Tsui Hark, Hong Kong’s Steven Spielberg, brings back the period kung fu film and tweaks it up in this tale of one of the greatest Chinese folk heroes in history. The film would also catapult Mainland China wushu champion Jet Li to action film icon. In last 19th-Century China, businessman and military units from Europe […]
Read More Once Upon a Time in China (1991)When one thinks of the words “remake” or “reboot”, they generally think that we’re in for a ride towards a downward spiral. However, the long awaited remake of the 1984 action-drama The Karate Kid is just living proof that not all remakes are bad. When Sherry Parker is transferred from Detroit to Beijing, China, for […]
Read More The Karate Kid (2010)Things are looking up for action star-director Wu Jing as his recent outing, Wolf Warrior II, has dominated the China Box Office as the highest grossing film in its native country. In a matter of two weeks, the sequel to the 2015 action film has raked in a total of $506 million US, breaking the […]
Read More “Wolf Warrior II” Dominates China Box Office2002, Z Productions/The Supreme Ultimate Fist Director: Dr. Zee Lo Producer: Dr. Zee Lo Writer: Dr. Zee Lo Cinematography: Sam Fong Dr. Zee Lo Rich Cascio Editing: Kate Johnson Cast: Dr. Zee Lo (Lew Jing Fan/Fu Man Chu) Catherine Damian (Dr. Liz Montgomery) Sid Campbell (Detective Reginald O’Rourke) William Appel (Fulshon) Ava Mendoza (Marilyn) Brian […]
Read More Martial Medicine Man: American Hwang Fei Hung (2002)2017, Top Entertainment/Sparkle Roll Media/Taihe Entertainment/Shinework Pictures Director: Stanley Tong Producers: Jackie Chan Qi Jianhong Jonathen Shen Barbie Tung Wang Wei Writer: Stanley Tong Cinematography: Horace Wong Editing: Kwong Chi-Leung Cast: Jackie Chan (Professor Jack Chen) Aarif Rahman (Jones Lee) Lay Zhang (Xiaoguang) Muqi Miya (Nuomin) Sonu Sood (Randall) Disha Patani (Ashmita) Amyra Dastur (Kyra) […]
Read More Kung Fu Yoga (2017)Making his film debut, Malaysian-born China-based Michael Wong brings a beautiful story about the choices one makes and what they can cost to life. Chen Wen is an aspiring fashion designer who makes a promise to Wang Yu Yang to possibly marry him in ninety days. For each day, Yu Yang gives her a […]
Read More The Story of 90 Coins (2016)Jackie Chan returns in his iconic role of Hong Kong police officer Kevin Chan and this time, he’s met his match with the returning Michelle Yeoh as his new partner in this action packed adventure. The drugs market has been a serious problem all over Asia and it has been decided that the best Hong […]
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