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After the clash with the Taiwanese Sun Luen triads based in Macau during the second installment, the Hung Hing society is back in business. Chan Ho Nam is now the new leader of their Causeway Bay branch after being elected by Chairman Chiang. Chicken Chiu, who sided with the Taiwanese Sun Luen before, is also back with his old gang but he has to start at the bottom. Meanwhile, Smartie, Chan's stuttering girlfriend who was in a coma after her car incident, has also woken up but she has no memories of Chan.

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But the biggest threat facing them now is the returning rival Tung Sing society from Amsterdam fronted by Camel Lok who is actually a good friend of Chairman Chiang. However, his two ruthless frontmen, Crow and Smiling Face Tiger have different intentions and are too eager...

The first live-action film adapted from the comic book “Teddy Boy” and written by Man Kai Ming, “Young and Dangerous” was a huge success and incredibly, within a few short months, its sequel hit the big screens. Again it became a massive hit which continued to generate more sequels and spin-offs.

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By intercutting a series of flashbacks into the opening credits, director Lau is able to make his storyline flow smoothly and thus keeping his audiences up to date. Also by morphing the film's freeze frame image into the original comic, he ties in the storyline smoothly. What follows next also works as a prequel detailing Hung Hing society's “Chicken” Chiu's exile in Taiwan and how he becomes a branch triad leader of the local San Luen society.

The story then switches back to Hong Kong where the young...

Written by Man Kai Ming, nicknamed ”Cow Man”, and inked by main artist Lun Yu Kwok, ”Teddy Boy” was a very successful Hong Kong comic series about the life of the Hung Hing Society triad member Chan Ho Nam. This very impressive comic with a print run of 2335 issues, was first published back in April 1992 and lasted 28 years when its production came to a stop in April 2020. ”Young and Dangerous” was the first live-action adaptation of Man's work which became so successful that it spawned five sequels, numerous prequels and spin-offs.

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The film kicks off in Hong Kong, 1985, as members of a local triad headed by Ugly Kwan are harassing and beating up a group of five teenagers, Chan Ho Man, “Chicken” Chiu, Dai Tin Yee, and brothers Pou Pan and Chow Pan from a poor housing estate. However,...

To be a fan of Hong Kong cinema is to experience déjà vu on a regular basis. If there is one hit movie in the region, then inevitably there will be numerous follow ups, some done with good intent, others simply to cash in. “Infernal Affairs” was onε such hit and so followed a procession of cop thrillers in quick succession. Never one to miss out on a trend, Wong Jing teamed up with Marko Mak to create what was one of the better examples of the genre with “Colour of the Truth”

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Corrupt cop Seven Up (Sean Lau) tries to warn gangster Blind Chiao (Francis Ng) that his partner Wong Jiang (Anthony Wong) has plans to arrest him. The three confront each other on a rooftop and three shots are fired leaving the first two dead. At Seven Up’s funeral, his wife urges...

Johnnie To’s project, of having three directors emerging from his Fresh Wave program directing three different segments, each dedicated to one of the actual, most notorious kingpins of the 90’s (Kwai Ping-hung Yip Kai Foon and Cheung Tze-keung) and then welding the three together, was one of his greatest success of the latest years, with “Trivisa” earning a number of awards from festivals in the Sinophone world.

Trivisa is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

The story unfolds in early 1997, just before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China. The three aforementioned kingpins have fallen to hard times, for the most part. Yip Kwok-foon, a bit time robber, is on the hiding after a gunfight with the Royal Hong Kong Police, instead dealing with the smuggling of counterfeit electronics. He makes a lot of money but is highly unsatisfied due to the lack of thrill, but...

If you don't like what you find under the tree or in your stockings this year, don't despair, because Shudder is giving the gift of eclectic entertainment this December with a long list of horror titles for those who have been naughty and nice.

Shudder has both old and new horror films for viewers in the Us to enjoy this December, including Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys and a trio of Wes Craven movies to unwrap.

The streaming service will also be host to the previously announced Joe Bob's Red Christmas movie marathon, and they'll be adding the killer season's greetings of Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 and Deadly Games (making its streaming premiere).

On December 16th, Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini will make its streaming debut on Shudder as a special gift to fans of the special effects guru, featuring a long list of interviewees including the late,...

