Incredibly prolific director Herman Yau presents his fourth film of the 2023, “Moscow Mission”, after “The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell”, “Death Notice” and “Raid on the Lethal Zone”. Yau has turned into a bona fide master of action and this last effort is a bombastic take on the true story of a series of violent robberies in 1993 on the Beijing-Moscow train and the Chinese mission to eradicate them and capture the robbers. It's not the first film dealing with these particular incidents; Michael Mak had directed “The Train Robbers” in 1995, and there is also a more recent 31-episode online drama, directed by Zhang Rui. Chen Daming has curated the screenplay, incorporating as much action set pieces as possible, although, maybe at the expense of the script's fluidity.
Moscow Mission is screening at UdineFar East Film Festival 2024
It's 1993 and the economy situation in China and Russia is in a state of great confusion.
Moscow Mission is screening at UdineFar East Film Festival 2024
It's 1993 and the economy situation in China and Russia is in a state of great confusion.
- 4/26/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Lawrence Kan’s newsroom drama In Broad Daylight leads the pack going into the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards with 16 nominations.
The feature, which follows an undercover journalist who exposes the abuse of residents in a nursing home, secured nods in all but three of the 19 categories. It marks the second feature by Kan and proved the fourth highest grossing local film in 2023.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Also gaining multiple nominations was Nick Cheuk’s emotive drama Time Still Turns The Pages and Felix Chong’s financial crime extravaganza The Goldfinger, which secured 12 nods apiece, while Jack Ng...
The feature, which follows an undercover journalist who exposes the abuse of residents in a nursing home, secured nods in all but three of the 19 categories. It marks the second feature by Kan and proved the fourth highest grossing local film in 2023.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Also gaining multiple nominations was Nick Cheuk’s emotive drama Time Still Turns The Pages and Felix Chong’s financial crime extravaganza The Goldfinger, which secured 12 nods apiece, while Jack Ng...
- 2/6/2024
- ScreenDaily
The late Benny Chan directed “The White Storm” back in 2013 starring Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo and Nick Cheung. In “The White Storm 2: Drug Lords” (2019) which starred Andy Lau and Louis Koo, Herman Yau took over as director. Now in 2023, Yau is back in this in-title-only third installment again featuring Koo, Lau Ching Wan and Aaran Kwok, the newcomer to the series. All these actors play different characters altogether but the themes of war against drugs, royalty and brotherhood are still there but told in a new storyline.
Check also this article The 20 Best Asian Action/Martial Arts Movies of 2023
The year is 2021 and Kang Su Chat, a Thai-Chinese drug lord who runs his operation in Hong Kong has his men fish up a few barrels containing heroin off the coast. As they leave the docks after unloading their precious cargo, the police show up which results in an intense firefight.
Check also this article The 20 Best Asian Action/Martial Arts Movies of 2023
The year is 2021 and Kang Su Chat, a Thai-Chinese drug lord who runs his operation in Hong Kong has his men fish up a few barrels containing heroin off the coast. As they leave the docks after unloading their precious cargo, the police show up which results in an intense firefight.
- 1/4/2024
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
“Anita,” the biopic of the late Canto-pop queen Anita Mui, led the race of the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday night with five awards, including recognitions for the film’s actors and technical achievements. But the best film and best director awards went to action thriller “Raging Fire” directed by the late Benny Chan.
Sunday’s event, which was postponed from its original schedule in April, was the first in-person edition of the awards ceremony after two years of Covid hiatus — the 2020 edition was held online and 2021 was suspended.
The number of films released in Hong Kong has dramatically dropped over the past years as cinemas were forced to close doors for prolonged periods under the government’s Covid measures. As a result, this year’s event was a double edition taking in films released in both 2020 and 2021.
As the first Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony held in...
Sunday’s event, which was postponed from its original schedule in April, was the first in-person edition of the awards ceremony after two years of Covid hiatus — the 2020 edition was held online and 2021 was suspended.
