Beijing, Aug 11 (Ians) Athletes from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will compete online at the 2022 Brics Games, which are to be held from September 1 to 30, organisers announced on Thursday. The 2022 Brics Games features breakdancing, chess and Wushu (Chinese martial arts) as medal events and yoga, dragon and lion […]...
- 8/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
By David Kozlowski | 18 August 2017
Welcome to Issue #9 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column offering strong opinions about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your feedback or ideas for future columns: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Previous Issues: 8.11.17 | 8.4.17 | 7.28.17 | 7.21.17 | 7.14.17 | 7.7.17
Hey Lrm Weekenders, this week we're featuring some of the most intriguing, powerful, and successful women in Hollywood. Its easy to become fixated on our male action stars, since that's how Hollywood tends to market their films, so we sometimes fail to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of our female action stars! But first, we want to discuss the elephant in the room: the dwindling audiences at movie theaters -- we'll explore some problems, one potential solution, and hopefully provide some insight into an issue that's only going to get worse if everything remains status quo.
Welcome to Issue #9 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column offering strong opinions about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your feedback or ideas for future columns: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Previous Issues: 8.11.17 | 8.4.17 | 7.28.17 | 7.21.17 | 7.14.17 | 7.7.17
Hey Lrm Weekenders, this week we're featuring some of the most intriguing, powerful, and successful women in Hollywood. Its easy to become fixated on our male action stars, since that's how Hollywood tends to market their films, so we sometimes fail to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of our female action stars! But first, we want to discuss the elephant in the room: the dwindling audiences at movie theaters -- we'll explore some problems, one potential solution, and hopefully provide some insight into an issue that's only going to get worse if everything remains status quo.
- 8/18/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
Sammo Hung is regarded as one of the greatest Kung Fu performers of his generation. His high tempo, hard htting fight sequences have captured audiences all over the world. Future generations will look back and watch in amazement, witnessing one of the very best in world cinema.
Peking Opera Days
The Peking Opera school was run from a small theatre by Master Yu Jim Yuen, this was where Sammo Hung would begin his journey. In them days, the stundents would normally enroll for around 10 years, each day performing gruelling tasks for up to 18 hours a day which included training in the Martial Arts, weapons training, acrobatics, acting and singing. The Peking opera of course brought together Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak and Yuen Mo, who would eventually be known as the 7 Little Fortunes. They took the first name “Yuen” in a sign of...
Peking Opera Days
The Peking Opera school was run from a small theatre by Master Yu Jim Yuen, this was where Sammo Hung would begin his journey. In them days, the stundents would normally enroll for around 10 years, each day performing gruelling tasks for up to 18 hours a day which included training in the Martial Arts, weapons training, acrobatics, acting and singing. The Peking opera of course brought together Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Corey Yuen, Yuen Tak and Yuen Mo, who would eventually be known as the 7 Little Fortunes. They took the first name “Yuen” in a sign of...
- 2/2/2016
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
From Director Wong Ching Po (Revenge: A Love Story) and acclaimed Action Director Yuen Wo Ping (The Grandmasters, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) comes Once Upon A Time In Shanghai, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Jan. 13 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The modern action-packed fable features rising martial arts star Philip Ng (Young and Dangerous: Reloaded) as a country bumpkin who moves to 1930's Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich, but ends up honing his kung fu skills to become a lethal fighting machine. Once Upon A Time In Shanghai also stars the legendary Sammo Hung (Ip Man franchise), Andy On (As the Light Goes Out, White Vengeance), Michelle Hu (Mr. & Mrs. Player), Luxia Jiang (Ip Man: The Final Fight), Mao Junjie (Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu), Chan Koon-Tai (The Man with the Iron Fists), Yuen Cheung-Yan (Kung Fu Hustle, Charlie's Angels franchise) and Fung Hak-On (Tai Chi Zero...
- 11/11/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
Twitter:https://twitter.com/tonyjaaofficial
Tony Jaa is one of the most talked about Action stars in the world, with his ground-breaking action and stunt work, he will certainly be around for a long, long time. The first time i seen Tony in Ong Bak, i could not believe what i was seeing, just incredible stuff i had not seen since the first time i watched Jackie Chan in Police Story. Hard hitting fight scenes, excellent stunt work, incredible flexibility, and just had a fresh approach of Martial Arts movie making.
Apart from starring in movies, Tony has also been stunt work in Mortal Kombat Annihilation for the character Liu Kang (Robin Shou). I recently heard he also doubled Sammo Hung, when he did a commercial which required him to somersault onto the elephant’s back.
Over recent years, Tony Jaa has proved to the world what he can deliver on...
Tony Jaa is one of the most talked about Action stars in the world, with his ground-breaking action and stunt work, he will certainly be around for a long, long time. The first time i seen Tony in Ong Bak, i could not believe what i was seeing, just incredible stuff i had not seen since the first time i watched Jackie Chan in Police Story. Hard hitting fight scenes, excellent stunt work, incredible flexibility, and just had a fresh approach of Martial Arts movie making.
