Jackie Chan

The Legend of Drunken Master and The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Blu-ray reviews

The Legend of Drunken Master (a.k.a. Drunken Master 2) and The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi are the final two films featured in the Ultimate Force of Four Blu-ray box set, which was released on September 15th (I reviewed Iron Monkey and Hero individually). Here are two more examples of the best of Asian martial arts action ….

Iron Monkey Blu-ray review

Iron Monkey is the story of an adolescent Wong Fei Hung (the Chinese folk hero, here played by Tsang Sze Man) who is held captive after his father, Wong Kei Ying (Donnie Yen), is arrested and accused of being an elusive Robinhood-style masked freedom fighter nicknamed Iron Monkey. Like ‘Monkey’, Ying practices a very unique ….

Win one of two copies of the new Special DVD Edition of martial arts classic Hero

On September 15th, Miramax Home Entertainment will release a very special edition of Jet Li’s martial arts epic Hero (Ying xiong) on DVD. To celebrate this release, Film Fetish is giving away 2 copies for readers to enjoy. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be ….

Jet Li returning to Chinese-language film with Ocean Paradise

THR reports that Jet Li is set to star in his first Chinese-language film since the 2007 Peter Chan-directed historical epic The Warlords. Li will top-line the directorial debut of Chinese screenwriter Xue Xiao-lu (Together With You), titled Ocean Paradise. After two successful Hollywood/Chinese co-productions, including The Forbidden Kingdom, which he co-starred with Jackie Chan, ….

Jackie Chan to direct/star in action caper Chinese Zodiac after Karate Kid remake: marking 100th film

Jackie Chan will begin shooting Kung Fu Kid this June in China, the re-imaging of the popular classic The Karate Kid, co-starring Will Smith’s son Jaden Smith. The iconic action star will then be featured in and co-direct an action film called Chinese Zodiac with long-time collaborator Stanley Tong, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According ….

First trailer and details on Jackie Chan and Derek Yee film Shinjuku Incident

A few sites have been posting this first trailer for The Shinjuku Incident, which is directed by Derek “Tung-Shing” Yee and produced by Jackie Chan. The film also stars Naoto Takenaka, Xu Jinglei, Daniel Wu, Fan Bingbing and Ken Watanabe. The gritty-looking thriller is being described as a more dramatic turn for Chan, according to ….

Kung Fu Panda Blu Ray review

Tomorrow – that’s right on Sunday, November 9th – Paramount and Dreamworks will release the animated hit Kung Fu Panda on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. I hadn’t watched Kung Fu Panda, aside from trailers and clips, along with an extended scene at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, that featured Po vigorously attempting to grab some ….

Jackie Chan’s latest project

Jackie Chan has began working on his latest film, with the English working title of Junior Soldiers. Filming is expected to begin in early 2009, according to Variety. The film is a period road movie set during the Qin dynasty, according to reports on the Sina.com site. Ding Sheng, who helmed Underdog Knight, is directing ….

After Olympics Closing Ceremony this Sunday, Zhang Yimou to make war film

Zhang Yimou goes from artful creation to utter destruction. Variety and the Beijing News recently reported that director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), fresh off of his stunning Opening Ceremony achievement for the Olympic Games, and apparently prepping a spectacular follow up for this Sunday’s Closing Ceremonies, is already thinking about his next ….