My Few Net

This month’s Lit Addicts’ Meet will discuss After Dark by Haruki Murakami. Enjoy a 20% discount when you buy this book from MPH Megastore 1 Utama this September! September is also a good month to meet authors Kam Raslan, Kevin Zahri, Dr Victor S.L. Tan, Thomas Mathew, Marlene Zefferys, Pael Khugan, Eugene Yu, Dr. Muruga, Ken Lo and Ming S. Tok. Please click here for details.

AVATAR (FOX)
Local release: 17th December, 2009 (wide in 3-D)
Director: James Cameron
Written by: James Cameron
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver
Genre: Action-Adventure
Official Site: TBA

Plot outline:
Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms.  As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.  More than ten years in the making, Avatar marks Cameron’s return to feature directing since helming 1997’s Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport the audience into the alien world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters.

FANTASTIC MR. FOX (FOX)
Local release: 12th November 2009
Director: Wes Anderson
Screenplay by:  Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, based on the book by Roald Dahl
Producers: Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin
Voices of: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett
Genre: Animation
Official Site: TBA

Plot Outline:
Based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the tale of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the crafty creature.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (WB)
Local Release: 16th July 2009
Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Genre:  Fantasy
Official URL: 

Plot outline:
In Harry Potter and the Half-Bood Prince, as Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, Lord Voldermort wreaks havoc throughout Britain, and the pressure to defeat him grows stronger. Using an old Potions book which previously belonged to the “Half-Blood Prince”, Harry is able to increase his magical knowledge and prepare for battle. First however, he must help Dumbledore discover the secret to Voldermort quest for immortality – the location of his Horcruxes. But the quest for the Horcruxes and the resulting battle at Hogwarts produce a tragic outcome – leading Harry to believe the must head out on his own to conquer the Dark Lord 

ICE AGE 3 (FOX)
Local Release:  2nd July 2009
Director: Carlos Saldhana
Screenplay by: Michael Berg & Peter Ackerman
Producers: Lori Forte, John Donkin
Cast: (voices of): Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah
Genre: CGI Animation
Official Site: TBA

Plot outline:
ICE AGE 3, to be fully produced in 3-D, is the latest installment to the hit ICE AGE franchise, which has grossed more than $1.2 billion around the world.  ICE AGE 3 will be directed by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha, who directed ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN and co-directed ICE AGE.  The film is being produced by Academy Award-winning Blue Sky Studios, the creative force behind all the ICE AGE films and the upcoming DR. SUESS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO.