Jackie Chan will be portraying a fictionalized version of himself in Panda Plan, an action-comedy that will focus on his efforts to save an endangered baby panda. The upcoming film will be directed by Zhang Luan, who gave us Song of Youth and Give Me Five, and produced by Mandarin Motion Pictures and Wishart Media….
Ryohei Suzuki, Fumino Kimura, ©Courtesy of Netflix Like all long-running manga-anime series, the “City Hunter” franchise has a complicated history of adaptations. Technically, this is the first live-action Japanese film based on Tsukasa Hojo’s Shonen series, but previous non-animated film adaptions were produced in Hong Kong (starring Jackie Chan and Gary Daniels) and France (as…
Photo by James Hargis Connelly – © MPTV – Image courtesy Though Asian actors have been performing in movies for more than a century, they were often cast in one-dimensional roles that stereotyped them as either hopelessly passive or brutally aggressive. In many cases, Asian characters were often played by non-Asian actors in “yellowface.” For example,…
Sony Pictures has found the protagonist for the new karate kid movie: Ben Wang, star of Disney+ series American Born Chinese, will lead the new installment of the martial-arts franchise after being selected among thousands and thousands of candidates. On the first day Sony had received 10,000 entries for the role. The new Karate Kid…
Parodying, and putting a unique new spin on, a beloved pop-cultural phenenom is one of the most endearing and humorous ways in which people can pay tribute to the trend. The filmmakers of the latest entry in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, Mutant Mayhem, have done just that by creating an overall visually stellar…
THE NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION AND FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER UNVEIL THE UNCAGED COMPETITION LINEUP, MORE AWARD HONOREES, CENTERPIECE AND SPECIAL GUESTS FOR 22ND EDITION OF THE NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL Renowned international stars and acclaimed filmmakers expected to attend NYAFF’s opening night red carpet and present some of the festival’s most anticipated premieres …
Paramount has released a new official trailer for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle :Mutant Mayhem,” Seth Rogen’s new take on the franchise. The reboot is the second fully animated big screen outing for the Turtle brothers, and boasts a new animation style that many are comparing to recent Spider-Man animations. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle :Mutant Mayhem,” introduced us…
Synopsis : Jin Wang, an average teenager, juggles his high school social life with his home life; when he meets a new student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. Creator: Kelvin Yu Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang,…
Metrograph and Subway Cinema In association with Taipei Cultural Center in New York, Ministry of Culture, Republic of China (Taiwan) Proudly Present 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition! April 21-30, 2023 Including US Premieres of THE KING OF WUXIA, THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Digital Restoration), and NIGHT ORCHID (2K…
Using classic horror genres to explore the deeper issues with our current state of being is nothing new. Ginger Snaps was a great example from 2000 that used the classic werewolf tale to explore the pain and awkwardness of teen women entering new stages of puberty. Dawn of the Dead took a look into our…
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