Tagged: martial arts films
40th Anniversary Enter the Dragon screening and kung fu movie poster exhibit coming to L.A. next week
The Academy will present a special 40th Anniversary screening of Bruce Lee’s cult classic martial arts epic Enter the Dragon, with special guest appearances including John Saxon and Bob Wall, Enter the Dragon producers Paul Heller & Fred Weintraub, cinematographer Gil Hubbs, screenwriter Michael Allin and Bruce’s daughter Shannon Lee. The screening will be presented
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#RZA reveals how O.D.B. inspired Russell Crowe’s character in The Man with the Iron Fists
RZA reveals how his cousin O.D.B. of the Wu Tang clan provided inspiration for Russell Crowe’s character of Jack Knife in The Man with the Iron Fists. This even manifested itself in the music that plays when Crowe’s character is on screen.
#tonyjaa #rza #marresecrump Exclusive: Musician and filmmaker the RZA to appear in Tony Jaa’s upcoming 3D martial arts thrill ride The Protector 2
World-renowned martial artist Marrese Crump recently wrapped shooting The Protector 2 (aka Tom Yum Goong 2, Warrior King 2), where he collaborated with Tony Jaa. After nearly a year of workshops and training, The Protector 2 has been crafted with specially designed fight sequences that take advantage of the 3D effects and the extreme athleticism
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The groundbreaking and backbreaking Men of the Dragon
I was speaking to my friend Aaron Kai on the phone yesterday, and he reminded me about a little-known but groundbreaking 1974 television movie called Men of the Dragon. The film was shot in Hong Kong as a modern-day kung fu drama. The leading characters are three crimefighting martial arts experts. Americans Jan Kimbro (Jared
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#nycc #comiccon Tai Chi Zero to screen at New York Comic-Con 2012
The New York Asian Film Festival, Variance Films, and Well Go USA will present a special sneak preview screening of the off-the-wall steampunk kung fu movie Tai Chi Zero. Plus, if you show up in your best steampunk or kung fu flick-inspired costume, you might win what screening sponsors are calling, an awesome prize. The
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Thai martial arts movie Fireball to be part of ongoing Museum of the Moving Image screening series
Warrington Hudlin’s Fist and Sword series at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY, will screen Thai martial arts movie Fireball this Saturday, Sept. 22nd, at 5PM. Fist and Sword is the Museum’s series of contemporary and classic martial arts and related action movies. Directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan, the 2009 martial arts action
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Details, a trailer and an image from Jackie Chan-produced remake of cult classic The 14 Amazons
Based on the epic 1972 martial arts cult classic The 14 Amazons, renowned action star & producer Jackie Chan and director Frankie Chan’s (A Warrior’s Tragedy 2) remake, Legendary Amazons, debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD on October 16th from Well Go USA. Cecilia Cheung (Shaolin Soccer), Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and Liu
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Documentary on super-kicker Hwang Jang Lee coming in December
I was on a kung fu film forum earlier and read about a documentary coming out about cult martial arts cinema actor Hwang Jang Lee. Apparently, the filmmakers are currently editing the project, which is expected to be released on December 15, 2012. The project, titled The Good Bad Boy, tells the story of Hwang
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Bloody art work and action trailer for Chen Kaige epic Sacrifice
Written and directed by Chen Kaige and set during the opulent Yuan Dynasty in the 5th century B.C., Sacrifice is the story of a newborn prince whose entire family, the Zhao clan, is wiped out by a rival general who ruthlessly seizes the throne. An ordinary man, the doctor who delivers the baby, gives up
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John Avildsen’s lost footage from the cult classic The Karate Kid
Karate Kid director John Avildsen posted more than 90 mins of rehearsal footage that he and the cast worked on before principal photography started on 1983. I’ve posted all of the youtube clips below, which give a glimpse into the development of a Hollywood cult classic feature film. Notable among the footage clips are the
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Unique MMA event to mix fights, food and celebrities – all on the beach
On the weekend of July 7th, MSXN MMA & Sports XTREME Network – which operates a broadband martial arts television station – is organizing a rather unique event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event, called MMA & Sports Expo’s Show of Strength, will feature a mixture of MMA fights, food contests, a martial arts
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Long time Donnie Yen film nemesis Mike Woods returns to the screen for role in action flick Final Weapon
On Tuesday, April 10th, the martial arts movie Final Weapon, starring Chen Taijiquan, Grand Master Ren Guang Yi, and Hong Kong action star Mike Woods, with a special appearance by Rock and Roll legend Lou Reed, will be one of a group of martial arts action films to screen during the New Flimmakers Festival. Final
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The Wall Street Journal goes kung fu fighting
Don Steinberg from The Wall Street Journal just published an article on martial arts films titled Hollywood’s New Kick, which discusses how martial arts films are going mainstream (it took long enough!). This article was first mentioned to me by Anesti Vega, who works and trains with rising martial arts action star Marrese Crump, who
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A clip from the “lost” cult classic Treasure of the Ninja
I was chatting this morning with my great friend and Blvd. Warriors interviewee, Grandmaster Ron Van Clief, and he mentioned a filmmaker friend of his named William Lee. I decided to find out more about Lee and found this retro-style clip from a movie Lee directed in 1987 called Treasure of the Ninja. The clip
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Deadliest Warrior Season 3 features first female warrior and fantasy matchup in series history
After two seasons of fervid debate, Spike TV’s multi-platform hit show, Deadliest Warrior, is back to put more speculation to rest, lining up more legends of war to go head-to-head in a fight to determine who will reign supreme. This revolutionary third season will create an even more comprehensive composite of these formidable combatants than
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Martial arts action fantasy Bunraku to screen at West Coast anime convention
The story of Bruce Lee and I
Bruce Lee and I Also Known As: The Unicorn Palm, Fist of Unicorn, Qi lin zhang Director: Ti Tang Cast: Unicorn Chan, Wai-Man Chan, Ching Chen, Tina Chin-Fei, Alan Chui Chung San, Alexander Grand, Han Jae Ji, Wen Chung Ku, Yasuaki Kurata, Hoi Mang, Mars, Jackie Chan was an Extra, and Bruce Lee was an
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What U.S. films were released with Enter the Dragon?
I’ve been thinking about what films came out the same year as the groundbreaking Bruce Lee martial arts epic Enter the Dragon. So I researched and found that U.S. film studios were already beginning to experiment with their release schedules and genres, long before the iconic revenge epic hits American shores. Their were numerous projects
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