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A civil was is raging in the fictitious Republic of Numia where Islamic terrorists are taking over power, and the Chinese embassy staff is trying to evacuate Chinese citizens employed in a large industrial project. After an initially successful last-minute rescue action that flew out many civilians out of the country, their goal is to organize ships for hundreds of others stranded in Numia over a neighboring coastal state that goes by the name Tulisia.

“Home Coming” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival

Get ready for the spectacle of explosions, shootings and mad car escapes in this patriotic Chinese action drama directed by Rao Xiaozhi that waves national flags in your face. Dedicated to the real diplomats who had to deal with evacuation of citizens form a number of countries across the world, this blood-drenched tear-jerker had some good financing to bring the war mayhem to the screen.

Disney’s blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the sixth consecutive weekend with £2.7 million (3.4 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

James Cameron’s return to Pandora now has a running total of £67.6 million.

In its second weekend, Universal’s “M3gan” collected £1.35 million for a total of £4.6 million. Close behind was Paramount’s “Babylon,” which debuted in third place with £1.32 million.

A trio of Sony titles occupied fourth to sixth positions. In its fourth weekend, in fourth place, “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” took in £766,245 for a total of £9.6 million; “Matilda the Musical” collected £661,450 in its ninth weekend for a total of £25.7 million; and in its third weekend, “A Man Called Otto” £577,305 for a total of £3.6 million.

Mubi’s Cannes winner “Holy Spider” debuted in 14th position with £60,731, including previews. Other Mubi titles on release continue to display legs.

"The reward goes to my wife. Can I trust you?" Film Movement has debuted the first official trailer for The Wild Goose Lake, a stunningly gorgeous modern noir gangster film from China. This premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and stopped by the Toronto and New York Film Festivals in the film. Hu Ge plays a gangster named Zhou Zenong on the run, who sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. This features "gorgeous, neon-drenched cinematography and bursts of shocking, expertly choreographed action." I caught this in Cannes and loved it, the cinematography is some of the best I've ever seen (read my full review). Also starring Lun-Mei Kwei, Fan Liao, Regina Wan, Dao Qi, Hua Hua, and Jue Huang. Highly recommend discovering this gem to anyone else that digs slick noir thrillers. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Diao Yinan's The Wild Goose Lake,...

God Of War directed by Gordon Chan and Starring Vincent Zhao & Sammo Hung will be available on Digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD October 17th

“God of War could be the best Asian historical epic since John Woo’s Red Cliff.”

~ Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International

“Chan maintains his dexterous footing whether choreographing the colorful large-scale battle sequences or the stripped-down, hand-to-hand matchups that boil the conflict down to its most basic — and personal — essence.” ~ Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times

A maverick commander and a young general join forces to battle pirates who pillage small villages in 16th-century China in the epic historical action drama God Of War, debuting on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD October 17 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Directed by Gordon Chan (Painted Skin, Fist of Legend), God Of War stars Vincent Zhao (The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom), Sammo Hung (Ip Man 2...

From the outset, “God of War” had all the collateral of being a great film, starting with the big budget, continuing with the historic/epic/based-on-actual-events setting, and finishing with the collaboration of three legends of Asian cinema, Sammo Hung, Yasuaki Kurata and Gordon Chan, plus the already iconic Vincent Zhao. Furthermore, and contrary to the usual outcome of films that seem to have it all, which usually end up as complete blunders, “God of War” succeeds in every aspect.

“God of War” is part of the Asian selection at Fantasia International Film Festival

The story takes place in 1557 China, a place that suffers from political turmoil, but also from the attacks of Japanese pirates, a group consisting of samurai, ronin and local allies, who pillage along the coastline. Eventually, the pirates realize that the Chinese army cannot provide much resistance, and pass on to the land, capturing a fortress...

Vincent Zhao stars as the eponymous military tactician in Gordon Chan’s sweeping action epic, following the efforts of the Ming army to keep a fleet of fearsome Japanese pirates at bay in 16th century China. Sammo Hung, Wan Qian and Yasuaki Kurata also star in this uneven, yet respectful tale of strategy and courage. As the East coast of China is repeatedly plundered by marauding pirates from Japan, Ming army Commander Yu Dayou (Sammo Hung) turns to renowned tactician General Qi Jiguang (Vincent Zhao) for help and guidance. Qi believes he would be of more use away from the front, training the army in newly devised techniques, but he is persuaded into fulfilling those orders on the road, leading a modest force in a...

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God of War, the epic new period adventure from Hong Kong filmmaker Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend, The Four) stars Vincent Zhao (True Legend), as General Qi, a master military tactician in an ongoing war against marauding Japanese pirates in 16th century China. Sammo Hung also stars, alongside Wan Qian, Keisuke Koide and Yasukaki Kurata. God of War opens in North America this Friday (2 June) courtesy of Well Go USA, two weeks before it debuts in Hong Kong. We have an exclusive clip, in which Qi's men lay siege to a crucial pirate stronghold, to whet your appetites for the action to come. Check it out below:...

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Sammo Hung has been involved in Martial Arts since childhood and even at the ripe old age of 64, he doesn’t seem to be slowing down (Thank god). It was great to see Sammo back in big movies over the past few years, which includes Rise Of The Legend and Once Upon A Time In Shanghai, both made in 2014.

Here are three upcoming Sammo Hung movies to look forward too this year and fingers crossed he works one more time with Peking opera brothers Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, before they retire.

*Jackie Chan was set to play the lead role in My Beloved Bodyguard, but due to filming Dragon Blade he couldn’t make the movie. Andy Lau stepped in the role later on.

War God Qi Jiguang

Release Date: 1st October 2016

Director: Gordon Chan

Cast: Vincent Zhao, Wang Ban, Yasuaki Kurata, Regina Wan, Timmy Hung

Ming Qi Jiguang...

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...