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Showing posts with label Martial Arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martial Arts. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Into The Badlands Looks Like a Post-Apocalyptic, Kung Fu, Western and That's a Beautiful Thing.

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I've seen quite a few adaptations of Journey to the West , aka Monkey , in my day. Most of these adaptations fail to capture the won...
Monday, October 22, 2012

David Lo Pan Style: Big Trouble in Little China meets PSY

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As many of you know, I am of the opinion that John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China may well be the best film ever made.  Okay, ...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

[Movies] The Man with the Iron Fists -- Red Band Trailer

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Long time kung fu film fan -- and hip hop artist -- RZA has partnered with Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino to bring us this little bit of Hon...
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

SHAOLIN (2011) -- Powerful Drama, Passable Martial Arts

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Jet Li's 1982 film Shaolin Temple is a fantastic martial arts film that signaled a sea change in the Hong Kong film industry.  It w...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

[Film Trailer] MURAL: Strange and Inspiring Fantasy

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As much genre influence as Hong Kong films have had on American cinema, there is one genre where Hong Kong's influence has yet to have s...
Monday, October 10, 2011

Adventures of Tintin -- Can Digitally Animated Fight Scenes and Stunts Satisfy?

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The more I look at the advertising for the upcoming Adventures of Tintin  animated film, the more it looks like the film will provide for a ...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

1911: Revolution (2011) -- Jackie Chan's 100th Film in Theaters October 7th

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Jackie Chan's 100th film releases in American theaters this Friday.  It also marks the 100th anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising, the to...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sony Pictures THE RAID -- Holy Moly!

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I'm not deeply familiar, or even moderately familiar, with the action film scene in Indonesia.  But if this is any indication of what th...

Donnie Yen's WU XIA to be Released in the US

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Master martial arts stylist Donnie Yen will be featured in a remake of the classic martial arts film One Armed Swordsman  later this year in...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Wong Kar Wei and Tony Leung Chiu Wai Take on Ip Man with "The Grandmasters"

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The Wilson Yip directed and Donnie Yen starring martial arts action film Ip Man is easily among the most entertaining martial arts films ev...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Film Review : Ip Man (2008) -- Ip Man Delivers

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Image Copyright Mandarin Films Ltd. Three of the best Hong Kong martial arts films ever made depict stories of kung fu masters defending ...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

DDR + David Hasselhoff = ??? -- Legend of the Dancing Ninja

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Dance Dance Revolution, Kung Fu, David Hasselhoff. Do I really need to say anything more about this production?
Thursday, May 20, 2010

Is The Cup of Tears Already the Third Best Ninja Movie Ever Made?

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Gary Shore's two-minute independently produced "trailer" The Cup of Tears has already led to him signing an agreement with ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

You Can Never Leave "The World of Martial Arts"

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John Woo returns to his Last Hurrah for Chivalry roots with Reign of Assassins . God I love wuxia films and the narrative tropes of ji...
Friday, November 06, 2009

Hulu Recommendation Friday -- Enter the Ninja

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The classic Bond film You Only Live Twice , may be the first example of ninjas being featured in mainstream Western cinema, but it was the S...
Thursday, August 16, 2007

Warner to remake Enter the Dragon

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I know this is old news to most of you, but I was out in Washington, DC locked in a hotel basement for the past week. According to Variety,...