Fans of the golden age of martial arts action is about to get a new exciting release from The Criterion Collection. The special preservation and remastering label has released Bruce Lee’s famous films in an amazingly crisp 4K restoration, as well as Jackie Chan‘s biggest films, including Police Story and Police Story 2. Fans of this era of Golden Harvest also have Sammo Hung’s My Lucky Stars, which also features Jackie, and Michelle Yeoh‘s Heroic Trio to view in incredible transfers.
Now, Criterion has announced that on December 17, Eastern Condors — Sammo Hung’s ode to The Dirty Dozen, which co-stars fellow Peking Opera performer Yuen Biao, will be available in an all-new 2K restoration with a new Blu-ray release. Criterion has also revealed all the special features that will be included with the release. You can pre-order the item here.
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“Legendary actor-director Sammo...
Now, Criterion has announced that on December 17, Eastern Condors — Sammo Hung’s ode to The Dirty Dozen, which co-stars fellow Peking Opera performer Yuen Biao, will be available in an all-new 2K restoration with a new Blu-ray release. Criterion has also revealed all the special features that will be included with the release. You can pre-order the item here.
The description reads,
“Legendary actor-director Sammo...
- 9/17/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The manga and anime fans are intensely shocked and sad as it is revealed that the legendary creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, passed away at the age of 68. The author has left an indelible mark in the world of manga with creations like Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump.
Akira Toriyama and Jackie Chan
Before Akira Toriyama became a legendary figure in the world of manga by creating Dragon Ball, he was driven to mainstream success by his Dr. Slump manga. Interestingly, Dr. Slump manga also had a massive impact on the works of Jackie Chan. Earlier, it was revealed in Toriyama’s interviews that movies by Chan and Chinese literature were the main inspiration behind Dragon Ball. However, in a rare interview, Jackie Chan has also admitted Toriyama’s impact on his films.
What did Jackie Chan say about Akira Toriyama’s Dr. Slump? Dr. Slump
Dr. Slump follows...
Akira Toriyama and Jackie Chan
Before Akira Toriyama became a legendary figure in the world of manga by creating Dragon Ball, he was driven to mainstream success by his Dr. Slump manga. Interestingly, Dr. Slump manga also had a massive impact on the works of Jackie Chan. Earlier, it was revealed in Toriyama’s interviews that movies by Chan and Chinese literature were the main inspiration behind Dragon Ball. However, in a rare interview, Jackie Chan has also admitted Toriyama’s impact on his films.
What did Jackie Chan say about Akira Toriyama’s Dr. Slump? Dr. Slump
Dr. Slump follows...
- 3/8/2024
- by Subham Mandal
- FandomWire
The anime and manga industry has been shocked by the demise of the legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama, who created Dragon Ball, one of the biggest entertainment franchises in the world and also one of the most popular anime series. His work has entertained millions of people and also served as an inspiration for many other manga creators.
Akira Toriyama (credits @YouTube: Mastar)
Fans all over the world are mourning his death and expressing their love for the creator. His influence on spreading the anime and manga industry all over the world can’t be measured. There are still some projects that will be released soon to commemorate the work of the legendary mangaka.
However, many Toriyama fans might not know that the creator who inspired millions and whose work is referenced in many other anime and manga series was influenced by another global celebrity. The individual in discussion is global actor Jackie Chan.
Akira Toriyama (credits @YouTube: Mastar)
Fans all over the world are mourning his death and expressing their love for the creator. His influence on spreading the anime and manga industry all over the world can’t be measured. There are still some projects that will be released soon to commemorate the work of the legendary mangaka.
However, many Toriyama fans might not know that the creator who inspired millions and whose work is referenced in many other anime and manga series was influenced by another global celebrity. The individual in discussion is global actor Jackie Chan.
- 3/8/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
February––particularly its third week––is all about romance. Accordingly the Criterion Channel got creative with their monthly programming and, in a few weeks, will debut Interdimensional Romance, a series of films wherein “passion conquers time and space, age and memory, and even death and the afterlife.” For every title you might’ve guessed there’s a wilder companion: Alan Rudolph’s Made In Heaven, Soderbergh’s remake, and Resnais’ Love Unto Death. Mostly I’m excited to revisit Francis Ford Coppola’s Youth Without Youth, a likely essential viewing before Megalopolis.
February also marks Black History Month, and Criterion’s series will include work by Shirley Clarke (also subject of a standalone series), Garrett Bradley, Cheryl Dunye, and Julie Dash, while movies by Sirk, Minnelli, King Vidor, and Lang play in “Gothic Noir.” Greta Gerwig gets an “Adventures in Moviegoing” and can be seen in Mary Bronstein’s Yeast,...
February also marks Black History Month, and Criterion’s series will include work by Shirley Clarke (also subject of a standalone series), Garrett Bradley, Cheryl Dunye, and Julie Dash, while movies by Sirk, Minnelli, King Vidor, and Lang play in “Gothic Noir.” Greta Gerwig gets an “Adventures in Moviegoing” and can be seen in Mary Bronstein’s Yeast,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Jackie Chan is about to get a major new collection from Criterion, with the prestige label announcing a new set called Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar. The set will contain a few of Chan’s early classics, including Fearless Hyena (and its sequel) and The Young Master, as well as a later film, My Lucky Stars, and a pair of his earliest vehicles, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu and Spiritual Kung Fu. Fans of Chan’s may be scratching their heads at a few of the titles, as outside of Young Master and Fearless Hyena, none of the films included in the set are considered his best work.