“Ip Man : The Final Fight” is a kung fu melodrama following Ip Man’s move to Hong Kong in 1949. The story is told in a series of vignettes, sketching out incidents and dramas of Ip Man’s time in Hong Kong, entwined with the stories of his students. The film is spiced up with dashes of kung fu fighting, with three action set pieces fulfilling and satirising kung fu genre expectations. The big adrenalized finale is excellent. In between the bigger set pieces, there are smaller slices of sparring that focus in on the specific technique of Wing Chun and other schools of Chinese Martial Arts.

Ip Man arrives in Hong Kong in 1949, without in his family, in somewhat vague circumstances. He is given an address to go to, which turns out to be the office of a local labour union. Once he demonstrates a few...

No big revelations this year at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards. The Sunday night ceremony has unveiled all the winners for this years Awards and they are all quite an easy guess. Felix Chong’s thriller “Project Gutenberg” was the star of the evening as, predictably – considering its 17 nominations – won Best Film along with other 6 Awards.

But despite the histrionic performances of Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwock, the acting Awards are not in the “Project Gutenberg”‘s pile. Anthony Wong took home the Best Actor award for his role as a middle-aged paralysed man in “Still Human“, and newcomer Chloe Maayan won Best Actress for Fruit Chan’s “Three Husbands”, while Kara Hui and Ben Yuen Foo-Wa scored Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor both for “Tracey“.

Finally, “Dying To Survive” won the Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan Award.

Here is the full list of Winners and...

Approaching its 25th anniversary, iconic Hong Kong Triad effort ‘Young and Dangerous’ made a huge splash upon its initial release and spawned an equally beloved franchise as well as made stars of its hip young cast. Now reuniting the main cast cast of that effort into this unrelated new film tackling the mega-heist genre of action film, ‘Golden Job’ arrived in digital download and Blu-Ray from WellGo USA on April 9.

Pulling off a successful mission, childhood friends Lion, Crater, Ding, Bill, and Mouse decide to go their separate ways when they’re called back together again. Believing they are stealing a shipment of medical supplies to deliver to a refugee camp, the group is shocked to discover the target is actually gold bars intended to be used to fund political coups in third world countries. Realizing that they’ve been duped and double-crossed by one of their own,...

The heist-action film that reunites the lead actors from Young and Dangerous, Golden Job debuts on digital and Blu-rayApril 9 from Well Go USA Entertainment. In the new, unrelated adventure, the film revolves around a brotherhood of former soldiers who think they are on a heist to steal valuable and expensive medicines from a pharmaceutical company to help African children. They soon find out they have been duped and truck they commandeer is hauling gold bricks, not drugs. Golden Job stars Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Chin Ka Lok and Jerry Lamb.

A group of former mercenaries reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refugee camp in need. But when they find the truck is actually filled with stolen gold, the band of brothers realize they’ve been double-crossed by one of their own – and putting...

The full list of nominations for the the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards has been revealed. On the 14 April 2019 we will know the winners but for now let’s have a look at the nominees.

Two films seem to lead the competition. Big budget “Project Gutenberg” by Felix Chong has the highest number of nominations (17) and both its protagonists, Chow Yun-Fat and Aaron Kwok, compete for the Best Actor Award. To follow, a much smaller (but not less loved) film, “Men On The Dragon” by Sunny Chan has 10 nominations.

Here is the full list:

Men On The Dragon

Best Film

Three Husbands

Operation Red Sea

Still Human

Men On The Dragon

Project Gutenberg

Best Director

Fruit Chan (Three Husbands)

Dante Lam (Operation Red Sea)

Sunny Chan (Men On The Dragon)

Oliver Chan Siu-Kuen (Still Human)

Felix Chong (Project Gutenberg)

Aaron Kwok and Chow Yun-Fat

Best Actor

Francis Ng (Men On...

Johnnie To’s project, of having three directors emerging from his Fresh Wave program directing three different segments, each dedicated to one of the actual, most notorious kingpins of the 90’s (Kwai Ping-hung Yip Kai Foon and Cheung Tze-keung) and then welding the three together, was one of his greatest success of the latest years, with “Trivisa” earning a number of awards from festivals in the Sinophone world.

The story unfolds in early 1997, just before the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to China. The three aforementioned kingpins have fallen to hard times, for the most part. Yip Kwok-foon, a bit time robber, is on the hiding after a gunfight with the Royal Hong Kong Police, instead dealing with the smuggling of counterfeit electronics. He makes a lot of money but is highly unsatisfied due to the lack of thrill, but also because he has to kowtow to Chinese Officials.

The Hong Kong thriller pipped Chin Ka Lok’s ‘Golden Job’.