Apart from starring in movies, Tony has also been stunt work in Mortal Kombat Annihilation for the character Liu Kang (Robin Shou). I recently heard he also doubled Sammo Hung, when he did a commercial which required him to somersault onto the elephant’s back.
Over recent years, Tony Jaa has proved to the world what he can deliver on...
- 4/8/2014
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Roger Corman, the King of the Bs himself, has been getting his hands dirty in the Chinese Film Industry lately, financing a couple of ultra low budget films in Guangzhou through Hong Kong based production company, Ace Studios. Both films will be English-language productions aimed for the Us cable TV market, directed by Australian-Chinese director Antony Szeto, whose previous work as a director includes recent Sammo Hung vehicle Wushu, but has plied his trade as an action director and stunt coordinator for more than two decades. The first of these two collaborations, Hell's Haunted Palace, just had its world premiere at PiFan last month, under its international title The Living Dead. It tells the story of a group of American filmmakers, whose plans to make a documentary...
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- 8/2/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Wu Ma is a legend when it comes to Kung Fu movies, starring in his first movie at the age of 14 in Lady General Hua Mulan and is still active till this day. Wu must be one of the most recognizable faces in the business, starring in movies such as Encounters Of The Spooky Kind, Dead And The Deadly, The Manchu Boxer, Iron Monkey and lots more. Wu Ma is still making movies to this day, this year he appeared in the movie Game Of Assassins, which also featured Leung Kar Yan and Chen Kuan Tai.
Selected Filmography
1977:Iron Monkey
1980:Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
1980:By Hook Or By Crook
1982:Dead And The Deadly
1986:Righting Wrongs
1987:Chinese Ghost Story
1990:Swordsman
1993:Kickboxer
2012:Game Of Assassins
Background
Wu was born Feng Hongyuan in Tianjin. At 16 he moved to Guangzhou and became a machinist before migrating to Hong Kong in 1960. In...
Selected Filmography
1977:Iron Monkey
1980:Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
1980:By Hook Or By Crook
1982:Dead And The Deadly
1986:Righting Wrongs
1987:Chinese Ghost Story
1990:Swordsman
1993:Kickboxer
2012:Game Of Assassins
Background
Wu was born Feng Hongyuan in Tianjin. At 16 he moved to Guangzhou and became a machinist before migrating to Hong Kong in 1960. In...
- 11/4/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Directed by:Maria Tran, Adrian Castro
Written By:Maria Tran
Produced by:Maria Tran
Hit Girls is a upcoming movie made by Independent film makers in Australia, starring Maria Tran, Juju Chan, Thien Nguyen, Peter Yu, Adrian Castro and Kenny On. The movie as been getting some good press release, recently getting a article online by movie magazine Impact.
Plot
It is a quirky, fast-paced, action platform about two unlikely assassin heroines, Pixie Ho (Juju Chan, Hong Kong pop singer and action movie star) and Maria Tran (ABC’s logie award “My Place”).
This is what Maria had to say about the second day of shooting,
“Yeah, its a learning curve, on Sunday Day 2 of the shoot, i was thrown onto a rock and my head smacked onto a rock and started bleeding. I must have slightly concussed, but insisted strongly on finishing the shoot. My lump has finally died...
Written By:Maria Tran
Produced by:Maria Tran
Hit Girls is a upcoming movie made by Independent film makers in Australia, starring Maria Tran, Juju Chan, Thien Nguyen, Peter Yu, Adrian Castro and Kenny On. The movie as been getting some good press release, recently getting a article online by movie magazine Impact.
Plot
It is a quirky, fast-paced, action platform about two unlikely assassin heroines, Pixie Ho (Juju Chan, Hong Kong pop singer and action movie star) and Maria Tran (ABC’s logie award “My Place”).
This is what Maria had to say about the second day of shooting,
“Yeah, its a learning curve, on Sunday Day 2 of the shoot, i was thrown onto a rock and my head smacked onto a rock and started bleeding. I must have slightly concussed, but insisted strongly on finishing the shoot. My lump has finally died...
- 10/31/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Selected Filmography:
2007: Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter
2009: Fighting
2009: Bodyguards and Assassins
2010: Tekken
2012: Dragon Eyes
2012: The Grandmasters
2012: The Man with the Iron Fists
Stats:
Born: May 25, 1972
Height: 5 ft 10
Style: Kickboxing, Sanshou, Taekwondo, Wrestling
Contact Info:
Twitter: @Cungle185
Website: www.cungschallenge.com
Cung Le is a fighting machine, anyone who steps in his way will feel the full force of his brutal back kick and many wont be getting up from it. I have always been impressed with his fighting ability and whenever he enters the octagon he always brings 100% to each fight, which makes him an exciting fighter to watch.