The number of films released in Hong Kong has dramatically dropped over the past years as cinemas were forced to close doors for prolonged periods under the government’s Covid measures. As a result, this year’s event was a double edition taking in films released in both 2020 and 2021.
As the first Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony held in...
- 7/18/2022
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Other big winners were biopic ’Anita’ and noir thriller ’Limbo’.
Action thriller Raging Fire has won best film and best director for the late Benny Chan at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards (Hkfa). Other big winners were biopic Anita and noir thriller Limbo.
The event took place last night (July 17) as the Hkfa’s first in-person ceremony since 2019 and was well attended by stars and leading film industry figures.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Raging Fire, in which Donnie Yen plays a cop who clashes with a former protege, marked the final film of veteran director Chan,...
Action thriller Raging Fire has won best film and best director for the late Benny Chan at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards (Hkfa). Other big winners were biopic Anita and noir thriller Limbo.
The event took place last night (July 17) as the Hkfa’s first in-person ceremony since 2019 and was well attended by stars and leading film industry figures.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Raging Fire, in which Donnie Yen plays a cop who clashes with a former protege, marked the final film of veteran director Chan,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Raging Fire, starring and produced by Donnie Yen, was awarded best film and best director for late action maestro Benny Chan at the Hong Kong Film Awards (Hkfa) on Sunday night. The ceremony took place at Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre, the first time it had been held as a fully-fledged, in-person event since 2019.
Produced by Emperor Motion Pictures, Raging Fire was a rare pandemic-era hit in Hong Kong and China last year, and lauded as a welcome throwback to old school Hong Kong-style action movies. The film took four awards in total, also including best editing (Curran Pang) and best action choreography.
Benny Chan, one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed action directors, was diagnosed with cancer while making the film, leading to Yen taking over during post-production. In a moving moment during the Hkfa ceremony, Hong Kong...
Produced by Emperor Motion Pictures, Raging Fire was a rare pandemic-era hit in Hong Kong and China last year, and lauded as a welcome throwback to old school Hong Kong-style action movies. The film took four awards in total, also including best editing (Curran Pang) and best action choreography.
Benny Chan, one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed action directors, was diagnosed with cancer while making the film, leading to Yen taking over during post-production. In a moving moment during the Hkfa ceremony, Hong Kong...
- 7/17/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Starting in 2008, Ip Man, the master of Wing Chun, has featured as the main character in a number of movies and a TV series. “Final Fight” presents the story of his last period, when he moved to Hong Kong from Foshan, following the victory of the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, since he was a police officer of the previous regime, the Kuomintang.
“Ip Man: Final Fight” is released by Cine Asia
The film begins in 1949, upon his arrival in Hong Kong, where a sick and alone, 56 -year-old Ip Man (his wife and son had stayed in Foshan) starts teaching Wing Chun on the rooftop of a building that houses the hotel staff’s general association. He meets and accepts new students from every part of society, and his class consists of laborers, a lot of which are members of the labor movement, correctional officers, even policemen.
“Ip Man: Final Fight” is released by Cine Asia
The film begins in 1949, upon his arrival in Hong Kong, where a sick and alone, 56 -year-old Ip Man (his wife and son had stayed in Foshan) starts teaching Wing Chun on the rooftop of a building that houses the hotel staff’s general association. He meets and accepts new students from every part of society, and his class consists of laborers, a lot of which are members of the labor movement, correctional officers, even policemen.
- 6/6/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
In this giddily frenetic follow-up (though not a sequel) to modern martial arts epic Kill Zone (aka Spl: Sha Po Lang), action icons Tony Jaa (Furious 7, Ong Bak franchise) and Zhang Jin (Ip Man 3) team up with Hong Kong megastars Simon Yam (Ip Man), Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior) and Louis Koo (Drug War) for the critically-acclaimed, action-packed martial arts extravaganza Kill Zone 2, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD July 19 from Well Go USA Entertainment.
Directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Accident, Motorway), the film is a breakneck story of dirty cops, prison riots, and black market organ transplants, all brought together by a non-stop series of inventive, bone-crunching setpieces.
Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Kill Zone 2 was named a “Film of Merit” at the 2016 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards and Chung Chi Li (Ip Man: The Final Fight) won a Golden Horse at the 2016 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Choreography.
Directed by Pou-Soi Cheang (Accident, Motorway), the film is a breakneck story of dirty cops, prison riots, and black market organ transplants, all brought together by a non-stop series of inventive, bone-crunching setpieces.
Rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Kill Zone 2 was named a “Film of Merit” at the 2016 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards and Chung Chi Li (Ip Man: The Final Fight) won a Golden Horse at the 2016 Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Choreography.
- 7/1/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
Containing a number in its title, yet blissfully not chained to franchise requirements — a decade-long gap between installments perhaps being the first clue as to a lack of continuity — Kill Zone 2 (aka Spl 2: A Time for Consequences) creates a welcome rupture within the action genre’s currently crumbling state: utterly classic in narrative beats yet unafraid to embrace the modern tools of the trade.
Beginning with familiar images (e.g. a cityscape and data streaming across a computer screen), there quickly comes the reveal of the narrative being (at least partly) built on a sick child, a trope of the melodrama, which instantly serves as a reminder of John Woo’s best films. The father of this child, police officer Chai (Tony Jaa), has taken on an additional prison-guard job to pay her medical bills. Unbeknownst to him, this new occupation plunges him not just into the world of working-class fatherhood,...
Beginning with familiar images (e.g. a cityscape and data streaming across a computer screen), there quickly comes the reveal of the narrative being (at least partly) built on a sick child, a trope of the melodrama, which instantly serves as a reminder of John Woo’s best films. The father of this child, police officer Chai (Tony Jaa), has taken on an additional prison-guard job to pay her medical bills. Unbeknownst to him, this new occupation plunges him not just into the world of working-class fatherhood,...
- 5/12/2016
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Controversial , low-budget dystopian Ten Years took the top honors at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday.
A local box office hit made up of five vignettes set in 2025, where locals are persecuted for speaking Cantonese not Mandarin.
Amidst increasing fears of mainland pressure and interference in Hong Kong and some cinemas refusing to screen the film, its success was a surprise even to the producers themselves.
Andrew Choi, one of the producers for the film, said “The meaning of this prize is that it shows Hong Kong still has hope. It reminds us that we could have courage to be creative. I would like to thank everyone who has watched it.”
According to the Guardian, this film with a budget of Hk$500,000 ($64,000) has earned Hk$6m, but its run stopped despite still playing to packed theatres.
State broadcaster, CCTV, pulled out from broadcasting the ceremony live unlike previous years,...
A local box office hit made up of five vignettes set in 2025, where locals are persecuted for speaking Cantonese not Mandarin.
Amidst increasing fears of mainland pressure and interference in Hong Kong and some cinemas refusing to screen the film, its success was a surprise even to the producers themselves.
Andrew Choi, one of the producers for the film, said “The meaning of this prize is that it shows Hong Kong still has hope. It reminds us that we could have courage to be creative. I would like to thank everyone who has watched it.”
According to the Guardian, this film with a budget of Hk$500,000 ($64,000) has earned Hk$6m, but its run stopped despite still playing to packed theatres.
State broadcaster, CCTV, pulled out from broadcasting the ceremony live unlike previous years,...
- 4/4/2016
- by Stellarise
- AsianMoviePulse
The ceremony broadcast was banned in mainland China, reportedly due to the nomination of the politically-charged dystopian drama.Scroll down for the full list
Port Of Call emerged as a big winner with seven prizes from the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards, while controversial local independent production Ten Years was declared best film and The Taking Of Tiger Mountain’s Tsui Hark took best director.
Port Of Call, which came into the night with the most nominations at 13, pulled off a clean sweep of all the acting prizes: best actor for Aaron Kwok (his first Hkfa win), best actress for newcomer Jessie Li, best supporting actress for Elaine Jin, as well as best new performer and best supporting actor, both of which for Michael Ning.