China’s September box office continued its weak run despite coinciding with the first two days of the three-day Mid-Autumn festival holidays last weekend.

Last week’s box office (Sep 17-23) was the fifth lowest week in 2018, although it picked up a little from the week before, with five new films entering the charts.

Hong Kong anti-corruption crime thriller L Storm, starring Louis Koo and Julian Cheung, stayed top for the second week with $23.6m for $52.8m after 10 days.

It was slightly ahead of Golden Job, another Hong Kong film,...

Veteran Chinese actor and stunt man Kar Lok Chin has completed production on his third feature length film “Golden Job”. The film, which was funded by Jackie Chan, reunites Ekin Chang, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Chin Ka Lok, and Jerry Lamb. The actors previously starred together in the iconic 90’s Hong Kong Triad-themed movie series “Young and Dangerous”. Rounding up the star studded cast is veteran actor Eric Tsang, who acts as mentor to the group of thieves.

The film is set for a theatrical release on September 20th, a trailer for the film has been released.

Synopsis

Five years ago, a group of mercenaries disbanded after a failed mission. The quintet, led by Commander Rice, consisted of team leader Lion (Ekin Cheng), explosives expert Crater (Jordan Chan), intelligence officer Bill (Michael Tse), getaway driver Calm (Chin Ka-lok), and computer hacker Mouse (Jerry Lamb). Lion is now a modern-day Robin Hood,...

Stars: Anthony Wong, Gillian Chung, Jordan Chan, Eric Tsang, Marvel Chow, Chuchu Zhou, Timmy Hung, Luxia Jiang, Anita Yuen, Hung Yan Yan | Written by Erica Lee | Directed by Herman Yau

In postwar Hong Kong, Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begins as simple challenges from rival kung fu schools, leads to him becoming face to face with the dangerous underworld of the Triads. To defend himself and those he cares about, Ip Man must stand and fight one last time. This masterful biopic proves essential viewing for anyone familiar to the Ip Man saga, encasing sensational action sequences within a compelling drama.

Ip Man: The Final Fight comes from director Herman Yau, who previously helmed Ip Man: The Legend Is Born, the prequel film released inbetween Ip Man 2 and 3. And like Yau’s previous Ip Man movie, this sequel, which follows on from the...

There will be spoilers within, so if you haven’t seen Young and Dangerous 3 yet, I would advise watching it before reading this. Coming hot on the heels of Young and Dangerous 2, the third entry in the series turns out to be one of the best and clears up some of the unresolved issues from the previous movie. The film begins a number of weeks after Young and Dangerous 2, with Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) now branch leader of the Causeway Bay branch of the Hung Hing. Chicken (Jordan Chan) is also re-instated into the Hung Hing after his exploits with the Taiwanese Triads Sun Luen in the previous film. During this time, rival Triad gang Tung Sing are making a name for themselves....

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Exclusive: Gangster drama stars Donnie Yen and Andy Lau.

Hong Kong’s Mega-Vision Project Workshop is launching sales on action crime drama Chasing The Dragon, which brings together two of Hong Kong’s biggest stars – Donnie Yen and Andy Lau.

Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) plays notorious 1970s gangster Ng Sek-ho (aka Crippled Ho) in the film, co-directed by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan.

Currently in production, the film follows Ho from his days as an illegal immigrant through his rise to becoming one of Hong Kong’s most powerful drug lords. Wong Jing’s Mega-Vision Project Workshop is producing with Bona Film Group.

Mega-Vision is also launching sales on action adventure The Golden Monk, directed by Wong Jing and Billy Chung, and starring Zheng Kai (So Young) and Zhang Yuqi (The Mermaid).

Currently in post-production, the film is produced by Mega-Vision and Beijing Hairun Pictures. The story revolves around a monk who realises he is the...

Coming only two months after the release of the first film in the series, Young and Dangerous 2 actually improves on its predecessor. Young and Dangerous 2 focus more on the complexities of gang life, and is decidedly less comic in tone than the first entry in the series. Initially the main focus of the film is Chicken (Jordan Chan), and his adventures in Taiwan. Viewers will remember that in the first movie, Chicken had to flee Hong Kong and ended up in Taiwan. By the climax of the film he had returned as a gang boss in his own right, and backed up his friend Chan Ho Nam (Ekin Cheng) in the films finale. The first 40 minutes or so of Young and Dangerous...

