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[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...
Contest: Win a bunch of awesome REIGN OF ASSASSINS samurai sword umbrellas! (Australia only)
This is an awesome one. Courtesy of our very good pals at Dangerfield and Madman, who will be releasing Reign of Assassins in Australia on DVD and Bluray 22/06.You can be sporting a seriously kick-ass samurai-umbrella. What does that mean exactly? Well see the...
The brilliant REIGN OF ASSASSINS gets an Aussie release!
Madman are going to release Reign of Assassins on DVD and Bluray on the 22nd of June. This is great news as Reign of Assassins is one of my favorite films of last year and has definitely not received the undue attention...
REIGN OF ASSASSINS Review
I admit, I'm quite partial to big-budget martial arts epics. I love films like 14 Blades, The Banquet, Hero and True Legend, now it's time to promote John Woo's latest entry in the genre. Backing director Chao-bin Su, Woo delivers...
REIGN OF ASSASSINS Review
Whenever John Woo has a new film project coming out it spells good times ahead for fans of Hong Kong cinema. The fact that the production of REIGN OF ASSASSINS, a Ming-Dynasty set wuxia drama, was merely overseen by...
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...
A Classic In The Making? The Second REIGN OF ASSASSINS Trailer Says Maybe So.
If I had to pick just one word to sum up the look and feel of the second trailer for John Woo and Su Shao-Bin's Reign of Assassins that word would be timeless. This is Michelle Yeoh back in...
John Woo and Su Chao-Bin's REIGN OF ASSASSINS trailer!
By and far one of my favorite swordplay films of all time is John Woo's Last Hurrah for Chivalry. Love that film. So it pleases my heart and soul to see something like Reign of Assassins come along. Directed by Su...
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...
Promo Reel for John Woo's REIGN OF ASSASSINS
Our first clear look at the actual footage for John Woo & Su Chao-pin's wuxia film Reign of Assassins (Chinese title: Jianyu Jianghu, English translation: Rain of Swords in the Martial Arts World) has surfaced online in the form of...
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...
EFM 2010: First Glimpse Of John Woo's JIANYU JIANGHU!
Now going by the English title of Reign of Assassins, the first promo reel for the John Woo / Su Chao-Bin co-directed feature is available for buyers at the EFM.The footage included is still quite rough, looking to be completely...
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...
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...
First Stills Of Michelle Yeoh In John Woo's RAIN OF SWORDS!
Be still my skeptical heart. After years of being disappointed first by the films that iconic Hong Kong director was announcing as his next projects and then being further disappointed by the fact that he never seemed to actually make...
Poster And Plot Details For John Woo's RAIN OF SWORDS!
"Sounds great, but will it actually get made?" That was the first thought that ran through my head when I first heard that John Woo had cast Michelle Yeoh for a hopefully triumphant comeback as the lead in his Jianyu...