The crime thriller also won best screenplay for writer-director Philip Yung and best cinematography for Christopher Doyle.
However, the biggest award of the evening went to Ten Years, which beat heavyweights...
Port Of Call emerged as a big winner with seven prizes from the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards, while controversial local independent production Ten Years was declared best film and The Taking Of Tiger Mountain’s Tsui Hark took best director.
Port Of Call, which came into the night with the most nominations at 13, pulled off a clean sweep of all the acting prizes: best actor for Aaron Kwok (his first Hkfa win), best actress for newcomer Jessie Li, best supporting actress for Elaine Jin, as well as best new performer and best supporting actor, both of which for Michael Ning.
The crime thriller also won best screenplay for writer-director Philip Yung and best cinematography for Christopher Doyle.
However, the biggest award of the evening went to Ten Years, which beat heavyweights...
- 4/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
Spl 2: A Time for Consequences
Written by Lai-yin Leung & Ying Wong
Directed by Pou-Soi Cheang
China, 2015
Director Pou-Soi Cheang’s martial arts crime film, Spl 2: A Time for Consequences, is tailor made to please genre fans. A spiritual successor to Spl: Kill Zone, only Wu Jing returns from the original and the film casts him as a different character. The film also features action movie fan-favorite Tony Jaa, who is riding the wave of a well-deserved career resurgence. Spl 2 is fast paced martial arts action at its finest, and provides the kind of otherworldly stunts and heart-stopping visuals that will place this film near the top of every genre fans must see list.
The film follows a drug addicted undercover Hong Kong cop named Kit. After his cover is blown, Kit gets tossed into a Thai prison. The prison serves as a front for an illeagel organ harvesting...
Written by Lai-yin Leung & Ying Wong
Directed by Pou-Soi Cheang
China, 2015
Director Pou-Soi Cheang’s martial arts crime film, Spl 2: A Time for Consequences, is tailor made to please genre fans. A spiritual successor to Spl: Kill Zone, only Wu Jing returns from the original and the film casts him as a different character. The film also features action movie fan-favorite Tony Jaa, who is riding the wave of a well-deserved career resurgence. Spl 2 is fast paced martial arts action at its finest, and provides the kind of otherworldly stunts and heart-stopping visuals that will place this film near the top of every genre fans must see list.
The film follows a drug addicted undercover Hong Kong cop named Kit. After his cover is blown, Kit gets tossed into a Thai prison. The prison serves as a front for an illeagel organ harvesting...
- 9/20/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
Lou Ye’s Blind Massage was the big winner at this year’s Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, scooping six prizes including best film and best new performer for Zhang Lei.Scroll down for full list of winners
The mainland China production also won best adapted screenplay (Ma Yingli), best cinematography (Zeng Jian), best film editing (Kong Jinlei, Jolin Zhu) and best sound effects (Fu Kang).
Ann Hui won best director for historical biopic The Golden Era, while best original screenplay went to Yee Chih-yen for Meeting Dr Sun.
Chen Jianbin won best new director and best actor for A Fool, along with best supporting actor for Paradise In Service, which also took the best supporting actress prize for Regina Wan’s performance. Chen Hsiang-chi took best actress for Exit.
Fruit Chan’s The Midnight After won best visual effects and Liu Qiang was awarded best art direction for Black Coal, Thin Ice. Brotherhood...
The mainland China production also won best adapted screenplay (Ma Yingli), best cinematography (Zeng Jian), best film editing (Kong Jinlei, Jolin Zhu) and best sound effects (Fu Kang).
Ann Hui won best director for historical biopic The Golden Era, while best original screenplay went to Yee Chih-yen for Meeting Dr Sun.
Chen Jianbin won best new director and best actor for A Fool, along with best supporting actor for Paradise In Service, which also took the best supporting actress prize for Regina Wan’s performance. Chen Hsiang-chi took best actress for Exit.