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Starting back in 1996, the Young and Dangerous series went on to spawn numerous sequels and spinoffs, and went on to make stars of Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan and Francis Ng as well as feature a host of Hong Kong movie regulars such as Anthony Wong, Simon Yam and Roy Cheung. It also assisted in making director Andrew Lau one of the Hong Kong film industries’s most sought after directors, going on to direct a number of big budget blockbusters, most famously the Infernal Affairs series (2002-2003). The series was unsuccessfully rebooted with Young and Dangerous: Reloaded (2013). The main series was based on the popular comic strip Teddy Boy which was created by Dickey Yau and Cowman (Man Kai-Ming), which followed the life and...

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Ekin Cheng [pictured], Jordan Chan, Michael Tse and Jerry Lamb will star alongside Chin.

Hong Kong action star Chin Ka-lok has reassembled four of his co-stars from the Young And Dangerous series for action comedy Golden Job, which Golden Network Asia is handling internationally.

Chin will both direct and star in the film, along with Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse and Jerry Lamb.

Eric Tsang is producing the story of five soon-to-retire con artists who are caught up in the heist of an international drug lord’s corporation when they throw an innocent bachelor party.

Produced by The Entertainer Production Company and The Artists Company, the film is scheduled to start shooting in August 2016. Chin’s acting credits also include recent hits Cold War, Motorway and Firestorm.

Exclusive: Action comedy directed by Wong Jing; Hong Kong firm also launching the final instalment in the Colour trilogy.

Wong Jing’s Mega Vision Project Workshop has started production on action comedy Mission Milano, starring Andy Lau and Huang Xiaoming.

Directed by Wong, the film revolves around a wealthy entrepreneur (Huang) who goes undercover to protect a new invention, which has the potential to end famine, from falling into the wrong hands. Lau plays an Interpol inspector who is sent to help him.

The film is in production and scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Hong Kong-based Mega Vision is also launching sales on Wong Jing and Kam Ka Wai’s Colour Of The Game, starring Simon Yam, Jordan Chan and Philip Ng.

The film is in pre-production and follows a gambler and his protégé who are pulled into a vengeance mission for a mob boss.

It marks the final instalment in Wong Jing’s Colour...

Plot

Three dangerous criminal rivals cross the border from China to Hong Kong in search of fortunes.

Starring Gordan Lam,Richie Jen, Jordan Chan and featuring 3 directors : Frank Hui ,Jevons Au Man-Kit,Vicky Wong, Trivisa is set to premier at the Berlin International Film Festival .

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Johnnie To and Yau Nai Hoi last teamed up for the excellent ‘Eye in the Sky‘, so we have high hopes for this one.

Johnnie To will be back in the directors chair later this year ( Office, Three )...

Exclusive: Projects include an omnibus about Hong Kong’s history that brings together eight of the territory’s leading directors.

Media Asia is unleashing a trio of Johnnie To projects at Efm, including an omnibus about Hong Kong’s history that brings together eight of the territory’s leading directors.

The as-yet-untitled project will include segments directed by To, John Woo, Tsui Hark, Ann Hui, Ringo Lam, Patrick Tam, Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo-ping. To will also produce through his Hong Kong-based Milkyway Image.

“The idea is that each of them will focus on one decade of Hong Kong’s history, although it may not end up being as strict as that,” explained Media Asia general manager and head of sales and international co-productions Fred Tsui.

Ann Hui has already started shooting her segment, set in 1940s Hong Kong, which delves into social commentary with a tale about kindergarten classes that were held on rooftops.

To is also...

China is getting ready for the frantic tourist reality show The Amazing Race, just the latest in a series of formats from the U.S. and elsewhere to make a significant impact on the world's fastest-growing TV market. The Chinese version of the show is set to debut on Shenzhen TV on Friday and features celebs such as Jordan Chan, Ekin Cheng and Zhang Tielin. Read more 'Amazing Race' Host Phil Keoghan: Season 25 Has "Most Powerful Prize Ever" The Amazing Race is an enduring favorite in the West — it is entering its 25th season in the U.S.

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The legendary Wing Chun master makes a return in the action-packed martial arts drama Ip Man: The Final Fight, which is coming to blu-ray and DVD from Well Go USA Entertainment on November 12th.

From director Herman Yau comes his sequel to The Legend is Born: Ip Man starring Anthony Wong (White Vengeance), Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs), Jordan Chan (White Vengeance), Gillian Chung (The Midas Touch), Anita Yuen (Thunderbolt), Xiong Xin-xin (Tai Chi Zero), Wong Cho-lam (Beauty and the Seven Beasts), and newcomer Marvel Chow.

