Vasan Bala's Bollywood action comedy Man Who Can Feel No Pain has a new trailer in anticipation of its premiere at Toronto International Film Fest's Midnight Madness. Eric Jacobus action directed the project, and Dennis Ruel served as fight coordinator. The two of them spent a month in Oakland with The Stunt People previzzing the action [...]
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Wong Kar Wai’s Yip Man movie is here!
onHaving just been released in China yesterday (January 8th), The Grandmaster, which is based on wing chun master Yip Man - portrayed by Donnie Yen in the Ip Man movies and with a third installment ready to be shot in March this year - and starring top-class actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Bullet in the [...]
Donnie Yen shoots remake of Yuen Biao’s The Iceman Cometh
onShooting of The Iceman Cometh 3D has already started and been ongoing since December 17. Helmed by long-time Johnnie To/Milkyway Image associate Law Wing Cheong (Punished) and written as well as produced by original Iceman Cometh writer/producer Stephen Shiu, this remake puts Donnie in Yuen Biao's role and is led by a cast consisting of principal [...]
Donnie Yen News: Possible Donnie Yen/Cung Le reunion, HK remake of The Last Boy Scout…
onSo far, there hasn't been any updates on Donnie's anticipated action film Special Identity which should complete its' post-production stage at some point soon. Meanwhile, I've found a couple of interesting news on what's to come from Donnie... In a tweet by MMA champion Cung Le made on September 14, he revealed that he [...]
Hong Kong produces two upcoming action crime films
onContemporary action/crime films in Hong Kong seems to be making a big comeback. Evident is the release of two anticipated films this year. First up is Sunny Lok and Longmond Leung's bud-budgeted Cold War featuring a cast of huge stars. It includes Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Aaron Kwok, Charlie Yeung and Gordon Lam. Next up is [...]
The rise of Filipino action films is already happening
onPhilippine Cinema: 1960s-1990s The situation of Philippine Cinema has seen major dramatic changes after the 1950s which is considered by critics and film watchers/historians to be the Golden Age of Filipino film-making. During the 1960s, films were characterized by rampant commercialism with James Bond and Western knock offs, bomba (soft porn) films, and musical films. [...]
Return of the Arnold – Expendables 2, Last Stand, and The Tomb
onThe late Total Recall massacre reminded us all how vital it is to the health of cinema that Arnold Schwarzenegger return to the big screen. Thank God he's back. The Last Stand The Tomb And of course
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Donnie Yen’s next goal: making more contemporary action films
onAfter 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 [...]