Broken Trail 2006  TV, 184 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi, Gwendoline Yeo, Olivia Cheng, Chris Mulkey, Rusty Schwimmer, Scott Cooper, Valerie Tian, Caroline Chan, Jadyn Wong, James Russo, Todd Allen, Donald Fong, Morris Birdyellowhead
Cowboys Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) and his nephew Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church) are delivering a herd of 500 horses from Oregon to Wyoming when they rescue five abused Chinese girls. Caring for the girls becomes complicated when kidnappers confront them with intentions to use the girls for their own evil purposes. But, Ritter and Harte are determined to keep the girls safe and to ensure the delivery of the horses.
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Juno 2007  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jason Reitman
Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson, Daniel Clark, Darla Vandenbossche, Aman Johal, Valerie Tian, Emily Perkins, Kaaren de Zilva, Eileen Pedde
Ellen Page takes the role of 16-year-old Juno MacGuff who became pregnant after her first sexual experience with her geeky friend Paulie (Michael Cera). Opting for adoption as a solution to her situation, Juno finds an ad in a magazine and contacts prospective adoptive parents Vanessa and Mark Loring (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman). Now, the story focuses on Juno's relationship with the Lorings–one of whom is more interested in adoption than the other, and Juno learns that things may not always go as planned. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; three other nominations were received: Best Picture, Actress (Page), and Director.
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Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity 2002  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Mina Shum
Cast: Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Chang Tseng, Russell Yuen, Donald Fong, Christina Ma, Alannah Ong, Tsai Chin, Colin Foo, Benjamin Ratner, Kevin Yee, Kameron Louangxay, So Yee Shum, Rick Tae
In this heart-warming story, twelve-year-old Mindy Lum (Valerie Tian) attempts Chinese magic to change her divorced mother Kin Ho's (Sandra Oh) fortunes by finding a husband for her. Mindy's misdirected spells drastically change the lives of local butcher Bing Lai (Ric Young) and security guard Shuck Wong (Chang Tseng), and they enjoy their good fortunes.
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Wake of Death 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Philippe Martinez
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Valerie Tian, Lisa King, Tony Schiena, Danny Keogh, Simon Yan, Philip Tan, Burt Kwouk, Jacqui Chan, Claude Hernandez, Anthony Fridjohn, Pierre Marais, Warrick Grier, Tom Wu, Joon Chong
Cynthia (Lisa King) takes in a Chinese girl, Kim (Valerie Tian), who happens to be the daughter of the brutal head (Simon Yam) of a Chinese Triad. He comes to L.A. in search of his daughter, finds her, and murders Cynthia. Cynthia's reformed gangster husband, Ben Archer (Jean-Claude Van Damme), rejoins the Mob to take care of the perpetrator.
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| 1. Broken Trail (2006)
2. Juno (2007)
3. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)
4. Wake of Death (2004)
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