Fruit Chan’s The Midnight After won best visual effects and Liu Qiang was awarded best art direction for Black Coal, Thin Ice. Brotherhood...
- 11/23/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee Chan follows in his father’s footsteps with mismatched buddy comedy “Double Trouble”, very much in the traditional Hollywood style of “Rush Hour” and other such hits. The film marks the debut of director David Chang, who recently provided action choreography for Jiang Wen’s amazing “Let the Bullets Fly”, with stunt work from Nicky Li (“Shaolin”), and co-stars Xia Yu (“Wind Blast”) in the role of Chan’s foil/nemesis/bromance love interest. The Taiwanese production also features plenty of local talent, including model Vivian Dawson and television variety show hosts Chen Han Dian (“Jump! Ashin”) and Chang Fei. The action takes place in Taiwan, with Chan as impetuous, non-team player museum security guard Jay, who runs into trouble when a crack squad of international art thieves led by the sinister Z (Vivian Dawson) steal a priceless piece of Chinese artwork on his watch.
- 9/18/2012
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Written and directed by: Dennis King
Cast: Bernice Liu, Andy On, Luxia Jiang, Simon Yam, Eddie Cheung, Lok-yi Lai
King of Triads (Aka Bad Blood) would have you believe that police in Hong Kong would gladly put their guns aside to fight with criminals who possess mad fighting skills. In fact, it would appear that everyone in writer/director Dennis King’s fantastic world would rather fight to the death with any weapon but a gun. There also seems to be an unspoken code of honor that specifies large groups of fighters can never overpower a smaller group. One against 20 sounds insurmountable unless, as in Triad world, you’ve got an angry, stick-wielding mob with manners.
What exactly is going on in the mind of Thug #12 as he waits patiently in a corner while his peers are being beaten to a bloody pulp? Maybe he’s thinking that he needs...
Cast: Bernice Liu, Andy On, Luxia Jiang, Simon Yam, Eddie Cheung, Lok-yi Lai
King of Triads (Aka Bad Blood) would have you believe that police in Hong Kong would gladly put their guns aside to fight with criminals who possess mad fighting skills. In fact, it would appear that everyone in writer/director Dennis King’s fantastic world would rather fight to the death with any weapon but a gun. There also seems to be an unspoken code of honor that specifies large groups of fighters can never overpower a smaller group. One against 20 sounds insurmountable unless, as in Triad world, you’ve got an angry, stick-wielding mob with manners.
What exactly is going on in the mind of Thug #12 as he waits patiently in a corner while his peers are being beaten to a bloody pulp? Maybe he’s thinking that he needs...
- 3/19/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
This one looks to be an insane amount of fun. “Revenge: A Love Story” director Wong Ching-Po’s upcoming sci-fi actioner “Let’s Go” is being billed as an anime come to life, and from the looks of things, that’s an incredibly accurate description. The action is fast and frantic, and, truthfully, the film’s tiny little budget actually seems to work in its favor. The sooner this thing arrives Stateside, the better. Waiting patiently isn’t my strong suit. Would you like to know more? Check out this synopsis: A street-wise young man (Juno Mak) is offered a job as a bodyguard for a powerful gang boss (Wang Yu). Soon, he becomes embroiled in a violent battle against a sinister, power-hungry super-villain (Gordon Lam), forcing him to take up his destiny as a protector for all that is good. Paying homage to 1980s Japanese superhero cartoons like Space Emperor God Sigma,...
- 10/4/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Chinese director Gao Qunshu continues his bid to be the country’s top genre film maker, following up his hit visceral spy drama “The Message” with the action packed contemporary western “Wind Blast”. A breathless thriller set in the harsh wilderness of the Gobi Desert, the film overflows with stylish shootouts, chase scenes and fist fights, featuring choreography by Hong Kong action director Nicky Li, who recently also worked on the blockbusters “Let the Bullets Fly” and “Shaolin”. The film has an impressive ensemble cast of Mainland and Hong Kong stars, headed by Duan Yihong (“Hot Summer Days”), the legendary Francis Ng (“Turning Point”), Xia Yu (“Electric Shadows”), Ni Dahong (“A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop”), Charlie Yeung (“After this our Exile”), Zhang Li, Yu Nan, and top martial arts star Wu Jing (“Shaolin”). The film gets right down to business, with former underground boxer turned hitman Zhang...
