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TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN Review: Celebratory Siege of a City
Directed by Soi Cheang, the Hong Kong action extravaganza is packed with martial arts legends and rising stars from Sammo Hung and Louis Koo to Philip Ng and Raymond Lam.
Cannes 2024 Review: TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, Hong Kong's Nostaglia-Fuelled Gangland Throwdown
Since it was first announced back in 2013, the nostalgia-fuelled martial arts epic set within the labyrinthine back alleys of Kowloon Walled City has nurtured a mythical status to rival the notorious neighbourhood itself. Development of the project dates back...
Now Streaming: WARRIORS OF FUTURE, Bravery Amidst Alien Creatures and Robots
Louis Koo, Lau Ching-Wan and Carina Lau star in a sci-fi summer smash from Hong Kong, now streaming worldwide on Netflix.
Blu-ray Review: THROW DOWN, Get Back Up Again, Says Johnnie To
Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-fai star in a very personal Johnnie To film, now available on a splendid Criterion Collection Blu-ray.
CHASING THE DRAGON II: WILD WILD BUNCH: Tony Leung Triggers an Explosive Birthday Bash in Exclusive Clip from Wong Jing's Triad Sequel
Legendary director Wong Jing (God of Gamblers, City Hunter) reteams with Jason Kwan once again to bring Hong Kong movie fans a second dose of gangland action in Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch, which opens in selected cinemas...
Review: PARADOX Scores Another Hit for the SPL Franchise
Louis Koo plays a vengeful cop rampaging through Thailand in Paradox, the third instalment of Hong Kong's SPL action franchise. Director Wilson Yip returns to the helm, as does action choreographer Sammo Hung, while Koo is joined in front of the camera...
PARADOX World Premiere to Open Hong Kong Summer Film Fest
Wilson Yip's much-anticipated action thriller Paradox will have its world premiere on 15 August as the Opening Film of this year's Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival, organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society. Paradox is the...
Louis Koo And Tony Jaa Throw Down In Wilson Yip's PARADOX
It was back in 2005 that Hong Kong based director Wilson Yip blew martial arts fans minds worldwide with the release of SPL. The dark contemporary crime drama featured amazing fight work from stars Donnie Yen, Wu Jing and Sammo...
Exclusive Clip: CALL OF HEROES, Jar Fight - Go Behind the Scenes
Of all the spectacular moments in the spectacular Call of Heroes, one of the most memorable is a jar fight between Eddie Peng and Wu Jing. It's not like they're standing inside a cafe tossing jars at each other. No,...
Watch Exclusive CALL OF HEROES Trailer, See Box Art, Be Happy
Watching the opening moments of Call of Heroes at Fantastic Fest last month sent shivers of joy down my spine. Initially, the period action movie feels like a callback to classic Hong Kong fight flicks of the late 80s and...
Hey Australia! Win Tickets to See S STORM in Cinemas!
S Storm is the sequel to the 2014 Hong Kong corruption thriller Z Storm. Director David Lam returns and the cast this time includes Louis Koo, Julian Cheung and Vic Chou. Thanks to Magnum Films, we have FIVE double...
Review: Benny Chan's Call of Heroes (2016)
Released recently in UK Cinema's, Call of Heroes (2016), proves to be one of the best recent Hong Kong action films released in the past few years, focusing more on good acting, excellent action sequences and as little CGI as...
Benny Chan's CALL OF HEROES Delivers Old School Kung Fu Action In Trio Of Character Teasers
It's only natural that fans will have certain expectations of a big screen team up of veteran Hong Kong action helmer Benny Chan and iconic action director Sammo Hung. If ever there were a duo capable of delivering a solid...
Hey Australia! Win Tickets to See LINE WALKER and MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING in Cinemas!
Line Walker is a new crime thriller that stars Francis Ng, Louis Koo, Nicky Cheung and Charmaine Sheh, while My Best Friend’s Wedding is a romantic comedy starring Shu Qi that is based on Julia Roberts’ 1997 romantic comedy of...
Hey Australia! Win Tickets to See Jet Li's LEAGUE OF GODS in Cinemas!
Based on the classic fantasy novel Investiture of Gods, the upcoming big budget Chinese epic League of Gods has an incredibly strong cast, which includes Jet Li, Louis Koo, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing, Angelababy, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Wen Zhang,...
LEAGUE OF GODS Brings Big Star, Big Budget Fantasy To China
While you may not recognize Koan Hui by name you are almost certainly familiar with his work if you are at all a fan of classic Hong Kong cinema. A long time collaborator with Tsui Hark, Hui racked up assistant...
Review: THREE, Johnnie To Gets His Gun Back
Things are going south in a Hong Kong hospital when a criminal (Wallace Chung), hit by a bullet in the head, is brought for an urgent operation but refuses treatment. Tension rises between a tough cop (Louis Koo) and an...
Second Teaser For Johnnie To's THREE Draws Focus To The Characters
Just last week we brought you the first teaser for Three, the latest effort from Hong Kong action maestro Johnnie To. And today another effort arrives, one that doesn't exclude the kinetic action but which certainly has a bit more...
THREE: Trailer For Johnnie To's Latest Captures A Master In Fine Form
When it comes to shooting stuff up, there are very few in the world who are better than Johnnie To. While To has always paid his bills with populist romantic comedies and the like - the films he is best...
Wu Jing And Eddie Peng Square Off In First Trailer For CALL OF HEROES
While Sammo Hung's The Bodyguard may not have caused much excitement, the next ensemble martial arts film he has in the works already promises a whole lot more. Hung is serving as action director on Benny Chan's Call Of Heroes,...
