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Now Streaming: SHANGHAI FORTRESS, China Will Save the World, We Hope

Lu Han and Shu Qi star as brave warriors battling alien invaders in director Teng Hua-Tao's sci-fi tale.

Exclusive Clip: Temptations Run Hot on THE ISLAND, Huang Bo's New Survival Comedy

Chinese comedian Huang Bo unleashes his directorial debut this weekend when The Island opens at selected venues across North America on 10 August. The actor, best known for his roles in Lost in Thailand, Crazy Racer and Journey to the...

Hey Australia! Win Tickets to See Huang Bo's THE ISLAND in Cinemas!

The Island is the directorial debut from popular Chinese actor Huang Bo. The comedy tells the story of a group of mismatched individuals trying to get out of a desert island. The cast is stellar and includes Shu Qi, Wang...

The Young and Dangerous Series and the people behind it: Portland Street Blues - 1998

Unlike previous spin off Once Upon a Time in Triad Society (1996), Portland Street Blues (1998) is an official part of the franchise, involving a number of series stalwarts such as writer/producer Manfred Wong and executive producer Wong Jing. It...

The Young and Dangerous Series and the people behind it: Young and Dangerous 5 - 1998

Young and Dangerous 5 (1998) is a slightly superior entry in the series after the below par Young & Dangerous 4 (1997). Although Young and Dangerous 4 was still a worthy addition to the series, it did look as if...

You Won't Want To Leave THE VILLAGE OF NO RETURN. Check The Trailer For The Martial Arts Comedy!

Shu Qi, Wang Qianyuan and Eric Tsang anchor the cast of Chen Yu-Hsun's upcoming Taiwanese martial arts comedy The Village Of No Return and based on the sheer quality and charm of the international trailer this is one village you...

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...

Review: THE ASSASSIN, An Unqualified Success, Or, A Studied Bit Of Installation Art

The first thing that strikes you in The Assassin is the quiet. Hou Hsiao-Hsien's ruminative tone-poem, about a Tang Dynasty sell-sword tasked with killing kin, is a remarkably hushed affair. Be it dialogue, sound-effects or music, at no point does...

Hey, Toronto! Win Tickets To Hou Hsiao-hsien's MILLENNIUM MAMBO!

While we've been rather fixated on the Alex de la Iglesia retrospective running at Toronto's TIFF Bell Lightbox right now - as we should be, being that we're presenting it - there's plenty of other good stuff going on there,...

Jiang Wen Lets Fly A Teaser & Gorgeous Posters For GONE WITH THE BULLETS

Gone With The Bullets, Jiang Wen's spiritual sequel to his monster hit Let The Bullets Fly, will arrive in cinemas across mainland China in 3D on 18 December, according to a newly released teaser trailer. Back in 2010, Let The Bullets...

Review: Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST: CONQUERING THE DEMONS Dazzles, Frightens, and Still Tickles the Funny Bone

Frequently adapted for the big screen, the latest version of Journey to the West has quickly become one of the highest grossing films in China's box office history. That's not surprising, really, given the recent penchant for black comedy in...

International Teaser For Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST

More slapstick insanity ensues in the Taiwanese teaser for Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.  It features new footage of an incompetent demon hunter getting into all kinds of silly situations.  This marks the first...

Get Behind The Scenes Of Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Huayi Bros have released a making-of video for Stephen Chow's Journey to the West with Chow directing Shu Qi in a comedic performance. It's amusing to see him get animated, but unfortunately he will be applying his "Mo lei tau"...

Shu Qi Gets All Punchy In New Stills From Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST

While there is little denying that the second teaser for Stephen Chow's Journey To The West has left us little more than nonplussed with dodgy CGI, the one thing that did look good about that teaser was Shu Qi. And...

Second Teaser For Stephen Chow's JOURNEY TO THE WEST Features First Footage, Dodgy CGI

One thing is very clear about the upcoming box office duel between Stephen Chow's Journey To The West and Soi Cheang's The Monkey King. There's going to be a lot of dodgy CGI.Both based on the same popular legends, Cheang's...