None But the Brave(1973)

feeds@yuku.com (rudeboy8080) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:19:09 GMT

I haven't seen None But the Brave, but I did like the review at hkfilm.net. Jo Shishido, who plays the villain in NBTB, also played Captain Joe in Fugitive Alien, a Japanese TV show that tried to cash in on Star Wars mania. Jo Shishido's sagging cheeks are his trademark! A "movie version" of Fugitive Alien was shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Boy, Cheng Pei Pei looks cute in None But the Brave.

2010 NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES

feeds@yuku.com (Newport) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:14:01 GMT

The orchestra that played Handel's Messiah in "The Killer"

feeds@yuku.com (W Hong) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:02:04 GMT

Can any of you tell me the name of the orchestra that played the Handel's Messiah music in John Woo's "The Killer"?

I'm talking about the orchestra that plays the song that's heard straight after the Holy Virgin Mary statue is shot to pieces in the church shootout.

Do any of you know if the Handel's Messiah song from "The Killer" is available on a CD, like maybe if there's a soundrack CD of "The Killer"?

Wongchowleung and John Woo

feeds@yuku.com (wongchowleung) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:36:59 GMT

So nice I posted it twice

Orange County Film Society presents West Coast Premiere of John Woo's Red Cliff on October 15

feeds@yuku.com (Newport) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:01:50 GMT

ORANGE COUNTY FILM SOCIETY TO PRESENT WEST COAST PREMIERE OF JOHN WOO'S EPIC ADVENTURE RED CLIFF AS PART OF Carnegie Hall'S WEST COAST INAUGURAL Ancient Paths, Modern Voices: A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture

Red Carpet Event to Feature Post-Screening Conversation with Legendary Chinese Director John Woo

The Orange County Film Society...

Oriental Cinema Discussion Thread!!!

feeds@yuku.com (mecha72) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:38 GMT

I'm looking for fans of the popular fanzine Oriental Cinema!It was a well-written and often hilarious magazine written by Damon Foster,which covered a lot of genres,ranging from Kaiju and martial arts films from Japan and Hong Kong,as well as super-hero films from The Phillipines,Thailand,Turkey and even Italy!I still have many of his issues and he still talks about on his MySpace site!So if you remember this fine,often off-the-wall fanzine,then feel free to drop in and discuss it!!!...

Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights

feeds@yuku.com (rudeboy8080) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:32:56 GMT

Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights(1976) was on IFC yesterday at 2:00 A.M. As Ric Meyers claimed in his Great Martial Arts Movies book, and I quote, the film is a "trashy farce"! Dragon The Bruce Lee Story(1993) had more veracity.

Betty Ting Pei played herself and Danny Lee(from John Woo's The Killer) played Bruce Lee!!!

Still, the film is worth a look for die hard Bruce Lee fans. In the casino scene, there's an old Chinese guy with a tuxedo and...

Big Boss with Saw in the Head DVD for Trade - REAL

feeds@yuku.com (VenomsFan) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:13:31 GMT

It looks like Maggie Cheung wasn't there at yesterday's Hollywood premiere of "Inglourious Basterds"

feeds@yuku.com (W Hong) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:05:30 GMT

On 8/10/09, the Hollywood premiere of Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" took place. I decided to go to the premiere, if there was a chance that Maggie Cheung(who I read has a cameo in "IB") and Angelina Jolie would be there. So I stood near the red carpet area, to try to take pictures of the stars when they arrive.

Brad and Angelina were there, and I took some pictures of Angelina and also shook hands w/ her.

However, it looks like...

I am Jackie Chan

feeds@yuku.com (rudeboy8080) — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:27:09 GMT

I was reading a paperback copy of I am Jackie Chan(printed in 1998). It's Chan's words told by author Jeff Yang.

Yang seems to have printed some misinformation: Sibelle Hu was in My Lucky Stars, not its predecessor, Winners and Sinners. The title Shanghai Noon is a play on the Gary Cooper western High Noon. Yang claims that John Wayne was in High Noon...which of course, he wasn't. Wayne didn't like High Noon; he thought it was too "left winged".

