kung fu cinema

KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR Is Coming In 2015!

If you attended San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, you might have come across director Quentin Tarantino making the rounds to promote his Django Unchained/Zorro crossover comic. In light of this and other news, it turns out the retro cinema throwback visionary auteur best known for his work on cult hits like Resevoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and the incomparable Pulp Fiction is currently doing business with The Weinstein Company to theatrically a longer verison of his two-part martial arts spaghett-western kunoichi smash hit, Kill Bill. The new edition to be dubbed Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, has been in the works since 2008 following its pre-emptive Cannes screening prior to its two-part split in 2003, with other versions of the first film more violent in other territories than in the U.S. (seriously, if you own the Japanese DVD like I do, you know what I mean). The complete version […]

El Rey Network And Celestial Pictures Ltd Announce New Deal Extension!

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Well, it looks like some subscribers to El Ray Network are getting their prayers answered. The network, founded by Hollywood filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, launched late last year with Univision, developing a slate of programming aimed at a multicultural audience, even so far as featuring an array of cult kung fu films. It appears the latter move has drawn positive results, henceforth, El Rey just unveiled a press release that may make you want to consider putting in your interest, especially if you love kung fu movies. Take a read! Austin, TX and Hong Kong – July 28, 2014 – El Rey Network (El Rey), maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s new genre-busting cable network, and Celestial Pictures Limited (Celestial Pictures) announced today a long-term programming partnership. The new five-year deal begins October 1, 2014, extending and expanding on an existing program licensing agreement. The new deal will provide the network with access […]

NEWS: New Set Photos from upcoming film "FIST OF THE DRAGON"

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Thr3guys recently released set photos of a newly wrapped film in Nanhai, China, called Fist Of The Dragon from New Horizon Picture Corp. and ACE Studios, which is said to be a remake of the 2000 Don “The Dragon” Wilson film, “Moving Target”. Fist Of The Dragon is produced by longtime Hong Kong cinema actor and producer Roger Corman with action choreography by Trung Ly and Joshua Tieu, and directed by Australian film and TV veteran Antony Szeto, whose credits include American Samurai (1992), Sniper (1993), Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008) and the upcoming Adrian Castro co-directed film, Hit Girls. The film stars MMA champion Josh Thomson, Ellary Porterfield, Juju Chan, Maria Tran (Hit Girls co-director), Daniel Whyte, Chris Pang, Andrew Dasz, Xin Sarith Wuku of the EMC Monkeys and Kong Kwok-keung (yes, THAT guy! ^_^) who will also be seen in another upcoming feature from B&E called Snowblade. According […]

FILM OF THE WEEK: DEATH GRIP (2012)

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DEATH GRIP, a 2011 co-production of The Stunt People and Action Pact Entertainment and finally released on DVD and Blu-Ray in 2012, is by far one of the best independent martial arts action movies you will ever see. It has elements of comedy, love, tragedy, and classic fight sequences in a story written, edited, choreographed and directed by Eric Jacobus. The film also stars Nathan Hoskins, LaChe Milo, Rebecca Ahn, Caitlyn Corson and martial arts action star and EYESHINE frontman Johnny Yong Bosch, along with SP veteran stunt performers such as Cheslea Steffensen, Ray Carbonel, Alvin Hsing, Shaun Finney, Lucas Okuma and Edward Kahana Jr. Trust and believe when I say that this film took more than everything that Eric had, along with the generous contributions of others to help make this film happen. Furthermore, having previously seen various shortfilms by SP, and their very first feature film, Contour, after […]

KEITH MIN: METHOD MAN

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(Originally posted 2/5/13) Born Jae Ha Min (재 하 민) in Seoul, South Korea on October 18, 1983, Keith Min is the second youngest in his family, having a brother and 3 sisters. At the tender age of three, Keith and his family came here to America, where his mother introduced him to Hapkido when he turned four, under the tutilage of Master Chang. From grade school through high school, Keith’s speech therapist recommended he take drama to help improve his English. He participated in speech competitions, and even took up drama projects for school, such as musicals and a short film about Asian Americans. Ironically, as much as he enjoys acting, he expressed he does not intend on becoming an actor. Nowadays, he shares bigger dreams in performing stunts on film. Keith loves all kinds of movies, such as “Die Hard”, “Lethal Weapon”, “Alien”, “Nightmare On Elm Street”, “The […]