaters. Above deck: A phalanx of wealthy international tourists set sail to catch a last glance of a country in dramatic flux. The teenaged employees who serve and entertain them—now tagged with new Westernized names like “Cindy” and “Jerry” by upper management—warily grasp at the prospect of a more prosperous future. Singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking, UP THE YANGTZE gives a human dimension to the wrenching changes facing not only an increasingly globalized China, but the world at large.

For my b-boy homies. The clip from the subway in Seoul is awesome.

(redotted from Gloria.)

Quoted: A documentary feature film about one of the greatest dance phenomena the world has EVER SEEN.

Paprika, showing at SIFF.

Quoted: Dr. Atsuko Chiba uses a new invention to enter the dreams of her mysteriously troubled patients. When the device is stolen, only Atsuko and her dream alter-ego Paprika can save Tokyo from an apocalyptic dissolution of dreams and reality. A masterfully trippy anime from the director of Perfect Blue.

Trailer for a movie where a kid lives in an Amazon.com box. Movie looks cheesy, i just like that it's an amazon box.

Quoted: The romantic drama Martian Child stars John Cusack as a recently widowed science fiction writer who forms an unlikely family with a close friend (Amanda Peet) and a young boy he adopts that claims to be from Mars. The new couple ignores some sage parenting advice from the widower�s sister (Joan Cusack) and gets more than they bargained for when a series of strange occurrences lead them to believe that the child�s claim may be true. Based on an award-winning short story by sci-fi luminary David Gerrold, Martian Child is directed by Menno Meyjes and produced by David Kirschner, Corey Sienega and Ed Elbert. The film is scheduled for an June 29, 2007 release.

Watching the shorts from the sundance film festival.

Whoa.

Frank Miller's 300.

Quoted: 300 on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...

Anyone want to watch this?

Quoted: PAN'S LABYRINTH reviews from the nation's top critics and audiences. Also includes movie info, trailer, poster, photos, news, articles, and forum. Also known as Pan's Labyrinth, El Laberinto del Fauno.

Nifty -- I don't see myself using this on a large scale, but it's the kind of thing that comes in handy when you're sitting around having teriyaki salmon and pumpkin cheesecake with your homies and can't figure out what movie to watch on your projector.

Quoted: The Xbox 360, along with Akimbo, will be among the first mass-market devices able to download high def television programs -- and the first we know of in the states able to download HD movies. The service is called Xbox Live Video, and the fall update enables customers to spend their Microsoft points on standard and HD television from CBS, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Turner, and UFC, as well as HD movies from Warner Bros., Paramount, and so on