Ip Man: The Final Fight tells the story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man’s later life in postwar Hong Kong. It delves into his pursuit for romance with a young singer after his wife’s death despite the consternation of his disciples, his relationship with his eldest son, and his thoughts about his most celebrated student – Bruce Lee.

At the same time when...

We knew it was coming, and now we know the date we can all finally see it. Herman Yau’s version of the life story of Ip Man (Bruce Lees martial arts master) debuts on Blu-ray™ and DVD November 12th. The film depicts a realistic account of Ip Man’s later life in Hong Kong as he struggles against the vicissitudes of life: his pursuit of a romance with a young singer after his wife’s death (against the wishes of his disciples); his relationship with his elder son; and his thoughts on Bruce Lee, who would become his most celebrated student. Directed by Herman Yau (The Legend Is Born: Ip Man), IP Man: The Final Fight stars Anthony Wong (White Vengeance, Infernal Affairs), Eric Tsang (Infernal Affairs), Jordan Chan (White Vengeance), Gillian Chung (The Midas Touch), newcomer Marvel Chow, Anita Yuen (Thunderbolt), Xiong Xin-xin (Shaolin, Tai Chi Zero) and...

The Triads are back in “Young and Dangerous: Reloaded”, which sees producers Wong Jing and Manfred Wong returning to the hugely popular series following the fortunes of good looking gang upstarts. Though their quality might have been variable, the original films really were for many one of the standouts of 1990s Hong Kong genre cinema, the first instalment back in 1996 having been directed by Andrew Lau (“Infernal Affairs”) and having helped skyrocket the career of Ekin Cheng, along with co-stars Jordan Chan, Francis Ng, Gigi Lai and Simon Yam. And so, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that more than 15 years and some 10 (at last count) sequels and spin-offs later, a reboot now arrives, directed by Daniel Chan, who recently also dabbled with gang action in “Triad”, attempting to revisit the formula for a new generation. Taking on the all-important lead role is Him Law (“Hong Kong...

Title: The Dragon Pearl Directed by: Mario Andreacchio Starring: Sam Neill, Louis Corbett, Li Lin Jin, Robert Mammone, Wang Ji, Jordan Chan Running time: 95 minutes, Rated PG Special Features: Trailer Josh (Louis Corbett) and Ling (Li Lin Jin) have traveled to China on holiday to meet up with each of their parents who happen to be working at an archaeological site. On the way to see Josh’s dad Chris (Sam Neill), Ling can hear a flute playing (it’s China, doesn’t it always sound like that?). When they arrive at Chris’s office, they discover he had just thwarted an attempted robbery of an ancient artifact and is nursing a busted [ Read More ]

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Fresh off making what was essentially a Young and Dangerous style gangster flick with Triad, director Daniel Chan Yee Heng does it for real with the Wong Jing-produced Young And Dangerous: Reloaded. Penned by original scriptwriter Manfred Wong, this reboot of the hugely popular series of 1990s movies - based on the comics of Cowman and Dickey Yau - sees Chan Ho Nam, Chicken and the rest of the boys take to the streets of Hong Kong to avenge the death of their boss, Brother Bee. Him Law and Leung Lit Wai embody the iconic roles made famous by Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan, along with a host of young faces including Philip Ng, Ho Wan Sze, Paul Wong, Jazz Lam and Man Chi Leung. The...

Ip Man: Final Fight is the latest movie in production, but this is not part of the Donnie yen series, yet another spin off from the success of the movies like Ip Man – Legend Is Born.

The three leading actors in the movie are Anthony Wong, Gillian Chung and Jordan Chan, all which have studied Wing Chun before the filming of the movie. Anthony Wong will play an older version of Ip Man whilst Gillian Chung and Jordan Chan will play Yip’s students. The cast also includes Anita Yuen, Eric Tsang and Timmy Hung.

Also out this year is the movie Grand Masters, another movie based on the legend of Ip Man, which will star Tony Leung and of course Ip Man 3 – 3D, as Donnie Yen steps back in to play probably the biggest part in his career.

The movie will probably be released sometime in 2013.

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Director: Rico Chung.

Writer: Lan Yang.

Cast: Jordan Chan, Yang Mi, Hayama Hiro, Janel Tsai, Maggie Lee, Mini Yang, Shaun Tam, Wong Yau Nam, Tsui Tin Yau, Jessica Xu and Anya.

