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Review: PALI ROAD, An Intriguing Thriller That Doesn't Quite Go The Distance

Pali Road, the romantic mystery thriller directed by Jonathan Lim, derives its title from an actual road on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, where the film is set. This road is said to be haunted, with many mysterious and unexplainable...

China Box Office: AFTER EARTH Ghosts Its Way To The Top

Will Smith's domestic turkey, After Earth, enters the Chinese charts in pole position, but only just ahead of Johnnie To's still-strong Blind Detective. Rank Title Origin 8/7-14/7 (US$M) Total (US$M) Screening days 1 After Earth USA $13.89 $13.89 3 2...

China Box Office: Johnnie To's BLIND DETECTIVE Bests Keanu's MAN OF TAI CHI

Female-centric youth comedy Tiny Times holds on to the top spot for a second week, but Johnnie To's Blind Detective easily outperforms Keanu Reeves' actioner Man of Tai Chi. Rank Title Origin 1/7-8/7 (US$M) Total (US$M) Screening days 1 Tiny...

Review: BADGES OF FURY Is Barely A Jet Li Movie At All

Martial arts fans relishing the chance of seeing Jet Li square off against an assortment of villainous screen legends under Corey Yuen's action direction may well be left disappointed, as Badges of Fury really wants to be a goofy...

Final Trailer For Action Comedy BADGES OF FURY

With the mainland China premiere today for the action comedy Badges of Fury with Jet Li and Wen Zhang as the cop duos, Enlight Pictures has release the final "All-star" trailer that features an overview of the cast.  There is...

Hey, Australia, Win Tickets To See Jet Li's BADGES OF FURY!

Thanks to our friends at Magnum Films, we have FIVE double passes for Jet Li's latest film Badges of Fury to give to our Australian readers! It's been a while since Jet Li has starred in a modern martial arts movie....

More Ass Kicking Action In International BADGES OF FURY Trailer

Did you feel letdown with the martial arts taking a backseat to the goofy comedy in the last few trailers to the cop thriller Badges of Fury? Well, don't worry because an international trailer intended for the Singapore market (via...

Meet The Lovely Ladies In Third Trailer For Action Comedy BADGES OF FURY

Enlight Pictures has unveiled the third trailer for the Wang Zi Ming directed / Po Chu Chui produced action comedy Badges of Fury.  While the previous trailers puts the ass-kickery of Jet Li and the zany antics of Wen...

Chinese Only Trailer For Jet Li's BADGES OF FURY Aims Up-Kilt

Let there be no doubt about it. While the western marketing for upcoming Jet Li starring picture Badges Of Fury has done everything in its power to present the film as an action thriller, this is a comedy through and...

Jet Li Soars Into Action In BADGES OF FURY Trailer

Enlight Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for the Wang Zi Ming-directed/Po Chu Chui-produced action comedy Badges of Fury. In true buddy cop fashion, Jet Li as Huang Fei Hong is a hard boiled cop capable of delivering ass-kicking martial...

First Poster For Cop Thriller BADGES OF FURY Has Jet Li Packing Heat

Hot on the heels of the European Film Market, the first promotional art for the cop actioner Badges of Fury (aka The One Detective) has debuted via Easternlight Films, featuring an explosive Jet Li standing tall and gun ready.  The...

Jet Li, Collin Chou And Wu Jing Star In Cop Thriller BADGES OF FURY

Someone's gonna get punched. Hard. More than once. And probably more than one person.Director Wang Zi Ming is now in post production on Badges Of Fury, a crime thriller featuring one hell of a martial arts trio with Jet Li...

NYAFF 2012 Review: YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE, A Crisp Coming-of-age Comedy

With its North American premiere at the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival, we now revisit James Marsh's review from last November. For his directorial debut, prolific youth author Giddens Ko has adapted one of his own autobiographical novels,...

HKAFF 2011: YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE Review

For his directorial debut, prolific youth author Giddens Ko has adapted one of his own autobiographical novels, and in the process delivered a lewd, crude coming-of-age story that is also a moving and heartfelt romance. Set in 1990s Taiwan, YOU...