Every legend has it’s beginnings, and some are more explosive than others. Packed with gorgeous, extremely animated puppetry work, effects that call to mind classic tokusatsu shows such as Super Sentai in the best ways possible, and an awesome score that heightened the feeling in each scene, DEMIGOD – The Legend Begins is a film not to miss.
An insight look to the explosion of B cinema in Taiwan during the end of the 70’s and the early 80’s and how those movies made an impact in Taiwan society of that era, being a reflection of it…
Through interviews with movie directors who worked in those films, such as Chu Yen pIng, producers and stars of those films as Yang chia Yun. The director of this documentary, Ho Chi jan, illustrates this interesting cinematic journey with numerous clips of those films, exploring the genre that was a mixed of exploitation cinema with tons of violence and sexuality, where the “Femme-Avenger” Genre was born, with trash classics as “Woman Revenger”, with Elsa Yeung playing for the first time a role that she would play countless of times in many different movies, that co-existed with “social-realist crime films”, such as “Never Too Late to Repent”, considered the pioneer of the genre, starred by real-life ganster Ma Sha, and based on his own autobiographical book, or anti-communist propagandistic movies that were a rough critic to he CCP as “On the Society File of Shanghai“.
The documentary also explores the ins and outs of Taiwan movie industry of that time, and the importance of triads in the making of those films, that for some of the gangsters that put money on them, it became a perfect vehicle for their ego, to see themselves as heroes in the screen.
A really interesting retrospective to a cinema that no longer exists but hat is really cherished and beloved by some desperate moviegoers around the world, that thanks to Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, has been available for free on Vimeo this December. with some of the most representative films of the genre.
It’s been a long, long journey for the The Puppetmaster and Goodbye South, Goodbye helmer, Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsien-Hsiao whose latest martial arts debut with the $14 million dollar action romance epic, The Assassin, initially saw cameras rolling as early as 2010 and 2012 before being plagued by a series of unfortunate stops and starts. Those who are familiar with the DNA of Hou’s work might empathize just a little bit as it was new ground for the director who talked about his experience back in 2014 when he officially wrapped production, and needless to say, the wait is just a little bit closer to being over with the virility of the latest poster for the film which you can take a look at below, courtesy of international sales agent, Wild Bunch.
The final weeks of publicity are here ahead the release of director Tsai Yueh-Tsun‘s new film, Black And White 2: The Dawn Of Justice. The 3D action-packed epic opens in Taiwan on October 2, with returning franchise actor Mark Chao starring alongside Kenny Lin and returning actor Huang Bo in a story of two hero policemen on an epic mission to stop a domestic terrorist organization from destroying the world following a deadly attack on Harbour City.
The action will be the biggest seller for writer and director Tsai Yueh-Tsun‘s ambitious new Taiwanese 3D blockbuster sequel hopeful, Black And White 2: The Dawn Of Justice. The film has already started getting a foothold of the press at home and with just a little over a few weeks left until the film’s release, fans have a new action featurette with speaking segments from the cast and crew, including Hollywood stunt coordinator, Jack Gill.
Check it out below, as well as a handful of character posters and other art from the upcoming film featuring Mark Chao, Lin Gengxin, Huang Bo and others in the cast.
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Police officer in the Southern Precinct, WU Ying-xiong, has been revered as a hero in the Harbor City ever since he stopped the terrorists on a Boeing 777 airplane and kept the city safe. Unfortunately, the peace is only temporary…
Police officer in the Southern Precinct, WU Ying-xiong, has been revered as a hero in the Harbor City ever since he stopped the terrorists on a Boeing 777 airplane and kept the city safe. Unfortunately, the peace is only temporary…
Check it out the now English-friendly featurette below, and stay tuned for some teaser and trailer, Fall release news ahead.
Taiwanese filmmaker Xu Hong Hui‘s latest action thriller, Ameera, is hitting the cinemas in China on April 4, 2014, centered on a female agent who sets out to prevent a terrorist attack after failing her last mission. While there doesn’t seem to be much else to the premise, we do get a batch of stills and a fresh new trailer below which may or may not be self-descriptive depending on your knowledge of the film itself. We also get a glimpse of actress Patricia Hu back on the big screen with international action actor and co-star of The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions and Well Go USA’s latest release of Special ID, Collin Chou, headlining the film in classic kicking action since their late 2013 appearance in Angel Warriors.
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