It seems like rights issues are keeping legit early classics like Drunken Master off the set, with the most puzzling choice being to include Fearless Hyena 2, which is really little more than a curiosity for fans. Chan notoriously quit...
It seems like rights issues are keeping legit early classics like Drunken Master off the set, with the most puzzling choice being to include Fearless Hyena 2, which is really little more than a curiosity for fans. Chan notoriously quit...
- 8/15/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Let’s quickly skirt the sinking-stomach realization of how far into 2023 we’re getting––at least this next crop of titles arrive as Barnes and Noble hold another 50%-off sale. If I’m suggesting consumerism smother self-inspection, this of all line-ups might at least make room for compromise: November will bring 4K upgrades for Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven––among the, let’s guess, seven or eight greatest-looking films ever––and Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show, as well as an altogether new appearance for Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets. Last Picture Show is especially notable: it’ll include the lesser-seen sequel Texasville “presented in both the original theatrical version and a black-and-white version of Peter Bogdanovich’s director’s cut, produced in collaboration with cinematographer Nicholas von Sternberg.”
Almost equal to any of those films, arriving on a new Blu-ray, is Claude Chabrol’s La Cérémonie with Sandrine Bonnaire and Isabelle Huppert.
Almost equal to any of those films, arriving on a new Blu-ray, is Claude Chabrol’s La Cérémonie with Sandrine Bonnaire and Isabelle Huppert.
- 8/15/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Following the great success of “Winners and Sinners”, Sammo Hung could not but use the same recipe of comedy and action once more, with “My Lucky Stars” featuring an even more impressive cast than its predecessor, since John Shum gave his place to Eric Tsang, which allowed Sammo Hung to give him his former role as the bullied one. Furthermore, Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan had more significant roles, although they were not the protagonists once more, while the villains include Dick Wei, Bolo Yeung, Lam Ching-ying (who was also action coordinator along Sammo Hung once more), and the body builder/martial artist/stuntwoman Michiko Nishiwaki, in probably the most impressive presence in the film. Lastly, the main female role was held by Sibelle Hu instead of Cherie Chung, a substitution that also aimed to add to the action aspect of the movie, although comedy remained the main element of the narrative.
- 4/6/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Free Films Featuring Black Voices
If you’re not able to join your local protest, there are other ways to support the vital fight again injustice and police brutality. And if you’re looking to learn more about the black experience, especially in America, a number of films are now available for free. First up, The Criterion Channel has made available Daughters of the Dust, Losing Ground, Black Mother, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One, The Watermelon Woman, and more films by black filmmakers for free without a subscription. Also available for free on other platforms is Charles Burnett’s landmark film Killer of Sheep, Ava DuVernay’s insightful documentary 13th,...
Free Films Featuring Black Voices
If you’re not able to join your local protest, there are other ways to support the vital fight again injustice and police brutality. And if you’re looking to learn more about the black experience, especially in America, a number of films are now available for free. First up, The Criterion Channel has made available Daughters of the Dust, Losing Ground, Black Mother, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One, The Watermelon Woman, and more films by black filmmakers for free without a subscription. Also available for free on other platforms is Charles Burnett’s landmark film Killer of Sheep, Ava DuVernay’s insightful documentary 13th,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Selected Filmography:
Magnificent Butcher
The Prodigal Son
Mr.Vampire
School On Fire
Painted Faces
Exorcist Master
During the mid 1990’s, I happened to stumble across a kung fu movie called “The Prodigal Son“, which changed my life forever. It had everything, awesome Kung Fu, Comedy, Drama, Training Sequences and the star of the show, Lam Ching Ying. It was only a few years later when I read Lam Ching Ying had passed away in 1997 from liver cancer, I was deeply saddened. Since then, I have had the privilege to collect many of his movies, Lam Ching Ying was not only a great Martial Artist and Stuntman, but he was also a very good Actor.
Lam Ching Ying joined the Peking Opera School at a very young age, under the guidance of Madame Fan Fok Fa. By the age of 17, Lam became a stuntman appearing in Shaw Brothers movies such as...
Magnificent Butcher
The Prodigal Son
Mr.Vampire
School On Fire
Painted Faces
Exorcist Master
During the mid 1990’s, I happened to stumble across a kung fu movie called “The Prodigal Son“, which changed my life forever. It had everything, awesome Kung Fu, Comedy, Drama, Training Sequences and the star of the show, Lam Ching Ying. It was only a few years later when I read Lam Ching Ying had passed away in 1997 from liver cancer, I was deeply saddened. Since then, I have had the privilege to collect many of his movies, Lam Ching Ying was not only a great Martial Artist and Stuntman, but he was also a very good Actor.
Lam Ching Ying joined the Peking Opera School at a very young age, under the guidance of Madame Fan Fok Fa. By the age of 17, Lam became a stuntman appearing in Shaw Brothers movies such as...
- 6/18/2018
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
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