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Review: IP MAN 3, The Legendary Teacher Returns In Fine Form

In Ip Man 3, Donnie Yen returns for another outing as legendary martial arts instructor Ip Man. Still under the direction of Wilson Yip, the newest installment trades Sammo Hung for Yuen Wo-ping as action choreographer, ensuring that the extended...

THE GRANDMASTER, DRUG WAR Top HK Film Critics Awards

Wong Kar Wai's The Grandmaster has been named Best Film by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society, while its female star Zhang Ziyi was voted Best Actress. Johnnie To's Drug War won the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards, and...

Interview: Chasing Dreams And Making Magic - Adam Wong and THE WAY WE DANCE

I love Hong Kong films, and I applaud filmmakers who continue to make films with a distinct Hong Kong flavor - despite the industry's growing trend towards producing films that cater to the tastes of people in both Hong Kong...

Review: THE WAY WE DANCE Brings A Youthful Vitality To Hong Kong Cinema

Following a flood of youth-oriented films from Taiwan and mainland China that have proved increasingly popular, dominating box office charts around Asia, the Hong Kong industry is wisely getting in on the act. The latest offering from local indie director Adam...

Udine 2013 Review: THE WAY WE DANCE Finds The Right Beat

The latest offering from local indie director Adam Wong strives to be Hong Kong's answer to the Step Up dance flicks, and largely transcends its budgetary limitations to deliver a toe-tapping, unashamedly feel-good romp. High-school graduate Fleur (Cherry Ngan) lives for dance. Every...

MAGIC TO WIN Review

It is unclear exactly what happened to Wilson Yip, but after a hugely successful run, from SHA PO LUNG in 2005 to IP MAN 2 in 2010, he appears to have lost his mojo. Earlier this year he attempted to...

There Be Lightsabers In The US TV Spots For Wilson Yip's MAGIC TO WIN

Hitting US theaters via China Lion on December 9th, Ip Man director Wilson Yip takes a turn into fantasy with Magic To Win. Wu Jing, Louis Koo and Raymond Wong star in a comedy about dueling magicians whose weapons of...

First trailer for Wilson Yip's MAGIC TO WIN

It looks like martial arts fans' love affair with Wilson Yip is going to continue through its rocky period for the foreseeable future. After delighting fans around the world, and picking up thousands of new ones, with SPL, FLASHPOINT and...

IP MAN 2 Review

The magic Hong Kong action duo, (Wilson) Yip and (Donnie) Yen, are back for more. After the first Ip Man film became quite the success a sequel couldn't be avoided, even more so because the current Yip Man hype (with...

Win IP MAN 2 on DVD or Blu-Ray! [UPDATED]

[The contest is now closed. Winners will be notified soon. Thanks for participating.] Well Go USA's DVD and Blu-Ray release of Ip Man 2 will hit the street on Tuesday, April 19th. ScreenAnarchy has teamed up with Well Go to offer...

Blu-ray Review: IP MAN 2 COLLECTOR'S EDITION

Ip Man 2 is a film that has been covered pretty thoroughly by ScreenAnarchy over the last year and a half.  Most of the reviews have been pretty positive.  I didn't give my take on it, but I think it...

US Trailer For IP MAN 2 Brings The Good Stuff

Wilson Yip's Ip Man movies may very well end up going down as the very finest moments of star Donnie Yen's career. More than any others these are the films that Yen seems to have been born to star in,...

Go Behind The Scenes Of IP MAN 2

How do you make a martial arts movie? Well, we've got a look behind the scenes at one of the best in recent days to give you an idea.International superstar Donnie Yen reprises his iconic role as the real-life kung...

Hey Toronto! Get Your Ass Whupped By Donnie Yen! One Night Only Screening Of IP MAN 2!

Hey Toronto! Got some time this coming Friday - that'd be tomorrow - that you want to fill with some kung fu mastery? Because Ip Man 2 is getting a one night only screening at the Toronto Underground Cinema at...

AFFD 2010: IP MAN 2 Review

[Our thanks to Liz Reed from MangaLife.com for this review, which has a slightly different perspective, since Liz hasn't seen the sequel's inspiration -- yet.] Ip Man 2 is not about ass-kicking Sifu (Master) Ip Man showing Westerners who's boss....

Fantasia 2010: IP MAN 2 Review

[Ip Man 2 is screening at the Fantasia Film Festival later today so we take this opportunity to revisit James Marsh's earlier review of the film.]IP MAN 2 picks up the action in 1950 as Ip Man, with young son...

NYAFF 2010: IP MAN 2 Review

Wilson Yip's saga continues, this time it's Hong Kong, 1950. Having just arrived and penniless and friendless, Ip Man, the master of Wing Chun style martial arts, faces first the complex local martial club hierarchy, then yet another abusive foreign...

NYAFF 2010: IP MAN 2 Review

[Ip Man 2 screens as part of the New York Asian Film Festival later today with the iconic Sammo Hung in attendance and so we take this opportunity to revisit James Marsh's earlier review of the film.]IP MAN 2 picks...

Ten Minutes of Awesome for IP MAN 2

Perhaps I'm committing a disservice to our fellow ScreenAnarchy readers by giving away too much footage from Wilson Yip's Ip Man 2 since it would ruin some of the surprise but being an anxious guy that I am for all...

Get Behind the Scenes of IP MAN 2

The official site for Wilson Yip's highly anticipated Ip Man 2 has been updated with the latest two making-of videos, featuring a behind the scenes look at the restaurant set where Ip Man accepts a challenge from Hung Chun-nam, a...