Tag: gordonchan
Marshy's Favourite Asian Movies of 2017 Part 1
As we hit the halfway point of the year, it is time to look back over the past six months, specifically the cinematic offerings from Asia. This year’s crop of new releases has been a mixed bunch, with precious few...
Review: GOD OF WAR Eventually Shows its Strengths
Vincent Zhao stars as the eponymous military tactician in Gordon Chan’s sweeping action epic, following the efforts of the Ming army to keep a fleet of fearsome Japanese pirates at bay in 16th century China. Sammo Hung, Wan Qian and...
Exclusive Clip: Stongholds Fall in Gordon Chan's GOD OF WAR
God of War, the epic new period adventure from Hong Kong filmmaker Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend, The Four) stars Vincent Zhao (True Legend), as General Qi, a master military tactician in an ongoing war against marauding Japanese pirates in...
THE FOUR 3: Gordon Chan's Fantasy-Action Trilogy Wraps With An Explosive Trailer
Hong Kong veteran Gordon Chan is the quintessential journeyman director. He doesn't deliver high art but he knows what he likes and he knows how to deliver it. And what he likes most of all is crowd pleasing spectacle. Cue...
Well Go USA: Watch MAN FROM NOWHERE, LEGEND OF THE FIST And More For Free
Here is a spot of good news if you like to watch titles that have been popular with the ScreenAnarchy crowd. Our friends at Well Go USA have started to release some of their titles for free on their website....
Machine Gun Or Vacuum Cleaner? What Does Anthony Wong Have On His Arm In These New THE FOUR 2 Posters?
With the sequel to Gordon Chan's martial arts fantasy The Four nearing release in Hong Kong the final poster for the film has arrived along with a series of striking - other than the font - illustrated character posters for...
Coming Soon On Home Video: Well Go USA Delivers THE FOUR. Check Out Our Exclusive Trailer!
Coming to Blu-ray/DVD from Well Go USA on April 9th is Gordon Chan's fantasy action film, The Four. We've covered the film a bit, but haven't managed to give it a full review yet. I hope to remedy that in...
Full Trailer For Gordon Chan's Hong Kong Action-Horror THE FOUR
Fist Of Legend director Gordon Chan will soon be bringing a cast of Colin Chou, Anthony Wong, Crystal Liu, Deng Chao and Ronald Cheng to the big screen with The Four - a fresh adaptation of popular story The Four...
Gordon Chan's THE FOUR Fight The Undead With Kung Fu In First Teaser
How do you fight the undead? If you're one of the titular four constables of Gordon Chan's The Four you punch them in the face, that's how.An undercover agent is assigned by his corrupt chief to infiltrate a rival department...
Gordon Chan Will Flood China With The Undead In THE FOUR
Prolific director Gordon Chan - he of Painted Skin and Fist Of Legend fame - is not one to sit around doing nothing. And so with his martial arts fantasy Mural freshly released he is already hard at work with...
[Winner!] Win LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN And Much More From Well Go USA!
[We have a grand prize winner in our Legend of the Fist/Well Go USA ultimate martial arts Blu-ray contest! Congratulations to Jeffrey Kauffman! Jeffrey won a Blu-ray player along with a Legend of the Fist poster and a collection of...
LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN Collector's Edition Blu-ray Review
Well Go USA:Presumed dead after single-handedly defeating all the Japanese fighters at the Hongkou Dojo to avenge his master, Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen) joins the Labour Corps during the First World War. Deciding to return home to defend his country,...
Andrew Lau's LEGEND OF THE FIST Hits US DVD And BluRay This Week. Last Chance To Win A Massive WellGo Prize Pack!
Andrew Lau's Donnie Yen starring martial arts action picture Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen arrives on US DVD and BluRay tomorrow which means - among other things - that we're now in the home stretch of...
US Trailer And Three Clips Showcase Donnie Yen In LEGEND OF THE FIST
Andrew Lau's Legend Of The Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen hits American screens on Friday and to help promote the US release WellGo USA have released a trio of clips to augment the US trailer for the picture.In 1920s...
US Trailer For LEGEND OF THE FIST: THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN
Andrew Lau's Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen with martial arts extraordinaire Donnie Yen will be hitting the big screen in North America and so, a US trailer has arrived via Apple. I gotta hand it...
LEGEND OF CHEN ZHEN Review
It's been a while since Wai-Keung Lau released a crowd-pleaser with Western potential. His Infernal Affairs trilogy made a big impact, yet after these films he somehow slipped back into HK anonymity. Those of you expecting a new gangster epic...
Sitges 2010: LEGEND OF THE FIST Review
[Our thanks to Guillem Rosset for the following review.]When a movie has behind it such big names as Andrew Lau, Gordon Chan and Donnie Yen behind it, you'd probably start to feel a little bit curious about it. If...
Fantastic Fest 2010: Legend of the Fist review
If the Chinese army had the skills that Donnie Yen shows at kicking ass as a lowly workman for the English in WW2, they would have ruled the world by now. Fortunately for us they don't seem to possess...
TIFF 2010: Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen review
(This is cross-posted from GradyHendrix.com where I blog about temp jobs and bad movies. Well, some good movies. But mostly bad.)Watching LEGEND OF THE FIST: RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN is like watching Donnie Yen masturbate to photos of Bruce Lee...
TIFF 2010: LEGEND OF THE FIST, THE RETURN OF CHEN ZHEN Review
Andrew Lau's Legend of the Fist: The Return Of Chen Zhen fits very neatly into the current wave of Chinese language films that trade largely on nationalist sentiment to achieve popular success. Recent entries such as Bodyguards And Assassins,...