Early Life
Cung Le, a Vietnamese American, was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). In 1975, three days before the Fall of Saigon, Cung Le and his mother Anne left Vietnam by helicopter under heavy gunfire. He ended up in San Jose,...
2007: Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter
2009: Fighting
2009: Bodyguards and Assassins
2010: Tekken
2012: Dragon Eyes
2012: The Grandmasters
2012: The Man with the Iron Fists
Stats:
Born: May 25, 1972
Height: 5 ft 10
Style: Kickboxing, Sanshou, Taekwondo, Wrestling
Contact Info:
Twitter: @Cungle185
Website: www.cungschallenge.com
Cung Le is a fighting machine, anyone who steps in his way will feel the full force of his brutal back kick and many wont be getting up from it. I have always been impressed with his fighting ability and whenever he enters the octagon he always brings 100% to each fight, which makes him an exciting fighter to watch.
Early Life
Cung Le, a Vietnamese American, was born in Saigon, South Vietnam (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). In 1975, three days before the Fall of Saigon, Cung Le and his mother Anne left Vietnam by helicopter under heavy gunfire. He ended up in San Jose,...
- 8/1/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Other names: 李连杰
Li Lianjie
Jet Li Lian Jie
Birth date: 26/4/1963
Nationality: China
Workplace: Hong Kong, USA
Selected Filmography:
1982:Shaolin Temple
1991:Once Upon A Time In China
1993:Tai Chi Master
1993:Fong Sai Yuk
1994:Fist Of Legend
2002:Hero
2005:Fearless
Jet Li has been making movies now for 30 years, this time in 1982, he was at the beginning of his journey starring in a movie called The Shaolin Temple (1982), which would make him an over night superstar. Thousands of people back then would travel for miles to get a chance to see Jet training, with his lightening fast punches and flexibility.
Wushu Years
Li was eight when his talent for wushu was noticed at a summer course at school, and he began his practice there. Li participated in the sport of wushu in the non-sparring event. He began on the Beijing Wushu Team, an athletic group organized to perform...
Li Lianjie
Jet Li Lian Jie
Birth date: 26/4/1963
Nationality: China
Workplace: Hong Kong, USA
Selected Filmography:
1982:Shaolin Temple
1991:Once Upon A Time In China
1993:Tai Chi Master
1993:Fong Sai Yuk
1994:Fist Of Legend
2002:Hero
2005:Fearless
Jet Li has been making movies now for 30 years, this time in 1982, he was at the beginning of his journey starring in a movie called The Shaolin Temple (1982), which would make him an over night superstar. Thousands of people back then would travel for miles to get a chance to see Jet training, with his lightening fast punches and flexibility.
Wushu Years
Li was eight when his talent for wushu was noticed at a summer course at school, and he began his practice there. Li participated in the sport of wushu in the non-sparring event. He began on the Beijing Wushu Team, an athletic group organized to perform...
- 7/6/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Other names: 吳京
Jacky Wu
Jing Wu
Birth date: 03/4/1974
Nationality: China
Workplace: China, Hong Kong
Selected Filmography:
1996:Tai Chi Boxer
2005:Sha Po Lang
2006:Fatal Contact
2007:Invisible Target
2010:Shaolin
2012:Special Identity
Wu Jing started off training in Martial Arts at the age of 6, where he attended the Beijing Sports Institute at Shichahai. Both his father and grandfather were also martial artists. Like Jet Li before him, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wushu Team. He won first place in several national level wushu competitions at the junior level and continued to compete as an adult, despite his increasing height.
In April 1995, Wu was spotted by action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Wu played Hawkman / Jackie in 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer,who had come to the institute to look for a martial artist for the film, his first Hong Kong film debut. Yuen Woo Ping was also the guy who brought us Donnie yen,...
Jacky Wu
Jing Wu
Birth date: 03/4/1974
Nationality: China
Workplace: China, Hong Kong
Selected Filmography:
1996:Tai Chi Boxer
2005:Sha Po Lang
2006:Fatal Contact
2007:Invisible Target
2010:Shaolin
2012:Special Identity
Wu Jing started off training in Martial Arts at the age of 6, where he attended the Beijing Sports Institute at Shichahai. Both his father and grandfather were also martial artists. Like Jet Li before him, he competed as a member of the Beijing Wushu Team. He won first place in several national level wushu competitions at the junior level and continued to compete as an adult, despite his increasing height.
In April 1995, Wu was spotted by action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, Wu played Hawkman / Jackie in 1996 film Tai Chi Boxer,who had come to the institute to look for a martial artist for the film, his first Hong Kong film debut. Yuen Woo Ping was also the guy who brought us Donnie yen,...
