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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...

This Exclusive WRATH OF VAJRA Clip Comes With Extra Wrath

Law Wing-Cheong's Hong Kong fight flick The Wrath Of Vajra hits home video and VOD in the USA next week and just in case you're wondering just how much wrath Vajra has, well, the answer is a lot as evidenced...

Review: THE WRATH OF VAJRA Is Pure Martial Arts Madness

Martial arts films are a dime a dozen in Southeast Asia, however, finding a really good one is pretty difficult these days. Either the film's action is overly dependent on goofy wire work, or the filmmakers let ridiculous things like...

We Have The Exclusive US Trailer & Poster For WRATH OF VAJRA Right Here!

Hotly anticipated Chinese martial arts/horror hybrid The Wrath of Vajra is scheduled to open theatrically in Hong Kong on March 6th, however, only 12 days later on March 18th it'll hit store shelves in the US, thanks to Asian film...

Trailer: Finally Hong Kong Will Witness The WRATH OF VAJRA!

Originally scheduled for a release back in the summer of 2013, Law Wing Cheong's martial arts/horror hybrid has finally landed a domestic release date, and is set to screen in Hong Kong from 6 March.Marking the first lead role for...

Evil Cults And Killer Kung Fu In Second WRATH OF VAJRA Trailer

While the so-called Golden Era of Hong Kong cinema was fueled in large part by its kung fu cinema a major factor in the success of martial arts cinema was the extreme diversity within the genre. Unlike today's market which...

Xing Yu Battles Deadly Cult In THE WRATH OF VAJRA Promo

At the Hong Kong Filmart today, Golden Network Asia Limited held a press conference to unveil the promo for The Wrath Of Vajra, a martial arts film from the producers behind the Painted Skin series. This marks Xing Yu's (aka...

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...

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...

First Trailer for Benny Chan's SHAOLIN

With the Hong Kong Filmart just around the corner, Emperor Motion Pictures has prepared a 2-minute trailer to Benny Chan's Shaolin for the event. The all-star cast include Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing, Fan Bingbing, Xing Yu, Yu Hai...

Cast and crew speak about Benny Chan's 'Shaolin'

Over at Wu-jing.org there is an thorough write up about last week's press conference leading up to Benny Chan's upcoming film Shaolin. There are video links for Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing himself and director Benny Chan....