Directed by Jing Wong, The Last Tycoon tells the story of Cheng Daqi (Chow Yun-Fat), a real life gangster who rocketed to godfather status in Shanghai from 1913 to 1940. The film chronicles... Read more
One of my highlights this week was having the opportunity to attend a screening of Jackie Chan’s new film, Chinese Zodiac, where he was also in attendance to receive the Star Asia Life... Read more
This past December, the man and legend that is Jackie Chan released his 101st film, a film titled Chinese Zodiac that he wrote, directed, starred and pretty much did everything in. It set b... Read more
A little over a week ago I expressed my enthusiasm for the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) when the first slate of films were announced. The festival is probably the most entertaining... Read more
My favorite time of the year is back and no I’m not talking about summer. I’m talking about the return of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) which is launching right after... Read more
Way back during this year’s New York Asian Film Festival, I had a chance to sit down face to face with one of the coolest Chinese action stars and one of the top martial arts stars in the wo... Read more
Directed by Peter Chan, Dragon, also known as Wu Xia, is a martial arts detective story that feels like a mash up of Sherlock Holmes, Star Wars and any movie where a criminal lives a reforme... Read more
Yoshihiro Nakamura (Fish Story, A Boy and His Samurai) is one of the most interesting Japanese directors working today so I obviously had to make it a point to sit down and watch his latest... Read more
It seems that every few months I hear about a western film emerging out of Asia and ever since I saw The Good, The Bad, The Weird I make damn sure I pay attention to them in case another ama... Read more
Zero Man vs the Half Virgin is a wacky feature from Japanese director Sakichi Sato (scripted Ichi the Killer) about a guy who realizes he has probably the oddest superpower ever. Kenichiro... Read more
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