- 6/4/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Director: Benny Chan. Review: Adam Wing. There are good films, there are bad films, and then there are films so bad they’re good. I’m not quite sure why I mention this, because make no mistake about it, City Under Siege is a really bad movie. Occasionally, and I’m being really positive on this one, Benny Chan’s latest touches on greatness, but that’s only because the rest of the film is so ill-conceived and hopelessly dire, It’s easy to get caught up in the crassness of it all. Hong Kong director Benny Chan’s (Connected) sci-fi action film pits a naïve circus performer against his dangerous colleagues after being contaminated by a biochemical that gives them superhuman powers. Aaron Kwok leads a superpower cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing (Spl), Zhang Jing Chu (Aftershock), and Colin Chou (Flash Point). City Under Siege features...
- 12/28/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"And Soon the Darkness"
Directed by Marcus Efron
Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment
A remake of the 1970 British thriller of the same name, director Marcos Efron transplants the story from France to Argentina where two friends' bike ride across the mountains takes a turn for the disastrous when one mysteriously disappears. "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" star Amber Heard and "The Unborn"'s Odette Yustman bring their collected screaming ability to this horror film. Karl Urban and "Babel"'s Adrianna Barraza co-star.
"The American"
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Released by Universal Home Video
Ahh, Focus might've suckered unsuspecting moviegoers at the multiplex with an amped-up action ad campaign for this elegaic account of the last assignment of a hit man (George Clooney) - "The American" scored an impressive D- from Cinemascore as it became the number one film at the box...
"And Soon the Darkness"
Directed by Marcus Efron
Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment
A remake of the 1970 British thriller of the same name, director Marcos Efron transplants the story from France to Argentina where two friends' bike ride across the mountains takes a turn for the disastrous when one mysteriously disappears. "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane" star Amber Heard and "The Unborn"'s Odette Yustman bring their collected screaming ability to this horror film. Karl Urban and "Babel"'s Adrianna Barraza co-star.
"The American"
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Released by Universal Home Video
Ahh, Focus might've suckered unsuspecting moviegoers at the multiplex with an amped-up action ad campaign for this elegaic account of the last assignment of a hit man (George Clooney) - "The American" scored an impressive D- from Cinemascore as it became the number one film at the box...
- 12/20/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
If you’d ever wondered what would happen if Hong Kong did ‘X-Men,’ we now have the answer. Hk director Benny Chan (‘Connected,’ ‘New Police Story’) takes a break from hard core crime thrillers heading for a genre mash up of a very different order, with his mutants on the rampage action comedy…City Under Siege, and its out on English subtitled DVD and Blu-ray next week. Siege stars Aaron Kwok leading a ridiculously high end cast that also includes Shu Qi, Wu Jing, Zhang Jing Chu, and Colin Chou and features action sequences by Nicky Lee (Invisible Target) and Ma Yuk Sing (Storm Warriors). Synopsis: Sunny is a naïve circus performer who dreams of inheriting his father's knife-throwing skills. However, his hostile colleagues continue to bully him, relegating him to a lowly clown. On a tour to Malaysia, Cheung and other performers discover a cave occupied by the Japanese army during World War II.
- 10/18/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Never mind the dodgy poster art. Gao Shu made a big impression throughout China with his recent feature The Message and now he's coming back with high energy contemporary Chinese western Wind Blast. With an ensemble cast that includes Francis Ng and Wu Jing with action choreography by the increasingly impressive Nicky Li, this is Gao's entry into the rapidly expanding pantheon of Wild East pictures. And while this doesn't look like it rewrites the rule book at all it definitely looks to hit all the right marks in hugely entertaining fashion. Check the trailer below.
