‘Willie Chan, Jackie Chan, Frankie Chan, Benny Chan… We’re all related. That Momma Chan was a very busy lady!’… (more…)
In the Interviews category...
Benny Chan exclusive interview – Shaolin
Wednesday, 7 September, 2011
3D Sex And Zen interview – Christopher Sun
Tuesday, 30 August, 2011Oooooh er, missus! easternKicks gets all saucy with the director of the new 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy movie, Christopher Sun Lap-Key. But you’d almost think it was more of a ‘chick flick’ to hear him describe it… (more…)
Behind the scenes with Cine-Asia: a distributor label special
Monday, 11 July, 2011We take an in-depth peek behind the scenes at one of the UK’s biggest and most-loved independent distributors of Asian film, Cine-Asia, with executive director of its parent company Showbox, Steve Rivers… (more…)
Tsui Hark interview: Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame
Tuesday, 5 July, 2011With Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame just out on UK Blu-ray and DVD, we chat to the New Wave Hong Kong director and massively influential film producer Tsui Hark… (more…)
Andy Lau, interviewed!!!
Friday, 24 June, 2011We talk to Andy Lau, star of Infernal Affairs, House Of Flying Daggers, The Warlords and much, much more about working with Tsui Hark and Sammo Hung on Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, upcoming release Shaolin and working with Ann Hui again… (more…)
An interview with Bruce Lee’s brother, Robert Lee
Wednesday, 8 June, 2011Based on his own recollections, Robert Lee talks about the new Blu-ray and DVD release Young Bruce Lee, starring Aarif Rahman, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Christy Cheung, and the highs and lows of having one of the world’s most famous movie stars as a brother… (more…)
Aarif Rahman interview: star of Young Bruce Lee
Friday, 20 May, 2011We chat to Aarif Rahman, star of new Bruce Lee biopic Young Bruce Lee (aka Bruce Lee, My Brother), based on the recollection of Bruce’s own younger brother Robert… (more…)
I Saw The Devil: the Lee Byung-hun interview
Friday, 6 May, 2011We talk to Lee Byung-hun (A Bitterweet Life, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, G.I. Joe) about his latest collaboration with Kim Jee-woon, revenge thriller I Saw The Devil… (more…)
Takashi Miike interview for 13 Assassins
Monday, 2 May, 2011As Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins is released this Friday, we’re publishing this revealing interview with the prolific filmmaker himself…! (more…)
A baptism of gunfire: John H. Lee interview
Monday, 21 March, 2011We talk to director John H. Lee about his transition from romantic drama to action films with the impressive war story 71 – Into The Fire… (more…)
Sammo Hung interviewed: Ip Man 2 – Round 2!
Wednesday, 2 March, 2011In the last of our Ip Man 2 interviews, we chat again to bonafide kung fu film legend Sammo Hung about Ip Man’s success and his starring role in the sequel… (more…)
Jang Cheol-soo interview
Monday, 28 February, 2011We talk to Jang Cheol-soo, once assistant director to Kim Ki-duk now making a real impact with his intelligent slasher film Bedevilled… (more…)
Darren Shahlavi interviewed: Ip Man 2 – a dream come true!
Thursday, 24 February, 2011We speak to Stockport-born, now Vancouver-based, Darren Shahlavi about working with his all time heroes Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung on Ip Man 2, and the joys of being a bad guy… (more…)
Donnie Yen interviewed: Ip Man 2 – Round 2!
Thursday, 17 February, 2011Ip Man 2 is coming – oh yes! – and in the first of three interviews we chat again to star Donnie Yen about working with Sammo Hung, his favourite on-screen opponent, and much more besides… (more…)
Takashi Shimizu interview: Not all shock and gore…
Tuesday, 8 February, 2011We chat to Takashi Shimizu, director of the Ju-On: The Grudge series and Shock Labyrinth 3D, about the process of making 3D movies, that cameo in Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, and how keen he is to move away from directing in the horror genre – yes, even a romantic comedy…! (more…)
Im Sang-soo: A Class Act
Monday, 20 December, 2010‘Maybe I should have called it something different!’ Im Sang-soo talks to us about The Housemaid, which caused a stir at this years Cannes… (more…)