- 7/2/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Shaolin’s first third introduces us to a rather unpleasant character, Hou Chieh (Andy Lau), a warlord who is attempting to seize power through violent conquest. He’s pretty ruthless and is happy to sanction and participate in violent acts against even the peaceful monks who inhabit the Shaolin Temple that provides the film’s central location.
Following an unexpected turn of events though he is stripped of his power, his daughter dies, in a rather brutal but somewhat melodramatic scene, and his wife leaves him. Forced to question his life choices Hou Chieh spends the remainder of the film going through a ‘spiritual’ transformation, aided by his entry into the Shaolin Temple and his study of martial arts and Buddhism there.
With the endorsement of the actual Shaolin monastery, something that is now legally necessary in order to use the name, Shaolin is a film that certainly appears to...
Following an unexpected turn of events though he is stripped of his power, his daughter dies, in a rather brutal but somewhat melodramatic scene, and his wife leaves him. Forced to question his life choices Hou Chieh spends the remainder of the film going through a ‘spiritual’ transformation, aided by his entry into the Shaolin Temple and his study of martial arts and Buddhism there.
With the endorsement of the actual Shaolin monastery, something that is now legally necessary in order to use the name, Shaolin is a film that certainly appears to...
- 9/12/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
True Legend aka Su Qi-Er
Directed by Woo-ping Yuen
Written by Chi-long To
(2010) Hong Kong
Fantasia imdb
Beggar Su is the old man who trains Wong-Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) in the drunken fist style in the first Drunken Master, not coincidentally also directed by Woo-ping Yuen, so this film acts as a prequel to the Drunken Master films, explaining how Beggar Su came to be a drunk.
The film starts with Su Qi-Er as a successful and respected general alongside his two best friends Ma (Xiaodong Guo) and his blood-brother Yuan Lie (Andy On). After a thrilling rescue of a kidnapped Imperial prince, Yu is offered a position as governor and advised to send the erratic Yuan into exile. Instead, Yu gives his sword to Ma, retires from the army and ensures that Yuan gets the post as governor.
Yu Qi-Er’s problem is that True Legend is not just a prequel to Drunken Master,...
Directed by Woo-ping Yuen
Written by Chi-long To
(2010) Hong Kong
Fantasia imdb
Beggar Su is the old man who trains Wong-Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) in the drunken fist style in the first Drunken Master, not coincidentally also directed by Woo-ping Yuen, so this film acts as a prequel to the Drunken Master films, explaining how Beggar Su came to be a drunk.
The film starts with Su Qi-Er as a successful and respected general alongside his two best friends Ma (Xiaodong Guo) and his blood-brother Yuan Lie (Andy On). After a thrilling rescue of a kidnapped Imperial prince, Yu is offered a position as governor and advised to send the erratic Yuan into exile. Instead, Yu gives his sword to Ma, retires from the army and ensures that Yuan gets the post as governor.
Yu Qi-Er’s problem is that True Legend is not just a prequel to Drunken Master,...
- 7/25/2011
- by Michael Ryan
- SoundOnSight
The name Woo-ping Yuen may not sound familiar to general filmgoers, but you don't have to be a martial-arts film fan to have witnessed Master Yuen's contribution to the action movie industry. Best known to the general populace for his contribution to The Matrix and Kill Bill series, Yuen is an international legend due in part to his action/fight choreography and martial arts direction. He's often credited with playing an integral part in action/martial arts star Jackie Chan's career by casting and directing him in the 1978 classic martial arts film Drunken Master.
One would think that with over 40 years of experience under his belt, the 65-year-old Yuen would be ready to rest on his laurels -- not so, as he returns to the director's chair for the first time in almost 15 years with True Legend, a Fantastic Fest 2010 selection that returns to Austin on Friday for a...
One would think that with over 40 years of experience under his belt, the 65-year-old Yuen would be ready to rest on his laurels -- not so, as he returns to the director's chair for the first time in almost 15 years with True Legend, a Fantastic Fest 2010 selection that returns to Austin on Friday for a...
- 5/12/2011
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
There are a lot of new and re-released martial arts films that make their way to my review stack, so I've devised a way of determining which to watch that I'm happy to share with you. I slap the disc in then check out the opening fight sequence. If I don't say "holy sh*t!" at least twice, I know not to bother. With True Legend, the fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping's return to the director's chair, I think I holy shat about five times.
Ostensibly set in the 1860s at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the opening battle looks more like Middle Earth than anything from history. A band of interlopers stealthily cross rope bridges and use Wolverine-ish claws to climb a dark stone tower. (Why bad guys think keeping their fortresses high above bottomless pits won't one day bite them in the ass is beyond me.) A breathtaking...
Ostensibly set in the 1860s at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the opening battle looks more like Middle Earth than anything from history. A band of interlopers stealthily cross rope bridges and use Wolverine-ish claws to climb a dark stone tower. (Why bad guys think keeping their fortresses high above bottomless pits won't one day bite them in the ass is beyond me.) A breathtaking...
