Category: Action Genre
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Comic Con 2012 Adventures – Darren Shahlavi “Twister” of Ip Man 2 Talks Stunts
On day two of our Comic-Con 2012 visit, Darren Shahlavi stopped by the booth and remembered me from contact him on Facebook. I gave him a copy of Death Grip, and he spent an hour giving me the low-down on what it’s like being a “gwailo” (foreigner) in Hong Kong films. From his big debut as…
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Donnie Yen’s next goal: making more contemporary action films
After working on eleven period action films in a time period of just five years, Donnie Yen is ready to go back to what he does best and made his name: modern action films. Donnie – who is currently in New York to attend special showings of his films Iron Monkey, SPL, The Lost Bladesman…
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Jet Li in upcoming action comedy
Jet Li – who recently appeared in Tsui Hark’s 3D feast Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – will next star in a new action comedy directed by Wang Zi Ming, written by Charcoal Tan (Once Upon a Time in China 2 and 3), and produced by Chui Bo-Chu (Kung Fu Hustle, Fearless). Apart from Li, the…
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First Impressions of an Indie Action Exhibitor at Comic-Con 2012 – Bigger and Better than Ever
When we walked into the exhibit hall today to begin our Comic-Con 2012 adventure, the initial impression was: holy sh*t. Not only is Comic-Con bigger, but it’s louder, thicker, longer, and faster. Legendary is two hundred yards from us with a Dolby Surround system and a 130-inch LED TV near the ceiling playing every trailer…
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Donnie Yen visits New York
Donnie Yen took a flight to New York very recently because he was invited to attend the yearly New York Asian Film Festival as a special guest for special showings of the 1993 kung fu action classic Iron Monkey as well as his recent hits SPL (aka Kill Zone), The Lost Bladesman and Wu Xia…
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Death Grip Distribution Rights Sold to India, Germany Plans to Make Deal
Last we heard from our sales agent Wonderphil, a company in India has purchased the rights to distribute Death Grip in India. Will it be subtitled? Will it be dubbed? Will we have to shoot a pickup of a dance number for the ending? No telling, but in any case, Death Grip will be released…
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Vincent Zhao reveals he won’t exclude collaboration with Donnie Yen
Vincent Zhao – who is currently busy promoting his new martial arts actioner Wu Dang co-starring Yang Mi, Fan-Siu-Wong (Ip Man), Dennis To (Ip Man 2, Legend Is Born – Ip Man) and Xu Jiao (CJ7) – was recently present at a press conference for the film and went as far as saying that he…
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4th trailer to The Dark Knight Rises arrives
Featured is the music that could be heard on the exclusive footage shown at this year’s MTV Movie Awards. Speaking of music, the soundtrack drops on July 17.
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Small Fish and a Promise
The latest series of events in Stunt People history have made it painfully obvious to me that you have to be a huge player to get any momentum in the entertainment world. Materials – Getting a printing company to make 1,000 DVDs on time when their regular clients print 50,000 is like pulling teeth. Printing…
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Notes from The Funds Book – Hong Kong vs. South Korean Government Funding
Here are some interesting bits taken from The Funds Book from the Cannes Film Market. It outlines all the major government-provided film funds, budgets, and basic criteria. I compared Hong Kong and South Korea, not based on market share (since that would be an unfair comparison), but based on their criteria. Check out Hong Kong…