Category — Film

Director Joe Douglass sent us his latest, Take Out, a perhaps NSFW but quirky short about the horrors of leftover take out. Try at your peril!

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For fans of the film Ip Man, who have seen the actionless teaser trailer for the sequel Ip Man 2 (both starring Donnie Yen), did you know the prequel is also going to be released soon? (It’s already wrapped apparently, ready for a May Day 2010 release.) Called The Legend is Born: Ip Man, the trailer, containing lots of sweet and intricate Wing Chun moves, has just been released…

The title role of Ip Man went to newcomer To Yu Hang, who has 6 years of actual Wing Chun training. Sammo Hung also stars, along with Yuen Biao. Another highlight is Yip Man’s eldest son Yip Chun, who plays Yip Man’s 2nd mentor Leung Bik.

Trailer via Wu-Jing who also have more info on the production here.

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Whilst the story (and even the pace and structure) of Ong Bak 2 didn’t overwhelm us, here comes Tony Jaa back for more in a third installment of the movie! Check the trailer below.

The legend of Ong Bak 3 begins after Tien (Tony Jaa) has lost his fighting skills and his beloved stepfather at the Garuda’s Wing cliff from the raid led by Jom Rachan (Saranyu Wonggrajang). Tien is brought back to life with the help from Pim (Primrata Dechudom) as well as Mhen (Petchai Wongkamlao) and the Kana Khone villagers. Deep into the meditation taught by Phra Bua (Nirutti Sirijanya), Tien finally is able to achieve ‘Nathayut’. His talents are put to the test again when his rivals including the Golden-Armored King’s Guard (Supakorn ‘Tok’ Kijusuwan), the mysterious killers in black, and Bhuti Sangkha (Dan Chupong) return for the final massive showdown.

Via Beyond Hollywood

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We knew it was coming and so at last there’s a trailer for Ip Man 2, albeit just a teaser and without much action. Still, look forward to plenty more as the Summer release creeps closer, and revel in Donnie Yen matching fists with Sammo Hung…

Apparently, this sequel will focus on “Ip Man’s migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts”.

Via BeyondHollywood

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We’ve just seen these awesome posters for a forthcoming period epic from Thailand called Bang Rajan 2. The original was released back in 2000 and depicted the story of the badly outnumbered villagers of Bang Rajan who stood up to a much larger Burmese invading army in 18th Century Siam.

We assume the follow up will continue much along the same lines although the visuals, gorgeous as they are, nod towards the stylishness of 300, as pointed out by Twitch film. Check out the trailer below.

You can also check out the trailer for the first film Bang Rajan below and if you like the sound of it, watch it first in advance of the sequel.

Via Twitch Film

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Winner of over 13 much lauded awards at international film festivals, Breathless is about to hit selected UK cinema’s beginning with the ICA in London on the 29th January. If a hard-assed Korean gangster film sounds good to you, check it out! Here’s the trailer.

About the movie:

Sang-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence.

When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee (Kim Kkobbi, recipient of multiple Best Actress awards for this role) they become unlikely friends. Together, they try to change their lives, to escape the confines of society’s periphery; change and escape never comes that easily though.

Click for Breathless Listings & Press reviews…

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The director of the Jackie Chan film “The Shinjuku Incident“, Derek Yee, has a forthcoming film called “Triple Tap“. It’s a Hong Kong crime movie featuring competitive marksmen and armoured robbery. Trailer below…

Synopsis:

Champion competitive marksman Ken stumbles into the middle of an armoured van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court – for killing the robbers – but soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.

Via TwitchFilm

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Andy Lau stars in the upcoming Future X-Cops, a mash-up of over-the-top tech, with bad guys sporting extendable animal head arms, wings and ass-kicking skills. Andy Lau fights back with his robotic suit…

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Another forthcoming Donnie Yen martial arts period flick, and this one looks slick! Donnie Yen portrays Quinglong, one of an elite force of assassins in the service of the Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty.

More about the film:

During the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Jinyiwei, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade being reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone.



When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA, the best of the Jinyiwei, QUINGLONG and XUANWU, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Quinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Quinglong is betrayed by Xuanwu and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land Quinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.

Via Twitch Film

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Ring in the new year with some Japanese horror! CNN GO list their six scariest Japanese horror films of all time. We’re ashamed to say we’ve only seen one of them – Audition – enough for now, but the others are on the resolution list.

They include Ringu, Uzumaki, Horrors of Malformed Men, Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan and Kwaidan.

Read more on CNN Go

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