- 5/9/2011
- UGO Movies
Wushu
Stars: Sammo Hung, Wei Dong, Wu Dazhou, Lie Xin, Shi Yao, Liang Zhicheng, Zhang Jin, Tei Nan | Written by Dennis Chan & Ho Leung Lau | Directed by Antony Szeto
“Raised by their grandmother since their mother’s death, nine-year-old Li Yi (Wei Dong) and his younger brother Li Er (Wu Dazhou) are about to start a new life with their father, Li Hui (Sammo Hung), a teacher at an elite Chinese martial arts school which they are to attend. Their mischief-filled first day introduces them to fellow pupils Fong Fong (Lie Xin), Xiao Zhang (Shi Yao) and Yang Yauwu (Liang Zhicheng) and a life-long allegiance between the five friends is soon formed.
Ten years later, in their final year of college, Li Yi, Fong Fong and Yang have become the school’s top Wushu students, while Li Er and Xiao Zhang are the top two Sanda fighters, all working hard...
Stars: Sammo Hung, Wei Dong, Wu Dazhou, Lie Xin, Shi Yao, Liang Zhicheng, Zhang Jin, Tei Nan | Written by Dennis Chan & Ho Leung Lau | Directed by Antony Szeto
“Raised by their grandmother since their mother’s death, nine-year-old Li Yi (Wei Dong) and his younger brother Li Er (Wu Dazhou) are about to start a new life with their father, Li Hui (Sammo Hung), a teacher at an elite Chinese martial arts school which they are to attend. Their mischief-filled first day introduces them to fellow pupils Fong Fong (Lie Xin), Xiao Zhang (Shi Yao) and Yang Yauwu (Liang Zhicheng) and a life-long allegiance between the five friends is soon formed.
Ten years later, in their final year of college, Li Yi, Fong Fong and Yang have become the school’s top Wushu students, while Li Er and Xiao Zhang are the top two Sanda fighters, all working hard...
- 4/1/2011
- by Baron Fornightly
- Nerdly
Director: Antony Szeto. Review: Adam Wing. Jackie Chan is on board as executive producer of Wushu - The Young Generation, which is hardly surprising when you consider that it’s young stars are genuine martial artists plucked from obscurity and thrown onto the big screen in the hope of discovering the next big thing. Antony Szeto takes on directorial duties, telling the tale of newbie martial arts students facing a variety of challenges as they prepare to graduate. Leading the pack are Wang Wen Jie and Liu Feng Chao, and martial arts legend Sammo Hung provides hefty support as both wushu instructor and father of two of the boys. We first meet Li Yi (Wang Wen Jie) and Li Er (Wang Ya Chao) at a very young age, starting their journey through school and into manhood. Li Yi is tipped to win a hotly contested wushu competition, but he insists...
- 3/30/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Act as cannon fodder for the next Jackie Chan, or take the Star Ferry to Kowloon for some neon glamour and play spot-the-film-location
If you've watched a lot of Hong Kong films but haven't visited the territory, you may be disappointed to find that there aren't gangs of nunchuck-wielding triads on every corner. Or cops bouncing up walls. Or goalies in yellow tracksuits flying 50ft up into the air to save goals.
But it is an undeniably filmic experience. Jump in a cab on the streets of Mong Kok, squint a bit and you could be in one of Wong Kar-wai's blurry arthouse puzzles. Hop on the open-top 15C bus as it bombs down the narrow, winding road from the Peak to Central and it's easy to imagine you're in one of Jackie Chan's inventive chases. Take the Star Ferry to Kowloon and relive the romance of The World of Suzie Wong.
If you've watched a lot of Hong Kong films but haven't visited the territory, you may be disappointed to find that there aren't gangs of nunchuck-wielding triads on every corner. Or cops bouncing up walls. Or goalies in yellow tracksuits flying 50ft up into the air to save goals.
But it is an undeniably filmic experience. Jump in a cab on the streets of Mong Kok, squint a bit and you could be in one of Wong Kar-wai's blurry arthouse puzzles. Hop on the open-top 15C bus as it bombs down the narrow, winding road from the Peak to Central and it's easy to imagine you're in one of Jackie Chan's inventive chases. Take the Star Ferry to Kowloon and relive the romance of The World of Suzie Wong.
- 10/8/2010
- by Richard Vine
- The Guardian - Film News
Chicago – If I were 12 years old, I’d probably think “The Karate Kid” was one of the best Blu-Rays of the year. It’s got everything: a crowd-pleasing feature film, several superb extras, and strikingly sharp picture quality, with colors that pop. Yet since I’m twice as old, I’m cursed with the clarity to see through the splendid spectacle and linger on its utter superficiality.
