A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel every day of the week – but on Fridays things get a little freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.
This week’s Friday Fright Nights feature is the 2019 horror anthology Dark Chronicles, which is actually a feature compilation of the short films that were made for the web series of the same title. Watching a horror anthology can be a great way to spend an evening during the Halloween season – and it can be quite a rollercoaster ride. Not just because of the scares and thrills the movie throws at you,...
This week’s Friday Fright Nights feature is the 2019 horror anthology Dark Chronicles, which is actually a feature compilation of the short films that were made for the web series of the same title. Watching a horror anthology can be a great way to spend an evening during the Halloween season – and it can be quite a rollercoaster ride. Not just because of the scares and thrills the movie throws at you,...
- 10/14/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Stars: Billy Magnussen, Philip Ng, Xia Yu, Qu Jingjing, Jin Xing, Simon Yin, Van Ness Wu, Ron Yuan, Terry Chen | Written by Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson | Directed by George Nolfi
Directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau), this account of a life-changing real-life fight between kung fu superstar-in-waiting Bruce Lee and martial arts grandmaster Wong Jack Man is less a of biopic and more of a fictionalisation based on a true story. Taken on those terms, it’s a lot of fun, though it’s likely to frustrate Bruce Lee aficionados looking for a more faithful approach.
The story begins in San Francisco in 1964, where a not-yet-famous Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) is teaching martial arts and focusing on becoming a superstar. When Shaolin monk Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu) arrives in San Francisco, Lee is rattled by his presence and challenges him to a duel, believing that the martial...
Directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau), this account of a life-changing real-life fight between kung fu superstar-in-waiting Bruce Lee and martial arts grandmaster Wong Jack Man is less a of biopic and more of a fictionalisation based on a true story. Taken on those terms, it’s a lot of fun, though it’s likely to frustrate Bruce Lee aficionados looking for a more faithful approach.
The story begins in San Francisco in 1964, where a not-yet-famous Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) is teaching martial arts and focusing on becoming a superstar. When Shaolin monk Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu) arrives in San Francisco, Lee is rattled by his presence and challenges him to a duel, believing that the martial...
- 6/5/2018
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Stars: Billy Magnussen, Philip Ng, Xia Yu, Qu Jingjing, Jin Xing, Simon Yin, Van Ness Wu, Ron Yuan, Terry Chen | Written by Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson | Directed by George Nolfi
Directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau), this account of a life-changing real-life fight between kung fu superstar-in-waiting Bruce Lee and martial arts grandmaster Wong Jack Man is less a of biopic and more of a fictionalisation based on a true story. Taken on those terms, it’s a lot of fun, though it’s likely to frustrate Bruce Lee aficionados looking for a more faithful approach.
The story begins in San Francisco in 1964, where a not-yet-famous Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) is teaching martial arts and focusing on becoming a superstar. When Shaolin monk Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu) arrives in San Francisco, Lee is rattled by his presence and challenges him to a duel, believing that the martial...
Directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau), this account of a life-changing real-life fight between kung fu superstar-in-waiting Bruce Lee and martial arts grandmaster Wong Jack Man is less a of biopic and more of a fictionalisation based on a true story. Taken on those terms, it’s a lot of fun, though it’s likely to frustrate Bruce Lee aficionados looking for a more faithful approach.
The story begins in San Francisco in 1964, where a not-yet-famous Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) is teaching martial arts and focusing on becoming a superstar. When Shaolin monk Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu) arrives in San Francisco, Lee is rattled by his presence and challenges him to a duel, believing that the martial...
- 2/24/2018
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Author: Euan Franklin
Biopics never have a firm grasp on the truth, and any reasonably intelligent moviegoer understands this. Often, it’s obvious (merely by watching) what’s fact and what’s fantasy and it doesn’t hinder our enjoyment. In George Nolfi’s Birth of the Dragon, facts are kicked into the dirt of gangster-ridden Chinatown.
Set nine years before the release of Enter the Dragon, a young Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) is a martial-arts teacher (known as a sifu) in San Francisco. He is performative and egotistical, eager to introduce kung-fu to the Western world. But when Wong Jack Man (Xiu Yu) arrives in San Francisco, as penance for a sin committed in China, he threatens Lee’s aspirations – believing kung-fu shouldn’t be taught to Westerners. This builds to the famous (real) fight between the two of them – the results from which remain ambiguous.
The fantasies of...
Biopics never have a firm grasp on the truth, and any reasonably intelligent moviegoer understands this. Often, it’s obvious (merely by watching) what’s fact and what’s fantasy and it doesn’t hinder our enjoyment. In George Nolfi’s Birth of the Dragon, facts are kicked into the dirt of gangster-ridden Chinatown.
Set nine years before the release of Enter the Dragon, a young Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) is a martial-arts teacher (known as a sifu) in San Francisco. He is performative and egotistical, eager to introduce kung-fu to the Western world. But when Wong Jack Man (Xiu Yu) arrives in San Francisco, as penance for a sin committed in China, he threatens Lee’s aspirations – believing kung-fu shouldn’t be taught to Westerners. This builds to the famous (real) fight between the two of them – the results from which remain ambiguous.
