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CROSSING HANDS, AND HUGS: A Night Out Celebrating With The Director, Star And Producers Of THE PAPER TIGERS In NYC [UPDATED]

There’s no question the abysmal toll taken on theatrical exhibitors left behind by the Covid-19 pandemic. That espeicially included the prospects of any in-person events that folks might have been planning at the top of last year. With more than a year passing since then, and the progress brought on by the accelerations of vaccine output in the States thanks in large part to a new administration, it’s been rejuvenating somewhat to see moviegoers slowly getting to return to theaters, albeit under continual safety restrictions still in place in many areas. In the midst of it all, it’s especially been opportune for filmmaker Bao Tran as he and his team travel the country to attend select screenings and Q&A events to celebrate the long-awaited release of his feature film debut, The Paper Tigers, now out in theaters and on Digital from Well Go USA. Following recent stops in Bellevue, […]

THE PAPER TIGERS To Screen At Village East By Angelika In NYC With Director Bao Tran, Star Alain Uy, More In Attendance

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Once more, I’m inclinded to help boost the signal for Well Go USA’s latest prospective release, The Paper Tigers, which is now available in select theaters and on deck for disc releases as well this summer. What’s specifically important here though is that attendees to the Village East by Angelika in New York City this Friday and Saturday evening will get to meet director Bao Tran, as well as producers Michael Velazquez and Dan Gildark. Also on hand will be actor Alain Uy who leads the cast for the film, from a script by Tran which centers on a trio of middle-aged former kung fu prodigies forced to get their fighting groove back to avenge the death of their beloved Sifu. Also starring Ron Yuan, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Matt Page and Ken Quitugua, the film is home to countless positive reviews in the past year since commencing its virtual festival […]

Fantasia XXIV Review: In Bao Tran’s THE PAPER TIGERS, Quinquagenarians Tackle Old Age, Counter Culture And Personal Dilemma In An Upbeat Whodunit Kung Fu Murder Mystery

Lee B. Golden III

If you’re a fan of martial arts cinema and have kept up with the burgeoning waves of online talent since 2000, you’ve likely had your eye on filmmaker Bao Tran given his output through his POV-films banner. By 2008, the move to etch his place in independent film history a time or two, including with the wunderkinds of Zero Gravity for noir-tinged action drama short, Bookie, would only be the fortuitous start of Tran’s journey of resolute creativity through community. For this, it’s been nine years since Tran began development, and six since setting it all in motion with his 2015 proof-of-concept, The Challenger, eventually taking his hustle to the Frontières pitch floor with a rich concept and a bold statement to the industry and the world that now culminates his ambitious feature film debut, The Paper Tigers. Directing from his own script and adherent to a bona fide cast […]

THE PAPER TIGERS Are Officially Cast As Cameras Roll For The New Kung Fu Comedy

Lee B. Golden III

Bao Tran‘s exhilarating 2015 kung fu proof of concept in The Challenger is taking shape at long last with its current evolution, The Paper Tigers, already underway in Seattle, Washington. The official headline casting for the film has also been laid out as well with Dino-Ray Ramos at Deadline confirming actors Alain Uy (The Morning Show), Ron Yuan (Blood And Bone) and Mykel Shannon Jenkins (Undisputed 3: Redemption). The trio will star respectively as Danny, Hing and Jim – former kung fu prodiges now working as middle-aged men one kick away from pulling a hamstring. When their master is murdered, they must quell their differences in order to seek justice. The actors are joined by 102 Productions’ own Phillip Dang along with sibling martial arts duo, YouTubers Andy and Brian Le (Unlucky Stars, Luc Van Tien: Kungfu Hustle). The three will play a gang of martial artists who come from […]