“The Karate Kid” is barely a film at all, but merely a celebration of brand names, the first of which is the title itself, which makes no sense in the context of this remake. While John G. Avildsen’s 1984 classic was about a sensitive teenager learning karate in California, this film is about a cocky kid learning kung fu in China. When the kid corrects his mother on the precise name of his favored martial art, she goes, “Karate, kung fu, whatever!” This...
“The Karate Kid” is barely a film at all, but merely a celebration of brand names, the first of which is the title itself, which makes no sense in the context of this remake. While John G. Avildsen’s 1984 classic was about a sensitive teenager learning karate in California, this film is about a cocky kid learning kung fu in China. When the kid corrects his mother on the precise name of his favored martial art, she goes, “Karate, kung fu, whatever!” This...
- 10/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"I'm going to say some things that probably can't be translated," said Tim League before handing the mic over to the Drafthouse's resident kung fu expert Lars Nilsen. "This guy has done some batshit crazy stuff."
Of course, he was referring to Saturday night's guest of honor Yuen Woo Ping, the master fight choreographer behind such films as "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon," who was at Fantastic Fest to unveil the North American premiere of his latest directorial effort, "True Legend," the origin story of one of his most famous films "Drunken Master." Instead of Jackie Chan, we get Chiu Man Cheuk as Su Can, a decorated warrior who retires from the army to become a Wushu instructor and spend more time with his wife and child, passing on the governorship that's been offered to him to his brother-in-arms Yuan (Andy On). For reasons that I never entirely understood,...
Of course, he was referring to Saturday night's guest of honor Yuen Woo Ping, the master fight choreographer behind such films as "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon," who was at Fantastic Fest to unveil the North American premiere of his latest directorial effort, "True Legend," the origin story of one of his most famous films "Drunken Master." Instead of Jackie Chan, we get Chiu Man Cheuk as Su Can, a decorated warrior who retires from the army to become a Wushu instructor and spend more time with his wife and child, passing on the governorship that's been offered to him to his brother-in-arms Yuan (Andy On). For reasons that I never entirely understood,...
- 9/26/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
The 6th annual Fantastic Fest will honor director and master fight choreographer Yuen Woo Ping with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the world premiere of his new martial arts fantasy True Legend, starring Vincent Zhao (Fong Sai Yuk, Dragon Gets Angry) Zhou Xun (The Emperor and the Assassin, Suzhou River) with Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and the late David Carradine (Kill Bill), on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX. The film will play as part of a double feature with Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow, Yuen Woo Ping’s directorial debut and the film that put action legend, Jackie Chan on the map. Fantastic Fest will play host to Yuen Woo Ping’s first U.S. festival appearance.
If you’ve ever walked out of a movie theatre after watching a martial arts film and left your jaw on the floor, your eyes were...
If you’ve ever walked out of a movie theatre after watching a martial arts film and left your jaw on the floor, your eyes were...
- 8/31/2010
- by George Bragdon
- OriginalAlamo.com
With the biggest, greatest, most over the top action film of all time coming out on 19th August in the form of The Expendables (our review here), HeyUGuys is bringing you the ultimate run down of the kill count that these historic action actors have each tallied up.
From throat rips to decapitations, martial art assassins to robotic killers and Yippee Ki-Yay’s to Asta La Vista’s, they have dealt death in every way possible with every weapon imaginable.
Each death reaches the same conclusion but each actor carries it off in their own unique style, often adding a personal touch. Be it an Arnie verbal send off like “Stick Around” after being stuck with a huge knife against a post or adding some humour by playing games with the baddies like John McClane in Die Hard ” Now I have a machine gun, Ho Ho Ho”. A memorable death...
From throat rips to decapitations, martial art assassins to robotic killers and Yippee Ki-Yay’s to Asta La Vista’s, they have dealt death in every way possible with every weapon imaginable.
Each death reaches the same conclusion but each actor carries it off in their own unique style, often adding a personal touch. Be it an Arnie verbal send off like “Stick Around” after being stuck with a huge knife against a post or adding some humour by playing games with the baddies like John McClane in Die Hard ” Now I have a machine gun, Ho Ho Ho”. A memorable death...
- 8/12/2010
- by Gary Phillips
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Is Phoenix Valen the next big female action star? Clearly producer Bey Logan thinks so. Valen first starred for Logan in the Michael Biehn directorial effort Blood Bond and he's already got her signed up for kung fu volleyball flick Beach Spike, but before they get to that Valen has to finish up Red Dawn Rising.
Directed by Wushu helmer Antony Szeto, Red Dawn Rising sees Valen revisit her character from Blood Bond in a film that producer Logan feels like soemthing out of the Golden Harvest era of Hong Kong martial arts. And looking at the behind the scenes shots he's published from the first days of shooting it's hard to argue with that assessment as Valen battles a sextet of heavily armed martial arts monks.
We've assembled a small gallery of images here at Twitch and it's pretty easy to see that Valen has the look for this.