Not to be confused with other similarly titled products, this latest incarnation of Mysterious Island comes from China and involves the paranormal. Game contestants, as reported by the fictional TV show "Search Planet," are taken to a remote piece of rock on the Binlusai Island chain for a final round of "Survivor." But no one in the group knows about the land’s dark past; it was once the home to a leper colony.

But after the transport gets damaged as they approach land, everyone, including the show hostess Stanley (Jessica Xu) and cameraman Ken (Shaun Tam), have to do more than to fend for themselves.

Greed overcomes the eight people, show creators excluded, who think nothing of their plight.

White Vengeance is a movie brought to us by director Daniel Lee, who brought us recent movies such as “14 Blades and Three Kingdoms”. He must love making historical movies because this is another one, but once again i have to say it looks like it could be another hit.

The movie stars Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Liu Yi-Fei, Jordan Chan and Zhang Han-Yu about the Banquet of Hongnam, a major event in the Chu-Han Contention, a major battle between the Han and Chu kingdoms in post Qin Dynasty.

Release Date: 24th November – Hong Kong

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Daniel Lee has made quite the career for himself directing historical epics. His previous efforts, “14 Blades” and “Three Kingdoms”, are pretty good movies, though you must possess an appreciation for action-packed period pieces loaded with large-scale battles to truly enjoy them. Continuing in this tradition is Lee’s “White Vengeance”, which stars Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Liu Yi-Fei, Jordan Chan, and Zhang Han-Yu. That’s a hell of a cast. I must say that the damned thing looks pretty good, and this is coming from someone who feels this sort of motion picture has been done to death. Leave it to Lee to make me eat my words. Here’s hoping this one tastes good. Here’s an epic synopsis for this epic actioner: In the late Qin Dynasty, rebels rose and the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Shaofeng Feng), serving under King Huai,...

Daniel Lee, the director behind 14 Blades and Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon has another historical action flick, White Vengeance, on its way and we've got the trailer for you here. Due out in November, this one stars Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Liu Yi-Fei, Jordan Chan and Zhang Han-Yu and is due for release in Hong Kong on November 24th. Keep an eye out for this one, as it looks like it could be Lee's best feature yet. Fingers crossed.

Daniel Lee, the director behind 14 Blades and Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon has another historical action flick, White Vengeance, on its way and we've got the trailer for you here. Due out in November, this one stars Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Liu Yi-Fei, Jordan Chan and Zhang Han-Yu and is due for release in Hong Kong on November 24th. Keep an eye out for this one, as it looks like it could be Lee's best feature yet. Fingers crossed.

Daniel Lee, the director behind 14 Blades and Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon has another historical action flick, White Vengeance, on its way and we've got the trailer for you here. Due out in November, this one stars Leon Lai, Anthony Wong, Liu Yi-Fei, Jordan Chan and Zhang Han-Yu and is due for release in Hong Kong on November 24th. Keep an eye out for this one, as it looks like it could be Lee's best feature yet. Fingers crossed.

“Mysterious Island” from director Chung Kai Cheung (who worked on “A-1 Headline” with Gordon Chan) is probably best described as a supernaturally themed thriller, though this may be pushing things a bit due to some of the film’s more bewildering elements. Headlined by Hong Kong star Jordan Chan and rising Chinese idol Mini Yang, the film has a supporting cast that includes Hayama Hiro (recently in the awesome “Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy”), Shaun Tam, and Wong Yau Nam and Tsui Tin Yau of Shine fame, with impressive eye candy in the form of Janel Tsai, Maggie Lee, Jessica Xu, and Anya. Perhaps due to films of its type being increasingly rare in Chinese cinema, the film was a huge hit at the Mainland box office, managing to stand proudly alongside high profile summer blockbuster releases like “Wu Xia” and other big budget epics. The flimsy plot follows a...

Once A Gangster stars two actors who are famous for their roles in the hugely popular Young And Dangerous films - Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan. Considering that the last Young And Dangerous film was made back in 2000, it is perhaps not surprising that Cheng and Chan are no longer looking very young or dangerous. And this is something that the filmmakers have cleverly made use of in this gangster satire. It's triad election time, but how times have changed! Gangsters Sparrow (Ekin Cheng) and Roast Pork (Jordan Chan) are the next in line to compete to become Head of the Wo Yee Sing Society, but they are now older and wiser, and no longer keen for the position. Sparrow prefers to study...