The fantasies of...
- 2/21/2018
- by Euan Franklin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the Vancouver-lensed, martial arts feature "Birth Of The Dragon", directed by George Nolfi, starring Philip Ng as 'Bruce Lee', Xia Yu, and Billy Magnussen, opening August 25, 2017:
"...inspired by a true evenet in 1965 San Francisco, 'Bruce Lee' (Ng), spurred by his student, 'Steve McKee' (Billy Magnussen), challenges 'Shaolin' monk and kung fu master 'Wong Jack Man' to a martial arts fight..."
Cast also include Jin Xing as 'Auntie Blossom', a brutal crime boss, and Jingjing Qu as 'Xiulan'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Birth Of The Dragon"...
"...inspired by a true evenet in 1965 San Francisco, 'Bruce Lee' (Ng), spurred by his student, 'Steve McKee' (Billy Magnussen), challenges 'Shaolin' monk and kung fu master 'Wong Jack Man' to a martial arts fight..."
Cast also include Jin Xing as 'Auntie Blossom', a brutal crime boss, and Jingjing Qu as 'Xiulan'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Birth Of The Dragon"...
- 8/15/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The first trailer has been released for the new Bruce Lee biopic, Birth of the Dragon. I've been a Bruce Lee fanatic since I was a kid and the only biopic we've really had was the 1993 movie Dragon. Now we have this film and it looks pretty good. The trailer didn't blow me away, but I'll watch it.
The film centers around the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and a young Bruce Lee. I don't know if you're familiar with this story or not but it's pretty crazy and there's a lot of controversy surrounding it. Here's the synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, Birth Of The Dragon is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung...
The film centers around the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and a young Bruce Lee. I don't know if you're familiar with this story or not but it's pretty crazy and there's a lot of controversy surrounding it. Here's the synopsis:
Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, Birth Of The Dragon is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung...
- 7/18/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Promo trailer is now online (via Deadline) for Birth of the Dragon starring Billy Magnussen, Xia Yu, Philip Ng, Jinging Qu, and Xing Jing.
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural film chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
It's amazing to think of what Bruce Lee accomplished — and when. Years before martial arts action became a staple of Hollywood and global cinema, and years before Asian-Americans became a strong demographic presence in California, Bruce Lee brought the majesty and discipline of centuries-old combat to America, and added a little showmanship of his own. It wasn't easy.
In 1960s Oakland, a hotbed of hippie counterculture and radical politics, young Bruce Lee (Philip Wan-Lung Ng) does some radical cultural work of his own, teaching a martial arts style he himself developed. The Bay...
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural film chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
It's amazing to think of what Bruce Lee accomplished — and when. Years before martial arts action became a staple of Hollywood and global cinema, and years before Asian-Americans became a strong demographic presence in California, Bruce Lee brought the majesty and discipline of centuries-old combat to America, and added a little showmanship of his own. It wasn't easy.
In 1960s Oakland, a hotbed of hippie counterculture and radical politics, young Bruce Lee (Philip Wan-Lung Ng) does some radical cultural work of his own, teaching a martial arts style he himself developed. The Bay...
- 9/15/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
A new Bruce Lee movie started shooting yesterday, and it was announced that Philip Ng (New Police Story, Bodyguards and Assassins) will be taking on the role of the legendary martial artist.
The story is set in the mid-1960s and focuses on the fight between Lee and Wong Jack Man. The story is told from the point of view of one of Lee’s students, Steve McKee, who is being played by Billy Magnussen. After the fight, Lee reinvented himself and his fighting style of kung fu.
Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man will be played by Yu Xia, and the rest of the cast includes Jinging Qu as McKee’s love interest and Jin Xing as a crime boss.
The film is being directed by George Nolfi from a script written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele, who have worked on films such as Ali and Nixon. The...
The story is set in the mid-1960s and focuses on the fight between Lee and Wong Jack Man. The story is told from the point of view of one of Lee’s students, Steve McKee, who is being played by Billy Magnussen. After the fight, Lee reinvented himself and his fighting style of kung fu.
Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man will be played by Yu Xia, and the rest of the cast includes Jinging Qu as McKee’s love interest and Jin Xing as a crime boss.
The film is being directed by George Nolfi from a script written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele, who have worked on films such as Ali and Nixon. The...
- 11/18/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Word first broke about The Adjustment Bureau director George Nolfi's upcoming Birth Of The Dragon back in February and with production just around the corner further details have arrived on the Bruce Lee biopic.Birth of The Dragon recreates the mid-1960's fight between Lee and Wong from the point of view of a young martial arts student whose allegiance became torn between Lee and Wong Jack Man. To this day, people still argue about who won the famous fight, but one thing is certain: after his battle with Wong, Bruce Lee reinvented himself and his style of kung fu.The story here will be told from the point of view of fictional character Steve McKee, to played by Billy Magnussen, a student of Lee's whose loyalty is...