- 5/24/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Property developer turned film maker Dennis Law continues his onslaught on Hong Kong cinemas with another genre outing in “Bad Blood”. As with his former outing “Fatal Move”, the triad thriller sees him working with acclaimed cinematographer Herman Yau and action choreographer Li Chung Chi, and reunites him with cast members and industry veterans Simon Yam, Eddie Cheung, Pinky Cheung, and Lam Suet. Law also manages to attract a few more action stars in the form of Andy On (recently in “True Legend”), Xiong Xinxin (“Once upon a time in China”), Ken Lo (also in the Jackie Chan films “Police Story 2” and “The Myth”) and rising martial arts talent Jiang Luxia (another “True Legend” alumnus), along with Tvb’s Bernice Liu and Chris Lai. The film kicks off in fine, action packed style with Tung Luen Shun gang boss Lok Cheung On (Eddie Cheung) being caught during a botched...
- 5/21/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Director: Jingle Ma. Review: Adam Wing. Otherwise known as ‘the one without the red dragon’, Mulan is directed by Jingle Ma (Butterfly Lovers) with Vicki Zhao taking centre stage as the gender-bending heroine Hua Mulan, the filial daughter who famously adopts male guise to take her father's place on the battlefield. Mulan grows into a great warrior while working hard to keep her true identity secret, Aloys Chen (Painted Skin) plays the token love interest and Hu Jun brings pantomime sensibilities to the table as a ruthless leader. Jaycee Chan makes up the numbers as a free-spirited soldier, with CJ7 child actress Xu Jiao, Korean-American Mando-pop singer Nicky Lee, and Russian singer Vitas offering diverse supporting turns with mixed results. I’ve always been a big fan of Vicky Zhao, and she’s probably my first choice of leading lady for this 2009 update. Well, other than Hilary Swank, but I...
- 3/14/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
A trailer for Dennis Law's triad actioner Bad Blood has been added to the official site. The main cast include Simon Yam, Bernice Liu (The King of Fighters), Andy On and raising action heroine Lu Xia Jiang (Coweb). Nicky Li who has collaborated with Law previously as the fight choreographer in Fatal Move and Fatal Contact returns again. Unlike Fatal Move, this film is rated Category Iib so the graphic violence may have been toned down.
When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne.
Will it be tough guy Funky (Simon Yam)? The boss' daughter Audrey (Bernice Liu)? The strange mute Dumby (Lu Xia Jiang)? The quiet achiever Calf (Andy On)? Or the power hungry senior officers Hung (Kenneth Low), Kong (Xin Xin Xiong) and Zen (Wai Man Chan...
When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne.
Will it be tough guy Funky (Simon Yam)? The boss' daughter Audrey (Bernice Liu)? The strange mute Dumby (Lu Xia Jiang)? The quiet achiever Calf (Andy On)? Or the power hungry senior officers Hung (Kenneth Low), Kong (Xin Xin Xiong) and Zen (Wai Man Chan...
- 12/9/2009
- Screen Anarchy
If I gotta choose a torchbearer for the next kick ass actor in Hong Kong actioner, Wu Jing would easily be high on my candidate list. Some pop singer/actor who attempt to pass off as the raising new action star doesn’t cut it for me whereas Wu, who trained in martial arts since he was young, has believable on-screen fight presence and charisma as already proven in Spl, Invisible Target and Fatal Contact. In the much awaited martial arts thriller Legendary Assassin, Wu will also get a chance to display his directorial chops for the first time, alongside action choreographer Nicky Li. Based on the trailer, the sweet action scene further validate why I believe Wu is the real deal. The rest of the cast member include Celina Jade, Kou Zhan Wen (a fellow Wushu teammate of Wu), Alex Fong and giant wrestler Jiang Bao Cheng. Heres the...
- 9/13/2008
- by Al Young
- Screen Anarchy
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