I have no idea what in the hell is going on in this clip, but truth be told, that’s exactly why I want to see Kai Cheung Chung’s “Mysterious Island”. If nothing else, at least the marketing campaign stays true to the picture’s title. I’m sure we’ll see a full trailer before long, as the film, which stars Jordan Chan, Mi Yang, Tien You Tsui, Hayama Go, Janel Tsai, and Anya, opens on July 8th, 2011. You can feast your eyes on the strangeness below. To prevent further confusion, here’s a synopsis: A group of young people from different countries head to a deserted island for a survivor competition. The winner who lives through the hardships will be awarded with a big cash prize. However this journey turns out to be much harder than they could stand. First, their maps are gone. Then the competitors are being murdered,...

A number of new Chinese films have unveiled their movie posters at the Cannes Film Festival over the past few days, and here is a selection of them for your viewing pleasure.   White Vengeance This one is a historical epic starring Leon Lai (Bodyguards And Assassins, Fire Of Conscience). Directed by Daniel Lee (Dragon Squad, Three Kingdoms, 14 Blades), the film tells the story of a famous Chinese banquet that involved the two key characters in the overturning of the Qin Dynasty. Zhang Hanyu, Liu Yifei, Feng Shaofeng, Anthony Wong, Jordan Chan and Andy On co-star. I have always found director Daniel Lee's movies to be mostly entertaining despite the (very) often messy narrative. So this one should be a fun, if forgettable, historical...

A press conference was held today in Beijing to officially announced the production of White Vengeance (鸿门宴), an upcoming historical epic based on the Feast At Hong Gate. Coincidentally, Lu Chuan's The Last Supper is due out this year that is also based on the same story from the Han Dynasty. Directing/writing the production is Daniel Lee who is no stranger to this genre with 14 Blades and Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon already under his belt. The cast will include Leon Lai as Liu Bang, Anthony Wong as Xiang Yu, Yifei Liu, Jordan Chan as Fan Zeng and Zhang Hanyu as Zhang Liang.Shooting is set to begin in mid-April with the release date aimed sometime this year. You'll find the 6-minute promo reel...

A press conference was held today in Beijing to officially announced the production of White Vengeance, an upcoming historical epic based on the Feast At Hong Gate.  Coincidentally, Lu Chuan 's The Last Supper is due out this year that is also based on the same story.  Directing/writing the production is Daniel Lee who is no stranger to this genre with 14 Blades and Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon already under his belt.  The cast will include Leon Lai as Liu Bang, Anthony Wong as Xiang Yu, Yifei Liu, Jordan Chan as Fan Zeng and Zhang Hanyu as Zhang Liang.Production is set to begin in mid-April with the release date aimed sometime this year.  You'll find the 6-minute promo reel embedded below....

It’s not every day you see a poster for a Hong Kong horror movie featuring a graphic parade of severed body parts, but according to Chinese site Sina the reasons simple. Director Kai Cheung Chung has gone “contemporary” on us, taking inspiration for his latest scare flick Mysterious Island from the likes of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and “Evil Dead,” rather than the traditional Chinese supernatural themes we’ve all seen many times before. ‘Island’ stars Chinese actor and musician Jordan Chan, who will take the lead in a story of a group stranded on a deserted island, inhabited by an evil demonic presence. Granted that’s (so far) perhaps not sounding the most original of storylines, but with slash ’n’ gore style horror still a rarity in Hong Kong, the prospect of some fresh splatter coming our way from this emerging modern horror wave, means we’ll be keeping...

Yesterday we were reporting on the new full length trailer for the creepy looking Hong Kong horror film 'Midnight Beating' and now we're getting news of director Kai Cheung Chung's new project 'Mysterious Island' getting itself a brand new (and particularly gruesome) teaser poster. Jordan Chan stars in the lead role in 'Mysterious Island' and is joined by Yang Mi and Cai Shuzhen. The flick is set which is set to hit Hong Kong theatres in February 2011. You can check out the body-part laden poster below....

Hong Kong film studios Media Asia recently held a presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to unveiled its films line-up for 2010, showcasing a diverse range of genres and boasting some of the biggest film talents in Asia. 

The action bonanzas in Media Asia's line-up include Dante Lam's cop flick Fire of Conscience, starring Leon Lai and Richie Jen; Andrew Lau's martial arts epic Legend of the Fist: the Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi; Felix Chong's action comedy Once a Gangster, starring Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan; and Su Chao-pin's sword fighting Reign of Assassins (produced by John Woo), starring Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-sung.

Noir thrillers include Law Wing-cheong's Punished (produced by Johnnie To), starring Anthony Wong and Richie Jen; Johnnie To's untitled project, starring Lau Ching-wan and Richie Jen; and Gao Qunshu's Manhunt (tentative title), which...