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- 11/17/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Hong Kong-born Philip Ng will be playing the young Bruce Lee in Birth Of The Dragon, according to The Wrap.
The film will be directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) from a screenplay written by Academy Award nominees Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele, which follows the the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and the young Bruce Lee.
Nolfia said:
“Birth Of The Dragon is a rare opportunity to make an action film with rich characters based on real events and real people. It’s a story about people from the East and West transcending their differences to work together, which is obviously a very timely story.”
The fight scene in question I believe was in the film "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story," which you can see the film clip below.
The site reports that the film will recreate the mid-1960’s...
The film will be directed by George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) from a screenplay written by Academy Award nominees Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele, which follows the the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and the young Bruce Lee.
Nolfia said:
“Birth Of The Dragon is a rare opportunity to make an action film with rich characters based on real events and real people. It’s a story about people from the East and West transcending their differences to work together, which is obviously a very timely story.”
The fight scene in question I believe was in the film "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story," which you can see the film clip below.
The site reports that the film will recreate the mid-1960’s...
- 11/16/2015
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Hong Kong-born Philip Ng has been cast as a young Bruce Lee in George Nolfi’s martial arts action movie “Birth of the Dragon,” while Mainland Chinese actor Yu Xia will play Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man, it was announced Monday. Groundswell Productions is producing the movie, which starts production on Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia. “Birth of a Nation” recreates the mid-1960’s fight between Lee and Wong from the point of view of a young martial arts student, Steve McKee (Billy Magnussen, “Into the Woods”) whose allegiance became torn between the duo. To this day, people still argue about who won.
- 11/16/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Philip Ng will portray Bruce Lee in the George Nolfi-directed martial arts action movie "Birth of the Dragon" for Groundswell Productions and Kylin Films. Filming begins Tuesday in Vancouver.
The film recreates the mid-1960’s fight between Lee and Wong Jack Man from the point of view of McKee. After the fight, Lee reinvented himself and his style of kung fu which led to his worldwide fame.
Yu Xia will play Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and Billy Magnussen will portray martial arts student Steve McKee. Jinging Qu plays the love interest of McKee’s character and Jin Xing will portray a crime boss.
"Ali" and "Nixon" scribes Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele penned the script, while action sequences will be designed by martial arts choreographer Corey Yuen.
Source: Variety...
The film recreates the mid-1960’s fight between Lee and Wong Jack Man from the point of view of McKee. After the fight, Lee reinvented himself and his style of kung fu which led to his worldwide fame.
Yu Xia will play Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and Billy Magnussen will portray martial arts student Steve McKee. Jinging Qu plays the love interest of McKee’s character and Jin Xing will portray a crime boss.
"Ali" and "Nixon" scribes Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele penned the script, while action sequences will be designed by martial arts choreographer Corey Yuen.
Source: Variety...
- 11/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Principal photography is set to kick off on November 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the Bruce Lee story.
George Nolfi will direct the martial arts action tale that tells the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and the young Bruce Lee.
The film recreates the mid-1960’s fight between Lee and Wong. While the outcome of the fight remains the subject of debate, the contest launched Lee on the path to global superstardom.
Billy Magnussen will play Steve McKee, a young student of martial arts who follows the events closely. Chinese actor Yu Xia will play Man and Hong Kong-born Philip Ng will play Lee.
Chinese actress Jinging Qu plays Magnussen’s love interest, Xiulan. Rounding out the key cast is Chinese TV host Jin Xing as crime boss Auntie Blossom.
Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele co-wrote the screenplay.
Kylin Films is financing Birth Of The Dragon and the producers...
George Nolfi will direct the martial arts action tale that tells the story behind the legendary 1960s fight between Shaolin Master Wong Jack Man and the young Bruce Lee.
The film recreates the mid-1960’s fight between Lee and Wong. While the outcome of the fight remains the subject of debate, the contest launched Lee on the path to global superstardom.
Billy Magnussen will play Steve McKee, a young student of martial arts who follows the events closely. Chinese actor Yu Xia will play Man and Hong Kong-born Philip Ng will play Lee.
Chinese actress Jinging Qu plays Magnussen’s love interest, Xiulan. Rounding out the key cast is Chinese TV host Jin Xing as crime boss Auntie Blossom.
Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele co-wrote the screenplay.
Kylin Films is financing Birth Of The Dragon and the producers...
- 11/16/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
For every story that makes you feel pretty gross (like Lindsay Lohan's list of supposed sexual conquests), there's a story like this that makes you feel nothing but good inside. Malik Stewart, a sophomore from Blaine High School in St. Paul, Minn., lost in the state high school wrestling championship this past weekend. But instead of retreating to the locker room to sulk over his defeat, Stewart did something that shocked the entire crowed. He hugged his opponent, Mitchell McKee, and then he went over to Mitchell's father, Steve McKee, and gave him a hug and a handshake, too. Why did this high school student show so much affection and respect toward the kid who just beat him? Because he knew that...
- 3/12/2014
- E! Online
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