Gojira/Godzilla: King of the Monsters

feeds@yuku.com (rudeboy8080) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:08:59 GMT

Today, for the first time, I saw the original, 1954 Japanese version of Gojira/Godzilla. I, among others, grew up watching the 1956 Americanized version of Gojira, Godzilla: King of the Monsters on VHS. It features insert shots of Raymond Burr looking and reacting. Only 60 minutes of footage from the Japanese version remains in the US cut. Still, it has more heart and soul than Roland Emmerich's critically-reviled 1998 remake of Godzilla.

The Japanese version of Godzilla shows...

The Big Boss/Fists of Fury

feeds@yuku.com (rudeboy8080) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:50:51 GMT

I own an HK DVD and a UK DVD copy of The Big Boss. I also own the crappy Canadian DVD from Madacy with the elongated, stretched out format and playback problems during the last ten minutes of the film. One good thing about the Canadian DVD is it preserves footage of Hsiu Hsien/Shu Shane and his "brothers" running up to the ice factory. Most versions deleted the footage for the sake of quality. The HK version and the English dub have two, distinctly different music scores! The HK one...

An asian animation.. anyone have any ideas?

feeds@yuku.com (jngai) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:24:29 GMT

All I remember from the film was that, at one point, the main character is saved by a whale.

I think she had long hair. The whale opens its mouth and lying in the centre, unconscious, is the girl. The ocean was all sparkly and pretty.

Does anyone know what this film is? I think it's Japanese. Please help ^^

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

feeds@yuku.com (rudeboy8080) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:28:33 GMT

The critics hated it, but I think it's worth a rental. The recent Mummy movies aren't exactly avant garde or works of art! For a Hollywood movie, it has Hong Kong entertainers running the gamut from Jet Li to Michelle Yeoh to Isabella Leung to Anthony Wong. There's a scene where the heroes are helped out by three abominable snowmen.

"I will pet him...and hug him....and squeeze him...and call him George."

Asian T.V. and Films online

feeds@yuku.com (wongchowleung) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:31:38 GMT

A friend sent me links to these sites where you can watch Asian TV dramas and Films free. There are a lot of good titles and everything, even the TV dramas are subtitled. Some of the movies are linked to ones you can see on Youtube.

http://www.dramacrazy.net/ Extensive movie list (HK, Japanese, Korean) and lots of TV stuff. Red Cliff 1 and 2 are here in full.

asianrice.tv...

28th Hong Kong Film Awards nominations

feeds@yuku.com (wongchowleung) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:48:10 GMT

note- 'Yangtze River 7' is the alternate title for Stephen Chow's 'CJ 7' , 'Witness' is the alternate title for Nick Cheung's 'Beast Stalker', and 'Not all Women are Bad' is the alternate title for Tsui Hark's 'Women for Sale'.

Best Film:

The Way We Are
Red Cliff
Yangtze River 7
Painted Skin
IP Man

Best...

Hope you can help me find a movie

feeds@yuku.com (pocketrocket) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:46:25 GMT
I'm trying to find a movie I saw when I was a kid but I don't remember the title but it might be something like Legend of the 7 Crystal Balls???

What I remember about the storyline was that 7 crystal balls chose 7 warriors to protect the heir to a kingdom (I think) that had no idea he was of royal blood. They all went to the palace to claim his throne but someone else had claimed it for their own. There was a scene near the end where everyone is fighting and some of the...

COF Podcast...Dano....etc

feeds@yuku.com (stepinyourself) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:07:37 GMT
Whatever happend to the COF Podcast's and for that matter where is Dan-o hiding these days? Any plans for more Podcasts as the first two were fun.

EQ getting his ass beat by Jackie Chan.

feeds@yuku.com (mpm74) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:47:48 GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JXKCoxdWDg

Best Japanese Choreography?

feeds@yuku.com (YnEoS) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:11:35 GMT
So until recently I knew virtually nothing about Hong Kong cinema. I recently took a class at my college called Hong Kong Action Cinema, and it blew me away. The choreography was way more complex than anything I'd ever seen in Japanese films. So my question, is what are some of the best choreographed Japanese films out there? Is Hong Kong really that much better, have I just been watching the wrong Japanese films, or perhaps an I judging Japanese choreography the wrong way?

Asian Film Discussion