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WOLF WARRIOR 2: New Trailer Features All The 'Klak Klak, Bang, Boom, Kablooie' You Can Handle!
Well GO USA is releasing Jing Wu's Wolf Warrior 2 on a same day and date release in North America and China on July 28th. They smacked some subtitles on a relatively fresh new trailer, a trailer that features more...
Exclusive: Deleted KILL ZONE 2 Clip, Just Say No to Drugs, Or You Will Get Kicked in the Face
Easily placing among my top 10 list for the year so far, Kill Zone 2 (aka SPL 2: A Time of Consequences) is a delirious Hong Kong action movie that is fiercely kinetic and features jaw-dropping, jaw-breaking fight scenes that...
Review: KILL ZONE 2, A Delirious, Masterfully Staged Martial Arts Melodrama
Never fear the “2” in the title of Soi Cheang’s deliriously baroque, thrillingly action-packed extravaganza Kill Zone 2, better known in Asia (and to early film festival viewers) as SPL 2: A Time for Consequences. This is a follow-up,...
Fun Video: Little Shaolin Monk Shows Jackie Chan The Right Moves
I am of the belief that kids can teach us adults so much, and it looks like Jackie Chan would agree. A video has surfaced on the internet showing the actor humbly learning some kung fu techniques from a cute little...
UPDATED: Martial Artist Darren Shahlavi: 1972 - 2015
UPDATE: Three months after the tragic death of martial artist Darren Shahlavi, on 14 January at the age of 42, his family have received the official coroner's report from the Los Angeles County Coroners Department, and would like it to...
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...
SHAOLIN COLLECTOR'S EDITION Blu-ray Review (US)
[I previously reviewed Shaolin in the course of reviewing Cine Asia's Blu-ray release. I'm reprinting the content that applies to the film itself, with new comments at the end, directly reflective of Well Go USA's Blu-ray Collector's Edition]Director Benny Chan's...
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...
SHAOLIN Blu-ray Review
Director Benny Chan's mainland debut is a solid wushu film. If I'm completely honest, and I'd never be anything less, there's really nothing new in this film, but it is stylish, well-paced, filled with engaging performers, and even manages to...
SHAOLIN Review
[With SHAOLIN hitting US cinemas this weekend, here's another chance to read my earlier review.]For his first full Mainland production, veteran director Benny Chan (MOMENT OF ROMANCE, NEW POLICE STORY, INVISIBLE TARGET) delivers a grand martial arts spectacular, brimming with...
Cine Asia Brings SHAOLIN To UK Blu-ray/DVD 12th September
Our friends at Cine Asia in the UK are bringing one of the most action packed kung-fu films in recent years to Blu-ray and DVD this September 12th. Benny Chan's Shaolin makes it's UK debut in just a few weeks,...
Fabulous US Trailer For Benny Chan's SHAOLIN
Gotta hand it to Well Go USA. When it comes to bringing the best of Asian action film to US audiences I don't think anybody does it better these days.The latest picture to get the Well Go treatment is Benny...
AFFD 2011: SHAOLIN Review
[The 10th annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas opens today, and the official opening night film is Benny Chan's Shaolin, presented by Well Go USA. We are reprinting our original review by James Marsh for the occasion. Shaolin screens tonight...
SHAOLIN Review
For his first full Mainland production, veteran director Benny Chan (MOMENT OF ROMANCE, NEW POLICE STORY, INVISIBLE TARGET) delivers a grand martial arts spectacular, brimming with action, redemption and a generous helping of Zen Buddhism. Evolving out of the...
Get Behind The Scenes Of Benny Chan's SHAOLIN
With less than a month til the premiere of Benny Chan's martial arts film Shaolin, a series of eight making-of videos, each running at 2-minutes in length has been uploaded on Youtube, courtesy of Golden Village. As mention before, the...
Music Video For Benny Chan's SHAOLIN
Of course, no promotion with Hong Kong actor/singer Andy Lau headlining a film is truly complete without him singing the theme song for its music video and Benny Chan's Shaolin continues to follow this tradition. As usual, there are plenty...
New Trailer For Benny Chan's SHAOLIN
The more we see of Benny Chan's Shaolin the more it appears that the big budget all star production could end up going down as Chan's master work. The production values are fantastic, the cast rolls out star after star,...
Enormously Impressive Trailer For Benny Chan's SHAOLIN
To be blunt, if Benny Chan's Shaolin turns out to be half as good as the full theatrical trailer that was just released promises it will be, then Benny Chan has just created the film of his lifetime. There...
INVISIBLE TARGET gets UK DVD release and a new trailer
Benny Chan's frenetic action thriller, Invisible Target, arrives in the UK next month courtesy of Cine Asia. Something like the hyperactive love child of John Woo and some District 13 free runners, the UK trailer is a suitably explosive affair,...
