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A Better Tomorrow II

Monday, August 28th, 2006

It’s John Woo all right, but turned all the way up to 11!… (more…)

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Ang Lee to head Venice festival

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Director of Lust, Caution and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee, is to head the jury this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers have said. The festival takes place from 2 to 12 September.

Read more on this story on BBC News Online »

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Ashes Of Time Redux

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Wong Kar-wai returns to his 1994 classic to produce a definite version – but is it really any better…? (more…)

Posted in Action / Thrillers, Cinema Club – The finest in Asian film, Drama, Films, Hong Kong, Hong Kong classics, Reviews, UK, Wuxia / Swordplay | No Comments »

Ashura

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

Fantasy fun from director Yojiro Takita, but seriously, it’s no When The Last Sword is Drawn… (more…)

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Blood: The Last Vampire

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

A solid, good looking action film with great fight sequences by choreographer Corey Yuen, but plot inconsistencies and a baffling conclusion don’t make the best for Chris Nahon’s live-action adaption… (more…)

Posted in Anime, Films, Hong Kong, Horror, Japan, Martial arts, Reviews, Sci Fi / Fantasy, South Korea, UK | No Comments »

Butterfly & Sword

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Just another early 80s wire-fu movie – or at least it would be if not for the performances of leads Tony Leung and Michelle Yeoh and some fine action from Ching Siu-tung… (more…)

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Come Drink With Me

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

If you ever wanted to know where Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came from you only need to know one name, King Hu. This ground breaking film, possibly one of the greatest of the martial chivalry genre, started it all… (more…)

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Confucius? You will be…

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Chow Yun-fat, star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Killer and the upcoming live-action Dragonball: Evolution, is set to bring the historical character of Confucius to the screen, according to Times Online. (Well, he has rather become the Asian version of Morgan Freeman of late – the father stroke God figure dishing out advice and wisdom to the lead characters, hasn’t he?)

You can read the full article here, which also includes some pearls of wisdom from both men. (Including “Why do hot dogs come in packages of ten, but hot dog buns only come in packages of just eight?” from Chow Yun-Fat in Bulletproof Monk…

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Death Of A Legend

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Since 1999 Hong Kong Legends had released remastered versions of classics (relatively) old and new that had gained them an international reputation. But that wasn’t enough to keep them in business – why? (more…)

Posted in Distributors / companies, Editorials, Features, Hong Kong, UK | 1 Comment »

Double Vision

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

It’s Seven meets Ring in a supernatural horror from Peony Pavilion director Chen Kuo-fu – starring Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Ka-fai and America’s David Morse… (more…)

Posted in Films, Horror, Reviews, Taiwan | No Comments »

Dragon Tiger Gate

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

With brilliant fight scenes has Donnie Yen’s time in the spotlight finally come?… (more…)

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