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TRIPLE TAP Blu-ray Review
Director Derek Yee teams up with regular collaborators Daniel Wu and Louis Koo for another tense Hong Kong crime drama in Triple Tap. The film follows a pair or expert sharp shooters unexpectedly pitted against one another in a game...
AFFD 2011: TRIPLE TAP Review
Harkening back to the golden era of Hong Kong cops 'n' criminals flicks, Derek Yee's Triple Tap kicks off with not one, but two high-adrenaline action sequences before settling down to tell its story. A sequel, of sorts, to...
[UPDATED WITH WINNERS] Win A Copy Of BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS On DVD From Indomina
Indomina Releasing will unleash their DVD edition of Hong Kong martial arts drama Bodyguards And Assassins on July 26th and they are giving away five free copies to lucky ScreenAnarchy readers."5 hours, 13 blocks.To save a nation's future, they must...
Go Behind The Scenes With The Villain Of BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS
Indomina Releasing will be dropping their DVD issue of Teddy Chen's Bodyguards And Assassins on to US shelves on July 26th. As a bit of a tease for the upcoming release they have just launched a behind the scenes interview...
U.S. rights for 'Bodyguards and Assassins' goes to Indomina!
Indomina is just rolling along picking up HK flicks for U.S. distribution. Their most recent acquisition is Bodyguards and Assassins. Boasting a large ensemble cast with impressive production values it has played at numerous festivals in North America but will...
FanTasia 2010: Bodyguards and Assassins
It is 1906 in Hong Kong and democratic activist Chen Xiao-Bai [Tony Leung Ka-Fai] receives word that friend and revolutionary figure Sun Yat-Sen will be visiting Hong Kong to meet with other activist leaders about overthrowing the Qing government. The government...
NYAFF 2010: Another Take on BODYGUARDS & ASSASSINS
[Our thanks to Aaron Krasnov for the following review. Bodyguards and Assassins screens once more this coming afternoon, at 1:00 at the Walter Reade theater. Click here to buy tickets! ]Bodyguards and Assassins is a long winded, melodramatic period epic...
NYAFF 2010: BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS Review
Bodyguards and Assassins will be screening along with its making-of documentary, Development Hell on Sunday, June 27th, and later on June 29th. As a bonus, Simon Yam will be in attendance for the 6/27 screening. Buy tickets here! For much...
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS on UK DVD and Blu-ray
Teddy Chen's period action movie, Bodyguards and Assassins, has continued its stellar run of award successes, recently winning the audience award at the Terracotta Far East Film Festival in London. Nonetheless, opinion hasn't been wholly positive, as a brief flick...
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS: Review
Ever since the success of "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", China and Hong Kong have been upping the productions scales of their flagship films little by little. Over a period of 10 years time they've succeeded in producing subsequently...
[DVD TRAILER ADDED] See Jackie Chan act! THE SHINJUKU INCIDENT comes to UK DVD and Blu-ray
Although I've never really warmed to Jackie Chan's unique blend of mayhem and mirth, I've seen enough of his action pics to be more than a little intrigued by the prospect of him attempting some 'proper' acting. It reminded me...
Jackie Chan's SHINJUKU INCIDENT Hits US Theaters February 5th
Well, this bit of news kind of came out of nowhere. Derek Yee's action-drama The Shinjuku Incident - billed by many as the first serious, dramatic role of Jackie Chan's career, though you can argue that point a bit -...
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS on BluRay and DVD!
Teddy Chen's Bodyguards And Assassins has been inspiring lust in martial arts fans for nearly a year now and with the film a huge hit on theatrical release throughout Hong Kong and China the time has come for the rest...
Full Trailer For Derek Yee's TRIPLE TAP
It's from one of the acknowledged leaders of current Hong Kong film. It features an all star cast. It also features reportedly thousands of rounds fired. So why am I not more excited about Derek Yee's Triple Tap? Is anyone...
Louis Koo and Daniel Wu go All OK Corral in Derek Yee's 槍王之王 (Triple Tap)
We previously mentioned Derek Yee's upcoming gun bonanza thriller 槍王之王 (Triple Tap), starring Louis Koo, Daniel W, Charlene Choi and Li Bingbing, which recently completed its shoot in utmost secrecy. And why would you shut yourself off and work a...
BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS Review
Those expecting a period action epic in a similar vein to last year's IP MAN may be left wanting by Teddy Chen's BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS. Where Wilson Yip's film happily traded historical accuracy for fighting opportunities, Chen has chosen...
New 十月圍城 (Bodyguards and Assassins) Trailer = Action Orgasm [Updated with Longer Version]
[Updated with five minute version. Mo' minutes, mo' action (kind of).]Oh mommy. First one to set the mood, second one to tell a story, third one... I haven't seen it. But the fourth trailer is certainly for the action fan...
Derek Yee Fires "Tens Of Thousands Of Bullets" Creating The Perfect Action Scenes For TRIPLE TAP.
Well, well. After waging a very public PR battle around his Jackie Chan starring drama The Shinjuku Incident - a battle he lost with the film being banned in mainland China and released in a cut version in Hong Kong...
The Road To Salvation Is Paved With Blood: First Look At The Second Trailer For Hong Kong Epic BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS
Time for a bit of excitement about Teddy Chen's Bodyguards And Assassins? Why, yes, I think it is. The massive scale epic which saw an enormous full scale replica of turn of the century Hong Kong built in mainland China...
Want Some 十月围城 (Bodyguards and Assassins)? - Updated with Subs
[Pushing this back up as a subbed version of the same eight minute promo popped up on Youtube]....aaand, we've got some. Eight minutes, to be precise.Todd and the rest of the crew covered Teddy Chen's latest period blockbuster 十月围城 (Bodyguards...