Directed by Wushu helmer Antony Szeto, Red Dawn Rising sees Valen revisit her character from Blood Bond in a film that producer Logan feels like soemthing out of the Golden Harvest era of Hong Kong martial arts. And looking at the behind the scenes shots he's published from the first days of shooting it's hard to argue with that assessment as Valen battles a sextet of heavily armed martial arts monks.
We've assembled a small gallery of images here at Twitch and it's pretty easy to see that Valen has the look for this.
- 7/25/2010
- Screen Anarchy
“True Legend” or “Su Qi-Er” literally translated as “Beggar Su,” marks the return of famed Hong Kong director Woo-ping Yuen to fast-paced fantastical martial arts pulp.
Set against the backdrop of Qing Dynasty China, “True Legend” puts a new twist on the ancient Chinese legend of Su Can (Vincent Zhao), better known as Beggar Su, one of the mystical Ten Tigers of Canton and the martial artist said to be the father of the Drunken Fist style of Wushu martial arts.
The story follows the benevolent Su, a brilliant military general beloved and respected by his troops. After successfully leading a near-suicide mission to rescue a feudal prince, Su’s impressed superior offers him a governorship. He declines, instead choosing to start a family with the love of his life Ying (Zhou Xun) and open a Wushu training school of his own. He entrusts the governorship to his best friend...
Set against the backdrop of Qing Dynasty China, “True Legend” puts a new twist on the ancient Chinese legend of Su Can (Vincent Zhao), better known as Beggar Su, one of the mystical Ten Tigers of Canton and the martial artist said to be the father of the Drunken Fist style of Wushu martial arts.
The story follows the benevolent Su, a brilliant military general beloved and respected by his troops. After successfully leading a near-suicide mission to rescue a feudal prince, Su’s impressed superior offers him a governorship. He declines, instead choosing to start a family with the love of his life Ying (Zhou Xun) and open a Wushu training school of his own. He entrusts the governorship to his best friend...
- 5/2/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Chicago – The DVD Round-Up is back with a collection of foreign films, indie flicks, a documentary, and a Kathy Griffin stand-up special. The key word for 2010 is diversity and there’s no DVD column more embracing of the variety of titles at your local store than the Round-Up.
“Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch” and “You, The Living” were released on January 12th, 2010.
“Chevolution” was released on January 19th, 2010.
“B-Girl,” “Fireball,” “Import Export,” and “Wushu” were released on January 26th, 2010.
“Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch”
Photo credit: Shout Factory
Synopsis: “The Emmy-Nominated special comes to DVD! Two-time Emmy Award-winning and self-proclaimed “D-Lister” Kathy Griffin’s latest comedy special takes you backstage in Hollywood — from the Emmys to the Grammys and even to Cher’s Malibu mansion! Appearing before a sold-out crowd at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, Griffin is in top form...
“Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch” and “You, The Living” were released on January 12th, 2010.
“Chevolution” was released on January 19th, 2010.
“B-Girl,” “Fireball,” “Import Export,” and “Wushu” were released on January 26th, 2010.
“Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch”
Photo credit: Shout Factory
Synopsis: “The Emmy-Nominated special comes to DVD! Two-time Emmy Award-winning and self-proclaimed “D-Lister” Kathy Griffin’s latest comedy special takes you backstage in Hollywood — from the Emmys to the Grammys and even to Cher’s Malibu mansion! Appearing before a sold-out crowd at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, Griffin is in top form...
- 2/1/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Lions Gate released two very different fight movies this week, which showcased their respective martial arts in near-opposite approaches. On one corner is the Thai sports-actioner Fireball (which I've hopped and skipped for in the past) and on the other is the project Jackie Chan brought (as producer) to the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Wushu.
Fireball is one of those sports movies that invents a fictional sport just because regular sports are just not thrilling enough, but while movies like Rollerball and BASEketball invent whole new rules—or at least patch a bunch together—on how to play this new game, Fireball simply deletes rules. You see, a game of Fireball is just like Sudden Death Basketball, except there's no rulebook of any sort. There's no traveling, no carrying, no double dribbling, and most importantly, no fouls. What this means is you have to put the ball through the hoop by...
Fireball is one of those sports movies that invents a fictional sport just because regular sports are just not thrilling enough, but while movies like Rollerball and BASEketball invent whole new rules—or at least patch a bunch together—on how to play this new game, Fireball simply deletes rules. You see, a game of Fireball is just like Sudden Death Basketball, except there's no rulebook of any sort. There's no traveling, no carrying, no double dribbling, and most importantly, no fouls. What this means is you have to put the ball through the hoop by...
- 1/31/2010
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Could I possibly have picked two martial arts films further apart on the ratings scale than Wushu and Fireball? On one end of the spectrum is the first "family" martial-arts film I've ever seen that wasn't American in origin, and on the other end is pure martial-arts porn, in which whatever plot is present serves to string hard-core brutal action sequences together. Both films are now available on DVD from Lionsgate Films.
