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JACKIE CHAN: EMERGENCE OF A SUPERSTAR Review: Communist in Training
How Jackie Chan shaped his future, in six films or less, courtesy of The Criterion Collection.
Criterion in November 2023: Jackie Chan, Martin Scorsese, Claude Chabrol
Plus in 4K UHD: Terrence Malick's 'Days of Heaven' and Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Texasville.'
Now on Blu-ray: DRUNKEN MASTER II, High Point in Hong Kong Action Cinema
Jackie Chan stars in a martial-arts masterpiece, directed by Lau Ka Leung, now available on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.
JIU JITSU Interview: Star Alain Moussi And Director Dimitri Logothetis Talk Martial Arts And Science Fiction
The classic martial arts film Kickboxer was given new life in 2016 by producer and screenwriter Dimitri Logothetis, the man behind the remake Kickboxer: Vengeance. The legendary Jean-Claude Van Damme took on the role of the mentor, while martial artist...
IRON MASK Trailer: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan, Finally
We first heard about the sequel to Oleg Stepchenko's Russian ghost story Viy many years ago -- actually, it was early 2016 when our own Todd Brown wrote about the director's plans, noting the casting of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie...
VANGUARD Trailer: Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Fast and Furious Gold
Optimistically scheduled to open in cinemas on 30 September in Asia, Vanguard sees director Stanley Tong teaming again with Jackie Chan for an action-adventure that looks like it happily walks the line between ridiculous and outrageously entertaining. Per the official...
Now Streaming: MY LUCKY STARS, Misogyny in Action
Sammo Hung directed and stars in the action-comedy follow-up, also featuring Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, now streaming on The Criterion Channel.
Now Streaming: SPIRITUAL KUNG FU, Jackie Chan Dreams Come True
Directed by Lo Wei, the martial arts comedy kicks off a new series on The Criterion Channel, introduced by Grady Hendrix.
Now in IMAX: China Summits Everest in THE CLIMBERS
Ahead of its release in theaters across the U.S. on Friday, October 4, Daniel Lee's The Climbers opens today in IMAX engagements. On another very hot day locally, this sounds incredibly cool: Wu Jing and Zhang Ziyi star, with Jackie...
Criterion and The Significance of Jackie Chan
Rather unfairly, we expect the Criterion Collection to define significant cinema, all on its own. When the company released Michael Bay's Armageddon on DVD, for example, I recall a great disturbance in the (cinephilia) force. How dare they cheapen Art...
Eureka Entertainment: SALVADOR, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, more Jackie Chan!
Oliver Stone's oft-overlooked political thriller Salvador is set to join the Masters of Cinema series on 17 September, as part of another impressive line-up of titles announced by Eureka! Entertainment. Released in 1986 but eclipsed by Stone’s other film from...
Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY 1 & 2 Headline Action-Packed Slate from Eureka Entertainment
Hong Kong action classics Police Story and Police Story 2 are coming to Blu-ray in gorgeous new 4K restorations, as part of a loaded slate of upcoming releases from Eureka! Entertainment. It’s been a little while since we checked...
Review: THE FOREIGNER, a Convoluted Political Thriller Squanders One of Cinema's Most Charismatic Performers
One could be forgiven for walking into a screening of Martin Campbell's The Foreigner expecting a new action film starring the legendary Jackie Chan. After all, Chan is quite literally the the face of the film. All of the trailers...
Beyond Fest 2017 Presents Triple Threat: A Night with Jackie Chan
Fans of HK and action cinema legend Jackie Chan in the Los Angeles area have reason to rejoice as Beyond Fest has announced a very special one night event one week from this Friday. Jackie Chan will attend a triple...
Review: THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE, A Nutty Surprise
Everyone loves to be pleasantly surprised by a movie. What's even better? Being surprised by being pleasantly surprised by a movie. There is no known expectation of The Nut Job sequel being any good in any way. The 2014...
Jackie Chan's THE FOREIGNER Gets Brooding U.S. Trailer to Go With Poster
UPDATED: The first trailer has now dropped, and, frankly, it looks terrific, with a brooding and very somber Jackie Chan integrated well into the drama and, of course, the action. Watch the trailer below. We've also added three new stills....
Exclusive Trailer: KUNG FU YOGA, Jackie Chan's Very Fun Indian Adventure
"Master Chan still has a trick or two up his sleeve." That's how I concluded my review of Jackie Chan's Kung Fu Yoga, which opened in theaters in January of this year. Chan plays an archaeology professor who heads to...
Chan! Stallone! EX-BAGHDAD!
Jackie Chan has been teaming up with Hollywood stars, on and off, for about 30 years, which is kind of funny because in his classic run of Hong Kong action pictures, he embodied the 'solo action hero' / 'one against...
Hong Kong goes West - When Hong Kong film makers attempt to break the Western market - part 5
2010’s In my previous article there was a comment regarding a film that I had left out. I apologise in advance if there are any films that I miss out. This may be due to me simply forgetting or just...
Hong Kong goes West - When Hong Kong film makers attempt to break the Western market - part 3
2000’s Even though Rush Hour was a critical and financial success, Jackie Chan chose not to solely focus on the American market. Following Rush Hour, Chan would go on to star in the romantic comedy Gorgeous (1999), a very different...