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#1 "Acolytes" director Jon Hewitt prepping “X”

Jon Hewitt is preparing to shoot a follow up his teen serial killer film. X will take a trip into the underbelly of Australia’s sex trade. Shooting is slated to start in early 2010.

#2 "Deadgirl" writer to step behind the camera for "Chop"

Deadgirl caught a lot of heat for its controversial subject matter and now writer Trent Haaga is preparing to step behind the camera for Chop. The new project is being toted as a "revenge thriller with a comedic edge in the tradition of "Fargo" and "Oldboy"." The time may be ripe to finally catch up with Deadgil.

#3 "Submarine" adds great cast

Richard Ayoade's adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's coming of age story Submarine had previously cast Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige but it's the addition of the great Paddy Considine and Sally Hawkins that has us excited. If the comparisons...

A twisty tale of truth, honor and justice in which legendary Hong Kong actor, Anthony Wong (Infernal Affairs, Beast Cops, The Untold Story, Hard-Boiled) plays a cop who was forced to make a decision that will haunt him forever. In a bust gone bad he was forced to shoot not only the intended Triad boss target, but also a close friend and fellow cop. Ten years later his career is going well, but now the son of his dead friend is on his team and he wants the truth about his father’s death and maybe even revenge.

Twisty tales of Hk police infiltrating and taking on the Triad organizations are enjoying a popular time at the moment with films such as Cop on a Mission and the very successful Infernal Affairs series proving hits at home and with genre fans around the world. Colour of the Truth ,directed by...

With High School Musical 3 (Aka Will Those Darn Kids Ever Graduate?) ready to hit theaters on Friday, it's clear that American teens love to watch American teens singing, dancing, and romancing. Why shouldn't Chinese teenagers have the same opportunity to admire their peers putting on a show?

Unfortunately, Kung Fu Hip Hop, which opened recently, appears to be a very poor answer. The English-language title and Variety's brief description of it as "China's first musical youth movie" conjured up images of a youthful, breezy entertainment. Would new stars be born? A closer look at the review, however, reveals the better comparison is to Breakin'. You remember Breakin', don't you? That's the 1984 movie Joe Bob Briggs said "shoulda been called 'How To Teach Stupid Honkies How To Rip Up Their Danskins and Thrive on Jive.'" Oh, my.

Kung Fu Hip Hop stars Hong Kong's Jordan Chan, who was once Young...

"Kitchen" is a dramatically indecisive but ultimately beautiful love story about two weird Hong Kong kids who see themselves as soulmates but can't decide whether to be lovers or just friends.

As part of the new Asian wave, and on the heels of such films as "Chungking Express", this warm and sympathetic picture could have theatrical chances internationally in specialty houses.

The film is an adaptation of the first novel by hot young Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto. The action has been transferred from Tokyo to Hong Kong, and the actors are Chinese except for main actress Yasuko Tomita.

The story is about two despondent youths: Aggie's family has perished, and Louie (Jordan Chan) only has his mother -- whom he also loses later in the story. Aggie (Tomita) and Louie are soulmates from the beginning, but they don't take the step to becoming lovers until the end of the movie.

As a result, the film suffers from a lack of dramatic ups and downs. This is not a "boy-gets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl" movie; it's a "boy-doesn't-tell-girl-he-loves-her, months-go-by, girl-finds-out-that-boy-loves-her" movie.

What hurts the film is that you can't tell whether the characters are rejecting love or just not in it. Yet, even while the audience is trying to figure out Louie and Aggie's feelings, the two main actors are busy burning their helpless, searching personalities into our hearts.

Director Yim Ho delivers an extremely colorful and warm portrait of intimate Hong Kong.

KITCHEN

Golden Harvest Entertainment

A Harvest Crown production

of a Yim Ho film

Director Yim Ho

Producers Yim Ho, Akira Morishige

Writer Yim Ho

Based on the novel by Banana Yoshimoto

Executive producers Raymond Chow,

Yokichi Osato

Director of photography Poon Hang Sang

Production designers James Leung, Jason Mok

Editor Poon Hung Yiu

Music Otomo Yoshihide, Uchihashi Kazuhisa

Color/stereo

Cast:

Louie Jordan Chan

Aggie Yasuko Tomita

Emma Law Kar Ying

Jenny Karen Mok

Mr. Chiu Lau Siu Ming

Running time -- 124 minutes...