Normally when you think of Asia and large cinematic epics, you instantly think of Mainland China and Hong Kong productions well, today that’s not the case. Wei Te-sheng’s (Cape... Read more
As a big fan of Asian cinema I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see Hark Tsui’s film, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. The film stars Andrew Lau as Detective Dee, the... Read more
Last year was the first time I ever attended the NYAFF, actually it was the first time I had ever attended any festival, and let’s just say I picked a great festival to pop that cherry... Read more
This is a first for me. Can’t say that I’ve ever seen a Malaysian movie, let alone a Malaysian action comedy, but I’m immediately intrigued by this unique proposition. Ma... Read more
Well this is some terrific news if you ask me. According to the Chinese press via Kung Fu Cinema, The Weinstein Company has picked up the North American rights to Donnie Yen’s latest... Read more
One of the films that will be playing at this year’s Cannes Festival is Na Hong-jin’s new flick, The Yellow Sea. Although I’ve never his highly praised thriller, The Chase... Read more
Way back in September I reported that Takeshi Miike was developing a 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s samurai classic, Hara-Kiri (Seppuku). Well, after news hit a few days ago that Mii... Read more
As we continue our build up to the September 26th release of Jackie Chan’s 100th film, 1911, I thought it would be appropriate to share some stills and character posters with you from... Read more
Prolific director Johnnie To is known best in the west as the guy who can craft one hell of an action/crime flick. His latest film, entitled Vengeance, doesn’t deviate at all from the formu... Read more
Picture this: The movie 300…but with Samurai. That’s essentially what Japan’s most prolific and interesting director, Takeshi Miike, has done with his latest and most realistic film to date... Read more
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