Jackie Chan Presents Wushu
As executive producer of Wushu, martial-arts legend Jackie Chan introduces a new generation of talented martial artists in such a way that this film will please fans young and old. Antony Szeto -- known for his animated fantasy film Dragonblade -- directed Wushu and also choreographed all the stunts.
Talented and seasoned actor Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (Kung Fu Hustle, The Medallion) supports the young cast as Li Hui, father to brothers Li Yi (Wenjie Wang...
Jackie Chan Presents Wushu
As executive producer of Wushu, martial-arts legend Jackie Chan introduces a new generation of talented martial artists in such a way that this film will please fans young and old. Antony Szeto -- known for his animated fantasy film Dragonblade -- directed Wushu and also choreographed all the stunts.
Talented and seasoned actor Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (Kung Fu Hustle, The Medallion) supports the young cast as Li Hui, father to brothers Li Yi (Wenjie Wang...
- 1/28/2010
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
DVD Playhouse—January 2010
By
Allen Gardner
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) Absorbing character study follows the leader (Jeremy Renner) of a bomb squad unit in Iraq and his growing addiction to the adrenaline-fueled life and death edge that he and his men must walk on a daily basis. Director Kathryn Bigelow, an unheralded great filmmaker for nearly two decades, has finally hit paydirt with this gut-wrenching examination of war as drug, as opposed to hell. That said, The Hurt Locker is 2/3 of a great movie that takes a wild left turn in a subplot involving Renner’s character and that of a local boy to whom he takes a shine, and never quite recovers its momentum. In spite of that hiccup, it remains one of the best films of 2009 and, thus far, the finest cinematic exploration of America’s war in the Middle East. Also available on Blu-ray disc, in...
By
Allen Gardner
The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) Absorbing character study follows the leader (Jeremy Renner) of a bomb squad unit in Iraq and his growing addiction to the adrenaline-fueled life and death edge that he and his men must walk on a daily basis. Director Kathryn Bigelow, an unheralded great filmmaker for nearly two decades, has finally hit paydirt with this gut-wrenching examination of war as drug, as opposed to hell. That said, The Hurt Locker is 2/3 of a great movie that takes a wild left turn in a subplot involving Renner’s character and that of a local boy to whom he takes a shine, and never quite recovers its momentum. In spite of that hiccup, it remains one of the best films of 2009 and, thus far, the finest cinematic exploration of America’s war in the Middle East. Also available on Blu-ray disc, in...
- 1/19/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2088. Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Rated PG For some mild rude humor. Release Date: December 25, 2009 American Pie: The Book Of Love Rated R For pervasive strong crude sexual content, language and drinking, all involving teens. Christmas Angel Rated PG For some mild thematic elements. Deadline Rated R For some violence and disturbing images. Disney's A Christmas Carol Rated PG For scary sequences and images. Release Date: November 6, 2009 End Game Rated R For some violent/sexual content and brief language. Fantastic Mr. Fox Rated PG For action, smoking and slang humor. Release Date: November 13, 2009 Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu Rated PG-13 For some violence. The Men Who Stare At Goats Rated R For language, some drug content and brief nudity. Release Date: November 6, 2009 No Bad Days Rated PG-13 For violence, brief sexuality, a drug scene and some language. Noble Things Rated...
- 9/23/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
MPAA ratings: Sept. 16, 2009. The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.
Film Distributor Reason Rating Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Rated for some mild rude humor.
PG American Pie: The Book of Love
Universal Studios Home Entertainment LLC
Rated for pervasive strong crude sexual content, language and drinking, all involving teens.
R Christmas Angel
Candlelight Media Group, Inc.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.
Film Distributor Reason Rating Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Rated for some mild rude humor.
PG American Pie: The Book of Love
Universal Studios Home Entertainment LLC
Rated for pervasive strong crude sexual content, language and drinking, all involving teens.
R Christmas Angel
Candlelight Media Group, Inc.
- 9/23/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As a film which is actually about martial arts, it is hard to fault the pedigree of “Wushu – The Young Generation”. Aimed at introducing a new and highly talented bunch of experts, the film also stars the legendary Sammo Hung, and was produced by none other than Jackie Chan. It was directed by Antony Szeto, previously responsible for the fantasy animation “Dragonblade”, and who also provides the action choreography. Concentrating on the positive aspects of wushu and its role as a competition sport, the film was unsurprisingly officially endorsed by the Director General of the State General Administration of Sport, the top governing sports body in China. Thankfully, this doesn’t translate into the film being a too patriotic or flag waving affair, with plenty of action and an upbeat focus on the theme of friendship. The film begins as two young boys called Li Yi (Wang Wenjie) and...
- 6/6/2009
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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